INDIANA, Pa. – The IUP men's basketball team concludes the nonconference portion of the 2023-24 schedule on Sunday afternoon, hosting undefeated NAIA opponent Point Park on Sunday, December 10. Tipoff from the KCAC is set for 4:00 p.m.
 
IUP notched consecutive road wins to open Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) play last weekend at Shippensburg and Lock Haven. The Hawks finish out the 2023 calendar year with three of their final four games at home before going into 2024. Sunday's game is countable for IUP but will be an exhibition for Point Park.
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
IUP (4-3) vs. Point Park (9-0)  
Sunday, December 10 – 4:00 p.m. – KCAC – Indiana, Pa.  
Game Coverage: Live Video (PSAC Digital Network) – Live Stats – Live Audio (U92.5FM)
Social Media Updates: @IUP_MBB on X (formerly Twitter)
 
TIPOFF NEWS AND NOTES

• IUP has reeled off three consecutive wins entering the weekend, getting over .500 for the first time in 2023-24.
• Ethan Porterfield was named the PSAC West Co-Athlete of the Week, posting impressive averages of 19.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the Hawks over the last four outings combined. He ranks eighth in the league in scoring average (18.3), sixth in rebounding average (8.0), sixth in defensive rebounding average (6.0) and sixth in blocks/game (1.00).
• Porterfield continues closing in on 1,500 career points, entering the weekend 35 points shy of the milestone. Only 13 players in program history have scored 1,500 or more points at IUP.
• Point Park brings a familiar coaching figure back to the KCAC in Kevin Reynolds, the head coach for Slippery Rock for 10 seasons (2008-18). Reynolds has orchestrated a big-time turnaround for the undefeated Point Park men's basketball program in just two seasons, boasting over 200 career victories.
• The Hawks got it done in different ways during its two crossover victories, racing past Shippensburg for a 96-84 win before clamping down into the second half of a 68-63 win against Lock Haven.
• IUP has crashed the glass of late, entering the weekend 10th in NCAA DII in offensive rebounds/game (15.14). Overall IUP is 15th in the country in rebounding (42.29) and boast a +45-rebounding margin during the team's three-game winning streak.
• Dallis Dillard continues to excel as one of the top defending guards in the nation, adding an uptick on the offensive end of the floor in 2023-24. The team's leader in total minutes, he ranks second on the team in scoring (16.3) on 43.2% shooting, second in rebounding (6.4), second in assists (21), tied for first in steals (8) and first in blocks (7).
• Garvin Clarke ranks third in the PSAC with 34 assists this season for the Hawks, also leading the league in assist/turnover ratio (+2.83). Clarke is tied with Porterfield and Dillard with a team-high eight steals while adding 13.7 points/game as the team's point guard.
• Damir Brooks has started the last two games for IUP on the road last weekend, posting 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in that span for the Hawks. Perhaps the most athletic player on the team, Brooks matched his career-high 13 points at Shippensburg on December 1.
• Jaylen Stewart has also started into the starting lineup at a guard position with Sarp Furtun, Jordan Lambert and Josh Petteno providing minutes off the bench.
• Callum MacNamara and KJ Rhodes have provided IUP with some depth in the frontcourt, complimenting Porterfield and Brooks.

 
POINT PARK AT A GLANCE

• The NAIA Pioneers have gotten off to a perfect 9-0 start and host Alice Lloyd on December 9 at 3:00 p.m. before visiting IUP on Sunday.
• Point Park showed well in a 66-56 exhibition loss to NCAA DI Robert Morris in early November, leading by as many as 10 in the second half.
• Jo Valrie is the reigning NAIA Hoops Report National Player of the Week, helping Point Park to a pair of divisional wins. He averaged 26.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while shooting 56 percent from the floor and 6 for 10 from the 3-point arc.
• Point Park averages about 90 points/game and also holds a big edge on the glass with a rebounding margin of +21.
• Four players average in double figures for head coach Kevin Reynolds.

