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PENSACOLA, Fla. – UWF men's basketball (4-0) will travel to Mobile Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off vs. Spring Hill College (2-1). The contest will be West Florida's second on the road this season.

The Argos are coming off back-to-back wins vs. Miles College last week. UWF downed Miles 84-66 in the UWF Field House Wednesday, staying perfect on the young season behind a monster effort from Darryl Tucker, who exploded for 13 points, 5 blocks and 22 rebounds, the second-most in a single game in UWF history. Shondell Jackson led the team in scoring with 16 points, and five Argos finished in double figures.

UWF men's basketball made it two victories vs. Miles College, overcoming a 39-34 halftime deficit Saturday evening in the Knox-Windham Gymnasium to win 74-58. The Argos were led by DJ Thorpe, who scored a game-high 19 points, and Tucker, who notched his third straight double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.

UWF women's basketball will also be in action Tuesday at the Arthur R. Outlaw Center on the campus of Spring Hill. The UWF women's team will open play at 5:30 vs. Spring Hill with the men's contest to follow. The games will be the first time in 2017-18 that the UWF women and men have played back-to-back contests on the same floor.

TAKING A ROAD TRIP

* The Argos opened the season with three straight wins at home vs. Albany State, Fort Valley State and Miles. The team traveled to Fairfield for a rematch with Miles Saturday, bouncing back from a halftime deficit to get a 74-58 victory.

* UWF head coach Jeff Burkhamer on the team's first road test of the season: "It was a good road game for us to try to grow up a little bit, to learn to play through some adversity. It was a good win in a tough environment."

* Last year, UWF men's basketball posted a record of 8-7 in road games and 1-0 on neutral courts. Under third-year head coach Jeff Burkhamer, the Argos are 11-18 in road games. The Argos have won five of their last seven regular season road games dating back to Jan. 28, 2017.

* West Florida will once again play away from the UWF Field House this weekend. The team travels to the Valdosta State Thanksgiving Classic in Valdosta, Ga. Nov. 25-26. The Argos take on Webber State at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and then play Fayetteville State at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday.

* The Argos are a perfect 3-0 in program history on trips to Spring Hill and 2-0 on trips there under Burkhamer. The team scored an 81-69 win at Spring Hill Feb. 24, 2016 and an 85-75 victory there on Nov. 30, 2016.

* After the trip to Valdosta, the Argos will be at home for four straight games to open GSC play Dec. 2-18.

SCOUTING SPRING HILL

* The Badgers are 2-1 on the season. They notched a victory vs. Shorter (73-70) as part of the GSC-SIAC Crossover Challenge on Nov. 11 and beat Pensacola Christian College at home 104-61 Nov. 16. The team has suffered its only official loss (59-54) to Union as part of the GSC-SIAC Crossover Challenge Nov. 10. The team has played exhibitions vs. South Alabama, Samford, and, most recently, Nicholls State, dropping all of them. The team will take part in another exhibition at New Orleans Nov. 24.

* Spring Hill is coached by Aaron Niven. This is his fifth season as the head coach of the Badgers. He has a career record at Spring Hill of 38-78.

* The Badgers went 10-18 overall last year and 9-8 in SIAC play, their best record in conference play under Niven.

* This year's SHC squad features four seniors, five juniors, four sophomores and four freshman. Senior Walter Massey was a preseason All-SIAC pick.

* The Badgers are currently being led by Brandon Fischer and Deandre Lacy, who have each averaged 12.0 points over the team's first three games. The well-balanced Badgers are getting 11.0 PPG from Massey and 10.0 PPG from Andrew Dotson and William Lloyd.

* Spring Hill is currently outscoring opponents 77.00-63.33. The team is shooting 50% from the field and 38.9% from beyond the arc. The Badgers average 36.3 rebounds per game and are being led individually by Lloyd (6.0 RPG).

* UWF is 6-0 vs. Spring Hill since 2014. The Argos have won each of the last three matchups by 10-plus points.

