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THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton (3-5) recently wrapped up its five-game road trip, and the Titans return to Titan Gym at 6 p.m., Saturday, to host Pepperdine (4-1).

TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Cal State Fullerton will return to Titan Gym on Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 6 p.m. against Pepperdine. Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.Additional ticket information can be found by clicking HERE.

QUICK NOTES
• Cal State Fullerton began the 2014-15 season with seven of its first eight game on the road. The Titans recently completed their five-game road stretch with a record of 2-3.
• Last season, the Titans won just three games away from Titan Gym with a 3-12 road record and two losses in neutral site contests. The Titans have already won two neutral site games in 2014-15.
• The Titans have eight newcomers this year. Of the 16 players on Cal State Fullerton's roster, 11 had not played in a game for the Titans prior to the 2014-15 season.
• Lanerryl Johnson's 16.9 points per game currently rank fifth in the Big West Conference, and Joe Boyd's 6.6 rebounds per game tie for sixth in the league.
• For the first time since an 84-76 win over Long Beach State on Mar. 1, 2014, the Titans erased a halftime deficit in a 67-62 victory  against Wright State. Fullerton trailed 33-28 at halftime and by as many as 13 in the first half. 

Pepperdine | 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 | Titan Gym
Pepperdine opened the season on a three-game winning streak with wins over Fresno State, Cal Lutheran and San Jose State before suffering a 72-61 loss at Iowa on Nov. 24. The Waves hosted CSUN on Thursday, and recorded a 66-56 victory.Stacy Davis leads the Waves averaging 15.4 points per game as Pepperdine scores 71.0 ppg and shoots 41.5 percent from the floor. The Waves also have a distinct 40.6-34.4 rebounds per game advantage over opponents.
Head-To-Head: Saturday's game will mark the 23rd meeting between Cal State Fullerton and Pepperdine as the series is even at 11 games apiece. The Titans have won four straight against the Waves, and at Titan Gym boast a record of 6-4. Pepperdine is Fullerton's second opponent from the West Coast Conference this season as the Titans opened the year with an 89-72 loss at Santa Clara. The Titans are 99-102 against teams currently in the WCC with a 57-32 advantage in home games.
Last Meeting: Career-best performances from Marquis Horne and Steve McClellan pushed the Titans to a 78-64 victory over Pepperdine on Dec. 5, 2013 at Firestone Fieldhouse. Horne scored a career-high 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and  McClellan poured in 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Fullerton.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Cal State Fullerton currently completed a five-game road trip as the Titans played seven of their first eight games of the year on the road. During the last five games, Fullerton averaged 57.8 points per game with a 2-3 record. During that stretch, the Titans played two Pac-12 opponents, suffering losses to USC, 53-49, on Nov. 25 as well as a 73-45 loss at UCLA on Wednesday.

LANERRYL'S WEEK
Lanerryl Johnson averaged 22.5 points per game last week as Cal State Fullerton finished the period with a record of 2-2. The Titans played all four of their games on the road, beginning on Nov. 25 with a 53-49 loss at USC before ending the week with a 2-1 record at the Spartanburg Marriott Upstate Classic in South Carolina. Johnson scored in double figures for four consecutive games recording two 20-point games and one 30-point effort. The junior guard led the Titans in scoring for three games and in assists on two occasions. He led the Titans in field goal percentage (.509), three-pointers (13/.481), free throws (23-of-29) and steals (7). Johnson's most significant performance was a 27-point, two-assist effort in a  come-from-behind victory vs. Wight State on Nov. 27 scoring 19 points in the second half.

BIG WEST STATS
• Lanerryl Johnson's 16.9 points per game rank fifth in the Big West Conference, and his .442 three-point field goal percentage (19-of-45) is tied for third. His 2.38 three-pointers per game rank third in the conference.
• Josh Gentry's .920 (23-of-25) free-throw percentage ranks  third in the league.
• Joe Boyd's 6.6 rebounds per game ranks sixth in the Big West followed by Steve McClellan at 6.4 rpg.
• Alex Harris' 32.8 minutes per game rank second in the league.

PUSHING THE PACE
Junior guard Lanerryl Johnson is averaging 16.9 points per game, scoring in double figures for six of Cal State Fullerton's eight games. The transfer from Central Arizona Junior College is shooting 44.2 percent from the floor and he has knocked down 19 three-pointers despite playing the role of the team's starting point guard.

MORE JOHNSON STATS
• Johnson has led the Titans in scoring on four occasions this season.
• The Atlanta, Ga., native scored 31 points in Cal State Fullerton's 79-64 loss at USC Upstate on Nov. 28. Johnson is the first Titan to score at least 30 points since Sammy Yeager at UC Riverside on Feb. 9, 2013.

OFFENSE ON THE PERIMETER
Cal State Fullerton's top three scorers are all guards. Junior transfer Lanerryl Johnson leads the Titans averaging 16.9 points per game, while redshirt senior Alex Harris is averaging 12.5 ppg after a 26-point performance in a 64-61 victory over Florida International on Saturday. Redshirt senior Moses Morgan is averaging 9.9 ppg.

ON THE GLASS
Sophomore forward Joe Boyd leads the Titans averaging 6.6 rebounds per game. Boyd has led or shared the lead in rebounds in six of eight games this season. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native matched a career-high and set a Titan season high with 10 rebounds in a 67-62 victory over Wright State on Nov. 27.In addition to his rebounding efforts, Boyd is averaging 5.8 points per game and  shooting 50.0 percent from the field to lead the team.

