Rapid City & Spearfish, South Dakota,   The Western Colorado Men's Basketball team travels to Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponent South Dakota Mines on Thursday January 23rd at 7:30pm then travels to Black Hills State University on Saturday January 25th at 3pm.
 
WESTERN COLORADO MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE GAME| 2024-25 STATS

• WCU comes off a split week, dropping to RMAC opponent Colorado Mesa University (64-63) and defeating RMAC opponent Westminster University (84-80). The Mountaineers go into the weekend with an overall record of 6-9 and a conference record of 4-4.
• Versus CMU senior Trey Anderson finished with 19 points, going 5-10 from the field, 5-9 from three and 4-5 from the charity stripe. Senior Kade Juelfs followed with 13, going 4-8 from the field, 3-6 from three and 2-2 from the free throw line. Junior Andrew Reichart posted 9 and Veasley 7.
•  Anderson was the leading rebounder with 6. Junior Jamel Hollins pulled down 5 and Juelfs 4. The three also each contributed 3 assists.
• Hollins, junior Christian Still, senior Nalik Vealey and junior Trevin Lieck were each awarded a steal while Anderson and Still earned a block.
• WCU shot 46.5% from the field, 61.1% from three and 80% from the charity stripe. The Mountaineers had 20 bench points, 4 points off turnovers and 8 second chance points.
• Against WU Anderson led the Mountaineers with 19 points, going 6-12 from the field, 5-10 from three and 2-2 from the charity stripe. Senior Amar Rivers followed with 17 points, going 6-8 from the field, 3-4 from three and 2-2 from the free throw line. Juelfs finished with 15, going 2-3 from the field, 1-1 from three and 10-10 from the line. Senior Spencer Wright also posted double-digit points, finishing with 11 going 4-4 from the field, 2-2 from three and 1-2 from the line.
• Hollins grabbed 8 total rebounds, 3 offensive and 5 defensive. Anderson followed, grabbing 5, then Rivers, Veasley and sophomore Tyler Halligan finished with 3. Wright had two blocks while Anderson, Veasley, Halligan and Reichart each had one.
• The Mountaineers shot 54.9% from the field, 52.2% from behind the arch and 80% from the free throw lines. WCU had 16 second chance points, 31 bench points, 12 points off turnovers, and 26 points in the paint.
• Juelfs leads the Mountaineer offense with 194 total points (12.9 ppg). Rivers is right behind with 165 total points (11.0 ppg). They are followed by Anderson, 143 total points (9.5 ppg), Halligan, 139 total points (9.3 ppg), and Reichart, 135 total points (9.0 ppg).
• Hollins is the front runner for rebounds with 106 total (7.1 rpg). Reichart follows with 66 total (4.4 rpg). Third is Rivers with 57 total (3.8 rpg).
• Junior Ty Buckmon leads the Mountaineers steals with 17 total. Hollins paces the Mountaineers with 33 assists. Rivers has earned 13 blocks on the season followed by Anderson who has accumulated 10 blocks.
• WCU averages 73.5 points per game, shoots 45.8% from the field, 35.4% from behind the arch, and 64.5% from the free throw line. The Mountaineers average 33.7 rebounds, 12.5 turnovers, 14.3 assists, 6.1 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game.

 
SOUTH DAKOTA MINES MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE WEEKEND| 2024-25 STATS

• The Hardrockers are on a seven-game losing streak, most recently dropping to RMAC opponents Fort Lewis College (88-54) and Adams State University (76-65).
• SDM goes into the weekend with an overall record of 1-15 and a conference record of 1-7. They average 55.9 points, 26.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 11.9 turnovers, 4.8 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game.  
• Senior Keagen Smith paces the offense with 183 total points, averaging 11.4 ppg. Right behind him is freshman Tre Dowdell with 156 points (11.1 ppg), then redshirt sophomore Abel Hutchinson with 142 points (8.9 ppg).
• Smith leads SDM in rebounds with 81 total (5.1 rpg), Hutchinson is right behind pulling down 61 total rebounds (3.8 rpg).
• Hutchinson is the front runner for assist with 36 total while Smith has recorded 20 steals.
• The Mavericks shoot 40.7% from the field, 33.3% from behind the arch and 70.1% from the charity stripe.

BLACK HILLS STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE WEEKEND| 2024-25 STATS

• The Yellow Jackets are coming off a split weekend, most recently defeating RMAC opponent New Mexico Highlands (71-56) and dropping to Fort Lewis College (82-73).
• BHSU goes into the weekend with an overall record of 9-7 and a conference record of 5-3. They average 77.2 points, 36.1rebounds, 12.8 assists, 12.9 turnovers, 4.8 steals, and 3.7 blocks per game.  
• Senior Caelin Hearne paces the offense with 254 total points, averaging 15.9 ppg. Right behind him is redshirt freshman Cam Lowe with 230 points (14.4 ppg), then redshirt sophomore Jaeton Hackley with 178 points (11.1 ppg).
• Lowe leads BHSU in rebounds with 124 total (7.8 rpg), sophomore Joel Speckman is right behind pulling down 88 total rebounds (5.5 rpg).
• Hackley is the front runner for assist and steals with 45 and 23.
• The Griffins shoot 48.3% from the field, 39% from behind the arch and 75.7% from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT
The Mountaineer men's basketball teams travels to RMAC opponent UC-Colorado Springs on Thursday January 30th at 7pm.  

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