Men's Basketball 1/30/2019 9:22:00 AM Chris Brannick

Bronchos Host SBU Thursday

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EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma men's basketball team hosts Southwest Baptist Thursday night in a Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association contest at Hamilton Field House. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Bronchos enter the game with an 8-11 overall record and are 1-9 in league play. Southwest Baptist is 10-8 on the season and 4-5 in the MIAA.

Central Oklahoma is looking to snap a five-game losing streak Thursday night. It'll look to the usual contributors to do it.

Adarius Avery has led the Bronchos all season and is among the top players in the league. He averages 19.9 points per game in 19 games played – all starts. He also averages 10.5 rebounds per game. Both lead UCO. His rebounding total leads the MIAA and Avery is the only player in the league averaging a double-double.

Avery, a Memphis, Tenn. native, has scored in double figures in all 19 games this season with his high coming in a 32-point performance against Oklahoma Christian earlier this season.

Avery also leads the team in minutes played (34.1 per game), field-goal percentage (53.6), made free-throws (99), and blocks (10). He's second on the team in assists (2.9 per game) and steals (1.3 per game).

Ashford Golden joins Avery as a top scorer on the Bronchos. A junior from Oklahoma City, Golden averages 15.5 points per game this season and 4.2 rebounds per game. He is second on the team with a 25 made threes and joins Avery with a team-high 10 blocked shots. Golden's season-high is 25 points, done twice in a three-game span between Dec. 18 and Jan. 3.

Jordan Hemphill and Josh Holliday both average eight points per game this season. Hemphill is at 8.1 per game, surging as of late. He's averaging 11 points per game over the past five games, scoring in double figures in each of them. Holliday, who has a team-high 29 made 3-pointers, is averaging 8.0 per game. Holliday has a season-high of 28 points and has scored more than 20 in three games this season.

Marquis Johnson averages 7.3 points per game, 3.2 assists per game, and 1.5 steals per game.

Southwest Baptist is led by Karim Mouliom, who averages 13.7 points per game this season. He's also the leading rebounder at 8.1 per game. Chris Rossow (12.6 points per game), Damian Prgomet (12.1), and Godfrey Rolle (10.7) all chip in on offense for the Bearcats.

SBU averages as a team, 78.7 points per game, a +6 in the scoring column. The Bearcats shoot 46.8 percent from the floor on average as well and average eight made 3-pointers per game.

Central Oklahoma is 11-3 all-time against Southwest Baptist. Broncho head coach Tom Hankins is 5-0 in his three seasons at UCO.

The Bronchos remain at home for the weekend. UCO hosts Central Missouri Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Hamilton Field House before beginning a three-game road trip next week.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Jordan Hemphill: G; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#11 Josh Holliday: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#13 Marquis Johnson: G; 5' 8"; Junior

#3 Ashford Golden: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#10 Adarius Avery: F; 6' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#5 Jordan Hemphill
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: G

#11 Josh Holliday
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#13 Marquis Johnson
: 5' 8"; Junior
: G

#3 Ashford Golden
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#10 Adarius Avery
: 6' 6"; Senior
: F