LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Nov. 18, 2022) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball is back on the hardwood this weekend as their season-opening five-game road trip continues.

Opponents
Kutztown Golden Bears (0-3, 0-0 PSAC)

Where
Kutztown, PA - Keystone Arena

When
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 1 p.m.

How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be available to watch on the Kutztown Golden Bears Sports Network. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com

Previously vs. Kutztown
• This will be the first ever meeting between the Lions and the Golden Bears. The two teams ran a closed scrimmage at the start of 2021-22.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court nearly fought back from a 12-point halftime deficit, but fell short to Saint Rose 87-80.
• The Lions shot a season-best 44.6% from the floor and 42.3% from behind the arc.
• The Lions also committed just eight turnovers, their fewest since January of 2021.
• Clint Wright, Jr. scored a team-high 19 points and also passed out two assists and blocked two shots.
• Jamaal Waters added 18 on 8-12 shooting with a game-high nine rebounds.
• Cameron Edmonds was in double-figures as well with 14 points and was 3-6 from three. 

Who's Hot?
• Transfer Jamaal Waters is still averaging a double-double with 17.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per contest. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. picked up where he left off last year averaging 16 points per game and passed out six assists. 
• Cameron Edmonds scored a career-best 14 points on 4-8 shooting at Saint Rose.
• Justin Soranno is shooting 66% in his last two games. 

Individual Milestones
• Clint Wright, Jr. just surpassed 500 career points, the sixth Lion to reach that milestone. He's now chasing 100 career 3FGM with 98. 
• Christian Armstrong-Thomas will reach 100 rebounds with three more and is also three made field goals shy of 50.
• With six more made three-pointers, Jelani Jackson will become the 10th Lion to make 50 in his career. 
• His next game will be Titus Beard's 50th game played. 

Lions in the CACC
• Jamaal Waters is currently second in the league and 19th in the nation with 10.7 rebounds per game. He also is fifth in the conference scoring 17.7 points per game.
• Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC in both free throws made with 16 and free throw percentage at 88.9
• The Lions as a team lead CACC in blocks per game with five.
• GCU is third in the CAA thus far in assist-to-turnover ratio and second in turnovers per game at 12. 

About the Opponents
Kutztown Golden Bears
• Thus far in 2022, Kutztown is 0-3, still in search of their first win of the season.
• All three of their losses have been close though, falling by a combined 12 points.
• In the PSAC Coaches Poll, Kutztown was picked to finish sixth out of nine teams in the East Division. They were 9-19 last year and 6-16 in conference play. 
• Despite their 0-3 record, Kutztown has been putting up points in bunches. They're scoring 85 points per game and lead the PSAC and are top-10 in D2 in three-point percentage, connecting at a 47% clip from deep.
• Wesley Butler has been their go-to this season. He's scoring 29 points per game to lead the PSAC and is fifth in D2. He's also shooting 56.4% overall.
• Josh Samec is adding 13 and is 8-14 this season from three.
• Five Golden Bears are scoring 10+ points per game. 
• Kutztown has struggled rebounding the ball. They're a -10 per game in the rebounding department. They're also averaging 18 turnovers per contest.