LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 14, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball plays their final home game of the regular season tomorrow afternoon.
Opponent
Goldey-Beacom Lightning (10-14, 7-6 CACC)
Where
Lakewood, NJ - GCU Wellness Center
When
Saturday, Feb. 15 - 3 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.
Ticketing
• Tickets for all Georgian Court home games can be found at the link above, or purchased in person prior to the game.
• $10 adults
• $5 seniors/students
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court won their second straight with an thrilling come-from-behind win.
• The Lions went on the road and scored 52 second-half points for a 91-85 win at Bloomfield.
• It was the first ever win for the Lions over the Bears in program history.
• Cam Edmonds had another monster day scoring 41 points with seven assists to lead the Lions.
• Donavin Crawford scored 17 and Jahsan Johnson added 14.
• Georgian Court never led until the 4:17 mark of the second half.
Road Warriors
• After Saturday's game, GCU will finish the regular season with three straight on the road.
Make-Up Game
• Georgian Court was scheduled to play Holy Family earlier this week.
• That got postponed due to snow and will be made up next Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 8 pm.
CACC Standings
• With four games remaining, Georgian Court and Wilmington are tied in the win column.
• The Wildcats do have one game at hand with five remaining to GCU's four.
• Chestnut Hill is at the top at 8-5, followed by Jefferson and Goldey-Beacom at 7-6.
• The top four teams qualify for the CACC Postseason Tournament.
Individual Milestones
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Amari Jones' next game played will be his 50th.
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Cam Edmonds is 12 points away from 900 in his career. Five points will move him to second for single-season points scored and 27 will set a new GCU single-season record. Three more three-pointers will move him to third all-time in Lions history.
• With 18 more minutes played,
Donavin Crawford will get to 1500. He needs nine rebounds for 100.
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Taheen Braswell-Brown needs six rebounds for 200.
CACC Leaders
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Cam Edmonds remains the top scorer in the CACC and ranks sixth nationally with 24.2 points per game.
• Edmonds also leads the conference and is second in Division II in free throws made and third in free throws attempted.
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Justin Soranno is in top-25 with just above five rebounds per game.
• Soranno also sits top-10 in the conference in blocked shots while Edmonds is in the top-10 in steals.
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Charles Anyichie has entered the top-12 in the league in blocked shots.
• Georgian Court leads the conference with 26.7 three-point attempts per game.
• The Lions sit fourth in the league with 8.7 steals per game and fourth in turnovers forced.
Who's Hot?
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Cam Edmonds has reached double-figures in all 20 games played this season. He's reached the 20-point plateau in 14 of them, averaging 26.5 games in conference.
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Donavin Crawford has hit double-figure points in eight of his last nine games. He's averaging 17.6 over his last three.
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Jahsan Johnson is averaging more than 10 points per game over his last two with eight rebounds and eight assists.
Series History vs. Goldey-Beacom
• Georgian Court has just one win all-time against Goldey-Beacom.
• That came back in the 2022-23 season, a 70-62 triumph at home.
• Before that, there were 16 straight losses and three straight since, including a sweep last season.
• Earlier this season,
Cam Edmonds set a new program record scoring 48 against the Lightning.
• That though came in a 90-84 loss with GBC going 10-10 at the foul line down to stretch to hold off the Lions.
About Goldey-Beacom
• Goldey-Beacom suffered a loss at home to Chestnut Hill in a battle for first place in the CACC South. That also snapped a two-game winning streak for the Lightning.
• The Lightning are currently 10-14 overall, 4-6 playing on the road.
• GBC sits near the bottom of the league in field goal percentage, shooting 41.6% on the season.
• However they are closer to the top when it comes to three-pointers, hitting 35.4% from behind the arc.
• Opponents have feasted on the Lightning from three, shooting 37.5%, worst in the CACC.
• Turnover numbers are near equal between GBC and their opponents at around 15 per game.
• The Lightning are up at the top of the CACC in rebounding and sit third in offensive rebounds pulling down 13.25 per contest.
• Zakari McQueen is the focal point of the Lightning offense scoring 15.2 per game while hitting a CACC-best 82 three-pointers at a 39% clip.
• David Robinson is one of the best offensive rebounders in the country. He's 13th in Division II and leads the CACC with 3.83 offensive boards per game.
• Five Lightning members are scoring in double-figures this season. In addition to McQueen and Robinson, Tre Powell, Zayon Marsh and Shane Taylor all average 10+.