Preview // K-State Plays at St. John's in Big 12/BIG EAST Battle Saturday

Saturday, December 7

Queens, N.Y.

10:30 a.m. CT

Kansas State University

St. John's

Preview // K-State Plays at St. John's in Big 12/BIG EAST Battle Saturday

Dec 06, 2024 | Men's Basketball

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The Wildcats and Red Storm play before a FOX national audience at 10:30 am CT.

GAME 9
KANSAS STATE (6-2) vs. rv/rv ST. JOHN'S (6-2)
Saturday, December 7, 2024 >> 10:30 a.m., CT >> Carnesecca Arena (5,602) >> Queens, N.Y.
Big 12/BIG EAST Battle

TELEVISION
FOX (online link)

Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play)
Donny Marshall (analyst)
Bryan Colucci (producer)

RADIO
K-State Sports Network
Flagships: // KMAN 1350 & WIBW 580
Satellite Radio: Ch. 382
Online: Varsity Network [free] / www.kstatesports.com/watch [free]

Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play)
Stan Weber (analyst)

LIVE STATS
kstate.statbroadcast.com

COACHES
K-State: Jerome Tang [Charter Oak State College '07]
Record at K-State: 51-27/3rd Year
Career Record: 53-27*/3rd Year+
vs. St. John's: 0-0 [0-0 on the road]

St. John's: Rick Pitino [UMass '74]
Record at St. John's: 26-15/2nd Year
Career Record: 737-305/37th Year
vs. K-State: 0-0 [0-0 at home]

LAST GAME STARTERS:
K-State (6-2)
G: #3 C.J. Jones
G: #11 Brendan Hausen
G: #2 Max Jones
W: #33 Coleman Hawkins
W: #1 David N'Guessan

St. John's (6-2)
G: #1 Kadary Richmond
G: #7 Simeon Wilcher
G/F: #12 RJ Luis Jr.
G/F: #0 Aaron Scott
F: #24 Zuby Ejiofor

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: Tied 1-1
On the Road: First meeting
At Carnesecca Arena: First meeting
Active Streak: St. John's, 1
First Meeting: W, 63-50 [12/16/1961 in Manhattan]
Last Meeting: L, 65-72 [12/10/1965 in Lawrence, Kan.]
Jerome Tang vs. Rick Pitino: 0-0

K-STATE TRAVELS TO ST. JOHN'S FOR BIG 12/BIG EAST BATTLE SATURDAY
K-State plays its first true road game on Saturday, as the Wildcats travel to the Big Apple to take on St. John's (6-2) at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, N.Y., in the sixth and final edition of the Big 12/BIG EAST Battle. The game will tip off at 10:30 a.m., CT on FOX. K-State is 1-3 all-time in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, snapping a 3-game losing streak with a 72-71 overtime victory over Villanova last season. The Wildcats have also played Marquette in 2019 and 2021 and Butler in 2022.

This will be just the third meeting and the first in more than 60 years since St. John's knocked off K-State, 72-65, on Dec. 10, 1965, in the Sunflower Doubleheader at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. The Wildcats won the first meeting, 63-50, at Ahearn Field House on Dec. 16, 1961.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior Achor Achor led six Wildcats in double figures with a season-high 21 points, as K-State set the school single-game scoring record in a 120-73 win over UAPB on Sunday afternoon. It was the 41st 100-point game in school history and the third under head coach Jerome Tang.

The 120 points eclipsed the previous mark of 116 set in a win over No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, while they were the most-ever in a game at Bramlage Coliseum, surpassing the 115 scored against Delaware State on Dec. 7, 1991, and Fresno State on March 24, 1994.

Achor was joined in double figures by junior Dug McDaniel (18 points), freshman David Castillo (17 points), senior David N'Guessan (17 points), junior Brendan Hausen (14 points) and senior Max Jones (12 points). McDaniel also dished out a career-best 10 assists to register his first career double-double. It marked the fourth time in the Tang era that six players scored in double figures.

