LAKEWOOD, NJ (Jan. 10, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball continues conference play this weekend.
Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (9-4, 1-1 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, New Jersey - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Jan. 11 - 1 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Live stats are also available on the Lions' schedule page.
Last Time Out
• A slow start led to Georgian Court's 76-63 loss at Felician last Saturday.
• The Lions fell behind by 21 points in the first half.
• Georgian Court allowed Felician to shoot 56.3% from 3, the Lions' highest 3-point percentage allowed since January of 2021.
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Justin Harper was 6 of 9 from the floor and scored 15 points with four rebounds.
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Miles White added 15 points as well with two steals.
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Thomas Menegus scored a career-high eight points and added five rebounds.
Home is Where the Lions Play
• Georgian Court is at home for its next three contests and six of its next eight.
The CACC Schedule
• Conference play heats up for the Lions after finishing their non-conference schedule.
• Each of Georgian Court's final 14 games are against CACC opponents.
Individual Milestones
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Cam Edmonds is fourth in Lions history in career 3-pointers made (80). The junior is also seventh all-time in points (637), 3-pointers made (80) and field goals made (195).
• Edmonds is five assists away from 100 in his career and five made field goals short of 200.
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Donavin Crawford needs five 3-pointers to get to 50 in his career.
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Anthony Rivera is two rebounds short of 100 and seven points away from 200 in his career.
CACC Leaders
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Cam Edmonds is second in the CACC with 21.1 points per game and fourth with just over two steals per game.
• Edmonds is also third in the conference in free-throws made.
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Khalil Baker is ninth in the CACC in field-goal percentage at 53.2%.
• Edmonds sits third and
Donavin Crawford is seventh in the CACC in 3-pointers made per game.
• Crawford is 12th in the CACC playing 31.2 minutes per game.
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Justin Soranno sits sixth in the conference with just over one block per game.
• Georgian Court leads the conference with 26.6 3-point attempts.
Who's Hot?
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Miles White has totaled his two highest-scoring games of his collegiate career over the past two games, adding a career-best 22 against Fairmont State followed by 15 at Felician.
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Justin Harper shot a season-high 66.7% (6 of 9) from the floor last Saturday.
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Khalil Baker has scored at least 14 points in three of the last four games.
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Thomas Menegus scored a career-high eight points last Saturday.
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Cam Edmonds has gotten to the free-throw line 21 times over his last two games played, making 15 of them.
Series History vs. Caldwell
• Georgian Court is 3-8 all-time and has lost each of the last three meetings.
• Last season the Cougars took down the Lions 85-70 despite GCU shooting a season-best 53.2%.
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Hassan Jackson scored a career-high 12 points in last season's meeting.
• The teams have met every year of the Lions' 12-year program history.
About Caldwell
• Caldwell has not played since Dec. 22, a 80-62 loss at non-conference foe Assumption.
• Overall, the Cougars are 9-4 and 2-2 away from home.
• Caldwell sits 1-1 in CACC play including a nine-point win over Felician, Georgian Court's previous opponent.
• DeAngelo Horn sits top-10 in the conference in numerous categories, including fourth in field-goal percentage at 59.5%, seventh with 7.8 rebounds per game, 10th with 15.2 points per game and sixth in blocks per game.
• Melvin Evans is second in the CACC with 4.6 assists per game, seventh with two steals per contest and 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Derrick Bueno is second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio and ninth with 3.4 assists per game.
• Isaiah Philbert is fifth in the CACC in 3-pointers made.
• The Cougars lead the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio and are second in assists per game.