Alamosa, Colo.,   The Western Colorado Men's Basketball team travels to Alamosa, Colorado to take on RMAC opponent Adams State University on Thursday February 13 at 7:30pm.
 
Durango, Colo.,   The Western Colorado Men's Basketball team travels to Durango, Colorado to take on RMAC opponent Fort Lewis College on Saturday February 15 at 3pm.
 
WESTERN COLORADO MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE GAME| 2024-25 STATS

• WCU comes off losses to RMAC opponent #9 Colorado School of Mines (68-56) and RMAC opponent MSU Denver (79-61). The Mountaineers go into the weekend with an overall record of 6-15 and a conference record of 4-10.
• Versus CSM Rivers paced the offense with 12 points, going 5-8 from the field and 2-3 from three. Reichart followed with 10. Buckmon 8. Halligan had 6 while Anderson and Juelfs each had 5.
• Juelfs and Rivers ended with 3 assists each. Hollins and Veasley earned 2.
• Anderson and Veasley each pulled down 4 boards. Reichart, Rivers, and Grant recorded 3.  
• Rivers got his hands in the passing lane, earning 4 steals.
• WCU shot 39.7% from the field, 21.1% from behind the arch and 85.7% from the free throw line.
• The Mountaineers earned 22 bench points, 11 fastbreak points, 9 second chance points and 38 points in the paint.
• Against MSU Denver, Halligan, Anderson and Juelfs finished in double figures. Halligan with 12, Anderson and Juelfs with 11. Rivers and Wright added 7 each, followed by Still with 4 and Grant with 3.
• Hollins led with 3 assists. Juelfs and Buckmon each had 2 steals.
• Veasley paced the Mountaineers with 7 boards. Next was Reichart with 6.
• The Mountaineers shot 34.9% from the field, 30% from three and 73.3% from the charity stripe.
• Juelfs leads the Mountaineer offense with 267 total points (12.7B ppg). Rivers is right behind with 222 total points (10.6 ppg). They are followed by Anderson, 190 total points (9.0 ppg), Halligan, 181 total points (8.6 ppg), and Reichart, 170 total points (8.1 ppg).
• Hollins is the front runner for rebounds with 135 total (6.4 rpg). Reichart follows with 97 total (4.6 rpg). Third is Rivers with 74 total (3.5 rpg).
• Rivers and Buckmon lead the Mountaineers steals with 20 total. Juelfs paces the Mountaineers with 46 assists. Anderson has earned 14 blocks on the season, followed by Rivers who has accumulated 13.
• WCU averages 70.0 points per game, shoots 44.3% from the field, 33.9% from behind the arch, and 63.7% from the free throw line. The Mountaineers average 33.6 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 12.1 turnovers, 5.9 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game.

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE WEEKEND| 2024-25 STATS

• The Grizzlies come off a split weekend, dropping to RMAC opponent Fort Lewis College (102-81) then defeating RMAC opponent New Mexico Highlands (104-92).
• ASU goes into the weekend with an overall record of 9-13 and a conference record of 4-10. They average 87.1 points, 34.1 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 16.5 turnovers, 8.9 steals, and 2.5 blocks per game.  
• Junior Jude Tapia paces the offense with 358 total points, averaging 16.3 ppg. Right behind him is junior Ta'Veus Randle with 296 points (13.5 ppg), then redshirt senior John Harge with 244 points (11.6 ppg).
• Junior Luke Williams leads ASU in rebounds with 106 total (5.0 rpg), redshirt senior John Harge is right behind pulling down 100 total rebounds (4.8 rpg).
• Tapia is the front runner for assist with 66. Randle leads with 38 steals. Junior Wyatt Helming has recorded a total of 16 blocks on the season.
• The Grizzlies shoot 47.9% from the field, 36.5% from behind the arch and 76.4% from the charity stripe.

FORT LEWIS COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL GOING INTO THE WEEKEND| 2024-25 STATS

• The Skyhawks are coming off a split weekend. Dropping to RMAC opponent Adams State University (102-81) then defeating to RMAC opponent New Mexico Highlands (84-77).
• FLC goes into the weekend with an overall record of 15-8 and a conference record of 9-5. They average 78.5 points, 34.6 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 13.1 turnovers, 12.3 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game.  
• Senior Biko Johnson paces the offense with 390 total points, averaging 17.0 ppg. Right behind him is senior Chuol Deng with 305 points (13.3 ppg), then fifth-year Tru Allen with 275 points (12.5 ppg).
• Deng leads FLC in rebounds with 172 total (7.5 rpg), Johnson is right behind pulling down 95 total rebounds (4.1 rpg).
• Allen is the front runner for assist with 69. Redshirt freshman leads in steals with 52. Deng has accumulated 25 blocks on the season.
• The Skyhawks shoot 43.1% from the field, 32.7% from behind the arch and 69.6% from the charity stripe.

UP NEXT
The Mountaineer men's basketball team hosts Chadron State College on Thursday February 20 at 7:30pm for Hero Night.

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