Game 8
Cal State Fullerton at Washington
Date: Sunday, Dec. 6
Time: 6:00 p.m. (PT)
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Venue: Alaska Airlines Arena
TV: Pac-12 Network
Internet Radio: GoHuskies.com
Series Record: Tied 1-1
THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton wraps up its road swing in the state of Washington, with a 6 p.m., tip off at Washington on Sunday, Dec. 6 The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
TICKETS & PROMOTIONS
Cal State Fullerton students receive free admission to Titan home games with their Titan I.D. card.
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OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Washington | 6 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6 | Alaska Airlines Arena
Washington owns a 4-2 record after opening the year with three straight wins. Most recently, the Huskies are coming off of a 71-66 win over Charlotte in the Battle for Atlantis. Andrew Andrews leads the Huskies with an average of 21.7 points per game while grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game for second on the team.
Head-To-Head: The meeting between the Titans and Huskies is just the third in program history and the all-time series is tied at 1-1. In their first-ever meeting in 1986, Cal State Fullerton defeated Washington 75-55. In their last meeting in 2012, the Huskies edged the Titans 74-72.
Last Meeting: Alex Harris drilled a game-tying three-pointer with just seconds remaining in the game, but a pair of made free throws by Washington's C.J. Wilcox proved to be the difference as the Huskies edged the Titans, 74-72, in Seattle, Wash.
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LAST TIME OUT
Behind a career-high 20-point performance from Malcolm Brooks, the Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team holds off Seattle, 70-61, as they improve to 6-1 on the year. With the loss, the Redhawks drop to 2-5 overall.
The Titans are off to their best start since a 7-1 beginning to the 1986-87 season. The six-game winning streak is their first since the 2011-12 season.
Brooks, who scored all 20 of his points in the second half, shot 7-for-12 from the field and connected on six three-pointers to mark the most treys by a Titan this season. He paced a pair of his teammates in double-figures as freshman Khalil Ahmad registered 13 points and junior Lionheart Leslie tallied a career-high 12 points.
The contest was full of career-bests for the Titans. In addition to Brooks' and Leslie's career totals in points, junior Sheldon Blackwell pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and Leslie dished out a career-high five assists to go along with four boards to tie his career mark.
Seattle was led by Brendan Westendorf's 13 points and Jack Crook's double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. Despite the double-figure scoring effort from Westendorf, the junior guard also committed six turnovers, which Cal State Fullerton took full advantage of.
Fullerton grabbed 10 steals on the night, with Leslie and Ahmad contributing two each. The Titans capitalized on the Redhawks' 20 turnovers and outscored the hosts 22-1 in points off of turnovers.
BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the first time in his career, Tre' Coggins was named Big West Conference Player of the Week after recording back-to-back career-high 25-point efforts to lead the Titans to a 2-0 record last week.
The San Juan Capistrano, Calif., native, registered his first 25-point effort in an 80-66 victory over Southern Utah, then came back and poured in another 25 points in a 75-66 win over Nevada helping Cal State Fullerton improve to 4-1 on the season to equal the Titans' best start since 2007-08.
The 6-3 guard shot 45.7-percent (16-of-35) from the field overall and an impressive 52.9-percent (9-for-17) from three-point range.
HOT START
After opening the 2015-16 season winning 6-of-7 games, Cal State Fullerton has posted the best start since 1986-87 when the Titans kicked off the year going 7-1.
LET'S GO STREAKING
The Titans are currently riding a six-game winning streak, their longest such streak since the 2011-12 season when they won six straight games during the month of February.
DOUBLE VISION
Freshman guard Khalil Ahmad recorded his first double-double of his collegiate career in an 88-56 victory over Cal State Dominguez Hills. Ahmad tallied 15 points as he shot 60-percent overall (6-of-10) and led the squad with a career-high 12 rebounds. He also added four assists and one steal.
