CU Men’s Basketball Preview – vs. Vassar/Bard (1/6-7)

This weekend marks the final of 15 conference games for the Clarkson University men’s basketball team. The Golden Knights will host Vassar College and Bard College in a Liberty League game at the Alumni Gymnasium.

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series: Clarkson is 25-17 against Friday’s opponents Vassar College, but the Brewers have won three of their last four games, including a 2021-22 sweep. The Golden Knights are 16-4 against the Birds and last season he was split between the two teams.

Clarkson’s key stats (5-5, 2-1 Liberty League): Senior break gearhart Ranked second on the team with 12.0 points per game and second in the conference in assists per contest with 3.9. Gearhart stood out against Vasser last year as he scored 19 points in each game against the Brewers.classmate Ryan Miles-Ferguson Ranked 5th in the league with 16.5 points scored per contest, sophomore Garrett Delaney He ranks second in the league for 3-point field goal percentage at 47.9%, making 2.3 per game despite playing just 15.8 minutes per game, and making more than the league’s over-the-arc positions. 6th place.

Vassar Key Stats (6-4, 2-1 Liberty League): Avni Mustafaj is a few decimal places behind Ryan Miles-Ferguson The scoring average produced 16.2 points per game. This is largely thanks to his two breakout games where he scored his 36 and 30 points respectively. Mustafaji is the only Brewer to score in double figures, but he has a 45.6% shooting percentage in 26 makes, Kevin McAuliffe, and he has 9.9 points. Jack Rosenberg also said he had 8.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, the latter figures putting him fifth in the conference. Meanwhile, Zach Johnson is averaging 8.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game since returning. Last 5 contests.

Bard Key Stats (3-7, 0-3 Liberty League): The Raptors like to pressure their opponents with an uptempo style averaging just under 75 points per game, but by allowing Bird 84.8 points per game, they’re last in the league on defense, so cost It takes He shoots 49.6% against the opposing team, while Bird shoots just 38.4%. Tyler Brands leads the team with his 13.0 points per game, while Elliott Harris is the team’s top sniper off the perimeter, with 2.8 makes per game from the arc where he shoots 40.3%, giving him the highest score in the conference. is in second place. Greg Farrow (10.4 points average) and Calvin Maider-Clark (9.1 points average) are also key elements of the team’s attack.