Mocs Minutes: Men's Basketball Hits the Road for the First Time in 2022-23

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Opponent: Clayton State
Date | Time: Nov. 15, 2022 | 7:00 PM
Location: Morrow, Ga. | The Loch and Mason Barfield Court
Records: Florida Southern 2-0, 0-0 SSC | Clayton State 0-2, 0-0 PBC
Florida Southern hits the road for the first time on the year and returns to action for over a week after a hard-fought 2-0 performance at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic. The Mocs defeated Flagler, who was receiving votes in the NABC preseason poll, 96-80 before knocking off fifth-ranked West Texas A&M 92-90 to close the opening weekend of play.
Jadin Booth, a redshirt sophomore from Omaha, Neb., was selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Week after propelling the Moccasins to two wins scoring a team and conference best 53 points over the weekend. He opened the 2022-23 season with a career-high 28 points over the Saints. He followed that up with 25 points over the top-5 Buffs from West Texas A&M. Booth closed the weekend with six rebounds, three assists and two steals to go along with his 53 points.
E.J. Dambreville leads the team after the first two games in rebounds with 19 total, 16 on the defensive end. The Dorchester, Mass. native was second on the team in scoring with 38 total points, followed by Wes Bongiorni with 29 and Tray Alexander with 24 on the weekend.
As a team, Southern averages 94 points and holds opponents to 85 on the young season. The Mocs shoot .478 from the field including a .408 clip from beyond the arc and a blazing .667 from the free throw line. FSC hauled in 84 total rebounds, 42.0 per game, holding the Saints and Buffs to just 72 combined, 36.0 per game.
Clayton State started the season with back-to-back losses to no. 6 Lincoln Memorial, 97-74, and Tusculum, 88-77. The game against Florida Southern will serve as the first home contest for the Lakers.
Christian Chamers is the team leader in scoring on the season with 39 total points through two games while three others scored 20-plus points in Travis Harper II (34), Kobie Johnson (29), and Ricardo Saams Jr. (21). Harper II is the team leader in rebounds with 6.0 a game, 12.0, while Saams Jr. and Wes Williams are both at 5.0 per game, 10.0 total.
The Lakers as a team average 75.5 points a game while allowing opponents to score 92.5, -17.0 margin. Clayton State carries a .466 shooting percentage from the field with a .367 percentage from beyond the arc. The Lakers equal the Mocs from the free throw line at .667. Clayton State gets out rebounded by 11.5 rebounds per game while pulling down 59 boards to 82 allowed.
HISTORY: The Mocs and Lakers met for the first time in 2021 as the Mocs defeated Clayton State inside Jenkins Field House 73-67. FSC's top four scorers from that contest are no longer with the program as E.J. Dambreville returns as the top performer who had seven points and a team-best 14 rebounds. Clayton State's top three scorers also did not return this season as Kobie Johnson returns as the top scorer who had seven points versus the Mocs last season.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Wes Bongiorni: F; 6' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore

#2 Jadin Booth: G; 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore

#13 E.J. Dambreville: G; 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior

#55 Tray Alexander: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#10 Wes Bongiorni
: 6' 6"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F

#2 Jadin Booth
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

#13 E.J. Dambreville
: 6' 3"; Redshirt Senior
: G

#55 Tray Alexander
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: G

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