WICHITA, Kan. – After hosting two conference games at home, the Newman men's basketball team is set to hit the road for a single game against Oklahoma Panhandle State Saturday afternoon.
SCOUTING NEWMAN
The Jets (7-15, 5-8 Heartland) squared up with Rogers State on Feb. 2 at home and fell 66-57 to the Hillcats. Newman hosted Arkansas-Fort Smith for its Hall of Fame game on Saturday but dropped a competitive 73-68 contest to the Lions.
Leaders
Daniel Nwosu Jr.-18.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, 33 stl, 40.9 FG%, 88.6 FT%
Taylor Schieber-16.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.7 apg, 19 stl, 41.0 FG%, 85.1 FT%
Kevin Bryant-9.9 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 23 stl, 44.5 FG%
Daniel Green-7.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 5 stl, 13 blk, 56.2 FG%, 76.4 FT%
Allen Wilson-6.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 7 stl, 44.4 3PT%, 90.3 FT%
SCOUTING OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE (Saturday, 3 p.m.)
The Aggies (5-17, 0-13 Heartland) enter this weekend's contest on a current 15 game losing streak. Oklahoma Panhandle State hosted Arkansas-Fort Smith Feb. 2 and fell 102-82 to the Lions and then took Rogers State at home on Saturday and lost 81-46 to the Hillcats.
Leaders
Jace Kerr-14.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 26 stl, 13 blk, 47.7 FG%, 82.1 FT%
Devonta Brooks-11.8 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.2 apg, 15 stl, 9 blk, 54.1 FG%
Riyadh Asad-10.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 18 stl, 37.6 FG%, 79.3 FT%
Pierre Roddy-9.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.3 apg, 12 stl, 39.4 FG%
Sita Sesay-8.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 11 blk, 43.6 FG%
HISTORY LESSON
Newman holds a 17-2 all-time record over Oklahoma Panhandle State that began during the 2007-08 campaign. The Jets won the previous matchup 118-99 on Jan. 7 at Fugate Gymnasium to take the first game of series this season.
NOTES
-With five games remaining in the regular season, the Jets are currently in seventh place in the conference standings.
-Nwosu leads the conference in scoring with 18.5 points per game and also leads the conference in 3-pointers made with 60.
-Schieber is second in the conference in 3-point percentage at 37.6 percent and Nwosu isn't far behind at 37.0 percent, which is third in the conference.
COVERAGE
There will be live video and statistics at www.newmanjets.com.
