Posted: Jan 28, 2009
Roanoke men's basketball is ranked in the top-40 among NCAA Div. III teams in scoring offense and assists per game in the latest statistical rankings. The men are currently 15-3, 7-2 in the ODAC.
The Maroons are averaging 80.1 points (39th) and 16.3 assists per game (33rd) in addition to a 1.07 assist-to-turnover ratio which is ranked 59th. Senior Drew Gaeng is ranked 23rd nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.43) and is ranked among the top of the ODAC in that category.
They take on Guilford tonight at 7 p.m. in a battle for second-place in the current standings. The Maroons are 38-13 all-time against the Quakers. Roanoke defeated Guilford, 80-76 earlier this month at the Bast Center.
Roanoke men's basketball received 40 votes and is one spot out of the D3Hoops.com Top-25 Poll announced this week. It ended a streak of three weeks in the Top-25, the longest since the 1999-00 season. The Maroons have been in or received votes in the top-25 for seven-straight weeks this season, which is the longest since nine last season.
Curtis Peery leads the Maroons with 18.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in addition to team-highs in field goal percentage (55.4%) and free-throw percentage (84.2%). His 1,197 points are 21st on the career scoring list at Roanoke.
Melvin Felix is second in scoring (11 ppg) and is second in free-throw percentage (80.5%). He has hit 15 three-pointers this season (31.9%) in addition to 36 assists. Parrish Walker is posting 10.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and leads the team in steals (35) and second in assists with 42.
The men take on Guilford tonight at 7 p.m. in a battle for second-place in the current standings. The Maroons are 38-13 all-time against the Quakers. Roanoke defeated Guilford, 80-76 earlier this month at the Bast Center.
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