Men’s Basketball Travels to Virginia for Jerome Kersey Classic at Longwood

UMBC men’s basketball will look to build off their 85-47 win against Penn State York when they head to Farmville, Va. for two games at the Jerome Kersey Classic, hosted by Longwood.

BALTIMORE-- UMBC men's basketball will look to build off their 85-47 win against Penn State York when they head to Farmville, Va. for two games at the Jerome Kersey Classic, hosted by Longwood. UMBC is 1-1 on the year and will take on Western Carolina and Longwood at the tournament.

Western Carolina Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (1-1) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (1-2)
Where: Willett Hall - Farmville, Va.
When: Friday, November 19 - 7:30 p.m.
How to Watch: Live stream on ESPN+, live stats at LongwoodLancers.com, audio broadcast at CatamountSports.com
Social Media: @UMBC_MBB, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEHoops

Longwood Game Info:
What: UMBC Retrievers (1-1) at Longwood Lancers (2-1)
Where: Willett Hall - Farmville, Va.
When: Saturday, November 20 - 5 p.m.
How to Watch: Live stream on ESPN+, live stats at LongwoodLancers.com
Social Media: @UMBC_MBB, @UMBCAthletics, #RetrieverNation, #AEHoops

SCOUTING THE RETRIEVERS:

UMBC comes into the weekend at 1-1 on the year after picking up an 85-47 win against Penn State York on Monday night. UMBC got a big contribution from Keondre Kennedy (Atlanta, Ga.) who poured in 17 points on 7-10 shooting. Darnell Rogers (Baltimore, Md./Indian Land (SC)/New Mexico JC) added 16 points with newcomer Ray Salnave (Elmont, N.Y.) adding 12 and four assists.
The Retrievers had to battle off a feisty Penn State York side who hung in through the first 30 minutes. However, the Retrievers ended the game on a 24-0 run over 9:09 to pull away from the Nittany Lions.
Kennedy leads the Retrievers averaging 15.0 ppg shooting 57.9 percent from the floor. Rogers is the only other Retriever in double figures at 12.5 ppg.
Jacob Boonyasith (Grand Rapids, Mich.) is leading the team on the glass, averaging 9.5 rpg over two games, including a career-high 10 against Penn State York.
As a team, UMBC is averaging 72.5 ppg and shooting 38.6 percent from the floor, corralling 48.5 rebounds a game.

SCOUTING THE CATAMOUNTS:

Western Carolina comes into the Jerome Kersey Classic at 1-2 on the young season, dropping their last two contests at East Carolina (95-79) and Wake Forest (87-75) after defeating Bowling Green to open the year (79-71 F/OT).
Nicholas Robinson leads the Catamount attack averaging 17.3 ppg, shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and a blistering 54.2 percent from three. He is also the team's leading rebounder at 10.7 rpg.
Travion McCray and Tyler Harris are also in double figures scoring at 16.0 and 10.7 ppg respectively.
Head coach Justin Gray is in his first season at the helm of Western Carolina. Gray had a prolific pro and college career at Wake Forest. With the Demon Deacons, he earned First Team All-ACC honors pairing with NBA superstar Chris Paul.

SCOUTING THE LANCERS:

Longwood comes in at 2-1 having won their last two games against Virginia University of Lynchburg (80-46) and Mid-Atlantic Christian (93-47) after dropping the season opener at Iowa (106-73).
Isaiah Wilkins leads the team scoring at a 13.7 ppg clip. He is also the team's leading rebounder at 8.0 rpg, shooting 44.4 percent from the floor and 45.5 percent from three.
Leslie Nkereuwen is the only other Lancer over double figures at 13.0 ppg, pulling down 6.0 rpg. Justin Hill leads the team with 18 assists, good for a 6.0 apg average.

ALL-TIME SERIES:

This will be the first time that Western Carolina and UMBC will meet in their program's history.
The Retrievers and Lancers will be meeting for the first time since 2015 with Longwood holding a slim 6-4 lead in the all-time series.
Back in 2015, UMBC took a 70-59 win in Farmville, and have won two straight in the series.

MILESTONE WATCH:

Several Retrievers are approaching career milestones in 2021-22. L.J. Owens is approaching the 1,000 point mark, needing just 287 points to achieve the mark. He is also just 15 games away from 100 career games played.
Darnell Rogers needs 163 points and one game played to reach 500 career points and 50 games played.
Newcomer Ray Salnave needs just 222 points to reach 1,500 career points after scoring 1,266 during his time at Monmouth and DePaul.

UP NEXT:

UMBC returns to Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena to conclude the Jerome Kersey Classic against American on Tuesday, Nov. 23.
Tip-off with the Eagles is slated for 7 p.m. on ESPN3.

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