Sunday, January 17
Fairfax, VA
4:30 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Dayton
Men's Basketball Hosts Dayton in Fairfax Sunday
1/15/2021 6:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
In yet another scheduling quirk during the 2020-21 season, GW will find a home in Fairfax, Va., on Sunday on George Mason's campus to host the Dayton Flyers at 4:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Network. Last season at Dayton, GW gave the Flyers a test in what would be Dayton's final game of the shortened season, as at one point in the second half, the game was tied at 37-37 before Dayton pulled away to preserve its undefeated conference record. This season, the Flyers own a 3-2 record, with wins against George Mason, Davidson and Duquesne and losses against La Salle and Fordham.
LAST TIME OUT
Playing without the services of the A-10's fourth-leading scorer in Jamison Battle, GW went toe-to-toe with VCU and rallied from a 17-point deficit to close within seven, but the Rams held off a late charge from the Buff and Blue to emerge with the 84-77 win. The A-10's leading scorer, James Bishop, finished with a career-high 24 points after making a career-high 13 free throws, while the game will best be remembered for the debut of Ricky Lindo Jr., who notched a career-high tying 13 points, 12 rebounds and five steals in 30 minutes.
A RICKY-DICULOUS DEBUT
Lindo's Buff and Blue debut shows what happens when talent meets opportunity. The DC-product sat out under transfer rules in the season's early going until a waiver granted him the right to play. When the Woodrow Wilson grad debuted, he reminded DC what he was capable of. In a career-high 30 minutes of play, Lindo tied his career-high with 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds for the first double-double of his collegiate career and added a career-high five steals before fouling out. The Power 5 transfer's debut at GW was the second notable debut for a P5 transfer at GW this season after Bishop went off for a career-high 20 points and nine rebounds in his debut in the season opener.
POWER UP
In addition to Bishop (LSU) and Lindo (Maryland), Matthew Moyer (Vanderbilt, Syracuse) is also a Power 5 transfer, giving GW four Power 5 conference transfers in the last two seasons, after Amir Harris played at Nebraska as a freshman. Prior to this group, GW's last Power 5 transfer was Tyler Cavanaugh, who transferred from Wake Forest and went on to score more than 1,000 points, win the Most Outstanding Player award in the 2016 NIT Championship and play in the NBA with Atlanta and Utah. The three P5 transfers all started together for the first time on Wednesday and each accomplished a notable feat. Bishop scored a career-high 24 points, Lindo double-doubled for the first time and Moyer logged a career-high 38:07 and tied a career-high with three steals. Moyer also joins preseason All A-10 First-Team honoree Jordan Goodwin of Saint Louis as the only two student-athletes in the conference averaging a double-double.
LEFT BEHIND
Bishop and Battle, both left-handers, are making defenders feel left behind this season. The pair is the A-10's highest scoring tandem at 38.5 points per game between them, ahead of Dayton's Jalen Crutcher and Ibi Watson (35.7) and Saint Louis' Javonte Perkins and Jordan Goodwin (34.7). Crutcher and the aforementioned Goodwin were preseason First-Team All-10 honorees, while Perkins nabbed Third-Team honors.
A CHARMED SEASON
Bishop left Power 5 LSU in the offseason to play closer to home at GW. From Baltimore's Charm City, the lead guard is currently leading the A-10 in scoring this season with 20.1 points per game, including 20+ point performances in nine of 11 games played. In a conference known for having some of the nation's top point guards like Dayton's Jalen Crutcher, Rhode Island's Fatts Russell and Richmond's Jacob Gilyard -- all preseason All A-10 First-Team honorees -- Bishop has joined the ranks of grandmasters.
BALTIMORE'S BEST
If Bishop maintains his league-leading scoring pace, he'll become the fourth member of the Buff and Blue ever to lead the A-10 in scoring. Notably, two of the previous three also hailed from Baltimore. Shawnta Rogers' 20.7 ppg in 1998-99 led the A-10, while fellow Baltimore product Kwame Evans topped the league with 19.4 ppg in 1994-95. DC's SirValiant Brown was GW's last to lead the conference in scoring with 24.6 points per game in 1999-00.
