George Washington University Athletics
Saturday, December 30
Washington, DC
4 p.m.
George Washington University
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UMES
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Men's Basketball Completes Non-Conference Play vs. UMES Saturday
12/29/2023 12:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - GW returns to action for its final non-conference game of the season on Saturday vs. Maryland Eastern Shore at 4 p.m. Live coverage will be available on ESPN+.
JOHNSON MAKES HUGE INITIAL SPLASH
Garrett Johnson scored a career-high 23 points last Thursday vs. Alcorn State, tying a personal-best mark with five 3-pointers. Johnson is now second on the team in scoring at 13.7 ppg, which leads all A-10 rookies and ranks 16th nationally amongst first-years.
With his 6.3 rpg, Johnson is one of just three first-years nationally averaging at least 13.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He is one made 3-pointer shy of qualifying for the national leaderboard, where he would rank second among freshmen and second overall in the A-10 with his 42.6% accuracy from deep.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE DECEMBER MAKES
True freshmen Trey Autry and Jacoi Hutchinson have overcome some early season struggles to flourish in their roles this month. Entering December, Autry was averaging just 5.4 ppg on 29% shooting and 23% from deep, but has nearly doubled his scoring output to 9.4 ppg while shooting 56% overall and 41% from 3.JOHNSON MAKES HUGE INITIAL SPLASH
Garrett Johnson scored a career-high 23 points last Thursday vs. Alcorn State, tying a personal-best mark with five 3-pointers. Johnson is now second on the team in scoring at 13.7 ppg, which leads all A-10 rookies and ranks 16th nationally amongst first-years.
With his 6.3 rpg, Johnson is one of just three first-years nationally averaging at least 13.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg. He is one made 3-pointer shy of qualifying for the national leaderboard, where he would rank second among freshmen and second overall in the A-10 with his 42.6% accuracy from deep.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE DECEMBER MAKES
Hutchinson has also nearly doubled his scoring from 3.9 ppg to 7.6 ppg while improving his shooting percentage from 27% to 57% and 3-point accuracy from 29% to 53% in the last five games.
OL' RELIABLE
James Bishop IV scored 18 of his 20 points vs. Alcorn State in the second half, adding in five assists for his fifth game of 20+ points and 4+ assists this season. Bishop is third in the country with five games of 20+ points and 4+ assists after ranking second last year with 16 such games.
The reigning A-10 scoring champion ranks fifth in the A-10 in scoring (17.2 ppg) and fourth in assists (4.8 apg). Last time out, he moved into fifth place on the GW all-time scoring list with 1,724 career points. He needs just two points to move into the fourth and surpass Pat Tallent on the scoring list.
A LOOK AT THE HAWKS
The reigning A-10 scoring champion ranks fifth in the A-10 in scoring (17.2 ppg) and fourth in assists (4.8 apg). Last time out, he moved into fifth place on the GW all-time scoring list with 1,724 career points. He needs just two points to move into the fourth and surpass Pat Tallent on the scoring list.
A LOOK AT THE HAWKS
Maryland Eastern Shore is 2-8 on the campaign and has dropped six-straight games following a 75-51 loss at VCU last Thursday. The Hawks' lone Division I victory this season came at home vs. Penn in overtime, 83-80, on Nov. 18.
Troy Hupstead is the lone Hawk averaging double figures at 11.3 ppg and also paces the team with 8.3 rpg. He scored seven points in 13 minutes off the bench vs. GW last year. Hupstead leads the MEAC in rebounding and is also tops in the conference with three double-doubles. Chace Davis makes 2.0 3-pointers per game at a 32% rate and scored 12 points in last season's meeting.
Troy Hupstead is the lone Hawk averaging double figures at 11.3 ppg and also paces the team with 8.3 rpg. He scored seven points in 13 minutes off the bench vs. GW last year. Hupstead leads the MEAC in rebounding and is also tops in the conference with three double-doubles. Chace Davis makes 2.0 3-pointers per game at a 32% rate and scored 12 points in last season's meeting.
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