CU Men's Basketball Preview - at Ithaca/Skidmore (2/14-15)

By: February 12, 2020

Addie Friedlander

Men's Basketball | 2/12/2020 9:30:00 AM

Only four games remain on the regular season schedule for the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team as the Golden Knights hit the road one last time to take on Ithaca College and Skidmore College this weekend.

Live Stats/Live Video – at Ithaca
Live Stats/Live Video – at Skidmore

The Series vs. Ithaca: The Bombers are 63-19 all-time against the Green and Gold, including a 101-87 win in mid-January. Skylar Sinon produced 28 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in the first meeting for Ithaca.

The Series vs. Skidmore: Only a last second 3-pointer from Riley Greene kept Clarkson from breaking its losing streak against the Thoroughbreds a few weeks ago. Skidmore holds a 32-23 record against the Knights, having won 14 straight.

Key Stats for Clarkson (7-14, 5-9 Liberty League): Junior Roburt Welch stepped into a starting role near the start of the Liberty League season and, unsurprisingly, his production has increased dramatically. After scoring in single digits throughout the first semester, Welch has surpassed double figures in six of the last nine league games, throwing in 26 3-pointers and averaging 11.2 points per game in that span. His most impressive performance came last weekend when he recorded 19 points per game while shooting 71.4% from beyond the arc (10-for-14). Freshman Ryan Miles-Ferguson has also seen a bump in production in the second semester, averaging just under 10 points per game in 11 conference games in January and February.

Key Stats for Ithaca (16-5, 11-3 Liberty League): Riley Thompson leads the Liberty League in scoring at 19.6 points per game, but arguments could be made that two of his fellow starters are enjoying better seasons. Sebastian Alderete averages 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game and is shooting 46.8% from the field, while Skylar Sinon chips in 14.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.9 steals per contest with a 45.1% field goal percentage. He narrowly trails Clarkson's Barryn Shark on the assists per game leaderboard in the Liberty League. Sinon's 28 points against Clarkson were a career-high until he scored 37 just a few games later against Hobart.

Key Stats for Skidmore (7-14, 6-8 Liberty League): This weekend's matchups for the Thoroughbreds, Clarkson and St. Lawrence could go a long way in deciding the final playoff spots in the Liberty League, and Skidmore could clinch a spot with a sweep. Three Skidmore players notched career-highs in scoring against Clarkson in the season's first meeting, though Riley Greene has since surpassed the 17 he produced against the Knights. Tautvydas Kupstas recorded 31 in the first game and is averaging 12.7 points per game, while Harrison Eichelberger tossed in 24 points, well above the 5.8 points he averages this year. Skidmore shot 52.2% from the 3-point line against Clarkson in mid-January, easily its best figure of 2019-20.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Barryn Shark: G; 5' 9"; Senior

#2 Roburt Welch: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson: G; 6' 2"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Barryn Shark
: 5' 9"; Senior
: G

#2 Roburt Welch
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson
: 6' 2"; Freshman
: G

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Players Mentioned

#10 Barryn Shark

#2 Roburt Welch

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson

Players Mentioned

#10 Barryn Shark

#2 Roburt Welch

#3 Ryan Miles-Ferguson