Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (11-14, Big South: 3-7) at High Point Panthers (10-13, Big South: 4-5)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 9 at 7 p.m.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Television: ESPN+
Radio: Fox Sports Spartanburg (98.3 FM, 1400 AM) 97.1 WPCX (Ryan Clary - PxP)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops

BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS

• Sophomore guard Rayshon Harrison, who scored a game-high 25 points at Hampton on Monday, leads the Blue Hose and ranks second in the Big South Conference in scoring averaging 17.2 points per game. Harrison averages 4.0 boards and is second on the team in assists at 2.6 per game.
• Senior forward Winston Hill is second on the team in scoring at 10.7 points per game while leading the team and ranking third in the Big South in rebounding averaging 6.5 boards per game.
• Junior guard Trevon Reddish-Rhone is third on the team in scoring averaging 9.0 points per game while leading the team in assists at 2.8 per game.
• Senior guard Brandon Younger is fourth on the team in scoring averaging 6.1 points per game.
• Sophomore guard Kobe Stewart averages 5.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game.  Stewart ranks in the top 12 in the Big South in steals averaging 1.3 per game.
• Junior forward Owen McCormack averages 5.2 points.
• Freshman guard Marquis Barnett averages 8.3 points per game in Big South Conference play.
• Redshirt freshman forward Terrell Ard, Jr. has started Presbyterian's last seven games. Ard grabbed eight rebounds against Hampton on Monday.
• Sophomore guard Kirshon Thrash scored 10 points off the bench at Hampton.

 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - Presbyterian ranks 29th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game, averaging 12.60 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have grabbed at least 17 offensive rebounds in a game seven times this season. Presbyterian collected a season-high 20 offensive rebounds in their first meeting with VMI, November 12. Presbyterian has recorded double-figure offensive rebounds in 18 games this season.
 
STEALS AND TURNOVERS FORCED - Presbyterian's defense has forced an average of 15.44 turnovers per game which ranks 44th in the nation. The Blue Hose average 7.9 steals per game which ranks 69th in the nation.
 
HARRISON AMONG NATION'S LEADERS IN FREE THROW PERCENTAGE - Harrison ranks 34th in the nation and first in the Big South in free throw percentage shooting 88.1 percent from the line.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-HIGH POINT SERIES – Wednesday's game will be the 32^nd meeting between Presbyterian and High Point, who leads the all-time series 20-11. Presbyterian defeated High Point, 71-56, on the road in their last meeting, January 25, 2021. Younger led the Blue Hose with 18 points and nine rebounds. Harrison scored 16 points. Hill scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds. Presbyterian beat High Point in their last game at the Templeton Center, 77-62, January 11, 2020. Zeb Graham scored 19 points while dishing out six assists in that game.   
 
SCOUTING HIGH POINT
Junior guard John-Michael Wright leads the Big South in scoring averaging 19.6 points per game. Redshirt freshman forward Zack Austin leads the Big South in rebounding averaging 8.1 boards per game. Austin averages 14.2 points per game. Sophomore guard Jaden House rounds out the Panthers double-figure scorers chipping in 11.9 points per game.
 
High Point coach Tubby Smith is in his fourth season at the helm of the Panthers program. Smith has won 641 games in his 31-year head coaching career including the 1998 National Championship as head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats.
 
UP NEXT – Presbyterian begins a two-game Big South Conference road swing in Rock Hill, South Carolina against Winthrop this Saturday, February 12 at 4:30 p.m.