Posted: Jan 24, 2023
This Week for SHU Men's Basketball
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023
vs. Madonna
7:30 p.m. | ACCU Arena at the PAAAC (Livonia, Mich.)
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Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023
vs. Michigan-Dearborn
3 p.m. | Matthaei Center (Detroit, Mich.)
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HEAD COACH: Joe Pechota enters his 11th season as the head coach of the Siena Heights men's basketball program. Pechota has a career record of 217-299 which includes his 113 wins with the Saints program. He assisted this season by graduate assistant Aaron Herbst, assistant Darius Wilson and director of basketball operations Ryan Mann.
LAST TIME OUT: The Saints dropped a pair of WHAC games last week. They fell to Lourdes, 82-62, and Northwestern Ohio, 63-46.
Against Lourdes, Delano Williams scored 15 points while Colin Nutter and Curtis Bell III tacked on 13 and 10, respectively. Bell and Jonas Tester grabbed seven rebounds each. The Saints were unable to overcome an opening 16-2 run by the host Gray Wolves
In the loss to UNOH, Bell had a double-double for the Saints as he finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Nutter nearly doubled himself, totaling 11 points and nine rebounds.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bell has been a top performer for the Saints all season long. He has appeared in 20 of 21 games, averaging 14.8 points. His 8.7 rebound-per-game average leads SHU and ranks No. 2 in the WHAC. Bell also leads Siena Heights in assists per game (3.0) and steals per game (2.0).
Walker, one of two players to play in all 21 games, has averages of 11.4 points, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals.
Williams, a transfer, made an immediate impact after stepping in at the midway point. Williams is averaging 16.4 points through seven games.
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