HOW TO GET A W
Cal State Fullerton is 3-0 when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent. The Titans are averaging 67.0 points per game and shooting 42.9 percent from the floor in their three victories, while averaging 57.8 ppg and shooting 35.7 percent from the floor in their five losses.

A NEW LOOK
Second-year head coach Dedrique Taylor has five returning lettermen - including three starters - and three returning redshirts on his roster for 2014-15. In addition, the Titans have eight newcomers. Of the 16 players on Cal State Fullerton's roster, 11 had not played in a game for the Titans prior to this season.

COUNTING DOWN
Redshirt senior guard Alex Harris has scored 855 career points as he is just 145 short of reaching the 1,000-point threshold for his three-year career as a Titan. ADDING DEPTHA year ago, Cal State Fullerton had only four student-athletes at 6-foot-7 or taller to play in the post. This season, second-year head coach Dedrique Taylor has six players at 6-foot-7 or taller at his disposable. The Titans were outrebounded 35.0-33.7 rpg last season, but the additions of 6-foot-7 freshman Jamar Akoh, 6-foot-10 junior Kennedy Esume, 6-foot-8 sophomore Malcolm Henderson and 6-foot-7 junior Temjae Singleton should help significantly.

SCORING ASSISTANCE
The Titan offense averaged 67.5 points per game last season, the lowest average for a Titan team since the 2002-03 season (62.9 ppg).Similar to the post position, the Titans have added depth in the back court to push the tempo in 2014-15.• In eight games, the newcomers have already had an impact in scoring, as junior guard Lanerryl Johnson leads the Titans averaging 16.9 points per game and redshirt senior Moses Morgan is averaging 9.9 ppg.

AIR TIME
The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team is scheduled to make a total of 10 television appearances during the 2014-15 season, with the option of three additional "wild card" productions. The breakdown includes five appearances via ESPN3, two on the Pac-12 Network, two on Prime Ticket and one on ROOT Sports.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team was selected to finish eighth in the Big West Conference Preseason Media Poll, despite tying for a sixth-place finish a year ago. Defending regular season champion UC Irvine was selected to defend its title successfully, followed by UC Santa Barbara and Long Beach State.

2013-14 RECAP
• Cal State Fullerton's 2013-14 campaign came to a close on March 13, 2014, when the Titans suffered a 66-56 to Long Beach State in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament held at Honda Center. Fullerton completed the year with a record of 11-20 overall as well as a 6-10 mark in Big West play, which secured CSF the No. 6 seed at the Tournament. 
• The Titans completed the 2014 season with a winning record of 8-6 at Titan Gym, but a struggling mark of 3-12 on the road and a record of 0-2 at neutral site games. 
• Cal State Fullerton completed the first half of its Big West Conference schedule with a record of 2-6, although the Titans played UC Riverside twice during the first leg, and played Hawai'i twice during the second leg. Fullerton finished the second half of conference play with a record of 4-4
.• The Titans split season series with UC Davis, UC Riverside, Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, CSUN and Long Beach State, but were swept by UC Irvine and Hawai'i .
• Cal State Fullerton used 11 different starting lineups during the season…the Titans were 7-0 when scoring over 74 points and shooting 50 percent or more from the floor. 
• Fullerton completed the second half of Big West action with a record of 4-4. During that stretch, the Titans averaged 71.6 points per game and shot 44.7 percent from the floor while knocking 53 three-pointers. Michael Williams led the Titans averaging 20.8 points per game during that stretch followed by Alex Harris (18.0 ppg).

 
BY THE NUMBERS
Cal State Fullerton totaled 2,092 points last season, an average 67.5 points per game. Fifty percent of the Titans' scoring from a year ago will return led by Alex Harris (420, 15.6  ppg), Josh Gentry (232, 7.5 ppg) and Steve McClellan (190, 6.1 ppg).

Big West Basketball Tournament All-Session Tickets On Sale
Honda Center and the Big West Conference have announced that all-session tickets for the 2015 Big West Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament are now on sale.
All-session school reserved tickets are available for $69.00. These seats are located within a school's section and can be purchased through each institution's box office.
Premium all-session tickets located in the first four rows of seating are available for $149.00.  General admission all-session tickets are also available for $69.00.  These seats can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster retail outlets, or by calling 800-745-3000.
The 2015 Big West Tournament will be hosted for the fifth-straight year at Honda Center in Anaheim.  The women's tournament first round and quarterfinal games will be played at Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11. The men's tournament begins on Thursday, March 12 at Honda Center with four quarterfinal games.  The semifinals and championship games for both the men and women will take place Friday and Saturday at Honda Center.

TITANS IN THE NBA
Former Cal State Fullerton men's basketball player Josh Akognon became the 12th former Titan to appear in the NBA on April 10, 2013 playing four minutes and scoring two points to go with an assist for the Dallas Mavericks in their 102-91 loss to the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center. Akognon, who played two seasons for Fullerton from 2007-09, became the first Titan to appear in an NBA game since Bobby Brown (2003-07) competed for the New Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers in the 2009-10 season.

NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT
Four former members of the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball program were selected in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft on Nov. 1. D.J. Seeley (2012-13) was the first Titan selected as the first pick of the second round by the Delaware 87ers and he has made the final roster.Omondi Amoke (2012) was selected as the fifth pick of the second round by the Grand Rapids Drive. Michael Williams (2014), the 2014 Big West Newcomer of the Year, was selected as the 15th pick of the second round by the Sioux Fall Skyforce and he is listed on the final roster.Sammy Yeager (2013) was chosen as the ninth pick of the seventh round by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.