KEY STORYLINES

The Wildcats (6-2) put on a clinic from the 3-point line, totaling 21 makes on a school-record 40 attempts from beyond the arc, falling just two triples shy of the school record of 23 set against Fresno State in 1994. Eight players registered at least one made 3-pointer, while seven had at least 2 makes, led by a season-high 5 from freshman David Castillo. Junior Brendan Hausen, who accounted for 3 treys vs. UAPB, ranks 28th nationally and third in the Big 12 with 3.4 makes/game.
It's still a small sample size (8 games) but K-State seems to be a better scoring team, averaging 81.6 points on 49 percent shooting, including 38.2 percent from 3-point range with 9.9 makes per game. The Wildcats have already hit on better than 50 percent from the field as well as double-digit 3-pointers in 4 games. The 61.5 field goal percentage vs. UAPB was the highest since a Wildcat win at Texas on Jan. 2, 2023. The team is 6-0 when scoring 70 or more points and 0-2 when they don't.
Newcomers have combined to score 499 (76.4 percent) of the team's 653 points, including 23 of the 31 double-digit scoring games. Senior returner David N'Guessan (21, 12, 16, 10, 17, 10, 10 and 17 points) is the only Wildcat to score in double figures in the first 8 games, but the next 6 highest scorers are newcomers, including 6 double-digit scoring efforts by junior Brendan Hausen and 4 by senior Max Jones and junior Dug McDaniel and 3 by seniors Achor Achor and Coleman Hawkins.

A K-STATE WIN WOULD…

Give the Wildcats a 2-1 all-time record vs. the Red Storm.
Give the Wildcats a 2-3 record in the Big 12/BIG EAST Battle.
Snap a 9-game losing streak in true road games.
Even the all-time record vs. the BIG EAST at 27-all.
Give the Wildcats an 188-57 non-conference mark since 2006.

NOTES ON ST. JOHN'S

Led by Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino, St. John's is 6-2 on the season, including 5-0 at home, after rebounding from a 66-63 loss to Georgia with a 77-64 victory over Harvard on Nov. 30. The Red Storm opened the season with wins over Fordham (92-60), Quinnipiac (96-73), Wagner (66-45) and New Mexico (85-71) before 2-overtime loss to Baylor (98-99) on Nov. 21. They responded with an 80-55 win over Virginia before the setback to Georgia.
St. John's is averaging 82.1 points on 47.7 percent shooting, including 33.7 percent from 3-point range, while allowing 66.6 points on 39.4 percent from the field, including 34.2 percent from 3-point range. The Red Storm are connecting on 69.4 percent from the free throw line.
Three players are averaging in double figures led by junior transfer R.J. Luis Jr.'s 17.6 points per game, connecting on 48.6 percent from the field and 73.2 percent from the free throw line. Junior Zuby Ejiofor (11.8 ppg.) and graduate Kadary Richmond (10.3 ppg.) are also averaging in double figures. Luis and Ejiofor are both averaging a team-best 6.8 rebounds per game, while Richmond has a team-high 40 assists.
St. John's is led by the legendary Rick Pitino, who has won 737 games in his Hall of Fame college coaching career, including stints at Hawaii, Boston University, Providence, Kentucky and Louisville. He also has won 192 games in stints with the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics.

LAST GAME OUT

St. John's rebounded from its loss to Georgia on Nov. 24 with a 77-64 win over Harvard at home on Dec. 30. The Red Storm connected on 44.3 percent from the field with 42 points in the paint, while holding the Crimson to 36.1 percent shooting, including 27.6 percent from 3-point range.
Four players scored in double figures led by junior R.J. Luis Jr.'s double-double with game-highs in both points (24) and rebounds (10) to go with 4 assists. Graduate Kadary Richmond had a near double-double with 18 points and eight rebounds to go with a team-high 3 blocks.

SERIES HISTORY

K-State and St. John's will be meeting for just the third time with the Wildcats winning 63-50 on Dec. 16, 1961, at home before a 72-65 win by the Red Storm in Lawrence, Kan., on Dec. 10, 1965.
K-State is 26-27 all-time against BIG EAST opponents, including wins against Providence and Villanova in 2023-24. However, the Wildcats are just 4-16 on the road against BIG EAST foes, including seven straight losses, with the last win coming at Creighton on Dec. 5, 1987.

