OGDEN/CEDAR CITY, Utah-Thursday and Saturday, Southern Utah (10-2, 5-1 in Big Sky Conference play) and Weber State (6-3, 1-1 in Big Sky play) meet at the Dee Events Center (Thursday) and the America First Event Center (Saturday) as their rivalry ensues.
The Wildcats score 85 points per game, ranking Weber State 13th nationally in scoring offense. Defensively, Weber State gives up 68.3 points per game. This ranks the Wildcats 127th nationally in scoring defense.
Senior guard Isiah Brown (17.8 points per game) is the Wildcats’ leading scorer. Brown is also tied for the team rebounding lead (4.8 boards per contest) with senior forward, Czech national Michal Kozak. Kozak also leads the Wildcats in blocked shots, with 12.
Also scoring in double figures on-average for Weber State are junior guard/forward Zahir Porter (13.6 points per game) and senior forward/center Cody Carlson (12 points per game).
The Wildcats’ leader in assists is Spaniard sophomore guard Seikou Sisoho Jawara with 32. Weber State is led in steals by freshman forward Dillon Jones with 18.
In his 15th season at the helm of the Weber State program, Randy Rahe is 284-176 (.617).
The Thunderbirds score 83.9 points per game, ranking SUU 15th nationally in scoring offense.
Defensively, SUU surrenders 71.3 points per game, ranking the Thunderbirds 201st nationally in scoring defense.
Junior guard Tevian Jones (19.3 points per game) is the Thunderbirds’ leading scorer on the season.
Junior forward Maizen Fausett (13.5 points per game, a team-best 7.2 rebounds per contest), senior guard John Knight III (13.2 points per game, team-bests in assists [51] and steals [21]) and senior guard Dre Marin (10.7 points per game) also score in double figures on-average for SUU.
The Thunderbirds’ leading shot blocker is Croatian national redshirt senior forward/center Ivan Madunic, who has 10 blocked shots.
In his fifth season at SUU, head coach Todd Simon is 63-80 (.441) at the program’s helm.
The Wildcats lead the Thunderbirds 34-10 all-time. This includes a 22-4 advantage over SUU at Ogden and an 11-6 lead at Cedar City in series history.
