INDIANA, Pa. – The fourth-ranked IUP men's basketball team opens its 2023-24 season with the Hilton Garden Inn Tip-Off Classic, taking place November 10-11 at the KCAC. The Hawks face Concord on November 10 before welcoming Notre Dame (Ohio) at 7:30 p.m. both nights.
 
The tip-off tournament will also include a 5:30 p.m. game on both days with Pitt-Johnstown taking on Notre Dame (Ohio) on November 10 and Concord on November 11.
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL  
No. 4 IUP (0-0) vs. Concord (0-0)   
Friday, November 10 – 7:30 p.m. -- KCAC – Indiana, Pa. – 2023 Hilton Garden Inn Tip-Off Classic
Game Coverage: Live Video (PSAC Digital Network) – Live Stats – Live Audio – Tickets
Social Media Updates: @IUP_MBB on X (formerly Twitter)
 
No. 4 IUP vs. Notre Dame (Ohio)
Saturday, November 11 – 7:30 p.m. -- KCAC – Indiana, Pa. – 2023 Hilton Garden Inn Tip-Off Classic
Game Coverage: Live Video (PSAC Digital Network) – Live Stats – Live Audio – Tickets
Social Media Updates: @IUP_MBB on X (formerly Twitter)
 
COMING UP
IUP vs. Walsh
Thursday, November 16 – 8:00 p.m. -- KCAC – Indiana, Pa.
 
IUP NEWS AND NOTES  

• Coming off a fourth consecutive conference championship and a 32-2 mark a season ago, the preseason-ranked IUP men's basketball programs lifts the lid on the 2023-24 season with the Hilton Garden Inn Tip-Off Classic from the KCAC.
• Head coach Joe Lombardi (400-108) is set for his 18th season at the helm, welcoming in seven newcomers for the Hawks this season. IUP is tasked with replacing three All-PSAC West First Team selections from a season ago.
• IUP consistently hosts a season-opening tournament dating back to 2014. IUP is 12-2 in those tournament games during that span, winning the first game in each of the seven tournaments.
• IUP posted its fifth 30-win season since 2009-10 a season ago, the most of any team in the PSAC.
• One of the top defensive teams in the nation of late, IUP limited its opponents to under 60 points per game last season. The Hawks have finished inside the top 10 nationally in scoring defense each of the last three full playing seasons.
• Headlining the returners for IUP this season is inside/outside threat Ethan Porterfield. He took his game up a notch in the conference tournament last year, hampered throughout the season, and enters his senior season with 1,334 points, 628 rebounds, 166 assists, 137 blocks and 83 steals through 100 games.
• Porterfield is a 42.3% career shooter from beyond the arc, providing a dynamic offensive skillset as a 6'8" forward.
• Dallis Dillard returns as an elite defender for IUP as a junior, while Jaylen Stewart also provides some starting experience from a season ago, coming on as the season progressed and into the playoffs.
• IUP will also look for contributions from redshirt-freshman forward Dolan Waldo, along with the energizing Damir Brooks in the low block.
• Among the newcomers, Garvin Clarke (Akron) and Josh Petteno (Young Harris) should slot right into the IUP lineup with previous collegiate playing experience. The duo is part of seven total newcomers for IUP in 2023-24.
• Despite an uptick in talent across the PSAC West heading into 2023-24, the IUP men were picked as the division favorites for the eighth consecutive year. The Hawks have captured seven consecutive PSAC regular season titles.

 
CONCORD AT A GLANCE

• Needing to replace a pair of 1,000-point scorers, head coach Todd May (8th season) is closing in on 100 career wins at Concord.
• Concord blocked 139 shots last season, a program record.
• Returning All-MEC selection JJ Harper (14.7 PPG in 2022-23) and fifth-year forward Jevon Laidler (11.5 PPG in 2022-23) will be counted on over the opening weekend and throughout the season for the Mountain Lions.

 
NOTRE DAME (OHIO) AT A GLANCE

• Fifth-year head coach Mark Richmond will also be looking to replace some major production from last season, losing his top two scorers and leading rebounder.
• The Falcons were tabbed seventh in the MEC Preseason Poll, one spot behind Concord in sixth.
• Jamarr Talbert Jr. saw playing times in all 30 games last season for NDC, while Andre Harris added averages of 10.1 points and a team-high 7.1 rebounds a season ago.

 
SERIES HISTORY  

• IUP has won all six previous meetings with Concord. The Hawks have gone 3-0 against the Mountain Lions at home since 2018-19, also recording a 77-60 victory in the 2022-23 season opener (at Clarion).
• IUP won its only matchup with Notre Dame (Ohio), 87-70, back on November 16, 2013. Mathis Keita led the way for IUP with 25 points with Marcel Souberbielle notching 21 points of his own.

