CCC Play Commences Wednesday for Men’s Basketball at Gordon

SUFFOLK at GORDON
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Nov. 29, 2023 7:30 PM Bennett Center Wenham, Mass. Stretch Stretch 15-7 Feb. 11, 2023, W, 75-60 Same W6

BOSTON – After a week off, Suffolk men's basketball returns to action Wednesday, Nov. 29 in its Commonwealth Coast Conference debut at Endicott. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.  . 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk is 3-1 on the year with its lone setback coming to Tufts, 76-62, Nov. 17. 

Graduate students Evan Cook and Danny Yardemian pave the way offensively for the Rams with 18.3 ppg and 14.3 ppg, respectively, to anchor the team's 71.3 ppg scoring unit. 

Defensively, Keenan Robertson's 6.5 rpg tops the team with Yardemian's 6.3 rpg in a close second.

FIGHTING SCOTS FACTS
Gordon snapped a four-game skid Monday with an 81-77 win over Salem State to bring a 1-4 ledger into Wednesday's match.  

The trio of Bryce Smith (17.6 ppg), Isaac Jarvis (10.4 ppg) and Treyton Tebbs (10.0 ppg) anchor the Fighting Scots' 72.4 ppg offense. 

Jarvis is the leader on the glass with 7.6 rpg to his credit. Rob Shelansky adds 5.8 rpg to Gordon's 37.0 rpg effort.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Gordon series dates back to 1967-68. 
• Suffolk is 15-7 all-time against the Fighting Scots. 
• The Rams have won five in a row versus Gordon. 
• Prior to 1977, the location of the contests between the Rams and Fighting Scots is unknown. In those meetings and in the 1981 battle , Suffolk is 5-5. 
• When playing on the road, the Rams are 6-0 against the Fighting Scots. 
• As the home team, Suffolk sports a 4-2 record versus Gordon. 
• The Rams are 5-1 versus Gordon in the Jeff Juron era. 
• Suffolk and Gordon have gone into overtime twice. The Fighting Scots won each of those meetings. 

EYES ON THE GAME

SUFFOLK IN CCC OPENERS

• Suffolk started its CCC tenure in 2021. 
• The Rams are 1-1 in CCC openers after defeating UNE, 85-74, Dec. 1, 2021 and falling to Western New England, 75-68, Nov. 30, 2022. 
• The Rams are unbeaten in its first CCC contest of the season on the road. 
• The blue-and-gold will clash with the Fighting Scots in its first CCC outing of the season for the first time. 

LEAGUE DEBUTS

• The Rams are 14-10 in their first league contest of the year; 12-9 in the GNAC, 1-1 in the CCC. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win in the conference opener since 2021, an 85-74 win over University of New England. 
• Suffolk will start its conference calendar on the road for the first time since 2021. 
• The blue-and-gold is 4-3 in its league debut under Jeff Juron's guidance. 

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
Suffolk returns to the friendly confines of Larry E. and Michael S. Smith Court Tuesday, Dec. 2 for a CCC tilt Western New England at 7:30 p.m.