Men's Basketball 12/7/2019 10:29:00 AM Rob Low

PC Men Head to SC State

Game Information
Opponent: South Carolina State
Date: Dec. 7, 2019
Site: Orangeburg, S.C. (Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center)
Radio: WPCC
Announcer: Ryan Clary (PbP)
Twitter: @BlueHoseSports

PC leads the series, 2-0
Last 2 meetings:
2019: PC 72, SCSU 70
2017: PC 88, SCSU 77

South Carolina State
Record: 2-5
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Nov. 27, 2019, at Tulsa, L 47-78
Head Coach: Murray Garvin
Career Record: 71-136 (8th year)
SCSU Record: 71-136 (8th year)
vs. PC: 0-2

Presbyterian College
Record: 2-6
Ranking: n/a
Last Game: Nov. 30, 2019 vs. Toccoa Falls, W 87-59, in Clinton, S.C.
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 2-6 (1st year)
PC Record: 2-6 (1st year)
vs. SC State: 0-0

NOTES
The Blue Hose hit the road for back-to-back contests beginning Saturday afternoon at SC State ... PC leads the overall series 2-0, including a 72-70 victory in Orangeburg last season ...

Last time out, PC had five players in double-digits in an 87-59 victory over Toccoa Falls ... Cory Hightower led the way with a game-high 21 points on a career-high nine made field goals ... Also in double-figures for the Blue Hose were Chris Martin (13), Ben Drake (12), Sean Jenkins (11) and Kody Shubert (10) ... Drake added a career-high 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the campaign ...

South Carolina State is 2-5 after a 78-47 loss at Tulsa on Wednesday ... The Bulldogs are led by Damani Applewhite, who is averaging 9.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game this season ...

PC is 2-6 following last Saturday's victory over Toccoa Falls ... Hightower leads Presbyterian in scoring, averaging 13.9 points per game, which ranks seventh in the Big South ... Drake is also in double-figures for the season, averaging 10.8 points per contest, while his team-leading 7.0 rebounds per game are tied for second-most in the conference ...

A young team in 2019-20, the Blue Hose have enlisted three new starters this season, including freshman Michael Isler who is averaging 27.9 minutes ...

PC plays three games against schools from the power five conferences, ACC's Clemson (Nov. 7), Notre Dame (Nov. 18) and Big Ten Michigan (Dec. 21) ...

JC Younger is third in the PC DI record book in three-pointers made with 200 ... He is just seven from second and 15 from taking over the top spot ... He is also just 108 points from 1,000 for his career, which would make him the fifth player in PC DI history to reach the historic plateau ...

After scoring just two points at Clemson, Cory Hightower has quickly turned it around, posting double-digits in the last seven contests, including 23 against VMI and 21 against Toccoa Falls ...

Several Blue Hose are showing up in the Big South stats ... Cory Hightower is seventh in scoring (13.9), while Ben Drake is tied for second in rebounding (7.0) ... Hightower is also eighth in FG% (.425) ... Chris Martin is sixth in assists (4.0), Hightower is ninth (3.3) ... Martin is fourth in steals (2.1) ... JC Younger is seventh in three-pointers made (1.9) ... Martin is fifth in assist/turnover ratio (2.1), while Hightower is second in the league in minutes played (34.9) ...

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 and Nick Lagroone as assistant coaches, Trey Johnson as Director of Basketball Operations, and Erik Goldback as Video Coordinator ...

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 ... PC is 1-1 at home so far this season ...

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 ... PC is 1-5 away from home this season ...

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 1992-93 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 ...

PC has made at least one three-pointer in the last 380 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 ...

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Players Mentioned

#4 Ben Drake: F; 6' 8"; Redshirt Senior

#12 Cory Hightower: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore

#22 Michael Isler: G; 6' 4"; Freshman

#10 Sean Jenkins: G; 6' 4"; Freshman

#0 Chris Martin: G; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#2 Kody Shubert: G; 5' 11"; Sophomore

#25 JC Younger: G; 6' 4"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#4 Ben Drake
: 6' 8"; Redshirt Senior
: F

#12 Cory Hightower
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: F

#22 Michael Isler
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: G

#10 Sean Jenkins
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: G

#0 Chris Martin
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: G

#2 Kody Shubert
: 5' 11"; Sophomore
: G

#25 JC Younger
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G