Feb. 20, 2003

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The Game
In the second and final game of its four-day excursion, Miami (11-11; 9-4 Mid-American Conference) travels to Buffalo (4-18; 1-12 MAC) for a noon contest on Saturday, Feb. 22. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Ohio, Pittsburgh, Detroit and on the Empire Network as part of the MAC TV package.

Junior guard Juby Johnson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio/Warrensville Heights) hit the game-winning shot with 0.4 seconds remaining to lift Miami to a thrilling 55-53 win at Akron on Thursday night. Miami has won seven of its last nine games and is inching its way closer to East Division leader Kent State's 11-4 league mark.

Johnson paces the RedHawks, averaging 15.3 points per game. Sophomore forward Danny Horace (Cincinnati, Ohio/Western Hills) notched a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds in the win for the RedHawks. Horace ranks second on the team, averaging 12.1 ppg and 5.9 rebounds per game. Junior guard Chet Mason (Cleveland, Ohio/South) notches 9.3 ppg and a team-high 6.2 rpg.

Buffalo suffered a severe blow when it lost leading scorer Turner Battle last week to a season-ending injury of the middle finger of his right hand. Battle was averaging 12.7 ppg and 4.6 assists per game for the Bulls. Mark Bortz now paces the Bulls, averaging 7.9 ppg and 6.3 rpg, while BJ Walker is averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.6 rpg. On Feb. 11, Buffalo produced an impressive 90-66 win over Eastern Michigan, but has lost its last two, dropping contests to Ball State (80-68) and at Kent State (98-55).

THE SERIES VERSUS THE BULLS The series with Buffalo dates back to the 1999 season with Miami owning an 8-1 lead in the series. Miami, which is on a four-game win streak in the series with Buffalo, is 3-1 when playing in Buffalo. In its last meeting earlier this season, Miami inched out a 57-55 win after overcoming a 19-point deficit. Last season when the two teams clashed in Buffalo, Miami secured a 66-52 win. The RedHawks' lone loss in the series was in 2001 when Miami suffered a 66-61 setback in Buffalo to the Bulls. (For complete series information, please refer to page 51 of the media guide.)

JOHNSON NAMED MAC EAST DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Juby Johnson was named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week after helping Miami to its most lopsided win this season against a Division I opponent and securing its second-place East Division standing, the conference office announced Feb. 17. Johnson poured in a game-high 21 points en route to a 69-49 win over Marshall in Miami's lone contest of the week, which snapped a two-game skid for the RedHawks and moved them to within one game of East Division leader Kent State. This is Johnson's fourth 20-plus point game in five games and his third of the season. In addition to accounting for nearly 30 percent of Miami's points, he also pulled down six rebounds, including a season-high three offensive boards, and snagged two steals. This is the first player of the week honor for Johnson.

JOHNSON CASHING IN THE 20'S
As of late, junior guard Juby Johnson has been going to the bank and cashing in the 20's ... 20-point games, that is. Over a five-game stretch, Johnson scored 20-plus points in four contest (26 at Eastern Michigan; 21 vs. Buffalo; 21 at Kent State; 21 vs. Marshall). During the stretch he hit 51.4 percent of his field goals, 44.7 percent of his three-point shots and 83.3 percent of his free throws to average 20.8 points per game.

JOHNSON'S 20/20/20 VISION
For the first time since 2000-01, a Miami player put together three-straight 20-plus point games. Junior guard Juby Johnson poured in a career-high-tying 26 points at Eastern Michigan and turned around to toss in a game-best 21 points against Buffalo and a team-high 21 points at Kent State. Alex Shorts was the last player to accomplish the feat, with three consecutive 21-point games from Feb. 3-11, 2001.

MIAMI 500
500 was the number of choice for Miami the week of Jan. 27-Feb. 2. With a 73-58 win over Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29, Miami attained its 500th Mid-American Conference win. A 57-55 win over Buffalo on Feb. 1 upped Miami's overall record to .500 (9-9) for the first time since it was 3-3 with a win over Western Michigan on Dec. 7.

MIAMI IS FIRST TO 500!
With a 73-58 win at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29, Miami became the first Mid-American Conference school to attain 500 league wins. In their 56th year in the MAC, the RedHawks hold a 503-290 record in conference play and boast a league-best .634 winning percentage. The next closest school in the win column is Ohio University, which owns a 449-355 record over 57 years in the MAC. Miami also owns 20 regular-season MAC crowns, more than twice the number of any other league school.