ALL-TIME MEETINGS [1-1]

Date	Rank	Result	Score	Location
12/16/1961	--/9	W	63-50	Manhattan
12/10/1965	--/--	L	65-72	Lawrence, Kan.

BIG 12/BIG EAST BATTLE HISTORY

K-State is 1-3 all-time in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, snapping a 3-game losing streak with a 72-71 overtime victory over Villanova on Dec. 5, 2023.
The Wildcats have also played Marquette in 2019 (65-73) on the road and 2021 (63-64) at home and Butler in 2022 (64-76) on the road.

CURRENT WILDCATS VS. ST. JOHN'S

Junior Dug McDaniel scored 26 points in a win by Michigan at St. John's in 2023, while adding 7 assists and 6 rebounds in 38 minutes.
Junior Brendan Hausen has played 4 games vs. St. John's in his playing career at Villanova, scoring a combined 8 points in 2 meetings in 2024.

LAST TIME OUT:
K-STATE 120, UAPB 73

Senior Achor Achor led six Wildcats in double figures with a season-high 21 points, as K-State set the school single-game scoring record in a 120-73 win over UAPB on Dec. 1 before 7,971 fans at Bramlage Coliseum.
The 120 points eclipsed the previous mark of 116 set in a win over No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, while they were the most-ever in a game at Bramlage Coliseum, surpassing the 115 scored against Delaware State on Dec. 7, 1991, and Fresno State on March 24, 1994. It was the 41st 100-point game in school history and the third under head coach Jerome Tang.
The Wildcats (6-2) put on a clinic from the 3-point line, totaling 21 makes on a school-record 40 attempts from beyond the arc, falling just two triples shy of the school record of 23 set against Fresno State in 1994. Eight different players registered at least one made 3-pointer, while seven had at least 2 makes, led by a season-high 5 from freshman David Castillo (17 points).
On top of the 63 points scored from the 3-point line, K-State had 36 points in the paint and 32 points off turnovers and a school-record 68 bench points.
The Wildcats connected on 61.5 percent (40-of-65) from the field, including 52.5 percent (21-of-40) from 3-point range, while they hit on 19 of 26 (73.1 percent) from the free throw line. The team had assists on 30 of their 40 field goals, including a career-high 10 from junior Dug McDaniel, who finished with his first career double-double with 18 points and 5 steals.
It marked the first time K-State has totaled 40 made field goals since a win over Missouri on Jan. 3, 1998, while it topped 30 assists for the first time since 2008. The 30 assists tied for the second-most in a game and were the most since the Wildcats set the school record with 34 in 1985.
Joining Achor, Castillo and McDaniel in double figures were senior David N'Guessan (17 points), junior Brendan Hausen (14 points) and senior Max Jones (12 points). Six Wildcats scored in double figures for the fourth time under head coach Jerome Tang.
K-State jumped out to an 8-0 lead less than 2 minutes into the game and led 17-3 after three straight 3-pointers before UAPB called a second timeout at the 16:03 mark. The lead topped 20 points after a 9-2 run at 39-18 then grew to 30 points at 54-24 after a 13-4 run that included two 3-pointers by Castillo.
The lead stood at its largest in the first half at 63-31 after consecutive baskets by N'Guessan and Max Jones right before halftime, as the 63 points were the third-most in school history and the most since 70 vs. Fresno State in 1994.
The Wildcats continued to its hot shooting in the second half, scoring 8 of the first 10 points to double up the Golden Lions at 71-35 at the 17:50 mark. The lead topped 40 points at 79-39 after a 3-pointer from Achor with more than 15 minutes remaining.
A 3-pointer from Hausen gave K-State its first 100-point game since 2023 with 5:23 left before a 3-pointer from sophomore Taj Manning set the school scoring record at 117 points with 1:57 remaining. A 21st and final 3-pointer, this time by McDaniel, provided the final points at 120 with 1:03 remaining.

