Ryan Shows Canisius How to Close
Buffalo, NY - Jim Baron compared Colt Ryan to Stephen Curry on Tuesday night.
Now, you may be asking yourself who exactly Colt Ryan is, and why the Canisius head coach would be comparing any player he faced to Curry. The answer is simple – Because it’s a justified comparison.
Reggie Groves scored 7 points and had 6 assists
Ryan scored 30 of his game-high 39 points in the second...
Indiana St. 51, Evansville 50
Justin Gant made a free throw with 2.5 seconds remaining and Devonte Brown blocked Ned Cox's shot just before the buzzer as Indiana State defeated Evansville 51-50 in the Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinals on Friday.
The fifth-seeded Sycamores (18-13) advanced to play MVC regular-season champion Creighton on Saturday.
Brown led Indiana State with 11 points, but the big...
How The New Adidas Sleeved Jerseys Have Turned the Evansville Purple Aces Into SpongeBob SquarePants
Wednesday night my University of Evansville Purple Aces pulled out a three-point road victory against Wichita State. It was the Aces’ first win in Wichita since 2001.
The win gave the Aces a season sweep of the Shockers, a team that has spent a good part of the season ranked in the Top 25 and that will most likely be playing in the NCAA Tournament.
My euphoria was short-lived....
Evansville holds on to upset Wichita State
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Colt Ryan scored 29 points, and Evansville knocked off Missouri Valley Conference leader Wichita State 59-56 on Wednesday night.
The loss, combined with Creighton's win at Bradley, dropped Wichita State into a tie with Creighton atop the conference. The teams play at Creighton on Saturday in the regular-season finale, with the winner taking the No. 1 conference...
Evansville knocks off Wichita State
Colt Ryan scored 29 points, and Evansville knocked off Missouri Valley Conference leader Wichita State 59-56 on Wednesday night.
The loss, combined with Creighton's win at Bradley, dropped Wichita State into a tie with Creighton atop the conference. The teams play at Creighton on Saturday in the regular-season finale, with the winner taking the No. 1 conference tournament seed...
Evansville 84, Drake 78
Colt Ryan scored 33 points Sunday night and Evansville defeated Drake 84-78 in overtime Sunday night.
Ryan, who made a 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play in regulation to tie the game at 66, was 14 of 15 from the free-throw line - making all 10 of his attempts in overtime - for the Purple Aces (14-11, 7-6 Missouri Valley).
Ned Cox added 21 points for Evansville and Troy Taylor had...
Evansville kicks Jahr off basketball team
Evansville coach Marty Simmons says backup swingman Jordan Jahr has been kicked off the basketball team.
The move comes three days after Simmons suspended Jahr for a violation of team rules. Neither Simmons nor the school have said what rule or rules Jahr violated.
Simmons issued a statement Friday saying that Jahr will no longer be on the team, though he will complete his spring...
Evansville 54, N. Iowa 51
Colt Ryan scored 23 points, including a jumper with 33 seconds left in overtime that ended up being the winning score, in Evansville's 54-51 victory over Northern Iowa on Tuesday night.
Ned Cox and Troy Taylor added nine points apiece for the Purple Aces (13-9, 6-4 Missouri Valley), and Taylor pulled down 12 rebounds. Egidijus Mockevicius had six points and 13 rebounds.
Marc...
Evansville suspends swingman for N. Iowa game
Evansville has suspended swingman Jordan Jahr for Tuesday night's game against Northern Iowa.
Coach Marty Simmons issued a statement less than 30 minutes before tip-off, saying that Jahr had violated team rules. The statement did not specify what rule or rules were violated, and Simmons said he would not take additional questions. The statement did not say when Jahr would return...
Illinois St. 67, Evansville 62
Jackie Carmichael scored 24 points and grabbed 14 rebounds on Saturday night, leading Illinois State to a 67-62 victory over Evansville.
D.J. Ballentine sank a 3-point shot with 11:09 left in the game to give Evansville (12-9, 5-4 Missouri Valley) a 46-42, but Illinois State (12-9, 3-6) caught up and then took the lead for good on a thunderous dunk by Carmichael with 6:53 remaining...
Indiana St. 72, Evansville 62
Manny Arop scored 19 points and Jake Odum added 17 on Saturday night, helping Indiana State defeat Evansville 72-62.
Evansville (11-8, 4-3 Missouri Valley) led most of the first half and had a 42-40 lead with 11:49 left in the game.
But a layup by Jake Kitchell with 10:56 remaining put Indiana State (12-6, 5-2) ahead to stay.
Indiana State had a 21-7 scoring advantage off the...
Evansville rallies to beat No. 23 Wichita State
Evansville coach Marty Simmons couldn't have been more pleased with the way his team played against a ranked opponent.
Colt Ryan had 24 points and eight assists for the Aces in their fourth straight Missouri Valley Conference win, 71-67 over No. 23 Wichita State.
''We competed for 40 minutes today'', Simmons said. ''Our guys are very active on defense...
Evansville upsets No. 23 Wichita St.
Colt Ryan had 24 points and eight assists and Evansville made seven free throws over the final last 1:25 to hold off No. 23 Wichita State for a 71-67 victory Sunday.
The Aces (11-6, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference) took advantage of a season-high 22 turnovers by Wichita State (15-2, 4-1) to win their fourth straight conference game.
