ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington men's basketball (5-3, 1-1 GNAC) returns home to take on Walla Walla (3-3, 2-0 CCC) on Saturday at 6 p.m.

QUOTING HEAD COACH BRANDON RINTA
"We are looking forward to these three home games to finish out 2023. Eight games in, we have a really good idea of where we are, what our strengths are, and what we need to improve on. The goal is to keep taking steps each night out. Walla Walla is coming off of two good conference wins this past weekend. They have added some athleticism and size to their team this year."

SCOUTING THE WOLVES
Walla Walla is 3-3 and 2-0 in Cascade Collegiate Conference play. The Wolves are on a two-game winning streak and play Lewis-Clark State on Thursday.

Soren Dalan leads the Wolves offense that is putting up 74.5 points per game. Dalan is averaging 18.3 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game. He is a defensive presence as well, averaging two blocks a game.

Ethan Ford and Andrew Vaughan are both averaging over 12 points per contest. Vaughan leads the team from beyond the arc making 14 threes in six games and Ford is shooting 50% from the floor and is a perfect 11-11 at the free-throw line.

Almonds Sebirokwa is active on the glass for the Wolves and sits just behind Dalan, statistically averaging 6.7 rebounds per game.

LAST TIME OUT
The Wildcats split their opening GNAC Weekend. They beat Western Oregon 81-67 and then fell to #6 Saint Martin's 68-59 on Saturday.

Samaad Hector led the way for the 'Cats with back-to-back double-doubles. He scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds against Western Oregon. Hector backed that up with 16 points and 12 boards at Saint Martin's.

Camron McNeil had a good weekend scoring double figures in both games. Bradley Swillie scored 18 against WOU and Maverick Sanders had a terrific game in Lacey Washington ending the night with 13 points, eight rebounds, two blocks, and two steals.

UP NEXT
Central Washington hosts Cal State San Marcos next Thursday and Evergreen State next Saturday.