Tuesday, January 29, 2008

PIONEERS LISTED IN NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum College men’s basketball team is listed in four categories according to this week’s NCAA Division II statistics announced College officials Tuesday.

The Pioneers (8-10, 2-4 in South Atlantic Conference) are 16^th in the nation in three-point field goals made per game (9.4), while shooting 39.3 percent from beyond the arc, which is 38^th-best in the land. Tusculum leads the SAC in both categories.

TC is also 35^th in assists per game (16.9 apg) and 36^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.13).

Individually, senior forward Jordan Lear (Zanesville, Ohio) is 45^th in the country in scoring, averaging 18.6 points per game. The Preseason All-Conference selection is also 47^th in the land in three-point field goal percentage (41.4%). He is third in the league in scoring and is seventh all-time at TC with 1,385 career points.

Sophomore guard Kyle Moore (Gainesville, Fla.) is listed in three individual categories. Moore is tops in the SAC and 10^th in the nation, averaging 3.6 three-pointers per contest. He is also 24^th in free throw percentage (87.7%) and 27^th in three-point percentage (44.8%). Moore leads the SAC in all three categories.

Junior guard Ryan Troutman (Mt. Washington, Ky.) is second in the SAC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.03, which is also 43^rd in NCAA II.

Tusculum will host Mars Hill College this Wednesday at 8 p.m. in a South Atlantic Conference contest at Pioneer Arena.

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