GAME 31
SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - MARCH 3-6
QUARTERFINALS: No. 2 Arkansas State (16-14, 11-7) vs. No. 7 New Orleans (14-16, 9-9)
March 4, 2007 - Lafayette, La. - Cajundome (11,550) - 6:30 p.m.
Radio: Arkansas State Radio Network (KCJF 103.9 FM, flagship)
Web Stream: XOS Technology (SunBeltSports.org)
ON TAP: Arkansas State claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference West Division championship to earn the No. 2 seed at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and a first-round bye. The Indians will play No. 7 seed New Orleans in the tournament quarterfinals Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The winner of the game will go on to face the winner of the No. 3 Western Kentucky - No. 6 Florida Atlantic game in the semifinals Monday at 9 p.m. The championship game will be played Tuesday at 8 p.m. Every ASU game can be heard live on 103.9 FM in the Jonesboro area and the live radio broadcast can be accessed through the Arkansas State athletic web site (ASUIndians.com).
THE PRINCIPALS: ASU has matched its longest winning streak of the season with four straight victories heading into the Sun Belt Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed. The Indians claimed a share of the Sun Belt Conference West Division championship with Louisiana-Monroe, but won the tiebreaker to receive the higher seed in the league tournament. New Orleans snapped a three-game skid with an 88-75 home victory over ULM in its regular-season finale and has now won two straight games after defeating UALR 77-70 on Wednesday in a Sun Belt Conference Tournament first round game. UNO finished in fourth place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division standings.
HEAD COACH DICKEY NUTT: Arkansas State head coach Dickey Nutt is in his 12th season with the Indians and owns 178 wins at the school, the third most among ASU's 14 all-time head coaches. He also has 98 career Sun Belt Conference victories to his credit, the second most all-time among SBC coaches. He led ASU to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth and is a former Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year.
NUTT NEARING CENTURY MARK: While ASU head coach Dickey Nutt passed 100 overall career victories long ago, he is nearing the mark for Sun Belt Conference wins with 98 to his credit. Only one coach, Gene Bartow, in the history of the Sun Belt Conference has achieved 100 league wins. Bartow has 111 career Sun Belt Conference victories.
NUTT REACHES MILESTONE: Dickey Nutt reached a milestone this season when the Indians hosted Louisiana-Lafayette on February 8. ASU's 25th game of the 2006-07 season was Nutt's 342nd as ASU's head coach, which is more than any other coach in school history. John Rauth coached 341 games from 1949-63. While Nutt passed Rauth for most games coached and now has coached 347 games at ASU, Rauth still holds the school record for seasons as head coach at 14.
REACHING 1,000: The Arkansas State men's basketball program is in its 78th season and won its 1,000th all-time game on Nov. 18. ASU holds a 1,013-948 all-time record.
SCOUTING THE PRIVATEERS: New Orleans finished the regular-season with a 9-9 Sun Belt Conference record to finish fourth in the league's West Division. The Privateers snapped a three-game skid with an 88-75 home victory over Louisiana-Monroe in its regular-season finale and then defeated UALR 77-70 in a first-round Sun Belt Conference Tournament game. UNO is currently 14-16 this season and holds an 0-3 record in games played on a neutral court, including losses against Vermont, Hampton and Mississippi State. The Privateers have four players averaging double-figure points, including Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year Bo McCalebb. McCalebb is averaging a Sun Belt Conference best 24.7 points per game, which also places him sixth nationally. Jamie McNeilly is averaging 14.9 points per game, James Parlow 13.1 and Shaun Reynolds 10.9.
THE ASU - UNO SERIES: The Privateers lead the all-time series against the Indians 23-14. ASU snapped a four-game skid against UNO with a 90-79 home victory over the Privateers on Feb. 15, which started ASU's current four-game winning streak. Their first meeting was in 1987-88, when New Orleans handed ASU two losses. ASU and UNO have met as Sun Belt Conference opponents since the 1991-92 season.
COMMON OPPONENTS: Outside the Sun Belt Conference, Arkansas State and New Orleans have not played any common opponents.
