Monday, November 20
Chattanooga, Tenn.
4 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
vs
Savannah State
Chattanooga Hosts Gamecocks Monday, Tuesday
11/20/2017 9:04:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jacksonville State Game Notes | Alabama State Game Notes | Chattanooga Game Notes | Savannah State Game Notes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team spends Monday and Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the final two games of the Cayman Islands Classic.
The Gamecocks take on Savannah State Monday at 4 p.m. CT, and will face the winner of Chattanooga vs. Alabama State Tuesday with tip-off time to be decided.
JSU enters the tournament with the best record of the four teams at 2-1, while both Savannah State and Chattanooga stand at 1-2. Alabama State is still in search of its first with at 0-4 on the year.
Senior Malcolm Drumwright is just three points shy of becoming just the 24th Gamecock to join the 1,000 Point Club. The California native is sitting at 997 going into tonight's game. He scored a career-best 439 during the 2016-17 season, following up performances of 181 points his freshman season and 337 as a sophomore. The last Gamecock to score 1,000 points in his career was Darion Rackley, who ended his career with 1,341 in 2015.
Three games into the season, Jacksonville State ranks among the top of the Ohio Valley Conference in nearly every statistical category. The Gamecocks lead the league in scoring defense (61.3), scoring margin (+28.7), three-point percentage (.448), rebounding margin (+7.7) and shots blocked per game (6.3).
Christian Cunningham ranks at the top of the OVC as the No. 1 shot-blocker with 3.7 swats per game, and his 11 total blocks rank fourth in the NCAA.
Men's Basketball - Game Four
Jacksonville State (2-1, 0-0 OVC) vs. Savannah State (1-2, 0-0 MEAC)
November 20, 2017 | 4 p.m. CT
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2014 (W, 74-71)
All-Time Series Record: JSU leads 6-0
Game Notes: Jacksonville State | Savannah State (NA)
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: NA
Live Stats: Click Here
The Gamecocks return home Nov. 30 to take on Alabama State at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Until then, JSU has one more road games ahead of it. Sunday, Nov. 26, Jacksonville State takes on Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., at 2 p.m.
Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team spends Monday and Tuesday in Chattanooga, Tenn., for the final two games of the Cayman Islands Classic.
The Gamecocks take on Savannah State Monday at 4 p.m. CT, and will face the winner of Chattanooga vs. Alabama State Tuesday with tip-off time to be decided.
JSU enters the tournament with the best record of the four teams at 2-1, while both Savannah State and Chattanooga stand at 1-2. Alabama State is still in search of its first with at 0-4 on the year.
Senior Malcolm Drumwright is just three points shy of becoming just the 24th Gamecock to join the 1,000 Point Club. The California native is sitting at 997 going into tonight's game. He scored a career-best 439 during the 2016-17 season, following up performances of 181 points his freshman season and 337 as a sophomore. The last Gamecock to score 1,000 points in his career was Darion Rackley, who ended his career with 1,341 in 2015.
Three games into the season, Jacksonville State ranks among the top of the Ohio Valley Conference in nearly every statistical category. The Gamecocks lead the league in scoring defense (61.3), scoring margin (+28.7), three-point percentage (.448), rebounding margin (+7.7) and shots blocked per game (6.3).
Christian Cunningham ranks at the top of the OVC as the No. 1 shot-blocker with 3.7 swats per game, and his 11 total blocks rank fourth in the NCAA.
Men's Basketball - Game Four
Jacksonville State (2-1, 0-0 OVC) vs. Savannah State (1-2, 0-0 MEAC)
November 20, 2017 | 4 p.m. CT
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: Nov. 28, 2014 (W, 74-71)
All-Time Series Record: JSU leads 6-0
Game Notes: Jacksonville State | Savannah State (NA)
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecocks Radio Network 91.9 WLJS & 97.9 WVOK
Watch: NA
Live Stats: Click Here
The Gamecocks return home Nov. 30 to take on Alabama State at 7 p.m. at Pete Mathews Coliseum. Until then, JSU has one more road games ahead of it. Sunday, Nov. 26, Jacksonville State takes on Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss., at 2 p.m.
Tickets are now available for purchase online at JSUGamecocksTickets.com, by phone at (256) 782-8499 and on campus at the JSU Ticket Office at Kennamer Hall. Children 18-years-old and under and JSU students are admitted free.
For more information on the JSU men's basketball team, follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@JSU_MBB). For more on all Gamecocks sports teams, follow the official social media accounts of JSU Athletics on Twitter (@JSUGamecocks), Facebook (Facebook.com/JSUGamecocks), Instagram (@JSUGamecocks) and Snapchat (@JSUGamecocks).
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