ANY GIVEN DAY
One of the unique things about Miami's team is that on any given day a variety of players can step to the forefront and make key contributions, which is evident by its three different player of the week honorees-the greatest number of different honorees of any MAC school-and additional scholar-athlete of the week. Chet Mason, Danny Horace and Juby Johnson have each been decorated as MAC East Division Player of the Week, while Tim Schenke (Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder) was tabbed MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week.

WILLIAMS MAKES "PLAY OF THE GAME"
Senior guard/forward Doug Williams (Piketon, Ohio/Piketon) has been a quiet contributor as of late, giving the RedHawks quality minutes in seven of their last eight games. While his career-high-tying eight points in Miami's win at Eastern Michigan got lost in the shuffle of other milestones that night, Williams made a bold statement in Miami's Feb. 1 game against Buffalo. With Miami surging back from a 15-point deficit, Williams single-handedly thwarted a break-away bucket that would have given Buffalo momentum, stripping the ball from Roderick Middleton, saving it from going out of bounds and shuttling it down the court to his teammates. Williams' steal led to a Josh Hausfeld three-pointer during a 22-5 Miami run. According to head coach Charlie Coles, "Doug Williams made the play of the game for us."

HAUSFELD MAKING KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld (Cincinnati, Ohio/Roger Bacon) landed himself a spot in the starting lineup in Miami's first game of 2003 and has been making key contributions in many areas to help lift the RedHawks to their present 8-4 MAC mark. Hausfeld has hit critical three's to spark Miami runs and is leading the team with a 43.9 percent three-point shooting percentage in MAC play. Currently he is averaging a solid 8.8 ppg in league play. He also owns a team-high 34 assists in MAC action, while committing just 12 turnovers for a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio.

'HAWKS CAN DISH IT OUT
In its two games prior to the Feb. 20 Akron game, Miami amassed 17 assists in each contest, its highest number of assists this season. In the Feb. 15 win over Marshall, the RedHawks also produced their best assist/turnover ratio the season 17/7 (2.42). Chet Mason dished out a game-high six assists against Marshall, while Gene Seals (Saginaw, Mich./Saginaw) handed out a game-best and career-high eight assists on Feb. 9 at Ball State. Seals' eight assists are the most by any RedHawk this season. In Wednesday's game at Akron, Miami handed handed out 14 assists and had a possitive assist/turnover ratio for the eighth time in its last nine contests.

MIAMI BOASTS ONE OF NATION'S TOP NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULES
Over the past two seasons, Miami's strength of schedule has been among the top 15 nationally at the conclusion of non-conference play, and this season is no exception. As has become the signature of Miami's non-conference slate, the RedHawks' strength at the end of their non-conference slate was among the nation's top five according to CollegeRPI.com and in the Sagarin Index (No. 4 in CollegeRPI.com and No. 5 in the Sagarin Index). Heading into its game against Cincinnati, Miami's strength of schedule was No. 1 in both indexes. Currently, the RedHawks' strength of schedule is ranked No. 22 in the Sagarin Index and 39th by CollegeRPI.com. Miami is 96th according to CollegeRPI.com and is ranked 103rd by Sagarin as of Feb. 18.

MIAMI 55, AKRON 53
A jump shot by Juby Johnson with 0.4 seconds left lifted Miami to a thrilling 55-53 win at Akron. Johnson shot an uncharacteristic 2-of-8 from the field, but came up with the last-second heroics for the RedHawks. Miami started the game on a 7-0 surge off a three pointer by Danny Horace and back-to-back layups from Bryan Reed. A layup by Horace made the RedHawk advantage 9-2 at the 16:52 mark. However, Akron rattled off 14 unanswered points over the next 5:40 to capture a 16-9 lead. Miami pounded its way back and seized a two-point edge at the 6:16 mark off a pair of three pointers from Doug Williams. Chet Mason tossed in a layup with 1:33 remaining in the first half to give the RedHawks a 25-23 edge, but Akron's Darryl Peterson connected on a pair of free throws and Johnny Hollingsworth put together a three-point play to hand the Zips a two-point advantage at the half, 27-25. Andy Hipsher opened up the second half scoring all of Akron's first five points. Eventually the Zips increased their lead to eight points, 36-28, at the 17:20 mark. Four Johnson free throws cut the gap to four, 36-32, with 15:42 left. But again Akron regained its eight-point edge, 40-32, with 14:05 remaining. Miami chipped away at the Zip lead, and a layup by Larry Drake with 10:01 left knotted the game, 43-43. Tim Schenke added a pair of free throws to give the RedHawks the two-point cushion, 45-43, at the 9:14 mark. The two teams went back and forth, and Akron was able to post a four-point lead, 51-47, with 4:50 left in the game. A jumper by Gene Seals and a trey by Horace gave the RedHawks a one-point edge, 52-51, with 2:29 remaining. Peterson again drained both free throws for the Zips to hand them the one-point edge, but Miami's Johnson was able to connect on one of his two free-throw attempts to knot the game, 53-53, with 1:34 left to play. Hipsher miscued on a three pointer for Akron, and Mason came down with the rebound for Miami to set up a final shot. Seals shoveled the ball to Johnson, who fumbled with it for a second and then drilled a jumper that extended about two feet off the right elbow of the free-throw line to win the game. Horace paced the RedHawks with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, while Mason added six assists, three steals, seven points and five boards.