There were 16 lead changes and 13 ties in the...
Evansville rallies to beat No. 23 Wichita State
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Colt Ryan had 24 points and eight assists and Evansville made seven free throws over the final last 1:25 to hold off No. 23 Wichita State for a 71-67 victory Sunday.
The Aces (11-6, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference) took advantage of a season-high 22 turnovers by Wichita State (15-2, 4-1) to win their fourth straight conference game.
There were 16 lead changes...
Evansville 71, No. 23 Wichita St. 67
Colt Ryan had 24 points and eight assists and Evansville made seven free throws over the final last 1:25 to hold off No. 23 Wichita State for a 71-67 victory Sunday.
The Aces (11-6, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference) took advantage of a season-high 22 turnovers by Wichita State (15-2, 4-1) to win their fourth straight conference game.
There were 16 lead changes and 13 ties in the...
Evansville 62, N. Iowa 59
Colt Ryan scored 21 points, including two free throws with 18 seconds left that proved to be the game-winning points, as Evansville hung on Wednesday night for a 62-59 win over Northern Iowa.
Ryan's foul shots put the Purple Aces (10-6, 3-1 Missouri Valley) ahead 60-57 before UNI's Anthony James' layup made it a one-point game. Ned Cox made two more free throws with...
Evansville 85, S. Illinois 68
Evansville got 26 points from Colt Ryan and had an overall strong shooting effort on Saturday night, earning an 85-68 victory over Southern Illinois.
Evansville (9-6, 2-1 Missouri Valley) shot 57.7 from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point range (9 of 18) and 88.9 percent from the free-throw line (16 of 18).
Ryan hit three 3-pointers and dished out six assists.
Ned Cox scored 17...
Evansville 62, Missouri St. 59
Troy Taylor grabbed 19 rebounds, and Egidijus Mockevicius scored 18 points to help Evansville beat Missouri State 62-59 in overtime Wednesday night.
Among Taylor's rebounds were 14 on the defensive end. Mockevicius was 6 of 6 from the field. Lewis Jones added 14 points, and Colt Ryan had 13.
Evansville (8-6, 1-1, Missouri Valley) led 21-15 at halftime. Missouri State led by...
Aces lose despite Ryan's 25, Taylor triple-double
Colt Ryan had another big game against Creighton, and Troy Taylor posted his first triple-double.
Yet for the 14th straight time, Evansville left with a loss after visiting the Bluejays.
Doug McDermott scored 14 of his 29 points in a 6 1/2-minute stretch of the second half to help the No. 16 Bluejays pull away for an 87-70 victory on Saturday night.
Ryan, who scored an arena-record...
Evansville 80, Alabama St. 67
Colt Ryan scored 24 points, including three 3-pointers, to help Evansville improve to 3-0 all-time against Alabama State with an 80-67 victory Saturday afternoon.
Ryan, a senior, was 3 of 6 from behind the arc. Ryan Sawvell added 11 points, Jaylon Moore had 10 and Troy Taylor scored just two points but pulled down a game-high nine rebounds for the Purple Aces (6-4), who gave up...
The Day the Basketball Died: The 35th Anniversary of the Plane Crash That Took the Lives of the Evansville Basketball Team
With additional research by Dennis Goodman
The University of Evansville (UE) Purple Aces spent much of their afternoon and evening on Tuesday December 13, 1977 sitting in the Evansville Regional Airport waiting for a plane.
The chartered DC-3 that was scheduled to take them to Nashville (en route to Murfreesboro, Tennessee for a game against Middle Tennessee State) was three hours...
Murray St. 82, Evansville 70
Isaiah Canaan and Ed Daniel each scored 21 points as Murray State extended its school-record road winning streak to 15 games with an 82-70 victory over Evansville on Saturday.
Canaan had 10 points during a 19-4 run to open the second half, including a 3-pointer with 12:07 remaining that helped the Racers (7-1) rally for a 55-43 lead.
Daniel also had 15 rebounds for Murray State...
Evansville 94, Miami (Ohio) 68
Colt Ryan scored 18 points, leading four Evansville players in double figures, and the Purple Aces hit 14 of 18 3-point attempts in routing Miami of Ohio 94-68 Wednesday night.
Ned Cox and DJ Balentine had 15 points apiece and Troy Taylor contributed 11 points and nine rebounds for Evansville (5-3). The Purple Aces shot 63 percent overall and Balentine, who was 5 for 6 in 3-point...
Evansville 72, Alabama A&M 46
Colt Ryan had 13 points and seven assists, Ned Cox had 11 points and Jaylon Moore chipped in 10 and Evansville used a first-half offensive explosion to cruise past Alabama A&M 72-46 on Monday night.
Evansville (4-2) shot 45.2 percent from the field to outscore the Bulldogs 38-21 in the first half.
The Purple Aces trailed 6-3 after Justan Banks tipped in a missed lay-up, but...
Evansville 62, Tennessee Tech 50
Ned Cox scored 15 points Tuesday night as Evansville opened a big halftime lead, then eased to a 62-50 victory over Tennessee Tech in nonconference play.
Cox, who led all scorers and hit three 3-pointers while dishing six assists, led the Aces (3-2) to a 33-17 halftime lead. D.J. Balentine, who came off the Evansville bench to score 11 points, hit three treys himself.
In the second...
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