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CU Men's Basketball Preview - at Ithaca/Union (1/17-18)

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Gary Mikel

Men's Basketball | 1/16/2025 7:00:00 AM

A six-game streak on the road for the next three weeks begins for the Clarkson University Men's Basketball team, as the Golden Knights will be outside of the North Country for Liberty League play for the first time in 2024-25 when they take on Ithaca College and Union College this weekend.

Live Stats at Ithaca
Live Video at Ithaca
Live Stats at Union
Live Video at Union

The Series: Clarkson lost each of its games by seven points to Ithaca last year, including one that went to overtime in Potsdam, while the Golden Knights split with Union, winning by four at home and falling by eight on the road.

Key Stats for Clarkson (8-5, 4-2 Liberty League): Senior Finn Cork continues to fill up the stat sheet for the Golden Knights, averaging 12.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game through the team's first 13 contests. Cork leads the conference in rebounding and field goal percentage, both by solid margins, while his average in assists is third in the league. He has posted five double-doubles this year, including a 21-point, 19-rebound effort against Vassar this past Saturday. Cork had similar numbers against Union last year, averaging 21 points and 15.5 rebounds per contest in the split.

Key Stats for Ithaca (7-5, 4-1 Liberty League): The highest scoring offense in the conference after putting up 99 points on Tuesday against RIT, the Bombers lead the Liberty League in 3-point field goals made with just over nine per contest, making the long-range shots at a 34.6% clip. Logan Wendell leads the team at 19.4 points per game, but it is guard Evan Cabral that has been especially streaky as of late. Cabral has made 12 of 20 3-pointers in his last three games and is second in the conference in field goal percentage at 52.9%, averaging 15.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Key Stats for Union (6-7, 2-4 Liberty League): Like Ithaca, the Garnet Chargers like to shoot from the outside, hitting 34.9% of their 3-pointers at a rate of 8.9 makes per game. Four players are averaging double figures, led by Jack Plesser (19.5 ppg), who ranks second in the conference in scoring. Point guard Tanner Tedesco is second on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg, but his largest contribution comes from distribution, averaging 6.6 assists per game, easily the top figure in the conference. Tedesco posted 15 assists in the season-opener, but has been in single digits since, though only three of those games have seen him with fewer than five assists.  

 
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Players Mentioned

Finn Cork

#40 Finn Cork

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6' 7"
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Players Mentioned

Finn Cork

#40 Finn Cork

6' 7"
Senior
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