TWO HOME GAMES HIGHLIGHT BASKETBALL'S WEEKEND SCHEDULE
PETERSBURG, Va., (Feb. 12, 2016) – For the final time this season, the Richard Bland College men's basketball team will dip out of Region X Conference play, hosting a pair of non-conference opponents in No. 12 nationally-ranked Division II Potomac State (WV) on Saturday at 4 p.m. and NJCAA Division I Brunswick Community College on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Richard Bland (12-13, 8-7) is coming off a 78-67 loss to then-No. 12 Louisburg College on Wednesday night. Potomac State (19-2), which competes in Region 20, is coming off a 94-56 victory over Southern Virginia University JV on Monday ... Division I, Region X Brunswick (13-14, 2-6) is coming off a 99-86 victory over Port City Sports Academy on Wednesday.
Opponent: No. 12 Potomac State (19-2) vs. Richard Bland (12-13, 8-7)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 13 at 4:00 p.m.
Richard Bland Men's Basketball Home Page
Potomac State Basketball Home Page
Site: Petersburg, VA
Facility: Statesman Hall
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Date: Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2:00 p.m.
Richard Bland Men's Basketball Home Page
Brunswick C.C. Home Page
Site: Petersburg, VA
Facility: Statesman Hall
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LAST YEAR VS. POTOMAC: Played on Nov. 8, 2014 in Keyser, WV, the Statesmen fended off a late Potomac rally to earn a 97-92 victory … The previous season, RBC registered a 92-78 home victory on Jan. 19, 2014.
1. Louisburg College 13-1, 21-4
2. Bryant & Stratton College (VA), 11-2, 17-7
3. Catawba Valley Community College 11-3, 18-7
4. Patrick Henry Community College 10-3, 17-4
5. Richard Bland College 8-7, 12-13
6. Pitt Community College 7-7, 16-8
7. Wake Technical Community College 7-16, 4-10
8. Vance-Granville Community College 6-17, 3-11
10. Lenoir Community College, 2-13, 4-16
9. Guilford Technical Community College 1-14, 6-20
RBC POINT PRODUCTION: Sophomore Troy Gibson leads the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg and has maintained his scoring average while leading the team in minutes played (28.3 mpg) … Fellow sophomore forward Devin Smith averages 12.4 ppg. Followed by Griggs follows at 12.0 ppg and sophomore guard Gerard Dean-McBride at 11.2 ppg.
AT HOME: The Statesmen are 7-3 at home this season and 33-5 under head coach Chuck Moore.
ABOUT BRUNSWICK: The Division I Dolphins recently snapped a six-game losing with a 99-86 victory over Port City Sports Academy … Brunswick went 6-2 in December, winning six straight games, otherwise it has been an up-and-down season … Freshman guard Lysander Bracey leads the team in scoring (18.2 ppg), followed by sophomore guard Alex Brown (16.0 ppg) and freshman forward Eric Freeman (11.8 ppg) … Freeman is the team leader in rebounding (6.2 rpg) … The Dolphins average 90.3 ppg scoring and allow 66.2 ppg… They shoot 51.3 percent from the field … Off the boards, BCC averages 35.6 rpg.