Hancock Men Host Santa Monica on Wednesday, Dec. 7

Hancock Men Host Santa Monica on Wednesday, Dec. 7
December 4, 2016

After two weeks without a game, the Hancock men's basketball team (4-5) will return to action at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, when they host Santa Monica.  The Bulldogs will then travel to Cerritos for a 5 p.m. contest on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The last time out, the Bulldogs fell 76-47 to San Diego City College in the third place game of the Second Annual Home Motors Tournament.  Sophomore Marcellus Garrick (Westwood HS) led the Bulldogs with nine points against SDCC. Sophomore transfer Deon Whiteside (Northeast CC) and Shane Carney (Narbonne HS) scored eight points apiece. Hancock shot 24 percent overall. Hancock opened the tournament with a 72-52 victory over Napa. Eleven Bulldogs scored in the win, including three in double-digits. Sophomore guard Kevawn Lord (Cuesta CC) led the way with 17 points and 10 rebounds, his first double-double of the season. Carney added 11 points, seven assists and seven steals. Center Dominic Jackson (Central Wyoming CC) poured in 10 points in the victory. 

Nine games into the season, Garrick is the team's leading scorer at 13.8 points per game. Carney ranks second at 13.1 points to go with 2.6 steals, 3.6 rebounds and 4.2 rebounds per game. Lord and Jackson, both sophomore transfers, are averaging 9.6 points and 6.7 rebounds, and 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game respectively. Lord is shooting 39 percent and Carney is hitting 30 percent from 3-point territory.

Santa Monica enters the week 5-4. The Corsairs have four players averaging 10 points or more per game led by freshman Joe Robinson, who is averaging 15.8 points per game and averaging 36.5 percent from 3-point range. Jhamad Norwood averages 13.5 points and 10.8 rebounds, Dwight Murphy averages 13.4 points, and Brandon Russell scores 10.6 points per game. Santa Monica averages 82.9 points per game.

Cerritos starts the week 8-2 overall with five players averaging 10 points per game.