TUCKER CLEANING UP THE GLASS

* Darryl Tucker enjoyed a historic performance Wednesday in the UWF Field House. Tucker snared 22 rebounds vs. Miles College, the second-most in a single game in program history. Only Elbert Jones, who posted 25 rebounds on Nov. 27, 1995 vs. LaGrange had more. Tucker also became just the third Argonaut since 2009 to accumulate five blocks in a single game.

* Tucker has accumulated at least nine rebounds and led the Argos in the category in every game this season. UWF is 12-2 over the last two regular seasons when Tucker leads the squad in rebounding.

* He ranked 9th in the GSC with his 7.6 rebounds per game in 2016-17. He was a major part of a UWF rebounding unit that finished second in the GSC with 13.3 offensive rebounds per game.

GSC/NCAA LEADERS

* Tucker currently leads the GSC with 13.8 rebounds per game, close to five more per contest than KJ James (Valdosta State), who currently ranks second with 9.0 RPG. Tucker ranks second in the GSC with 2.3 blocks per game. As of Nov. 16, Tucker ranked tied for 5th in rebounds per game and tied for eighth in blocks per game NCAA DII men's basketball.

* Rashaan Benson currently ranks third in the GSC with 5.8 assists per game and is fifth with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.1. As of Nov. 16, he ranked tied for 22nd in NCAA DII men's basketball in total assists.

* DJ Thorpe is third in the GSC with 2.5 steals per game. He is currently shooting 45.5% from the field, which ranks him 15th in the GSC.

* Moter Deng is 14 of 15 from the line so far this year. His 93.3% efficiency from the stripe ranks him third in the GSC.

* West Florida has surrendered 65.0 PPG so far this year, the fourth-best mark in the conference. The 12.5-point average margin of victory is also the fourth-best mark in the GSC.

* UWF leads the GSC with 40.5 rebounds per game. The Argos have the third-best turnover margin in the GSC, currently at +3.00 per game.

* The Argos have held opponents to a 38.6% shooting mark from the field, the third-lowest percentage in the conference.

ABOUT UWF

* Third-year head coach Jeff Burkhamer has gone 31-28 at UWF, which includes last year's record-setting 20-9 campaign. He is 249-181 as a 4-year college coach and 404-222 all-time in 22 seasons as a head coach. His 30-plus years' coaching experience includes his NCAA, Junior College and Continental Basketball Association career.

* UWF returns seven letterwinners and four starters from a year ago, when the team set the school-record for wins in a season with 20 and shattered the record for conference victories, going 14-8 in the Gulf South Conference.

* Last year, the Argos finished in the GSC top five in a number of categories, including scoring offense (78.9 PPG, 3rd GSC), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.15, 3rd GSC), offensive rebounds (13.3 per game, 2nd GSC, 26th NCAA Div. II) and free throw attempts (724, 2nd GSC, 38th NCAA Div. II).

* UWF is currently on an 11-game home winning streak dating back to a Jan. 2, 2017 victory over North Alabama.

* The Argos are seeking a 5-0 start for the second consecutive year.

GSC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

* UWF received one first-place vote and was picked to finish fifth in the Gulf South Conference preseason poll that was released in mid-October. The Argos received 130 total points and one first-place vote in the poll, finishing ahead of Montevallo, North Alabama, West Georgia, Union, Lee, West Alabama, Mississippi College, Shorter and Auburn Montgomery and just one point behind fourth place Delta State.

* Christian Brothers was picked to finish first in the GSC, garnering 158 total points and eight first-place votes. Valdosta State finished second, picking up 144 total points and four first place votes. Alabama Huntsville checked in at third with 139 total votes and one first place vote. Delta State finished fourth but did not receive any first place votes.

* Owens Community College transfer Shondell Jackson and Kankakee Community College transfer Latrell Tidwell were selected as UWF's top newcomers.

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