Pre-Conference play has concludedCertainly an unspectacular pre-conference record (5-7) given that we had scheduled absolutely no tough opponents. We were 5-1 at home but winless in our 6 away games. We averaged 73.8 ppg while giving up an average of 72.0 ppg to our opponents. Two weaknesses offensively were our 3-point shooting which was a lackluster 32.9% and our free throw shooting (70.0%). We’ve been picked to finish 10th out of 12 teams in the SWAC this season.
SG Melvin Dickens is our top scorer (12.2 ppg) plus has averaged 3.3 rpg, 3.0 apg, and 2.8 spg. C Rob Adkins is averaging 11.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg and PF Drew Bekale is averaging 11.7 ppg and 5.3 rpg. At SF, Garick Weaver is averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg while Brandon Harper has scored 8.3 ppg but has pulled down just 2.0 rpg. Mario Kelly has scored just 5.8 ppg and grabbed just 1.9 rpg but has dished out 4.9 apg.
I’m sticking with the same starting lineup I’ve been using recently: PG Kelly; SG Dickens; SF Weaver; PF Bekale; and C Adkins with 4 regular subs: G David Jamison; SF Brandon Harper; PF/C Aubrey Johnson and Anthony Erwin. I’ve not played Junior Duane Robinson and sophomore Josh Williams at PG much at all thus far, but both have shown improvement in practice so I’m going to give them more of a chance in games since freshman Mario Kelly has not come on as strongly as we’d initially thought he would. We’ll see which of the three play best.
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