FRESNO, Calif. – The Fresno Pacific men's basketball team will play three road games this week, the first coming on Tuesday in non-conference action. The Sunbirds will then open PacWest play with two games up North.

THE SCHEDULE
Game #7
at Cal Maritime (7-3)
Tuesday, Nov. 28 • 7:30 p.m.
Vallejo, Calif. • PE & Aquatics Center
Live Stats • Video
 
Game #8
at Notre Dame de Namur (0-5, 0-0 PacWest)
Thursday, Nov. 30 • 7:30 p.m.
Belmont, Calif. • Walter Gleason Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
Game #9
at Holy Names (3-5, 0-0 PacWest)
Saturday, Dec. 2 • 4 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. • Tobin Gymnasium
Live Stats • Video
 
ABOUT THE SUNBIRDS
• FPU heads into Tuesday's matchup coming off an 83-69 setback to Stanislaus State last week. Jake Straughan led the Sunbirds with a career high 25 points on six threes, while freshman Adrian Antunez added a career best 18 points, five assists and three steals.
• The Sunbirds are scoring 74.8 points per night while shooting an impressive .494 from the floor. Sam Burt has scored in double-digits in four of FPU's five games and has added two double-doubles to lead the 'Birds, while Straughan is adding 15.8 points per night.
 
FPU LEADERBOARD
• Scoring: Jake Straughan, 15.8 PPG
• Rebounds: Sam Burt, 8.3 RPG
• Assists: Adrian Antunez, 3.3 APG
• Blocks: Four tied, 2
• Steals: Adrian Antunez, 11
• FG%: Aamondae Coleman, .727
• Three-Pointers: Jake Straughan, 22
 
AWESOME ANTUNEZ
• Adrian Antunez was recently named the PacWest Freshman of the Week (11/13). Antunez, a product of Clovis West High School, started both games for FPU at the West Region Crossover Classic. In his collegiate debut, Antunez scored 13 points and grabbed five steals against St. Martin's. He then added 10 points, four rebounds and two steals in a setback to Western Oregon. His total of seven steals led the PacWest for the first week of the season. His weekly averages totaled 11.5 points and 3.5 steals per game while playing 28 minutes per night.
 
PACWEST PRESEASON POLL
• The Sunbirds were picked to finish 11th in the 2017-18 Pacific West Conference standings according to a poll of the league's head coaches. California Baptist received 178 points and 10 first-place votes to top the poll. Dixie State was second with 169 points and two first-place votes. Following the two were Point Loma and Concordia in third and fourth, respectively. The Sea Lions garnered 161 points and two first-place votes, while the Eagles amassed 154 points. Rounding out the poll was Azusa Pacific (142 points), Chaminade (132), Hawai'i Pacific (121), Dominican (94), Biola (79), Hawai'i Hilo (72), FPU (63), Holy Names (43), Academy of Art (37) and Notre Dame de Namur (25).

ABOUT THE KEELHAULERS
• Cal Maritime, a member of the NAIA, enters at 7-3 overall. The Keelhaulers most recently fell to Oregon Institute of Technology, 94-73, on Nov. 25.
• Phil Randles leads Cal Maritime with a 16.7 points per game average and has scored in double-digits in nine of 10 games. The Keelhaulers are averaging 78.4 points per night.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• The Sunbirds hold a 7-0 all-time advantage over the Keelhaulers. FPU defeated Cal Maritime 87-64 in the last meeting on Nov. 21, 2015 in Fresno.
 
ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS
• Notre Dame de Namur currently sits at 0-5 on the season. The Argonauts are coming off an 87-48 loss against Western Oregon on Nov. 25.
• NDNU is struggling to find any rhythm offensively, as the Argos rank last in the PacWest in scoring offense (53.0 PPG). Chazz Wade has scored in double-figures in each game for NDNU and leads the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU holds a 16-2 all-time advantage over NDNU. The Sunbirds have won the last nine meetings, most recently on Feb. 25, 2017 at home (81-63).
 
ABOUT THE HAWKS
• Holy Names currently sits at 3-5 overall and hosts Dominican on Thursday ahead of its matchup the Sunbirds. HNU most recently fell to Cal State East Bay, 88-75, on Nov. 25.
• The Hawks are averaging 69.1 points per night, but also ranks second in the conference with a plus 1.50 turnover margin. HNU has three players scoring in double-figures, led by Alonzo Taylor's 16.6 ppg average.
 
SERIES HISTORY
• FPU holds a 21-7 all-time advantage over HNU. The Hawks won the last meeting, 82-73, on Jan. 28 in Oakland.
 
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