ELLENSBURG, Wash. – The Central Washington University Wildcats men's basketball team (1-2) heads down to Nampa, Idaho for the Northwest Nazarene Thanksgiving Classic, taking on the Jessup University Warriors (3-0) on Friday, Nov 22 and the Westmont College Warriors (0-3) on Saturday, Nov 23.

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THURSDAY, 11/22/24 vs JESSUP UNIVERSITY
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SATURDAY, 11/23/24 vs WESTMONT COLLEGE
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PREVIOUSLY FOR THE 'CATS
The Wildcats are coming off a one-game week that saw them defeat the Walla Walla University Wolves 88-65. The 'Cats were led by Cavin Holden and Jordan Clark, who both led the team in overall points with 15 each. Holden also led in assists, with eight in total. Maverick Sanders led in rebounds with eight total boards.

ABOUT JESSUP UNIVERSITY
The Warriors' season has started as a successful run, going 3-0 leading into this week's matchup. Jessup is led by Wyatt Studer, who leads in points (44 points), shooting percentage (14-23, .609), free throws (13-20, .650), rebounds (18 boards), and blocks (five blocks). Ja'Maris Blackmon leads the Warriors in steals with three total, and Aydan Janssan leads in assists with nine.

Jessup and Central start the Thanksgiving Classic on Friday, Nov 22 at 4:30 p.m. MST.

ABOUT WESTMONT COLLEGE
Westmont has had a rough start to its season, going 0-3. While the Warriors lost their matches, the scores were closer than the overall record shows. The Warriors lost close games to Montana State Billings 79-75, Saint Martin's 80-72, and San Francisco State 71-69. Westmont is led by Adrian McIntyre, who leads the team in points (70, 23.3 ppg), shooting (25-49, .510), free throws (13-14, .929), and rebounds (19). Drew Ramirez leads in three-point shooting, going 10-29 for a .345 percentage, and Mason Romano leads in assists with 12 and steals with five.

The Wildcats and Warriors face off on Saturday, Nov 23 from Johnson Sports Center at 4:30 p.m. MST.