CAREER DAY
At Seattle, Cal State Fullerton had three players turn in career-best performances in the 70-61 victory. Leading the way for the Titans was Malcolm Brooks who poured in a career-high 20 points. Sheldon Blackwell added a career-best eight rebounds in the contest, seven of which were defensive boards. Finally, Lionheart Leslie dished out a career-high five assists. Leslie also connected on 8-of-8 free throws.
BIG GAME
Junior forward Rashard Todd had a big game for the Titans against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Tuesday as he helped lead Cal State Fullerton to an 88-56 win over the Toros. Todd came off the bench and recorded a career-best 19 points to lead a quartet of double-figure scorers. He finished the game connecting on 7-of-8 field goals, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws. Todd also added a season-high five boards, two steals, one block and one assist.
OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
The Titans have three players on the squad who are averaging double-figures in Tre' Coggins (17.2 ppg), Khalil Ahmad (12.3 ppg) and Malcolm Brooks (11.7 ppg). Following close behind the trio is Lanerryl Johnson who is averaging 9.7 points per game. As a team, the Titans have outscored their opponents 76.8 points per game to 66.3 for a scoring margin of 10.5.
CLEANING UP THE GLASS
Senior center Kennedy Esume grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds in the Titans' season-opener at Loyola Marymount. He finished the game just one board shy of hitting the 20-rebound plateau. The last time a Titan recorded 20 rebounds in a game was in 2012 when former Titan Omondi Amoke grabbed 21 boards against UC Irvine. Esume is averaging 7.3 rebounds per game to lead the team, while freshman Khalil Ahmad is second on the team with 5.0 boards per game after pulling down a career-high 12 against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Tuesday.
HELPING HANDS
The Titans have done a soild job this season of playing as a team and sharing the assist duties. Leading the way for Cal State Fullerton is Tre' Coggins with 13 assists on the year, while Lanerryl Johnson, Lionheart Leslie and Sheldon Blackwell have all contributed 11. Khalil Ahmad is also in double-figures with 10 helpers on the year.
TITAN TEAM NOTES
• Head Coach Dedrique Taylor has juggled the Titans' line up a bit early in the season. He has used four different combinations and all have been successful with Cal State Fullerton starting the year 6-1.
• Redshirt junior guard Tre' Coggins had a pair of career games at Southern Utah and versus Nevada as he poured in a career-best 25 point effort in both games en route to being named Big West Conference Player of the Week.
• Freshman guard Khalil Ahmad turned in the first 20-plus point effort of his collegiate career as he drained a career-high 22 points at Southern Utah. The Corona, Calif., native finished the night shooting 70-percent from the floor (7-for-10), 100-percent from three-point range (4-for-4) and 80-percent from the line (4-for-5).
• After opening the season with a career-high 19 rebounds, senior center Kennedy Esume has yet to record double-digit rebounds since. However, he still leads the Titans with 37 boards on the year for an average of 7.4 per game.
• Cal State Fullerton's 6-1 record puts the Titans atop the Big West Conference standings.
AIR TIME
The Cal State Fullerton men's basketball team is scheduled to make a total of nine television appearances during the 2015-16 season.
The breakdown includes six appearances via ESPN3, two on the Pac-12 Network and one on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
BIG WEST BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ALL-SESSION TICKETS ON SALE
Honda Center and the Big West Conference have announced that all-session tickets for the 2016 Big West Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament will go on sale Friday, November 13.
All-session school reserved tickets will be available for $69.00. These seats will be 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 will be 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 sixth straight year at Honda Center in Anaheim. The women's tournament first round and quarterfinal games will be played at UC Irvine on March 8-9. The men's tournament begins on March 10 at Honda Center with four quarterfinal games. The semifinals and championship games for both the men and women will take place March 11 and 12 at the Honda Center.
ON DECK FOR THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton returns to Titan Gym to host Loyola Marymount on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. Live stats, video and audio will be available on FullertonTitans.com.