Game 7
Cal State Fullerton at Seattle
Date: Friday, Dec. 4
Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Venue: Key Arena
Live Stats: GoSeattleU.com
Live Streaming: GoSeattleU.com
Internet Radio: GoSeattleU.com
Series Record: Tied 2-2
THIS WEEK
Cal State Fullerton heads to the state of Washington to take on Seattle on Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., before battling the Huskies of Washington on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. The game against Washington 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.
Additional ticket information can be found by clicking HERE.
OPPONENTS & HISTORY
Seattle | 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4 | Key Arena
Seattle welcomes the Cal State Fullerton to Key Arena as the Red Hawks own a 2-4 record with wins over Eastern Washington and Great Falls. Jack Crook and Brendan Westendorf lead the team in scoring averaging 12.8 and 12.0 points per game, respectively.
Head-To-Head: The all-time series between Cal State Fullerton and Seattle is tied a 2-games a piece. Most recently, the Titans defeated the Red Hawks 67-55 at Titan Gym on January 3, 2015.
Last Meeting: Fullerton's Alex Harris led the Titans with a 19-point effort, while Moses Morgan chipped in 17 points as CSF extended it winning streak to five with a 67-55 win over Seattle.
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
Khalil Ahmad registered a double-double and Rashard Todd came off the bench to score 19 points as Cal State Fullerton earned its largest margin of victory of the season in an 88-56 win over Cal State Dominguez Hills Tuesday night.
The Titans improve to 5-1 marking their best start since 2006-07 when Fullerton finished the year with 20 victories. The contest was an exhibition game for Division II Cal State Dominguez Hills, as its record remains unchanged at 5-2.
Todd, a junior forward, led the scoring offense for Cal State Fullerton with a career-high 19 points. He led a quartet of Titans in double-figure scoring as he paced redshirt senior guard Lanerryl Johnson (16 points), freshman guard Ahmad (15 points) and redshirt senior guard Malcolm Brooks (10 points).
Ahmad shot 60-percent overall (6-of-10) and led the squad with a career-high 12 rebounds for his first collegiate double-double. He also added four assists and one steal.
Another impact player in the win, Todd, finished the game connecting on 7-of-8 field goals, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws. He added five boards, two steals, one block and one assist.
Thanks in part to Todd's and Ahmad's efforts, Cal State Fullerton out-shot Dominguez Hills 47.9-percent to 33.3-percent from the floor and 34.8-percent to 16.7-percent from beyond the arc. The Titans also led the Toros in rebounding (52-39), assists (19-11), blocks (6-4) and steals (6-4).
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 5-of-6 games, Cal State Fullerton has posted the best start since 2006-07 when the Titans finished the year with 20 victories.
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
Junior forward Rashard Todd had a career day 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 as juggled the Titans' line up a bit early in the season. He has used three different combinations and all have been successful with Cal State Fullerton starting the year 5-1.
• 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 5-1 record puts the Titans atop the Big West Conference standings along with Hawai'i which also kicked off the year with a 5-1 record.
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 continues its road swing in the state of Washington as the Titans take on the Huskies of the University of Washington on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. (PT). The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.