MONTICELLO — The No. 6 seeded University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team will take on No. 3 seed East Central in the first round of the Great American Conference Tournament this Friday, March 2.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
PREVIOUS MATCH-UPS
The Weevils (17-11, 12-10 GAC) enter the GAC Championship Tournament holding a 2-0 season advantage over the Tigers of ECU. UAM first defeated East Central on December 2, 2017 in Monticello 89-65. Arkansas-Monticello then downed the Tigers in Ada, Oklahoma by a final score of 89-79. This contest also features a re-match of when these two programs met in the GAC Tournament a season ago in the championship game.
WEEVIL LEADERS
- Scoring: Derylton Hill, 17.9 points per game (6th in the GAC)
- Field Goal Percentage: Derylton Hill, 57 percent
- Rebounding: Derylton Hill, 6.9 per game (4th in the GAC)
- Assists: Cobe Goosby, 5.9 per game (2nd in the GAC)
- Three-Point Percentage: Karim Mawuenyega, 42 percent
- Three-Pointers Made: Karim Mawuenyega, 87 total (1st in the GAC)
- Free Throw Percentage: Derylton Hill, 79 percent
- Blocked Shots: Derylton Hill, 19 total (T-9th in the GAC)
- Steals: Karim Mawuenyega, 1.9 per game (2nd in the GAC)
SCOUTING EAST CENTRAL
The Tigers enter this year's tournament claiming the number three overall seed in the GAC. ECU is led offensively by Camron Talley who is averaging 15.8 points per game this season, while shooting 48 percent from the floor. Da'Rion King and Gabe McKenzie also finished the regular season in double digit scoring figures with King averaging 12.4, and McKenzie totaling 12.2 per game. King is also the team's leading rebounder, totaling 180 boards on the season, and 6.9 per game. Brett Cannon anchors the offense with 93 assists this season, 4.9 per match-up.
