RALEIGH, N.C. (Dec. 4) – After a 15-day break, Saint Augustine's University (SAU) dives head first into CIAA men's basketball play on Thursday, Dec. 5. The Falcons host Bowie State University inside Emery Gymnasium at 6 p.m. in the first of 22 games against CIAA opponents this season.
Tickets are $13 for general admission as part of a men's and women's doubleheader and $8.50 for faculty and staff, military personnel with ID, senior citizens, visiting college students with ID and children ages 6 to 12. Admission is free for SAU students with valid ID and children ages 5 and under per one paying adult.
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Although the contest is designated as a non-conference affair, it will provide a good test for the Falcons. SAU appears ready for conference action, however, having won two of its first three games with offensive firepower. The Falcons (2-1 overall) lead the league in the top offensive categories – scoring (88 ppg), field goal percentage (52.6), three-point field goal percentage (45.9) and free throw percentage (81.8).
Nationally, SAU is second in Division II in three-point field goal percentage, 11th in free throw percentage and 17th in field goal percentage. The Falcons also rank fourth nationally in fewest turnovers.
The SAU roster is littered with scorers. Guards Jalen Gaddy (Sr./Raleigh, NC) and Gary Jefferson (Jr./Baltimore, MD) rank sixth (19.0 ppg) and seventh (18.7 ppg), respectively, in the CIAA. Miguel Brown (Jr./Wilson, NC) averages 12.7 points and guard Donte Edwards (So./Durham, NC) averages 10.3 points. Forward Rashad George (Jr./Raleigh, NC) is near double figures with a 9.0 scoring average. Koraan Clemonts (Jr./Weldon, NC) averages nearly four assists per game.
Brown ranks third nationally in field goal percentage (75.0) and Edwards is 29th nationally in three-point field goal percentage (50.0).
The Falcons face a Bowie State squad (3-5 overall) that likes to attack inside. The Bulldogs rank second nationally in Division II in offensive rebounds per game (16.38), 11th in free throw attempts (211) and 18th in free throws made (147).
Saiquan Jamison, a forward, has been a dominant rebounder in the CIAA for several years. He ranks third nationally in offensive rebounds per game (5.38) and averages 9.5 total rebounds per game, which is second in the CIAA.
Veteran guard Cameron Hayes is one of three double-figure scorers for the Bulldogs. He averages 14.3 points and guard David Belle averages 12.0 points. Juwan Smith, a guard, averages 11.1 points and Jamison averages 9.9 points. As a team, the Bulldogs average 72.9 points.
