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GC Men's Basketball Back in Action Saturday at Anderson

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Georgia College looks for a fifth-straight win and to stay undefeated in December with a non-conference game Saturday, Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. at Anderson University

-Bobcats led at half against the Trojans last season, but fell 74-66
-Bobcats are 2-1 in away games this season and 2-1 as well on Saturdays this year
-Terrell Harris passed 1,000 career points this season, 512 at Mars Hill freshman year, 452 last season and 117 more this year; he has 569 points in his GC career
-41 points for Fort Valley Nov. 24 fewest given up by GC since Carson-Newman College had 30 on Nov. 19, 2010
-Four different players each have two 20-point games this season: Terrell Harris (3), Larrentis Thomas (2), Dwight Anderson (2) and Ryan Blumenthal (2)
-Larrentis Thomas had a streak of four-straight double-doubles fall short by one rebound at Clark Atlanta Dec. 4

LAST TIME THEY MET: AU 74, GC 66 (12/16/13, Milledgeville, Ga.)
The Bobcats (3-4) led by three at the half, but couldn't hold off Anderson's (7-2) second-half surge  ... Anderson knocked down 25-of-32 (.781) from the charity stripe, beating the Bobcats by 14 makes, and 23 percentage points ...  GC had three double-digit scorers, led by junior guard Ryan Blumenthal's 15 points, hitting three from long range ... Larrentis Thomas put up his fourth double-double in just seven games, ripping down a career-best 15 boards with 12 points

MOST RECENT OUTINGS:
GM 8: GC 76, FVSU 68 (Dec. 6): Georgia College trailed by as many as 18 in the second half but went on a 25-6 run to take lead with 1:48 left ... The Bobcats outscored the Wildcats 15-7 in overtime ... Double-doubles from Terrell Harris (20pts, 10reb) and Larrentis Thomas (14pts, 13reb)

GM 7: GC 76, CAU 63 (Dec. 4): Ryan Blumenthal provided a neccessary spark off the bench with 21 points, including four threes and all five of his free-throw attempts ... GC trailed early 11-2, took the lead at 12:00 in the first and never surrendered it  

DEFENSIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS SEASON
-The Bobcats have lost just two games this season, by a combined total of two points
-Held six of the last seven opponents to under 40 percent shooting, including 23 percent from FVSU Nov. 24 and 31 percent from Albany State Nov. 19
-Rank first in the PBC in opponent shooting (.373), and opponent 3-point shooting (.267) while also positioned second in blocks/game (5.0); Team leader in blocks is Rio McMillian at 19, good for first in the PBC; Kelvin Nwanze is fifth at 13
-The Bobcats have out-rebounded their opponents in 6 of the 8 games this year, including a season-best +20 against FVSU (61-41)

OFFENSIVE TRENDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
-Their shooting percentage has been above 40 percent in 5 of the 8 games this season; the best effort came in the season-opening win over Queens, an impressive 50 percent (31-62)
-Georgia College has either matched or put up more assists than its opponents in 7 of the 8 games, the biggest gap was a +9 (15-7) against FVSU Nov. 24
-Bobcats hit 50 percent from the floor, 50 percent from three point and 89 percent from the charity stripe in the win over Queens to start the year

THOMAS ON THE REBOUND
-Larrentis Thomas has put up double-digit boards in 5 of the last 6 contests, and is now averaging 10.8 rebounds per game, good for third in the PBC
-At his current rate, Thomas would finish the season with 302 caroms, which would rank fourth in school history and post a new NCAA-era record for GC men's basketball

HE'S DWIGHT GOOD
-Junior Dwight Anderson lit up Clark Atlanta for 22 points in the loss at home Nov. 22, hitting 8-15 shooting
-He nearly matched that number in the win over Albany State Dec. 2, netting 21 points on 7-of-15
-The Minnesota native enjoys home cooking, scoring 18.3 per game

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Players Mentioned

Larrentis Thomas

#21 Larrentis Thomas

F
6' 4"
Junior
Dwight Anderson

#20 Dwight Anderson

G
6' 1"
Junior
Ryan Blumenthal

#25 Ryan Blumenthal

G
6' 2"
Junior
Terrell Harris

#4 Terrell Harris

G/F
6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
Rio McMillian

#12 Rio McMillian

F
6' 5"
Junior
Kelvin Nwanze

#14 Kelvin Nwanze

F
6' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Larrentis Thomas

#21 Larrentis Thomas

6' 4"
Junior
F
Dwight Anderson

#20 Dwight Anderson

6' 1"
Junior
G
Ryan Blumenthal

#25 Ryan Blumenthal

6' 2"
Junior
G
Terrell Harris

#4 Terrell Harris

6' 3"
Redshirt Junior
G/F
Rio McMillian

#12 Rio McMillian

6' 5"
Junior
F
Kelvin Nwanze

#14 Kelvin Nwanze

6' 4"
Sophomore
F