Men's Basketball Notes

Thu., Feb. 9
#22 UIndy (16-5, 9-4 GLVC) at #16 Northern Kentucky (17-4, 9-4 GLVC)  • 7:30 p.m.
Live Stats  •  Live Audio  •  Live Video

Sat., Feb. 11
#22 UIndy at #1 Bellarmine (20-1, 12-1 GLVC)  • 8 p.m.
Live Stats  •  Live Audio  •  Live Video

Bellarmine Fan Bus:  UIndy athletics will be providing a fan bus to this weekend's GLVC basketball doubleheader at Bellarmine. Cost for the trip is just $10, which is for your ticket to the games.

Space on the bus is limited to the first 50 people to pay their $10. The women's game tips at 5:45 p.m., to be followed by the men's contest at 8 p.m. The bus will leave from behind UIndy's Nicoson Hall at 3 p.m. Saturday.

To reserve your spot on the bus or purchase your game ticket, please contact Jackie Paquette at paquettej@uindy.edu, or via phone at (317) 788-3494.

Ranking Them:   For the second time this season and 20th week in school history, UIndy is in the NABC Coaches Poll at No. 22. UIndy is also 11th in the Massey Ratings, a computer-based ranking system.

On Tap:  UIndy enters the home stretch of the season with a difficult stretch of four road games in the final five contests. UIndy is also concluding a stretch of four in a row against nationally-ranked teams by traveling to No. 16 Northern Kentucky on Thursday and No. 1 Bellarmine on Saturday. UIndy is still trying to position itself for the first NCAA Regional Rankings on Feb. 15 and the coveted GLVC Tournament byes.

About Northern Kentucky:  The Norse are one of the top offenses in the GLVC, ranking third in scoring (81.5 ppg) and second in FG% (.528) and 3FG% (.429), while leading the GLVC with 9.67 triples per game. NKU features a balanced roster led by 6-5 senior Jon Van Hoose with 13 points and nation's best 3.7 threes/game.

About Bellarmine:  The defending national champions lead the GLVC in FG% (.560), 3FG% (.439), assists (18.9 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.56) on the way to 84.9 points per game. All five starters average 10.8 points or more, led by 6-2 junior Jeremy Kendle with 18.9 points, 6-2 junior Chris Dowe with 16 points and 6-5 senior Braydon Hobbs with 13 points and six assists per game.

Series History:  UIndy is 29-36 against the Norse after losing at Nicoson Hall, 80-63, on Dec. 3. The Greyhounds have lost six in a row at NKU, including never winning at The Bank of Kentucky Center. UIndy's last win in Highland Heights, 87-74, was Feb. 12, 2005.

The Hounds are 40-45 against the Knights after their home win, 99-94 OT, on Dec. 1 that snapped an eight-game skid. UIndy is looking for its first win in Louisville since Jan. 27, 2007 (66-64), a span of five losses in a row.

Down Goes #1:  For the third time in school history and second time this season, UIndy beat the No. 1 team in the country with an 80-77 win at Kentucky Wesleyan on Jan. 21, which was the first road win against number one. Previously, UIndy won 99-94 in overtime over defending national champion Bellarmine on Dec. 1. They join an 88-87 win over No. 1 Southern Indiana on Jan. 8, 2004. UIndy has won 36 games all-time against nationally-ranked teams, including seven in head coach Stan Gouard's tenure.

Hounds on TV:  Produced by HomeTown Television, the following games will be televised via tape-delay and air on WRTV 6.2 HTSN: Dec. 1 vs. Bellarmine, Jan. 16 vs. St. Joseph's, Feb. 2 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan and Feb. 16 vs. Lewis.

Those games are also streamed live on hometownsportsindiana.com and the remainder of UIndy's home games are on www.ustream.tv/channel/Indianapolis-Greyhounds.

Hounds on Radio:  The Greyhounds are broadcast live on WICR 88.7 FM.  You can also catch the Greyhounds on the Internet via live streaming.  Get details at wicr.uindy.edu/audio.