2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces
2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces Roster
Evansville Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018
# | Player | Class | Pos | HT | WT | Birth Date | Birth City | Nationality | Transferred From |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Devan Straub | So | G | 6-2 | 190 | - | Evansville (IN) | United States | Indiana-Kokomo |
Recent Evansville Purple Aces History
2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
---|---|
Ryan Taylor | NABC All-District (16) Second Team |
Ryan Taylor | MVC All-Conference First Team |
Dru Smith | MVC Most-Improved Team |
Dru Smith | MVC Player of the Week (Dec 11, 2017) |
Ryan Taylor | MVC Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2018) |
Ryan Taylor | MVC Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2018) |
Blake Simmons | Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team |
Ryan Taylor | Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team |
2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | D. Smith | K. Riley | B. Simmons | R. Taylor | D. Chatkevicius |
Rotation | D. Gibson | N. Frederking | S. Hainna | E. Kuhlman | D. Traore |
Rotation | M. Hill | J. Hall |
2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Taylor | 25 | 35.2 | 21.3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
Dru Smith | 22 | 30.2 | 13.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
Blake Simmons | 31 | 35.7 | 10.4 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
K.J. Riley | 32 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Duane Gibson | 20 | 22.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Noah Frederking | 32 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Dainius Chatkevicius | 32 | 19.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Solomon Hainna | 3 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Marty Hill | 9 | 14.1 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
John Hall | 32 | 13.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Evan Kuhlman | 25 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Dalen Traore | 30 | 12.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
2017-2018 Evansville Purple Aces Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
---|---|---|---|
Marty Simmons | Head Coach | 2007-2008 | Assistant Coach (Evansville, 1997 to 2002) |
Doug Novsek | Assistant Coach | 2015-2016 | Associate Head Coach (Nevada, 2009 to 2015) |
Carson Harris | Assistant Coach | 2017-2018 | Head Coach (Marian College, 2015 to 2017) |
Kim Gentry | Director of Basketball Development | 2008-2009 | N/A |
Chad Harmon | Video Coordinator | 2016-2017 | Assistant Coach (Monmouth (IL), 2015 to 2016) |
Mark Spencer | Athletic Director | 2014-2015 | N/A |
Sunny Park | Director of Sports Performance | 2015-2016 | N/A |
Kavon Lacey | Director of Basketball Operations | 2014-2015 | N/A |
Bob Pristash | Associate Athletic Director of Communications | 2016-2017 | Director of Sports Information (Evansville, 2012 to 2016) |
Terry Collins | Head Athletic Trainer | 1987-1988 | N/A |
Troy Coppus | Assistant Athletic Trainer | 2007-2008 | N/A |
Joe Downs | Director of Media Relations | 2017-2018 | N/A |