HOME SWEET HOME
Over its 34 seasons as the home of Miami basketball, Millett Hall has certainly been a welcome venue for the RedHawks, who are 326-106 (.755) on their home court. Eight of Miami's 10 wins this season have been in the confines of Millett Hall. Last season, the RedHawks won just two games away from Millett Hall.

DRAKE REJOINS ROSTER
Miami University senior guard Larry Drake (Groveport, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) was cleared to rejoin the men's basketball team starting with its game versus Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29 after completing a class that had held him out of action since the RedHawks' Jan. 8 game versus Kent State.

HAUSFELD HAS BREAKOUT GAME
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld has steadily been emerging in the RedHawk lineup, but Jan. 20 against Akron Hausfeld had a breakout game. Going 7-of-9 (.778 ) from the field, including 5-of-7 (.714) from three-point range, Hausfeld poured in a career-high 19 points, and his career-best six assists led to 13 additional RedHawk points. He also grabbed a career-best five rebounds while playing all 40 minutes of the game for the first time this season.

THE HORACE FACTOR
It is no secret that when Miami scores at least 70 points, it wins games. A key factor for that scoring surge is sophomore forward Danny Horace. In Miami's wins, Horace averages 15.2 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game and shoots 45.8 percent from the field. Contrastingly, he scores just 9.0 ppg, shoots 33.3 percent from the field and notches 4.7 boards per game in Miami's losses. In the six games where Miami has reached 70 or more points, Horace averages 16.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg and hits 49.3 percent of his shots.

FIRST-HALF FIRE
In the first half of Miami's Jan. 29 game at Eastern Michigan, Miami shot a sizzling 71.4 percent from the field, hitting 20-of-28 field goals. It was the RedHawks' best single-half effort of the season. For the game, Miami shot 54.9 percent from the floor, just the second time this season it has shot 50.0 percent or better.

FIVE MAKE BIG IMPACT OVER FIVE-GAME STREAK
Over Miami's five-game win streak, five players were key elements to Miami's wins, scoring the bulk of the RedHawks' points: Juby Johnson (18.2), Danny Horace (16.0), Chet Mason (9.8), Josh Hausfeld (9.4), Gene Seals (5.8). Seals was averaging double figures before being sidelined with an ankle injury just four minutes into the Jan. 25 contest against Ball State. Making just his second start of the season, Seals was able to score two points and dish out an assist in just four short minutes of action. Horace and Mason also averaged 7.4 and 7.0 rebounds per game, respectively.

MASON ONE OF NATION'S TOP SMALL REBOUNDERS
Last season, Chet Mason ranked nationally among the top small rebounders (6-foot-3 and under), according to Stats, Inc., and this year he's picking up where he left off. Mason ranked sixth on the list, averaging 6.2 boards per game as of Feb. 20. Boston College's Ryan Sidney toped the list, averaging 7.1 rpg.

MASON STEALS SHOW
Junior guard Chet Mason grabbed a game-best and season-high six steals against Ohio, all of which came in the second half, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game list. The six steals are the second-highest single-game sum in Miami history. Three people have recorded seven steals.

MORE ON MASON
In the three games prior Miami's Toledo and Ohio tilts, junior guard Chet Mason scored a collective 18 points. In Miami's games against Toledo and Ohio, Mason led the RedHawks in scoring, tallying 17 and 22 points, respectively. Not only did Mason average 19.5 points per game, he hit 65.2 percent of his field goals (15-of-23) and 55.6 percent of his three-point attempts (5-of-9). Against Ohio, Mason was an impressive 80.0 percent from the field (8-of-10) and 75.0 percent from three-point range (3-of-4).

