Game Information
Opponent: at VVMI
Date: Nov. 11, 2019
Site: Lexington, Va. (Cameron Hall)
Radio: WPCC (https://tunein.com/radio/Large-Time-Network-1410-s21875/)
Announcers: Ryan Clary (PbP), Kenn Blankenship (Analyst)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+ (www.ESPNplus.com)
Live Stats: www.VMIKeydets.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseSports

VMI leads the series 9-6
Last 2 meetings
2018: PC 103, VMI 70
2017: VMI, 78. PC 58 

VMI
Record: 0-2
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Nov. 8, 2019, vs Marist, L 56-58, in Lexington, Va.
Head Coach: Dan Earl
Career Record: 35-89 (5th year)
CU Record: 35-89 (5th year)
vs. PC: 1-2

Presbyterian College
Record: 0-1
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Nov. 8, 2019 at Clemson, L 45-79, in Clemson, S.C.
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 0-1 (1st year)
PC Record: 0-1 (1st year)
vs. VMI: 0-0

NOTES
The Blue Hose travel to VMI Monday evening for a 7 p.m., contest ... The Keydets own a 9-6 record over the Blue Hose but it has been PC with the edge as of late, winning the last two of three meetings, including a 103-70 decision last season at Templeton Center ... 

VMI is 0-2 after dropping a tight 56-58 game Saturday to Marist in Lexington ... Leading the Keydets is Greg Parham with 14.0 points per game, followed by Jake Stephens (11.0 ppg) ... The rebound lead belongs to Garrett Gilkeson with 8.0 a game ... In two games VMI is averaging 62.0 points and 35.5 rebound per game, and shooting 37.9% from the field ...

PC fell at Clemson, 45-79, in its last game ... Pacing PC was Chris Martin with a career-high 11 points ... Ben Drake pulled down a career-best seven rebounds to go with hhis career-best eight points ... 

The Blue Hose hit a season-high 18 three-pointers and shot over 62% to run away with the 103-70 win over VMI in the last meeting ... The 18 three-pointers were third highest in the PC Division I record book, with JC Younger connecting on a career-high and PC Division I record nine of them... His career-high 30 points tied for ninth as well ...

A young team in 2019-20, the Blue Hose saw three new starters against Clemson, including freshman Michael Isler who played just over 31 minutes ... He was one of five newcomers to play over five minutes ...

The Blue Hose open the home season Nov. 14, against Morehead State ... The two teams have met once, in 2014 as part of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Ruston, La. ...  MSU took a 69-49 win in that meeting ...

PC took a 95-64 win over Johnson & Wales in exhibition action Oct. 30 ... Ben Drake scored a team-leading 23 points, and pulled down 11 rebounds, while Cory Hightower added 19 points and a team-high 14 rebounds to both post double-doubles and lead the Blue Hose to the win ... 

Nov. 22-24, the Blue Hose head to Quinnipiac in Hamden, Conn., to take part in the Bobcat Invitational ... PC faces Sacred Hart Friday, host Quinnipiac on Saturday, and Albany on Sunday ...

The contest at Clemson marked the first of three games against schools from the power five conferences ... The other two schools are ACC Notre Dame (Nov. 18) and Big Ten Michigan (Dec. 21) ...

A new season brings a new coaching staff with the addition of 2007 PC alum Quinton Ferrell ... An integral member of the basketball team as a student-athlete he served as an assistant coach from graduation to 2012 ... After stops at The Citadel and Army, he settled at College of Charleston for five seasons from 2014-19 ... In his fourth season the Cougars made a memorable run that included the program's second-straight 25-win campaign, an impressive 26-8 overall record and 14-4 mark in CAA play ... The co-regular-season champions won the CAA Men's Basketball Championship and earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1999 ...

Ferrell brought with him a new staff with the additions of Ben Korren, Trey Meyer, Nick Lagroone as assistant coaches, Trey Johnson as Director of Basketball Operations, and Erik Goldback as Video Coordinator ... 

Presbyterian College is entering the 2019-20 season after a historical 2018-19 season which saw the Blue Hose finish with 20 wins and a trip to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Quarterfinals ...

The Blue Hose played in their first Division I postseason tournament this past season, taking part in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ... The Blue Hose earned wins over Seattle and Robert Morris, advancing all the way to the tournament quarterfinals ... 

The 2018-19 team broke several PC DI season records, including scoring, rebounding, assists, and scoring margin ... The Blue Hose led the league in assists, assist/turnover ratio, and were third in scoring and scoring margin ... In the national statistics PC finished top 10 in assist/turnover ratio, three-pointers per game, three-pointers made, and in turnovers ...

Before PC's appearance in the CIT, the last time the Blue Hose played in a postseason tournament was in 2005-06, as a Division II member ... PC went 1-1 in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional, finishing 25-10 on the season ... In program history, the Blue Hose have competed in three postseason tournaments, and hold a 4-3 mark ...

The Blue Hose are looking for another strong season at the Templeton Center in 2019-20, after finishing 12-3 at home last season ... The 12 wins at home was the most in its DI history ...

The Blue Hose also had a record-breaking road record this past season, finishing 8-13 ... The eight wins was most in their DI history ...

The 20 wins in 2018-19 by the Blue Hose were most in PC DI history ... The Blue Hose recorded 14 wins in 2011-12 (14-15) ... The record for most wins all-time is 27, set in 92-93 and 2002-03 ... The last time the Blue Hose won at least 20 games was in 2006-07, the final year of Division II, the team went 20-9 ... 

Last season PC posted nine conference wins (9-7), which was tied for the most in its DI history ... The Blue Hose were 9-9 in 2008-09 ... 

In 2018-19 the Blue Hose broke several PC Division I season records, including scoring (78.2), rebounding average (34.7), assists avg. (15.7), and scoring margin (+5.8) ... PC was also second in fg pct. (.449) ...

PC has made at least one three-pointer in the last 376 games ... PC has hit one three-pointer in several games, the last against Clemson in 2015, but has not been held without one in its entire Division I history ...

Joining the Cougars this season are several newcomers, including forward Owen McCormack (Advance, N.C.), guard CJ Melton (Hoover, Ala.), Zeb Graham (Fort Mill, S.C.), Sean Jenkins (Spartanburg, S.C.) , Luka Jaksic (Woodstock, Ga.), and Michael Isler (Albany, Ga.) ... McCormack has a very high basketball IQ and is extremely skilled and stretches the floor with his ability to shoot the ball from 3pt ... He is an excellent student and fits the way they like to play with his skill set, but also has some toughness and ability to rebound the ball ... Melton has very high ceiling and can play multiple positions on the offensive end and provides some great length on the defensive end with his long wingspan... He is a worker and has a great passion to play and develop ... Graham is a very talented guard who can play both the point guard and shooting guard positions ... He has a natural ability to score the basketball from all three levels on the court ... His combination of speed and quickness will allow him to be a dynamic player at PC ... Jenkins is an extremely skilled offensive player ... At 6-4 his ability to shoot the basketball is second to none ... He also has the ability to play make for his teammates and he possesses great vision on the court as well ... Jaksic is a very skilled big guy who will bring a lot of versatility to our basketball team ... He has the ability to make shots out to the three-point line, while also being able to put the ball on the floor to attack the basket ... Luka has a great understanding of the game and is a terrific passer ... Isler is a young man who is very athletic, he has the chance to be one of the better athletes in the Big South from day one ... He brings a lot of versatility to the perimeter and paint and plays with great energy and effort on offense and defense ...