ARKANSAS STATE vs. SUN BELT CONFERENCE: ASU holds an all-time record of 174-172 against current members of the Sun Belt Conference. Since joining the league in 1991-92, the Indians hold a 133-125 mark in conference games. Since Dickey Nutt became ASU's head coach, the Indians are 98-90 in SBC contests. ASU has defeated every member of the league. Among current SBC opponents, the Tribe holds its most all-time wins against Arkansas-Little Rock with 41.
THE LAST TIME vs. NEW ORLEANS: JONESBORO (2/15/07) ? Isaac Wells muscled his way to 22 points and 13 rebounds and three other Indians scored in double figures to lead Arkansas State past New Orleans, 90-79, at the Convocation Center earlier this season. Adrian Banks, after scoring six in the first half, ended the night with 19 and Ryan Wedel scored 18. Shawn Morgan nearly had a triple double with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Shaun Reynolds led the Privateers with 23 points and James Parlow added 23. Bo McCalebb had 17 and led his team on the boards with 10 and Jamie McNeilly concluded UNO's scoring with 13. The Indians were able to take a 38-31 lead in at the half. The second half was methodical with both teams utilizing good defense and strong offense. ASU built the lead to 12 on a couple of occasions and UNO kept chopping away. The closest the Privateers got was within four, 70-66 with 3:44 remaining in the game. The game's final two-and-a-half minutes forced New Orleans to foul the Indians and ASU's last nine points were from the foul line.
THE LAST TIME OUT: LITTLE ROCK (2/24/07) ? Adrian Banks scored 18 points, including 10 in the final six minutes, and Isaac Wells added 14 to help Arkansas State overcome a nine-point deficit in the second half and defeat Arkansas-Little Rock 61-55, winning a share of the Sun Belt Conference West Division title in the process. The Indians took their first lead of the second half when Shawn Morgan tipped in a basket with just under eight minutes to play to put ASU on top, 42-41. After a pair of free throws by UALR's Rashad Jones-Jennings put the Trojans back on top 43-42, ASU freshman Ryan Wedel sank the Indians' first three pointer of the game at the 6:14 mark to put Arkansas State on top 45-43, and the Indians did not trail again. Banks scored ASU's next 10 points to help push the Indian lead to 55-48 with 3:02 to remaining. A three-pointer from UALR's Terrance Akins, who led the Trojans with 11 points, pulled UALR to within three, 58-55, with 38 seconds remaining, but ASU's Jim Jones put the game away with seven seconds to play when he sank a free throw to make it a two-possession game, 59-55. ASU's Shawn Morgan set the final score at 61-55 with a dunk just before the buzzer. In addition to the double-figure nights from Banks and Wells, the Indians also got eight points each from Jones and Morgan, seven from Ryan Wedel and four from Yomi Ajasin.
WEST DIVISION CHAMPS: The door opened for ASU to claim a share of the division title when Louisiana-Monroe was defeated 88-75 at New Orleans last Saturday. Nine days prior to ASU's regular-season finale, the Indians were three games out of the lead with four to play, and ran the tables to claim a share of the division championship, their first since the Sun Belt split into two divisions in the 2000-01 season. ASU was co-champs of the Sun Belt following the 1997-98 season.
BANKS AND WELLS EARN SUN BELT ACCOLADES: Arkansas State standouts Adrian Banks and Isaac Wells were named All-Sun Belt Conference selections and Banks also the conference's Newcomer of the Year, the league office announced last Tuesday afternoon. Banks is the second player in ASU history to be named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year, joining Nick Rivers, who earned the honor in 2001. Banks made possibly the biggest immediate impact of any player in ASU history with 632 regular-season points, the third most ever among all players and easily the most by a first-year player. Wells is one of just three players in school history to record at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 70 blocks in a career. ASU was one of just three teams that placed multiple players on the league's all-conference team. Banks was a first-team selection, while Wells was named to the second team.
TWO-TIME SUN BELT PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adrian Banks was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season on Monday after helping lead the Indians to back-to-back road victories and a share of the league's West Division title. Banks, also named the SBC Player of the Week on Jan. 15, averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists last week in victories over North Texas and UALR. The nation's 11th leading scorer, Banks posted 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists against North Texas. He came back to score a game-high 18 points, grab eight rebounds and hand out two assists against UALR.
