LAKEWOOD, NJ (Dec. 5, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball is seeking to start the CACC season 2-0 as conference play continues on.
Opponent
Caldwell Cougars (0-7, 0-2 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Dec. 6 - 2 pm
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available on a free-to-view broadcast on the Georgian Court portal of the CACC Digital Network. Live stats can be found on the Georgian Court schedule page.
Ticketing
• Tickets for all Georgian Court home game can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
• $10 adults
• $5 seniors/students
50/50 Raffle
• All season-long, Georgian Court Athletics will be running a 50/50 raffle at all indoor home games and select outdoor games. Stop by the admissions table to enter the raffle.
• $10 per ticket or $20 for 3 tickets
• Cash only
• Drawing April 28, participants do not need to be present to win.
Previously vs. Caldwell
• Georgian Court is just 3-9 all-time against Caldwell but all three wins have come in Lakewood.
• After winning back-to-back in 2020 and 2021, the Cougars have rattled off four straight wins.
• Last year, also at home, GCU trailed from the first possession in an 89-73 loss.
• Four Lions were in double-figures.
Individual Milestones
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Cam Edmonds is three assists away from 150.
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Donavin Crawford needs five three-pointers to hit 100 for his career.
Who's Hot?
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Amar Lane has at least two blocks in five straight games. He's also averaging nearly eight points and six rebounds per game in his last three.
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Anthony Rivera picked up his first double-double of the season with a season-high 15 points at Holy Family.
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Donavin Crawford is averaging 13 points in his last two games.
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Taheen Braswell-Brown is 6-11 behind the arc this season.
Double Dipping
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Cam Edmonds has scored at least 10 points in 31 straight games.
• He's now matched Caleb Bowser who also scored at least 10 points in 31 straight from January, 2019-February, 2020.
CACC Leaders
• Georgian Court is up at the top of the league in a couple of defensive categories.
• Their 5.6 blocks per game lead the league and are 11th nationally.
• Georgian Court is also tops in field goal percentage defense as teams are shooting 40.3%. From behind the arc, teams are shooting 30.2% which is second in the CACC.
• Led by
Cam Edmonds, GCU is third in free throws made per game.
• With 2.5 blocks per game,
Amar Lane is leading the CACC and is 11th in Division II.
Tesneem Ajeigbe is third in the conference with 14 total.
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Cam Edmonds is second in the CACC averaging 22.1 points per game. He's also leading the league and D2 with both 64 free throws and 82 free throw attempts.
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Jaycen Santucci's 43 rebounds are ninth in the conference. He's also up to third in the league shooting 52.7% overall.
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Donavin Crawford sits third in the CACC with 16 made three-pointers.
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Anthony Rivera's 2.57 offensive rebounds per game are just inside the top-10.
The New CACC
• This season, the CACC will have a new look to it. The league currently stands at 11 teams with Bloomfield having departed after the 2024-25 academic year.
• The league has also done away with the North and South Divisions in favor of a single set of standings with all 11 teams.
• Additionally, there's been changes to the league schedule. Teams will now play all CACC opponents twice, once at home and once on the road.
Conference Openers
• Georgian Court won their CACC opener last week against Holy Family. It was just the third league opener GCU has won in program history.
• The Lions also started 1-0 in conference play in 2019-20 and 2022-23. In fact the Lions started 2-0 in both of those seasons and 3-0 in 2022-23.
About Caldwell
• Caldwell was picked to finish fifth in the CACC Preseason Poll and received two first-place votes but they've stumbled hard out of the gates.
• The Cougars are yet to be victorious this season at 0-7. They've dropped both CACC contests to Goldey-Beacom and Felician.
• Before the 14-point loss at Felician, Caldwell had dropped their previous three by just a combined 11 points.
• Part of what's hurt the Cougars this season is that 2024-25 Second Team All-CACC performer DeAngelo Horn is yet to step on the court. He averaged better than 13 points per game last year and shot 56% overall.
• It hasn't been all bad for Caldwell this season. They're third in the league in blocks per game at 4.7 with Terence Thompson's 16 tops in the league.
• Melvin Evans has been the Cougars offensive leader. He's scoring 18.3 points per game and shooting 47% overall.
• Todd Rochelle and Isaiah Philbert are also in double-figure scoring.
• On the defensive end, teams are shooting 46% against Caldwell and 36.4% from three.