A LITTLE GIVE AND TAKE
Junior guard Chet Mason and sophomore forward Danny Horace combined for 10 of the RedHawks' season-high 12 steals against Ohio. Mason snagged a career-high six steals, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game chart, while Horace came up with four picks. The duo didn't just take, as they accounted for four of Miami's 12 assists. Mason handed out three assists and Horace had one.

TOP NUMBERS
Miami produced the most points in a half all season, amassing 47 in the second half against Ohio. The RedHawks also tallied a season-high 12 steals, while committing a season-low seven turnovers, equalled two weeks later against Ball State. Scoring 77 points, Miami also recorded its second-highest point total this season, falling just one shy of its 78 points against Dayton.

Top numbers part II
Miami shot a season-high 58.3 percent from the field against Akron on Jan. 20, one of two 50.0 shooting performances this season. The RedHawks also dished out 16 assists, pulled down a season-best 35 rebounds and produced their greatest rebounding margin (+16) against the Zips.

TOP NUMBERS PART III
In a 73-58 win at Eastern Michigan, Miami shot a blistering 71.4 percent from the field in the first half, it's best single-half efficiency of the season, en route to its largest halftime lead, 45-17. It also marked the most first-half points the RedHawks have scored this season.

A PUSH FOR 70
When the RedHawks hit 70 points, they win games. Six times this season Miami has reached the 70-point plateau, collecting wins five times. Miami topped Dayton 78-63, Central Michigan 71-62, Ohio 77-65, Akron 74-59 and Eastern Michigan 77-58. Its only loss when reaching 70 points was at Ball State, 70-78.

JOHNSON'S BAND-AID BRAND DEFENSE
As the Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid slogan goes, "I'm stuck on Band-Aid, 'cause Band-Aid's stuck on me," junior guard Juby Johnson's brand of defense stuck on Marshall's Ronald Blackshear, Ball State's Chris Williams, Evansville's Clint Cuffle, Central Michigan's Mike Manciel, Ohio's Steve Esterkamp and Akron's Derrick Tarver. In Saturday's game against Marshall, Thundering Herd gun Ronald Blackshear was averaging 25.1 ppg in league action ... he was limited to a team-best 13 points against the RedHawks. Heading into its Jan. 25 game, Williams, who averaged 23.1 points per game to rank ninth nationally entering the contest with Miami, was held to a season-low eight points by Johnson. Cuffle, who averaged 20.3 points per game and is one of the nation's top three-point shooters, hitting more than 60 percent of his three-point attempts prior to the Dec. 30 contest, was held to a mere four points as he went just 1-for-9 from the field versus Johnson. Manciel averaged 14.5 ppg and was held to nine by Johnson, while Esterkamp averaged 12.2 ppg and scored just five on Johnson. Tarver averaged 31.5 ppg in league action heading into the Jan. 20 contest and scored 20, eight of which came in the waning minutes of the contest.

JOHNSON-MIAMI'S MINUTE MAN AND MORE
In six of Miami's last 11 games, junior guard Juby Johnson logged a full 40 minutes. Johnson has been a driving force in the RedHawk lineup, hitting critical baskets to place Miami in contention to win games or overcome deficits and playing superior defense while typically drawing the toughest defensive assignments. Johnson is scoring at a 17.2 point-per-game clip to lead the RedHawks over the past 11 games, including a career-high-tying 26 points at Eastern Michigan on Jan. 29. This season, Johnson has scored in double figures in 15 games, including 10 of Miami's last 12 contests.

HAUSFELD CRACKING THE STARTING LINEUP
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld earned the first start of his collegiate career against Butler on Dec. 14, but came off the bench in the Miami's next two games-Cincinnati and Evansville-to record 10 and eight points respectively. Hausfeld made his return to the starting lineup versus Central Michigan and has started the last 10 games.

MAC NUGGETS
Three RedHawks are ranked among MAC statistical leaders as of Feb. 19. Juby Johnson ranked seventh in made three-point field goals (2.10), 13th in scoring (15.5) and 14th in free-throw percentage (.750) and 15th in field goal percentage (.461). Chet Mason ranked ninth in defensive rebounds (4.90) ninth in rebounds (6.2) and ranked eighth in steals (1.57). Danny Horace is 11th in defensive rebounds (4.19), 14th in rebounds (5.8), and 12th in free-throw percentage (.758).

