University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
UNC Asheville
Presbyterian
GAME PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball Faces Presbyterian for Final Home Contest
02.25.2025 | Men's Basketball
GAME DETAILS
- UNC Asheville (20-8, 11-3) vs. Presbyterian (12-17, 5-9)
- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- 6:30 p.m.
- Asheville, N.C. || Kimmel Arena
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LAST TIME OUT
Josh Banks and Jordan Marsh combined for 59 points to lead the UNC Asheville men's basketball team to an 87-82 senior day victory over Longwood on Saturday.
With Saturday's win, Asheville achieved its third consecutive 20-win season. This is just the second time in program history that Asheville has achieved 20 wins three years in a row, as the last time the program achieved this spanned from 2015-18. Asheville's 69 wins over the last three years are the most wins for the program in a three-year period.
Asheville's 14 3-pointers are the second-most triples in a game this season, as Asheville has reached 15 3-pointers on three separate occasions. The Bulldogs went 14-28 from 3-point range, with Banks, Marsh, and Fletcher Abee accounting for all of Asheville's three-pointers. The Bulldogs' .500 shooting percentage from behind the arc is the second-highest 3-point shooting percentage for Asheville this season.
PROTECTING HOME COURT
The Bulldogs are 13-0 inside Kimmel Arena, one of 10 teams in the nation to be undefeated at home, and one of five teams to have 13 wins or more on their home court.
DOUBLE-DIGIT DOGS
Asheville has four players averaging double-figures this season- Jordan Marsh leads the team, averaging 18.8 points a game and a league-best 23.0 points in conference play. Marsh is No. 2 in the league for games with 20 points or more scored at 12 and leads the league with three 30-or-more point games.
Banks is Asheville's second-leading scorer, averaging 15.7 points per game, following his season-high 30 points on Saturday.
Toyaz Solomon is Asheville's third-leading scorer with 15.1 points a game. Solomon has scored double-figures in 26 games this season and is third in the league in double-doubles with five. Solomon leads the league in blocks with 46 and blocks per game at 1.64. Solomon is also Asheville's leading rebounder, as he is averaging 7.4.
Fletcher Abee is Asheville's final Bulldog in double-figures at 10.5 points per game. Abee is No. 6 in the nation and leads the league with a .447 3-point percentage.
IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Asheville is in the top 50 in the nation in six categories:
- No. 16 Scoring Offense: 83.4 (No. 2 in BSC)
- No. 27 Turnover margin: 3.4 (No. 1 in BSC)
- No. 36 Fastbreak points: 13.64 (No. 1 in BSC)
- No. 42 Turnovers per game: 10.3 (No. 1 in BSC)
- No. 47 Field Goal Percentage: 47.4% (No. 2 in BSC)
- No. 48 Free throw attempts per game 22.1 (No. 5 in BSC)
A LOOK AT PRESBYTERIAN
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Presbyterian enters Wednesday's contest following an 80-73 victory at Radford this past Saturday. The Blue Hose have won their last two Big South road games, both in Virginia (at Longwood, Feb. 15, and at Radford, Feb. 22). In the Radford victory, Kobe Stewart had 26 points while Iverson King pulled down eight boards.
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Last time against PC, Asheville won 96-87 on Jan. 11 in Clinton, S.C. Asheville shot its highest 3-point percentage in their matchup against the Blue Hose, as the Bulldogs were 10-14 (.714), with Abee leading the way with five triples. Marsh had 30 points in that contest.
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Stewart is Presbyterian's leading scorer with 15.1 points per game, and Kory Mincy is PC's leading 3-point shooter with 53 triples. Mincy also leads the team with 116 assists. Jaylen Peterson leads the team with 43 blocks and is averaging 6.2 boards per game.
STATISTICAL COMPARISON
|
2024-25 Season |
Asheville |
Presbyterian |
| Scoring Offense | 83.4 | 75.0 |
| Scoring Defense | 76.3 | 71.1 |
| Scoring Margin | 7.0 | 3.9 |
| FG Percentage | .474 | .470 |
| FG Pct. Defense | .448 | .455 |
| 3PT Percentage | .358 | .364 |
| FT Percentage | .716 | .706 |
| Rebounds Per Game | 35.6 | 34.1 |
| Assists Per Game | 14.4 | 13.3 |
| Turnovers Per Game | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| Steals Per Game | 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Blocks Per Game | 4.2 | 3.1 |
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