Carr Thiam - Junior
Eckerd Tritons Men's Basketball
(0-0, 0-0 SSC)
Allen University
(0-0, 0-0 SIAC)
History
This is the second game between the Tritons and the Tigers. At their last matchup, Eckerd fell to Benedict 65-68.
Last Time Out
Eckerd Falls at Saint Leo
SAINT LEO, Fla. - The Eckerd men's basketball team dropped its final contest of the season, 87-53, at Saint Leo's Marion Bowman Activities Center Saturday evening.
Saint Leo started the game with 11 straight points before a pair of Carr Thiam free throws got EC on the board. An 8-2 run pulled EC within two at the midway point of the half. However, the Lions closed the half on a 13-2 stretch to take a 39-23 favor at intermission.
The teams traded baskets early in the second half before SLU used a 15-3 run to take a 65-35 advantage. The Lions cruised the rest of the way.
Cover Athlete
Last season, Thiam appeared in all 26 games with 25 starts. He averaged 16.5 points per game with 24 double-digit scoring games, and six 20-plus point games. Thiam scored a career high 28 points against Embry-Riddle on January 4. He led the team in 3-pointers with 50 and ranked second on the team in blocks (8), assists (80), points (428), points per game (16.5), rebounds (130), and rebounds per game (55.2). Thiam was named to the All-SSC Newcomer Team.