The No. 18-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's basketball team continues its season-opening home stand by hosting Reinhardt University (Georgia) on Wednesday, October 28, in the Convocation Center, starting at 7:30 p.m.

The Grizzlies (2-0) scored 96 points in a pair of double-digit victories during the opening weekend: 96-54 over Columbia International University (South Carolina) last Thursday and 96-78 against Bryan College (Tennessee) as part of last Saturday's Homecoming festivities.

Sophomore Patrick Johnson collected the initial Continental Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for the 2026-27 season. The forward averaged a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, along with having 2.5 steals per game. He had 19 points and 14 rebounds against Bryan.

Senior Jahiem Berry has paced the offensive attack early this season, averaging 18.5 points per game and making 37.5 percent of his 3-point field goals. He had a game-high 22 points against Columbia International in the season opener.

Sophomore Mario Hill Jr. is averaging 16 points per outing, behind 52.2 percent shooting from the field, and has contributed seven assists in the first two games. Classmate Amari Morgan rounds out the team's double-figure scorers at 11 points per game.

GGC is shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and has connected on 17 3-point field goals.

Reinhardt is opening the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday after having an 8-20 record last winter. AJ Shaw is the Eagles' top returning scorer at 8.3 points per game and Jackson Sousa averaged 7.3 points per outing in 19 starts. Arael Jones scored 6.7 points while starting just three of 28 games in 2025-26.

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Patrick Johnson garnered the first Continental Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for the 2026-27 season. The forward averaged 14 points and 12 rebounds in a pair of home wins. Johnson also is averaging 2.5 steals per game.
 
PARTY LIKE ITS 1996
The Grizzlies put 96 points on the scoreboard in victories against Columbia International University (South Carolina) and Bryan College (Tennessee) during opening weekend. GGC is shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and has connected on 17 3-point field goals.
 
BALANCED ATTACK
GGC features seven players scoring at least eight points per game, including four double-figure scorers through the first two games. Senior Jahiem Berry tops the team at 18.5 points per game and sophomore Mario Hill Jr. is averaging 16 points per contest. Sophomores Patrick Johnson (14 ppg) and Amari Morgan (11 ppg) round out the players scoring in double digits. Meanwhile, seniors Devontre Chaney and Brasen James are both scoring at an 8.5 points per game clip and junior Ray Rolley has chipped in eight points per game.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Reinhardt is opening the 2026-27 campaign on Wednesday after having an 8-20 record last season. AJ Shaw is the Eagles' top returning scorer at 8.3 points per game and Jackson Sousa averaged 7.3 points per outing during 19 starts. Arael Jones scored 6.7 points while starting just three of 28 games in 2025-26.

SERIES HISTORY
The Grizzlies swept both meetings between the two programs during GGC's initial 2025-26 campaign. That included a 102-60 triumph in Lawrenceville last February.
 
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