Men's and Women's Basketball Home Openers This Friday Night

Men's and Women's Basketball Home Openers This Friday Night

MARCY, N.Y. - Both the men's and women's basketball teams will play their first home games of the season this Friday at the Campus Center Gymnasium. The two teams play host to the Red Dragons of Cortland St., with the women's game starting first at 6:00 pm, to be followed by the men's game at 8:00 pm.

By the numbers...

MEN

2-2...Record against Cortland for the SUNYIT men's basketball team in the last four seasons - the two teams have traded wins in each of the last four seasons, with the Wildcats winning in 2008 and 2010, and the Red Dragons winning in 2009 and 2011.

38.5 / 49.7...FG percentages for Wildcats / Red Dragons

34.7 / 37.6...3pt FG percentages for Wildcats / Red Dragons

34.7 / 34.2...Rebounds per game for Wildcats / Red Dragons

28...points for SUNYIT junior guard Desmian Greer in SUNYIT's most recent game, a season-high

5 / 3...Number of players averaging in double-digit points for the Red Dragons / Wildcats

9.7 / 7.3...Average rebounds for Wildcats' leading rebounder (Derek Rowe) / Red Dragons (Kevin McMahon)

 

WOMEN

2008...The last time the SUNYIT women's basketball team played Cortland St., an 83-59 loss at home. The Red Dragons finished with a 24-5 record that season, and was 16-11 last year (2011-12), while the Wildcats finished 14-12 in 2008 but have improved their win total every year since then, culminating in last year's record-setting 22-5 season.

36.6 / 36.5...FG percentages for Wildcats / Red Dragons

13.2 / 23.1
...3pt FG percentages for Wildcats / Red Dragons

57.0 / 53.3
...Total points per game for Wildcats / Red Dragons

69.3 / 55.4
...Total points allowed per game for Wildcats / Red Dragons

44.3 / 40.0
...Total rebounds per game for Wildcats / Red Dragons