BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL

THIS WEEK
Wed., Jan. 18 - at Army 7 p.m. ET (Christl Arena)
Sat., Jan. 21 – vs. Navy 2 p.m. ET (Cotterell Court)  Time Warner Cable Sports

The Colgate University men's basketball team will look for its first Patriot League win this week when it visits Army on Wednesday, Jan. 18, before hosting Navy on Saturday, Jan. 21. The game at Army is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on Patriot League All-Access, while the Navy game is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. at Cotterell Court and will be on Time Warner Cable Sports.

BASKETBALL GAME CENTRAL
Raider fans can follow every Colgate game this season through Basketball Game Central located on the Colgate Athletic Website. Basketball Game Central keeps fans one click away from following live stats, listening to the radio or watching the game live. Basketball Game Central also carries all the information on each opponent from who is leading the all-time series to who won the last game.

THE SERIES WITH ARMY
This will be the 109th meeting between Colgate and Army with the Raiders holding a slim lead in the all-time series 55-53. Both teams split the series last year as each school won on their home court with Colgate winning the last matchup 77-71. The Raiders last win at West Point came during the 2008-09 season.

THE SERIES WITH NAVY
This will be the 50th meeting between Colgate and Navy with the Mids leading the all-time series 25-24. Navy swept the season series last year, including an 81-78 win in double overtime at Cotterell Court.

LAST TIME OUT
Junior forward Brandon James scored a career-high 20 points, 15 in the first half, but it wasn't enough as the Colgate men's basketball team fell to Lehigh 78-56 Saturday at Cotterell Court.

James finished the game shooting 7-of-10 from the field, including 6-of-7 from downtown, to lead the Raiders, while seniors Mike Venezia and Nick Pascale scored 10 and eight points, respectively. Freshman Luke Roh grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, while James had five boards, three assists and a steal in the loss.

Lehigh shot 46.2 percent from the floor, including 54.2 percent from three-point range, while Colgate shot 40.8 percent overall and 45.5 percent from downtown. The Mountain Hawks also won the battle on the boards 37-30 and forced 18 Colgate turnovers that resulted in 26 points.

SCOUTING ARMY (8-10, 1-2)
Army hit 13 of its 23 three-point shots and held Navy to 42.6 percent shooting overall and 26.1 percent (6-23) from deep in its 75-62 win at Alumni Hall in Patriot League men's basketball action Saturday afternoon.

The victory snapped Army's 10-game losing streak against Patriot League opponents and its seven-game skid against conference foes on the road. It was the Black Knights' first win against their archrival since 2010 and its first win in Annapolis since 2008. It was the first time Army scored a double-digit win in Annapolis since 1971.

SCOUTING NAVY (3-14, 0-3)
Army connected on seven of its first eight three-pointers and made 13-of-23 from beyond the three-point line for the contest in cruising past the Navy men's basketball team, 75-62, at sold-out Alumni Hall (5,710) on Saturday afternoon.

The loss dropped Navy to 3-14 overall and the Mids remained winless in Patriot League play at 0-3. The Black Knights improved to 8-10 overall and 1-2 in league play.

Navy shot 20-of-47 (.426) from the field, but went just 6-of-23 (.261) from three-point range and 16-of-26 (.615) from the free throw line. The Mids were 14-of-24 (.583) from inside the three-point line. Navy had entered the game shooting 32-of-38 (.842) from the free throw line in its two previous Patriot League games. Navy outrebounded Army, 32-27, but had 19 turnovers; it's most since having 22 against Quinnipiac on Nov. 19. Navy had 18 turnovers total in its first two league games.

500-500-100 CLUB
Colgate senior Nick Pascale is closing in on becoming just the fifth Raider in school history to score 500 or more points, grab 500 or more rebounds and block 100 or more shots in a career. Pascale currently has 518 points, 498 rebounds and 96 blocked shots.

ROLLS SHARING THE ROCK
Colgate junior guard Mitch Rolls recently entered the top-10 all-time at Colgate with 245 assists. Rolls has distributed 39 helpers this season and is averaging 2.3 per game, which ranks 13th in the Patriot League. Rolls currently ranks ninth just one assist behind Dave Hargett '79 (246) for eighth all-time. Hassan Brown '94 holds the school record with 484 assists.

1,000 POINTS AND COUNTING
Last season, senior forward Yaw Gyawu became the 28th player in school history to join the 1,000-point club. Gyawu currently has 1,171 points which ranks 20th, only two points from passing Jon Simon '07 (1,172) for 19th overall.

VENEZIA KEEPS RAINING THREES  
Colgate senior Mike Venezia has made a total of 172 three-pointers in his career which is sixth all-time at Colgate, just one behind director of basketball operations Mark Linebaugh '04 who ranks fifth with 173. Former teammate Kyle Roemer '10 holds the school record with 267. Venezia is also 96 points (904) away from becoming the 29th Raider to join the 1,000-point club.

UP NEXT
Colgate will host Lafayette on Wednesday, Jan. 25. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Cotterell Court and will be streamed live on Patriot League All-Access.