PLAYER NOTES
1/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PLAYER NOTES
#32 ROBBIE EGGERS: Has been bothered by an injured right knee which has limited his playing and practice time... played for the first time in seven games against SMS and registered 3 points and a career-high 3 steals in season-high 13 minutes... 2 points in 6 minutes vs. NLU... played in each Big Ten games but has not scored... did play a conference season-high 9 minutes vs. Northwestern and picked up an assist... tallied an assist in 5 minutes at Michigan State.
#30 WILLIAM GLADNESS: Last three game averages of 11.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg... 6 points, 6 rebounds at MSU... 8 points, 5 rebounds at Wisconsin... conference season-high 21 points (10-16 FGs), 6 rebounds vs. Purdue... first career double-double with 14 points (7-13 FGs) and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. Michigan... team-high 19 points (9-11 FGs) plus 4 rebounds, season-high tying 3 assists at Illinois... career-high 23 points (7-15 FGs, career best 9-11 FTs), 6 rebounds vs. SMS... career-high 4 steals vs. USF... active defender as he is fourth on the team in steals with 21... has one steal in each of the last six games... second on squad with 12 blocks... had made only 9 of last 23 FGs before going 41-69 (59.4%) in the last seven games... among league leaders in field goal percentage and rebounding.
#25 A.J. GUYTON: Last three game averages of 14.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg and 3.3 apg... conference season-low 9 points, 1 assist at MSU... 13 points, conference season-high 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals at Wisconsin... 21 points, 6 assists vs. Purdue... fourth time this year he has scored 20+ points... conference season-high 22 points, season-high tying 7 assists (0 turnovers), 2 steals at NU... season-high tying 7 assists vs. Michigan... came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points (7-10 FGs, 3-4 3FGs) vs. Notre Dame... tied a career-high with 2 blocks vs. NLU... season-high 24 points (9-17 FGs) and career-high tying 8 rebounds at UAB... now has 768 career points... scored in double figures 17 times and led team in scoring eight times... 34 assists only 23 turnovers in conference games... has made at least one 3-pointer in 21 consecutive games dating back to last season which is a school record... tied for team lead with 79 assists... among league leaders in field goal percentage, assists, 3-point field goal percentage and scoring..
#12 LUKE JIMENEZ: Did not score in 14 minutes at MSU... conference season-high 6 points (2-4 3FGs) and tied a career-high with 3 rebounds at Wisconsin... 5 points in 8 minutes vs. Purdue... tied a career-high with 4 assists vs. SMS... tied a career-high with 9 points vs. Evansville... made 3-6 3FGs vs. the Aces which are both career bests... made first start of the season vs. NLU and contributed 7 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds... has 17 assists on the season and only 9 turnovers in 173 minutes.
#24 MICHAEL LEWIS: Last three game averages of 6.7 points, 3.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game... 7 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist at MSU... 9 points, conference season-high tying 5 rebounds, 2 assists at Wisconsin... 4 points, tied conference season-high with 8 assists vs. Purdue... 10 points, conference season-high 8 assists (1 turnover), 2 steals at NU... career-high tying 4 steals vs. Ohio State... season-high 12 points (career-high 3 3FGs) at Illinois... tied for first on the team with 79 assists... season-high 10 assists vs. SMS... played a career-high 40 minutes vs. USF and registered 9 assists... 10 points vs. Notre Dame... named to the Hoosier Classic all-tournament team... had missed last 7 3-pointers before going 5 of last 7 (seven games) ... made last 35-38 FTs (10-game span)... 33 assists only 17 turnovers in the last six games... 16-29 (55.2%) from the field in league games... among league leaders in assists, FT% and steals.
#21 RICHARD MANDEVILLE: 2 points at MSU... DNP at Wisconsin... 4 points vs. WMU... started vs. USF and grabbed 2 rebounds in 7 minutes... season-high 6 points, 2 rebounds vs. Kentucky... posted a season-high 4 rebounds vs. NLU... made only 3 of last 10 from the field.
