Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-7) vs. Truett McConnell Bears (8-5)
Date/Time: Thursday, December 30 at 7 p.m.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
TV Broadcast: ESPN+
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg (98.3 FM, 1400 AM) 97.1 WPCX (
Ryan Clary - PxP)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops
Tickets: GoBlueHose.com
STATS LEADERS
- Sophomore guard Rayshon Harrison leads Presbyterian and ranks second in the Big South Conference in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game. Harrison averages 4.1 boards and a team-leading 2.8 assists per game. Harrison leads the Big South in free throw percentage at 90 percent.
- Senior forward Winston Hill is second on the team in scoring at 10.6 points per game, while leading the team and ranking second in the Big South in rebounding, averaging 6.7 boards per game.
- Junior guard Trevon Reddish-Rhone is third on the team in scoring averaging 9.7 points per game while second on the team averaging 2.4 assists per game.
- Senior guard Brandon Younger is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 6.6 points per game.
- Sophomore guard Kobe Stewart averages 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Stewart is tied for fifth in the Big South averaging 1.7 steals per game.
- Junior forward Owen McCormack, who scored 10 points off the bench in Presbyterian's last game at Furman, averages 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
- Freshman guard Marquis Barnett scored a season-high seven points on the road at Furman.
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks fifteenth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 13.86 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have grabbed at least 17 offensive rebounds in a game six times this season. Presbyterian collected a season-high 20 offensive rebounds in their first meeting with VMI, November 12.
REBOUNDS - Presbyterian are tied for 21st in the nation in total rebounds with 517 boards this season.
SCOUTING TRUETT MCCONNELL – The Bears enter the game with an 8-5 record. Sophomore guard EJ Smith leads the Bears in scoring, averaging 13.8 points per game. Senior forward Enocka Franky is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game while leading the team in rebounding at 9.9 boards per game. Junior guard Brent Kelly rounds out the Bears' double-figure scorers averaging 11.8 points per game.
UP NEXT - Presbyterian begins Big South Conference play on the road at North Carolina A&T, Wednesday, January 5 at 7 p.m.