USF Men's Basketball

USF vs. Kent State Game Notes


Team Notes
- USF Starters- Augustus Gilchrist, Jarrid Famous, Chris Howard, Dominique Jones and Mike Mercer.

- All active USF players got on the floor in the Bulls' fifth win of the season over Kent State.

- The matchup between USF and Kent State is the first meeting and the Bulls' first game against a team that starts with the letter K. USF Head Coach Stan Heath was at the helm of the Golden Flashes in 2001-02, his first head coaching position.

- Head coach Stan Heath is in his 23rd season of coaching, ninth as a head coach and third at USF. He has posted a 138-119 overall record and is 26-42 at USF.

- The Bulls hit nine threes on the night, which broke their previous high for the season which was seven against SMU.

-USF's 41 first half points was the most in the first half this season for the Bulls. It broke the previous high of 37 which came against UNC-Wilmington on Nov. 22. The Bulls also set a season high for points in a game with 76. The 76 points broke the previous high of 74 against UNCW.
 
Individual Notes
- With his 10 point night, junior Dominique Jones moved into ninth on USF's all-time scoring list with 1,199 career points, passing Terrence Leather's 1,195 career mark. Jones started the night in 10th place with 1,189 and is now trailing No. 8 Hakim Shahid's 1,252 points.

- Jones, with one free throw made, sits in 10th place on the USF all-time free throw list. He started the game in 10th with 262 free throws, and with free throw against KSU, trails No. 9 Hakim Shahid who finished his career with 268 made in his career.

- Senior guard Chris Howard started the game in seventh on USF's all-time career assists list with 377 handouts. With seven against KSU, Howard now is tied for sixth with Cedric Smith, who finished his career with 384.

- With a 3 pt FG with 11:58 remaining, freshman Jordan Dumars scored the first points of his USF career. Fellow freshman Noriega also scored his first points as a Bull on a three pointer, but his came against South Carolina

- Freshman Shaun Noriega scored for the second time in his USF career. Noriega hit a three in the second half of the 76-54 win over Kent State.

-With nine points by freshman Toarlyn Fitzpatrick, he doubled his season point total. Through five games Fitzpatrick had scored nine points, and in the 76-54 win over Kent State he scored he put up nine in one game.