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PENSACOLA, Fla. – The UWF men's basketball team returns home this weekend, hosting West Alabama on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and Alabama Huntsville on Saturday at 4 p.m. Both games will be at the UWF Field House.
 
ABOUT UWF
* UWF is 7-7 through 14 games and has lost it's last two contests – after winning its previous three. The Argonauts are 3-7 in Gulf South Conference play.
* UWF is seventh in the GSC in scoring offense at 73.6 ppg but ninth in scoring defense at 72.9 ppg.
* UWF is shooting 45.1 percent from the field and is 6-5 when shooting at least 40 percent in a game. The Argos have shot at least 43 percent in each of the last five games.
* From outside the 3-point line, the Argos are converting 33.3 pct. They have made 34 in the last five games and at least seven six times, going 4-2 in those contests.
* The Argos are averaging 31.9 rebounds per game and have outrebounded four opponents this year.
 
UWF OFFENSE LOOKING GOOD IN THE PAST FIVE GAMES
* In the last five games, the UWF offense has done its job, averaging 82.6 ppg while scoring at least 71 points in all five outings. They have also shot 48.1 percent (140-for-291).
 
ARGOS PUT UP 113 POINTS AT MONTEVALLO
* UWF scored 113 points at Montevallo on Saturday, marking the fifth-highest scoring game in program history.
* The Argos scored 65 points in the first half and 48 in the second. 
 
SINGLE-GAME SCORING RECORD
129       Mississippi College, 1968-69
126       Carver Bible, 2003-04
122       Wesley (Miss.), 2004-05
117       Mississippi College, 1968-69
113       at Montevallo, 2022-23
110       Shorter, 2016-17
            Oglethorpe, 1970-71
108       Thomas, 1999-00
            Gulf Coast Christian, 1996-97
            Flagler, 1994-95
            Florida Tech, 1972-73
 
UWF FREE THROW SHOOTING AMONG THE BEST UWF HISTORY
* UWF has made 76.0 percent of its free throw shots this season, its highest in any of Jeff Burkhamer's eight seasons as the head coach. The school record is .764 in the 1969-70 season.
* The Argos rank third in the GSC and 38th in the country. Additionally, the 16.1 FT made per game is second and 37th, respectively.
 
SINGLE-SEASON FT PCT.
.769 1969-70
.760 2022-23*
.749 1968-69
.737 2021-22*
.735 2018-19*
* Jeff Burkhamer-coached teams
 
TATE EMERGING AS A TOP SCORER IN THE GSC
* The move from point guard to more of a combo guard (splitting PG duties with Jared DeHart) has benefitted junior LaTrell Tate more than anyone could have imagined. He is the team's leading scorer with 16.6 ppg (6th in the GSC) and has scored in double figures in 11 games, including all nine since the switch.
* In the last nine contests, he is averaging 21.2 ppg with six 20-plus point performances.
* Last weekend, the Marietta, Ga. native averaged 26.5 ppg in road contests at Montevallo and AUM. He had a career-high 37 in the game against the Falcons, which is the 23rd-highest in the country this season and the fourth most in a game in UWF history. Also had 16 two days later at AUM.
* Additionally, he was perfect from the FT line, going 15-for-15 and has now made his last 21. For the season, he is shooting 79.5 pct. from the line, including 84.6 pct. (55-for-65) in the last nine outings.
 
GSC Leading Scorers Since Nov. 26
Name                                   PPG           20-Pt Games
Tylandrius Parks, Union          21.67         5
Braxton Bertolette, Mont.       21.60         6
LaTrell Tate, UWF                  21.22        6
Tradavis Thompson, MC         20.22         4
 
SOFIELD'S ASSAULT ON THE UWF RECORD BOOK
* UWF guard/forward Daniel Sofield became the school's career 3-point record holder a year ago and then surpassed the 1,000-point plateau earlier this season. Below are his current ranks in a number of categories in the Argo Record Book:
POINTS
1. 1,477 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
2. 1,245 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
3. 1,218 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
4. 1,156 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
 
FIELD GOALS MADE
1. 587 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
2. 477 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
3. 418 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
4. 413 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
1. 1,144 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
2. 999 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
3. 895 - Mike Morgan (1997-00)
4. 894 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
5. 882 – Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
 
THREE POINT FIELD GOALS
1. 198 - Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
2. 146 - Jason Laatsch (2012-17)
3. 132 - Rashaan Benson (2015-19)
 
STEALS
1. 157 - Rashaan Benson (2015-2019)
2. 139 - Deondre Boynton (2005-09)
3. 128 - D.J. Thorpe (2016-18)
4. 126 - Matt Shemwell (2001-04)
5. 122 - Maurice Thomas (2004-10)
6. 121 - Marcus Grant (2005-07)
7. 106 - Kashif Russell (2003-05)
8. 102 - Mike Morgan (1997-00)
9. 96 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
10. 93 - Peter Connole (2009-13)
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83 - Daniel Sofield (2019-present)
 
 
MATTHEWS FINDING HIS SHOOTING TOUCH
* In the last four games, Dell Matthews has scored in double figures in all four with a 17.0 scoring avg, while raising his season scoring average to a season-high 10.4 ppg. He leads the team in FG pct. at 52.4 pct. raising that mark from 43.8 pct. thanks to shooting 66.7 pct. (26-for-39) over the last four games.
* He had a season-high 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting at Montevallo on Saturday, after an 18-point, 7-assist game in the win over Valdosta State just before the Christmas break.
 
BLOCKED SHOTS
(Since 1994)
1. 148 - Charles Bouie (2007-09)
2. 111 - Kelly Powe (2000-01)
3. 109 - Deangelo Legrier (2013-17)
4. 94 - Anthony Russell (1995-98)
5. 79 - Terrence Harris (1994-96)
6. 64 - Wendell Matthews (2020-Present)
7. 61 - Darryl Tucker (2016-18)


 
ABOUT WEST ALABAMA
* UWA is the hottest team in the GSC, winning 6-consecutive and entering with a 12-2 record and 8-2 in the GSC.
* The Tigers average 75.1 points per game and lead the league in defense, holding teams to 58.8 ppg on 40.6 field goal pct (2nd in the league). They pace the league in both rebounds (40.1 rpg) and rebound margin (plus-11.1).
* The Tigers have started the same lineup in all 14 games and all five starters average at least 28 minutes per game, with just 2-3 bench players seeing substantial minutes.
* UWA has made just 75 3-pointers, accounting for 20 percent of their made field goals - while their 28 pct shooting is the lowest in the GSC.
 
SERIES HISTORY
* The series dates back to the 1995-96 season when UWF joined the NCAA & GSC. The teams have met 53 times with the Argos holding a 30-23 edge.
* UWA has won the last three and five of the last six.
 
ABOUT UAH
* The Chargers are 13-3 and 8-2 in the GSC entering Thursday's game at Valdosta State. They are 9-0 at home and 3-2 on the road. UAH has own four-consecutive games for the third time this season.
* UAH is averaging 75.4 ppg and is shooting 44.8 pct. from the floor, while allowing opponents to outshoot them to the tune of 45.1 pct. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
* UWF and UAH are playing for the 55th time in men's basketball on Saturday, with the Chargers holding a 40-14 series lead.
* The Chargers have won the last three and 12 of the last 13.
* UWF's last win in the series came three seasons ago, 65-60, at the UWF Field House over No. 12 UAH.