LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 22, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball begins a three-game road swing starting Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins (4-14, 3-4 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, PA - Sorgenti Arena
When
Tuesday, Jan. 23 - 8 p.m.
How to Watch
• Tuesday's game is available to watch via a free to view broadcast on the GCU portal of the CACC Digital Network powered by HUDL. Links for videos and live stats can be found above and on the Lions Basketball schedule page.
Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• A year ago these two teams split the season series with the road team winning each game.
• In the win last February, Georgian Court overcame a seven-point halftime deficit for 67-58 comeback win.
• GCU held the Griffins to just 22 second-half points.
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Clint Wright, Jr. led three Lions in double-figures with 25 points going 5-8 from three.
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Cameron Edmonds scored 17 and
Hassan Jackson was 5-7 for 10 points.
• Historically, GCU is just 5-13 against the Griffins and 2-7 in Sorgenti Arena.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court led by six at the break against Bloomfield, in search of the programs first-ever win against the Bears.
• But the Lions went cold in the second half as the Bears tied and took the lead in a 72-58 win.
• The game was tied at 55 with three minutes left to play. Bloomfield closed the game outscoring GCU 17-3 putting the game out of reach.
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Taheen Braswell-Brown came off the bench to score 18 with eight rebounds.
• Clint Wright, Jr added 16 with four three-pointers.
Who's Hot?
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Clint Wright, Jr. has 10+ points in five straight games. He's also coming up with 4.5 rebounds in his last four.
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Cameron Edmonds has double-figure points in eight of his last 10 games
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Taheen Braswell-Brown matched a career-high with 18 points against Bloomfield and eight rebounds.
CACC Leaders
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Clint Wright, Jr. is second in the CACC shooting 43.1% from three.
• Wright, Jr. is also sixth scoring 15.7 points per game.
• At the free throw line, Georgian Court is up to 69.4%, good for sixth in the CACC.
Individual Milestones
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Clint Wright, Jr. continues his assault on the GCU record books. He is 33 minutes away from being the fourth Lions with 2500. He's also nine field goals away from being the third Lion ever with 400. Five more assists will move Wright, Jr. up to fifth all-time at GCU and one more steal will give him 50, ninth-most in program history.
• With five more three-pointers, Wright, Jr. will also have the top-three spots in single-season three-pointers made.
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Cameron Edmonds is two points shy of 400 for his career.
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Amari Jones is 13 rebounds away from 100.
About Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill is just 4-14 this season, but three of those wins have come in conference play.
• The Griffins have logged plenty of travel miles with just five of their 18 games played at home this season. CHC is 2-3 on their home court.
• A loss at Caldwell Saturday afternoon snapped a three-game winning streak for the Griffins.
• Chestnut Hill has two wins over CACC South Division opponents in Holy Family and Jefferson.
• The Griffins have some conference leaders starting with Alejandro Cybak who has six double-doubles, most in the conference.
• Cybak is one of four Griffins scoring in double-figures with 11.3 points per game. He leads the team shooting 44%.
• Adam Angwafo leads the team with 12.6 points per game and a 44% three-point percentage.
• Neal Hill is the conferences leading rebounder with 146 and 8.6 per game.
• Chestnut Hill has been good about not beating themselves. They average the fewest fouls of any CACC team and their 14.6 turnovers per game are the fifth fewest.