Men’s Basketball looks to avenge Hinds loss

PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast looks to claw up the MACCC men's basketball standings Monday when the Bulldogs entertain Hinds.

Tipoff at Dantzler Arena is set for 6 p.m. The game will be streamed at https://mgcccbulldogs.com/watch. 

Hinds beat Gulf Coast when the teams played in December.

Records

• MGCCC: 8-11/2-5 MACCC, T-13^th place in conference
• Hinds: 7-10/0-6 MACCC, 15^th place in conference

Last Time Out

• MGCCC lost 80-78 to Coahoma in Clarksdale on Thursday.
• Hinds lost 78-74 to Meridian at Utica on Thursday.

Previous Meeting

On Dec. 3, Hinds edged Gulf Coast 87-84 at Utica. Darius Dawson (So., Sumter S.C./West Florence) had 23 points and 10 rebounds.

Notes

• Gulf Coast ranks second in the MACCC in made 3-pointers (8.0 per game), third in 3-point shooting (32.4 percent) and second in 3-point defense (27.8 percent).
• Javeon Gordon (Fr., Mount Olive/Mount Olive) ranks sixth in the MACCC in 3-point shooting (42.1 percent).
• Donovan Sanders (So., Walls/Lake Cormorant) leads the MACCC in assists (112) and is eighth in steals (27).
• Demarcus Powe (Fr., Meridian/Meridian) ranks sixth in the MACCC in made 3-pointers (35).
• JaVon Anderson (So., Columbia S.C./Ridge View) ranks ninth in made 3-pointers (32).
• Darius Dawson (So., Sumter S.C./West Florence) ranks fifth in the MACCC in field-goal shooting (56.9 percent) and eighth in blocks (23).

Three Ahead

• Thursday, Feb. 2: at Itawamba, Fulton, 5:30 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 6: vs. Meridian, Perkinston, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 13: at Northwest Mississippi, 6 p.m.

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