Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-21, Big South: 1-12) vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (19-7, Big South: 11-2)
Date: Saturday, February 11 at 2:00 p.m.
Site: Clinton, S.C. (Templeton Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Radio: WSPG (98.3, 1400 AM Fox Sports Spartanburg) Ryan Clary (PxP)
Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
Twitter: @BlueHoseHoops

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 5-21
Big South Record: 1-12
Last Game: February 8, 2023 – at Longwood – L, 66-46
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell
Career Record: 34-78 (4^th Season)
PC Record: Same
 
UNC ASHEVILLE
Record: 19-7
Big South Record: 11-2
Last Game: February 8, 2023 – Winthrop – W, 86-79
Head Coach: Mike Morrell  
Record at UNC Asheville:  65-76 (5th Season)
Career Record: Same
 
PROMOTIONS
Hercules Tires Big South Trophy Tour - The Big South Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Trophies will be on display in the lobby of the Templeton Center.
 
Lettermen Day – Former Presbyterian men's basketball student-athletes will be recognized.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Presbyterian Blue Hose suffered a road setback at the Longwood Lancers, 66-46, on Wednesday evening.
 
Owen McCormack led the Blue Hose with 10 points with all the points coming in the second half. McCormack also grabbed six rebounds. Terrell Ard, Jr. and Kobe Stewart tallied eight points apiece.


BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS
Jalen Forrest is Presbyterian's leading scorer averaging 11.8 points per game. Forrest leads the Blue Hose in free throws made (78) and attempted (102). Crosby James, who has scored in double-figures 13 times, is second on the team in scoring averaging 10.0 points per game. James has connected on a team-leading 36 three-point field goals made. Marquis Barnett averages 8.5 points per game and is second on the team in rebounding averaging 5.0 boards per game. Ard leads the Blue Hose in rebounding averaging 5.8 boards per game. Ard averages 7.5 points per game. Trevon Reddish-Rhone averages 6.6 points while dishing out a team-leading 2.3 assists per game. Stewart averages 6.8 points while grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game. McCormack averages 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while connecting on 31 three-point field goals.
 
NOTES
FORREST BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK FOUR TIMES - Forrest has been named Big South Freshman of the Week four times (November 28, January 9, January 16 and January 30). He is the fourth player in the program's history to earn at least four Big South Freshman of the Week awards.
 
BENCH POINTS - Presbyterian behind the double-figure scoring performances from Forrest, Stewart, Houston Jones, and Quadir Pettaway off the bench in the win over Allen (December 19, 2022), the Blue Hose scored a season-high 58 bench points. This marked the most bench points scored by the Blue Hose since tallying 67 bench points in a home win over UNC Asheville on March 5, 2019. In the 2018-19 season, the Blue Hose recorded four games with at least 51 bench points.

This season, Presbyterian has had 19 double-figure scoring games off the bench. The Blue Hose average 20.2 points per game off the bench this season.
 
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS - This season, Presbyterian averages 10.88 offensive boards per game. The Blue Hose have recorded 14 double-figure offensive rebounds games (Carolina University - November 7, at The Citadel - November 10, at East Carolina - November 12, at UAB, November 16, vs. Bucknell - November 21, VMI - November 29, Elon - December 15, Allen - December 19, Campbell - December 29, January 4, at Winthrop, Charleston Southern - January 7, at USC Upstate - January 18, at UNC Asheville - January 25, and Radford - February 1). The Blue Hose grabbed a season-high 20 offensive boards at Winthrop on January 4, 2023.
 
COACH FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his fourth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 52 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks that are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN - UNC ASHEVILLE SERIES
Wednesday's game marks the 38^th meeting between Presbyterian and UNC Asheville, who leads the all-time series 26-11. UNC Asheville has won the previous four games between the two teams including an 88-80 overtime win at home earlier this season on January 25.  
 
SCOUTING UNC ASHEVILLE
The Bulldogs are in first place in the Big South with an 11-2 league record. UNC Asheville has won 10 of its last 11 games. UNC Asheville leads the Big South in scoring offense averaging 75.5 points per game. Senior forward Drew Pember leads the Big South in scoring (20.5 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg). Senior guard Caleb Burgess leads the Big South in assists dishing out 4.0 per game.