EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Two home games in the next three days are on tap for the University of Evansville men's basketball team who opens its 2025-26 home slate. UE welcomes Calumet College of St. Joseph on Friday at 11 a.m. before taking on Oakland City at 3 p.m. on Sunday inside the Ford Center. ESPN+ and the Purple Aces Radio Network will have the broadcast of both contests.
Last Time Out
- Evansville held a lead in the opening moments against the top-ranked Boilermakers before a 16-2 run in the first half helped Purdue lead by 19 at the break before winning by a final of 82-51
- Josh Hughes recorded the second double-double of his career with 15 points and 11 boards while AJ Casey finished the night with 14 points and 9 boards
Double-Double
- For the second time in his UE career, Josh Hughes registered a double-double
- Hughes opened his season with 15 points and a career-high 11 boards
- The first double-double of his career came in last season's road win at Indiana State where he registered 15 points and 10 boards
- He was 6-of-12 from the field while knocking down three 3-pointers
- His double-double was Evansville's first against a ranked opponent since Egidijus Mockevicius had 16 points and 12 caroms against Wichita State on Jan. 31, 2016
Great Start
-In his first game in an Aces uniform, AJ Casey had the top performance of his collegiate career
- Facing top-ranked Purdue, Casey set career highs in points (14), FG (6), attempts (13), rebounds (9), and minutes (28:45)
- Entering this season, Casey's top scoring output was eight points, which came on two occasions
Doing His Job
-Trent Hundley chipped in nine points off the bench at Purdue
- Hundley knocked down three triples on the way to his top performance with the Evansville program
- His top game last season was a 6-point game against Brescia
Scouting the Opponent
- Calumet College of St. Joseph enters Friday's game with a record of 0-3 following a 90-86 loss to Grace Christian (MI) on Tuesday
- The Crimson Wave are led by J. Caleb Slawinski's 19.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game
- Slawinski recorded 22 points in two out of Calumet's three games thus far
- Kyrin Dock checks in with an average of 10.7 PPG following a 17-point effort versus Grace Christian
