Game Preview: #8 RVC Hosts NJCAA DII Wilbur Wright College for Sophomore Day
Rockford, IL – #8 Rock Valley College Men's Basketball (18-7, 6-3) will host NJCAA DII Wilbur Wright College on Saturday, February 4th at 3:00 PM.
Probable Starters
#8 NJCAA DIII Rock Valley College (18-7, 6-3 in N4C)
PG-
Malique Ross - 6'1, Fr., Oswego, IL; 12.2 ppg, 5.5 apg, 2.8 rpg
SG-
Equavion Monroe - 6'1, So., Rockford, IL; 1.1 ppg, 0.5 rpg
SG-
Jace Kitchen - 6'6, So., DeKalb, IL; 13.6 ppg, 44.7% 3 PT
SG-
Dalton Menke - 6'3, So., Winnebago, IL; 11.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg
C-
Alec Pena - 6'7, So., Rockton, IL; 15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg
6th-
DeMari Davis - 6'6, R-Fr., Indianapolis, IN; 8.9 ppg, 8.6 rpg
NJCAA DII Wilbur Wright College (2-23, 2-7 in N4C)
PG- Ricky Battles – 6'0, Fr., Chicago, IL; 31.1 ppg, 9.8 rpg 4.0 apg
SG- London Cobbs – 6'2, So., Minneapolis, MN; 15.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg
G- Matthew Davila – 6'0, Fr., Chicago, IL; 4.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg
G- D'Mori Scott – 5'10", So., Chicago, IL; 1.7 ppg, 1.6 apg
C- Jalani Ward - 6'6, So, Chicago, IL; 9.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg
6th- Enkh-ulis Altansarmai – 5'10", Fr., Chicago, IL; 3.5 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Golden Eagles Defeat Harper On The Road
Rock Valley traveled to compete against NJCAA DIII Harper College Wednesday in their second match up of the season… The Golden Eagles started off the game hot, taking a 16 point lead into half time up 46-30…At halftime, RVC was shooting 50% from the field, and 5-11 from beyond the three-point arc…The second half was controlled by Rock Valley as they outscored the Hawks 51-44, winning the contest 97-74…
DeMari Davis (Indianapolis, IN) had a career-high with 30 points (14-17 FG), while also adding 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots… RVC got help from
Jace Kitchen (DeKalb, IL) who finished with 13 points, along with
Alec Pena (Rockton, IL),
Malique Ross (Montgomery, IL), and
Dalton Menke (Winnebago, IL), who all finished with 11 points each.
Game Notes
Rock Valley is an NJCAA Division III member of the North Central Community College Conference (N4C)… RVC Men's Basketball checked in at #8 nationally in the NJCAA DIII Poll released on January 31st, 2017… Rock Valley, with a record of 18-7 and 6-3 in N4C play, will host NJCAA DII Wilbur Wright College Saturday at 3:00 PM for Sophomore Day… In their match up earlier in the year at Wright, the Golden Eagles defeated the Rams 88-57, while shooting 52% from the field… The Golden Eagles win came behind 16 points from
Jace Kitchen (DeKalb, IL), as well as having 5 other players in double figures.
Wilbur Wright College Notes
Wilbur Wright College is an NJCAA DII member located in Chicago, IL… The Rams are coached by Michael Harris… Harris joined Wright as an assistant in 2008, and after two years was moved to head coach… Harris is in his 6
th season as the Rams head coach… The Rams wins have come against N4C opponents Harper College in an 84-77 victory & 86-83 win over Milwaukee Tech… The Rams are led by Ricky Battles 31.1 points 9.8 rebounds per game 4.0 assists per game.
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