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HOME COURT ADVANTAGE 

• Since the KCAC opened in the 2011-12 season, IUP has had an outstanding home court advantage to go along with a nationally prominent basketball program.
• IUP boasts a 176-20 (.898) mark in home games since the venue opened, including postseason games.
• IUP has not lost more than four games at the KCAC in a season since the building opened.
• At the KCAC, the IUP men have won:
  • 17 of 18 games in 2022-2023 (17-1; lone loss in Atlantic Region Championship) 
  • 38 of their last 40 (38-2) 
  • 54 of their last 56 (54-2) 
  • 73 or their last 77 (73-4)
  • 85 of their last 93 (85-8)
  • 101 of their last 112 (101-11)

 
THAT'S A LOT OF WINS!

• Over the last four full playing seasons, IUP has gone 123-10 (.924) overall, the second most wins in the nation during that span since 2018-19.  
• Only 11 DII men's basketball programs have posted at least 100 wins in the four-year span from 2018-19 to 2022-23 (excluding 2020-21).
• IUP went 32-2 last season, marking the team's fifth 30-win since 2009-10, the most of any team in the PSAC.

 
LOMBARDI AMONG THE ELITE COACHES IN ALL OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL

• Now in his 42nd season as a college coach, Joe Lombardi has been a central figure in elevating the IUP men's basketball program into one of the nation's best.
• Lombardi enters his 18th season at the helm of the Crimson Hawks as the program's all-time leader in wins (400-108) with 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven PSAC tournament titles (2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023), three Atlantic Region Championships (2010, 2015, 2022) and two Division II National Championship Game appearances (2010, 2015).
• Lombardi ranks fourth among NCAA DII active head coaches in winning percentage (.787) with at least 10 years of experience and 11th among all-time among all NCAA divisions in winning percentage with at least 10 years of experience.

 
NCAA All Divisions All-Time Head Coach Win Percentage (min. 10 years' experience)

1. .858 -- Jim Crutchfield (West Liberty/Nova Southeastern) (495-82, 18 yrs) *
2. .836 – Mark Few (Gonzaga) (688-135, 24 yrs) *
3. .826 – Matt Logie (Whitworth/Point Loma/Montana State) (276-58, 12 yrs) *
4. .824 – Clair Bee (Rider/LIU Brooklyn) (412-88, 21 yrs)
5. .822 – Adolph Rupp (Kentucky) (876-190, 41 yrs)
6. .811 – Bucky Harris (Jefferson) (240-56, 13 yrs)
7. .810 – Dolph Staley (Beloit) (238-56, 12 yrs)
8. .809 – Ben McCollum (Northwest Missouri State) (365-86, 14 yrs) *
9. .804 – John Wooden (Indiana State/UCLA) (664-162, 29 yrs)
10. .797 – John Kreese (College of Charleston) (400-108, 23 yrs)
11. .787 – Joe Lombardi (IUP) (400-108, 17 yrs) *
12. .786 – Dave Robbins (Virginia Union) (713-194, 30 yrs)
13. .784 – Josh Schertz (Lincoln Memorial/Indiana State ) (371-102, 15 yrs) *
14. .784 – Jerry Tarkanian (LBSU/UNLV/Fresno State) (729-201, 31 yrs)
15. .782 – Francis Schmidt (Tulsa/Arkansas/TCU) (258-72, 17 yrs)

 
RECORD BOOK WATCH
Career Points
11. 1,526 -- Anthony Glover, Jr. (2014-18)
12. 1,525 -- Malik Miller (2016-20)
13. 1,510 -- Joe DeLise (1950-51, 55-58)
14. 1,447 -- Shawndale Jones (2017-23)
15. 1,369 -- Sam Scott (1977-82)
16. 1,366 -- Randy Allen (1971-74)
17. 1,361 -- Jeff Brown (1978-82)
18. 1,359 -- Dave Morris (2018-23)
19. 1,358 -- Garry Lupek (1966-69)
20. 1,337 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
 
Career Three-Point Field Goals Made
7. 195 -- Geoff Evans (1998-01)
8. 187 -- Aaron Faulkner (1999-02)
9. 181 -- Eddie Peterson (2002-06)
10. 164 -- Devante Chance (2011-15)
11. 161 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
 
Career Rebounds
7. 672 -- Mike Mitten (1977-81)
8. 653 -- Tom Kerstetter (1969-72)
9. 632 -- Bob Bence (1962-66)
10. 630 -- John Guyton (1972-76)
11. 628 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-23)
 
Career Blocks
1. 207 -- Devon Cottrell (2012-17)
2. 162 -- Darryl Webb (2007-11)
3. 137 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
 
FOLLOW  
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