Men's Basketball Plays Final Road Game at Weber State on Saturday

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State men's basketball team concludes its three-game road trip with an 8 p.m. game at Weber State on Saturday, Feb. 28. The game will be broadcast live on television in Utah on KJZZ and fans in southeastern Idaho can listen to the game on 102.5 FM and 930 AM with Jerry Miller calling the action. To follow the game online log onto isubengals.com.

Idaho State vs. Weber State
Weber State leads the series 77-49.  In the last 12 meetings, ISU is 2-11 against the Wildcats. The Bengals lost 65-59 in Ogden last year. Chris Hansen scored 27 points in both games against WSU last year. Idaho State has lost seven straight in Ogden, with the last win being a 58-55 victory during the 2006-07 season.

Scouting the Wildcats
Weber State is 11-15 and 6-9 in Big Sky Conference play. Weber State scores 66.6 points a game  and shoots 42 percent from the field. The Wildcats shoot 75 percent from the free throw line. Joel Bolomboy leads WSU with 13 points and and 10.3 rebounds. Richaud Gittens is scoring 10 points for Weber State.

Rebounding Machine
In two seasons, Jeffrey Solarin has established himself as one the best rebounders ever to wear the orange and black. He currently has 480 rebounds and is now in 10th place for most rebounds in a career in ISU history. Last year he averaged 8.5 rebounds a game. Through 27 games of the 2014-15 season he is averaging 8.9 boards a game. He had a season-high 15 rebounds vs. Weber State on Feb. 7. Solarin has eight rebounds or more in 31 of the 54 games he has appeared in as a Bengal. Solarin needs 21 rebounds to pass Logan Kinghorn to move into ninth place. Kinghorn played from 2004-08 and finished his career with 500 rebounds.

King of the Three-Point Line
Chris Hansen became the ISU career 3-point leader vs. Northern Arizona. He now has made a school record 220 3-pointers on a record 572 attempts. David Schroeder held the previous record for 3-pointers made with 211 and Austin Kilpatrick held the previous mark for attempts with 510.

Hansen Putting up the Points
Chris Hansen became the 20th Bengal in ISU men's basketball history to reach the 1,000 point mark. He scored nine points vs. Bakersfield on Dec. 20 to reach the mark and he now has 1,292 points in his career. Here is where he ranks on the all-time scoring list.
1. Les Roh        1952-56    1964
2. Steve Hayes        1973-77    1933
3. Donn Holston        1982-87    1819
4. Jim Potter        1991-95    1810
5. Arthur Crump        1961-64    1557
6. Willie Humes        1969-71    1510
7. Lloyd Harris        1955-58    1489
8. Lawrence Butler        1977-79    1420
9. Frank Swopes        1959-62    1304
10.  Chris Hansen        2011-15    1292

Redshirt Year Pays Off for Ezenwa
As a junior during the 2012-13 season, Nnamdi Ezenwa played in  all 30 games but averaged 18 minutes, 2.3 points, .4 rebounds and shot .358 percent from the field. After redshirting during the 2013-14 season, Ezenwa is now playing 31.4 minutes a game, averaging nine points, shooting .437 percent from the field and grabbing 4.8 rebounds a game. He had a career-high 18 points on Nov. 26 against UVU and nine rebounds in a loss to Montana.

Playing it Close
Since the start of the 2013-14 season, 28 of Idaho State's 38 losses have been by nine points or loss. In 2013-14, 16 of ISU's 18 losses were by eight points or less and this year ISU has lost six games by nine points or less.
Losses by 9 points: vs. Bakersfield
Losses by 8 points: at Utah, at Eastern Washington (13-14); at Eastern Washington (2014-15)
Losses by 7 points: at Northern Colorado, vs. Weber State
Losses by 6 points: at Weber State, at Sacramento State, at Montana State, vs. Pacific
Losses by 5 points: vs. North Dakota, vs. Montana
Losses by 4 points: at North Dakota, at Idaho, vs. Bakersfield, at Portland State; at UVU; at SUU, vs. SUU
Losses by 3 points: vs. UVU, vs. South Dakota State, at NAU; vs. Sacramento State; ISU at Northern Colorado
Losses by 2 points: at Bakersfield, at NAU
Losses by 1 point: at Montana, vs. NAU

Here is a look where the Bengals rank in the conference stats for all- games played.
- Scoring 11th, 64.1
- Scoring Defense, 5th, 69.0
- Free throw percentage, 12th, 66.2
- Field goal percentage, 8th, 43.8
- Field goal percentage defense, 3rd, .439
- 3-point field goal percentage, 11th, 34.4
- 3-point field goal percentage defense, 5th, 36.8
- Rebounding, 6th, 32.6
- Blocks, 8th, 2.7
- Assists, 12th, 10.9
- Steals, 3rd, 7.0
- Offensive Rebounds, 5th 10.0
- Defensive Rebounds, 10th, 22.5
- 3-pointers made per game, 12th, 4.8

Here is where the Bengals rank in the individual conference stats for all-games played.
- Chris Hansen, 3rd, scoring 17.4 points.
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd, rebounding, 8.9
- Jeffrey Solarin, 8th, field goal percenrage 54.4
- Ben Wilson, 9th, assists, 3.5
- Chris Hansen, 3rd, free throw percentage, 84.2
- Ben Wilson, 9th, steals, 1.2
- Chris Hansen 3-pointers made per game, 4th, 2.6|
- Jeffrey Solarin, Blocks, 10th, 1.0
- Ben Wilson, 5th, Assist to turnover ratio, 1.7
- Jeffrey Solarin, 1st, offensive rebounds, 3.7
- Jeffrey Solarin, 3rd defensive rebounds, 5.3
- Ben Wilson, 5th, Minutes Played, 34.4

Team Conference Stats Only
- Scoring, 10th, 67.0
- Scoring defense, 6th, 73.0
- Free Throw Percentage, 9th, 69.6
- Field Goal Percentage, 8th, .462
- Field Goal Percentage defense, 8th, .465
- 3-point field goal percentage, 3rd .416
- 3-point field goal percentage defense, 9th, .418
- Rebounding, 11th, 31.1
- Blocks, 8th, 2.7
- Assists, 11th, 11.3
- Steals, 3rd, 6.7
- Offensive rebounds, 8th, 9.2
- Defensive rebounds, 10th, 21.9
- 3-pointers made per game, 12th, 4.9

Conference Only Individual Stats
- Chris Hansen, 3rd Scoring, 18.6 points
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd rebounding, 8.9 rebounds
- Ben Wilson, 10th, assists, 3.7
- Chris Hansen, 2nd, free throws, .868
- Ben Wilson, 10th steals, 1.3
- Chris Hansen, 3-point FG made, 5th, 2.8
- Jeffrey Solarin, Blocks, 9th, 1.1
- Jeffrey Solarin, 2nd, offensive rebounds, 3.6
- Jeffrey Solarin, 3rd defensive rebounds, 5.3
- Ben Wilson, 8th minutes played, 35.1