University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Men's Basketball Returns From Exam Break on Monday With Road Game at North Dakota State
12/15/2013 4:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Delaware (5-4, 0-0 CAA) at North Dakota State (7-4, 0-0 Summit)
Date: Monday, December 16, 2013
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Bison Sports Arena - Fargo, N.D.
Live Video/Stats: www.gobison.com
TV: MeTV - available in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota only (Jamal Spencer, Brian Shawn)
Radio: WDSD 94.7 FM (Scott Klatzkin)
Twitter: twitter.com/udbluehens
All-Time Series: First Meeting
COACHES
Delaware: Monté Ross (Winston-Salem State '92), eighth season overall and at Delaware, 95-135
North Dakota State: Saul Phillips (Wisconsin-Platteville '96), seventh season overall and at NDSU, 115-81
STORYLINES
• Today's game is the second of four straight for the Blue Hens in the BlackRock Gotham Classic. Delaware faced Notre Dame on Dec., heads to Ohio State on Wednesday, and faces Bryant at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 21.
• Delaware will be playing its first ever game against North Dakota State and its first ever game against a team currently in the Summit League. The Blue Hens will also be playing their first game in the state of North Dakota.
• Blue Hen senior guard Devon Saddler is expected to return to the lineup after missing seven games due to a violation of University and team policies. The third leading scorer in school history, Saddler averaged a team-high 23.0 points during the first two games of the season.
• Delaware went 5-2 during Saddler's absence, with its only losses coming by four points at Villanova and five points at Notre Dame.
• UD junior Kyle Anderson was named the CAA Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 24.0 points during the Blue Hens' games at Charleston Southern and Notre Dame. Anderson went 17 of 23 from the field, including 13 of 18 from three-point range.
• Junior point guard Jarvis Threatt continues to lead the CAA with 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game.
• Delaware leads the conference with 83.0 points, a 73.5 free throw percentage, a 39.6 three-point percentage, and 8.4 three-pointers per game.
• Delaware will be playing its first ever game against North Dakota State and its first ever game against a team currently in the Summit League. The Blue Hens will also be playing their first game in the state of North Dakota.
• Blue Hen senior guard Devon Saddler is expected to return to the lineup after missing seven games due to a violation of University and team policies. The third leading scorer in school history, Saddler averaged a team-high 23.0 points during the first two games of the season.
• Delaware went 5-2 during Saddler's absence, with its only losses coming by four points at Villanova and five points at Notre Dame.
• UD junior Kyle Anderson was named the CAA Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 24.0 points during the Blue Hens' games at Charleston Southern and Notre Dame. Anderson went 17 of 23 from the field, including 13 of 18 from three-point range.
• Junior point guard Jarvis Threatt continues to lead the CAA with 6.2 assists and 2.6 steals per game.
• Delaware leads the conference with 83.0 points, a 73.5 free throw percentage, a 39.6 three-point percentage, and 8.4 three-pointers per game.
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