University of Maine
University of New Hampshire
PREVIEW: Men's Basketball prepares to host UNH for weekend set in The Pit
12/31/2020 3:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
January 2nd and 3rd
3:00 and 1:00
Stream - ESPN3
Radio - FM 96.1
Live Stats - GoBlackBears.com
International Stream - AmericaEast.tv
Full Game Notes
SNAPSHOT OF THE WILDCATS
Record - 3-2, 2-0 America East
Wins - Keene State, Hartford (2)
Losses - Bryant, Quinnipiac
Leaders
PPG - Nick Guadarrama, 14.8, Jayden Martinez, 14.6
RPG - Jayden Martinez, 10.0
APG - Guadarrama, Johnson, & Tchoukuiengo all have nine total assists this year
Notes
- Jayden Martinez and Nick Johnson are the reigning America East Player and Rookie of the Weeks
- UNH ranks 12th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game and 10th in total rebounds per game.
A TEAM OF TWO HALVES
Maine has shown dramatic improvement shooting the ball after the halftime break in their so-far small sample size. A 30.6% mark from the field in the first half has risen to 50.0% in the second half across their two games.
INGO AIR CONTROL
Maine Redshirt sophomore and team co-captain Steph Ingo is rapidly developing into the best shot blocker Maine has had in quite some time. The Ontario-native started his 2020-21 campaign by matching a career-high with five blocks against Hartford, the second time he's hit that mark in his career. He's the first Black Bear with five blocks in a game since Mike Allison in 2012, he has at least one block in 28 of his 33 career games played, and has an active streak of 14 straight games with a block.
DUHART OF GLASS
First-year JUCO transfer LeChaun DuHart took home Rookie of the Week honors on December 22nd, as the Western Wyoming product averaged 13.7 points per game and shot 50% from the field in Maine's first three games.
DuHart posted point totals of 13, 9, and 19 in the first three contests, posting a shooting split of 50.0/45.5/77.8. As of Thursday morning, he ranks first in the conference and 26th nationally with 3.33 three-pointers per game, as well as sitting in the top five in the conference in three-point percentage (2nd, 45.5) and minutes per game (4th, 34:23).
The last Black Bear to be named America East Rookie of the Week was Andrew Fleming '20 in February of 2017.
STACKING UP
Blocked Shots per game - 5.0
First in conference, 23rd nationally
Fewest Fouls - 47
First in conference, 9th nationally
Turnovers Forced per game - 15.33
Second in conference
Steph Ingo, 2.33 blocks per game
Second in conference, 30th nationally
