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THIS WEE'S OPPONENTS

Thursday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.
@ San Francisco State Gators (15-9, 13-7 CCAA)

Series Notes: The Gators lead this long rivalry, 45-34, but the teams split the series in each of the last two seasons. The Warriors are 13-12 against SF State in CCAA play.

The Last Time We Met... was on Jan. 22 in a73-68 San Francisco State win. Dwight Jones scored 22, Evan Scott had 20 and Reggie Jones scored 17. However the rest of the team totaled nine points.

About San Francisco State: The Gators split home games last weekend with a loss to Humboldt State before beating Sonoma State by three (58-55) … Nefi Perdomo leads SFSU with 16.4 points per CCAA game … Marquel Hoskins chips in 14.4 points and pulls 6.1 boards each conference game … SF State leads the conference in scoring (72.6) per CCAA game and field goal percentage (.468).

Friday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m.
@ Cal State Monterey Bay Otters (9-15, 7-13 CCAA)

Series Notes: Cal State Monterey Bay leads the series 8-5, but the Warriors snapped a five-game skid against the Otters on Jan. 21.

The Last Time We Met... was on Jan. 21 with the Warriors victorious, 89-72, during the team's highest scoring game of the season … Reggie Jones was one of five players in double digits scoring with 26 points. Brett Sayad was 6-for-6 from the arch and finished with 20 points.

About Cal State Monterey Bay: The Otters are led by CCAA leading scorer Davion Berry. He averages 25.4 points per conference game (24.0) overall. He's been to the line 268 times this season (216 made) with 49 made three-pointers. He's taken 28 percent of the team's field goal attempts … CSUMB won four of five before dropping two last weekend at home (SSU, HSU).

What's on Tap
The Warriors control their own postseason destiny going into the final weekend of regular season play at San Francisco State and Cal State Monterey Bay.

Last Week
In front of the season's biggest crowd on Homecoming night Friday, the Warriors couldn't keep up with Cal State San Bernardino in a 69-56 loss. Saturday, on Senior Night, the Warriors hung close against defending champion Cal Poly Pomona before falling 60-58.

CCAA Tournament Outlook
Cal State Stanislaus currently has sole possession of eighth place in the CCAA standings with only one tournament berth left up for grabs. The Warriors, looking for their first CCAA championship tournament trip, are one game ahead of Cal State Monterey Bay and Sonoma State. UC San Diego and Cal State East Bay are already eliminated.

Qualifying Scenarios for Stanislaus
The Warriors will be in the tournament if they can win both games this weekend … A Stanislaus win, plus a Chico State win (vs. CSUMB) and a Sonoma State loss (vs. Cal State L.A.) on Thursday would also put the Warriors in the dance. If none of the above happens on Thursday, the Warriors will have to beat Cal State Monterey Bay and get help from Cal State Dominguez Hills (against Sonoma State) on Friday … If the Warriors drop two, the only way in would be if CSUMB goes 1-1 and Sonoma State drops two. Stanislaus holds tiebreak advantage over CSUMB even if they split season series by virtue of beating top team Humboldt State once.

Reggie Jones Leaps Over 300
Reggie Jones became the first player since 2008-09 to pass the 300-point mark last weekend. The junior center now has 332 points, the best single season total since Heath Colvin scored 406 in 2007-08.

First Time for Prince
Senior Prince Abidoye came off the bench and led the Warriors with 11 points Saturday night, on senior night. It marked the first time this season that someone whose last night is not Jones or Scott led the team in scoring in a game.

Free Throw Record
The Warriors are on pace to break a new team record in free throw shooting percentage. Currently the Warriors are 75.3 percent from the foul line. The team record was 73.4.

Shot Stuffers
Juniors Reggie Jones and Evan Scott are the league's best in shot blocking as they are first and third, respectively. Jones averages 1.4 blocks per game with 27 overall in 22 games while Scott rejects 1.2 shots a game with 30 total in 24 contests … as a team the Warriors leads the conference with 3.5 per game and 83 total.

A Tale of Two Different Nights
Reggie Jones managed to beat-up on the Coyotes one night with a career-high 29 points on Friday.  However, he was shutdown the next night and scored just six points against Cal Poly Pomona. Against CSUSB he was 9 for 15 and a perfect 10-for-10 from the line. Against Pomona, the Broncos limited passes inside and held Jones to just 2 of 7 shooting (he took just two shots in the first half) and only four free throw attempts (he made two).

Among the CCAA Leaders (CCAA games only)
Cal State Stanislaus is fifth in the CCAA in scoring defense, allowing 63.3 points per game … The Warriors leads in free throw percentage (.753) and blocked shots with 3.5 per contest and 69 total … Reggie Jones moved up to third in scoring at 16.5, first with 1.4 blocks per game, seventh in field goals percentage (.534) … Evan Scott is tied for 12th in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and third in blocked shots (1.2) … Dwight Jones leads with a .857 free throw percentage.

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.

Fitzpatrick Arena
Warrior Arena was renamed Ed & Bertha Fitzpatrick Arena at the start the 2010-11 season. The arena is named for Ed and Bertha Fitzpatrick, owners of Valley Lexus/Valley BMW in Modesto and other car dealerships in the Bay Area. The Fitzpatricks have been long-time supporters of California State University Stanislaus. The gym has been named Warrior Arena since 1999, 21 years after it was built.

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 event 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.