Men's Basketball 12/30/15

Gameday Notes: Men's Basketball Set to Face Saginaw Valley and Hillsdale this Weekend

Brian Stone is knocking down over 70% of his shots.

The Malone University men's basketball team will open the new year with a road trip to Michigan where the Pioneers will face Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference (GLIAC) opponents Saginaw Valley State University Saturday, December 2nd at 3:00 pm and Hillsdale College on Sunday, January 3rd at 4:00 pm.

Multimedia:
Live Video (SVSU): http://svsucardinals.com/video/Live_Events
Live Stats (SVSU): http://www.gliac.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160102_9img.xml
Live Video (HC): http://hillsdalestreaming.sidearmsports.com/watch/?Live=61
Live Stats (HC): http://www.gliac.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/boxscores/20160103_zt5w.xml

2015-16 Rosters
Malone | Saginaw Valley | Hillsdale

2015-16 Statistics
Malone | Saginaw Valley | Hillsdale

2015-16 Records as of January 2nd:
Malone 3-6 (0-4 GLIAC) | Saginaw Valley 7-2 (4-0 GLIAC) | Hillsdale 6-2 (2-2 GLIAC)

All-Time Series:

Malone is 2-1 all-time against Saginaw Valley and 3-3 all-time vs. Hillsdale
The Pioneers lost 73-54 to SVSU and 76-64 to Hillsdale in last year's matchups.

Malone Notes:

The Pioneers are sixth in the conference in scoring at 80.4 ppg
Malone is ranked second in the GLIAC in three-point attempts (27.7) and lead the conference with 10.4 made threes per game
Sharpshooting guard Christian Graves, who averages 14.1 points per game, leads the GLIAC with 30 made threes
Nate Sheppard, despite missing five games due to injury, is racking up 17.8 points an outing...he has connected on 12 of 30 three-point attempts
Senior center Brian Stone, who missed three games of his own, is scoring 15.8 points a night on 70.7% shooting from the field
Forward Mitch Spotleson (13.0 ppg) is 9th in the GLIAC with 7.3 rebounds a game
Senior guard Stephen O'Daniel III leads the Pioneers in minutes (31.1)...he is averaging 9.8 points and is 10th in the in the GLIAC with 20 made treys
Through nine games, point guard Jay Parker is averaging 10.1 tallies a night...he has notched a team-high 35 assists and 11 steals
Malone is coming off a 75-73 defeat to Lewis (IL)...Spotleson scored a team high 22 points as Stone went for 17 and O'Daniel added 14 markers

Saginaw Valley State Notes:

The Cardinals are second in the GLIAC in scoring at 86.4 points and rebounding at 42.7 boards a night
SVSU is 3rd-best in the GLIAC shooting, 48.3 % from the field...they lead the conference with a 40.7 percentage from three-point range
2014-15 All-GLIAC First Team selection C.J. Turnage leads the team with 15.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game
2014-15 All-GLIAC Second-Teamer Damon Bozeman (13.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg), 6'9" Australian native Caleb Davis (9.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg), and Mitchell Baenziger (7.4 ppg) each sport identical 16-for-35 (45.7%) three-point shooting marks
Point guard Kellen Smith, a member of the All-GLIAC Defensive Team a year ago, averages 1.3 steals per night and is 6th in the GLIAC with 4.8 assists per game
The Cardinals are coming an 81-69 victory over Lake Erie. Junior guard Garrett Hall, who averages 11.5 markers a night, led the way with 18.

Hillsdale Notes:

The Chargers are 4th in the GLIAC in scoring (80.9 ppg) and number one in shooting percentage (49.8)
Through eight games, Hillsdale leads the GLIAC in free throws (18.4) and are 3rd in assists (16.5)
Senior forward Kyle Cooper, a 2014-2015 All-GLIAC First Team selection, leads the team in points per game (21.6), rebounds per game (9.4) and blocks per game (1.5)...Cooper is 3rd in the GLIAC in scoring, 4th in rebounding, and 5th in blocks
7'0" Center Jason Pretzer is second on the team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and tied for second with 4.9 rebounds per contest
Guards Stedman Lowry (13.3 ppg) and Nate Neveau (10.9 ppg) are among four Chargers in double digit scoring while Ryan Badowski checks in with 9.4 tallies and 4.9 boards an outing
Point guard Zach Miller leads the team with 4.6 assists and a steal a night
The Chargers are coming off a 99-57 win over Lawrence Tech (MI)...Pretzer went for 22 while Cooper went for 20

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Players Mentioned

#20 Christian Graves: G; 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior

#14 Stephen O'Daniel III: G; 6' 1"; Senior

#23 Nate Sheppard: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#44 Brian Stone: C; 6' 8"; Senior

#12 Jay Parker: G; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#20 Christian Graves
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Junior
: G

#14 Stephen O'Daniel III
: 6' 1"; Senior
: G

#23 Nate Sheppard
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#44 Brian Stone
: 6' 8"; Senior
: C

#12 Jay Parker
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G