Lakers Journey to Parkside and Roosevelt This Weekend

ALLENDALE – The Grand Valley State males’s basketball staff is again on the street for a pair of GLIAC video games this Thursday and Saturday. The Lakers will face Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday, January 22^nd at 8:30 PM ET and Roosevelt in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, January 24^th at 4:00 PM ET.
 
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GVSU enters the weekend on a four-game profitable streak. The Lakers erased a 19-point second half deficit of their final recreation to defeat Ferris State 84-80 on the street in extra time. The win marks the most important come from behind victory beneath head coach Cornell Mann. Jalen Charity scored a profession excessive 27 factors, whereas Trevor Smith Jr. put up a profession excessive 19 factors within the win. GVSU improved to 5-1 on the street and notched their first win in an extra time recreation this season.
 
The Lakers are 13-3 total on the season and are in third place within the GLIAC standings with a 6-2 mark. GVSU has gained 4 straight video games and 6 out of their final seven. The Lakers are fourth within the GLIAC in each scoring offense (79.3) and third in scoring protection (65.8). GVSU is finest within the GLIAC averaging 33.4 bench factors per recreation, 10.1 steals per recreation, and are second in pressured turnovers at simply over 15 a recreation. 
 
Ethan Alderink leads the Lakers in scoring averaging 13.8 factors on 46.9% capturing from the ground. Alderink additionally leads the staff flattening 27 three-pointers whereas capturing at a 46% clip from behind the arc. Trevor Smith Jr. is averaging 12.9 factors and ranks third within the GLIAC capturing 55.2% from the sphere. Smith Jr. is second within the nation with a 4.08 help/turnover ratio. Jalen Charity is averaging 12.9 factors and 5.3 rebounds on 44% capturing from the sphere and 84% capturing from the free throw line. Charity has scored in double figures in 13 of the 16 video games this season. Mason Docks leads the GLIAC and ranks 13^th nationally with 44 steals and 12^th nationally averaging 2.8 steals per recreation.
 
Parkside is 9-7 total on the season and 3-5 within the GLIAC. The Rangers are coming off a 20-point win over Division III Edgewood on Monday after falling to Wayne State and Purdue Northwest on the street final weekend. Parkside is scoring simply over 76 factors per recreation capturing at a 44% clip from the sphere. Paxton Warden leads Parkside averaging 17.7 factors and 4 rebounds on 43% capturing from the sphere and 38% from three. Luka Mateski is scoring 16.9 factors and 5.1 rebounds on 445 capturing from the sphere and an environment friendly 91% from the free throw line. Josiah Palmer has added 13.7 factors with a staff main 39 made three-pointers.
 
Roosevelt enters the weekend with a 2-13 total file and 1-7 GLIAC mark. Roosevelt ranks final within the GLIAC scoring simply over 65 factors per recreation. The Lakers defeated Purdue Northwest 77-74 earlier than falling to Wayne State 78-67 on the street final weekend. Jalen Windham leads Roosevelt in scoring averaging 17.1 factors on 42% capturing from the sphere. Hamahrie Bowers has notched over 16 factors and 6 rebounds this season, capturing at a 49% clip from the sphere. Mikey West and Dante Sawyer have every added over 13 factors and three rebounds. 
 
Both video games can be streamed stay on FloCollege and will be listened stay on Thunder Country 107.3. Visit gvsulakers.com for hyperlinks to stay stats protection and comply with @gvsubasketball on X for stay in-game updates all weekend lengthy.