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South Alabama men's basketball (6-6) begins conference play of the 2022-23 season this week, as the team travels to take on the Georgia Southern Eagles (7-6) Thursday evening, followed by the Georgia State Panthers (7-5) on Saturday.

 

The Jaguars were picked to finish third in the Sun Belt preseason poll, while the Panthers were picked fifth and the Eagles 11th. Last season, South Alabama finished fifth in the Sun Belt.

 

South Alabama is currently on a three-game win-streak, its longest of the season. In that span, the Jaguars have an average margin of victory of 13.7 points.

 

GAME INFORMATION vs. GEORGIA SOUTHERN

Tip-off: Thursday, Dec. 29 | 7:00 p.m. CST

Site: Hanner Fieldhouse | Statesboro, Ga.

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THE SERIES

South Alabama leads the overall series, 16-10. When the two teams play at Georgia Southern, the series is tied, 6-6.

 

GAME INFORMATION vs. GEORGIA STATE

Tip-off: Saturday, Dec. 31 | 1:00 p.m. CST

Site: GSU Convocation Center | Atlanta, Ga.

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THE SERIES

Georgia State leads the series between the two teams, 20-17.

 

NOTES

• As of 12/26, South Alabama's average opponent NET ranking was 45. The next highest average opponent NET ranking in the Sun Belt belongs to Old Dominion (125).
• Kevin Samuel is the Division I active career leader in rebounds with 1,160.
• He is #56 on the list of all-time career rebounding leaders. He is 11 rebounds away from matching Paul Milsap (La Tech) and Lawrence Roberts (Miss. State) to enter the top-50.
• Samuel is averaging 1.9 blocks per game, good for fourth among Sun Belt players.
• He has 325 career blocked shots, second-most among active players (KC Ndefo, Seton Hall, 339).
• Samuel's 325 blocks rank #58 on the all-time career blocks leaders. He needs 11 more to enter in a five-way tie for 50th.
• Greg Parham II has one of the four 30-point performances by a Sun Belt player this season (Carlos Curry [GS], Jordan Brown [Louisiana], Taevion Kinsey [Marshall]).
• Isaiah Moore was named the SBC Player of the Week on Nov. 29, the first Jaguar player to win the award this season.
• Moore led the Jaguars in scoring in seven straight games, reaching the 20-point threshold in four.
• His four 20-point outings are tied for fifth-most among Sun Belt players.
• In the game against New Mexico, Isaiah Moore recorded 13 assists, tied for fourth-most in program history for a single game. It was also the first time a South Alabama player has recorded 10+ assists since 11/19/18.
• Owen White is one of 18 Division I college basketball players who are married.
• South was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt preseason poll. The Jags finished fifth in the conference last year with a 9-7 record. 
• The Jaguars placed two players on the Preseason All-Sun Belt teams. Kevin Samuel was named to the first-team, and Greg Parham II was voted to the second team.

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