Game #24
ART U Urban Knights (8-15, 8-10) vs. Holy Names Hawks (12-12, 11-8)
Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion
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Game #25
ART U Urban Knights (8-15, 8-10) vs. Notre Dame de Namur (1-23, 1-17)
Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion
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HOME STRETCH
Returning from a three game road trip to Hawaii, the Urban Knights enter the final stretch of their season with only four games remaining. ART U will play their last two home games against Holy Names Feb. 17 and Notre Dame de Namur Feb. 21 on Senior Night. A ceremony will be held before the game to honor and celebrate the five seniors:
Cole Morgan,
Cobe Williams,
Kiel Long,
Cameron Niven, and
Brenden Otero for their hard work and dedication to the program.
TIP-OFF
ART U will take on Holy Names, Sunday Feb. 17 at 3:30 p.m. and Notre Dame de Namur Thursday, Feb. 21 on Senior Night at 7:30 p.m. both in San Francisco at Kezar Pavilion. In addition to being Senior Night, Thursday will be Campus Safety Night with the San Francisco Fire and Police Departments as well as Academy of Art's own safety staff in attendance to provide information. Fan buses depart 620 Sutter at 4:15 p.m. and the first 300 fans will receive ART U Athletics t-shirts. Remember to follow @ARTU_Knights via the athletics app (
Apple App Store,
Google Play Store) and on
Twitter &
Instagram as well as "Like" the
Urban Knights on Facebook for score updates, videos, and recaps.
KNIGHT WATCH
Senior guard
Cobe Williams claimed the all-time career assists record in the Knights win over UH Hilo on
Feb. 8 with his 202
nd assist. Williams is now chasing the career 3-point field goals record and recently moved into second on the list with his 101st made 3-pointer against Chaminade on
Feb. 12. Alexis Moore currently holds the all-time career 3-pointers title with 105.
Junior forward
Andrija Blatancic is ART U's leading scorer, averaging 18.5 points per game, third highest in the PacWest. Blatancic also leads the Knights and is second in the conference in rebounds per game, averaging 8.4. Sophomore guard
Stefan Milivojevic was crucial in the Knights' recent win over UH Hilo, scoring a team high 21 points, including 16 in the second half. Milivojevic sank four critical free throws in the final 13 seconds of the game to solidify the Knights' victory. He is averaging 14.7 points in his last three games.
HOT HAWKS
Since their loss to Academy of Art on
Jan. 19, Holy Names has been on a hot streak, winning five of six games. The Hawks immediately went on a four game winning streak before losing their only game to No. 13 Point Loma. Most recently the Hawks annihilated Notre Dame de Namur 71-36. Taylor Alonzo is the Hawks leading scorer averaging 15.3 points per game. HNU is 5-10 all-time against ART U.
SINKING ARGONAUTS
Since losing to ART U in a close 48-47 game on
Dec. 8, Notre Dame de Namur has been less than stellar with a 1-13 record. The Argonauts 20 game losing-streak was snapped with their first win of the season on Feb. 4 over Fresno Pacific 67-57. Since then the Argos are on a three game losing streak, dropping their most recent game to Holy Names 36-71. RJ Louis is the Argos leading scorer, averaging 9.7 points per game. NDNU is 11-10 all-time against the Urban Knights.
CUH OVERCOMES COBE WILLIAMS CAREER HIGH 26 POINTS
In the final game of their Hawaii road trip, senior guard
Cobe Williams scored a career high 26 points and moved into second on the ART U all-time career 3-pointers list, but the Urban Knights fell to Chaminade 90-78.
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LOOKING AHEAD
After the pair of home games, Academy of Art will finish their 2018-2019 season with Azusa Pacific Feb. 28 and Biola March 2 before the PacWest Championship tournament March 7-9.
