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PENSACOLA, Fla.  – The UWF men's basketball team will wrap up the regular season this week, playing host to Lee on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. before entertaining Shorter on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

In the latest NCAA regional rankings, UWF maintained its No. 6 ranking. The NCAA will produce one final regional rankings next week, before the field is announced on March 5.
 
RECORD-SETTING IMPROVEMENT
- With an 11-win improvement from last season UWF has solidified the best single-season improvement in program history.
- West Florida's improvement could also rank as one of the best in recent Division II history with a pair of wins this weekend. A pair of wins would have UWF 12 games better than last season -- a feat only 12 teams have accomplished since 2010.
 
BEST DIVISION II SINGLE-SEASON  IMPROVEMENTS SINCE 2010
 
+17.5 Minn St. Mankato (2012-13)           7-19/28-5
+14 UC Colorado Springs (2013-14)        5-21/21-9
+13.5 American Int'l (2014-15)                 9-19/24-7
+13 Alaska Fairbanks (2015-16)              7-19/22-8
+13 Augustana (2014-15)                        16-14/31-3
+12.5 Fairmont St (2012-13)                    8-19/23-9
+12.5 Miles (2015-16)                              3-24/17-13
+12.5 Adelphi (2015-16)                           6-20/20-9
+12 Georgia Southwestern (2011-12)      7-20/20-9
+12 Delta State (2013-14)                       11-16/26-7
+12 Concord - (2014-15)                          8-21/20-9
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+11    West Florida (2016-17)                   7-19/18-8
 
GOING FOR 20
- With two games remaining on its 2016-17 regular season schedule, UWF is gunning for its first 20-win season since 1997-98, when the team posted a 20-8 record. It would be just the second 20-win season in program history.
 
DEFENDING THE FIELD HOUSE
- West Florida currently rides a seven-game home winning streak -- its longest since 2003-04 when the team won nine home games in a row from Dec. 5, 2003 to Jan. 29, 2004.
- Over the span of those seven games, UWF has shot 47.4 percent while limiting its opponents to a 43.6 percent success rate. UWF is also successful on 37.7 percent of its three-point attempts, while holding opponents to a lackluster 30.4 percent connection rate.
- The Argos are beating their opponents by an average of 9.3 points per game (84-74.7) during the stretch. UWF also has a strong +4.0 turnover margin over its last seven home games.
- Five players are averaging double-digit point totals over the stretch, including Deangelo Legrier who leads the team with 15.3 points per game.
- Legrier also leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game, closely followed y Darryl Tucker who is grabbing 7.6 rebounds per game over the last seven home games.
 
CLINCHED A SPOT
- For the first time since 2013-14, UWF will make an appearance in the GSC Tournament after a West Georgia loss earlier in the week clinched a tournament spot for the Argos.
- West Florida currently stands in a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with an 12-8 record. To solidify a first-round home game, UWF would need to go 2-0 on the weekend with Christian Brothers going 1-1, or the Argos could go 1-1 over the weekend if CBU were to lose both of thier games to close the regular season. Christian Brothers ends the regular season with Alabama Huntsville and North Alabama.
- It will be the 10th GSC Tournament appearance for the Argos in program history.
- Jeff Burkhamer is the first UWF head coach to ever reach the GSC Tournament within two seasons of being hired.
 
HOPING TO DANCE
- After opening at No. 6 in the NCAA's first regional rankings, UWF stayed put and remains at No. 6 in the lastest regional rankings.
- Should the Argos land in the top 8 spots, it would be the first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
- It is the first time since 2012 the Argos have been ranked and UWF was also at No. 6 in those regional rankings.
- The DII South Regional will be made up of five at-large teams and three automatic qualifiers of the conference tournament champions of the Gulf South, Sunshine State and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic conferences.
- The NCAA will announce its final regional rankings on March 1 leading up to selection Sunday on March 5 at 9:30 p.m. Central time on NCAA.com.
 
NCAA DII SOUTH REGION RANKINGS
1          Valdosta State                      21-4
2          Alabama-Huntsville              20-6
3          Delta State                           18-6
4          Barry                                     15-5
5          Eckerd                                  16-7
6          West Florida                        17-8
7          Shorter                                  14-9
8          Christian Brothers                 15-11
9          Morehouse                            15-9
10        Rollins                                   13-10
 
 
RECORD SETTING SEASON
- UWF set a new school record with its 10th GSC win of the season against Christian Brothers on Feb. 9, besting the previous single-season conference win total of 9 set in 1997-98.
- UWF entered 2016-17 with an all-time .388 winning percentage in GSC play. With an 12-8 record so far in conference action this year, UWF has increased its 23-year conference winning percentage by .012 (.400) in just an 20-game span.
 
WHAT A YEAR
- With a 18-8 record on the year UWF is on track for one of its best seasons in program history.
- If UWF maintains its current .692 winning percentage, it would be its best since the 1997-98 season and the third-best single-season win percentage in program history.
 
BEST SEASON WIN % IN PROGRAM HISTORY
1. 1967-68 - .864 (19-3)
2. 1997-98 - .714 (20-8)
T3. 2016-17 - .692 (18-8)
T3. 1968-69 - .692 (18-8)
5. 2000-01 - .667 (18-9)
 
SENIORS ENGRAVING NAMES IN
RECORD BOOKS
- Seniors Jason Laatsch and Deangelo Legrier will finish their college careers this year and are poised to have their names all over the UWF record book when their careers end later this year.
- Laatsch is within UWF's top 10 in career assists (232, 8th), three point field goals (140, 1st) three point field goal attempts (392, 1st) and three-point field goal percentage (35.7%, 10th). Laatsch is also 11th in program history in career points with 851 -- just one point less than his current teammate Deangelo Legrier.
- Legrier broke into UWF's top 10 point scorers after a 19-point performance against AUM gave him 852 for his career. The senior is also third in rebounds (564), field goal percentage (53.6%) and blocks (101). He is the only player in program history to be in the top 3 of all of those categories.
- Austin Somerfield, who suffered a season-ending injury earlier this season, finished his career with a 49.5 field goal percentage -- the 10th best in UWF history.
 
COUPLE OF MILESTONES REACHED
- Deangleo Legrier recorded his 100th career block against AUM on Monday night, and just 8:25 later against the Warhawks, Rashaan Benson recorded his 200th career assist.
- Legrier became just the third player in program history to have 100 blocks in their UWF career, while Benson is the ninth Argonaut to ever have 200 career assists.
 
CLOSE CALLS
- UWF has set a new school record with five overtime games this season, and the Argonauts have won each of their last three overtime contests.
- Rashaan Benson is averaging a team-high 17.4 points in overtime contests this season, followed by Deangelo Legrier who owns a 14.4 ppg average with a 61 percent field goal percentage in overtime games.
- Darryl Tucker is nearly averaging a double-double in UWF's five overtime contests this year with 10.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.
- Overtime periods have been tightly contested as well, but the Argonauts have outscored its opponents in overtime 69-64 over five games.
 
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