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Thanksgiving Appetizer: Men's Basketball Hosts UMBC Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 25, 2008
Game 4
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 • Time: 7:30 pm (EST)
Location: Charles E. Smith Center (5,000) • Washington, DC
Radio: Federal News Radio 1050 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live video streaming and live stats on GameTracker
TV: none
Series: UMBC leads, 3-2 (GW leads, 2-1 at Smith Center)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 125-83 (.601) 8th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 64-48 (.571) 8th season
Career Record: 125-83 (.601) 8th season
Hobbs' Record vs. UMBC: 1-1
UMBC COACH: Randy Monroe (Cheyney `87)
Record at UMBC: 60-67 (.472) 5th season
Career Record: 60-67 (.472) 5th season
Monroe's Record vs. GW: 1-1
Wednesday's Game: The Colonials host UMBC Wednesday night in GW's second home game of the season and the sixth meeting in the series.
• The Retrievers lead the all-time series with GW, 3-2. UMBC is 1-2 at Smith Center.
• GW (2-1) is coming off a 83-71 loss at Auburn Saturday in Alabama after winning its first two games of the season against America East members Boston U. and Binghamton.
• UMBC is the third of four opponents from the America East this season. The Colonials will face Vermont in the Rainbow Classic on Dec. 27 in Honolulu.
• UMBC defeated GW, 89-79, in the most recent meeting last Nov. 24 at Baltimore en route to the America East championship and first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
• UMBC is the first of three opponents to visit Smith Center this season after competing in the 2008 NCAA Tournament (American visits Smith Center on Dec. 17; Temple on March 7).
• UMBC (3-1) is coming off a 66-52 victory over Columbia Saturday and a 76-71 triumph over Quinnipiac Friday in New York. Those victories gave the Retrievers the title in the Tyler Ugloyn Columbia Classic hosted by Columbia University.
• UMBC is picked to finish 4th in the nine-team America East Conference in the league's preseason coaches poll released Oct. 24.
• GW has won 56 of its last 83 regular-season games and 32 of its last 48 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at UMBC: A school of 12,300 students, UMBC is a member of the America East Conference located south of Baltimore less than 36 miles from the GW campus. The Retrievers have been picked to finish fourth in the America East in the preseason coaches' poll announced Oct. 24. The Retrievers are off to a 3-1 start that includes wins over Quinnipiac (76-71) and at Columbia (66-52) last Saturday in New York. UMBC's only loss came at Morgan State, 67-60. Senior Darryl Proctor leads the Retrievers with 20 points and nine rebounds a game. He had a 17-point, 13-rebound double-double against the Colonials in last year's meeting. Preseason All-Conference selection Jay Greene runs the Retrievers' offense with 7.5 assists and 15 points per game. Greene has hit nearly half of his three-point attempts (10-of-21). As a team, the Retrievers are shooting 48 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range. UMBC has a +3 turnover margin but a -0.2 rebounding margin through their first four games.
Next Game: GW has a week to prepare for a Dec. 7 date with Maryland in the 14th Annual BB&T Classic at Verizon Center. The game tips off at 7:30 p.m. (EST) and will be telecast live on MASN and broadcast live on Federal News Radio 1500 AM, 820 AM as well as www.GWsports.com.
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