DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. | The Florida A&M men's basketball team will tip-off 2022 with a road trip to Daytona Beach, Florida, for their SWAC opener at Bethune-Cookman this Monday, January 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
Where you can watch
Bethune-Cookman YouTube Channel
Coaches in the game
Robert McCullum
Career Record: 127-201 (12th Season)
FAMU Record, Conference Record: 43-80, 33-27 (5th Season)
Reggie Theus
Career Record: 96-137 (8th Season)
BCU Record: 2-9 (1st Season)
MJ Randolph Named SWAC Player of the Week
This past week, MJ Randolph earned SWAC Player of the Week for the second time this season. He averaged 22.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game during non-conference outings versus Cincinnati, Santa Clara, and UC-Santa Barbara. He tallied a career-high 31 points during the Rattlers' outing versus UC-Santa Barbara.
Keith Littles Scores Career-High
In the Rattlers' last outing, Keith Littles had his best offensive performance of his career at UC Santa Barbara, scoring 14 points off 5-9 shooting.
20-Point+ Scorers
The Rattlers have had a 20-point plus scorer in seven games this season.
MJ Randolph Among Nation's Best
MJ has been one of the best in the nation when it comes to forcing turnovers as he ranks 20th in the nation with 28 steals.
Randolph ranks 39th in the nation averaging 19.2 points per game.
Randolph has led the Rattlers in scoring eight times this season.
Scoring Leaders
The Rattlers currently have two players averaging 10+ points per game.
MJ Randolph - 19.5
Jalen Speer - 10.3 PPG
Double-Digit Scoring
The Rattlers have had 29 double-digit scorers through 11 games.
MJ Randolph - 10
DJ Jones - 5
Jalen Speer - 5
Kamron Reaves - 4
Bryce Moragne - 1
Dimingus Stevens - 1
Jamir Williams - 1
Legend Stamps - 1
Keith Littles - 1
Winning the Turnover Battle
The Rattlers look to continue to win the turnover battle as they're ranked 57th in the nation with a +3.2 turnover margin.
Charity Stripe
The Rattlers take advantage of their opportunities at the charity stripe as they're ranked 52nd in the nation with a free throw percentage of 75.2.
Scouting the Wildcats
• The Wildcats' strength is taking care of the basketball as they rank 3rd in the SWAC and 77th in the nation with the fewest turnovers.
• The Wildcats Damani McEntire is one of the best in the nation at stealing the ball as he's ranked 25th in the nation averaging 2.2 steals per game.
• The Wildcats' primary scorer is Joe French (14.5 PPG), as he is the only Wildcat averaging 10+ points per game.
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