Men’s Hoops Preview - CBU, Union

Thursday, Jan. 9 at Christian Brothers, 7 p.m. CST
Saturday, Jan. 11 at Union, 4 p.m. CST

WHERE
Thursday's contest against CBU will take place in Memphis, Tennessee at Canale Arena. Saturday's matchup will take place in Jackson, Tennessee at the Fred DeLay Gymnasium.

LINKS VS CBU
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LINKS VS UNION
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WEST ALABAMA
The Tigers enter the weekend 10-3 overall and 3-2 in the Gulf South Conference after splitting a pair of league games last week with a win over AUM 61-59 last Thursday night and a loss to Valdosta State 69-59 last Saturday. UWA is 1-1 on the road.

CHHRISTIAN BROTHERS
The Buccaneers are 5-8 this season and 2-4 In conference play following a 66-52 road loss to Alabama Huntsville on Jan. 4. Daryl Lewis led the way for CBU with 13 points, nine off of three-pointers. The Bucs are 4-2 at home.

UNION UNIVERSITY
The Bulldogs enter the weekend 9-5 on the season and 3-3 in the league. In their only game so far on the 2020 side of the schedule, Union fell to Lee in overtime 76-72 in Cleveland, Tennessee. LiDonta Hicks-Gentry posted a double-double in the loss with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Union is 6-1 at home.

COACHES
Allen Sharpe is 96-66 (.593) in his sixth season at West Alabama, 372-163 (.695) in 18 seasons as a head coach. John T. Reilly is 5-8 () in his first season at Christian Brothers, 479-315 (.603) in his 27th season as a head coach. David Niven is 185-134 (.580) in his 11th season as a head coach all at Union University.

CBU STAT LEADERS
Scoring: Nick Diefel, 13.3
              Daryl Lewis, 10.1
Rebounding: Nick Diefel, 7.8
Assists: Brad Miller, 2.9
              Nick Diefel, 2.8
              Daryl Lewis, 2.6
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): Joshua Jackson .522 (35-67)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Daryl Lewis, .485 (16-33)
FT% (Min. 2 FTA pg): Brad Miller, .889 (16-18)

UU STAT LEADERS
Scoring: Tyree Boykin, 19.2
               Tylandrius Parks, 11.0
               Terrandus Smith, 10.7
               LiDonta Hicks-Gentry, 10.5
Rebounding: LiDonta Hicks-Gentry, 7.9
Assists: Payton Stovall, 4.2
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): LiDonta Hicks-Gentry, .524 (54-103)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Cooper Meadows, .456 (31-68)
FT% (Min. 5 FTA pg): Tyree Boykin, .860 (37-43)

UWA STAT LEADERS
Scoring: LaJuan Hardy, 16.0
              Darron Johnson, 15.2
              Ricky Dunnaway, 13.4
Rebounding: Mike Davis, 6.7
Ricky Dunnaway, 6.3
Assists: LaJuan Hardy, 6.2
FG% (Min. 5 FGA pg): Ricky Dunnaway, .550 (71-129)
3FG% (Min 2 FGA pg): Darron Johnson, .434 (46-106)
FT% (Min. 2 FTA pg): Mike Davis, .844 (27-32)

TIGER GSC HONORS THIS SEASON
LaJuan Hardy, GSC Co-Player of the Week, Dec. 3

STILL A STOUT DEFENSIVE UNIT
West Alabama defense continues to lead all of NCAA Division II in points per game allowed at 55.1 points. The Tigers' defense is eighth best in opponent field goal percentage at 38.1 percent and 13th in scoring margin at 18.2 with both marks leading the conference. UWA is now second in the GSC in turnover margin (2.62), but still leads in rebounding margin (7.0).

BACKCOURT IN DOUBLE FIGURES…UNDEFEATED IN REGULATION
Getting the backcourt duo of LaJuan Hardy and Darron Johnson maybe critical to success for the UWA Tigers. When both guards score in double figures, the team is 7-1 with the only loss coming on the road on Nov. 23 to Mississippi College in overtime.

AWARDS FOR UNION
Several members of the Union men's basketball team have earned GSC Player of the Week honors. Ousmane Gueye (Nov. 12) and Cooper Meadows (Nov. 26, Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and Jan. 7) have earned Freshmen of the Week honors while Tyree Boykin was named Player of the Week on Dec. 3.

THE OPPONENTS
Christian Brothers is averaging 60.8 points per game offense (12th in league) and allowing 66.2 points defensively (3rd). Meanwhile, Union comes into the weekend averaging 76.2 points on offense (4th) and allowing 69.8 points (7th) defensively each night out.

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Players Mentioned

#23 Ricky Dunnaway: F; 6' 8"; Senior

#1 LaJuan Hardy: G; 5' 11"; Senior

#11 Darron Johnson: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#0 Mike Davis: F; 6' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#23 Ricky Dunnaway
: 6' 8"; Senior
: F

#1 LaJuan Hardy
: 5' 11"; Senior
: G

#11 Darron Johnson
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#0 Mike Davis
: 6' 7"; Senior
: F