AGGIES HEAD TO EL DORADO FOR WEEKEND CLASSIC
Men's Basketball 11/14/18
TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma- The Murray State Aggies are on the road this weekend to play in Eldorado, Kansas. The Aggies will play #9 ranked Hutchinson Community College on Friday and Butler Community College on Saturday. The game time Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. and the game on Saturday is scheduled to tip at 7:30 p.m. inside the Power Plant Gymnasium.
Heading into the games the Aggies are 3-2, while the Blue Dragons are 5-0 and the Grizzlies are 4-2
Last Time Out
The Aggies are coming off a 54- point victory at home on Tuesday over Oklahoma Wesleyan JV (114-60). Freshman
Karey McLeish led all scorers with 20 points on 8-13 shooting from the field.
Lloyd Daniels added 14 points and tied a season high with seven assists. This is the fifth straight game that Daniels has scored in double figures.
Adam Nance also tallied a career high in assists (6 assists) and tied his career high in rebounds (7 rebounds).
The Aggies
The Aggies are coming in to this weekend 3-2 overall.
Sophomore Guard
Lloyd Daniels is second in points per game for Region 2 (18.6), 9
th in free throw percentage, and 13
th in the region in three-point field goal percentage. Freshman Guard
Karey McLeish is tied for second in three-point field goals made at 15. Sophomore Guard
Derek Guest is
Derek Guest is 7
th in the region in free throw percentage (84.6). Sophomore Forward
Hunter Henderson is ranked 13
th (75%) in free throw percentage as well. Freshman Center
Adam Gouro is 14
th in the region in rebounds per game and Freshman
Adam Nance is 19
th in the region in the same statistic.
Scouting Hutchinson
Hutchinson is a Division I Junior College program and member of the Jayhawk Conference. This season, the Blue Dragons are 5-0 with wins over Northeast, NEO, Enid, Spring Creek Academy, and Redlands. James Rojas is the Blue Dragons leading scorer at 18points per game.
The Blue Dragons come into this game averaging 100.8 points per game which is 20
th in the nation and are holding their opponents to 70 points per game. Freshman Center Fred Odihiambo leads the team in rebounds, and blocks.
Scouting Butler
The Butler Grizzlies are a Division I Junior College program and a member of the Jayhawk Conference. The Grizzlies this season are 4-2 overall with wins over Friends JV, Hesston College, Bethel JV, and On Point Prep.
The Grizzlies are led by Freshman Guard Jaden Lee in points per game at 10.7. Freshman Forward Mohamed Fofana leads the team in rebounds per game. The Grizzlies are averaging 82.3 points per game and are holding their points to 67.8 points per game
