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WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL Department of Athletics | 5101 John C. Lodge | 101 Matthaei | Detroit, MI 48202 | (313) 577-4280 | WSUAthletics.com Athletic Media Relations - Jeff Weiss, Assoc. Athletics Director/Media Relations | [email protected] Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Sports Information Director | [email protected] | 313-577-2299 (Office) Alexis LaCruze, Media Relations Graduate Intern | [email protected] | 313-577-2495 (Office) GAME 18-19 | MARCH 4-5, 2021 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE WAYNE STATE (12-5 GLIAC) vs. SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (4-11 GLIAC) J8 at Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. W, 87-76 March 4, 2021, at 12:00 PM J9 at Lake Superior State* Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. L, 64-75 Hammond, Mich, Ind (John Freind Court) J15 DAVENPORT* DETROIT W, 86-68 J16 DAVENPORT* DETROIT W, 88-75 WDTK (1400 AM / 101.5 FM) J22 at Northwood* Midland, Mich. L, 67-74 vs. FERRIS STATE (8-8 GLIAC) or ASHLAND (11-7 GLIAC) J23 at Northwood* Midland, Mich. L, 66-67 March 5, 2021, at 5:00 PM J26 ASHLAND* DETROIT W, 58-50 Hammond, Mich, Ind (John Freind Court) F5 PURDUE NORTHWEST* DETROIT W, 72-56 WDTK (1400 AM / 101.5 FM) F6 PURDUE NORTHWEST* DETROIT W, 92-89 WSU .............................................. TEAM COMPARISON ...................... SVSU / FSU / AU F9 at Grand Valley State* Allendale, Mich. W, 62-59 72.9 ................................................................ Points/Game ................................... 64.9 / 68.2 / 68.0 68.3 ......................................................... Points Allowed/Game .............................71.2 / 70.1 / 64.6 F12 at Parkside* Kenosha, Wis. L, 64-68 .454 ............................................................... FG Percentage ................................. .410 / .421 / .440 F13 at Parkside* Kenosha, Wis. W, 63-60 .353 .............................................................. 3FG Percentage ................................ .299 / .285 / .378 F16 at Ashland* Ashland, Ohio W, 64-60 .778 ................................................................ FT Percentage .................................. .675 / .748 / .718 .425 ...................................................... Opponents FG Percentage ........................ .452 / .456 / .424 F19 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* DETROIT W, 80-65 36.8 ........................................................... Rebounds For/Game ............................. 32.8 / 35.2 / 32.5 F20 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE* DETROIT W, 86-67 33.6 ....................................................... Rebounds Against/Game ..........................35.0 / 33.6 / 33.2 F26 FERRIS STATE* DETROIT L, 71-84 11.8 ........................................................... Turnovers Per Game ............................. 11.7 / 12.2 / 12.2 12.6 .................................................. Opponents Turnovers Per Game .................... 12.5 / 13.3 / 12.9 F27 FERRIS STATE* DETROIT W, 70-68 6.8 ................................................................ Steals Per Game ...................................... 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.5 M4 Saginaw Valley State (Quarterfinals) Hammond, Ind. 12:00 PM 2.2 ................................................................ Blocks Per Game ...................................... 2.1 / 4.3 / 2.1 M5 Ferris State/Ashland Hammond, Ind. 5:00 PM PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP M7 GLIAC Championships Hammond, Ind. 3:30 PM * GLIAC Contest Home Games in Bold | All Times are Eastern WAYNE STATE STAFF Head Coach ..................................................................................................... David Greer Alma Mater/Year...............................................................................Bowling Green/1983 Record at WSU .............................................................................. 266-259 (20th Season) Career Record ................................................................................ 282-272 (21st Season) #1 ANTONIO #11 BRAILEN #14 DARIAN #23 RAY #33 AVERY Assistant Coaches .................................................................. E.J. Haralson, Lorenzo Neely MARSHALL NEELY OWENS-WHITE WILLIAMS, JR. LEWIS Graduate Assistant Coach ............................................................................. Ronald Booth Assistant Athletic Trainer .............................................................................. Andrew Stoll STORYLINES Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach .................................................... Cody Vargo The top-seeded men’s basketball team will open up the postseason in the GLIAC Quarterfinals against WAYNE STATE QUICK FACTS Saginaw Valley State on Thursday at noon eastern in Hammond, Ind. The Warriors are playing the GLIAC Location/ Founded ..............................................................................Detroit, Mich./1868 Tournament for the first time since the 2017-18 season and will be vying for their fifth tournament Enrollment .......................................................................24,155 (15,758 Undergraduate) Nickname ............................................................................................................. Warriors title and first since 2011. With a win Wayne State would play in the conference semifinals for the first Colors ....................................................................................... Green (561) & Gold (1225) time since 2011-12. The Green & Gold last played in the title game during the 2010-11 campaign. President ............................................................................................... Dr. M. Roy Wilson Athletics Phone .........................................................................................(313) 577-4280 THE SERIES Director of Athletics ...................................................................................... Rob Fournier Wayne State trails 38-42 in the all-time series against Saginaw Valley State, including a 2-1 mark in Faculty Representative ................................................................................ Dr. Tim Butler neutral site games. Head coach David Greer is 16-16 in his 20 seasons at WSU vs. SVSU. The Cardinals Athletics Website ................................................................................. WSUAthletics.com Twitter ................................................................................................. @waynestwarriors had won five in a row and nine of the last 11 meetings before the Warriors swept this season’s two Facebook .......................................................................www.facebook.com/wsuwarriors meetings on Feb. 19th and Feb. 20th. YouTube .......................................................................youtube.com/waynestateathletics Instagram/Snapchat ............................................ waynestateathletics/Warrior Athletics SCOUTING THE CARDINALS WAYNE STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM INFORMATION SVSU is 4-11 overall after a 77-72 upset win over Parkside on Tuesday. Head coach Randy Baruth is in Affiliation ................................................................................................. NCAA Division II his ninth season leading the program. Senior guard Delano Smith leads the team in scoring at 16.6 Conference ............................................................................................................... GLIAC First Year .............................................................................................................. 1917-18 points per game and rebounding at 6.3 boards per night. Junior guard Myles Belyeu is scoring 16.3 All-Time Record ...................................................................................1,255-1,078 (.538) points per contest, while senior guard Darnell Hoskins, Jr. is adding 10.5 points per game. In the road Home Court/Capacity .............................................................................. Matthaei / 1,331 win over the Rangers, Smith tallied 32 points, while Belyeu has 24 points. As a team, SVSU is putting 2019-20 Overall Record ............................................................................................. 7-17 up 64.9 points per game and allowing 64.9 points per night. The Cardinals are shooting 41.0 percent 2019-20 GLIAC Record / Finish ................................................................ 4-16 / 6th South from the floor, 29.9 percent from three-point range and 67.5 percent at the free throw line. Letterwinners Returning / Lost .................................................................................. 7 / 2 Starters Returning / Lost ........................................................................................... 3 / 2 Newcomers (Freshmen / Transfers) ...................................................................... 5 (2 / 3) FSU RECAP GLIAC Regular-Season Titles ............................................ 8 (1983-84, 1985-86, 1986-87, Ferris State won the first meeting on Feb. 26th, 84-71, in the first home loss of the season for the ............................................................... 1991-92, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2012-13, 2020-21) Warriors. Darian Owens-White led WSU with 19 points, while Brailen Neely finished with 18 points GLIAC Tournament Titles .........................................................4 (1993, 1994, 1999, 2011) and nine assists. Antonio Marshall was Wayne State’s top rebounder with nine boards. 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