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CBI Tournament Men’s Hoops Central: Presbyterian vs. Illinois State

Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose vs. Illinois State Redbirds
Date: Sunday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m.   
Site: Daytona Beach, Fla.. (Ocean Center)
Watch: FloCollege
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 14-18
Last Game: March 7, 2025 – Radford 74, Presbyterian 69 (OT)
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 62-121  (6th Season)
Career Record: Same

ILLINOIS STATE
Record: 19-14
Last Game: March 7, 2025 – Illinois State 63, Belmont 76
Head Coach: Ryan Pedon (Wooster, 2000)
Record at Illinois State: 45-52 (3rd Season)
Career Record: Same
 
LAST TIME OUT – Presbyterian rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to send the game into overtime before falling to Radford, 74-69, in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament on March 7. Kobe Stewart scored a game-high 22 points. Kory Mincy scored 13 points and dished out eight assists. Kaleb Scott nearly recorded a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS – Presbyterian averages 74.3 points per game and 33.7 rebounds. The Blue Hose are shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Stewart leads the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game. Stewart grabs 5.1 rebounds per contest. Mincy is second on the team in scoring at 14.8 points per game. He leads the Big South in assists with 4.5 per game while dishing out 144 assists. Jaylen Peterson leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.7 boards per game. Peterson is second in the Big South in blocked shots with 49, averaging 1.5 blocks per game. Scott is second on the team in rebounding, grabbing 5.6 boards per game while scoring 9.1 points per game. Jamahri Harvey, who has connected on 49 three-point field goals, averages 7.5 points per game. Carl Parrish is fifth on the team, scoring 7.0 points per game.
 
POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT - Presbyterian is making its third postseason tournament appearance in the school's Division I era. The Blue Hose played in the CBI last season and PC won two games in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2019.
 
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE HONORS - Presbyterian had four players earn All-Big South accolades. Stewart was a Second Team All-Big South selection. Mincy garnered Honorable Mention All-Big South. Freshman Iverson King was named to the Big South All-Freshman team. Scott was named to the Big South All-Academic team.
 
THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian leads the Big South and ranks 42nd in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 36.9 percent (234-635). Presbyterian has had 14 games this season shooting over 40 percent from beyond the three-point arc which includes a season best 50 percent (9-18) in the win over Wofford on Nov. 13, at South Carolina (5-10) on Dec. 30 and at home against UNC Asheville (11-22) on Jan. 11.
 
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian has had nine games this season shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The Blue Hose are currently fourth in the Big South and 65th in the nation in field goal percentage at 46.8 percent (868-1854). The Blue Hose picked up right where they left off last season shooting 56.1 percent (32-57) from the field at Charlotte on November 4.  PC shot 62.3 percent (43-69) from the field in the win over Carolina Christian on Nov. 6. The Blue Hose shot 58.7 percent (37-63) from the field in the win over Columbia College on Dec. 11. Presbyterian shot 64.2 percent (43-67) in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (Dec. 18). PC shot 59.2 percent (29-49) against UNC Asheville (Jan. 11). The Blue Hose shot 55.6 percent (30-54) in the win over Charleston Southern (Jan. 22). PC shot 53.3 percent (32-60) in the win over USC Upstate (Feb. 5). Presbyterian shot 50.9 percent (29-57) in the win at Longwood (Feb. 15). Last season, Presbyterian had 12 games shooting 50 percent or higher from the field while leading the Big South in field goal percentage at 47.2 percent.
 
1,000 CAREER POINTS - Jonah Pierce recorded his 1,000th point in his college career with a basket with six seconds left in the Charlotte game  (November 4). Pierce went over the 1,000 points mark in impressive fashion, scoring 22 points (shooting a perfect 11-for-11 from the field) in the game.
 
Stewart went over the 1,000 points mark in his Presbyterian career also in dramatic fashion after needing one point to reach 1,000, he scored a career-high 28 points against Radford (January 25). He scored his 1,000th point with a jumper in the lane at the 15:55 mark of the first half.
 
PC COACH QUINTON FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his sixth 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 50 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks who are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-ILLINOIS STATE SERIES – Sunday's game will be the first-ever meeting between Presbyterian and Illinois State.

ILLINOIS STATE – The Redbirds enter the CBI with four wins in their last six games with victories over Bradley, Evansville, and Missouri State twice. Illinois State averages 75.5 points while their opponents average 71.9 points per game.  Senior guard Johnny Kinziger and sophomore forward Case Walker are tied for the team lead in scoring at 14.8 points per game. Walker leads the team in rebounding at 6.1 boards per game.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jamahri Harvey

#10 Jamahri Harvey

G
6' 5"
Senior
Kory Mincy

#4 Kory Mincy

G
6' 2"
Sophomore
Carl Parrish

#12 Carl Parrish

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jaylen Peterson

#14 Jaylen Peterson

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Jonah  Pierce

#15 Jonah Pierce

F
6' 10"
Senior
Kaleb Scott

#30 Kaleb Scott

F
6' 8"
Senior
Kobe Stewart

#3 Kobe Stewart

G/F
6' 7"
Fifth Year
Iverson King

#0 Iverson King

G
6' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jamahri Harvey

#10 Jamahri Harvey

6' 5"
Senior
G
Kory Mincy

#4 Kory Mincy

6' 2"
Sophomore
G
Carl Parrish

#12 Carl Parrish

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Jaylen Peterson

#14 Jaylen Peterson

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Jonah  Pierce

#15 Jonah Pierce

6' 10"
Senior
F
Kaleb Scott

#30 Kaleb Scott

6' 8"
Senior
F
Kobe Stewart

#3 Kobe Stewart

6' 7"
Fifth Year
G/F
Iverson King

#0 Iverson King

6' 6"
Freshman
G