UVI Buccaneers Take Win Streak on the Road
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Virgin Islands (2-3, 0-1) | 31 | 32 | 63 |
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Southern University at New Orleans (LA) (1-12, 1-2) | 38 | 27 | 65 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Virgin Islands (2-5, 0-3) | 31 | 24 | 55 |
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Dillard (LA) (7-4, 3-1) | 26 | 37 | 63 |
ST THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands, December 9, 2023 – The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) men's basketball team heads to Louisiana to open Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) play against Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) and Dillard University in back-to-back contests on December 9 and 11, respectively. This will be the team's first GCAC action as this is the University's inaugural year competing in their new conference.
UVI enters this road trip at 2-2 on the season and seeks to make a statement in conference play as the team was predicted to finish 10th in the GCAC. Averaging 85 points per game, the team is currently on a two-game winning streak and will look to extend that streak over the weekend.
The Buccaneers are led offensively by four players who are averaging double digits in points thus far this year, Maurice Smith, Jr., Jalil Langston, Naythan Shaw-Clarke, and Jalen Monroe. Smith, Jr., and Langston are tied as the team's leading scorers as both average 13 points per game for the Buccaneers. Monroe and Shaw-Clarke are close behind averaging 12.5 and 11.5, respectively.
Shaw-Clarke leads the team in assists and is also tied with Smith, Jr. for the most rebounds per game with 6.8 rebounds.
The Buccaneers' first opponent, SUNO comes into the matchup 0-12 overall and 0-2 in the GCAC and is currently in 10th place in the conference. Dillard University sits in the middle of the pack at fifth place as they are 5-4, 1-1.
On Saturday, UVI's matchup with SUNO will tip off at 5 p.m. CST, while Monday's game at Dillard University will begin at 7:30 p.m. CST. Both games can be viewed live on the HBCU+ app on Channel 120.