HOUSTON – Winners of its first two video games to open the season, the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program closes its homestand when it performs host to Stetson at 7 p.m., Monday, within the Fertitta Center.
This would be the 3rd recreation in an eight-day stretch for #7/6 Houston, which claimed an 84-31 win over ULM on Nov. 6 and adopted that with an 82-50 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday afternoon within Fertitta Center.
Against the Islanders on Saturday, senior ahead J’Wan Roberts led all avid gamers with 17 issues on 6-of-10 taking pictures and 9 rebounds whilst senior guard LJ Cryer posted 15 issues with a couple of treys within the win. Junior guard Ramon Walker Jr. completed with 8 issues and 7 rebounds whilst sophomore guard Emanuel Sharp added 11 issues with two rebounds and two assists.
Sharp continues to lead Houston with 15.5 issues in keeping with recreation and is considered one of 5 Cougars averaging double-digit issues this season, Cryer stands 2d at 12.0 issues in keeping with recreation with senior guard Damian Dunn (11.5 ppg), Roberts (11.5 ppg) and sophomore ahead Ja’Vier Francis (11.0 ppg) following carefully.
GAME PROMOTIONS
• Monday’s recreation might be a part of Student Org Night as UH scholar organizations will compete in an attendance problem with prizes to the winner.
• Students from Bondy Intermediate School will carry out the nationwide anthem prior to the sport.
• Fans will benefit from the Wacky Hat Contest at halftime.
TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Monday’s recreation on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with Matt Thomas (play-by-play), Houston nice Reid Gettys (analyst) and Austyn Iven (reporter) calling the motion.
• Fans can pay attention Monday’s recreation on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham (play-by-play) calling the motion and Houston Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes as analyst. The pregame display starts at 6:45 p.m., Monday.
• Fans can practice are living stats by way of visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the suitable hyperlinks or by clicking here.
ABOUT STETSON
• Stetson brings a 1-1 document into Monday’s recreation.
• The Hatters are 0-1 in street video games in 2023-24.
• Stetson has cut up their first two video games of the season with a 71-55 loss at UNLV on Saturday evening in the latest motion.
• Against UNLV, junior guard Jalen Blackmon posted 18 issues with 4 rebounds and two assists whilst junior middle Aubin Gateretse totaled 16 issues and tied with senior guard Alec Oglesby for team-high honors with 8 rebounds. Senior guard Stephan Swenson led the way in which with 8 assists.
• Head Coach Donnie Jones is in his 5th season at Stetson and his 14th yr as a collegiate head trainer.
• Jones has posted a 57-66 document with Stetson all over his occupation.
• Previously constructed a 100-88 document at UCF (2010-16) and a 55-41 mark at Marshall (2007-10).
• Jones has constructed a 6-6 document in opposition to Houston all over his occupation. That features a 5-4 document with UCF and a 1-2 mark with Marshall.
• Jones has constructed a 2-2 document in opposition to Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson all over their careers. All 4 earlier conferences in opposition to Sampson got here all over his UCF and Sampson’s Houston tenures.
• 1988 graduate of Pikeville.
SERIES HISTORY vs. STETSON
• Houston owns a 1-0 lead in opposition to Stetston within the sequence, which started all over the 1983-84 season.
• In the lone earlier assembly, Houston claimed a 92-71 win within the Kettle Classic First Round within Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 16, 1983.
at Home: Houston has posted a 1-0 house document in opposition to Stetson all over the sequence historical past.
• In the lone earlier assembly, Houston claimed a 92-71 win within the Kettle Classic First Round within Hofheinz Pavilion on Dec. 16, 1983.
in Fertitta Center: Saturday’s recreation would be the first time Houston has confronted Stetson within the Fertitta Center.
UP NEXT
• Following Monday’s recreation, the Cougars hit the street for the primary time to compete on the Shriner Children’s Charleston Classic within TD Arena in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 16-19.
• The Cougars open the event in opposition to Towson at 5:30 p.m. (CST), Nov. 16. That recreation will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
• From there, Houston will meet the winner/loser of Utah-Wake Forest on Nov. 17 at a time to be decided by way of the Nov. 16 outcome. Game time and broadcasting community for that recreation might be introduced quickly.
• All Houston Men’s Basketball video games may also be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.
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