The Notre Dame College Men's basketball team returns to Murphy Gym for the first time in the 2022-23 season when they welcome the Bryant & Stratton College Bobcats to Murphy Gym for a 7:30 PM tip. You can catch all the action on the Mountain East Digital Network at:
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NDC Head Coach Mark Richmond gave his thoughts ahead of this one:
"We are excited to be back home in front of the home crowd at Murphy Gym to open our home season, "Richmond mentioned. "We have been really good at home in the past and we look to keep that going this year. If you look at our league the team that wins the conference championship wins most of if not all of their home games. This game is more about us than the opposition and how we will respond to adversity after dropping two games over the weekend."
NDC (0-2) lost 100-73 to Seton Hill and then fell 82-72 to Slippery Rock in the Conference Challenge. Jaedon Willis continues to be the catalyst of the NDC offense as he is averaging 24 points per game, he is the only Falcon averaging double figures in the young campaign. Tyland Crawford is putting up 8.5 points per game, and Andre Harris is scoring eight points per night while leading the team in assists dishing out 2.5 per night. DeAirius Barker is averaging 7.5 points per game and leads the team on the boards grabbing four per contest.
Guard Gbolahan Adio talked about this one:
"We have to set the tone and stay composed from the beginning, "Adio explained. "Basketball is a game of runs, so we have to be able to respond well to adversity. We do that and stay together then we should be in good shape."
"I think we have to come out aggressive and follow the game plan, " Jamarr Talbert stated.
The Bobcats (2-0) defeated Andrews and Central Penn in there first two contests. They are putting up 110.5 points per game, averaging 29.5 assists per contest, grabbing 41.5 rebounds per night, while shooting at a 45.9 percent clip from the field, 44.8 percent from the 3-point line, and 84.4 percent from the free throw line.
Richmond talked about the Bobcats:
"We have seen a little bit of tape on them. One thing that really stands out about them is how many steals they are getting. They are doing a good job of moving the ball. We are going to need to take care of the ball and sit down in a stance and defend against them."
DJ Little is leading the Bobcats in scoring pouring in 23.5 points per game. He is one of four Bryant & Stratton players to average double figures in the first two games. Kalon Kimble is scoring 13.5 points per game, DJ Brown is netting 11.5 points per night, and Sam Dorrisaint is chipping in 10 points per game. Devon Ware leads the team in assists dishing out 7.5 per contest. DaShaun Brown leads the team on the boards grabbing 6.5 rebounds per night.
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