POSTGAME NEWS & NOTES

K-State is now 6-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points.
It marked the first time shooting above 60 percent from the field since the win at Texas on Jan. 3, 2023.
The 30 assists tied for the second-most in school history and are the most since it set the school record of 34 vs. Morgan State in 1985.

BETTER OFFENSE, BETTER SHOOTERS

K-State is averaging 81.6 points through 8 games on 49 percent shooting, including 38.2 percent from 3-point range, to go with 17.9 assists per game. The Wildcats rank in the top 50 nationally in 5 offensive categories, including 23rd in assists, 29th in effective field goal percentage (57.2), 40th in 3-point percentage, 48th in field goal percentage and 49th in 3-point field goals/game (9.9).
The Wildcats have scored 70 or more points in all 6 of their wins, including 80 or more in 4 contests, highlighted by the school-record 120-point effort vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 120 points topped the previous record of 116 set in a win at No. 6/6 Texas on Jan. 3, 2023, while they were the most in a home game, surpassing the 115 scored against Delaware State in 1991 and Fresno State in 1994.
K-State has connected on better than 50 percent from the field in 4 of 8 games, including a season-high 61.5 percent (40-of-65) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The team hit on 57.8 percent vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24), 51.8 percent vs. George Washington (11/22/24) and 58.9 percent vs. Longwood (11/25/24).
Ten players are shooting better than 43 percent from the field led by senior David N'Guessan's 71.2 field goal percentage (47-of-66), which ranks sixth nationally and tops in the Big 12 through 8 games.

BETTER FROM 3-POINT RANGE

One of the top priorities for head coach Jerome Tang and his coaching staff this offseason was getting better production from the 3-point line. Last season, K-State ranked last in the Big 12 and 289th nationally in 3-point percentage at 31.8, while the Wildcats were eighth in the league and 183rd in the nation in 3-point field goals made/game at 7.4.
Through 8 games, the Wildcats have made dramatic improvement in that area, as they rank 40th nationally and seventh in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (38.2) and 49th in the nation and fifth in the league in 3-point field goals made/game (9.9). They are also fifth in the Big 12 in attempts (25.9).
K-State has connected on 10 or more 3-pointers in 4 games, including a near school-record 21 triples in the win over UAPB (12/1/24). The 21 made 3-pointers are the second-most in school history and the most since hitting on a record 23 in an NIT win over Fresno State on March 24, 1994. In addition, the Wildcats made 13 treys in the opener vs. New Orleans (11/5/24), 10 vs. Cleveland State (11/9/24) and 11 vs. Longwood (11/25/24).
Three Wildcats have already registered double-digit 3-pointers led by junior Brendan Hausen's 27 makes. Hausen ranks second in the Big 12 in total 3-point field goals made (27) and 3-point attempts (66), while he is third in 3-pointers/game (3.38). He ranks among the top-40 nationally in all 3 categories. Ten different players have at least 2 made 3-pointers this season, including 11 by senior Max Jones and 10 by senior Coleman Hawkins.

SUCCESS IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY

K-State has posted a 187-58 (.764) record in non-conference play since the 2006-07 season. During that span, the Wildcats have a 146-17 (.899) mark at home venues (includes games played at Bramlage Coliseum, INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita and the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City) in non-conference play, including a 130-14 (.907) mark at Bramlage Coliseum.
K-State's 12-1 non-conference mark in 2022-23 was the best since the 2009-10 team went a program-best 13-1. Last season, the team went 10-3 in non-conference play, including 7-1 at Bramlage Coliseum.

Year	Overall	Home	Bramlage
2006-07	11-4	7-0	7-0
2007-08	10-4	8-1	7-1
2008-09	12-3	11-0	10-0
2009-10	13-1	9-0	8-0
2010-11	12-3	9-1	8-1
2011-12	11-1	7-0	6-0
2012-13	11-2	9-0	8-0
2013-14	10-3	7-1	7-1
2014-15	7-6	6-2	5-2
2015-16	11-2	8-0	8-0
2016-17	11-2	8-0	8-0
2017-18	11-2	8-1	8-0
2018-19	10-3	7-0	6-0
2019-20	7-6	6-2	6-1
2020-21	4-5	4-5	4-5
2021-22	8-5	6-1	6-1
2022-23	12-1	8-0	7-0
2023-24	10-3	8-1	7-1
2024-25	6-2	4-1	4-1
Total	187-58	146-17	130-14

