Our next two opponents played last night, with Sacramento State comming back from an 11-point deficit to win by 2 at home. The game wasn't exactly an display of great shooting, with the teams combining to go 5 of 32 on three-pointers.
Sacramento State was picked to finish 7th in the 10-team Big Sky. They are 3-2 including wins over two schools who are not D1, Dominican and Jessup as well last night's win.
They lost to a good UC Santa Barbara team by 5 and a pretty good UC Davis team by 4. They seem to be on a tour of UC schools, with games scheduled against UCLA and Cal.
Their head Coach is Mike Bibby. The Associate Head coach is his son, Michael Bibby. Are two Bibbies better than one?
One of their subs is Shaqir O'Neal, son of Shaq.
Their leading scorer is 6-11 Jeremiah Cherry, who scores 18 a game and also has 2.8 blocks per game along with 9.6 boards.
Mikey Williams leads them in assists and also scores 16 points per game.
Prophet Johnson is one of their dangerous 3-point shooters scoring 16 per game and whooting 56% from the arc.
He's not the only 3-point threat. Over 1/3rd of their shots are three-pointers, and they shoot 42% as a team so, defending the three-point line should be a priority.
KenPom gives them a 2% chance of winning, predicting an 83-61 score. Torvick gives them a 2% chance (92-64)
They have a nice list of notable alumni, including Tom Hanks, Lester Holt, Edward James Olmos, and Bobby McFerrin.