The Grand Rapids men's basketball team is set to play
Jackson College at Jackson tonight (February 1) at 7:30 pm.
The raiders are currently 10-9 overall and Jackson College is 9-10 overall. Both GRCC and Jackson College are 4-4 in conference play.
Sophomore guards
Jeffrey Drake-Todd and
Arthur Pearson are quite the backcourt. Drake-Todd is GRCC's leading scorer on the season so far, averaging 18.9 points per game along with 4.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 2.6 steals. Pearson averages 18.5 points per game, 5.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.9 steals. Freshman forward,
Corey Jones adds 10.1 points per game and 9.1 rebounds.
The two top players for Jackson College are Sophomore guard
Tarae Potter and freshman guard
Brandon Thomas.
Potter is leading the team in 16.4 points per game, 3.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds. Thomas is the second leading scorer averaging 10.7 points per game.
The raiders are looking to bounce back against Jackson College after coming off a tough loss to Mid Michigan Community College.
GRCC is shooting 40 percent from the field, while Jackson College is shooting 44% from the field. GRCC is pulling down 46.8 rebounds per game, while Jackson College is only grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game. This should be an advantage for the raiders that will help them pull out the win.