Men’s Basketball Earns #5 Seed, Begins Quest For Championship Friday Night

JACKSON, Miss. – The #5 seed Rust College men's basketball program is hoping to capture its first ever GCAC Tournament title, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday when it faces #4 Wiley in the Quarterfinals.

What You Need to Know:

• Championship Central: https://gcac.prestosports.com/tournament/basketball/2022-23/index
• Time and Dates: Thursday, February 23, 2023 – Sunday, February 26, 2023
• Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/2895756/hope-credit-union-gcac-championship-basketball-tournament-jackson-hank-aaron-sports-academy#
• Record: Rust (10-16, 7-7 GCAC)
• Location: Jackson, Mississippi – Kroger Gymnasium
• 2022 Tournament Result: #4 Seed | Lost Quarterfinals to #5 Edward Waters (77-73 – OT)

Rust Team Recap:

• Overall Record – 10-16 (.385)
• CIAA Record – 7-7 (.500)
• Home Record – 3-5 (.375)
• Road Record – 1-8 (.111)
• Neutral Record – 6-3 (.667)

• National Rankings
  • 11th in Turnovers Forced Per Game (17.2)
  • 15th in Steals Per Game (9.5)
  • 37th in Blocks Per Game (3.8)

• GCAC Rankings
  • 1st in Three-Pointers Made (183), Three-Point Percentage (33.7%) & Blocks Allowed Per Game (2.5)
  • 2nd in Field Goals Made (674), Field Goal Percentage (45.2%), Steals Per Game (9.5) & Blocks Per Game (3.8)
  • 3rd in Free Throws Made (355), Free Throw Percentage (66.1%), Points Per Game (72.6), Offensive Efficiency (0.972) & Turnovers Forced Per Game (17.2)

Rust Individual Recap:

• Awards & Accolades
  • Davonte Craven
    • GCAC Player of the Week (11/22)

• National Rankings
  • Davonte Craven
    • 43rd in Blocks Per Game (1.5)
    • 50th in Minutes Per Game (33.9)
  • Christopher Hood
    • 31st in Steals Per 40 Minutes Played (3.3)

• GCAC Rankings
  • Davonte Craven
    • 1st in Minutes Per Game (33.9), Field Goals Per Game (6.2), Field Goals (150) & Defensive Rebounds (130)
    • 2nd in Points Per Game (17.0), Free Throws Per Game (3.8), Minutes (814), Points (408) & Rebounds (181)
    • 3rd in Free Throws (91), Defensive Rebounds Per Game (5.4), Blocks Per Game (1.3) & Blocks (35)
    • 4th in Rebounds Per Game (7.5)
    • 5th in Steals Per Game (1.5) & Steals (36)
    • 6th in Blocks Per 40 Minutes Played (1.7)
    • 7th in Field Goal Percentage (52.6%) & Free Throw Percentage (72.8%)
    • 8th in Free Throws Per 40 Minutes Played (4.5)
    • 9th in Offensive Rebounds (51)
    • 10th in Field Goals Per 40 Minutes Played (7.4) & Points Per 40 Minutes Played (20.0)
  • Jayden Stephens
    • 8th in Three-Pointers Per 40 Minutes Played (2.7)
    • 9th in Field Goal Percentage (46.7%) & Three-Pointers Per Game (1.4)
    • 10th in Three-Point Percentage (33.8%)
  • Damonte Streate
    • 6th in Steals Per 40 Minutes Played (2.8)
    • 7th in Steals (31) & Assists Per 40 Minutes Played (5.0)
  • Catthadious Moore
    • 6th in Defensive Rebounds Per Game (4.6) & Defensive Rebounds (111)
    • 8th in Steals Per Game (1.3)
    • 9th in Steals (31)
    • 10th in Offensive Rebounds (49) & Rebounds (160)
  • Christopher Hood
    • 1st in Steals Per 40 Minutes Played (3.3)
  • Ronald Berkley III
    • 5th in Three-Pointers Per 40 Minutes Played (3.2)
  • Keshon Tabb
    • 6th in Steals Per 40 Minutes Played (2.8)

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