USI set to host King, Ohio Valley
 
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball concludes the 2018 calendar year by hosting the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic Saturday and Sunday at the Physical Activities Center. The Screaming Eagles are slated to take on King College December 29 at 1 p.m. and Ohio Valley University December 30 at 3:15 p.m.
 
The Bill Joergens Memorial Classic is dedicated to the memory of Bill Joergens, who played on the first USI men's basketball team in the late 1960s and continued his support of USI Athletics by becoming chair of the Varsity Club. A part of Joergens' legacy is the development of the Varsity Club Steak Fry and Auction, which has raised nearly $500,000 since 1992. Upon losing his battle with cancer, Joergens left a major portion of his estate to the USI men's basketball program. The estate funds this tournament and fifth-year scholarship aid for USI men's basketball players, who have exhausted their eligibility.
 
Game coverage for all of USI's regular season games, including live stats, the GLVCSN, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
 
USI Men's Basketball Week 8 Quick Notes:

USI posts big wins in Bellarmine Classic. The University of Southern Indiana posted huge NCAA II wins in the Bellarmine Classic, defeating Northern Michigan University in a Midwest Region game, 74-69, and 12th-ranked Barry University, 82-61.  Senior guard Alex Stein led the USI scorers with 20.0 points per game, while sophomore forward Emmanuel Little came off the bench to average a double-double of 19.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. Sophomore forward Josh Price also had a big weekend with 14 points and 6.5 rebounds per outing.

Stein in the top three. Senior guard Alex Stein is in the Eagles' top-three all-time for scoring with 1,675 points, passing Stan Gouard (1,619 points, 1993-96). Stein follows USI's all-time leading scorers Stephen Jackson (2,216; 1983-87) and Chris Bowles (2,169;1990-94).

Non-conference foes have tough going against USI. USI is off to a 7-1 mark in non-conference play in 2018-19. The Eagles are 225-29 (.886) against non-GLVC teams during the last 25 seasons. Of the 29 losses, two have come in the NCAA Division II Tournament Finals and four in the NCAA II Midwest Regional. USI also has won 50-straight non-conference games at the PAC since losing to Northwest Missouri State University in 2007-08.   

USI vs. King. USI leads the all-time series versus King University, 3-0, winning all three meetings at the Physical Activities Center. The Eagles' last win over King was in 2013-14 when they defeated the Tornado, 94-72, in the Bill Joergens Memorial Classic.  

King in 2018-19. The Tornado, are 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the Conference Carolinas in 2018-19. King is 3-2 in December, winning three of the last four.

USI vs. Ohio Valley. USI leads the all-time series 8-0 versus Ohio Valley University with four of the wins coming at the PAC and four on a neutral court. The Eagles' last three wins over the Fighting Scots have coming at the PAC, including last season's 84-73 overtime victory.

Ohio Valley in 2018-19. The Fighting Scots are 5-4 overall and 1-4 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. OVU won its last two games before the holiday break to stop a four-game losing streak.