College Basketball Preview: Colgate (8-5) at Navy (3-8)
Colgate Raiders (8-5) at Navy Midshipmen (3-8)
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019; 7:00 pm ET
Alumni Hall, Annapolis, MD
The Navy men’s basketball team returns home to Alumni Hall Thursday night to take on the Colgate Raiders.
Navy will be trying to break a three-game losing streak, their last defeat coming at the hands of Cornell on Sunday afternoon. Colgate will be looking to rebound from a 68-54 defeat to Pittsburgh on Dec. 29.
Here’s a look at how each team’s numbers compare so far this season.
Team Averages
Points per Game: Colgate: 72.5… NAVY: 63.1
Points Attempted: Colgate: 69.6… NAVY: 74.3
Point Percentage: Colgate: 45.1… NAVY: 37.1
Rebounds per Game: Colgate: 38.2… NAVY: 36.9
Assists per Game: Colgate: 13.5… NAVY: 11.6
Blocks per Game: Colgate: 3.1… NAVY: 1.4
Steals per Game: Colgate: 4.7… NAVY: 4.9
Individual Leaders
Points
Colgate:
1.) Jordan Burns (211)
2.) Rapolas Ivanauskas (181)
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (126)
2.) George Kiernan (114)
3-Pointers
Colgate:
1.) Jordan Burns (28)
2.) Jack Ferguson (19)
NAVY:
1.) Cam Davis (15)
2.) George Kiernan (14)
Free Throws
Colgate:
1.) Will Rayman (42)
2.) Jordan Burns (37)
NAVY:
1.) George Kiernan (28)
2.) Cam Davis and John Carter Jr. (23)
Rebounds
Colgate:
1.) Rapolas Ivanauskas (125)
2.) Will Rayman (84)
NAVY:
1.) John Carter Jr. (65)
2.) George Kiernan (14)
Assists
Colgate:
1.) Jordan Burns (57)
2.) Tucker Richardson (30)
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (37)
2.) John Carter Jr. (18)
Blocks
Colgate:
1.) Will Rayman (12)
2.) Rapolas Ivanauskas (8)
NAVY:
1.) Danny Ogele (4)
2.) Isaiah Burnett (3)
Steals
Colgate:
1.) Jordan Burns (15)
2.) Tucker Richardson (11)
NAVY:
1.) Hasan Abdullah (20)
2.) John Carter Jr. (16)
The Maryland Sports Blog will be live-tweeting the game beginning at 7:00 pm ET. We look forward to seeing you then!