LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Dec. 16, 2022) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball will suit up one final time before the holiday break. They'll be back at home for their third straight nonconference contest.
Opponent
College of Staten Island Dolphins (3-6, 1-2 ECC)
Where
Lakewood, N.J. - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Dec. 17 - 12 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game will be available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal page of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Live stats are also available at GCULions.com.
Previously vs. The College of Staten Island
• This is the first ever meeting between these two teams.
Last Time Out
• It was a Georgian Court first as they took down a Division I program for the first time in team history.
• The Lions defeated Delaware State 75-69 in Dover.
• GCU was red hot in the second half scoring 51 points after trailing by three at the half.
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Clint Wright, Jr. scored 15 points going 6-10 overall and 3-4 from three.
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Jelani Jackson added 15 points as well along with six boards.
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Cameron Edmonds scored 14, nine coming at the free throw line.
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Jamaal Waters totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.
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Justin Soranno also scored 10 with six rebounds.
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Jalen Bates scored six points going 4-4 at the free throw line and passed out four assists.
Who's Hot?
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Clint Wright, Jr. has hit double-figure points in every game this season. He's also shot better than 50% in three of his last four games with 12 three-pointers.
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Justin Soranno has made at least three field goals in seven straight games.
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Jelani Jackson reached double-figures in two of his last three games.
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Cameron Edmonds is averaging 12.5 points in his last two games going 11-12 at the free throw line.
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Jamaal Waters is the reigning CACC Defensive Player of the Week. He had a double-double against East Stroudsburg and came away with seven steals last week.
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Jalen Bates has 14 points and 14 assists in his last three games.
Individual Milestones
• With two more made three-pointers,
Jelani Jackson will become the 10th Lion to make 50 in his career. He's also four points away from 400.
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Shane Williams needs six more assists to get into the GCU all-time top-five.
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Titus Beard is seven rebounds away from 150.
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Shane Williams needs three more field goals to reach 150 and five rebounds to hit 300.
• With one more field goal,
Christian Armstrong-Thomas will have 50 in his career.
Lions in the CACC
• In CACC games, Georgian Court leads the league in scoring defense allowing just 60 points per game.
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Jamaal Waters is currently third in the league in field goal percentage shooting 55.7%. He's also fourth grabbing 8.9 rebounds per game.
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Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC in both free throw percentage at 90.0, and three-point percentage at 44.2.
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Jalen Bates' 3.4 assist per game are fourth in the conference.
• With 3.8 blocks per game, the Lions as a team are fourth in the CACC.
• Teams are shooting just 30.2% against GCU from three, second-best in the conference.
About the Opponent
College of Staten Island Dolphins
• The College of Staten Island is 3-7 through their first 10 games of the season, but have won two of their last three games.
• The Dolphins are coming off of a loss to fellow CACC school Alliance, 97-80, Wednesday night.
• CSI is averaging nearly 70 points per game, shooting 42% overall and 36% from three.
• This past week, two from CSI earned ECC weekly honors. Messiah Mallory was the player of the week and last year's ECC Rookie of the Year.
• Messiah this season is averaging 15.5 points per game with 8.9 rebounds per contest. He also has 24 of the Dolphins 37 blocked shots.
• JJ Chestnut was this week's ECC Rookie of the Week. Chestnut averages eight points per game with 4.3 rebounds.
• Behind Mallory, Luis Armas is scoring 13.9 points and has made 36 three-pointers. Of his 119 FGA, 101 have come from behind the arc.
