THE GAME
No. 15 Tarleton makes its first road trip of the season as it travels to Western New Mexico on Thursday, Dec. 8 and Eastern New Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 10.
THE BROADCAST
Each game will have a live radio broadcast presented by the Tarleton Sports Network presented by North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans,
Byron Anderson, will be calling the play-by-play for Tarleton basketball this season. The radio broadcast can be heard on KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville and surrounding areas or online at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive.
ABOUT THE TEXANS
Tarleton is ranked No. 15 in the NABC poll and comes in with a 6-1 record overall and 2-0 in the Lone Star Conference. The Texans are averaging 74.1 points per game and are fourth in the nation in opponent's points per game at 60.4. Tarleton leads the nation in opponent field goal percentage at 34.8 and is first in opponent 3-point percentage at 22.3.
Ridell Camidge, the reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Week, leads the team in scoring at 13.7 points.
Romond Jenkins, the reigning LSC Defensive Player of the week, is averaging a double-double with 10.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game. Jenkins has two straight double-doubles for Tarleton.
Anthony Davis (10.2)
Chantz Chambers (10.0) and
Deshawn Riddick (10.0) are also averaging double figures in scoring. Riddick leads the team with 4 assists per game.
THE OPPONENT: EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Eastern New Mexico is 4-5 overall and 0-2 in the LSC. The Greyhounds have lost two straight entering Saturday's game. ENMU is averaging 76.7 ppg and giving up 79.2 to opponents. Marquise Harris leads ENMU in scoring at 17.0 ppg while Cornell Neal is averaging 16.3 points. Chris Lewis leads the team with 8.8 rebounds per game.
THE SERIES: ENMU
Tarleton leads the all-time series against Eastern New Mexico, 40-8 since it first started in 1964. The Texans have won 9 straight against ENMU and are 17-5 all-time on the road.
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton defeated Cameron 73-60 to improve to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the LSC.
Ridell Camidge led the Texans in scoring with 19 points while
Romond Jenkins had his second straight double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON Tarleton will travel to Las Vegas to play Simon Fraser (Canada) and No. 13 Western Washington on Dec. 18-19.
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