The UNCW basketball workforce hits the street this week for a pair of street video games that may additional carry into focus the Seahawks’ probabilities at one other sturdy season.
On Tuesday, UNCW performs at Oklahoma (8:30 p.m., ESPN+) earlier than travelling to UConn on Friday (8:30 p.m., Fox Sports 2).
Before leaving on the journey, the Seahawks acquired their first win of the season Friday night time at Trask Coliseum, blowing previous Division II Allen University, 104-55. Here’s what it’s worthwhile to know heading into this week’s video games:
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Oklahoma sport is winnable for UNCW …
The Sooners haven’t had a fantastic begin to the season, shedding their opener to Sam Houston State and barely heading off Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Game 2.
Oklahoma has a fantastic 1-2 punch in middle Tanner Groves (he of Eastern Washington NCAA event fame in 2021) and 6-foot-6, 232-pound wing Jalen Hill, who had 22 factors and 7 rebounds within the win vs. UAPB. Point guard Grant Sherfield, a switch from Nevada, additionally might be a key half for the Sooners.
What you will not see is a workforce towering over the Seahawks, like so many Power 5 groups have up to now. Beyond the 6-10 Groves and his 6-9 brother Jacob, the Sooners have not performed one other participant taller (or greater) than Hill. UNCW’s greater, longer, lineup will match up favorably.
… But UConn will probably be a harder name
The Huskies have been upset within the first spherical of the NCAA event a 12 months in the past by New Mexico State, however Danny Hurley’s rebuild in Storrs is on the proper observe. UConn was simply outdoors the highest 25 within the preseason polls and did nothing in Week 1 to query that, blasting NCAA Division I newcomer Stonehill and Boston University.
The Huskies are led by Big East preseason participant of the 12 months Adama Sanogo, an old-school conventional middle at 6-foot-9, 245 kilos, who can rebound and defend the center with the perfect within the nation.
The Huskies are additionally lengthy, and massive, with a bunch of gamers over 6-6 which have performed important minutes up to now this season. They even have a well-recognized face to some UNCW followers, as former East Carolina guard Tristen Newton is now a Husky and has began their first two video games.
UNCW vs. Allen
The Seahawks rapidly dominated final Friday night time vs. Allen on its option to a 104-55 win. No participant had greater than 20 minutes of courtroom time (Trazarien White had 20) and UNCW completed with 27 assists on 43 area targets, its most in a sport since November 2019 vs. Emory & Henry (34).
The Seahawks additionally went 8-for-15 on 3-point area targets within the first half of that sport. The long-distance field-goal capturing will probably be key for this week and past.
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