Men's basketball travels to Merrimack, hosts Vermont

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown men's basketball team will look to extend its winning streak to four games this Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. on the road against Merrimack, before hosting Vermont on Friday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.

The Bears have won their last three by an average of 11.3 points per game, while the Warriors have dropped two tight contests in a row, 61-60 at Boston University and 61-57 against UMass Lowell. Vermont's recent game was an 18-point victory over Dartmouth.

Tuesday's game will be streamed live on NEC Front Row.

The game against Vermont will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans are strongly encouraged to purchase tickets online at BrownBears.com/tickets prior to their arrival at the Pizzitola Sports Center. Brown Athletics has moved to completely contactless ticketing, so fans should either download their digital tickets to display on a mobile device or print them at home prior to arrival.

Scouting the Bears (7-4, 0-0 IVY):

Tamenang Choh was named Ivy League Player of the Week following his week of averaging 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. The Bears went 2-0 on the week and Choh became the 32^nd player in program history to score his 1,000^th career point.
Paxson Wojcik scored a career-high 17 points in the team's win over Sacred Heart. He hit three threes and snagged two boards.
The Bears had 17 assists as a team against the Pioneers, their third-highest total of the season and the most against a DI opponent. Kimo Ferrari had five in the game and Kino Lilly Jr. had four.

Scouting the Warriors (4-5, 0-0 NEC):

Merrimack has lost a couple of tough games its last two times out. The Warriors led by as many as 12 against Boston University and were up by four with under a minute remaining, but a Terrier three with two seconds on the clock gave BU the victory. Against the River Hawks, Merrimack had a 14-point second-half lead, but a 13-2 run over the final five minutes for Lowell sank the Warriors.
Jordan Minor leads the team in points per game (13.9), rebounds (7.0), and blocks (2.4).
As a team, the Warriors are only scoring 57.1 points per game, but are keeping their opponents to just 58.1.

Scouting the Catamounts (6-3, AE):

The outcome of Vermont's game against Dartmouth was never in doubt as the Catamounts opened the game on a 10-0 run and led by as much as 17 in the first half. In the second, the Big Green never got within 10.
Ryan Davis leads UVM with 16.8 points per game. Isaiah Powell's 6.8 rebounds are a team high.
On the season, the Catamounts are averaging 65.3 points per game, while allowing their opponents to put up just 57.8. That's good for the 16^th-best scoring defense in the nation.

Series History:

The Bears won their only meeting against Merrimack 82-55 during the 2019-20 season.
Brown is also undefeated against Vermont, having faced the Catamounts only twice in program history and not since 2001. The first meeting was an 83-72 win in 1970, followed by an 82-58 triumph in the first game of the 2001-02 season.
The Bears did play an exhibition to kick off the 2019-20 season when UVM retired the number of Brown associate head coach T.J. Sorrentine, an '05 Catamount grad. Vermont won 70-59.

Sorrentine at Vermont:

Friday's game will be the first time Sorrentine has coached against his alma mater in a regular season contest.
Sorrentine remains the Catamounts' third leading scorer of all-time with 2,013 career points. His 354 three-pointers made are first in program history and he is in the top ten in a number of other categories including points per game (16.8, sixth), field goals made (666, fifth), free throw percentage (81.3%, eighth), assists (548, fourth), steals (165, sixth), and minutes played (4,362, second).
Sorrentine was a two-year captain, America East Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year, a three-time First Team All-conference player and an Honorable Mention All-American.

Men's basketball travels to Merrimack, hosts Vermont

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Players Mentioned

Tamenang Choh

Kimo Ferrari

Kino Lilly Jr.

Paxson Wojcik

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Men's basketball travels to Merrimack, hosts Vermont

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Players Mentioned

Tamenang Choh

Kimo Ferrari

Kino Lilly Jr.

Paxson Wojcik

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