TOURNAMENT TV: ESPN Plus will carry both Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinal games, while ESPN2 will broadcast the tourney's championship game. The quarterfinals can be viewed via web streaming at www.sunbeltsports.org.
ON A ROLL: Arkansas State has matched its longest winning streak of the season with four straight victories. The winning streak marks the third time this year that the Indians have won at least three games in a row. The last time ASU won five straight games was during the 2003-04 season.
ABOVE .500: Arkansas State secured its third winning regular season in the last four years. The Indians have posted seven winning regular-seasons under head coach Dickey Nutt.
CONFERENCE WINS: After finishing .500 in Sun Belt Conference games the past three seasons, ASU secured a winning conference record for the first time since the 2000-01 season. The Indians will finish the season with at least 10 Sun Belt Conference wins for the first time since the 2000-01 campaign as well.
TOPPING LAST YEARS WIN TOTAL: With 16 victories and at least one game remaining, Arkansas State has already passed its win total for all of last season by four wins. Additionally, ASU has now won at least 16 games for third time in the last four years. ASU has posted at least 15 victories eight times under head coach Dickey Nutt. The Indians also topped their total SBC wins for all of last year by four games.
600 AND COUNTING: Adrian Banks scored 18 points against North Texas to run his season scoring total to 632 points, making him just the third player in ASU history to score 600 points in a single season. He is currently averaging 21.1 points per game and if he maintains that average, will finish the season with at least 653 points, which would be the second most in school history behind only Don Scaife's 678 points scored during the 1974-75 season.
BANKS BREAKS RECORD: Adrian Banks, ranked sixth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage and 29th in three-point field goals made, hit 90 shots from beyond the arc this season to break the ASU record for single-season three-point field goals made. Banks passed Antonio Harvey's 88 shots made from beyond the arc in 1997-98.
SENIOR DAY: Four Arkansas State seniors were honored at the Indians final regular-season home game. Jim Jones, Theo Little, Yual Banks and Korrell Henderson are all seniors on this year's team. Banks and Little are both four-year letterwinners, while Henderson and Jones joined ASU in 2005-06.
DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS AT THE CONVOCATION CENTER: ASU is 11-2 at the Convocation Center this season and has now posted at least 10 victories at the Convocation Center for the third time in the last four years. ASU has won double-digit home games in five seasons under head coach Dickey Nutt and 11 seasons overall.
SUN BELT SCORING: Three of ASU's top five scoring games for the entire season came since the Indians started SBC play. Arkansas State scored a season-high 90 points four games ago against New Orleans and recorded 84 points against both Florida Atlantic and North Texas (Jan. 4), its fourth most of the season.
ALMOST FLAWLESS: With their 90-79 victory over New Orleans four games ago, the Indians improved to 28-2 all-time under head coach Dickey Nutt when scoring 90 or more points. It's only two setbacks when reaching 90 or more points came against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 2002 and Jacksonville in 1996.
DANGEROUS DUO: Junior Adrian Banks and freshman Ryan Wedel are both already ranked among the top 10 players in school history for three-point field goals made in a single season, but additionally they are just the second teammates in school history to record at least 70 three-point field goals made in the same season. Antonio Harvey and Micah Marsh both hit at least 83 ?threes' during the 1997-98 season.
ASU NEARING SCHOOL SCORING RECORD: ASU is challenging two team records this season, nearing the school record for points and three-point field goals in a single season:
ASU has posted 2,156 points this season and is averaging 71.9 points per game. If the Indians maintain that average, they will finish their first game at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with 2227 . . . the school record is 2345 (set in 1987-88). That would leave the Indians 118 points shy of the record with the possibility of adding to that total with any additional games.
ASU has posted 219 three-point field goals this season and is averaging 7.3 made ?threes' per game. If the Indians maintain that average, they will finish their first Sun Belt Conference Tournament game with 226 . . . the school record is 241 (set in 2002-03). That would leave the Indians 15 three-point field goals shy of the record with the possibility of adding to that total with any additional games.
