Men's Basketball wraps up road trip against Fisk, Oakwood
The Wiley University men's basketball team will conclude its seven-game road trip with Gulf Coast Athletic Conference games at Fisk University on Thursday and Oakwood University on Saturday.
Thursday's game will start at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday's will tip at 8 p.m. Live video and statistics will be available for both games. The links can be found in the men's basketball schedule on wileyathletics.com.
The Wildcats (6-4, 2-0 GCAC) are coming off two come-from-behind victories at Dillard University and Southern University at New Orleans. They overcame a 19-point deficit in the last eight minutes against Dillard. Against SUNO, they rallied from a 14-point first-half margin. Delor Johnson averaged 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and four assists per game - claiming Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week for his third weekly honor. Demarius Pitts averaged 25 points and 4.5 rebounds per game earning GCAC Player of the Week for his second weekly honor.
Fisk (3-7, 0-2 GCAC) fell 64-60 in overtime against Rust College on November 30 and lost 61-53 at Tougaloo College on December 2. On Tuesday it fell to Freed-Hardeman to extend its losing streak to three. Blake Goodman leads the team with 20.6 points per game but has missed the last two games. Tyon Thompson follows with 16.3 points per game and leads the team with 3.7 assists per game. Michael Ashley leads in rebounds with 8.3 rebounds per game.
Oakwood (0-10, 0-1 GCAC) is searching for its first victory after dropping its conference opener against Talladega College. Only two of its losses were by single digits. Brian Williams leads the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game. Judelin Prophete follows with 10.8 points per game and leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.
The Wildcats split their meetings against Fisk last season. Both games were played at neutral sites. Thursday will be Wiley's first trip to Nashville. Wiley won decisively in both games against Oakwood. Saturday will be its first trip to Huntsville.
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