Miami Continues Home Stretch Hosting Heidelberg Saturday

Saturday, November 20

Oxford, Ohio

2 p.m.

Miami University

Heidelberg University

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Miami Continues Home Stretch Hosting Heidelberg Saturday

11/19/2021 11:38:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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SATURDAY'S GAME: Miami rides a three-game win streak to start the season into Saturday's game and is coming off a wire-to-wire 80-65 win against Stetson Wednesday night. The RedHawks are amidst a four-game home stretch as they host Heidelberg University at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20.

ABOUT HEIDELBERG: The Student Princes enter the weekend 3-0 after a 92-68 victory over Bluffton Wednesday. Four Heidelberg players are averaging double figures so far this season, led by Dylan Woods (13.7 ppg). Martone Cole is averaging 11.3 points and a team-high six rebounds per game.

THE SERIES WITH THE STUDENT PRINCES: Saturday is the fifth meeting between Miami and Heidelberg, all at Millett Hall. The RedHawks lead the all-time series 4-0. The teams last met on Nov. 25, 1994, a 93-69 win for Miami.

UP NEXT: Miami continues a four-game home stretch when the RedHawks host Defiance at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23.

TELEVISION: Saturday's game will be aired on ESPN3. Steve Baker and Randy Hollowell will call the action.

RADIO: In its third year of its partnership with Van Wagner, the Miami Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami men's basketball with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. Terry Bridge will call the action. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, Ind.)
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, Ohio)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, Ohio)

DAE DAE DOMINATING: Junior guard Dae Dae Grant, last year's leading scorer, has put together three double-figure halves already through three games. Grant had 13 points after halftime at Georgia Tech, 18 by intermission vs. Lamar, and 16 in the final period vs. Stetson. Overall, Grant is scoring a team-best 17.7 ppg this season, one of four RedHawks averaging double figures.

CHART CLIMBER: Senior forward Dalonte Brown became the 37th member of Miami's 1,000 Point Club last season and enters Miami's next game with 1,270 points to rank 18th all time. He is seven points away from moving into 17th on the list and 25 points from the No. 16 spot. Brown cracked Miami's career top-10 list for games played and is five appearances away from tying the all-time record of 126. He also has made 114 starts to rank fifth all-time and is four away from Ron Harper's record of 118 career starts.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS: Senior forward Precious Ayah matched his scoring career high in the first half alone Wednesday, pouring in 12 of his 18 points before intermission. Ayah is averaging 11.7 points through three games this year, and is also closing in on the century mark for games played (96 entering Saturday).

1,000 POINT WATCH: Entering the RedHawks' next game with 802 career points, senior guard Mekhi Lairy could become the 38th member of the 1,000 Point Club. Lairy is averaging 15.3 ppg to start the season and would reach the milestone in January at his current pace.

RAINING THREES: Miami poured on the triples in its 104-75 win against Lamar last week, draining 12 in the first half on the way to a 17-trey effort against the Cardinals, which ties for second on the RedHawks' single-game list. MU shot 60.0 percent from long range in the opening half and 53.1 percent for the game.

GRANT NAMED PRESEASON ALL-MAC: Coming off a season where he was selected to the All-MAC Third Team, junior guard Dae Dae Grant was selected as a Preseason Second-Team All-MAC honoree in 2021-22.

ODDS 'N ENDS

Senior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands currently leads the MAC in assists/game (5.0) and total assists (15), while senior forward Dalonte Brown leads the MAC in 3-point field goal percentage (.571). Junior Dae Dae Grant ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (5.00), 3-poitners (9) and 3-pointers/game (3.0), while Brown ranks third in free-throw % (.917) and senior forward Precious Ayah ranks third in steals (6).
Miami ranks among the top five in the MAC in 25 statistical categories and leads the league in assists, assists/game, assist/turnover ratio and turnovers per game.
The RedHawks were 17-of-18 from the foul line against Stetson for a sizzling 94.4%, the highest percentage for Miami (in a game with 15+ attempts) since Feb. 18, 2015 at Bowling Green, when MU converted on 20 of 21 FTs for 95.2%.
Miami scored 104 points against Lamar, the most for the RedHawks since a 119-52 win against Wilberforce on Dec. 30, 2019.
MU is 3-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season.
Miami returners accounted for 97.1 percent of Miami's scoring and 94.7 percent of its scoring from a season ago.

VETERAN NUMBERS: Miami's 12 returners boast a great deal of experience in a Miami uniform. Entering the 2021-22 season, the dozen combine to play in 640 Miami games, making 181 combined career starts and playing a monstrous 11,795 minutes during their time as RedHawks. Leading the way are seniors Dalonte Brown (118 games, 111 starts, 2,835 minutes), Isaiah Coleman-Lands (93 games, 7 starts, 2,094 minutes), Mekhi Lairy (87 games, 37 starts, 1,910 minutes), Precious Ayah (93 games, 12 starts, 930 minutes) and Elijah McNamara (84 games, 21 starts, 991 minutes), and juniors Dae Dae Grant (55 games, 52 starts, 1,405 minutes) and Myja White (51 games, 33 starts, 941 minutes). *Numbers all prior to start of 2021-22 season.

ROAD STREAKS: After its 72-69 win at Georgia Tech on Nov. 9, Miami extended its road win streak to five-straight dating back to the 2020-21 season. Last year, MU captured a 69-64 win at Northern Illinois (Feb. 20), a 96-54 win at Central Michigan (Feb. 23), a 74-66 win at Western Michigan (Feb. 25) and an 84-79 overtime win at Bowling Green on Mar. 2 last season. It was the first time since 2008-09 Miami had won four-straight road games. The RedHawks were 5-6 in road contests last season.