JONES IMPROVES AVERAGE: After being held scoreless against FIU (Jan. 27) and averaging 5.8 points per game through his first 13 outings, Jones has averaged 9.9 points per game over ASU's last eight contests. Jones scored in double figures four of those eight games and posted at least eight points in the other four. He recorded a season-high 13 points against Florida Atlantic on Jan. 31.
MORGAN MAKING BIGGER IMPACT: Sophomore forward Shawn Morgan has become a bigger overall impact player for ASU as the season has progressed. In fact, Morgan led ASU in rebounds once over the teams first 17 games, but has led the team on the boards in four of the last 12 games. He also scored in double figures three times over the ASU's first 20 games, but has posted double digits in five of the last 10 games. He is averaging 4.8 rebounds for the season, but 5.6 in conference games. He is averaging 6.7 points for the season, but 8.0 in league games.
DANGEROUS FROM DOWNTOWN: The Indians performed well from beyond the arc the majority of the time in its first 30 games of the season, hitting 39 percent of its three pointers to rank 19th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage. The Indians have not shot less than 33 percent from three-point range 23 of their last 28 games. The Indians have hit at least 40 percent of their threes in 16 of 30 games this season.
FIVE ALIVE: Arkansas State had a season-high five players score in double figures twice this year (vs. FAU and North Texas). Four players scored in double figures five times while at least three ASU players reached double digits in 19 games.
1,000 POINT CLUB: Isaac Wells has scored 446 points this season, giving him 1,125 career points to make him the 22nd player in school history to score 1,000 points in a career. Wells' 446 points this season is already more than he had for his entire freshman and sophomore years.
WELL ROUNDED: With 1,125 points, 581 rebounds and 79 blocks, Isaac Wells is just the third player in school history to post at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 70 blocks in a career. Wells joined John Tate (1986-89) and Fred Shepherd (1990-93) as the only players in school history to accomplish the feat.
WEDEL HEATING UP: While freshman guard Ryan Wedel scored in double figures four times in 12 non-conference games, he has come on strong in league games to reach double-digits in 12 of 18 games. He scored a career-high 20 points against Denver on Dec. 14. He is averaging 12.4 points per game in Sun Belt Conference games only.
FRESHMAN FORCE: True freshman Ryan Wedel has had an impressive debut with the Indians thus far. Wedel is ranked first among all freshmen in the Sun Belt Conference in assists (85), three-point field goals made (76) and three-point field goal percentage (.390). He is also ranked among the top three freshmen in the league in scoring (10.6 ppg). Not only has Wedel started 17 games, he is the third leading scorer on the team and has posted double-figure points in 16 games.
NICE PASS: Arkansas State recorded a season-high 19 assists against FAU on Jan. 31 and posted its third most with 16 vs. New Orleans four games ago. The Indians' 14.1 assists per game is the second best average in the Sun Belt Conference. The Indians have posted at least 17 assists in a game six times.
500 REBOUND CLUB: Junior forward Isaac Wells became the 20th player in school history to record 500 career rebounds this season and now has 581 to his credit. Wells is currently averaging 8.2 rebounds per game and if he stays on that pace, will finish ASU's first game in the SBC Tournament with 594 career rebounds . . . that would place him 14th on the all-time rebounds list at ASU.
BANKS TIES SCHOOL RECORD: Adrian Banks hit a career-high nine ?threes' at Troy on Jan. 13 to tie the ASU record for a single game. His nine makes from beyond the arc also tied the second most by a Sun Belt Conference player this season.
BANKS IN THE RANKINGS: Adrian Banks is currently ranked second in scoring (21.1 ppg), third in 3-point field goal percentage (.481), second in 3-point field goals made (3.0 pg) and tied for ninth in field goal percentage (.500) in the Sun Belt Conference. Banks is ranked 11th nationally in scoring, sixth in 3-point field goal percentage and 29th in 3-point field goals made.
STEPPING UP THE DEFENSE: ASU has considerably improved its field goal percentage defense this season, holding opponents to a .414 shooting percentage this season in comparison to .450 last year. The Indians lead the Sun Belt Conference in field goal percentage defense this season, while they finished last season ranked tied for ninth.
