PREVIEW – ROMAN LEGENDS CLASSIC PRESENTED BY OLD TRAPPER

November 25, 2019

AUBURN (4-0)
*Ranked No. 18 in the AP Poll
*Coming off its first Final Four appearance in school history
*Features a balanced offense led by Samir Doughty (18.8 ppg), Isaac Okoro (14.4 ppg), and Danjel Purifoy (11.2 ppg)
*5-0 start is best since the 2004-05 season

WISCONSIN (4-1)
*Four players are scoring in double digits for the Badgers – Brad Davison (15.6 ppg), Nate Reuvers (15.0 ppg), Aleem Ford (11.6 ppg), and Kobe King (11.5 ppg)
*The Badgers have won 20 games in 15 of the last 17 seasons and have been to 20 NCAA Tournaments in the last 21 seasons
*Head coach Greg Gard has led Wisconsin to 84 wins in five seasons and the third highest winning percentage in school history
*Four of those wins have come against Top 5 teams, the most of any Big Ten coach in that span

RICHMOND (4-0)
*The Spiders are 4-0 for the first time since 2012
*Jacob Gilyard and Nick Sherod both average 20.8 ppg to rank among the top 40 scorers in the country
*The Spiders are the only team in the country with three players averaging over 18 ppg (Gilyard, Sherod, Blake Francis (18.5 ppg))
*Richmond averages 92.5 points per game this season, among top 10 in the country
*Chris Mooney is the winningest coach in school history with 254 wins

NEW MEXICO (5-1)
*Five players average double figures for the Lobos, led by JaQuan Lyle (19.8 ppg) and Cory Manigault (12.3 ppg)
*The Lobos are 5-1 for the first time in three seasons
*UNM averages 85.5 ppg and is outscoring its opponents by over 11 ppg
*Scored at least 90 points in each of its first four games this year

The Championship Rounds of the Roman Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper begin in Brooklyn on Monday. At 7:00pm, Wisconsin will tip against Richmond followed by No. 19 Auburn taking on New Mexico at Barclays Center.

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