'CATS PICKED 8TH IN BIG 12 POLL; HAWKINS NAMED CO-NEWCOMER

K-State was picked eighth in the new 16-team Big 12 preseason poll, while senior transfer Coleman Hawkins was named the league's co-Newcomer of the Year, alongside Baylor's Jeremy Roach.
Hawkins is the first Wildcat to be selected as the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and the fourth to be chosen for a preseason player honor, joining Michael Beasley (2007-08 Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year), Jacob Pullen (2010-11 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year) and Dean Wade (2018-19 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year).
Hawkins, who earned All-Big Ten honors at Illinois in 2023-24, was also selected to the preseason All-Big 12 Second Team by the league coaches, joining Baylor's Norchad Omier and Roach, Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert and Kansas' Dajuan Harris Jr.
Hawkins is also the first Wildcat to earn selection to one of the main preseason all-conference teams by the coaches since Barry Brown Jr. and Wade in 2018-19. He is one of eight players in school history to be chosen for preseason all-conference honors dating to Manny Dies in 1998-99. Others include Pullen and Curtis Kelly in 2010-11, Rodney McGruder in 2012-13 and Marcus Foster in 2014-15.
K-State received 133 points to place eighth in the poll, just two points behind seventh-place Texas Tech and 17 points ahead of ninth-place BYU.
Kansas was picked first with 215 points and nine first-place votes followed closely by Houston (211, five first-place votes), third-place Iowa State (194, one first-place vote), fourth-place Baylor (185) and fifth-place Arizona (179, one first-place vote).
Hawkins has also been named to the watch list for the Naismith Trophy as well as the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.

N'GUESSAN OFF TO STRONG START

Senior David N'Guessan is off to a strong start to his fifth and final year of college in 2024-25, as the De Lier, The Netherlands native has scored in double figures in 8 consecutive games (9 dating to last season) to open the season. He currently leads the Wildcats in scoring at 14.1 points per game on a Big 12-best 71.2 percent shooting from the field with 6.8 rebounds per game.
N'Guessan made quite the season debut against New Orleans on Nov. 5 becoming the first Wildcat with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener since Wesley Iwundu (23 points, 10 rebounds) did it against UMES on Nov. 13, 2015. He scored his 21 points on 10-of-14 field goals to go with 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in nearly 31 minutes. It was his fourth career double-double and his first career 20-point, 10-rebound performance.
N'Guessan followed with 16 points vs. LSU (11/14/24) before adding a near double-double in the win over George Washington (11/22/24) with 17 points and 9 rebounds. He recently had another near double-double vs. UAPB (12/2/24) with 17 points, 8 rebounds and a season-high 4 assists.
N'Guessan, the last remaining member of the 2023 Elite Eight team, is in his third season at K-State after transferring from Virginia Tech in 2022-23. He has scored 565 points in his Wildcat career, connecting on 64.4 percent from the field, to go with 385 rebounds, 69 assists, 45 blocks and 50 steals in 71 games played with 47 starts. He has 4 career double-doubles.
N'Guessan is coming off a career year in 2023-24, in which, he posted career-highs in points (265), double-digit scoring games (14), field goals made (111) and attempted (190), rebounds (230), assists (31), blocks (26), steals (24) and total minutes (935). He also collected 3 double-doubles.
N'Guessan has been a part of 89 victories in college, including 3 trips to the NCAA Tournament (2021, 2022, 2023), an NIT appearance in 2024, an ACC Tournament title in 2022 at Virginia Tech and Elite Eight run in 2023 at K-State.

