SAU Men's Basketball Hosts JCSU In Suits And Sneakers Game Wednesday (Jan. 23)

RALEIGH, N.C. (Jan. 22) – Saint Augustine's University (SAU) hosts Johnson C. Smith University in a CIAA men's basketball game on Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week this Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Emery Gymnasium. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.

Head Coach MarQus Johnson and his basketball coaching staff will wear tennis shoes on the SAU bench to raise cancer awareness. Suits and Sneakers Week, held Jan. 21-27, is a nationwide partnership between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Below is more info about the game:

ADMISSION
$13 general admission on game day for the men's contest, which is part of a doubleheader. $8.50 for faculty/staff, senior citizens, military personnel, visiting students with valid ID and children ages 6-12. Free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages five and under (per one paying adult).

LIVE VIDEO AND LIVE STATS
Click HERE for live video or go to saintaugfalcons.com or theciaasn.com (CIAA Sports Network).

Click HERE for live stats.

RECORDS
Saint Augustine's University (0-3 Southern Division, 4-12 overall); Johnson C. Smith University (0-1 Southern Division, 4-10 overall).

FALCON FACTS
- Preseason All-CIAA pick Tyre Gathright (Sr./Wilmington, NC) ranks fourth in the CIAA in scoring average (17.8). Gathright ranks eighth in the CIAA in field goal percentage (44.6).

- The Falcons lead the CIAA in three-point field goal percentage (38.8). They rank among the nation's top 50 three-point shooting teams.

- The Falcons rank second in the CIAA in points allowed per game (72.0).

SCOUTING JOHNSON C. SMITH
- Roddric Ross leads the Golden Bulls and ranks eighth in the CIAA in points per game (14.9). He ranks 10^th in the CIAA in field goal percentage (42.0).

- The Golden Bulls rank second in the CIAA in turnover margin (1.64).

- The Golden Bulls are tied for third in the CIAA in assist/turnover ratio (0.94).

LAST MEETING
Tyre Gathright scored 15 points to lead three double-figure scorers for Saint Augustine's University, but a late spurt by Johnson C. Smith University hurt the Falcons in a 72-61 CIAA men's basketball loss at Emery Gymnasium on Feb. 10, 2018. Quincy January finished with seven points and eight rebounds as he reached the 1,000-rebound career milestone on Senior Day.

LAST GAME
Saint Augustine's University nearly erased a 20-point deficit with a furious rally in the final four minutes of a 63-57 CIAA men's basketball defeat to Winston-Salem State University at Emery Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. The Rams held what appeared to be a comfortable 58-38 lead with 4:32 remaining before the Falcons made their move. Tyre Gathright keyed a 15-0 run with 10 straight points including two free throws with 1:06 left to pull the Falcons within 58-53.

Johnson C. Smith University shot 70.4 percent in the second half to trounce Carson-Newman University 85-71 in a non-conference road game Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, in Jefferson City, Tenn. Roddric Ross scored a season-high 27 points and Cayse Minor scored a season-high 22 points for the Golden Bulls, who trailed 38-36 at halftime.

Print Friendly Version