2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces

2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Tobias Brinkley Jr G 6-4 180 Dec 3, 1980 Atlanta (GA) United States Lovejoy High School
- Andre Burton Fr G 6-5 215 Jun 5, 1983 Memphis (TN) United States Kirby High School
- Clint Cuffle Jr GF 6-6 220 Aug 14, 1982 Riverton (IL) United States Riverton High School
- Larry Ferguson So F 6-6 210 Sep 12, 1980 Houston (TX) United States Jesse H. Jones High School
- Jimmy Funkhouser Fr G 6-0 180 Mar 16, 1982 Elberferd (IL) United States Tecumseh High School
- Drew Gore So G 6-3 166 Dec 21, 1982 Monrovia (IN) United States Monrovia High School
- Ian Hanavan Sr F 6-7 235 Aug 15, 1980 Moline (IL) United States Moline High School
- Nathan Koster Fr G 5-11 195 Mar 17, 1984 Havana (IL) United States Lewiston High School
- Deywane Lee Fr FC 6-8 225 Mar 10, 1984 Memphis (TN) United States Cordova High School
- Jeremy Long Fr G 6-3 190 Jan 13, 1983 Beaumont (TX) United States West Brook High School
- Dan Lytle Jr C 6-11 245 Feb 20, 1981 Edwardsville (IL) United States Edwardsville High School
- Eric Ottens Fr GF 6-6 215 Mar 9, 1983 Morrison (IL) United States Fulton High School
- Lucious Wagner So G 6-4 191 Nov 18, 1981 Leavenworth (KS) United States Leavenworth High School
- Jordan Watson So G 6-3 195 Dec 28, 1982 Galesburg (IL) United States Galesburg High School

Recent Evansville Purple Aces History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-18 (6-14) 10th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2022-2023 5-27 (1-19) 12th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 6-24 (2-16) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 9-16 (7-11) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-23 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 11-21 (5-13) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 17-15 (7-11) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 25-9 (12-6) 2nd (MVC) Runner Up N/A
2014-2015 24-12 (9-9) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2013-2014 14-19 (6-12) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 21-15 (10-8) 4th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2011-2012 16-16 (9-9) 3rd (MVC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 16-16 (9-9) 6th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 17-14 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2007-2008 9-21 (3-15) 10th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 14-17 (6-12) 7th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 10-19 (5-13) 7th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 11-17 (5-13) 9th (MVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 7-22 (5-13) 8th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 12-16 (8-10) 5th (MVC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Clint Cuffle MVC All-Conference Second Team
Ian Hanavan MVC All-Conference Second Team
Tobias Brinkley MVC All-Bench Team
Clint Cuffle MVC Most-Improved Team

2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Wagner A. Burton C. Cuffle I. Hanavan D. Lytle
Rotation   T. Brinkley L. Ferguson D. Lee  
Rotation   J. Watson      
Lim PT N. Koster D. Gore E. Ottens    
Lim PT J. Funkhouser J. Long      

2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Clint Cuffle 28 34.8 16.5 4.8 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.7
Ian Hanavan 28 30.6 16.3 7.3 2.6 1.1 0.4 3.1
Tobias Brinkley 19 21.9 9.8 3.6 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.4
Dan Lytle 28 19.8 8.0 3.3 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.1
Larry Ferguson 26 20.9 7.6 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.7 1.8
Lucious Wagner 28 32.7 6.0 3.1 3.2 0.9 0.3 2.0
Andre Burton 27 22.6 4.7 2.5 2.9 0.8 0.1 1.7
Jordan Watson 22 10.0 2.5 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.6
Deywane Lee 23 10.7 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.6 1.1
Drew Gore 15 7.3 1.1 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.5
Eric Ottens 13 5.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5
Jeremy Long 17 5.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9
Jimmy Funkhouser 5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nathan Koster 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2002-2003 Evansville Purple Aces Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Terry Collins Head Athletic Trainer 1987-1988 N/A