Tuesday, February 27
Washington, DC
7 p.m.
George Washington University
vs
Massachusetts
Photo by: Greg Fiume
Men's Basketball Meets Massachusetts Tuesday
2/26/2024 5:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
WASHINGTON - GW men's basketball returns to the Smith Center for its penultimate home game of the regular season, welcoming in UMass for a 7 p.m. tip on Tuesday on ESPN+. Tuesday's game is presented by Domino's.
BISHOP EARNS THIRD A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
James Bishop IV collected another conference accolade on Monday following a pair of phenomenal personal performances last week at Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis. Bishop tallied back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career, scoring 32 points at St. Joe's on Wednesday before posting a new season-high with 34 points on Saturday at Saint Louis via a career-best seven 3-pointers.
Over the last two games, Bishop is averaging 33.0 ppg on an incredibly efficient 50% FG (21-42) and 64.7% 3pt FG (11-17). He also has provided 5.0 apg, 3.0 rpg and 1.5 spg while playing 79 of a possible 80 minutes in the two games.
Saturday marked Bishop's 11th game this season with 20+ points and 4+ assists, ranking third nationally in such games. Over the last four years, Bishop has 36 games of 20+ points and 4+ assists, the most among any active player in Division I. Bishop has now scored exactly 500 points this season, his third-straight year reaching the 500-point threshold. He is one of just seven players nationally to do so in each of the last three years.
BISHOP EARNS THIRD A-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD
James Bishop IV collected another conference accolade on Monday following a pair of phenomenal personal performances last week at Saint Joseph's and Saint Louis. Bishop tallied back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career, scoring 32 points at St. Joe's on Wednesday before posting a new season-high with 34 points on Saturday at Saint Louis via a career-best seven 3-pointers.
Over the last two games, Bishop is averaging 33.0 ppg on an incredibly efficient 50% FG (21-42) and 64.7% 3pt FG (11-17). He also has provided 5.0 apg, 3.0 rpg and 1.5 spg while playing 79 of a possible 80 minutes in the two games.
Saturday marked Bishop's 11th game this season with 20+ points and 4+ assists, ranking third nationally in such games. Over the last four years, Bishop has 36 games of 20+ points and 4+ assists, the most among any active player in Division I. Bishop has now scored exactly 500 points this season, his third-straight year reaching the 500-point threshold. He is one of just seven players nationally to do so in each of the last three years.
HUTCHINSON ASCENDING
First-year Jacoi Hutchinson has started five of the last six games and is coming off three-straight double digit performances against Richmond (15 points, 5-9 FG, 3-3 3s), Saint Joseph's (12 points, 7 rebs, 5 asts) and Saint Louis (18 points, 7 rebs, 4 asts). The 18 points on Saturday marked a career-high for Hutchinson, who also matched his career-best with seven boards in each of the last two games.
Hutchinson has notched five double-digit efforts in the last nine games and has scored at least seven points in eight of the nine contests, averaging 10.5 ppg during the stretch. The Laurel, Md., native has been GW's top 3-point option during A-10 play, shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc, accented by going 7-for-11 (63.6%) in the last three contests.
A LOOK AT THE MINUTEMEN
UMass enters Saturday at 8-7 in league play and has alternated wins and losses in its last four games with victories at Richmond (69-59) and vs. VCU (74-52) and setbacks at La Salle (82-81) and vs. St. Bonaventure (75-67).
The Minutemen are the league's top offense at 79.2 points per game and also top the A-10 in free throw attempts per game (22.6), rebound margin (+4.7), offensive rebounds per game (13.4) and total rebounds per game (38.7). Conversely, UMass is the worst 3-point shooting team in the league at 31.5% and commits the third-most fouls in the A-10.
Saint Francis (PA) transfer Josh Cohen is UMass' top threat with 15.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg on a highly efficient 54.9% FG%. He is third in the league in FG%, seventh in scoring and fifth in rebounding. Matt Cross, who played under Coach Caputo at Miami, pours in 15.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg, ranking 10th and second in the A-10, respectively. Rahsool Diggins (12.4 ppg) and Keon Thompson (10.0) also chip in double digits and combined for 38 points in the team's first meeting.
Hutchinson has notched five double-digit efforts in the last nine games and has scored at least seven points in eight of the nine contests, averaging 10.5 ppg during the stretch. The Laurel, Md., native has been GW's top 3-point option during A-10 play, shooting 42.5% from beyond the arc, accented by going 7-for-11 (63.6%) in the last three contests.
A LOOK AT THE MINUTEMEN
UMass enters Saturday at 8-7 in league play and has alternated wins and losses in its last four games with victories at Richmond (69-59) and vs. VCU (74-52) and setbacks at La Salle (82-81) and vs. St. Bonaventure (75-67).
The Minutemen are the league's top offense at 79.2 points per game and also top the A-10 in free throw attempts per game (22.6), rebound margin (+4.7), offensive rebounds per game (13.4) and total rebounds per game (38.7). Conversely, UMass is the worst 3-point shooting team in the league at 31.5% and commits the third-most fouls in the A-10.
Saint Francis (PA) transfer Josh Cohen is UMass' top threat with 15.3 ppg and 6.9 rpg on a highly efficient 54.9% FG%. He is third in the league in FG%, seventh in scoring and fifth in rebounding. Matt Cross, who played under Coach Caputo at Miami, pours in 15.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg, ranking 10th and second in the A-10, respectively. Rahsool Diggins (12.4 ppg) and Keon Thompson (10.0) also chip in double digits and combined for 38 points in the team's first meeting.
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