LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 8, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball continues on with CACC play this week on the road in Philadelphia.

Opponent
Jefferson Rams (7-6, 1-2 CACC)

Where
Philadelphia, PA - Gallagher Center

When
Tuesday, Jan. 9- 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. Jefferson
• Last season, these two teams split a home-and-home with the home team winning each game.
• The Lions win over Jefferson was their first in program history over the Rams. They are 1-17 all-time and 0-9 on the road.
• Jefferson got the win back later in the season, 78-59.
• In the Lions win, Clint Wright, Jr. and Jamaal Waters each scored 21 points. Wright was 7-11 overall and 3-6 from three.
• Wright also hit three three-pointers in the loss and scored 12. 

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court finished up a five-game homestand Saturday afternoon against regional foe, Queens.
• A five-point game at the half ended in an 83-68 Lions loss as they were outscored 44-34 in the second.
• Queens attempted 32 free throws, knocking in 24.
• Georgian Court shot 48%, their highest in a loss since shooting 49% against Wilmington last season. 
• Clint Wright, Jr. was 8-12 and 5-9 for three and scored 23 points.
• Four Lions were in double-figures. 

Who's Hot?
• Clint Wright, Jr. returned from missing most of the UDC game to score 23 with five three-pointers. 
• Cameron Edmonds is averaging 21 points in his last two games. He set a new GCU record with 15 free throws in the win over UDC. 
• Anthony Rivera has 10+ points in three straight and recorded his first career double-double against UDC. 
• Justin Harper has double-figure points in three of his last four games and is shooting 54.3% over that span. 

CACC Leaders
• Clint Wright, Jr. leads the CACC shooting 46.2% from three.
• Wright, Jr. is also seventh scoring 16.1 points per game. 
• Amari Jones' 2.0 offensive rebounds per game are just outside the top-10 ranking 11th in the league.
• Anthony Rivera ranks eighth with 1.60 steals per game.  
• GCU has been able to rely on a deep bench this season and their 23.58 bench points per game are the seventh most in the CACC. 
• The Lions 11.33 fastbreak points per game also rank seventh in the league. 

Individual Milestones
• Clint Wright, Jr. continues his assault on the GCU record books. He needs five more points to move to third all-time in scoring. His next game will also be the 75th of his career, moving him to eighth all-time. 
• Nearing 100 points this season are Anthony Rivera (94), Amari Jones (93), Justin Harper (91) and Taheen Braswell Brown (88).
• Cameron Edmonds needs one more three-pointer to get to 50 for his career. 

About Jefferson
• Jefferson started off slow but have seemed to found their footing.
• The Rams enter Tuesday at 7-6 overall and 1-2 in the CACC, but have won four of their last five.
• Last week, Jefferson picked up home wins against two regionally ranked teams in St. Thomas Aquinas and Dominican, winning by a combined 47 points.
• All seven of Jefferson's wins this season have come at home where they're 7-1.
• The Rams have a two-headed monster in Erik Timko and Antonin Kemkeng. Timko is the Division II active leader in scoring average at 21.6 points per game and Kemkeng's 9.5 career rebounds per game is fourth on the active D2 list.
• This season, Timko, who was this week's CACC Player of the Week is scoring 20.2 points and shooting 54.3% overall and 39% from three. He scored 53 points in the Rams two wins last week.
• Kemkeng is also in double-figures this season scoring 14.3 points while shooting 62% overall and grabbing 8.9 rebounds per game.
• Jefferson is scoring nearly 84 points per game and their +9.1 scoring margin is the best in the CACC. They also have the top field goal percentage in the league at 50.1%. 
• The Rams are losing the ball just 13.3 times per game this season and their assist-to-turnover ratio is second in the conference.