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THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS

Friday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m., Fitzpatrick Arena
CAL STATE EAST BAY Pioneers (2-8, 0-6 CCAA)

Series Notes: The Warriors are 2-0 against Cal State East Bay since the Pioneers entered the CCAA in 2009-10. CSUS and CSUEB, formerly Cal State Hayward, had a long history during the NCAC days.

The Last Time We Met... was on Feb. 13 when Dwight Jones scored a career high 19 points (9-for-10 from the line) to help the Warriors beat the Pioneers 67-60 in Turlock.

About Cal State East Bay: The Pionners are playing three games this week after a Monday game against UC San Diego … CSUEB has lost three straight and have been outscored by nearly 13 points a game … The Pioneers give up a CCAA high 78.3 points per game … Mark Samuels leads the team with 16.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game … Monday night, UCSD beat CSUEB, 64-53, for the season series sweep.

Saturday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., Fitzpatrick Arena
UC SAN DIEGO Tritons (8-4, 3-3 CCAA)

Series Notes: UC San Diego has won nine straight over the Warriors with the last Cal State Stanislaus win on Jan. 6, 2006 (79-75 in La Jolla). UCSD is 13-7 against CSUS since joining the conference in 2000-01.

The Last Time We Met... was on Feb. 12, 2010 in Turlock. The Tritons held the Warriors to just 48 points in a 56-48 UCSD win. Dwight Jones scored 15 points to lead Cal State Stanislaus.

About UC San Diego: The Tritons are playing three games this week after a travel-partner Monday game at Cal State East Bay … Prior to the New Year, UCSD beat Sonoma State on Dec. 30. Casey Ryan scored 28 points to lead the Tritons … Ryan leads the team with a 13.3 ppg … UCSD has gone to the line a CCAA high 326 times in 11 games (241 made, .739 percentage).

What's on Tap
The Warriors ring in the new year with a pair of conference games at home, in the Fitzpatrick Arena, as they host Cal State East Bay and UC San Diego.

Last Week
No. 15 Cal State Dominguez Hills used a strong second half to prevent an upset bid by the Warriors at the Toros won 64-53 Thursday night. Friday night at Cal State L.A., the Golden Eagles used a 12-0 run in the final moments of the game to beat Stanislaus, 66-59.

Scott Emerges as a Regular Threat
Evan Scott has now provided the Warriors another regular threat on both ends of the court with his play lately. He has led the team in scoring in three of last four games and is the top rebounder in the previous three contests. Scott is now second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and leads in rebounding (50 total, 5.0 per game) and blocked shots (9) … He has recorded the team's only two double-double of the season with his most recent a 12-point, 10-rebound performance last Thursday in Carson.

Jones Scores Double Digits Again
Reggie Jones appeared to have returned to his scoring form after missing a double-figure scoring game against Cal Baptist. Jones scored 10 and 17 points in the two contests last week and now has seven double-digit scoring games. He leads the team with 14.1 points per game.

Low Scoring Games
As expected, the Warriors were in two low-scoring affairs last week as they limited #15 Cal State Dominguez Hills to 64 points and 66 to Cal State L.A. However, the Warriors were below their average both days with 53 and 59 points. They had avearged 60.0 points per game prior to last week's games … the Warriors are now averaging just 59. 2 points per game, last in the CCAA by six points.

It's Just a Little Skid on the Road
Since upsetting Humboldt State on Dec. 4 (handing the Lumberjacks their only loss of the season, still) at Fitzpatrick Arena, the Warriors are unfortunately on a little skid with four road losses in the last five games. The only win was over NAIA Cal Baptist, 65-56, at home.

Earning the Free Points
Cal State Stanislaus moved up to second in the CCAA shooting from the free throw line with a .749 average (149 for 199), trailing just Humboldt State (.760).

Hitting the Glass
The Warriors have been out-rebounded in most games this season, however, that wasn't the last week as they out-rebounded by Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State L.A. Stanislaus, however, still ranks 10th in the CCAA in rebounding margin (-2.2).

Among the CCAA Stats Leaders
When counting all games, Reggie Jones is now 8th in scoring (14.1 ppg), but leads the league in scoring during CCAA games only (18.2 ppg). He is also 9th in field goal percentage (.550), seventh free throw percentage (.795) … Dan Daviess is now 4th in three-point field goal percentage (.425) and 10th in three-pointers made (17).

Head Coach Larry Reynolds
Larry Reynolds is in his second season as the Warriors' head coach. In his first season, the Warriors went 10-17, the first-10-win season since a 13-16 mark in 2006-07. Reynolds came to Cal State Stanislaus after leading Long Beach State to a NCAA tournament appearance in 2006-07 when the 49ers went 24-8. As a Division II coach at Cal State San Bernardino from 1997 to 2002, Reynolds posted a 110-35 overall record. Under Reynolds, CSUSB won three CCAA titles, two regional championships and made four NCAA tournament appearances. Reynolds was named CCAA coach of the year four times and was the west region coach of the year in 1998-99 following the Coyotes' West Region championship.

CCAA Basketball Championships
The 2011 CCAA Men's & Women's Basketball Championship tournament will be held at the beginning of March. Eight teams qualify for the tournament with first round games on campus site March 1. The four winners will advance to the semifinals and finals in Hayward on the campus of Cal State East Bay. The winner of the tournament would receive the automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.

Warriors picked 7th in CCAA
In a vote of the conference coaches, the Cal State Stanislaus men's basketball were predicted to be a conference tournament team by the end of the 2010-11 season. The Warriors were picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll. The Warriors are coming off a 6-16 CCAA season as they finished 10th. Defending national champion Cal Poly Pomona received 10 of 12 first place votes and is the favor to win the title in 2010-11.