Men's Basketball | 1/6/2015 11:49:00 AM
LAWTON -- Cameron will open Lone Star Conference play with Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Aggie Gym with a four game winning streak. Additionally, the CU Athletic Department will be handing out shirts to fans in attendance while supplies last, along with "3" cards to flash when the Aggies hit a three-pointer during both contests.
Eastern New Mexico (7-6): Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats | Game NotesThe Starting Five1. At four games, the Aggies are on their longest winning streak in nearly a year where last year's squad won four in a row between Jan. 5 and 10.
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Cameron Lee is second in the nation with a 55 percent three-point percentage; Nolan Davis from Seton Hill is presently first with a 59.4 percentage.
3. With a 52.8 team field goal percentage, the Aggies are fourth in the nation but second overall in the LSC with Angelo State leading the nation with a 56.3 percentage on the floor.
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DJ Jackson is fourth nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 4.08, on Saturday at home against Northwestern Oklahoma he had a career high 11 assists.
5. In LSC openers, the Aggies are 5-17 overall.
First Tip: Cameron's second season starts at home with Eastern New Mexico where the Greyhounds lead the overall series 19-20. During the 2013-14 season, both teams would earn wins on the road at each others home courts. At home this season Cameron is 5-1 overall and 62-24 in the seven seasons Head Coach
Nate Gamet has been with the Aggie program.
On Saturday, the Aggies never trailed from the opening tip to the final horn in a 72-53 win over Northwestern Oklahoma after holding the Rangers to a 29.3 field goal percentage; this was the first time since Jan. 11, 2013 (Texas A&M-Commerce - 28.8) that a CU team held their opposition to under 30 percent shooting.
About Eastern New Mexico: The Greyhounds are entering their contest with the Aggies with a 7-6 overall record and went 1-1 last week at home falling to CSU-Pueblo, 105-66, and besting South Dakota School of Mines, 80-74. On the offensive end, ENMU has four averaging double-digit scoring with Chris Wyms leading his squad with 14.3 ppg, John Gilliam and Lawrence Domingo both average 13.8 a game, and Michael Randle in netting 11.4 per contest. As a team, ENMU is shooting 40.5 percent on the floor with 81.2 points game, but they are allowing teams to shoot 47.6 percent on their side of the score and 90.4 points a game. In the rebounding battle, Domingo is leading ENMU with 5.6 boards a game, while the Greyhounds overall are a -3.9 against teams with 38.8 a game.
Aggie Efficiency: Cameron is fourth best in the nation with a 52.8 team field goal percentage in 12 contests this season and only once the Aggies have shot lower than their opposition. The Aggies are 6-1 when shooting between 50-69 shots per game and they have been on the losing end of the turnover battle 10 games out of the 12 this season. When holding a team to under 44 percent on the floor and when they have more rebounds, CU is 8-1; only once this season the Aggies have had fewer rebounds.
Sharing the ball: Against Dallas Christian on Dec. 20 and Northwestern Oklahoma on Jan. 3 the Aggies had back-to-back game with a player having 10 more assists. Both
Bruce Barron and
DJ Jackson dished out 11 assists and it was the first time in at least the last decade a CU player has had 10 more for assists in consecutive games.
Coming Up: The Aggies will be on the road for their next two LSC contests with a trip to West Texas A&M on Saturday and a stop at Texas A&M-Commerce this next Wednesday.