Gunnison, Colo.,   The Western Colorado Men's Basketball hosts Justice College for their home opener on Friday November 22 at 6pm in Paul Wright Gym.
 
WESTERN COLORADO MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE GAME | 2024-25 STATS

• The Mountaineers are coming off two road losses to Loan Star opponents, Midwestern State University 81-67, and Cameron University 85-72.
• WCU enters the contest with an overall record of 0-3.
• Against MSU, Senior Amar Rivers lead the offense, putting up 15 points alongside a steal and three rebounds. Junior Ty Buckmon and sophomore Tyler Halligan both recorded 14 points. Buckmon also grabbed 5 rebounds and earned 4 steals and 3 assists. Seniors Kade Juelfs and Trey Anderson were contributors putting up 8 and 7 points, respectfully.  
• Junior Jamel Hollins grabbed 3 rebounds and put up 4 points while junior Andrew Reichart earned 5 boards.
• The Mountaineer bench earned 26 points. WCU went 43.8% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point line.
• In the contest versus CU, four Mountaineers finished in double-digits, Juelfs (19), Halligan (13), Rivers (13) going 5-5 from the charity stripe, Reichart (12). Buckmon earned 6, Hollins with 5 and junior Trevin Lieck with 3. Buckmon led in steals with 3 and assists with 2.
• Halligan led the Mountaineers in rebounds with 6. Buckmon, Rivers, and Reichart each pulled down 4. Halligan and Rivers each recorded a block.
• WCU shot 45.3% from the field, 58.8% from three, had 19 bench points, 8 second chance points and 15 points off turnovers.
• Halligan and Rivers pace the offense with 38 total points, averaging 12.7 ppg. Juelfs is behind the two with a total of 33 points and an 11-point average.
• Hollins is the front-runner for rebounds with 18 total, averaging 8 per game. Reichart follows with a total of 14 and averaging 4.7 per game.
• Buckmon leads in assists and steals with 8 in each category. Anderson and Rivers have recorded 3 blocks each.
• The team shoots 42.6% from the field, 25% from behind the arch, 49% from the charity stripe and averages 67.33 total points per game.

JUSTICE COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE GAME | 2024-25 STATS

• Justice College enters the game with an overall record of 1-6.
• Vanti Erving Jr. leads the scoring with a total of 76 points, averaging 15.20 points per game. Right behind him is Mandell Campbell with 52 total and 7.43 ppg.
• Kareem Parks averages 2 assists a game with 14 total. Kingdom Artis has recorded 15 15 steals on the year so far.
• Kingdom Artis paces the boards with 31 total rebounds and 4.43 rpg. Erving is a close second with 22 total rebounds averaging 4.40 rpg.  

UP NEXT

• Mountaineer men's basketball travels to Las Vegas, N.M. to take on New Mexico Highlands University on Friday Nov. 29 at 1pm.

 
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