Chants Host The Citadel Saturday In Non-Conference Clash
11/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 26, 2010
Coastal Carolina (5-2) vs. The Citadel (1-3)
Saturday | 11.27.10 | 7:00 p.m.
Conway, S.C. | Kimbel Arena (1,039)
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CONWAY, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's basketball team looks for its fourth straight win when the Chanticleers host The Citadel Saturday evening at 7 p.m. from Kimbel Arena.
Coastal Carolina (5-2) defeated North Carolina Wesleyan 96-56 Tuesday night behind the 19 points and five assists from sophomore guard Kierre Greenwood. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native hit a career-high three 3-pointers and shot 8-for-10 from the field.
Junior guard Desmond Holloway finished with 16 points, six rebounds and four steals, while sophomore guards Danny Nieman and Anthony Raffa each scored 11 points against the Battling Bishops to help Coastal improve to 3-0 at home this season.
Holloway enters the weekend first on the team and fourth in the Big South with 18.1 points per game. The Indianapolis, Ind., native has turned two games with at least 24 points and has scored at least 13 points in all seven games thus far this season. Holloway is also tops on the team and 13th in the conference with 6.1 rebounds per game.
Greenwood stands second on the team and 11th in the Big South with 12.9 points per game and is shooting 60.7 percent from the field. Greenwood also paces the Chants with 22 assists and is averaging 3.1 helpers per game.
Forward Sam McLaurin is second on the team with 5.5 rebounds per game and has blocked a team-leading 11 shots this season. McLaurin needs five more rejections to move into fifth place on the school's all-time list with 75.
The Citadel (1-3) will be facing its third Big South opponent of the season Saturday when the Bulldogs face Coastal Carolina. The Bulldogs opened the season 0-3, but picked up their first win of the season Tuesday with a 71-63 win over High Point. Earlier in the year, The Citadel lost on the road at Charleston Southern 68-61 on Nov. 16 and is 1-1 against the Big South so far this year. The Citadel scored 70 points for the first time this season Tuesday against High Point and is averaging just 59.0 points per game as a team and is losing by an average of 12.0 points per game.
Individually, the Bulldogs are led on offense by the 19.5 points per game of senior guard Cameron Wells. Wells is also shooting 30.8 percent from three-point range. Senior guard Austin Dahn is second on the team with 10.0 points per game, while senior forward Bryan Streeter leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game.
Coastal Carolina and The Citadel will be meeting for ninth time on the hardwood when the two schools matchup Saturday night. Each team has won four games in the all-time series that dates back to the 1979-80 season. The Chants, however, have won four of the last six meetings between the two schools.
Saturday's game will be the first meeting between Coastal Carolina and The Citadel since the 2001-02 season. In that game, the Bulldogs earned a 74-62 home win over the Chants. Coastal is 2-1 all-time at home against The Citadel.
Coastal Carolina owns an all-time record of 35-64 against teams from the Southern Conference. The Chants have won four of their last five games against Southern Conference schools. Earlier this season, however, the College of Charleston snapped the Chants' four-game winning streak over the Southern Conference with an 83-67 win Nov. 16 at Carolina First Arena.
