2012 GLOBAL SPORTS HOOPS SHOWCASE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Nov. 14
-Southern vs. South Dakota- 6:30 p.m. (EST)
-NCCU at Wyoming- 9:00 p.m. (EST)

Thursday, Nov. 15
-NCCU vs. Southern- 6:30 p.m. (EST)
-South Dakota at Wyoming- 9:00 p.m. (EST)

Friday, Nov. 16
-NCCU vs. South Dakota- 3:00 p.m. (EST)
-Southern at Wyoming- 10:00 p.m. (EST)

THE SERIES
The only team that NCCU has faced in this event is Southern University (0-2). The Eagles have never faced the University of Wyoming and have only taken on Air Force (0-2) out of the Mountain West Conference since moving to the NCAA’s Division I level. The maroon and gray have also never battled South Dakota on the hardwood and owns a 1-2 record against teams from The Summit League after facing North Dakota State (0-1) and Western Ilinois. NCCU and Southern have faced off twice with the Jaguars winning both contests on back-to-back days March 22 and 23 of 1941.

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING "COWBOYS"
Entering the week at 1-0 on the season the University of Wyoming is looking to kick the 2012-13 season into high gear after its 62-42 victory over Western State on Saturday afternoon. The Cowboys started a bit slow leading at the half by only four points, but pulled away in the second stanza to win by 20, holding the visiting Mountaineers to 31 percent from the field and only five three-pointers in the game. Wyoming is led by Derrious Gilmore who notched a career-high 19 points in the season opener along with four assists and four steals. Senior forward Leonard Washington scored 16 points, seven rounds and three blocks, while sophomore forward Larry Nance Jr. added eight points and nine rebounds. The Pokes are led by former Clemson head coach Larry Shyatt who got back into a lead role after spening time on Billy Dononvan’s staff at the University of Florida.

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY "JAGUARS"
Southern enters its second season under the leadership of head coach Roman Banks in 2012-13. The Jaguars have an 0-2 mark on the year, after dropping an 82-59 game at Iowa State last Friday and a 66-55 game at Nebraska on Sunday. Southern has allowed 74 points per game this season, while only scoring 57 for a minus 17 scoring margin. SU has shot just 34 percent (39-of-114) from the field and 28 percent (12-of-42) beyond the arc, while allowing opponents over 47 percent (58-of-122) from the field. The Jaguars have a minus 17 rebounding margin, but a plus 2.5 turnover margin.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA "COYOTES"
South Dakota will open its 25th season under head coach Dave Boots at the tournament. The Coyotes return two starters and six letterwinners from a squad that went 10-18 overall in 2011-12. USD posted a 5-13 mark in its first season in the Summit League. The Coyotes averaged 70.8 points last season, while allowing 75.0 on the defensive end. USD shot 45 percent from the field and 35 percent from deep on the year, but had a minus 2.7 rebounding margin and minus 1.1 turnover margin. USD was defeated in 10 of its 18 games last season by 11 points or less, including two losses in overtime.

UP NEXT
NCCU will return home for the first of three straight home games to end the month of November before a Dec. 1 conference showdown with arch-rival North Carolina A&T. On Tuesday, Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m., NCCU will host Toccoa Falls for the first time in program history in the Bull City, followed up with a Saturday, Nov. 24 matchup at 1:00 p.m. against the Seahawks of Wagner College. The maroon and gray lost a heartbreaker last year 87-83 in Staten Island, N.Y. and will look to return the favor in the first doubleheader of the year at McDougald-McLendon Gym. Three days later, head coach LeVelle Moton and his squad take on Utah Valley University in the first of a home-and-home series this year. The Eagles will head out to Orem, Utah for a Saturday, Dec. 22 rematch.