NEXT IN LINE
First-year guard Tyler Brelsford was teammates with Bishop in high school at Baltimore's Mount Saint Joseph. Since A-10 play started, the frosh is showing flashes of his offensive potential. Brelsford has played progressively more in each of GW's four A-10 games, from 16 minutes at Fordham in the conference opener all the way up to 31 against VCU. In his career-high 31 minutes against the Rams, Brelsford scored a season-high eight points with two 3-pointers made, and also grabbed five rebounds while swiping two steals.
LAST TIME OUT
Playing without the services of the A-10's fourth-leading scorer in Jamison Battle, GW went toe-to-toe with VCU and rallied from a 17-point deficit to close within seven, but the Rams held off a late charge from the Buff and Blue to emerge with the 84-77 win. The A-10's leading scorer, James Bishop, finished with a career-high 24 points after making a career-high 13 free throws, while the game will best be remembered for the debut of Ricky Lindo Jr., who notched a career-high tying 13 points, 12 rebounds and five steals in 30 minutes.
A RICKY-DICULOUS DEBUT
Lindo's Buff and Blue debut shows what happens when talent meets opportunity. The DC-product sat out under transfer rules in the season's early going until a waiver granted him the right to play. When the Woodrow Wilson grad debuted, he reminded DC what he was capable of. In a career-high 30 minutes of play, Lindo tied his career-high with 13 points, grabbed 12 rebounds for the first double-double of his collegiate career and added a career-high five steals before fouling out. The Power 5 transfer's debut at GW was the second notable debut for a P5 transfer at GW this season after Bishop went off for a career-high 20 points and nine rebounds in his debut in the season opener.
POWER UP
In addition to Bishop (LSU) and Lindo (Maryland), Matthew Moyer (Vanderbilt, Syracuse) is also a Power 5 transfer, giving GW four Power 5 conference transfers in the last two seasons, after Amir Harris played at Nebraska as a freshman. Prior to this group, GW's last Power 5 transfer was Tyler Cavanaugh, who transferred from Wake Forest and went on to score more than 1,000 points, win the Most Outstanding Player award in the 2016 NIT Championship and play in the NBA with Atlanta and Utah. The three P5 transfers all started together for the first time on Wednesday and each accomplished a notable feat. Bishop scored a career-high 24 points, Lindo double-doubled for the first time and Moyer logged a career-high 38:07 and tied a career-high with three steals. Moyer also joins preseason All A-10 First-Team honoree Jordan Goodwin of Saint Louis as the only two student-athletes in the conference averaging a double-double.
LEFT BEHIND
Bishop and Battle, both left-handers, are making defenders feel left behind this season. The pair is the A-10's highest scoring tandem at 38.5 points per game between them, ahead of Dayton's Jalen Crutcher and Ibi Watson (35.7) and Saint Louis' Javonte Perkins and Jordan Goodwin (34.7). Crutcher and the aforementioned Goodwin were preseason First-Team All-10 honorees, while Perkins nabbed Third-Team honors.
A CHARMED SEASON
Bishop left Power 5 LSU in the offseason to play closer to home at GW. From Baltimore's Charm City, the lead guard is currently leading the A-10 in scoring this season with 20.1 points per game, including 20+ point performances in nine of 11 games played. In a conference known for having some of the nation's top point guards like Dayton's Jalen Crutcher, Rhode Island's Fatts Russell and Richmond's Jacob Gilyard -- all preseason All A-10 First-Team honorees -- Bishop has joined the ranks of grandmasters.
BALTIMORE'S BEST
If Bishop maintains his league-leading scoring pace, he'll become the fourth member of the Buff and Blue ever to lead the A-10 in scoring. Notably, two of the previous three also hailed from Baltimore. Shawnta Rogers' 20.7 ppg in 1998-99 led the A-10, while fellow Baltimore product Kwame Evans topped the league with 19.4 ppg in 1994-95. DC's SirValiant Brown was GW's last to lead the conference in scoring with 24.6 points per game in 1999-00.
NEXT IN LINE
First-year guard Tyler Brelsford was teammates with Bishop in high school at Baltimore's Mount Saint Joseph. Since A-10 play started, the frosh is showing flashes of his offensive potential. Brelsford has played progressively more in each of GW's four A-10 games, from 16 minutes at Fordham in the conference opener all the way up to 31 against VCU. In his career-high 31 minutes against the Rams, Brelsford scored a season-high eight points with two 3-pointers made, and also grabbed five rebounds while swiping two steals.
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