Men’s Basketball Commences New Year at #23 Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Delaware men's basketball (9-6, 1-1 CAA) has a matchup with the hottest team in college basketball, traveling down to #23/RV Charleston (15-1, 3-0 CAA) for a nationally-televised matchup on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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GAME NOTES: Delaware | Charleston

SCOUTING DELAWARE:

Delaware was defensively stout in its last matchup against Elon, notching a 57-52 victory at home to close 2022.
Jameer Nelson Jr. continues to lead the way in scoring for Delaware, coming into this matchup averaging 19.7 ppg and 5.1 rpg.
Jyáre Davis has scored double figures in 28 of his last 29 games, surpassing 20 in five games this season. He is averaging 16.6 ppg and 5.2 rpg.
Christian Ray scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in the last game, stretching his season totals to 8.5 rpg and 9.7 rpg.
Delaware is 9-0 this season when allowing 70 points or less and 65-18 with such parameters during the Ingelsby era.

SCOUTING CHARLESTON:

The Cougars own the longest winning streak in all of college basketball, earning their 14th consecutive victory with, a 92-79 victory at North Carolina A&T.
Charleston opened this week ranked #23 in the AP Top 25, the first time the Cougars have been ranked in nearly 20 years and the first CAA team to be ranked since 1987.
Graduate student Dalton Bolon paces five double-digit scorers for the Cougars, tallying 12.9 ppg and 4.1 rpg.
Ryan Larson is second on the roster at 11 ppg, scoring in double figures in 10 of 16 games.
Ante Brzovic is averaging 16.3 points over his last three contests.
Charleston is registering 85.6 points per game in CAA play.

MATCHUP HISTORY:

Delaware has faced Charleston 22 times in program history with the Cougars holding a 14-8 edge.
In the Ingelsby era, Delaware is 3-10 against Charleston.
Delaware is 0-36 against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 going into its matchup against #23 Charleston, including an 0-17 mark against ranked teams on the road.

Men’s Basketball Commences New Year at #23 Charleston

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Players Mentioned

Jameer Nelson Jr.

Christian Ray

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Men’s Basketball Commences New Year at #23 Charleston

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Players Mentioned

Jameer Nelson Jr.

Christian Ray

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