STATESMEN VISIT VANCE-GRANVILLE FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT GAME

PETERSBURG, Va., (Jan. 29, 2016) – Winners of two straight games, rising to 11-10 on the season, the Richard Bland College men's basketball team starts a busy week of three Region X Conference games on Wednesday, with a road contest against Vance-Granville Community College of Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Richard Bland (11-10) is coming a pair of wins this past weekend, defeating Guilford Tech 90-68 on Saturday and Lenoir Community College on Sunday, 88-60.

GAME DETAILS

Opponent: Richard Bland (11-10, 7-4) vs. Vance Granville (5-14, 3-8)

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

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Site: Henderson, N.C.

The Statesmen, who jumped out to a 14-4 lead six minutes into the game and never released the offensive gas pedal, reached the 100-point mark for the first time since defeating Wake Technical Community College 110-63 last February 22. It was the second time in three games that Richard Bland scored 100 points against the Vanguards.  In a game that featured a combined 56 three-point attempts and end-to-end action, the Statesmen held the upper hand in field goal shooting percentage, connecting on 51 percent of their shots, while Vance-Granville was held to 41 percent from the floor. That statistic, coupled with a 50-35 rebounding edge, led Richard Bland to the 21-point point victory.

SHARING THE BALL: On Sunday afternoon against Lenoir, RBC had 29 assists on 37 of its field goals, setting a season high.

DISTRIBUTING THE BALL: Sophomore Gerard-Dean McBride has accounted for 31 assists in his last three games.  McBride doesn't qualify for NJCAA national statistics because he's appeared in just seven games, but his 7.1 assists per game average would rank him fourth in the country.

AVERAGING 20+: Sophomore Devin Smith is coming off a three game stretch in which he averaged 20.3 ppg. and shot 64 percent from the field.

POINT PRODUCTION: Sophomore Troy Gibson leads the team in scoring at 14.7 ppg and has maintained his scoring average while leading the team in minutes played (28.2 mpg) … Smith averages an even 13.0 ppg and frehman Jordan Griggs follows at 12.3 ppg … Dean-McBride follows at 11.1 ppg.

CAPTAIN GIBSON: Gibson, the lone returner from last year's National Championship team, tallied a 16 points against Lenoir, the 18^th time he's scored in double figures this season … In his consistent sophomore season, Gibson has registered four games with double figures in rebounding and has four double-doubles this season … Gibson currently has scored 411 career points and at his current pace would reach 500 against Brunswick Community College on Feb. 14.  

STRONG REBOUNDERS: On nine occasions this season, the Statesmen have grabbed 45 or more rebounds … Against Lenoir Community College on Nov. 18, the Statesmen hauled in 61 rebounds, tying a mark of 61 set against Cape Fear Community College last January 7 … Only one other time in Moore's time as coach has the team had 60 or more rebounds in a game – 60 versus Tidewater Community College on Dec. 13, 2013.

ABOUT VANCE-GRANVILLE: The Vanguards have three players scoring in double figures, led by Raekwon Hall (18.4 ppg), Ty'Quon Reid (15.9 ppg) and Tyrek Beverly (13.9) … Donal Gooch, Jr. leads in the rebounding (7.4) … Vance-Granville averages 77 points a game and 45.6 rebounds.

WHAT'S NEXT: The Statesmen return home to Statesman Hall this Saturday for a 3 p.m. game against Catawba Valley Community, College, a team that defeated the Statesmen, 67-64, on Dec. 5 … On Saturday, RBC will honor two new Hall of Famers, both Petersburg High School graduates (1978) in Ron Harris and John Thomas, who starred at RBC from 1978-80 … Vance Granville visits Mid-Atlantic Christian University on Friday, Feb. 5.