GAME #20
AAU Urban Knights (3-15) vs. Cal State East Bay Pioneers (8-5)
Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Academy of Art University, Kezar Pavilion

Game Notes
Updated Statistics

OPENING TIP:
As part of a Jan. 17 Academy of Art University doubleheader featuring the men's and women's basketball teams, the Urban Knights will take on CSU East Bay at Kezar Pavilion. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.

LOOKING AHEAD:
After its meeting with CSU East Bay, men's basketball is off to Hawaii for three road games against Pacific West Conference opponents. Chaminade University is up first on Jan. 24 followed by BYU-Hawaii on Jan. 26 and University of Hawaii at Hilo on Jan. 28. From this Sunday through the end of the season, the Urban Knights will also play six of their next seven games on the road.

SCOUTING THE PIONEERS:
With the exception of a brutal 80-40 loss at USF on Jan. 3, Cal State East Bay (8-5) comes into this Saturday's game not having lost to any opponent by more than 10 points. The Pioneers have also never suffered a losing streak at all this season because they have bounced back to win their next game each time. CSUEB is currently led by a long-range shooting guard tandem in Tauran Moore who averages just under 14 points per game (18-of-47 3PT) and Shea Frazee, who joined the team mid-season, contributes 10.9 points per game (20-of-32 3PT). As a note, both the Pioneers and the Urban Knights have also defeated Holy Names University (3-17) this season.

LAST GAME RECAP:
Playing its third game against Holy Names in the span of a week, Academy of Art University won the season series 2-1 by defeating the Hawks 65-59 on Jan. 6. Sophomore point guard Weleh Dennis went for a career-high 33 points and lived from the free throw line with a 14-of-18 performance from the stripe. Freshman forward Lorenzo Dobson posted a career-high of his own with 11 rebounds while sophomore guard Phillip Samuel added nine points primarily from the foul line as well (7-of-8 FT). Up 42-33 at halftime, the Urban Knights went on withstand a second-half burst by Jonathan Kargas and the Hawks and take their third victory of the season. AAU is now undefeated since the beginning of 2009.