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[Men's Basketball] MBB Gameday Preview: Falcons open home action tonight vs. Barclay
The Lowdown: Barclay College at Friends UniversityLocation: Garvey CenterWhen: Tuesday, Nov. 2 @ 8 pmBroadcast and Live Stats: https://kcacnetwork.com/friends/Flying with the Falcons: The Friends University Falcons opened the 2021-22 campaign with a couple of setbacks to (RV) Concordia University and Hastings College this past weekend in Hastings, Neb.Ian Konek (JR/Long Beach, Calif.) and Trey Reid (FR/Wichita, Kan. ) each averaged 12.0 ppg for the two outings, with Konek pulling down a team-best 6.5 rebounds per game and Davonte Pack (SR/Sumter, SC) dishing out a team-high 4.5 assists. Tim Barbieri (JR/Abilene,Kan. ) also had three blocks vs. Concordia.Scouting the Bears: The Barclay College Bears began their season last Friday (Oct. 29) with a 101-69 loss at John Brown University. Chazten Brown led the Bears with 17 points and six rebounds. Davion Knight (14 points) and DJ Hudspeth (13 points) also scored in double-figures for Barclay.The Series: This will be the first meeting on record between the Falcons and Bears.Quoting Head Coach Austin McBeth: "We're excited to be at home in front of our fans. We had a tough road trip against two excellent GPAC programs last weekend, and our team is still learning how to do things with excellence day in and day out. I have to remind myself, and our guys, that we are still going through the growing pains of this transition, and they have to stick together and believe in this process. I believe they're going to respond the right way, and I'm looking forward to my first time coaching in the Garvey!"Sponsor Alert: Friends University Athletics is excited to have Home2 Suites by Hilton back as an official sponsor this season! For more on what they can offer, click HERE to visit their official webpage.Tickets: Fans are able to tickets all home basketball games by clicking HERE.Falcons by the Numbers:When scoring: Under 50 points:50-59 points: 0-160-69 points: 0-070-79 points: 0-080-89 points: 0-090+ points: 0-0When allowing:Under 50 points:50-59 points: 0-060-69 points: 0-070-79 points: 0-080-89 points: 0-190+ points: 0-0When leading at halftime: 0-0When trailing at halftime: 0-1When tied at halftime: 0-0When committing more turnovers: 0-1When committing fewer turnovers: 0-0When turnovers are even: 0-0When leading in field-goal percentage: 0-0When trailing in field-goal percentage: 0-1When leading in three-point percentage: 0-0When trailing in three-point percentage: 0-1When leading in rebounding: 0-0When trailing in rebounding: 0-1When leading in assists: 0-0When trailing in assists: 0-1In OT: 0-0The Coaches:Austin McBeth is in his first season as head coach of the Friends University men's basketball program. McBeth arrives at Friends following a highly successful stint as the head assistant coach at NCAA D-II Truman State University of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).Serving as the recruiting coordinator for Truman State, McBeth was at the heart of a team that won the GLVC regular-season championship and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA D-II National Tournament.At Truman, McBeth also served in roles as the director of strength and conditioning, academic advisor for "at risk" players, summer camp director, director of community service while being heavily involved in fundraising and skill development for guards and post players.McBeth's coaching experience includes head assistant coaching stops at the University of Illinois-Springfield, also of the GLVC and NAIA program Montreat College in Black Mountain, NC.He was also a part of his alma mater team, the Iowa State University men's basketball program under head coach Fred Hoiberg, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.McBeth was a Volunteer GA Assistant Coach at ISU in 2013 and served as a camp instructor for the Cyclones in the summer of 2012.Off the court, McBeth is the perfect fit for the Friends University Christian mission, having served as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) President at Iowa State while also filling the role of an FCA Co-Sponsor at Iowa State, Montreat and Illinois-Springfield. In addition, he has authored two books on coaching philosophies and the important role that coaches play in the lives of athletes.Tanner Huck is the head coach of the Barclay College Bears. Up Next: The Falcons will compete in Bartlesville, Okla. this weekend on Friday (Nov. 5) vs. Missouri Valley College and then on Saturday (Nov. 6) against MidAmerica Nazarene University. Friends will next be back home on Nov. 13 for a 3 pm tip-off with Graceland University.