GOOD DEFENSE: The Indians have held 14 opponents to less than 40 percent shooting and are 14-0 in those games. ASU has held five opponents under 35 percent shooting.
SHUT ?EM DOWN: ASU is 6-0 this year when holding its opponent to 60 points or less. The last time ASU held six or more opponents to 60 or fewer points was during the 2003-04 season when it did so seven times.
FIRST HALF SCORING: ASU has won four of its last six games when ahead at the half and is 8-3 this year when leading at the break. While the Indians have done well when leading at the half, they have scored 964 first-half points in comparison to 1,185 over the final 20 minutes this season.
THE COMEBACK IS ON: While ASU holds a 7-11 record in games when trailing at the half, it holds 7-5 record over its last 12 games when behind after the game's first 20 minutes.
AMONG THE BEST IN THE BELT: After 30 games, Arkansas State ranks in the top half of the Sun Belt Conference in eight statistical categories and is among the top three teams in the league in six categories. The Indians lead the Sun Belt Conference in field goal percentage defense (.414).
CONFERENCE NUMBERS: Four ASU players have increased their scoring average since Sun Belt Conference play began. Freshman Ryan Wedel, sophomore Shawn Morgan, junior Abayomi Ajasin and junior Isaac Wells are all averaging more points in league play than they are for the entire season. Following is a breakdown of their scoring averages:
Wells - 15.4 ppg overall, 16.1 ppg SBC
Wedel - 10.6 ppg overall, 12.4 ppg SBC
Morgan - 6.7 ppg overall, 8.0 ppg SBC
Ajasin - 2.7 ppg overall, 3.1 ppg SBC
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE: Junior forward Isaac Wells has gone on a tear of double-double's this season, recording double-digit points and double-figure rebounds in nine games and has missed eight more double-doubles by no more than two rebounds or two points. Wells finished with four double-doubles for all of last season and did not record any as a freshman.
SECOND CHANCES: Shawn Morgan is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game, which is the second most on the team, and has 144 total rebounds. Out of his 144 total boards, 64 have come on the offensive glass. His 64 offensive rebounds are the most on the team, 12 more than any other player. He is ranked 12th in the Sun Belt Conference in offensive rebounds (2.1 per game).
MULTIPLE SCORING THREATS: ASU had eight different players score in double figures during its first 30 games, and six of the eight have done so more than once. Isaac Wells, Ryan Wedel, Adrian Banks, Chris Brown, Yual Banks, Shawn Morgan, and Abayomi Ajasin and Jim Jones have all scored at least 10 points in a game this year.
TAKING CARE OF THE BALL: Arkansas State not only recorded a season-low five turnovers against Denver on Dec. 14, those five turnovers are the fewest ever for a game at the Convocation Center. The next fewest was six, done twice. The Indians next fewest turnovers for a game this year is nine (vs. New Orleans).
HOME WINNING STREAK ENDS AT NINE: Arkansas State carried over some late success during the 2005-06 season at the Convocation Center into the new season as it pushed its home winning streak to nine games, dating back to last season, before falling to South Alabama in a home contest on Dec. 28. The last time ASU had a nine-game home winning streak was 2003-04 through 2004-05 when it won nine in a row as well.
PICKING UP THE SCORING: While ASU scored 70 or more points just once over its first six games, it has posted at least 70 points in 17 of its last 24 to up its scoring average to 71.9 points per game, the seventh best average in the Sun Belt Conference.
BENCH SCORING: ASU's bench scored a season-high 31 points against Lyon College and has contributed at least 20 points in nine games, including the last three in a row. ASU's bench is averaging 16.3 points per game. Following is a breakdown of ASU's bench scoring by game, starting with the most recent: 11, 22, 21, 26, 8, 9, 11, 20, 9, 13, 12, 19, 27, 17, 12, 17, 7, 7, 23, 23, 28, 15, 20, 21, 13, 31, 18, 10, 12, 6 (490 total).
