BALTIMORE – Coppin State's men's basketball team travel to Olean, New York to take on St. Bonaventure tomorrow, December 1 and then play Cornell, Friday, December 3 in Ithaca.
Both games will be live streamed.
Event Information
Opponent: St. Bonaventure (5-1)
Date/Time: Wednesday, December 1 | 7pm
Location: Olean, N.Y. (Reilly Center)
Media: Watch |
Listen |
Live Stats |
Tickets
Event Information
Opponent: Cornell (6-1)
Date/Time: Friday, December 3 |7 pm
Location: Ithaca, N.Y. (Newman Arena at Bartels Hall)
Media: Watch |Live Stats
Opening Tip
The Eagles turn the page into a new month after playing 10 games in 18 days. Coppin will face St. Bonaventure for the first meeting between the two teams.
The Coppin versus Cornell matchup will be the third meeting between the two squads. The Eagles lead the series 2-0 with the last matchup taking place on November 23, 2019 and the Eagles won 68-66 in overtime.
Quick Fact
The Eagles have lost their last three games in close margins: (Cleveland State – 62-65, Canisius – 75-76, East Carolina – 68-70).
Quick Note
Jesse Zarzuela (13.3),
Tyree Corbett (11.1), and
Nendah Tarke (11.1) lead the Eagles in scoring.
Tarke also leads the team in rebounds (62) and steals (27), and Corbett leads in blocks (7).
Last Time Out
Nendah Tarke led all Eagle scorers as Coppin State men's basketball team fell 70-68 to East Carolina last Saturday.
Tarke scored a season-high 20 points with four assists, while
Tyree Corbett tailed 19 points with four rebounds.
Jesse Zarzuela dished in 13 with five rebounds and
Reggie James led the team in steals (3). It was an evenly matched game as the Eagles shot 31% from three's while ECU shot 39 %. CSU was also 13-16 from the free throw line.
Preseason Poll
Redshirt freshman
Nendah Tarke and sophomore
Kyle Cardaci were named to the Preseason
All-MEAC Teams. Tarke received first Team accolades while Cardaci earned second Team honors. The Eagles were picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Poll.
Coppin Contributors
Tarke earned third Team All-MEAC honors and was the 2020-21 MEAC Rookie of the Year last season. Over the final six games, Tarke averaged 16.5 points along with 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals.
Cardaci was the top 3-point shooter in the MEAC a year ago, making 54 3-pointers while averaging 9.3 points. He made 40.3% from deep and increased that percentage to 44.9% in MEAC play.
Eagle Returners
Returning from last season are
Nendah Tarke, the 2020-21 MEAC Rookie of the Year and a third Team All-Conference selection, as well as the league's top three-point shooter in
Kyle Cardaci.
Isaiah Gross is also back after appearing in 14 games last season following an injury plagued 2019-20 season.
Reggie James missed all last season with an injury but played in 25 games for CSU during the 2019-20 season.
Justin Steers last played in a game during the 2018-19 season where he averaged 6.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and had 25 blocks.
New to the Nest
Nine new faces join the Coppin State program with four NCAA Division I transfers (
Sita Conteh,
Tyree Corbett,
Mike Hood &
Nathaniel Stokes), four JUCO transfers (
Remy Lemovou,
Alex Rojas,
Daniel Titus &
Jesse Zarzuela) and true freshman
Greg Spurlock.
Scouting St. Bonaventure
The Bonnies are continuing a four-game homestand hosting the Eagles. Kyle Lofton recorded his 16th career 20-point and 75th career double-figure scoring game vs. Northern Iowa this past Saturday, finishing with 21 points, seven assists and four steals to earn a spot on this week's Atlantic 10 Weekly Honor Roll.
St. Bonaventure had five double-figure scorers in a single game Saturday for the first time since March 5, 2021 vs. Duquesne in the A-10 quarterfinals. The Boonies returned all five starters from last year's championship who won the Atlantic 10 regular season championship.
Scouting Cornell
Cornell was picked seventh in the Ivy preseason poll and lost five starters to graduation. The Big Red welcomed in 11 new players and the leading returning starter is junior Jordan Jones.
The Big Red defeated Canisius 89-75 on November 29 for their sixth win in the month. Kobe Dickson led the double figures scorers with a career-high 17 and Jordan Jones had 14.
