The Holy Cross men's basketball team continues its four game homestand when they take on non-conference foe UAlbany on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+ with Kevin Gehl and Jorge Bannister on the call.
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOLY CROSS (0-3, 0-0 PL):
- Holy Cross opened their home schedule with an 80-67 setback to Furman on Wednesday. Freshman guard Tristen Wilson filled the box score with career-highs in points (20), rebounds (14), assists (5) and blocks (3) while junior guard Arius Alijosius dropped 17 points including five three-pointers in 24 minutes off the bench.
- Wilson was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Monday. Wilson averaged 13.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.5 steals across 24.2 minutes per game shooting 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from the floor and 75.0 percent (12-of-16) at the line.
- Wilson ranks is tied for fifth in the Patriot League in blocks per game (1.0) and is sixth in field goal percentage (55.6), sixth in free throw conversions (15) tied for seventh in rebounding (6.3) and eighth in scoring (15.3).
- Freshman guard Jaelon Germany is coming off a career-high 12 points on Wednesday against Furman. Germany is tied for fourth in the Patriot League in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) and assists per game (3.3).
- Per KenPom, Holy Cross ranks 148th in the nation in adjusted tempo (71.1) which ranks second in the Patriot League. In 2025-26, Holy Cross ranked 276th (65.6) in the country in tempo.
SCOUTING THE GREAT DANES (2-2, 0-0 AE):
- UAlbany is coming off an 85-76 loss at home against Dartmouth on Wednesday. Tyler Jones scored 15 points with eight assists three steals and a pair of rebounds in the loss.
- Jones was named the America East Rookie of the Week on Monday after averaging 17.3 points, and 3.0 rebounds shooting 48.5 percent from the hardwood last week.
- The Great Danes were selected to finish sixth in the America East Preseason Poll earning 34 points following a 11-21, 7-9 AE season in 2025-26.
- UAlbany's Ollie Engen ranks fifth in the nation in minutes per game (38.0), ninth in field goal attempts (64) and 12th in field goal conversions (32).
- The Great Danes rank 349th in the 2027 Pomeroy Basketball Ratings ranking 322nd (97.7) in offensive rating and 356th (115.4) in defensive rating.
LAST TIME THEY MET:
- Holy Cross is 4-2 (.667) in the series against UAlbany which began in 2013.
- The Crusaders are 1-2 (.333) against the Great Danes in the Hart Center Arena.
- In their last meeting on Nov. 20, 2018, Holy Cross earned a 69-65 win in overtime. Jacob Grandison scored a team-best 17 points with three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals in the victory.
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