Wednesday, January 18, 2006

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (1/18/05) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will hit the road this week for its first visit to Florida since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference, facing off with Stetson on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Bucs are currently 8-7 overall, 5-3 in A-Sun play and winners of seven of their last eight.

Senior Tim Smith (Newport News, Va.) continues to lead the team and conference in scoring with 23.7 ppg, while also leading the nation in steals with 3.7 a contest. Meanwhile, junior forward Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.) is averaging a double-double against A-Sun competition, with 10.0 rebounds and 11.9 points per contest against those teams.

For more on the game, click on the game notes link provided above, and also check out Billy Dixon's article on comparing the careers of Tim Smith and Keith "Mister" Jennings by clicking on the link provided.