MARSHALL, Texas – Ready to kick start the 2019-2020 season, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team heads out onto the road for two games against Rhodes College and Millsaps College. ETBU opens the new season on Thursday night in Memphis, Tenn., against Rhodes and then travels to Jackson, Miss., to face Millsaps College on Saturday.
ETBU at Rhodes College | Memphis, TN | Thursday, Nov. 14th
Arena: Mallory Gymnasium
Time: 7:30 PM
All-Time Series: ETBU 2-0
- Last ETBU Win: Nov. 20, 2016 (119-116)
ETBU at Millsaps | Jackson, MS | Saturday, Nov. 16th
Arena: Hangar Dome
Time: 5:00 PM
All-Time Series: Millsaps 2-1
- Last ETBU Win: Nov. 15, 2014 (78-68)
- Last MC: Nov. 16, 2013 (70-69)
ETBU
- Finished 12-14 last season and 8-8 in the conference.
- Return 10 members from last season's team, including Landin Brown, Jacob Bush, Spencer Cochran, Robby Dooley, Nathan Fonenot, Jordan Gray, Christopher Haynes, Nolan Johnson, Westin Riddick, and Jarrell Taylor
- Add seven newcomers, including Christian Adams, Tevin Baker, Ahmad Caldwell, Colton Collins, Jaden Conner, and Jayden Williams
- Dooley led ETBU with 19.8 points per game, 130 rebounds (6.2 per game) and 31 steals (1.5 per game)
- Fontenot led ETBU with 65 assists (2.5 per game)
- Played an exhibition game vs. NCAA Division I Grambling State last week
RHODES COLLEGE
- 1-1 following loss to Austin College, 82-66
- Berry Bryce leads the Lynx with 16.5 ppg
- Koki Wiley and Preston Giroux each have 13 rebounds (6.5 per game)
- Owen Galvin has six assists
- Won first game of the year, 87-81, over the University of the Ozarks
- Lost 119-116 to ETBU back in 2016
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
- 12-14 last season
- Averaged 72.1 ppg, 40.9 rpg, and 12.5 apg.
- Saxton Becker finished second on the team with 8.9 ppg.
- Justin Van Pelt led the Majors with 144 rebounds (5.5 per game)
- Joshua Miller was second in assists with 52
- First meeting with ETBU in five seasons
- Won their season opener, 99-95, over Belhaven University
- Facing LeTourneau University on Thursday, Nov. 14
