George Washington University Athletics
Monday, December 13
Washington, DC
7 PM
George Washington University
vs
Radford
Men's Basketball Hosts Highlanders Monday
12/12/2021 10:10:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Colonials look for back-to-back wins to start four-game homestand
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball plays its penultimate non-conference game of the season on Monday, welcoming in the Radford Highlanders for a 7 p.m. tip on NBC Sports Washington Plus and ESPN+.
FREE FOR ALL:Â First-year Brayon Freeman continued his emergence as a dynamic playmaker vs. Coppin State, handing out eight assists for the second straight game. Freeman now has a 20:5 assist-to-turnover ratio over his last three games and sits at 1.45 assists for every turnover for the season (32:22).
Freeman followed up his output of 11 points, eight assists and six steals at Charlotte, which was the first such stat line in the NCAA this year, by pouring in 10 points, eight assists and three steals vs. Coppin. The D.C. native is the first Colonial to post at least 10 points and eight assists in consecutive games since Armel Potter did so on Feb. 15-19, 2020 with 20 pts/8 ast vs. George Mason and 11 pts/10 ast vs. Duquesne, both GW victories.
MORE ON BRAY:Â Not only has Freeman found the passing touch, he scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time in his career, averaging 10.5 ppg in the last two games. Dating back to a career-high 13 points performance vs. UMass Lowell, a seven-game stretch, Freeman is averaging 8.7 ppg and has scored at least eight points in six of the seven games. Freeman is aiming to become the second Colonial freshman under Coach Christian to average double digits, following Jamison Battle (11.8 ppg) in 2019-20.
BUSTING OUT:Â Joe Bamisile dominated Coppin State Wednesday to the tune of a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds. Bamisile made 11-of-14 from the floor after combining to shoot 5-of-26 (19.2%) and average 6.5 ppg in the prior two games. Bamisile was the first Colonial with a double-double of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds since Tyler Cavanaugh scored 33 points with 10 rebounds in a win over St. Bonaventure on Feb. 11, 2017.
Bamisile is now averaging 20.0 ppg and shooting 60.5% from the floor in GW victories this season, compared to 11.3 ppg and 30.6% shooting in setbacks. He's also enjoyed the Smith Center to the tune of 15.3 ppg vs. 12.7 ppg away from D.C. so far this year.
A LOOK AT THE HIGHLANDERS:Â Radford visits the Smith Center following its Saturday night setback at James Madison, 79-70. The Highlanders have lost consecutive games at JMU and West Virginia after a season-long three-game win streak. RU is a perfect 4-0 at home, but has yet to find a win on the road at 0-6.
The Highlanders have shown a balanced effort under first-year head coach Darris Nichols, with eight players averaging 5.8 and 8.3 ppg. Rashun Williams and Bryan Hart are currently topping the team with 8.3 ppg.
FREE FOR ALL:Â First-year Brayon Freeman continued his emergence as a dynamic playmaker vs. Coppin State, handing out eight assists for the second straight game. Freeman now has a 20:5 assist-to-turnover ratio over his last three games and sits at 1.45 assists for every turnover for the season (32:22).
Freeman followed up his output of 11 points, eight assists and six steals at Charlotte, which was the first such stat line in the NCAA this year, by pouring in 10 points, eight assists and three steals vs. Coppin. The D.C. native is the first Colonial to post at least 10 points and eight assists in consecutive games since Armel Potter did so on Feb. 15-19, 2020 with 20 pts/8 ast vs. George Mason and 11 pts/10 ast vs. Duquesne, both GW victories.
MORE ON BRAY:Â Not only has Freeman found the passing touch, he scored in double figures in consecutive games for the first time in his career, averaging 10.5 ppg in the last two games. Dating back to a career-high 13 points performance vs. UMass Lowell, a seven-game stretch, Freeman is averaging 8.7 ppg and has scored at least eight points in six of the seven games. Freeman is aiming to become the second Colonial freshman under Coach Christian to average double digits, following Jamison Battle (11.8 ppg) in 2019-20.
BUSTING OUT:Â Joe Bamisile dominated Coppin State Wednesday to the tune of a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds. Bamisile made 11-of-14 from the floor after combining to shoot 5-of-26 (19.2%) and average 6.5 ppg in the prior two games. Bamisile was the first Colonial with a double-double of at least 25 points and 10 rebounds since Tyler Cavanaugh scored 33 points with 10 rebounds in a win over St. Bonaventure on Feb. 11, 2017.
Bamisile is now averaging 20.0 ppg and shooting 60.5% from the floor in GW victories this season, compared to 11.3 ppg and 30.6% shooting in setbacks. He's also enjoyed the Smith Center to the tune of 15.3 ppg vs. 12.7 ppg away from D.C. so far this year.
A LOOK AT THE HIGHLANDERS:Â Radford visits the Smith Center following its Saturday night setback at James Madison, 79-70. The Highlanders have lost consecutive games at JMU and West Virginia after a season-long three-game win streak. RU is a perfect 4-0 at home, but has yet to find a win on the road at 0-6.
The Highlanders have shown a balanced effort under first-year head coach Darris Nichols, with eight players averaging 5.8 and 8.3 ppg. Rashun Williams and Bryan Hart are currently topping the team with 8.3 ppg.
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