LAKEWOOD, N.J. (Feb. 17, 2023) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball returns home for the final time this season holding Senior Day in the penultimate game of the regular season. 

Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats (14-11, 6-8 CACC)

Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center

When
Saturday, Feb. 18 - 2 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.

Senior Day
• Prior to the game Georgian Court will recognize their senior class of 2023. The class consists of three student-athletes: Titus Beard, Jelani Jackson and Shane Williams. 

Previously vs. Wilmington
• In one of the best games of the season, Georgian Court went to Wilmington and defeated the Wildcats 93-86. 
• Both teams were lights out from the floor as Georgian Court shot 60.8% for the game and 54.5% from three. Wilmington did most of their damage inside. They were 55.4% shooting overall but just 5-19 from behind the arc.
• Wilmington led 43-40 after the first half, but GCU outscored them 53-43 in the second. 
• Jelani Jackson scored five points in the final two minutes to put the game out of reach in the Lions favor.
• Jamaal Waters led GCU going 7-10 from the floor and 6-8 at the line for 20 points.
• Cameron Edmonds didn't miss from three going 4-4 for 19 points.
• Clint Wright, Jr. scored 17 with four assists.
• Jalen Bates scored six points with five rebounds and eight assists.
• Jelani Jackson chipped in 15 and Shane Williams scored 11. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court looked for the season sweep of Jefferson but it wasn't to be in a 78-59 loss in Philadelphia Tuesday night.
• Jefferson shot better than 50% for the game hitting on 24-46 and were 10-25 from three. Georgian Court was 20-54 overall and 6-25 from behind the arc.
• The Rams closed the first half on a 12-3 run in the final 2:51 to go up by 15 at the break. 
• Jamaal Waters led the Lions scoring 17 points and finished a rebound shy of a double-double.
• Clint Wright, Jr. added 12 points connecting on 3-7 from three. 
• Cameron Edmonds went 2-5 from deep and scored nine points with five boards.
• Jalen Bates chipped in four points, three assists, four steals and two rebounds. 

Who's Hot?
• Jamaal Waters has reached double-figures in 12 of his last 13 games. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. is 7-14 from behind the arc the last two games. 
• Hassan Jackson has made two field goals in four straight games. 
• Cameron Edmonds is averaging more than six rebounds per game in his last three. 

Individual Milestones
• Shane Williams will get into the GCU top-five in career rebounds with five more. He's also nine points away from the all-time top-10 in scoring. 
• Titus Beard needs one more assists to get into the Lions all-time top-five. 
• Jamaal Waters needs 22 more field goals for the most in a single-season at GCU. He also needs one more block for sole possession of third on the single-season list. 
• With four more three-pointers, Cameron Edmonds will make the single-season top-five.
• Jalen Bates needs four more assists to become the second Lion to dish out 100 in a season. 

Lions in the CACC (statistic minimums set by NCAA)
• Under the basket, Georgian Court's 11.64 offensive rebounds are fourth-best in the league. 
• Defensively, GCU's 7.8 steals rank fifth in the conference. 
• Jamaal Waters has moved to fourth in the CACC scoring 16.7 points per game. He's also third shooting 53.2% overall. 
• Jalen Bates' 3.8 assists per game are fourth in the conference. His 2.0 steals per game are also third in the league. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. has made the fourth-most three-pointers in the CACC this season at 64. 

Playoff Picture
• Things are getting tighter in the CACC South Division. Jefferson is the only team to clinch a playoff spot at 10-5.
• Chestnut Hill is in second place with an 8-7 record. They're followed by Goldey-Beacom (7-7), Georgian Court (7-8) and Wilmington (6-8) with only three of those four teams advancing.
• The Lions final two games are against two of those three teams, at Chestnut Hill and home against Wilmington. 

About the Opponent
Wilmington Wildcats
• Wilmington is 14-11 this season and 6-8 in league play. 
• The Wildcats have won six of their last nine and are 7-6 playing on the road. 
• Three Wildcats are scoring in double figures led by Randy Rickards at 14.8 points per game. Justin Thomas is right behind scoring 13.2 points and Amiri Stewart is scoring 11.3.
• Stewart is the son of Lions coach Terrence Stewart. He's been hot of late with 10+ points in nine of his last 11. 
• Rickards nearly averages a double-double with 8.4 rebounds per contest while Thomas is shooting 40% from three.
• Wilmington is second the CACC in assists per game at 15.8 this season. 
• The Wildcats are third in the CACC shooting 46% overall and fifth hitting 71.8% at the line and 34.4% from three.