Complete Game Notes

PORTALES, N.M. - The Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team opens play on Friday at the LSC/RMAC Challenge in Canyon to take on the Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands in the season opener at First United Bank Center. Tipoff is slated for 6:30 p.m. The Greyhounds return seven players from last year's squad and first-year head coach Tres Segler will make his debut with the 'Hounds.
 
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Segler Era Begins at ENMU
Head Coach Tres Segler will make his debut with the 'Hounds on Friday in the season opener against NMHU. The first-year head coach was named the 13th head coach in school history in April. Most recently, Segler served as the top assistant coach for Midwestern State University where he helped the Mustangs to a 177-48 (.787) record and three times helped guide MSU to a LSC championship. Over the course of his career, the College Station, Texas, native has worked with noted NBA stars, Royal Ivey, PJ Tucker, Daniel Gibson, LaMarcus Aldridge, DJ Augustin, Kevin Durant, Damian James, Dexter Pittman, Avery Bradley and Jordan Hamilton.
 
What's Back in 2016-17
The Greyhounds return seven players from last year's 6-20 squad. Javaan Mumtaz, Chris Wyms, Kevin Saiz, Chaunce Hill, Arcaim Lallemand, Lucas Bowens and Trevon Hall are back in the Green and Silver after seeing significant action last year.
 

Field Goals	215	33%
3-Point FG	105	59%
Free Throws	116	29%
Offensive Rebounds	122	34%
Defensive Rebounds	198	29%
Total Rebounds	320	31%
Assists	57	22%
Blocks	30	39%
Steals	49	35%
Points	651	35%

 
Taz-Manian Devil
Senior Javaan Mumtaz returns to the court for Eastern and is the top scoring threat for the 'Hounds. The Auckland, New Zealand, native averaged 10.2 points-per-game last year and recorded a string of six-straight games of scoring 10+ points and three-straight games of 20+ points.
 
Leading The Way
Senior Chris Wyms and junior Kevin Saiz are the only players on the roster with multiple years of experience with the Greyhounds. Both players have been with the team since the 2014-15 season, but Wyms was sidelined for much of the season last year due to an injury. Saiz saw significant action a year ago in the senior's absence, making 20 starts.
 
One Saiz Fits All
Junior Kevin Saiz averaged just over five points a game last year after making the most of his opportunities early in the season. The Corrales, New Mexico, native shot at a 42.3 percent clip last year and was good 41 percent of the time from beyond the arc.
 
 
Protect The Rock
As a team, Eastern had a negative assist/turnover margin during the 2015-16 campaign by a wide margin. The Greyhounds dished out 257 assists while giving the ball away on 436 possessions, a 0.59 assist/turnover ratio.
 
King of the Hill
Senior Chaunce Hill put together a strong 2015-16 campaign. He recorded a double-double against Wayland Baptist, scoring 12 points and collecting 17 rebounds off the bench. He was rewarded for his strong outing by being inserted into the starting lineup the following game against Cameron.
 
New Faces
Eastern features an abundance of new faces on the 2016-17 squad. Along with the coaching staff, Head Coach Tres Segler brought in 12 new players to fill out his roster. Lamarquis Thompson, Byrale Carter, Chris Lewis, Shawn Shelton, CoRnell Neal, Tanner Davis, Joe Clarke, Marquise Harris, Dennis Woods, Andre Hughes, Isaac Maldonado and Cesar Nava all join the 'Hounds with expectations of greatness. Along with the new players, Segler brought in assistant coach Tyler Wayman from Rogers State.
 
Lone Star Conference Outlook
Midwestern State topped the 2016-17 Lone Star Conference men's basketball preseason poll as voted on by LSC Head Coaches and SIDs. West Texas A&M's David Chavlovich was named Preseason Player of the Year.
 
                1.            Midwestern State (12)   253
                2.            Tarleton State (7)             240
                3.            Angelo State (8)                239
                4.            West Texas A&M (1)       211
                5.            Texas A&M-Commerce 152
                6.            Texas A&M-Kingsville     120
                7.            Cameron                             108
                8.            Eastern New Mexico       93
                9.            UTPB                                     88
                10.          Western New Mexico    36
 
NABC Coaches Rankings
RANK      SCHOOL                                                 RECORD POINTS   PREVIOUS
1              West Liberty (W. Va.) (11)                  31-4         394          5
2              Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)                   34-3         368          1
3              Bellarmine (Ky.) (4)                              23-7         357          15
4              Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)              25-8         282          25
5              Alabama-Huntsville                              25-8         276          NR
6              Northwest Missouri State                   27-6         270          11
7              Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)                     28-4         257          6
8              St. Thomas Aquinas (NY)                    27-5         242          NR
9              California Baptist                                  28-7         210          14
10            Tarleton State (TX)                              24-9         201          NR
11            Chico State (CA)                                   22-7         195          20
12            Alaska Anchorage                                 21-11       189          NR
13            Southern Connecticut State               22-8         185          NR
14            Kutztown (Pa.)                                      23-7         156          NR
15            Fort Lewis (Colo.)                                 28-4         127          4
16            Barry (Fla.)                                             26-7         115          19
17            Minnesota State                                   22-10       109          NR
18            Augustana (SD)                                     34-2         105          2
19            Angelo State (TX)                                 25-7         98            16
20            Midwestern State (TX)                        24-6         92            7
21            Colorado School of Mines                  24-8         91            NR
22            Drury (Mo.)                                           19-8         81            NR
23            UAFS                                                      23-9         76            NR
24            Indiana (Pa.)                                          21-8         66            NR
25            Fairmont State (W. Va.)                      25-5         62            8
 
Others receiving votes: Queens (N.C.) 55, Western Oregon 44, Indianapolis (Ind.) 42, Delta State (Miss.) 41, Montevallo (Ala.) 32, West Texas A&M 32, Kentucky Wesleyan 31, Lander (S.C.) 31, West Georgia 31, Southern New Hampshire 28, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 24, MSU Moorhead (Minn.) 17, Eckerd (Fla.) 16, Philadelphia (Pa.) 16, Quincy (Ill.) 15, Seattle Pacific (Wash.) 15, Stonehill (Mass.) 13, Lewis (Ill.) 12, East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 11, Wisconsin-Parkside 11, Barton (N.C.) 9, Western Washington 9, Wingate (N.C.) 9, Washburn (Kan.) 8, Benedict (S.C.) 7, Ashland (Ohio) 6, Virginia State 6, Virginia Union 6, Dixie State (Utah) 5, East Central (Okla.) 4, Dallas Baptist (Texas) 3, UC San Diego 3, Point Loma (Calif.) 2, MSU Denver (Colo.) 1, West Florida 1.