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Thursday vs. West Alabama – 7:30 p.m. – UWF Field House (Pensacola, Fla.)
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Saturday at West Georgia – 3:00 p.m. – The Coliseum (Carrollton, Ga.)
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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The UWF men's basketball looks to return to its winning ways on Thursday night when it hosts West Alabama at 7:30 p.m. UWF will follow that contest with a quick trip to West Georgia, where the Argos take on the Wolves on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
 
ARGOS FEATURED IN D2SIDA SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
- UWF saw itself at No. 9 in D2SIDA's weekly regional rankings released on Monday and it is the first time since starting the season 5-0 that UWF has been in the South Regions top 10.
- UWF is the fifth GSC team ranked in the updated rankings.
 
D2SIDA SOUTH REGION
RANKINGS (1/23)
1.    Barry     (5)                                          15-2
2.    Valdosta St. (1)                                   14-2
3.    Eckerd                                                 14-4
4.    Alabama-Huntsville                             13-4
5.    Delta St.                                              12-5
6.    Tampa                                                 13-6
7.    Claflin                                                  11-4
8.    Christian Brothers                               11-7
9.    West Florida                                      11-5
10. Rollins                                                 11-8
 
COMEBACK FALLS SHORT
- UWF faced a 23-point, 66-43 deficit against Valdosta State with 13 minutes left of Monday night's contest, but the Argos used a 14-0 run to bring the score to 78-73.
- Josh Laatsch was a spark for the Argonaut comeback attempt, scoring a career-high eight points and drilling two key three pointers late in the contest.
 
BIG WIN
- West Florida beat a top-25 opponent for the first time in nearly three years after the Argos shocked No. 24 Delta State, 83-78 at the UWF Field House on Saturday.
- Deangelo Legrier recorded his second double double of the season, posting team-highs in both points with 20, and rebounds with 10.
- Jason Laatsch posted 15 points and a team-high six assists while going 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Laatsch's three-pointer with three minutes gave UWF a 73-72 lead over Delta State – a lead the Argonauts held on to for the remainder of the game.
 
THANK YOU, AUSTIN
- Just 20 seconds into UWF's contest against Mississippi College, UWF senior forward Austin Somerfield suffered a season-ending injury.
- Somerfield, the team's leading scorer and second leading rebounder, finishes his collegiate career with 333 rebounds – just 89 shy of cracking the program's top 10 career rebound list despite only having 41 games as an Argonaut under his belt.
His career 49.5 field goal percentage is ninth best in UWF men's basketball history.
 
FILLING IN
- Moter Deng was inserted into the starting lineup against Delta State in Somerfield absence, and impressed for the second consecutive game by scoring a season-high 18 points on a 7-for-11 shooting night.
- After Somerfield went down against MC, Deng was his immediate replacement and posted 10 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting.
 
LEGRIER HEATING BACK UP
- Legrier was benched for the start of the Mississippi College game, but since that point has ended his cold streak and emerged again as a focal point for the Argonauts both on the boards and scoring down low.
- Legrier went 14-for-18 (77.8%) from the floor in UWF's two games last week, scoring 35 points and collecting 18 rebounds. Legrier had 15 points and eight rebounds against Mississippi College in addition to his 20-point, 10 rebound double double against Delta State.
- Legrier's last two games ended a three-game cold streak for the senior from Orlando, where he averaged just 4.6 points per game and 4 rebounds per game. He also shot just 33.3 percent during that span – very uncharacteristic of his team-high 61 percent field goal percentage on the year.
 
WHAT A STRETCH
- Before Monday night's setback, UWF had won six of its last seven games, a stretch that the UWF men's basketball team has not seen since the 2007-08 season.
- Over its last eight games, UWF is outscoring its opponents 683-633.
- Legrier owns a 67.2 percent field goal percentage over his last eight and is averaging 13.4 points and 6.5 rebounds over the stretch.
- Marvin Jones is averaging 11.5 points per game while owning a team-best 41.3 connection rate from long distance.
- UWF has a +6.3  scoring margin and a +2.1 assist margin over its last eight.
 
AMONG THE NATION/CONFERNECE
 
TEAM
Offensive rebounding (14.71 orpg): 7th in Division II/1st in GSC
Turnover margin (+3.1 pg): 37th in Division II/1st in GSC
Assist-to-turnover ratio (1.18): 73rd in Division II/2nd in GSC
Assists per game (15.1): 93rd in Division II/3nd in GSC
Turnovers forced (15.73 pg): 57th in Division II/2nd in GSC
 
INDIVIDUAL
Jason Laatsch (2.89 assist-to-turnover ratio) 23rd in Division II/1st in GSC
Rashaan Benson (4.6 assists per game): 63rd in Division II/1st in GSC
Deangelo Legrier (3.41 offensive rebounds per game): 26th in Division II/2nd in GSC
Rashaan Benson (79 total assists): 88th in Division II/2nd in GSC
 
WHAT A YEAR
- With an 11-6 record on the year, and a 9-5 start to the season UWF has recorded one of its best starts in program history. UWF also started 9-5 in 2011-12 -- a season where UWF finished 19-11 and reached the GSC Tournament semifinals.
- If UWF maintains its current .647 winning percentage, it would be its best since the 2000-01 season and the fifth best season win percentage in program history.
 
BEST SEASON WIN % IN PROGRAM HISTORY
1. 1967-68 - .864 (19-3)
2. 1997-98 - .714 (20-8)
3. 1968-69 - .692 (18-8)
4. 2000-01 - .667 (18-9)
5. 2016-17 - .647 (11-6)
 
HOLDING ON
- West Florida has been particularly strong in the late stages of games, as UWF is 8-0 when leading with five minutes remaining in regulation.
- West Florida is outscoring its opponents 699-670 in the second half.
 
HOME COOKING
- West Florida owns a 6-2 record at the UWF Field House this season, and owns a +9.7 margin in those contests.
- West Florida is shooting 46% in home games, being led Deangelo Legrier who is converting at an eye-popping 69% percentage at the UWF Field House.
- Jason Laatsch leads UWF players with 13.9 points per game at the Field House.
- UWF owns a +4.3 turnover margin and a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio in home games.
- Deangelo Legrier leads the team in home games with 8.3 rebounds per game.
- After going 5-7 in home games last year, UWF has its most home wins (6) since winning 11 home games in 2012-13
 
 
 
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