Friday, November 10
JACKSONVILLE
7 p.m.
Jacksonville State University
vs
Tennessee Wesleyan
Gamecocks Open Season Friday at Home
11/9/2017 10:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jacksonville State Game Notes
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team begins its reign as Ohio Valley Conference champions Friday, Nov. 10 at Pete Mathews Coliseum with a matchup against Tennessee Wesleyan at 7 p.m.
The season opening contest has been deemed Hometown Hero Night, as all active military, veterans, first responders, police and firemen and their families will be admitted free and recognized at halftime.
Jacksonville State is coming off a 78-41 tune-up win over Delta State in which all 12 Gamecocks dressed saw minutes on the floor and scored. Junior Christian Cunningham led the offense with 11 points, and the Gamecocks turned the ball over just 12 times. The JSU defense forced 23 turnovers of the Statesmen, and totaled what would have been a season-high 12 blocks in 2016-17.
Five newcomers are set to make their regular-season debuts Friday. Jason Burnell, Jamall Gregory, Maurice Dunlap, Cam Martin and Marlon Hunter each logged minutes for the first time as Gamecocks in last Thursday's exhibition against Delta State. Gregory, Burnell and Martin each tallied eight points in the 37-point victory.
Eight returners suit up Friday, including 2017 OVC Tournament MVP Malcolm Drumwright. The senior point guard had one of the greatest seasons in Jacksonville State's Division I history last year, totaling 439 points, 135 assists and 63 three-point field goals – all of which rank in the top-10 in the Gamecocks' Division I record book. Drumwright is just 43 points shy of becoming the 24th player in JSU history to join the 1,000-point club.
Cunningham and senior Norbertas Giga also return to the floor Friday to continue their dominance as two of the league's best forwards. Last season, both broke the Jacksonville State Division I record for rebounds in a season (Cunningham 275, Giga 267). Cunningham, a junior, ranks among the Gamecocks' all-time rebounders with 385 career boards, and Giga currently sits third in the program's D-I history with an 8.1 rebounding average.
Men's Basketball - Game One
Jacksonville State (0-0, 0-0 OVC) vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (2-3, 0-0 AAC)
November 10, 2017 | 7 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: 1960/61 @ TWU (L, 63-57)
All-Time Series Record: TWU leads 7-2
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecock Sports Network (WLJS 91.9 FM, WVOK 97.9 FM)
Watch: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Click Here
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).
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State men's basketball team begins its reign as Ohio Valley Conference champions Friday, Nov. 10 at Pete Mathews Coliseum with a matchup against Tennessee Wesleyan at 7 p.m.
The season opening contest has been deemed Hometown Hero Night, as all active military, veterans, first responders, police and firemen and their families will be admitted free and recognized at halftime.
Jacksonville State is coming off a 78-41 tune-up win over Delta State in which all 12 Gamecocks dressed saw minutes on the floor and scored. Junior Christian Cunningham led the offense with 11 points, and the Gamecocks turned the ball over just 12 times. The JSU defense forced 23 turnovers of the Statesmen, and totaled what would have been a season-high 12 blocks in 2016-17.
Five newcomers are set to make their regular-season debuts Friday. Jason Burnell, Jamall Gregory, Maurice Dunlap, Cam Martin and Marlon Hunter each logged minutes for the first time as Gamecocks in last Thursday's exhibition against Delta State. Gregory, Burnell and Martin each tallied eight points in the 37-point victory.
Eight returners suit up Friday, including 2017 OVC Tournament MVP Malcolm Drumwright. The senior point guard had one of the greatest seasons in Jacksonville State's Division I history last year, totaling 439 points, 135 assists and 63 three-point field goals – all of which rank in the top-10 in the Gamecocks' Division I record book. Drumwright is just 43 points shy of becoming the 24th player in JSU history to join the 1,000-point club.
Cunningham and senior Norbertas Giga also return to the floor Friday to continue their dominance as two of the league's best forwards. Last season, both broke the Jacksonville State Division I record for rebounds in a season (Cunningham 275, Giga 267). Cunningham, a junior, ranks among the Gamecocks' all-time rebounders with 385 career boards, and Giga currently sits third in the program's D-I history with an 8.1 rebounding average.
Men's Basketball - Game One
Jacksonville State (0-0, 0-0 OVC) vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (2-3, 0-0 AAC)
November 10, 2017 | 7 p.m. CT
Jacksonville, Ala. | Pete Mathews Coliseum
SERIES HISTORY
Last Meeting: 1960/61 @ TWU (L, 63-57)
All-Time Series Record: TWU leads 7-2
FOLLOW LIVE
Listen: Gamecock Sports Network (WLJS 91.9 FM, WVOK 97.9 FM)
Watch: OVC Digital Network
Live Stats: Click Here
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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