LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Jan. 20, 2023) - Winners of four straight on the road, Georgian Court Men's Basketball pack their bags once again and head up to Northern Jersey.
Opponent
Bloomfield Bears (8-9, 4-4 CACC)
Where
Bloomfield, NJ - Bloomfield College Gym
When
Saturday, Jan. 21 - 3 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. Bloomfield
• The Lions have never beaten Bloomfield. They're 0-9 with their last loss coming a year ago in Lakewood, 82-68
• Georgian Court barely led as Bloomfield opened up a double-digit first half lead.
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Clint Wright, Jr. did his part scoring 25 going 4-6 from three.
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Titus Beard added 12 points with five rebounds.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court dropped their second straight at home 75-64 to Chestnut Hill.
• The Lions were down by 11 with 11 minutes left to play. They rallied back to get to within one, but CHC was 8-8 at the foul line in the final minute to hold on for the win.
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Jamaal Waters nearly had a double-double with 16 points and eight rebounds.
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Cameron Edmonds suck three triples off the bench and finished with 11 points.
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Clint Wright, Jr. scored nine with four rebounds.
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Jalen Bates added eight points, five rebounds and six assists.
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Hassan Jackson was 3-5 overall for eight points.
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Shane Williams collected 10 rebounds and scored seven points. He also blocked three shots.
Who's Hot?
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Jalen Bates has passed out at least three assists in his last 11 games and grabbed at least five boards in six straight.
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Jamaal Waters has reached double-figures in five straight and is shooting 59.6% over that stretch.
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Cameron Edmonds has scored in double-figures in four of his last five games.
• Against Chestnut Hill,
Shane Williams grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked three shots and came away with two steals.
Individual Milestones
• One more assist will get
Shane Williams into the all-time top-five at GCU.
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Jelani Jackson is two points away from cracking the GCU top-10. He also needs four rebounds for 150 in his career.
• With two more steals,
Jalen Bates will be the sixth Lion to ever reach 30 in a single season.
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Jamaal Waters will get to 150 rebounds with 17 more.
Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Teams are shooting just 30.3% against GCU from three, best in the conference and in the top-25 for Division II.
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Jamaal Waters has moved to fifth in the CACC scoring 16.6 points per game.
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Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC in free throw percentage hitting 90.4%.
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Jalen Bates' 4.2 assists per game are second in the conference. He's also averaging 3.2 steals per 40 minutes, best in the league.
About the Opponent
Bloomfield Bears
• Bloomfield enters the weekend on a three-game slide falling below .500 to 8-9 on the year and 4-4 in the CACC.
• The Bears have also struggled at home this season dropping five of seven.
• Bloomfield is one of the best in the country rebounding the ball. They average 42.65 per game which leads the CACC and is fifth in the nation.
• Despite being outscored by nearly two points per game, Bloomfield is shooting 37% from three which is fourth in the league.
• Andres Fulgencio leads the team scoring 14.2 points per game shooting 47% overall, 43% from three and has 17 blocked shots.
• Josh Morris, all 6-7, 325 pounds, is also scoring more than 14 points per game.
• Turnover margin has been a bugaboo for the Bears. They last in the CACC at -1.9 per game.