MAC NUGGETS PART II
In conference only games, five players rank among MAC statistical leaders as of Feb. 19. Josh Hausfeld is seventh in made three pointers (2.08). Chet Mason ranked fifth in steals (2.25), sixth in defensive rebounds (5.42) and 10th in rebounding (6.7). Juby Johnson was fifth in made three-point field goals (2.50), fourth in three-point field goal shooting percentage (.400), seventh in scoring (17.2) and 13th in field goal percentage (.463), while Danny Horace ranked eighth in defensive rebounds (5.17) and ninth in rebounding (6.8) and free throw percentage (.776). Gene Seals ranked 14th in blocked shots (0.67). As a team, the RedHawks led the league in scoring defense (59.3).

STINGY DEFENSE
One of the hallmarks of Charlie Coles coached Miami basketball teams is a strong emphasis on defense. For the season, Miami has been among the nation's top teams in scoring defense and currently ranks 11th nationally as of Feb. 18 according to ESPN.com, giving up just 60.0 ppg.

BREAKING DOWN THE BARRIER
With a 77-65 win at Ohio on Jan. 18, Miami broke down the road barrier that has hindered it since Feb. 6, 2002. Road games have been a true obstacle for the RedHawks, who won just two road contests last season and won their first in six tries this season at Ohio. Miami had lost eight straight road games, however, they have won three of their last five road contest, collecting wins at Ohio, Eastern Michigan and Akron. The Red and White also ended a three-game drought in The Convo with its previous win there on Feb. 18, 1998, 85-53.

THE 'SLUIS IS LOOSE!
Redshirt freshman Nate VanderSluis (Oak Harbor, Ohio/Oak Harbor) made his much-anticipated debut in a RedHawk uniform on Dec. 14 when Miami hosted Butler. The 6-foot-11 center, who has battled foot injuries the past two seasons, played five minutes against the Bulldogs and scored four points and snagged two rebounds. He also saw limited action against Cincinnati on Dec. 28 and Kent State on Jan. 8, but made his presence felt against Akron on Jan. 20, scoring four points, grabbing three rebounds and playing 18 minutes.

'HAWKS HOT AND COLD FROM THREE-POINT RANGE
Against Evansville, Miami drained its first five three-point attempts, and didn't miss a field goal until the 15:40 mark. Miami hit 41.2 percent of its first-half three pointers (7-of-17)-its best first-half effort of the season. Things cooled off for the RedHawks, who went 9-of-29 from three-point range for the game as they made just 2-of-12 attempts in the second half, a 16.7 percent effort. The RedHawks' 29 attempts were their most since the Red and White attempted 30 versus Buffalo in February of 2000 and ranked among the top eight for single-game attempts in Miami history.

HORACE TABBED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the second consecutive week, a Miami University men's basketball player has earned Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week accolades. Sophomore forward Danny Horace was tabbed player of the week, the conference office announced on Jan 27. Horace paced the RedHawks in wins over Akron (74-59) and Ball State (58-56). He poured in a career-high-tying 21 points against Akron to lead all scorers, drilling 10-of-13 field goals to shoot a sizzling 76.9 percent from the field, helping Miami to its best shooting efficiency of the season (.583). His seven boards against the Zips lifted Miami to a season-high for rebounds (35) and its greatest rebounding margin of the season (+16). Against the Cardinals, Horace tallied a game-best 18 points and pulled down a team-best nine boards as Miami battled to outrebound BSU, 34-32. Over the final minute of the contest with Ball State trailing by just two points, Horace pulled down two crucial rebounds, including a defensive board with 35 seconds, which led to a three-point play by Horace off a dunk and the ensuing free throw to give the RedHawks a five-point cushion. Miami pulled down 15 offensive rebounds, led by Horace's four, to tally a season-high, bettering the 14 offensive boards it collected at Maryland. The Ball State win marked the 11th straight triumph over the Cardinals in Miami's Millett Hall. For the week, Horace averaged 19.5 points per game, and 8.0 rebounds per game to lead the RedHawks. He also shot 55.2 percent from the field (16-of-29). Horace has scored in double figures in Miami's last four games. This is the first career player of the week honor for Horace.

