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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Basketball: Lourdes closes the 2016 calendar year and reaches the midway point in the 2016-2017 season over the next week, batting a pair of NAIA Division II nationally ranked foes.  The Gray Wolves host #11 Davenport in league play on Saturday afternoon before stepping out of conference action on Tuesday to travel to #9 Rochester (Mich.).

Head Coach Josh Gibson: In his first season on the Lourdes bench Josh Gibson has a 2-11 (.154) record.  Overall as a men's collegiate head coach, Gibson has a 62-67 (.481) record in his fifth season.  He is only the second head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Davenport leads the all-time series against Lourdes 9-3 dating back to Jan. 4, 2012.  The Panthers swept last year's meetings against the Gray Wolves, posting a 70-64 win in Grand Rapids, Mich. before downing Lourdes 74-67 at Tam-o-Shanter.  Davenport posted a 3-2 record against Lourdes at Tam-o-Shanter.  Rochester (Mich.) has won the only two previous meetings against Lourdes, with both coming during the 2010-2011 campaign.  The Warriors scored a 74-48 win at Tam-o-Shanter and a 76-61 triumph in Rochester Hills, Mich.

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes was within six of second-ranked Cornerstone early in the second half before the Golden Eagles pulled away to defeat the Gray Wolves 83-64 on Wednesday.  Najeeb Johnson led Lourdes with 26 points  while Levert Bristol added a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.  On Saturday, Lourdes built an eight-point halftime lead and saw Indiana Tech rally to take a late advantage, before the Gray Wolves forced overtime, only to eventually fall to the Warriors 67-65.  Johnson scored 15 points while Bristol added another double-double with 15 points and 10 boards.

Scouting Davenport: The Panthers had their three-game winning streak snapped last Saturday as Davenport suffered an 86-80 setback to Northwestern Ohio.  Kevin Rich leads the Panthers offensively, scoring 18.7 points per game and is grabbing 6.6 rebounds per contest while Javon Haines adds 18.4 points per night.  As a team Davenport is shooting 49.8% from the floor and averaging 87.7 points per game.

Scouting Rochester (Mich.): The Warriors enter the game having won five straight games after posting a 70-55 win over Indiana-East last Saturday.  Angleo Griffis leads Rochester averaging 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds per game while Jaylen Larry adds 14.2 points per night.  As a team the Warriors are averaging 81.9 points per game and shooting 49.6% from the floor.

Johnson Tallies Career High to Take over Scoring Lead: Najeeb Johnson scored a career-high 26 points last Wednesday against Cornerstone and shared the team lead on Saturday against Indiana Tech with 15 more points.  The senior guard has led, or shared the team lead, in scoring in six of the 13 contests this season, and has now taken over the season lead in scoring average.  Johnson is averaging 13.0 points per game this season after tallying double figures in each of the last seven contests.

Bristol Doubling Up: Levert Bristol tallied back-to-back double-doubles last week, giving the senior three for the season.  The only Gray Wolf to register a double-double in 2016-2017 thus far, Bristol scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Cornerstone before adding 15 points and 10 boards versus Indiana Tech.

Who Made This Schedule?: Lourdes is in the midst of a stretch of games which will see the Gray Wolves face four NAIA Division II ranked opponents in a five-game span.  The Gray Wolves would have had a five ranked foe during the stretch had the Rochester (Mich.) game not been postponed on Dec. 12.  Lourdes faced #2 Cornerstone last Wednesday (Dec. 7) and have #11 Davenport and #9 Rochester (Mich.) on the slate before Christmas.  As Lourdes begins 2017, the Gray Wolves will face #25 Northwestern Ohio on the road to conclude the stretch.  

Overtime Unkind to Gray Wolves: Lourdes has forced overtime twice this season (Madonna and Indiana Tech), scoring in the final seconds of regulation in each game to extend the contest.  However, the Gray Wolves have not been able to pull out a win in overtime yet this year, and have now dropped four straight overtime games.  Lourdes' only win in program history in overtime came Dec. 11, 2013, a 92-88 triumph over Point Park.  The Gray Wolves are 1-6 all-time in overtime.

Among Nation's Blocks Leaders: Malik Thurman ranks 24th in all of NAIA Division II with 18 total blocked shots this year.  His 1.39 rejections per contest is 34th best in the country.  Levert Bristol ranks 36th nationally in field goal percentage, shooting at a 57.4% clip on the year.

Lourdes Tabbed 10th in Preseason Poll: The Gray Wolves were selected to finish in 10th place in the WHAC this season in the preseason poll conducted of the league's head coaches.  Lourdes was picked just ahead of Marygrove, and just behind Siena Heights.  Davenport was tabbed as the conference's preseason favorite after finishing as a NAIA national semifinalist two straight seasons.

This and That: Lourdes is 0-3 against NAIA Top-25 opponents already this season ... Najeeb Johnson and Levert Bristol are the only Gray Wolves to start all 13 games this season ... Lourdes does not have a player on its roster this season that has reached 200 career points or 100 career rebounds at the school.