#3 CHARLIE MILLER: 6 points, 1 rebound at MSU... 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 block, 1 steal at Wisconsin... first career double-double with season-highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State... 12 points, 4 rebounds vs. Michigan... made first start of the season vs. Evansville and responded with 6 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes... season-high 3 assists vs. Northeast Louisiana... had made just 3 of last 11 from the field before going 9-20 over the last eight games... Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 5-11).
#45 ANDRAE PATTERSON: Last three game averages of 12 ppg and 6.7 rpg... 9 points, 4 rebounds, season-high 3 blocks at MSU... registered third double-double of the year (11th career) with season-high 23 points (8-13 FGs, 7-9 FTs), 12 rebounds along with 2 assists and 2 blocks at Wisconsin... 4 points, 4 rebounds in just 19 minutes due to foul trouble vs. Purdue... 11 points, 5 rebounds, season-high tying 3 assists, 2 steals at NU... 19 points, (7-13 FGs, 3-3 3FGs) vs. Michigan... 17 points, team-high 9 rebounds vs. Iowa... registered second double-double of the season (10th career) with 16 points and a career-high 16 rebounds vs. WMU... came off the bench with 16 points vs. Evansville... tied a career-high in that game as he made 8 FTs (in 8 attempts)... 9 rebounds vs. Hawai'i, Iowa and Illinois... registered his first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Temple... now has 120 career blocks (needs 15 to move into top 5 all-time)... 33rd player in school history to register 1,000 or more points (now 26th with 1,172)... named to the Hoosier Classic all-tournament team... among league leaders in rebounding.
#4 LUKE RECKER:Last three game averages of 16.7 ppg (18-34 FGs), 7.0 rpg, 2 spg and 2.7 apg... team-high 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 assist at MSU... 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists at Wisconsin... first career double-double with career-highs of 27 points (10-16 FGs), 12 rebounds along with 3 assists 2 steals vs. Purdue... 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists at NU... made 8-9 FGs and 5-6 3FGs (ties for 7th best mark in school history) at NU... 19 points (17 in the second half), career-high 7 assists, 3 steals vs. Ohio State... team-high 19 points, 5 assists, 4 steals vs. Iowa... 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals vs. SMS... 18 points (5-8 FGs, 6-7 FTs), 4 rebounds vs. UWGB... 15 points (5-7 FGs, 5-7 FTs), 4 assists vs. Evansville... 22 points (9-13 FGs, 4-4 FTs), 5 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks vs. NLU... had made only 3 of last 16 from 3-point range before going 7-13 in the last four games ... scored in double figures in 10 of last 14 games... plays with a great deal of enthusiasm... MVP of the Indiana Classic... named to the Hoosier Classic all-tournament team... Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 12-18)... among league leaders in scoring, assists and steals.
#33 LARRY RICHARDSON: Career-high 11 points, 1 rebound at MSU... did not score in 7 minutes at Wisconsin... 2 points vs. Purdue... 2 blocks at NU... 2 points, 2 rebounds vs. Ohio State... 5 points, career-high 6 rebounds vs. Michigan... 7 points in a season-high 20 minutes vs. Iowa... 8 points, 2 rebounds vs. USF... 6 points, 1 block and 1 steal vs. NLU... 4 points, 2 rebounds at UAB.
#23 ROB TURNER: Did not score in 16 minutes at MSU and 4 minutes at Wisconsin... 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Purdue... 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and first block of the season vs. Ohio State... 11 points (5-7 FGs), 3 assists at Illinois... last five games has shot 15-28 (53.4%) from the field (had gone 8-27 previous to this stretch)... 25 points (10-13 FGs, 4-6 3FGs), 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals vs. Kentucky... 19 of those points came in the first half... 18 points (8-11 FGs), 4 assists , 3 rebounds vs. NLU... scored all 13 of his points in the second half at UAB... scored in double figures eight times.
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