Cal State San Bernardino takes on current CCAA conference leader Humboldt State at 7:30 p.m. Friday night followed on Saturday night by Sonoma State, a team the Coyotes have had a lot of success against in recent seasons
The Coyotes enter the weekend with a 5-3 record, 3-1 in the CCAA while the Lumberjacks are 8-3, 5-1 in the CCAA, leading the conference by a full-game over the Coyotes and three other teams, all at 3-1. Sonoma State is 3-8 overall, 2-4 in conference play.
HOUSE OF PAIN – The Coyotes are 163-29 in Coussoulis Arena since the 4,140-seat facility opened in 1995-96 and they are 118-19 in CCAA conference play.
RECENT SUCCESS – CSUSB is 24-2 over its last 26 games in Coussoulis Arena
PROBABLE CSUSB STARTERS – Center –
Devon Davis; Forward –
Bryan LeDuc,
David Jefferson; Guards –
Corey Caston and
Lawrence Tyson.
CSUSB VS. HSU – The Coyotes lead the all-time series 9-3 and are 5-2 against the 'Jacks since they entered the CCAA, including an 86-84 overtime win in Coussoulis Arena last season.
CSUSB VS. SSU – Coyotes lead the all-time series 23-8 and are 11-2 in their last 13 meetings. The last meeting was a 79-77 win over the Seawolves in the CCAA tournament quarterfinals last March.
YOTES NOTES – The Coyotes rank No. 2 in the CCAA in scoring (74.8) behind HSU and are No. 2 in field goal percentage (.474) and No. 5 in free throw percentage (.694) but rank No. 1 in assists (17.6/game), No. 4 in steals (7.8/game), No. 2 in turnover margin (plus 4.8) and No. 1 in assist-turnover ratio (1.8) and are No. 3 in 3-pointers made (6.9/game)…..
Bryan LeDuc ranks No. 5 in the conference in scoring at 14.9 ppg and No. 2 in rebounding (7.6/game), No. 2 in field goal percentage (.620), and No. 4 in free throw percentage (.913) and No. 4 in 3-point FG percentage (.476)…..
Lawrence Tyson is No. 9 in scoring (13.4 ppg), No. 6 in assists (3.1/game), No. 2 in steals (1.9/game) and No. 3 in assist-turnover ratio (2.3)….
Devon Davis is No. 5 in FG percentage (.580)….
Aaron Hill is No. 2 in assists (4.5/game)…..
Corey Caston is averaging 7 assists per game in his first four outings for CSUSB to go with 8.8 ppg, including a 16-point performance against Cal State Stanislaus….
JACKS TRACK – Brian Morris, a 6-9 transfer from Southern Methodist Univ., is leading the team in scoring at 14.7 ppg and is averaging 5.9 rebounds a game and shooting 60 percent from the field.
SEAWOLF SNIPPET – Steven Pratt leads Sonoma State in scoring at 12.9 ppg while Chad Chambers is the leading rebounder at 5.1 per game…..Sonoma handed Humboldt State their only loss in conference play, 65-50, at Humboldt on Dec. 12.