SALISBURY, N.C. – The Catawba College men's basketball team celebrates the last day of classes in the fall semester with a Wednesday night skirmish against South Atlantic Conference rival Lenoir-Rhyne at 7:30 p.m.
Banks Rolls
- Saturday was Catawba's third consecutive game with a double-double performance as Justin Banks came off the bench to deliver 11 points and 11 rebounds
- Banks tied his career high of six offensive boards which produced five second-chance points
- The Schaumburg, Ill. product stands fourth in the SAC for offensive rebounds (2.57) and blocks (1.29) per contest
Slamsbury
- As a team, Catawba has thrown down 17 dunks this season for an average of 2.4 jams per game
- Nearly half of the squad's dunks have counted toward points off turnover as eight have resulted from takeaways
- Individually, Nick Walker leads the way with six slams followed by Banks at four and Shad Thomas at three
- Two of Banks' dunks were second-chance scores; his highlight-reel stuff to seal the season-opening win against Lander and a put-back slam on Saturday vs. LMU
Check the Stats
- Catawba ranks inside the Top 20 in offensive rebounds per game (fifth, 16.71), steals per game (15th, 12.3), and turnover margin (16th, 6.9)
- Kris Robinson maintains the team lead in scoring at 13.3 points ahead of Walker who sits at an even 10.0 per game
- Banks, Montraivis White, and Zion McDuffie are averaging nine points apiece
- Walker and Ibra Athie have dominated the boards with 96 rebounds (39 offensive) combined
- In steals, White and Caleb Jones share the top slot with 15 apiece as White is in sole possession of the assists category with 26 dimes
All-Time Series
- Wednesday will mark the 220th meeting between Catawba and Lenoir-Rhyne in a series that dates back to the 1927-28 season
- LR has the all-time edge at 115-104, but Catawba holds a 48-27 edge in matchups confirmed to have been in Salisbury (since 1960-61, when locations are more reliable)
- Although the Bears took the last contest by a narrow 99-97 margin, the Catawba Indians prevailed in the previous three including twice on home court
- Catawba is +27 in point differential over the last four home games as LR seeks its first victory at Goodman Arena since Jan. 18, 2020 (91-85)
Scouting the Bears
- The Bears enter the week with a 6-2 record, falling to then-No. 24 Carson Newman for their only conference loss in five games
- LR checks in at ninth in the D2CSC Southeast Region media poll, positioned one slot behind the Catawba Indians
- Among the Bears' wins are double-digit triumphs over Clayton State and UVA Wise as the latter is LR's fourth victory in a row
- Four newcomers pace the lineup in scoring led by Monroe College (now Monroe University) transfer Ziare Wells' 17.0 points per game
- Former Florida A&M guard Hantz Louis-Jeune has tallied 15.2 points as he, Wells, and Conrad Luczynski (Eastern New Mexico transfer) are averaging six rebounds per contest in the young season
Follow Along
All SAC games are streamed live on FloCollege ($) as stats will be available on CatawbaAthletics.com.
