The Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team returns to the Lone Star state for the Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo. Eastern takes on Howard Payne on Saturday and Huston-Tillotson on Sunday. Tipoff is slated for 4 and 3 p.m.
 
Live stats are available online at angelosports.com
 
Segler Era Begins at ENMU
Head Coach Tres Segler earned his first win as a head coach in the team's 80-77 overtime win over New Mexico Highlands in the season opener. 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
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%

 
Cleaning Up the Glass
Eastern New Mexico is among the countries best in offensive rebounds with 18.7/game so far in 2016. Chris Lewis leads the way with 11 boards while Shawn Shelton has nine and Arcaim Lallemand and Andre Hughes each have eight. Of the 56 offensive rebounds, Eastern has 54 second chance points, 19 more than opponents this season.
 
Call Them the Electricians
Against Fort Lewis, Marquise Harris and CoRnell Neal combined for 41 points, going 18-of-32 from the field and 8-of-18 from beyond the arc. Saturday marked the first time two Eastern players posted 20+ points in a game since Dec. 5, 2014 when Chris Wyms and Lawrence Domingo scored 27 and 20, respectively.
 
Shell Shocked
Junior Shawn Shelton recorded the first double-dobule for the 'Hounds this season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first double-double for Eastern since Lawrence Domingo scored 19 points and pulled down 15 rebounds.
 
 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. In the season opener, Mumtaz banged home a three with just over two minutes to give Eastern a 66-65 lead for three of his bench-leading 14 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.
 
Hughes Getting Huge
Junior Andre Hughes came up big on the boards in the team's season opening win, pulling down a team-leading nine rebounds. Additionally, the Killeen, Texas, native was tied for second on the team with 12 points in the win.
 
Straight Outta Compton
Junior Marquise Harris produced 14 points and gave the 'Hounds the lead for good with a three-point dagger in overtime of the season opener. Harris was lights out in the second game, going 11-of-17 from the field, 4-of-8 from beyond the arc and 3-4 from the charity stripe for 29 points. The Watts, Calif., native went 6-of-18 shooting and pulled down five rebounds in 26 minutes.
 
Say It Aint So Joe
Junior Joe Clarke fired at-will in the season opener, going 5-for-21 from the field and 2-of-6 from beyond the arc. The New Rochelle, New York, native gave the 'Hounds 14 points and four rebounds in the win.
 
Neal Goes for 22
Senior CoRnell Neal posted a strong all-around game against the Skyhawks on Saturday, going 7-of-15 from the field, good for 22 points in the setback. The Midwest City, Okla., native saw his shot hang on the rim for what seemed like an eternity before rolling off on his buzzer-beating three that would have given the 'Hounds a victory over Fort Lewis.
 
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