GOOD LOOK: Junior forward Isaac Wells posted a career-high six assists against Bowling Green State on Dec. 4 and has already posted more assists in 27 games played than he did for all of last season. Wells currently has 70 assists (27 total last season), the second most on the team. Wells posted 47 assists as a freshman. He needs five more assists to top his total for both his freshman and sophomore seasons combined.
THE HOT HAND: ASU hit a season-high 56 percent of its shots against Austin Peay State on Nov. 25 and has now made at least 43 percent of its field goal attempts in 22 of its last 26 games. The Indians have made at least 47 percent of its shots in eight of its last 23 games. They are ranked No. 6 in the Sun Belt Conference in field goal percentage at .455.
ASU EXTENDS WINNING STREAK IN HOME OPENERS: With its 64-54 win over Bowling Green State, the Indians have now won their last seven home openers and are 11-1 all-time in home openers under head coach Dickey Nutt. ASU holds victories over teams such as Southeast Missouri State, Baylor and McNeese State in home openers under Coach Nutt.
REACHING 80: Arkansas State has scored 80 or more points in at least eight games the last 10 consecutive years under head coach Dickey Nutt and has done very well when reaching that mark. In fact, ASU is 85-22 in 12 seasons under Nutt when scoring 80 or more points for a .794 winning percentage.
HOME SWEET HOME: With a an all-time record of 195-72 (.730 winning percentage), the Convocation Center has become a great homecourt advantage for the Indians. ASU has won at least eight games at the Convocation Center each of the last seven seasons. That stretch includes a 12-win home season in 2004-05 that ranks tied for the third most in the arena's history. ASU has won double-digit home games in five seasons under head coach Dickey Nutt and 11 seasons overall.
UNBUCKLE THE BELT: Arkansas State is in its 16th season as a member of the Sun Belt Conference and began its league schedule with an 81-66 win against Denver. The Indians improved to 8-8 all-time in Sun Belt Conference openers. Under head coach Dickey Nutt, the Indians are now 7-5 in SBC opening games. ASU has won its first game against a league opponent three of the last four years.
WINNING STREAK SNAPPED: Arkansas State had a four-game winning streak snapped earlier this season. ASU won four consecutive games for the first time since the 2004-05 season.
ADRIAN BANKS NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT: Junior guard Adrian Banks was named to the Cox Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 19 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game against Clemson, Old Dominion and Monmouth. Banks scored in double figures every game and 20 or more points twice, including a career-high 24 against Monmouth. Banks hit 42 percent (20-47) of his field goal attempts and 50 percent (9-18) of his three-point attempts. Banks led the team in scoring two of its three games.
FOR STARTERS: Arkansas State had a five-game winning streak snapped in season openers, falling to Clemson in its first outing of the 2006-07 season. ASU is now 7-5 in season-opening games under head coach Dickey Nutt.
CHANGE OF SCENERY: Arkansas State opened its season away from the Convocation Center for the first time since the 2004 season and on a neutral court for the first time since 2001. The Indians defeated Mississippi 74-69 on the road to open the 2004 campaign and fell 86-72 to East Carolina in 2001 on a neutral court.
TWO GAMES RESCHEDULED: Two of ASU's December games were suspended due to a blizzard in Denver. The Indians were unable to travel to Denver for a Dec. 21 game and New Orleans was unable to travel from Denver for a Dec. 30 game. The Denver game was rescheduled for Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Pioneer's Hamilton Gymnasium, while the UNO game was rescheduled for Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
WELLS AND BANKS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT: Junior forward Isaac Wells was named to the Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference First Team and Yual Banks to the third team at the league's annual Media Day. Wells finished last season ranked ninth in the conference in scoring (14.4 ppg) and seventh in rebounding (6.8 rpg). Banks averaged 10.9 points per game in league play last year while leading the conference in 3-point field goal percentage at .459.
ASU PICKED FOURTH IN SUN BELT'S WEST DIVISION: The Indians were picked to finish tied for fourth in the Sun Belt Conference West Division, as voted on by all 13 coaches in the league. UALR was the coaches' choice to win the West, while Western Kentucky was voted the top team in the East heading into the season. ASU finished third in the league's East Division last season with a 7-7 record, but have made the move to the West with the realignment of the divisions.
