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• This is the 32nd season of West Florida Basketball. UWF has an all-time record of 433-403 (.518) in 836 games. UWF is 121-180 (.402) in 21 seasons of Gulf South Conference play. The Argonauts have made nine conference tournament appearances.
• UWF snapped a nasty 6-game losing streak on Saturday, with a workmanlike 78-70 victory over West Alabama. The win evened the Argonauts' home record at 3-3.
NOTES FROM SATURDAY'S WIN OVER UWA
• The Argos were led by junior transfers Jelani Pruitt and Austin Somerfield, who recorded their third and fifth double-doubles of the season, respectively. Pruitt went for a team-best 20 points, 14 rebounds and five assists in his second consecutive double-double, while Somerfield added 13 points and 11 boards.
• UWF had five players reach double figures in scoring.
• Redshirt junior G Mario Stramaglia connected on three 3-pointers en route to 15 points. He has made at least three triples six times this seasonand leads the team with 29 total.
• Junior F Deangelo Legrier tied his season high with 12 points. He has posted double figures in two of the last three outings.
• UWF owned the boards, outrebounding UWA 47-30 and putting in 17 second-chance points on 14 offensive rebounds.
• UWF led 34-28 at the half & is now 2-1 when leading at the intermission.
• UWF held the Tigers to a season-low two made 3-pointers.
BOARD WORK PAYING DIVIDENDS
• UWF has done a solid job rebounding all season, with that on full dispay Saturday as the team held a 47-30 edge on the glass. That was the team's largest margin this season and marked the eighth time the Argonauts have pulled down more than their opponents in a game.
ABOUT WEST GEORGIA
• West Georgia enters the game at 9-5 overall and 6-3 in GSC action - a game out of first place - following a 93-89 overtime loss at Valdosta State on Saturday. That setback snapped a 4-game winning streak for the Wolves, which are 9-0 at home and 0-5 on the road.
• The Wolves have six players averaging in double figures and lead the GSC in scoring offense with 93.0 ppg. UWG ranks second in the league with 9.4 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Junior G Steph Branch leads the team and is fifth in the GSC with 16.4 ppg. He has scored at least 18 points seven times, including each of the last two contests. Redshirt senior Zach Taulien is the catalyst from outside, making 48 pct of his shots. He has 175 in his career and is just 12 shy of the school record.
SERIES HISTORY
• UWF and UWG are playing for the 40th time in men's basketball on Monday, with the Wolves holding a 22-17 series lead. UWG has won six of the last nine overall over UWF.
• The Wolves swept the head-to-head matchups a year ago. The win in Pensacola snapped a 7-game win skein for the Argos at the UWF Field House.
JUSTIN WILLIAMS NAMED TO ALLSTATE NABC GOOD WORKS TEAM
• Justin Williams was named to the 2016 Allstate NABC Good Works Team® as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the Allstate Insurance Company in early December.
• Williams is one of 257 players named and one of 48 non-NCAA Division I players recognized.
• Williams is a physics and mathematics major with extracurricular activities including volunteering at Loaves and Fishes soup kitchen, a mission trip to Nicaragua last August, vice president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and helps out with the Miracle League of Pensacola.
JAN. 23 DOUBLEHEADER AT UAH TO BE TELEVISED NATIONALLY ON ASN
• The UWF basketball programs will receive some national exposure when their games at Alabama Huntsville on Jan. 23 will be televised as part of the American Sports Network's Division II Basketball Showcase.
• To accommodate the television broadcast of the doubleheader, the women's game will now tip-off at 1 p.m. followed by the men's contest at 3 p.m.
• The games will stream live on NCAA.com and the NCAA Sports Mobile App. WFGX MyTV 35 in Pensacola/Mobile Ala. has carried ASN broadcasts in the past.
2015-16 SCHEDULE ANALYSIS
• UWF will play 26 games this season, including 12 at home in the UWF Field House.
• The Argonauts will play nine games against five teams that qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division II Championship - Alabama-Huntsville, Benedict, Union, West Alabama, West Georgia. The first of those cAme in the season opener against Benedict in Valdosta, Ga. on Friday, Nov. 13.
UWF PICKED 11TH IN GSC POLL
• UWF was picked to finish 11th in the Gulf South Conference in the preseason coaches poll. The Argonauts received 26 total poll points and one first place vote.
• Alabama Huntsville received nine of 11 first place votes and was picked to finish first with 95 points. West Georgia (78 pts), Union (76) and Delta State (73) were bunched together in the next three spots.
NEW LOOK FOR UWF FIELD HOUSE FLOOR
• The UWF Field House floor received a new paint scheme over the summer, with an emphasis on cleaner design and less color. The court now features a darker wood stain in the lane and a similar darker stained GSC logo near midcourt on opposite sides of the floor.
• The 4-foot restricted arc in the lane was added in preparation for its implementation at the Division II level next season.
• The Argonaut head at midcourt remained in color as did the navy blue border that surrounds the court.
• Social media identifiers of '#GoArgos' and '@GoArgos' were placed in front of the bench areas.
NCAA RULES CHANGES
• The NCAA made a number of rules changes to both the men's and women's games this season. Some of the more visible changes in the men's game include:
• Shot clock reduced from 35 seconds to 30 seconds.
• Restricted area arc expanded from three feet to four feet - Division I in 2015-16; D-II & III in 2016-17.
• Timeouts:
- Reduction of 30-second timeouts from four to three; only two carry over to the second half.
- A 30-second timeout called within 30 seconds of a media timeout will become the media timeout.
- Coaches can only call timeouts during a dead ball situation.
• The 10-second backcourt count resets except when:
- Defender causes the ball to go out of bounds;
- Offense retains possession on a held ball; or
- A technical foul is called on the offensive team.
Note: A charged timeout by the offensive team results in a new 10-second count.
• Removed the five-second closely guarded count on a dribble.
• Guarding in the post: Arm bar allowed in post area when offense has back to the basket with or without the ball.
• The offense can no longer score on a charging foul.
• Removed the prohibition against dunking the ball while the ball is dead; teams will be allowed to dunk during pregame and halftime.
