No. 7 HAWKS BEGIN FOUR-GAME ROAD TRIP TO END SEASON
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Humber | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 89 |
|
Mohawk | 21 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 77 |
HAMILTON, Ont. -- Saturday afternoon begins the start of a four-game road trip for the no. 7 Humber Hawks (9-3, 3rd West) as they wrap up the 2016-17 OCAA regular season. The trip begins with a matchup against the Mohawk Mountaineers (4-7, 6th West).
LAST TIME OUT vs MOHAWK
As they wrapped up the fall semester, the Hawks defeated the Mountaineers 95-77 in a rematch of the 2016 OCAA Championship. Second-year forward C.J. Bennett scored a career-high 24 points for Humber in the win, while the Hawks defence was able to hold all-star Lamar Barr to a season-low two field goals made.
TRENDING
- Wednesday's loss to no. 3 Niagara (9-1, 2nd West) snapped the Hawks eight-game winning streak.
- The Hawks will be looking for their second series sweep of Mohawk in the last three seasons.
- Ancil Martin (Scarborough) has surpassed 150 points in a season for the first time in his career.
- Tyrone Dickson (Scarborough), Humber's all-time leading rebounder, is averaging a league best 11.7 rebounds-per-game (third best average in the CCAA).
- Dickson has a team-best seven double-doubles this season and 33 for his career.
- When Humber out-rebounds their opponents, they are 9-1 this season.
- Defensively, the Hawks allow a league-low 67.8 points-per-game, best in the association.
- Fifth-year point guard Gibson Eduful (Toronto) is currently ranked third in the OCAA, averaging 5.3 assists-per-game. Against Redeemer, Eduful became the first Humber men's basketball player to record 300 assists for a career.
SCOUTING MOHAWK
- After winning four of their first six games, the Mountaineers have lost five straight.
- In a 128-109 loss to Niagara, both teams combined to tie an OCAA record for most points in a single game by two teams. In the fourth quarter, both teams scored 83 combined points.
- Lamar Barr is currently ranked 11th in the OCAA in scoring, averaging 16.2 points-per-game.
- When playing in Hamilton, the Hawks are 21-11 all-time, dating back to the 1978-79 season.
- All-time, Humber is 47-18 against Mohawk during the regular season.
HAWKS HISTORY
Updated scoring rankings:
| Rnk | Player | Years | GP | PTS | PPG |
| 1 | Patrick Rhodd | 1989-93 | 69 | 1164 | 16.9 |
| 2 | George McNeil | 1984-87 | 75 | 1148 | 15.3 |
| 3 | Tyrone Dickson | 2012 - | 68 | 790 | 11.6 |
| 4 | Gibson Eduful | 2012 - | 84 | 785 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Clyde Walters | 1978-83 | 88 | 763 | 8.7 |
LIVE STREAM
Saturday's game will be live streamed courtesy of the Mohawk Mountaineers department of athletics and recreation. Tip-off is set for 4pm and the live stream can be found here.
