WICHITA, Kan. (Dec. 6, 2024) – The ETSU and Wichita State men's basketball teams will meet for the first time when they take to the hardwood on Saturday night at 7 p.m. ET inside Charles Koch Arena.
 
GAME INFO
DATE: Saturday, Dec. 7
TIME: 7 p.m. ET
LOCATION: Charles Koch Arena (Wichita, Kan.)
TEAMS: ETSU (6-3) at Wichita State (7-1)
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ (Shane Dennis/Bob Hull)
LIVE STATS: GoShockers.com
RADIO: WXSM-AM 640 (Jay Sandos)
TWITTER: @ETSU_MBB
 
ABOUT THE BUCS
·      ETSU enters weekend play with a 6-3 record
·      The Bucs had their four-game win streak snapped Tuesday night as the Bucs fell 71-61 at James Madison
·      ETSU was ranked 20th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll that was released on Monday … The Bucs were one of three Southern Conference teams in the top 25
·      Jaden Seymour continued his run of scoring in double figures Tuesday night as he posted 18 points … Seymour has scored in double figures in 18 straight games and 37 of his last 39 dating back to last year
·      Seymour is making a trip back to his old stomping grounds as he played the 2020-21 season at Wichita State before transferring to ETSU in 2021-22
·      The Bucs are eyeing their third straight win over a team from the American Athletic Conference as ETSU defeated Charlotte last week and won at East Carolina last season
·      In the KenPom rankings, the Bucs are 13th nationally in offensive rebound percentage (39.2) and 17th in steal percentage (7.0)
·      On the season, Quimari Peterson has totaled 165 points, 43 rebounds and 38 assists … Peterson is just one of 12 NCAA Division I players who have recorded over 150 points, 40 rebounds and 30 assists this season
·      Peterson ranks second in the SoCon in scoring (18.3), fourth in field goal percentage (53.1), second in assist/turnover ratio (2.5), fourth in assists (4.2) and ninth in steals (1.5)
·      Peterson and Seymour are both averaging over 16.0 points per game … ETSU is one of 18 Division I programs this season to have at least two players averaging over 16.0 points per game
·      For his career, Seymour has scored 1,062 points in 105 games played at ETSU … Seymour ranks 34th all-time in program history in points scored … Seymour needs three points to pass Herb Weaver (1953-56) for 33rd, 10 points to pass Ben Rhoda (2002-06) for 32nd and 23 to pass A.J. Merriweather (2013-17) for 31st
·      In 74 career games played, John Buggs III has made at least one three-pointer in 61 games and multiple threes in 47 games played
·      After hitting eight threes at JMU, ETSU has made at least one three-pointer in 1,168 straight games – the third-longest streak in the country
·      ETSU was picked to finish third in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll … The Bucs picked up two first-place votes, while reigning champion Samford was pegged number one and Chattanooga was selected second
·      Jaden Seymour and Quimari Peterson landed SoCon preseason honors
·      The Bucs return 10 players from last year's 2023-24 roster
·      ETSU only lost 8% of its scoring and 9% of its minutes played from last year's roster to the transfer portal – the fewest amount of production from any SoCon program 
·      Coach Savage and his staff brought in five new players to complete the 2024-25 roster … The five newcomers include four transfers – Curt Lewis (Missouri), John Buggs III (North Texas), Davion Bradford (Wake Forest) and Roosevelt Wheeler (VCU) … In addition, true freshman Brandon Crawford is the fifth Buccaneer newcomer
 
ABOUT WICHITA STATE     
·      Wichita State enters Saturday's game with an overall record of 7-1
·      The Shockers are coming off a 78-54 win over Alcorn State on Wednesday
·      Wichita State is 4-0 at home this season and the Shockers have won 22 of their last 25 non-conference games played in Charles Koch Arena
·      The Shockers' lone setback this season was against then-No. 16 Florida at last week's ESPN Events Invitational
·      The Shockers are averaging 76.8 points and allowing 70.4
·      Wichita State leads the American Athletic Conference in defensive rebounds per game (30.0), while ranking second in free throw percentage. (.751), blocked shots per game (4.5) and fewest turnovers per game (9.8)
·      Justin Hill (13.9 ppg) and Corey Washington (12.5 ppg) are the only two players averaging in double figures scoring for the Shockers … Hill is a transfer from Georgia and Washington spent his first seasons at St. Peter's
·      As a program, Wichita State has made 16 NCAA Tournament appearances and has reached the Sweet Sixteen six times, the Eight Eight four times and Final Four twice
 
SERIES HISTORY
·      Saturday is the first-ever meeting between ETSU and Wichita State
 
UP NEXT
The Bucs wrap up their three-game road swing next Saturday, Dec. 14, when ETSU takes on Jacksonville in the SoCon/ASUN Challenge. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside Swisher Gym.
  
For more information on ETSU men's basketball, go to ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's basketball tab.