Concord Hosts Bluefield State in Home Opener Monday

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ATHENS, W.Va. – After playing eight games on the road to begin the season, the Concord University men's basketball team will host Bluefield State in its home opener 6 p.m. Monday at the Carter Center.

LIVE COVERAGE
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RECORDS
• The Mountain Lions are 5-3 this season while BSC is 3-6.

THE COACHES
• Kent McBride is 46-47 in the midst of his fourth season at Concord. With two more wins, the former Concord point guard will tie Buck Jamison for sixth on the all-time wins list.

• BSC's Jamal Jackson is 15-67 at BSC in four years at the school.

SERIES HISTORY
• Concord has won 34 of 41 all-time meetings with the Blues going 34-7.

MOUNTAIN LION NOTES
Climbing the Ranks
• Heading into Monday's contest, senior point guard Mike Boyd ranks 32^nd in career points scored (1,064). By scoring 11 points, the Cincinnati, Ohio native can move into the top 30 in points scored, passing Thad Breckenridge (1993-95) and Cory Willard (2008-2012) along the way.

• If Boyd hands out two assists, he will be the seventh member of the 400-assist club in school history, Boyd would be the second Mountain Lion to have 1,000 points and 400 assists in his career, joining Randy Jennings (1978-1982).

Setting Career Highs
• Sophomore guard Aaron Miller has scored 160 points this season. He could surpass his career season-high in points by scoring seven points against BSC. As a freshman, the Stephen City, Virginia native posted 160 points his freshman season. This season, Miller is averaging 20.0 points per game which is fourth in the Mountain East Conference.

• Against West Virginia Wesleyan December 7, Miller pulled down a personal-best nine rebounds as he narrowly missed his first career double-double.

Posting Double-Doubles
• All of last season, Concord had four double-doubles in 29 games. In 2014, the Mountain Lions have six teams double-doubles with junior forward Jametrius Wade leading the way with three. Junior forward Terry Hopewell (two) and Boyd (one) have combined for the other three.

• Wade is third in the league in rebounding as he is averaging 8.4 boards per contest this season.

Spark Off the Bench
• Junior guard Rob Reed has established himself as the best option off of head coach Kent McBride's bench scoring in double-figures in three of the last four contest for CU.

• In the matchup with WVWC, Reed led the Mountain Lions with a career-high four steals.

Hot Shooting Continues
• Concord has shot at least 43 percent in every game this season. The Mountain Lions haven't shot 43 percent or higher in even five straight games was from Jan. 12-Jan. 28, 2012.

Ahead of Last Year's Pace
• At 5-3, the Mountain Lions have a chance to win their sixth game of the season before the end of the year of the calendar. A season ago, Concord didn't win their sixth game until Jan. 30.

Success Against Bluefield State
• McBride is 6-1 against the Blues in his career against Concord.

• Boyd has averaging 14.4 points per game against BSC in seven career games and has scored in double figures in all but one matchup.

• In Concord's 86-64 win at BSC earlier this season, Miller (20), Wade (20), Boyd (15) and Reed (12) all finished with 10 more points as Concord shot a season-high 60 percent (33-for-55) from the field.

UP NEXT
• Concord won't play again until after the New Year when they host West Liberty for the first of nine home games in January.