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The Cal State Stanislaus men host Cal State San Bernardino and Humboldt State for a pair of conference showdowns at Fitzpatrick Arena this weekend.

Friday, Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m.
vs. Cal State San Bernardino COYOTES (4-5, 4-2 CCAA) | Fitzpatrick Arena, Turlock, Calif. | Live Stats | Live Video & Audio | Audio Only (100.3 FM)

Series Notes: Cal State San Bernardino holds a 30-10 series record over Cal State Stanislaus after going 1-2 last season. The Warriors had won both games in 2012-13.

Last Time We Met... was March 7, 2014 in the CCAA semifinal game. The Warriors won 72-67 to advance to the CCAA championship game. Marcus Bell led with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

About the Coyotes: The Coyotes snapped a four-game losing streak by winning both games last week at home over Cal State L.A. and CSU Dominguez Hills … Since debuting on Dec. 18, Jacob Thomas is averaging 22.3 points per game with three 20-point performances.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.
vs. Humboldt State LUMBERJACKS (8-4, 2-4 CCAA) | Fitzpatrick Arena, Turlock, Calif. | Live Stats | Live Video & Audio | Audio Only 100.3 FM)

Series Notes: The Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak to Humboldt State during the last regular season finale. HSU leads the all-time series mark 41-30 (14-2 in CCAA play).

Last Time We Met... was 2013-14 regular season finale on March 1 in Turlock in a 84-72 Cal State Stanislaus win. Marcus Bell scored 30 points with 9 rebounds to lead the Warriors.

About the Lumberjacks: After starting 3-4, HSU has won five straight including two high-scoring wins last week versus CSUDH and Cal State L.A. … Calvin Young leads the CCAA with a 69.2 FG% … Austin Bryan tops the team with 13.8 ppg.

Road Warriors
The Warriors suffered their first CCAA road loss on Saturday at Pomona. It was just their first conferene road game defeat this season. The Warriors had won their six previous away CCAA games dating back to the end of the 2013-14 season.

Couldn't Close it Out
The Warriors nearly posted another key CCAA road win on Saturday at Cal Poly Pomona but was held without a field goal in the last 3:01 to turn a five-point lead into a narrow loss. The close game was expected as Cal State Stanislaus and Cal Poly Pomona had played in overtime in the two prior meetings.

Low Scoring Warriors
Despite being 4-2 and tied for second in the CCAA, the Warriors are the lowest scoring team in the conference. Stanislaus averages a CCAA-low 58.3 points per game with 350 points. The Warriors are also last in field goals (19.7 per game) and attempts (45.7).

Playing Some Defense
Cal State Stanislaus's recent success in CCAA games can be contributed to its defensive play as the Warriors are second with 55.7 points allowed during conference games. Teams are shooting just 40.8 percent (no. 2 in CCAA) and Stanislaus has held opponents to a league-best 28.7 percent in three-point tries.

Four-Game Homestand
The Warriors are starting a four-game homestand, one of two this season, starting on Friday.  The Warriors were 2-2 in the last four-game homestand a year ago. They also went 4-0 in the other set of home games from Jan. 10-Jan. 18 in 2014.

Bayne's Break-out Performance
Christian Bayne had a coming-out party in San Diego on Friday as the freshman guard led the team with 14 points (9 in the first half) in the win over UC San Diego. Bayne also had four assists, two steals and five rebounds. It was Bayne who gave the Warriors their final lead with a three-pointer at 6:01. He would nail another triple with 3:00 to go. He sealed the victory with a pair of free throws in the final seconds.

Tough Rebounders
Cal State Stanislaus, which is third in the CCAA in rebounding margin at +1.8 in league games, is averaging 33.1 rebounds per game. Wes Bartole (7.3 rpg) and Rob Walters (6.0 rpg) are among the top rebounders in the conference. Freshman Kyle Gouviea got into the act on Saturday with eight boards as well.

Without Barber
Tyler Barber, who has not played since Dec. 13 (calf injury), has been missed offensively. In the team's first seven games, the Warriors averaged 63.6 points per game. Since Barber's been out (and counting the Chico game on Dec. 13), the Warriors have averaged 54.8 per game. Barber averaged 9.0 points per game and was heating up with outputs of 9, 11, and 16 in three games prior to going down. In the first half of the Dec. 13 game, Barber had netted 9. He's expected to return next week … Shey Mataele has picked up some of the slack since his return. He's scored a total of 19 points in three games.

Against His Former Team
Head coach Larry Reynolds will face his former team Cal State San Bernardino on Friday for the 12th time since joining the Stanislaus staff. Reynolds is 4-7 against CSUSB, where he won three CCAA and two West Region championships.

20-Win Seasons
Last year's 23-win season was the program's  fourth 20-plus wins season:

20-Win Seasons
1986-87    Bob Thomason    20-8
1988-89    John Jones    21-8
1992-93    John Jones    20-8
2013-14    Larry Reynolds    23-9

Program's Best Record
Cal State Stanislaus set a program record with 23 wins in 2013-14, more than doubled the win-total from the previous year (10). The last time a Stanislaus team posted 20 wins was in 1992-93 under John Jones (20-8), the only other time a Warrior team had 20 wins since Cal State Stanislaus became a Division II program.

CCAA Basketball Championships
The 2014-15 CCAA Men's & Women's Basketball Championship tournament will be held March 5-7. Six teams qualify for the event to be held at the Stockton Arena in Stockton. The winner of the tournament would receive the automatic bid for the NCAA tournament.

CCAA Preseason Coaches Poll
The defending CCAA tournament champions Cal State Stanislaus Warriors were picked to finished third this season in a preseason poll of the league's head coaches. The Warriors received two first-place votes and earned 98 points, 10 points behind Cal State San Bernardino, which was picked to finish second. Cal Poly Pomona, which received eight first place votes, was the favor to win the 2014-15 title.