Men's Basketball Gameday: Bears vs. Hunter

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- After setting a school record with nine rejections in their 90-39 victory over King's in their HVIAC and home openers, St. Joseph's looks to get back to .500 as they travel to Hunter College for an 8 p.m. tip-off against the Hawks.

Series History / Last Meeting

Hunter leads the all-times series 2-0 taking the schools' last meeting 64-60 on January 16, 2012 in a game that saw St. Joseph's lose a 20 point second half lead.

The Bear Facts

Last Time Out: St. Joseph's led from start to finish securing a 90-39 victory over King's in their HVIAC and home openers. The Bears were paced by four players in double figures led by junior Vernon Maddox who poured in a game-high 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting in only 14 minutes of action.

St. Joseph's is led by the double-double duo of junior David Louison and sophomore Michael Megafu who have combined for five double-doubles on the year led by Megafu who has accumulated three on the year (No. 15 in Division III).

The Bears thrive on the defensive end of the floor allowing 61.3 ppg (No. 28 in Division III) and 27 percent shooting from beyond the arc (No. 44 in Division III). St. Joseph's has been successful in protecting the rim swatting away 5.2 shots per game (No. 24 in Division III) led by Megafu who averages 2.33 bpg (No. 43 in Division III).

Hawks Watch

Last Time Out: Hunter snapped a three-game losing streak with a 73-63 victory over Lehman College in CUNYAC play. The Hawks were led by senior Frankie Drayton who netted a game-high 25 points.

Hunter, picked eighth in the preseason poll for the nine team CUNYAC, is led by Drayton who is a threat both on the offensive and defensive end of the floor averaging 23.3 ppg (No. 15 in Division III) and 3.75 spg (No. 10 in Division III).

The Hawks lead the CUNYAC in three-point shooting connecting on 37.8 percent of their attempts for a league-high 7.3 treys made per contest.

Did You Know?

The Bears currently rank No. 5 in Division III in field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 34.5 percent shooting from the field.

Schedule Change

The home game vs. NYU-Poly, originally scheduled for Monday, December 9th, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, December 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Brooklyn Technical High School.

Team Comparison

Bears	Nickname	Hawks
3-4 (1-0)	Record	3-4 (1-1)
HVIAC	Conference	CUNYAC
Roster | Schedule | Statistics	Team Info	Roster | Schedule | Statistics
David Louison (14.3)	Top Pts.	Frankie Drayton (23.3)
Michael Megafu (8.3)	Top Reb.	Robert Borusiewicz (6.3)
Vernon Maddox (4.7)	Top Ast.	Jerrell Antley (3.9)
64.4 (+6.3)	Scoring	71.0 (+1.0)
38.1%	FG %	42.9%
60.6%	FT %	73.6%
27.1%	3FG %	37.8%
39.3 (-6.9)	Rebounds	30.6 (-0.5)
13.1	Assists	11.9
13.1 (+4.6)	Turnovers	15.3 (+1.9)
8.6	Steals	9.1
5.7	Blocks	1.1