Men's Basketball Wraps Up Non-Conference Play with UVA Wise

Sunday, December 22

Washington, DC

12 p.m.

George Washington University

UVA Wise

Tickets

George Washington plays Lafayette on December 18, 2024

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WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball concludes its non-conference slate with a visit from Division II UVA Wise on Sunday afternoon. Tip is scheduled for 12 p.m. with coverage on ESPN+.

DRUMGOOLE'S CAREER DAY
Gerald Drumgoole Jr. became the first Revolutionary, and just the second player in the A-10 this year, with a 30-point game vs. Lafayette, doing so in just 27 minutes of action. It marked the ninth D-I game this season when a player scored 30 points in 27 minutes or fewer, and the first for GW since Damian Hollis scored 30 in 25 minutes on March 16, 2010 vs. VCU.

Drumgoole's 30-point effort was powered by a career-high six triples, the first 30-point game with six 3s in the A-10 this season. The Rochester, N.Y., native surpassed his previous career-high of 29 set Jan. 14, 2023 vs. NJIT and became the first non-James Bishop IV GW player to score 30 in a regulation game since D.J. Williams on Jan. 30, 2019.

WATER FINDS ITS LEVEL
Drumgoole's 30-point effort vs. Lafayette continued his 3-point shooting ascension since the Buff & Blue went to the Paradise Jam in late November. The graduate student opened the season by making just 6-of-28 (21.4%) in the first four games, but has since made multiple treys in eight consecutive contests, shooting 23-of-52 (44.2%) in the stretch.

Drumgoole has reached double digits in 10 of 12 contests and has scored at least eight points in every game, providing a consistent scoring presence and ranking second on the team in PPG. He entered the campaign having made 155 3-pointers in 64 games (2.4 per game) over the last two seasons at Albany (79 in 2022-23) and Delaware (76 last year) and is now at 190 in his career.

HISTORY VS NON-DIVISION I OPPONENTS
GW is meeting a non-Division I opponent for the third time in as many seasons after topping Virginia State, 85-58, for Coach Caputo's first career win in 2022-23 and Bowie State, 88-73, last year. Since the official split of NCAA divisions in 1973, GW has posted a nearly spotless 31-1 mark against Non-DI foes.

A LOOK AT THE HIGHLAND CAVALIERS

UVA Wise is a member of the Division II South Atlantic Conference and is 7-5 on the year, including a 4-4 mark in SAC play. The Cavs have already defeated a pair of ranked Division II foes in #9 North Georgia (76-67) and #19 Carson-Newman (87-81) and are coming off back-to-back 100-point performances in wins over Carolina Christian (108-56) and Mars Hill (103-73).

Bradley Dean leads six Cavs that average double figures with 15.3 ppg. Lav Cvetkovic (14.3 ppg), Evan Ramsey (12.4), Patrick Shelley (12.0), Anderson Cummins (11.8) and Zy'Ever Wingfield (10.6) all also average double digits for a UVA Wise team that is averaging 82.5 ppg this season.

The Highland Cavaliers rank among Division II's top-25 in assists (18.0 per game), blocks (4.8 per game) and 3-point attempts (28.8 per game). Dean averages 5.5 apg while Ramsey swats 1.8 shots per contest.

Sunday's game is an exhibition for UVA Wise and will not be reflected in their official record.

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In addition, single-game and season tickets for the 2024-25 GW men's and women's basketball campaigns are currently on sale through the GW Athletics Ticket Office (202-99-GWTIX or tickets@gwu.edu).