MASON TABBED MAC EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior guard Chet Mason was tabbed Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week following games against Toledo and Ohio. Mason led Miami against Toledo and Ohio, scoring 17 and 22 points, respectively, to average 19.5 points per game for the week. He came into the week producing just 18 combined points over Miami's previous three games, but got his shooting touch back last week. Mason's career-high 22 points against Ohio lifted Miami to a 77-65 win over the Bobcats, its first road win since Feb. 6, 2002, and first win in The Convo since 1998. Mason was a sizzling 8-of-10 from the field (.800) and 3-of-4 from three-point range (.750), single-handedly putting together two second-half runs to cinch the game against the Bobcats. He also grabbed a game-high and career-best six steals, all in the second half, which ties for fourth on Miami's single-game chart. For the week, Mason hit 65.2 percent of his field goals 55.6 percent of his three-point attempts, averaged 7.0 rebounds per game and collected eight steals.

SCHENKE NAMED MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF WEEK
Miami University's basketball programs swept the Mid-American Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week awards Dec. 10 as junior forward Colleen Day (Independence, Ohio/Holy Name) and sophomore forward Tim Schenke were named the female and male scholar-athletes of the week. Schenke, who owns a 3.37 GPA and majors in finance, helped Miami to back-to-back wins for the first time since early last February and got Miami to the .500 mark for the first time this season with wins over Dayton, 78-63, and a league-opening win over Western Michigan, 44-39. Schenke hit a critical three as time expired in the first half against Dayton to cut the Flyer lead to five and give the RedHawks momentum going into the second half. During a 17-0 second half run, Schenke hit another three to push Miami's lead to five. Miami's bench was a key component to the Dayton win, outscoring the Flyers 18-7. Schenke accounted for nine of those 18 points-a career-high sum. For the second straight game, Schenke drilled a critical three against Western Michigan. All seven of his points came in the second half. Defensively, he helped hold Bronco forward Anthony Kann, who averaged 12.0 ppg heading into the contest, to just two points.

BENCH MARKS
A key to Miami's 78-63 win over Dayton was the production it received from its bench as the RedHawk bench outscored the Flyer bench 18-7. That margin was due in large part to sophomore Tim Schenke-who manufactured nine points, going 3-for-4 from three-point range-and junior forward Gene Seals, who added seven points.

DANNY "WRIGHT" ON THE BLOCK
When it comes to blocked shots, Danny Horace likes facing the Wright State Raiders. Last season as a freshman, Horace swatted five Raider shots, which tied Miami's No. 5 single-game total. On Nov. 30, Horace blocked three Raider shots for a grand total of eight over the past two years.

REBOUNDS FOR REED
Against Wright State, senior forward Bryan Reed (Terre Haute, Ind./North) snagged a career-high 11 rebounds and become just the second RedHawk this season to produce double figures in rebounding. His 11 rebounds against the Raiders also was a game-high sum, four more than any other player. For the week, Reed averaged a team-best 8.0 boards per game.

HAUSFELD STEPS UP AGAINST MARYLAND
Freshman guard Josh Hausfeld stepped to the floor in front of a national audience against No. 12/15 Maryland and showed that he is more than capable of playing with the nation's finest. Hausfeld was one of just two RedHawks and one of only four players to score in double figures, amassing 11 points off 4-of-8 field goals. Hausfeld drilled three treys as he went 3-of-4 (.750) from beyond the three-point arc. He also produced two rebounds and one steal.

DANNY DOUBLE-DOUBLE
In just the second game of the season, sophomore forward Danny Horace notched his first double-double for the RedHawks. Horace led all players with 17 points and 12 rebounds against No. 12/15 Maryland on Sunday. His 12 boards was twice the sum of any other player. He also had three steals and one assist.

JOHNSON TABBED MAC PRESEASON ALL-EAST
Junior guard Juby Johnson was one of 10 players named to the Mid-American Conference All-Divisional Teams as voted by the MAC News Media Association. Johnson joined Ohio's Brandon Hunter, Kent State's Antonio Gates, Marshall's Ronald Blackshear and Akron's Andy Hipsher on the MAC Preseason All-East Division Team. Ball State's Theron Smith, Central Michigan's Chris Kaman, Eastern Michigan's Ricky Cottrill, Toledo's Nick Moore and Western Michigan's Robby Collum comprised the Preseason All-West Division Team.

A MIAMI WIN WOULD ...
* Push Miami above .500 for the first time this season.
* Improve Miami's conference road mark to 4-3.
* Be the RedHawks' eighth win in 10 games and their third in a row.
* Place Miami a half game out of first place in the East Division behind Kent State (11-4).
* Surpass their number of MAC wins last year when the RedHawks finished the season 9-9.

A MIAMI LOSS WOULD ...
* Drop the RedHawks MAC road record to 3-4.
* Keep the RedHawks' overall record below .500.
* Be the second loss in the series with Buffalo.