SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State men’s basketball will compete against Lincoln at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Monday at 7:00 p.m. PT on Mountain West Network and KTRB 860 AM.
- The Spartans are looking for their fourth win in five games.
- The Spartans are coming off a 83-77 loss at New Mexico in its conference opener.
- Previously, the Spartans swept the Ball Dawgs Classic, defeating UTEP, UNCG and Long Beach State.
- The last time the Spartans swept an in-season tournament was at the 2011 Elgin Baylor Classic where they went 2-0 with wins over Coppin State and Seattle.
- The Spartans are averaging the fewest turnovers per game in the Mountain West (10.2).
- SJSU is second in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (.766). Four Spartans, Donavan Yap, Will McClendon, Sadaidriene Hall and Josh Uduje, are shooting above 80 percent from the foul line.
- The reigning Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year, Uduje, currently leads the Spartans in points per game (16.3).
- Uduje scored 22 points in the Spartans’ last game against New Mexico, marking the fourth time this season he scored 20 points or more in a game.
- Uduje went 5-5 from three and scored a season-high 25 points against USC (11/20/24). Uduje is the only player in the Mountain West to make five three's on 100 percent 3pt shooting in a game this season.
- McClendon is second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game. He has scored double-figures in seven out of ten games this season.
- The Spartans’ game against New Mexico was the second time this season Uduje and McClendon scored 20 points or more in the same game.
- Over his last five games, McClendon has recorded 19 assists and has only turned the ball over three times.
- Sadraque NgaNga has been an efficient player off the bench for the Spartans. Over his last four games, NgaNga has recorded 35 points and 11 rebounds in 50 minutes of game time.
- Robert Vaihola recorded his first double-double of the season against New Mexico to go along with three assists and a career-high four blocks.
#AllSpartans