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LAKE CHARLES, La.– The quest for a Southland Conference championship begins Thursday as the University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball opens conference play at McNeese at 6:30 p.m. This season marks the first the Cardinals are eligible for conference and NCAA play.
OPENING TIP
McNeese leads the all-time series, 3-1, and defeated the Cardinals last season, 87-79, in San Antonio.
SCOUTING THE MCNEESE COWBOYS
2017-18 Record: 3-7, 0-0 SLC
Last Match: W 84-68 vs. Texas College (12/19)
Coach: Dave Simmons
Key Players:
#1 Kalob Ledoux – 10 GP, 11.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG
#10 Jarren Greenwood – 10 GP, 10.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 17 ASTS, 85.7 FT%
#0 Quatarrius Wilson – 10 GP, 9.8 PPG, 9.0 RPG, 7 BLKS
Summary: McNeese snapped a four-game losing streak with an 84-68 win over Texas College on Dec. 19 behind a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds from Quetarrius Wilson.
On the season, Kalob Ledoux is 22nd in the conference with 11.7 points per game. Wilson ranks fourth with 9.0 rebounds per game, while LaBarrius Hill is third with 1.8 blocks per game. As a team, the Cowboys are 12th in scoring margin (-5.9) and 5th in rebounding margin (+3.4). McNeese is 3-0 at home and 0-7 on the road. UIW and McNeese have played Houston and Loyola Marymount. Both teams are 0-2 in common opponents.
THE CARDINAL FILE
2017-18 Record: 5-5, 0-0 SLC
Last Match: L 75-60 at Florida (12/22)
Coach: Ken Burmeister
Key Players:
#3
Simi Socks – 10 GP, 15.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 51.5 FG%
#13
Charles Brown III – 8 GP, 11.4 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 52.0 FG%
#41
Shawn Johnson – 10 GP, 11.1 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 23 STLS, 13 BLKS, 22 ASTS
Summary:
Shawn Johnson's three-pointer at the buzzer brought UIW within three of Florida at the break, 37-34, but the Gators, a team ranked as high as fifth earlier in the season, outscored the Cardinals, 38-24, in the second half en route to a 75-60 win on Dec. 22. The Gators scored 33 points off of 23 UIW turnovers.
Charles Brown III each scored a led the Cardinals with 13 points, while
Konstantin Kulikov scored four points in his first action of the season.
On the season,
Simi Socks is T-12th in the conference with 15.0 points per game. Johnson is T-3rd with 2.3 steals per game. His 1.3 blocks per game ranks him T-7th in the conference while
Devin Wyatt is 9th with 1.2. They are part of a team ranked T-23rd in NCAA Division I with 5.8 blocks per game. In the conference, the Cardinals are 6th in scoring margin (+2.4) and 12th in rebounding margin (-2.0).
UP NEXT
The Cardinals end the road trip at Nicholls on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 3:30 p.m.
STAY TUNED
UIW returns to the McDermott Center to take on Sam Houston State on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 3 p.m.
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