POMONA, Calif. – The Cal Poly Pomona men's basketball team will resume conference play on Friday, traveling to play undefeated San Francisco State at 7:30 p.m.
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) showdown will be televised on Comcast Network, a regional cable network covering Northern and Central California. Friday's doubleheader in San Francisco will also be streamed on
www.comcasthometown.com.
The Broncos own an overall record of 2-3 while going 0-1 in the CCAA so far. The Gators are 6-0 overall and Friday will mark their first conference game. Earlier this year, San Francisco State defeated the 2016 West Region champion Western Oregon in triple overtime.
In the Broncos' most recent action, they suffered a narrow home loss to UC San Diego by a margin of 64-62. CPP committed five fewer turnovers than the Tritons and that is part of a positive trend for the Broncos. So far this season, CPP owns a turnover margin of 4.2 that ranks second in the conference.
Two Broncos rank among the league's top 10 individually for steals.
Chris Sullivan ranks at No. 5 with 2.2 steals per contest while
Jordan Ogundiran is at the No. 7 spot. Ogundiran, a sophomore guard, also holds the sixth-best scoring average at 15.4 points per game.
Friday's game at San Francisco State will feature another one of the CCAA's top guards in Gators' junior Warren Jackson. The Detroit native was the 2015-16 Newcomer of the Year for the conference and he leads the CCAA in scoring this season with 18.5 points per game.
The Broncos' most recent win – a 90-55 defeat of Antelope Valley – marked career coaching win No. 340 for CPP head coach
Greg Kamansky. He owns a CCAA mark of 248-95 with the Broncos.
After Friday's road game at SF State, the Broncos will turn their attention to a three-game homestand that will start Saturday, Dec. 10 against Cal State San Marcos.