HUGE match-up tonight inside the Thomas Assembly Center.
Tipoff set for 6:30 PM on Stadium.
If Tech wants any shot at winning the division, they must sweep.
Andy Kennedy is in his first year as the Blazers HC, and they are 16-2, 9-1.
Offensively, UAB is a lot like Tech in terms of a balanced attack. Ertel (13.1 ppg), Lovan (12.4 ppg), Benjamin (11.6 ppg), and Jackson (10.4 ppg) are all scoring in double figures.
Jemison has been really good at center, averaging 8.1 ppg, 7.4 ppg, and 2.4 blocks.
Ertel is a transfer from ULM, Jackson from GA Southern, and Jemison from Clemson.
The Blazers will play an 8-man rotation.
Scott-Grayson (37%) and Benjamin (35%) are their best shooters from 3.
UAB only turns the ball over 10 times per game.
Defensively, they play a bunch of different zones. They'll play a 3/4 court, then drop into their zones. Tech will need to be really crisp at recognizing it early in the shot clock, but the best way to take advantage of it is to get stops on the other end and get out in transition.
Konkol talked a lot this week about how they had studied UAB's defensive trends as far as when they use certain defenses, will be interesting to see how it pays off.
In my opinion, Arch and Ledoux are the two most important players for Tech. They have to knock down some shots from the perimeter all weekend. Junior and Cobe are going to get them some open looks.
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Tipoff set for 6:30 PM on Stadium.
If Tech wants any shot at winning the division, they must sweep.
Andy Kennedy is in his first year as the Blazers HC, and they are 16-2, 9-1.
Offensively, UAB is a lot like Tech in terms of a balanced attack. Ertel (13.1 ppg), Lovan (12.4 ppg), Benjamin (11.6 ppg), and Jackson (10.4 ppg) are all scoring in double figures.
Jemison has been really good at center, averaging 8.1 ppg, 7.4 ppg, and 2.4 blocks.
Ertel is a transfer from ULM, Jackson from GA Southern, and Jemison from Clemson.
The Blazers will play an 8-man rotation.
Scott-Grayson (37%) and Benjamin (35%) are their best shooters from 3.
UAB only turns the ball over 10 times per game.
Defensively, they play a bunch of different zones. They'll play a 3/4 court, then drop into their zones. Tech will need to be really crisp at recognizing it early in the shot clock, but the best way to take advantage of it is to get stops on the other end and get out in transition.
Konkol talked a lot this week about how they had studied UAB's defensive trends as far as when they use certain defenses, will be interesting to see how it pays off.
In my opinion, Arch and Ledoux are the two most important players for Tech. They have to knock down some shots from the perimeter all weekend. Junior and Cobe are going to get them some open looks.
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LA Tech & UAB will battle it out for conference supremacy in Ruston this weekend.
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