MR. ALL-AROUND

Senior wing Coleman Hawkins has proven himself to be an elite all-around player for the Wildcats, as he leads the team in rebounding (7.0 rpg.), blocks (1.4 bpg.) and minutes (32.0 mpg.) while he is second in both assists (3.8 apg.) and steals (2.3 spg.) and fifth in scoring (8.5 ppg.).
Hawkins has registered at least 4 assists and 2 steals in 6 of 8 games played, while he has grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 5 occasions and had 3 games of at least 2 blocks. He has scored in double figures 3 times, including a season-high 19 points in the win over Longwood (11/25/24) on 7-of-10 field goals, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
Hawkins ranking in the top-15 in 4 categories in the Big 12, including sixth in steals (2.3 spg.), ninth in blocks (1.4 bpg.), 11th in rebounds (7.0 rpg.) and 15th in assists (3.8 apg.). He is also seventh in minutes (32.0 mpg.).
Hawkins was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team on Nov. 25 after averaging 13.0 points on 55.6 percent (15-of-27) shooting from the field, including 50 percent (7-of-14) from 3-point range, with 8.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks in 34.3 minutes per game. He registered his seventh career double-double and his first as a Wildcat with his 19-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Longwood (11/25/24) which also included 5 assists.

HAUSEN GOOD FROM 3

Junior guard Brendan Hausen has given the Wildcats a scoring threat from 3-point range, as the Villanova transfer ranks second in the Big 12 in total 3-point field goals made (27) and 3-pointers attempted (66) while he is third in 3-pointers/game (3.38) and 11th in 3-point percentage (40.9).
Hausen has connected on at least 2 made 3-pointers in all 8 games while he had a season-high 6 makes from beyond the arc against Cleveland State (11/9/24). Twice he has 4 treys in a game (New Orleans and Liberty), while he made 3 in back-to-back games vs. Longwood (11/25/24) and UAPB (12/1/24).
After attempting double-digit 3-pointers in 3 straight games, Hausen has become more selective in the past 2 outings, hitting on 3-of-4 attempts from beyond the arc against Longwood (11/25/24) and UAPB (12/1/24). Overall, he has been more efficient the last 2 games, connecting on 9-of-12 from the field, while scoring 16 and 14 points, respectively, and dishing out 4 of his 10 assists.
A starter in all 8 games, Hausen ranks second on the team in scoring (13.8 ppg.) while connecting on 43.4 percent from the field, including 40.9 percent from 3-point range. He is second on the team behind David N'Guessan with 6 double-digit scoring games, including 4 in a row.
Dubbed the 'Amarillo Assassin' for his 3-point ability in high school, Hausen has totaled 115 made 3-pointers in his 74-game college career, making nearly 40 percent from the field. He was Villanova's top 3-point shooting threat in 2023-24, totaling 61 makes on 38.1 percent shooting from the bench.

POINT GUARD BY COMMITTEE

A weakness a year ago, head coach Jerome Tang made it a point to have options at the point guard position in 2024-25, bringing in transfers C.J. Jones (UIC) and Dug McDaniel (Michigan) to go with incoming freshman David Castillo. Throw in versatile big man Coleman Hawkins, who is second on the team with 3.8 assists/game, and the coaching staff have plenty of ball handlers.
K-State is averaging 17.9 assists through 8 games this season, which ranks 23rd nationally and fourth in the Big 12, while they have assists on nearly 61 percent of their made baskets (143 out of 235). The Wildcats have twice dished out more than 20 assists, including 30 on 40 made field goals while breaking the school scoring record (120) vs. UAPB (12/1/24). The 30 assists tied for the second-most all-time and the most since the record of 34 was set in 1985.
Jones has started 7 games this season, averaging 7.4 points on 46.3 percent shooting with 2.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game. He has at least 2 assists in 7 games, including a season-high 4 vs. New Orleans (11/5/24) and George Washington (11/22/24), while he scored a season-high 12 points vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/19/24).
McDaniel has provided a spark from the bench, leading the Wildcats in both assists (41) and steals (21) while averaging nearly 30 minutes per game. He has at least 3 assists in 7 games played, including a career-best 10 against UAPB (12/1/24). He has scored in double figures in 4 of the last 5 games, including a season-best 18 points vs. UAPB to post his first career double-double.
Castillo, who is coming off his first career double-digit scoring game (17 points) vs. UAPB (12/1/24), is averaging 11 minutes off the bench.