Men’s Basketball Treks To Wilmington Saturday

Men’s Basketball Treks To Wilmington Saturday

BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – The Concordia College New York men's basketball team faces off against its final Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) South Division opponent of the 2019-20 season on Saturday, Feb. 15 in a 3 p.m. road tilt at Wilmington University (Del.).

Match Information: Wilmington 
Date: 
Saturday, February 15, 2020 | 3 p.m.
Location: 
Newark, Del. | WU Athletic Complex 
All-Time Series: Concordia leads 6-4 
Last Time: Concordia, 95-89 (January 12, 2019)
Media Coverage: Live Stats  | Live Video

About the Clippers
Concordia (5-18, 4-10 CACC) hits the road after besting Caldwell University 85-73 on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Clippers average 67.6 points on a .381 field goal percentage with 33.9 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.1 blocks.

Sophomore forward Devon Sims (Centreville, Va.) paces the Clippers' offense behind 11.7 points, followed by senior guard Jesse Breeding (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) who chips in 11.4 points. Junior guard Jared Young (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) adds 10.5 points and a team-leading 2.1 steals after matching the program record for single-season steals on Wednesday, the third-best rate in the conference to sit ahead of Sims who ranks seventh with 1.8 swipes a night, while freshman guard Dion Herrington (Englewood, N.J.) dishes out 3.0 assists. Junior forward Alex White Jr. (Middletown, Conn.) boasts a team-leading 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, the third-best average within the CACC.

About the Wildcats
Wilmington (8-16, 6-9 CACC) hosts Concordia after falling against nationally-ranked Thomas Jefferson University 78-62 on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The Wildcats average 74.0 points on a .411 field goal percentage with 31.1 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.9 blocks.

Jermaine Head fuels the Wildcats' offense behind a CACC-leading 23.5 points that ranks 12th nationally and 5.4 assists which ranks fourth within the league on top of a CACC-best 2.3 steals that places 16th in Division II. Jordan Harding adds 12.7 points with a team-leading 5.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks while Tyler Norwood adds 11.9 points.

Up Next
The men's basketball team hosts Nyack College for a 7 p.m. matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 18. 

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