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Runnin' Bulldogs Travel To No. 15 Florida State For 7:00 PM Battle On Monday

Gardner-Webb wraps up its pre-Christmas slate on Monday night, traveling to face No. 15 Florida State at 7:00 pm in Tallahassee. The game will air live on RSN / Fox Sports Regional, with Bob Rathbun and former Duke great Mike Gminski on the call. Check local listings for regional sports channel availability in your area.

GARDNER-WEBB QUICK LOOK

•    Gardner-Webb has seen five games postponed and two cancelled since November 25. Three of the games, including the 
    Florida State game and two home games vs. Campbell, have already been rescheduled.

•    Gardner-Webb head coach Tim Craft and associate head coach Jeremy Luther are both Tallahassee, Fla., natives. Craft
    graduated from Florida High and Luther from North Florida Christian.

•    Gardner-Webb historically has successful Floridians on its roster. This season freshman guards Mick Lynott (Miami, Fla. / 
    St. Thomas More (CT) School) and two-time Daytona Area Player of the Year and All-Stater Jordan Sears (Daytona Beach, 
    Fla. / Mainland HS) have suited up for the Runnin' Bulldogs.

•    In its two most impressive performances thus far, a two-point loss at a strong Western Kentucky squad and an 88-77 win at
    home against a five-win VMI team, Gardner-Webb has shot a combined 54.5 percent from the floor and 52.3 percent (23-of-44)
    from three-point range. 

•    Gardner-Webb has made at least 11 three-pointers in three of its four games to date.

•    The Runnin' Bulldogs missed their first 19 shot attempts in a loss at Pittsburgh earlier this month. Despite the frigid effort,
    GWU trailed by just nine by halftime due to a focused defensive effort.

•    Freshman guard D'Maurian Williams came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points in 23 minutes at ETSU. The 
    Phoenix, Ariz., sharpshooter drained 4-of-8 shots from downtown. Williams won a prep school national title last season at
    Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy.

•    Gardner-Webb has seen one of its freshmen reach double digits in each of the last two games. Jamaine Mann came through with
    a career-high 10 points in the win over VMI. Mann is the younger brother of former University of Georgia standout Charles Mann.

•    Jaheam Cornwall ranked No. 6 nationally in three-point accuracy last season, shooting 44.4 percent on 196 chances (87-of-196) and is a career
    42.8 percent shooter from long range for his career. He has made 40 percent of his chances so far this season after a slow shooting start.

•    Head coach Tim Craft and his staff have a class of nine newcomers on board for the 2020-2021 season, the largest class
    assembled during his time in charge at Gardner-Webb. Four of the newcomers are true freshmen, three more are redshirt
    freshmen who sat out last season and two are junior college transfers. One of the true freshmen, Tyrone Simos-Primerano
    won't arrive on campus until January from Australia due to COVID-19 international travel restrictions.

•    Standout sophomore Kareem Reid was tabbed as a preseason All-Big South choice in October. He is the highest-rated 
    recruit to sign with Gardner-Webb during the recruiting service era (since 2000), ranking as a top-75 national prospect as a 
    junior at Putnam Science (Conn.) Academy. Blessed with a 7-foot-6 wingspan, Reid was solid in his season debut
    at WKU, going for 11 points, six rebounds and four blocks in a career-best 28 minutes played.

•    Gardner-Webb has played at least 10 men in each of its four games, by design, as the coaching staff attempts to build depth
    and confidence heading into Big South Conference play.

•    Tim Craft is the third coach in Gardner-Webb history to reach 100 career wins in six seasons. The Tallahassee, Fla., native 
    joined Hall of Famers Eddie Holbrook  (141) and Jim Wiles (103) on that list when GWU rallied for an 87-74 overtime win 
    against Hampton on January 19, 2019 in Paul Porter Arena.

•    Under Craft, the Runnin' Bulldogs have not endured a losing season in Big South Conference play in his seven seasons. Craft
    is 71-51 in the Big South, reaching at least 10 wins in six of his seven seasons so far.
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