SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The eighth-ranked Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team is looking for its 11
th win in a row on Thursday night against La Sierra at MiraCosta College.
THE SCHEDULE
Game 23
Thursday, Jan. 31 – 7:30 p.m.
La Sierra (4-20) at No. 8 Cal State San Marcos (18-4)
Oceanside, Calif. – MiraCosta College
Live Stats
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Senior Sayonara Set for Feb. 23
CSUSM-La Sierra is the second-to-last home game of the 2012-13 season for the Cougars. Prior to CSUSM's season finale against Bethesda on February 23, 10 Cougar seniors will be honored for their service to the men's basketball program –
Bryan Emanuel,
Hakeem Washington,
Adam Alfaro,
Danny Redmon,
Jose Rivera,
Jeremy Ford,
Ali Langford,
Kelly Lord,
AJ Gasporra and
Jacob Ranger.
They Keep Going, and Going, and Going…
CSUSM earned its 10
th-straight victory on Friday, Jan. 25 in a 99-56 pummeling of NCAA Division III's UC Santa Cruz. Five players finished in double figures for the Cougars, led by point guard
Danny Redmon who finished with a game-high 19 on 8-of-10 shooting.
Quincy Lawson registered a double-double by halftime on his way to a 12 point, 12 rebound performance, while
Jose Rivera pitched in with 15 on 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. Adam Eakels and
AJ Gasporra tallied 12 points each.
Resetting History
The Cougars' 99-56 win over UCSC set a school record for points scored and win margin (43). It marks the second time this season CSUSM has reset its record for points, and third time this year the Cougars have bested their record for win margin. Against UC Merced on Dec. 28, the Cougars scored 96 points in a 37-point victory. The following night on Dec. 29, CSUSM beat Lethbridge by 40 (93-53).
The Streak
Since its last loss on Dec. 8 to defending national champion Concordia (Calif.), the Cougars are outscoring their opponents by an average of nearly 23 points, 81.7-58.9, 10 points more than their season average of 13.78. CSUSM's 10-game streak doubles its longest previous winning streak.
Finally… A Double-Double
It took the Cougars 20 games, but
Quincy Lawson became the first CSUSM player to record a double-double this year with 12 points and 12 boards against UC Santa Cruz. It marked the first double-double since
Alpha Ndiaye (13 points, 22 rebounds) and
Tim Steed (18 points, 11 rebounds) recorded double-doubles in an 81-73 win over Black Hills State last season on February 25, 2012. The Cougars tallied 17 total double-doubles during the 2011-12 season;
Aaron Chamberlain Jr. recorded 10 of them.
Probable Starters – Quick Facts
G 10 Danny Redmon: Averaging 12.8 points and 4.33 assists over the last 10 games.
G 15 Jose Rivera: Over the last three games, eight of his nine made baskets have been from behind the arc.
G 32 AJ Gasporra: Scored 12 points in his first career start for CSUSM on Jan. 25 against UCSC.
F 5 Quincy Lawson: Shooting 54 percent from the field and averaging a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game over the last 10 contests.
F 35 Adam Eakles:
Averaging 7.4 points and 5.4 boards during CSUSM's wins streak.
Probable Reserves – Quick Facts
G 1 Bryan Emanuel: Missed Jan. 25's game due to injury. Return still to be determined.
G 3 Hakeem Washington: Seven points and a game-high five assists against UC Santa Cruz.
G 4 Adam Alfaro: 2-of-2 from 3-point range against UCSC.
F 21 Jeremy Ford: Three points in nine minutes against the Banana Slugs.
F 24 Ali Langford: CSUSM leading scorer will miss the rest of the season after suffering torn ACL against Concordia (Calif.) on Dec. 8.
C 25 Kelly Lord: 2-of-2 FG against UCSC.
G 33 Jacob Ranger: Shooting 54 percent from 3-point range during the Cougars' 10-game winning streak.
National Poll
The Cougars moved back up to No. 8 in the sixth regular-season edition of the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, it was announced Tuesday. The Cougars received a season-best 211 total points in the poll to match the program's highest billing ever (Jan. 15, 2013 – Jan. 21, 2013). CSUSM has been ranked the entire 2012-13 season and has been in the top 10 in five out of six regular-season polls. The Cougars are 4-1 against NAIA Top 25 teams and 3-0 against squads in the top 10.
