LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 27, 2025) - Georgian Court Men's Basketball has one final game left in the CACC regular season and the postseason is still within reach with a win and some help.
Opponent
Chestnut Hill Griffins (13-13, 8-7 CACC)
Where
Philadelphia, PA - Sorgenti Arena
When
Saturday, March 1 - 3 p.m.
How to Watch
• Saturday's game is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the Chestnut Hill portal of the CACC Digital Network.
• Live stats are also available on the Lions' schedule page.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court nearly pulled an upset of one of the top seeds in the CACC South, Jefferson, but couldn't hang on in the end.
• The Lions had a six-point lead with four minutes to play, but went scoreless the rest of the way as the Rams came back, 62-55.
• Cam Edmonds led GCU scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double.
Road Warriors
• Saturday will mark the Lions third consecutive road game to close out the season.
• All of their final three games, at Holy Family, at Jefferson and at Chestnut Hill were played in the Philadelphia area.
• The Lions have just as many wins, three, at home, as they do on the road.
• Five of the Lions final seven games were played away from home.
CACC Standings
• With one game remaining, things are cut and dry in the CACC postseason picture.
• Georgian Court is currently on the outside looking in, a game behind Wilmington.
• The Lions do hold the tiebreaker and a win and a Wildcat loss would push the Lions into the playoffs.
• Jefferson is the top seed in the CACC South.
• The Lions Saturday opponent, Chestnut Hill, does have something to play for. A win guarantees the Griffins a home game in the opening round.
• Should GCU earn the #4 seed in the South, their opponent will be the top seed in the CACC North, Dominican.
Individual Milestones
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Donavin Crawford needs six rebounds for 100. Four more three-pointers will get him into the GCU all-time top-five.
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Cam Edmonds is seven steals away from setting a new single-season record. He needs 33 to reach 1,000 points in his career.
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Anthony Gooden is five rebounds away from 50.
CACC Leaders
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Cam Edmonds remains the top scorer in the CACC and ranks fifth nationally with 24.4 points per game.
• Edmonds has also become the new national leader in free throws made with 184.
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Donavin Crawford has entered the CACC top-25 in scoring with 11.4 points per game.
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Justin Soranno is in top-20 with 5.7 rebounds per game. Edmonds has jumped to 19th with 5.8
• Soranno also sits top-10 in the conference in blocked shots while Edmonds is in the top-5 in steals.
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Charles Anyichie has entered the top-15 in the league in blocked shots.
• Georgian Court leads the conference with 26.3 three-point attempts per game.
• The Lions sit fourth in the league with 8.0 steals per game and third forcing 15.6 turnovers per game.
Who's Hot?
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Cam Edmonds has reached double-figures in all 23 games played this season. He's reached the 20-point plateau in 16 of them, averaging 26.5 points in conference games. Edmonds also has double-doubles in back-to-back games.
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Donavin Crawford has 12 three-pointers in his last four games.
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Jahsan Johnson is averaging nearly eight points per game over his last five.
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Taheen Braswell-Brown 7-15 from the floor over his last three games with 14 rebounds.
Edmonds' History-Making Season
• Earlier in the year, junior
Cam Edmonds set a new single-game high scoring for GCU when he put up 48 at Goldey-Beacom.
• Edmonds was the first player to ever score 40 in a game for GCU and now has three 40+ games on the season, one of just two in Division II.
• That's carried him to his current season total of 562 points which is also a new single-season record for the Lions. He's the second to ever score 500 in a season, breaking Jordan Wejnert's record of 509 set in the very first year of the program.
Previously vs. Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill swept this matchup last season and own a 15-6 mark against the Lions all-time.
• Earlier in the season, Georgian Court's first CACC win came against the Griffins.
• The Lions jumped out to a 40-23 lead at the half and cruised to an 81-66 win.
• GCU got a team-effort with four players in double-figures and two others scoring nine.
Cam Edmonds totaled 20 with
Justin Soranno,
Donavin Crawford and Amrai Jones all scoring 10+.
About Chestnut Hill
• Chestnut Hill has alternated wins and losses each of the last six games. They're coming off a loss at Wilmington last Saturday to drop to 8-7.
• The Griffins are locked into a playoff spot, but a win guarantees them a first-round home game.
• Overall, CHC is 13-13 on the year. They're 6-5 playing at home.
• Chestnut Hill does a lot well, including hold onto the ball. Their 13.4 turnovers per game are the fewest in the league.
• They also commit just 15.6 fouls per game, fewest in the league, so they don't often beat themselves.
• With a +3.0 rebound margin, CHC has the second-best rebounding advantage in the league. They're led on the glass by Neal Hill who's 12.1 rebounds per game are fourth in Division II.
• The Griffins offense is shooting 39% overall and 32% from three. They're middle of the pack in free throw percentage, but are getting some good luck with opponents shooting just 66% at the line.
• Four Griffins are in double-figure scoring led by IV Pettit with 15.1 points per game. He's a volume shooter hitting 32% overall and 27% from three.
• Alejandro Redondo Cybak is scoring 12 points shooting just under 50% from the floor.