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Men's basketball set to face Limestone on Thursday

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GREENWOOD – The Lander men's basketball team wraps up non-conference play on Tuesday night as the Bearcats take on Limestone at 7:00 p.m., in Finis Horne Arena. 

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STORYLINES

 Lander (3-7) is returning home after a four-game road stretch. The Bearcats have not played at home since Dec. 1, when Lander topped rival Erskine 67-64. The Bearcats have won 11 of their last 18 games at Horne Arena.

• Led by JR Washington, Lander has three different players with at least 20 made three-pointers this season. Washington is 24-of-70 from beyond the arc, good for seventh in the Peach Belt Conference, while Jarryd Coleman is 21-of-58 and Rahu Purdie is 20-of-45 on the year. 

• Washington currently ranks fifth on Lander's all-time scoring list with 1,496 career points. He is 35 points away from tying Alonzo Harrison for fourth place. 

• The senior guard has also netted at least 10 points in each of the last 47 games he has played in. 

• Purdie is ninth in the PBC in assists (37) and free-throw percentage (82.1). 

• Coleman ranks ninth in the conference with 21 three-pointers this season

• Lander is looking to snap a four-game losing skid. The Bearcats dropped road contests to Wingate, Montevallo, North Georgia and South Carolina. 


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Players Mentioned

Jarryd Coleman

#3 Jarryd Coleman

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6' 4"
Junior
Rahu Purdie

#2 Rahu Purdie

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5' 9"
Sophomore
JR Washington

#10 JR Washington

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6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jarryd Coleman

#3 Jarryd Coleman

6' 4"
Junior
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Rahu Purdie

#2 Rahu Purdie

5' 9"
Sophomore
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JR Washington

#10 JR Washington

6' 3"
Senior
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