SAN JOSE, Calif. – San José State men's basketball will look to get back into the win column as the welcome Bethune Cookman to the Event Center for a Thursday night contest. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. and fans can tune into to KLIV 1590 AM to hear Justin Allegri on the call.
Game #8
Bethune Cookman (4-4) vs. San José State (1-6)
Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Event Center (5,000)
San Jose, California
PREGAME WITH PRIOLEAU
Head coach Jean Prioleau will be the subject of the second "Pregame With Prioleau" held Friday, December 7, at 7:30 a.m. PT in the Spartans Men's Basketball Team Lounge inside YUH on campus. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to hear from Prioleau as he recaps the season thus far and looks forward to what is next. Cost is $25 and involves a full breakfast. Free street parking is available. To RSVP, email Blake Sasaki at blake.sasaki@sjsu.edu
LIVE STATS
Fans can view live stats of all San José State men's basketball games, home and away, by accessing the Live Stats feature at www.sjsuspartans.com. Click on the link on the women's basketball schedule page to follow the action.
VIDEO STREAMING
The Mountain West Network is your all-access passport to Spartan Athletics. For live and recorded video/audio of San José State men's basketball home and Mountain West road contests, the Mountain West Network is your home. Go to Mountain West Network logo at top of the Spartans Athletics home page or go to www.sjsuspartans.com/video.
NEW LOOK SPARTANS
SJSU's top five scorers are all newcomers led by the junior transfer trio of Brae Ivey (13.3), Michael Steadman (13.3) and Craig LeCesne (10.4). Freshmen Seneca Knight (6.1) and Christian Anigwe (6.0) round out the list.
LAST TIME OUT
The Spartans dropped to 1-6 as Indiana State went off for 86 points after shooting 76 percent from the floor in the half and finishing at 64 percent for the game. SJSU found little success on their end of the scoresheet, converting just 30 percent from the field.
SUCCESS ON THE BOARDS
Coach Jean Prioleau preaches the importance of winning the boards, and his team has taken care of business in that department thus far. SJSU currently leads their opponents in rebounding margin at +3.7 and have particularly strong on the offensive boards, ranking second in the conference (12.4 per game).
STEADY STEADMAN
JUCO transfer Michael Steadman is off to a hot start at his new home at SJSU. He currently ranks 5th in the conference in total rebounds per game (8.9) and is riding a five-game streak of double digit scoring. He was named to the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament team after averaging 11.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. Steadman has two of the team's three double-doubles this season.
FULL OFFSEASON FOR PRIOLEAU
Head Coach Jean Prioleau is entering his second season at the helm of SJSU men's basketball and is coming off his first full offseason with the program. Prioleau was hired on August 4, 2017, and given just three months to prepare for his debut season. Now with a full offseason under his belt to prepare the team, Prioleau and staff are excited about the team's potential.
STAFF CHANGES
Jean Prioleau made some changes to his staff in the offseason as he brought in former NC State All-American Julius Hodge as an assistant coach. He also promoted director of basketball operations, Ryan Cooper, to assistant coach.
SCOUTING BETHUNE COOKMAN
Bethune Cookman's stop at the Event Center is the second of a three-game California road trip. The Wildcats will face Saint Mary's on Tuesday and finish at Cal Poly on Saturday, Dec. 8. Entering the road trip, they are 4-4 with wins over Trinity Baptist (104-44), Johnson University (97-47), Stetson (84-74) and Florida Atlantic (72-70). They are averaging 75 points per game and have limited opponents to just 38.9 percent shooting from the field.
Thursday's game will be the first meeting between the programs.
BIG GAME BAUMANN
Sophomore Noah Baumann is once again displaying his impressive 3-point shooting abilities this season after finishing in the top-40 in the Mountain West in that department as a freshman. He is currently 12-of-23 from downtown for a 52.2 percent clip that ranks third in the conference.