SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Looking to extend its six-game winning streak, the Cal State San Marcos men's basketball team (12-7, 11-3 CCAA) will hit the road to face Cal State Monterey Bay (8-10, 6-7 CCAA) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. before facing San Francisco State (9-11, 5-9 CCAA) on Saturday at 3 p.m.

LAST WEEK

• CSUSM scored a 70-44 win over Cal Poly Pomona last Thursday as the Cougars held the Broncos to just 24% (12-of-50) from field while allowing the fewest points in a game this season.
• On Saturday, the Cougars hung 98 points on the then-No. 12/14 Cal State San Bernardino Yotes – their most points in regulation since Nov. 16, 2017 against West Coast Baptist – and walked away with their sixth consecutive win.
• This was CSUSM's first home win against CSUSB since Nov. 30, 2016, and it was CSUSM's seventh win over a ranked opponent as an NCAA Division II member.

MILTON NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Greg Milton III was named the CCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week after dropping 30 on the Yotes – his second game of the season with 30 or more points and eighth with 20-plus points.
• Milton is the team's first CCAA Player of the Week honoree since Khalil Fuller in 2019.

COUGARS BY THE NUMBERS

• CSUSM's six-game winning streak is tied for the second-longest as an NCAA Division II member.
• The Cougars moved up three spots to No. 6 in the latest D2SIDA West Region poll.
• CSUSM has a three-game cushion for second place in the CCAA standings.
• The Cougars have the 17th-best turnover margin in the nation at 4.1 while committing the 18th-fewest turnovers per game at 10.9.
• Shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc, CSUSM has the 19th-best 3-point field-goal percentage in Division II.
• The Cougars' 1.32 assist/turnover ratio ranks first in the CCAA and 32nd nationally.
• CSUSM has the top scoring defense in the conference at 66.7 points allowed per game while its scoring margin ranks second at 4.2.
• The Cougars have the second-best field-goal percentage in the CCAA at 47.3%.
• Jayce McCain ranks 11th in the nation with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.92.
• Greg Milton III leads the conference and ranks 23rd in the nation in minutes played per game at nearly 36.
• McCain is 19 steals away Danny Redmon's CSUSM career record of 147.

 

GAME 20 | CAL STATE MONTEREY BAY
Date	Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Time	7:30 p.m.
Location	Seaside, Calif.
Venue	The Kelp Bed
Records	CSUSM (12-7, 11-3 CCAA) CSUMB (8-10, 6-7 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video ($)	CCAA Network

 

THURSDAY IN SEASIDE

• CSUSM and CSUMB will meet for the second time this season on Thursday.
• The Cougars previously defeated the Otters by a score of 72-60 on Dec. 10 at The Sports Center.
• CSUSM is 8-3 in the all-time series with CSUMB and is 3-2 when playing in Seaside.
• Tied for sixth in the CCAA standings, Monterey Bay has won its past five games.
• The Otters had wins of 61-58 at Sonoma State last Thursday and 82-80 at Cal Poly Humboldt on Saturday.
• CSUMB ranks second in the CCAA for defensive rebounds per game at 27.22 and rank third in the league for total rebounds per game at 37.39.
• The Otters are allowing the fourth-most points per game in the conference at 73.7 while their offense is scoring the fourth most at 72.4.
• CSUMB ranks last in the CCAA for steals per game at 6.0.
• Levi Frankland is the Otters' leading scorer at 15.7 points per game and ranks seventh in the CCAA.
• Averaging 3.61 3-pointers per game, Joe Wall ranks third in the nation while his 41.1 3-point field-goal percentage leads the CCAA.

 

GAME 21 | SAN FRANCISCO STATE
Date	Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023
Time	3 p.m.
Location	San Francisco, Calif.
Venue	The Swamp
Records	CSUSM (12-7, 11-3 CCAA) SF STATE (9-11, 5-9 CCAA)
Live Stats	SideArm Stats
Live Video ($)	CCAA Network

SAN FRANCISCO ON SATURDAY

• CSUSM defeated SF State 70-51 at The Sports Center on Dec. 8.
• The win knotted the all-time series at 6-6.
• The Cougars have won the past four meetings with the Gators and the last two meetings in San Francisco.
• When playing in San Francisco, CSUSM is 3-2 against SF State.
• The Gators are currently tied for 10th in the CCAA standings.
• SF State snapped its three-game winning streak over the weekend with an 85-37 defeat at the hands of Cal Poly Humboldt and a 69-60 loss at Sonoma State.
• Prior to Saturday's game against CSUSM, the Gators will play Cal State LA on Thursday night.
• SF State is coming down with the second-most boards per game in the CCAA at 38.05 and ranks second with 11.65 rebounds per game.
• The Gators have the worst field-goal percentage (40.3), 3-point field-goal percentage (29.1) and scoring margin (-4.4) in the CCAA.
• Jonah Roth and Eche Okeke are the Gators' leading scorers at 11.6 and 11.4 points per game, respectively.

MILTON NAMED CCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Greg Milton III was named the CCAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week after dropping 30 on the Yotes – his second game of the season with 30 or more points and eighth with 20-plus points.
• Milton is the team's first CCAA Player of the Week honoree since Khalil Fuller in 2019.

 

A NEW CAMPAIGN

• The Cougars were voted to finish second in the 2022-23 CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
• Nine Cougars return from the 2021-22 team, including All-CCAA first-teamer Jayce McCain and second-teamer Greg Milton III.
• CSUSM is joined this year by five transfers, including sophomore Quinn Denker (West Valley College), redshirt junior Edwyn Collins (Riverside City College), graduate Zack Perlstein (Cal State East Bay), redshirt junior Bing Huang (Johnson County CC) and redshirt junior Chris Howard (Palomar College).
• Rounding out the Cougars' roster of 15 is lone freshman Jermaine Rogers II (Ruben S. Ayala HS).

THE FOSTER FILE

• Head coach B.J. Foster enters his sixth season in charge of the CSUSM Men's Basketball program after taking over the head position in 2016.
• Under his leadership, the Cougars earned their first CCAA Tournament Championship in 2022 and made their first NCAA West Regional appearance.
• Prior to becoming head coach of the Cougars, Foster was an assistant coach with the team from 2013 to 2016.
• Foster has tallied a career record of 91-66 (.580).