Men’s Basketball Heads to Naples Shootout

SUFFOLK vs SKIDMORE
Date Time Venue Video Series	Thursday, Dec. 29 3:00 PM Community School of Naples Naples, Fla. YouTube First Meeting

SUFFOLK vs OHIO NORTHERN
Date Time Venue Video Series	Friday, Dec. 30 5:00 PM Community School of Naples Naples, Fla. YouTube First Meeting

BOSTON – Suffolk men's basketball returns to action after its holiday break this weekend when it ventures to the Naples Shootout Dec. 29-30. The Rams will take on Skidmore Thursday at 3:00 p.m., before facing Ohio Northern Friday at 5:00 p.m. Both games will be played at the Community School of Naples. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk men's basketball faced 13-point half time deficit, surged back in the second, but it would not be enough to take down Tufts as the Jumbos got by the Rams, 90-82, Saturday afternoon at Cousens Gym. 

MORE READING: Second Half Surge Not Enough for Men's Basketball at Tufts, 90-82

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk looks to snap a five-game skid that put the Rams at 3-5 on the year.  

The quartet of Keenan Robertson (18.3 ppg), Cole LeVangie (14.0 ppg), Aidan Sullivan (12.3 ppg) and William Rowe (10.6 ppg) power Suffolk's 75.4 points per game offense.  

Robertson's 8.0 rpg leads the way on the boards with Rowe and LeVangie supplying 5.8 rpg and 5.4 rpg, respectively. 

THOROUGHBREDS TIDBITS
Skidmore sits 4-4 on the year and looks to bounce back from its 73-53 setback to then-No. 12 Middlebury that sent it into winter break.  

Tautvydas Kupstas is an offensive force for the Thoroughbreds with 21.9 ppg on a 42.1 connection rate from the floor. He adds 4.6 rpg to his stat line as well. Riley Greene (12.8 ppg), Greg Skoric (12.0 ppg), Harrison Eichelberger (11.7 ppg) and Mark Engel (10.4 ppg) compliment Kupstas on the offensive end all averaging double figures as well. 

Skoric's 9.0 rpg paces the effort on the glass with Downie adding 6.4 rpg and Greene chipping in 5.8 rpg to the team's 37.4 rpg effort. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Skidmore will meet for the first time. 

EYES ON THE GAME

POLAR BEARS POINTS
Ohio Northern (4-5) will wrap up its non-conference calendar in the Sunshine State this week. The Polar Bears look to snap a two-game skid that saw Ohio Northern fall to No. 6 Mount Union, 89-71, and Capital, 72-62, prior to the holiday break.  

C.J. Napier tops the team in both scoring (14.7) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). Landen Long joins Napier in double figures on the offensive end with 11.7 ppg to his credit, while Will Miller (9.8 ppg) and Adam Scott (9.7 ppg) are on the verge of double digits as well.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and Ohio Northern will tangle for the first time. 

EYES ON THE GAME

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads back to Beantown to resume Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) competition at Wentworth Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m.