Bradenton, Fla - The SCF basketball team (11-8, 0-1 Southern) are setting their sights to bounce back at home for Southern Conference Play as they welcome #7 Indian River State (16-2, 1-0 Southern) to Hal Chasey Gymnasium for their home conference opener Monday night, January 17 at 7 pm. This is a makeup game from January 8 as the original game was postponed due to the potential tracings of COVID-19.
Last Time Out:
The Manatees are coming off of opening Southern Conference play on the road as they fell to Hillsborough 97-94. Originally, they were scheduled to face Indian River State as their conference opener before it was rescheduled.
Southern Conference Standings:
1. #7 Indian River State (16-2, 1-0)
2. #16 FSW (14-2, 1-0)
3. HCC (8-8, 2-1)
4. SCF (11-8, 0-1)
5. Miami Dade (8-9, 0-2)
1,000 in the Grasps:
Sophomore James "Pop" Weathers has been one of the big benefactors for the Manatees' offense and defense. Weathers is currently averaging 19.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In the conference opener against HCC, he had a season-high 29 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Currently in his career, the Baton Rouge native has 733 points and 363 this season. He will need 267 points to reach 1,000 points in his career, but additionally Weathers is 443 points away from surpassing the single season points record held by SCF alum and current Cleveland State University player D'Moi Hodge (805, 2018-20).
The French Phenom:
In the game against HCC, freshman Pierre-Gabriel "PG" Gouffran had one of his best offensive outings this season as he gained a little more playing time. Gouffran, a native of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada finished with his first collegiate double-double of 15 points 13 rebounds and three blocks. Currently, he is averaging 2.9 points and three rebounds per game.
Big Man Issues:
The Manatees have remained having big man issues as they have been without sophomore Kwo Agwa for three straight games. Agwa, who is averaging 7.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, has been dealing with issues involving the Canadian border being shutdown for non-essential use.
Because of the situations, head coach Tom Parks has utilized Gouffran and freshman Ronnail Tape to fill in until Agwa returns. Tape. who is the usually backup for Agwa, started the conference opener and had two points and two rebounds against HCC. Tape is averaging 1.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
Wild Factors:
Along with Tape, freshmen Jacari White, Ametri Moss and Cobey Harraway have stepped in for their roles.
White, who has played off the bench as the primary 3-point specialist, is averaging 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He had nine points, two rebounds and five assists in the conference opener against HCC.
Moss is averaging 10.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and two assists per game. He had 13 points, three rebounds and one assist against HCC.
Harraway is averaging 10.6 points and three rebounds per game. The Bradenton native had 12 points and three rebounds against HCC.
Scouting Indian River State:
The Pioneers are currently ranked #7 in the nation and are coming off of defeating Webber International University's JV team at home by a score of 112-34. They opened conference with a 97-89 win over HCC. They were originally scheduled to face #18 FSW this past Wednesday night, but the game was postponed to another date.
Freshmen Bendji Pierre (19.5 ppg and 7.6 rpg) and Tyree Bryan (13.1 ppg and 7.4 rpg) and sophomores AJ Cajuste (16.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 7.1 apg), Jonathan Cisse (11.6 ppg and 2.8 rpg) and Kyle Feit (15.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.1 spg) all play big roles in the rotation.
Series History:
The Manatees are 5-15 against the Pioneers.
The game will air livestream on the SCF Sports Network
Link: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/scf/
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