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Cougars to Play Seawolves in New Year's Eve Contest

SAN MARCOS, Calif. – The Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (3-7, 2-2 CCAA) will return to conference action against Sonoma State (6-4, 2-2 CCAA) on New Year's Eve at 3 p.m. in The Sports Center.
 
PREVIOUSLY
  • The Cougars took a break from CCAA play for a non-conference road trip to Central Washington and Seattle Pacific on Dec. 17 and 19.
  • CSUSM fell 81-78 to CWU in overtime despite Charlie Henderson putting up a career-high 24 points with six boards.
  • The Cougars rounded out their trip with a 73-66 loss to SPU while Edwyn Collins led CSUSM with 15 points.
 
COUGAR FACTS
  • CSUSM has the 34th-best turnover margin in Division II and ranks fourth in the CCAA at 3.6.
  • The Cougars are holding opponents to 41.4% from the field, ranking 38th in the country and four in the conference.
  • CSUSM's 26.7 3-point field-goal attempts per game rank 33rd nationally and second in the league while making 8.4 per game to rank fourth in the CCAA.
  • The Cougars are committing the third-fewest turnovers per game in the CCAA at 11.9.
  • With an assist-turnover ratio of 1.19, CSUSM ranks second in the conference while its 14.2 assists per game also rank second.
  • The Cougars are making 74.2% of their free throw attempts, ranking third in the CCAA.
  • CSUSM is forcing 15.5 turnovers per game to rank fourth in the league.
  • Camren Pierce's league-leading 91.2 free throw percentage ranks 16th nationally. He also ranks second in the CCAA for assists per game at 4.3 and has the fourth-best assist-turnover ratio at 1.22.
  • Edwyn Collins is gobbling up 2.1 steals per game to rank second in the CCAA.
  • In the CCAA, Charlie Henderson ranks second in blocks per game (1.10), third in field-goal percentage (55.8) and eighth in rebounds per game (6.8).
 
GAME 11 | SONOMA STATE
Date Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023
Time 3 p.m.
Location San Marcos, Calif.
Venue The Sports Center
Records CSUSM (3-7, 2-2 CCAA)
SSU (6-4, 2-2 CCAA)
Live Stats SideArm Stats
Live Video CCAA Network ($)
Tickets HomeTown Ticketing

NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH AGAINST SONOMA
  • The Seawolves took a break from CCAA play and earned a 70-52 win at Fresno Pacific on Dec. 16.
  • In their last CCAA games, Sonoma fell 87-72 at No. 10 Chico State before earning at 68-50 win against Cal Poly Humboldt.
  • Besides their game at Fresno Pacific, the Seawolves have only played one other road game as they fell 82-78 at Seattle Pacific on Nov. 21.
  • SSU has the 23rd-best scoring defense in Division II at 65.6 points allowed per game while its scoring offense ranks 251st at 68.8 points per game.
  • The Seawolves are the third-best shooting team in the CCAA at 45.9% but they rank 10th in both 3-point field-goal percentage (31.2%) and free throw percentage (64.8%).
  • Dillon Iyawe averages a league-best 1.30 blocks per game while coming down with the ninth-most rebounds at 6.6.
  • Andrew Henderson's 7.3 boards per game rank sixth in the CCAA while he leads the team with 12.3 points per game.
  • CSUSM has dominated the all-time series against SSU at 10-3 and has won the past seven games.
  • The Cougars' last loss to the Seawolves occurred on Jan. 3, 2019, at The Sports Center.
  • At home, CSUSM is 5-2 against Sonoma.
  
Charlie Henderson

2023-24 OUTLOOK
THE BOOKER FILE
  • Nick Booker became the Cougars' third head coach in program history on June 5, 2023.
  • Booker came to CSUSM from UC San Diego where was the Tritons' assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for three seasons beginning in June 2020.
  • Prior to UCSD, Booker was the associate head coach at Eastern Washington from April 2017 through May 2020 and was named the top assistant coach in the Big Sky Conference by Stadium.
  • While at Eastern Washington, Booker helped the Eagles win 59 games overall and a Big Sky Conference Championship in 2019-20 while helping develop two Big Sky Players of the Year.
  • Before Eastern Washington, Booker was the director of basketball operations at Davidson College in 2016-17 after a five-year stint as an assistant coach at UC Irvine from April 2011 to March 2016, where he was also the director of basketball operations for one season prior.
  • Booker's first coaching gig as an assistant came at Miramar Community College in 2006-07, and he later became the assistant coach and interim head coach at Saddleback Community College from July 2007 through August 2010.
  • Booker earned his bachelor's in history at Davidson College in 2004and earned his master's in physical education from Azusa Pacific in 2010.
  • At Davidson, Booker was a starter for the 2002 Southern Conference Championship team that faced Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament and contributed to back-to-back regular-season conference championships in 2001 and 2002.
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Players Mentioned

Edwyn Collins

#12 Edwyn Collins

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
Chris Howard

#21 Chris Howard

F
6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Bing Huang

#11 Bing Huang

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Jermaine Rogers II

#5 Jermaine Rogers II

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Jack Schultz

#2 Jack Schultz

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
Donovan Watkins

#0 Donovan Watkins

G
5' 9"
Junior
Uriah Foster

#15 Uriah Foster

F
6' 7"
Junior
Charlie Henderson

#10 Charlie Henderson

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Teagen Hoard

#20 Teagen Hoard

G
6' 3"
Junior
Luc Krystkowiak

#13 Luc Krystkowiak

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Edwyn Collins

#12 Edwyn Collins

6' 3"
Redshirt Senior
G
Chris Howard

#21 Chris Howard

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
F
Bing Huang

#11 Bing Huang

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
G
Jermaine Rogers II

#5 Jermaine Rogers II

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Jack Schultz

#2 Jack Schultz

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
G
Donovan Watkins

#0 Donovan Watkins

5' 9"
Junior
G
Uriah Foster

#15 Uriah Foster

6' 7"
Junior
F
Charlie Henderson

#10 Charlie Henderson

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
F
Teagen Hoard

#20 Teagen Hoard

6' 3"
Junior
G
Luc Krystkowiak

#13 Luc Krystkowiak

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
G