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Lions Basketball Take Road Trip to Connecticut

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 9, 2024) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball hits the road this weekend at Bridgeport. 

Opponent
Bridgeport Purple Knights (9-13, 3-7 CACC)

Where
Bridgeport, CT - Harvey Hubbell Gym

When
Saturday, Feb. 10 - 1 p.m.

How to Watch
• Saturday'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. Bridgeport
• Bridgeport joined the CACC last season and that was the first ever meeting between the two teams.
• Playing in Lakewood, the Lions defeated the Purple Knights 86-72.
Clint Wright, Jr. scored 22 making 6-12 from three. 
Jamaal Waters poured in 29 with 11 rebounds.

Last Time Out
• Georgian Court and Holy Family went down to the wire Tuesday night in Lakewood.
• After the Lions took a 60-58 lead with 67 seconds to play, Holy Family scored five in the final 15 seconds to escape with the 63-60 win.
Anthony Rivera scored 19 on 7-8 shooting with nine rebounds.
Clint Wright, Jr. hit five threes, also scoring 19.

Who's Hot?
• Clint Wright, Jr. has 10+ points in nine straight games. 
• Anthony Rivera is 23 for his last 31 over four games with 55 points. His 19 against Holy Family are a new GCU high. 
Jahsan Johnson is averaging five points per game in his last four. 

CACC Leaders
• Clint Wright, Jr. leads the CACC shooting 42.5% from three.
• Wright, Jr. is also sixth scoring 16.5 points per game.  
Anthony Rivera's 1.4 steals per game are in the top-15. 
• At the free throw line, Georgian Court is up to 71%, good for fourth in the CACC. 

Individual Milestones
• Clint Wright, Jr. continues his assault on the GCU record books. He is now five rebounds away from the top-10 and would be in the Lions top-10 in points, rebounds, assists and steals. 
Hassan Jackson is seven rebounds away from 100. 
Anthony Rivera needs 24 points to get to 200 and six rebounds for 100. 

About Bridgeport
• Overall this season, Bridgeport is 9-13, but are just 3-7 in the CACC.
• They have been playing better of late, winning back-to-back league games over Dominican and Wilmington.
• Bridgeport is also much better at home where they are 7-7 this season.
• The Purple Knights are in the top-10 in the nation when it comes to offensive rebounding. They pull down 14.1 on the offensive glass, ninth in Division II.
• Bridgeport is second in the league with nearly 10 steals per game and they're turning those steals into points with a league-best 15.5 fastbreak points.
• UB has been playing in some high-scoring affairs as they both score and allow more than 80 points per game.
• Bridgeport has five players averaging between 12.1 and 12.6 points this season. Jayden Iturmendi and Tim Dawson are each scoring 12.6.
• Sam DeSouza averages 12.4 but is second in the CACC shooting 58.6%. He leads the team with 5.9 rebounds per game as well.
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Players Mentioned

Jamaal Waters

#1 Jamaal Waters

F
6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
Hassan  Jackson

#5 Hassan Jackson

F
6' 3"
Sophomore
Clint Wright, Jr.

#11 Clint Wright, Jr.

G
6' 2"
Senior
Jahsan Johnson

#3 Jahsan Johnson

G
5' 7"
Freshman
Anthony Rivera

#33 Anthony Rivera

G
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jamaal Waters

#1 Jamaal Waters

6' 6"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Hassan  Jackson

#5 Hassan Jackson

6' 3"
Sophomore
F
Clint Wright, Jr.

#11 Clint Wright, Jr.

6' 2"
Senior
G
Jahsan Johnson

#3 Jahsan Johnson

5' 7"
Freshman
G
Anthony Rivera

#33 Anthony Rivera

6' 3"
Sophomore
G