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Males’s Basketball | 12/31/2022 8:53:00 AM

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NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES STORYLINES 

• The Aggies stay within the northeast a part of the USA as they are going to herald 2023 in Hempstead, NY, which occupies the southwestern a part of Nassau County on the western a part of Lengthy Island. 
•  A&T returns to Colonial Athletic Affiliation (CAA) motion this afternoon after dropping their preliminary CAA recreation to Northeastern Thursday evening in Boston. 
• The Aggies trailed by 14 at halftime solely to chop Northeastern’s result in three with 7:39 remaining within the recreation. However the Huskies outscored the Aggies 25-16 from there to win, as Jahmyl Telfort had a career-high 31 factors for Northeastern. 
• Sophomore guard Kam Woods led the Aggies with 23 factors, together with 17 within the second half. 
• It marked the third time that he has scored 20-plus factors in a recreation this season. It additionally marked the second time Woods has performed 40-plus minutes in a contest this season. 
• Freshman ahead Duncan Powell additionally had a wonderful evening by grabbing seven rebounds and coming away with a career-high 17 factors. It marked the primary time he scored in double figures in his profession. Powell drew 5 fouls and was 7-for-10 from the free throw line and 5-for-7 from the sphere. 
• Senior ahead Jeremy Robinson as soon as once more stepped into the beginning lineup for 6-foot-9 Austin Johnson on Thursday. Johnson missed his third straight recreation with an harm. 
• Robinson has been stable in his new function. Robinson scored 11 factors on 5-for-7 taking pictures towards the Huskies to succeed in double figures for the fourth straight recreation. 
• The Aggies hope to have Johnson again after the New 12 months. Will probably be very important to get him again within the lineup for his dimension, scoring skill, and rebounding skill, and he’s a robust presence on the defensive finish. 
• Plus, the Aggies have two bigs out for the season in 6-11 Harry Morrice and 6-9 Will Felton. 
• With A&T’s lack of dimension, they’ve come to depend on the 3-point shot. That shot was ineffective Thursday evening in Boston because the Aggies went 3-for-13 from a distance. They got here into the sport averaging 9.5 3-pointers made per recreation. 
• In the meantime, the Huskies used the 3-point shot towards A&T, going 12-for-21 from 20 ft and past. 
• A&T’s principal two exterior shooters this season have been Demetric Horton and Woods. Woods leads the convention in 3-point makes an attempt (106), 3-pointers made per recreation (2.92) and whole 3-pointers made (38). 
• Horton leads the convention and ranks tenth within the nation 3-point proportion (.486). He’s fourth within the CAA in 3-pointers made (35).  
• Phillip Shumpert is the Aggies head coach on an interim foundation. He took over this system for Will Jones in August. He missed three video games with COVID however returned to earn the massive win over UNCG. 
• Shumpert has been a big half in serving to the Aggies recruit a few of their expertise. 
• Shumpert took over on an interim foundation in August. Shumpert has coached on many ranges, together with highschool, Division II, junior faculty and Division I, and has head teaching expertise on the junior faculty stage for 5 years. 

 SCOUTING THE HOFSTRA PRIDE HUSKIES

• Hofstra likes to play quick, up-tempo basketball, and the Satisfaction’s guard play is phenomenal. 
• The Satisfaction misplaced 4 straight from Nov. 30-Dec. 19 beginning with an additional time loss to George Mason and ending with a seven-point loss to South Florida. 
• The Satisfaction additionally misplaced to Purdue and UMass throughout that span. However they’ve rebounded to win two straight, together with Thursday’s 87-73 win over Delaware. 
• CAA preseason participant of the yr Aaron Estrada completed with 31 factors on 11-for-17 taking pictures. Tyler Thomas, a 6-foot-3 guard out of New Haven, Conn., added 20 factors and 5 rebounds whereas taking part in 40 minutes. 
• Hofstra’s flooring common, Jaquan Carlos (6-0, guard, Brooklyn, NY), had 10 factors, eight assists and 7 rebounds. 
• Estrada (6-3, guard, Woodbury, N.J.) leads the convention in scoring (22.5 ppg). He’s second within the convention in taking pictures proportion (.533) and ranks sixth in assists (3.8). 
• Carlos is fifth within the league in assists (4.3) and second in assist-to-turnover ratio. Tyler averages 12.8 factors per recreation, and preseason honorable point out CAA performer Darlinstone Dubar averages 11.6 factors and 5.0 rebounds per recreation. 
• Former NBA guard Speedy Claxton leads the Satisfaction. Claxton is in his second season. In his first season, he led the Satisfaction to a 21-11 mark total and a 13-5 document within the CAA. 
• Claxton performed for Hofstra from 1996-00 earlier than turning into a first-round draft choose (twentieth total) of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2000. He additionally frolicked in San Antonio, Golden State, New Orleans and Atlanta. 

 THE SERIES                 

• Hofstra leads the all-time sequence, 1-0. 
• The 2 groups solely assembly got here on November 14, 2018, in Hempstead. The Satisfaction got here away with a 92-72 win. 
• The Satisfaction shot 54 % from the sphere and compelled A&T into 19 turnovers.