MARSHALL, Texas – Facing two tough northern opponents closing out their non-conference schedule, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team will play in the Texas Dallas Holiday Classic on December 28-29. ETBU will take on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Blackburn College. UWSP has been ranked most of the season and just fell out of the D3hoops.com national poll. ETBU is receiving votes in the latest poll, too.
Below are the information about the games.
ETBU vs. Blackburn College | Richardson, TX | Saturday, Dec. 28th
Arena: UTD Activities Center
Time: 2:00 PM
All-Time Series: First Meeting
ETBU vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Richardson, TX | Sunday, Dec. 29th
Arena: UTD Activities Center
Time: 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: WSP 1-0
- Last UWSP Win: Mar. 14, 2015 (45-28) – NCAA Division III Elite 8
ETBU
- 6-1 on the season after a win over Hardin-Simmons University
- Robby Dooley (20 points), Westin Riddick, Christopher Haynes (16 points), and Colton Collins (14 points) each had double-figures scoring.
- Dooley named ASC East Player of the Week for the second time this season averaging 23.0 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, 3.0 assists per game, and 3.5 steals per game while making 57.6% (19-of-33) from the field and seven three-pointers, including a career high five vs. Centenary
- Second in the ASC Conference in scoring with 86.6 points per game while fifth in the conference in allowing 74.9 points per game
- Margin of victory for ETBU is +11.7, which is first in the conference
- Best in the conference in free throw percentage as a team with 84.6% made
- Best in the conference in three-pointers made with 40.0%
- Dooley leads the team with 17.4 points per game, which is seventh in the ASC
- Haynes has a team-high 5.9 rebounds per game.
- Landin Brown is sixth in the ASC in assists (4.1 per game) and third in steals (2.7 per game)
BC
- 3-5 overall following a win at Principia College
- Averaging 77.1 points per game while giving up 87.1 points per game overall
- Collecting 28.5 rebounds per game and 12.9 assists per game
- Karson Hayes is averaging 18.0 points per game, which includes a 31 point game at Fontbonne and 29 points against St. Louis Pharmacy
- Randy Love is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game
- Javon Stovall has 2.6 assists per game
UWSP
- 7-1 following win over Ripon College
- Will play Augustana College on Dec. 22
- First meeting with ETBU since 2015 Elite Eight matchup
- Average 68.1 points per game while giving up 61.0 to opponents
- Grab 33.8 rebounds per game and 12.3 assists per game
- Ethan Bublitz leads the team averaging 17.9 points per game. This includes a 28 points in a one-point win over Wilmington and 25 points against #11 Christopher Newport
- Blake Ehrke is second on the team with 11.6 points per game and leads the team with 9.3 rebounds per game