 
SERIES HISTORY

• IUP holds a 23-3 all-time edge in the series with Point Park.
• The teams played regularly in the 1980s and 1990s, with the last meeting between the two schools coming in 1998, an 88-74 victory in the season opener for head coach Gary Edwards.

 
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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.
• Despite three setbacks this season, IUP boasts a 178-23 (.885) 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) 
  • 40 of their last 45 (40-5) 
  • 56 of their last 61 (56-5) 
  • 75 or their last 82 (75-7)
  • 87 of their last 98 (87-11)
  • 103 of their last 117 (103-14)

 
THAT'S A LOT OF WINS!

• Since the 2018-19 season, IUP has gone 127-13 (.907) overall during full playing seasons.
• Entering the season, 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 overall 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.
• Coaching his 18th season at the helm of the Crimson Hawks, Lombardi is the program's all-time leader in wins (404-111) 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 fifth among NCAA DII active head coaches in winning percentage (.784) with at least 10 years of experience and 15th 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. .859 -- Jim Crutchfield (West Liberty/Nova Southeastern) (501-82, 18 yrs) *
2. .836 – Mark Few (Gonzaga) (692-136, 24 yrs) *
3. .826 – Matt Logie (Whitworth/Point Loma/Montana State) (277-59, 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. .807 – Tom Brown (West Texas A&M) (242-58, 10 yrs) *
9. .806 – Ben McCollum (Northwest Missouri State) (370-89, 14 yrs) *
10. .804 – John Wooden (Indiana State/UCLA) (664-162, 29 yrs)
11. .797 – John Kreese (College of Charleston) (400-108, 23 yrs)
12. .794 – Bob Bolen (Glenville State) (493-128, 20 yrs) *
13. .786 – Dave Robbins (Virginia Union) (713-194, 30 yrs)
14. .785 -- Josh Schertz (Indiana State (378, 103, 16 yrs)
15. .784 – Joe Lombardi (IUP) (404-111, 18 yrs) *

 
NCAA Division II Active Head Coach Winning Percentage (min. 10 years' experience)

1. .859 – Jim Crutchfield (West Liberty/Nova Southeastern) (501-82, 18 yrs)
2. .8057 – Tom Brown (West Texas A&M) (242-58, 10 yrs)
3. .806 – Ben McCollum (Northwest Missouri State) (370-89, 14 yrs)
4. .794 – Bob Bolen (Glenville State (493-128, 20 yrs)
5. .784 – Joe Lombardi (IUP) (404-111; 18 yrs)
6. .757 – Jeff Young (Walsh) (440-141; 21 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. 1,465 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
15. 1,447 -- Shawndale Jones (2017-23)
16. 1,369 -- Sam Scott (1977-82)
17. 1,366 -- Randy Allen (1971-74)
18. 1,361 -- Jeff Brown (1978-82)
19. 1,359 -- Dave Morris (2018-23)
20. 1,358 -- Garry Lupek (1966-69)
 
Career Field Goals Made
6. 578 – Gary Lupek (1966-69)
T7. 572 – Randy Allen (1971-74); 572 – Eddie Peterson (2002-06)
9. 571 – Robert Misenko (1992-96)
10. 554 – Joe DeLise (1950-51, 55-58)
11. 551 – Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
12. 550 – Jamie Kimbrough (1955-59)
13. 546 – Ashton Smith (2008-12)
14. 545 – Julian Sanders (2008-12)
15. 544 – Malik Miller (2016-20)

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. 177 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
11. 164 -- Devante Chance (2011-15)
 
Career Rebounds
5. 826 – Robert Misenko (1992-96)
6. 738 – Sam Scott (1977-82)
7. 684 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-23
8. 672 -- Mike Mitten (1977-81)
9. 653 -- Tom Kerstetter (1969-72)
10. 632 -- Bob Bence (1962-66)

Career Blocks
1. 207 -- Devon Cottrell (2012-17)
2. 162 -- Darryl Webb (2007-11)
3. 144 -- Ethan Porterfield (2019-Pres)
 
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