Game #9
ART U Urban Knights (1-7, 0-2 PacWest) vs. Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts (1-5, 1-1 PacWest)
Wed, Dec. 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
San Francisco – Kezar Pavilion
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Game #10
ART U Urban Knights (1-7, 0-2 PacWest) vs. Holy Names Hawks (4-6, 1-1 PacWest)
Sun, Dec. 10, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
Oakland, Calif. – Tobin Gymnasium
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HOME AT LAST
After a stretch of eight road games, Academy of Art will play their home opener on Wednesday night when they welcome Notre Dame de Namur to Kezar Pavilion. Then, ART U will head to Oakland on Sunday to take on the Hawks of Holy Names.
 
TIP OFF
ART U tips off against the Argonauts at 7:30 p.m. on December 6 and against the Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on December 10. Live coverage will be available at the links listed above, but as always, you can follow the Urban Knights on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
 
KNIGHTS OF KNOTE
Senior guard Kendall Brown was named one of this week's Urban Knights of the Week after putting together a pair of impressive outings against Azusa Pacific and Dixie State. On Thursday night against the Cougars, Brown posted his career-first double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Most of his work came in the first half when he scored eight points and accumulated seven boards. Against the Trailblazers, the Corona, Calif. native impressed once again, leading both sides with a career-high, 23 points. Brown went 6-for-10 on the night and contributed three rebounds and one steal. On the season, Brown is averaging a team-leading, 16.0 points per game which is ranked ninth in the PacWest. Furthermore, Brown has posted an average 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest.
 
ARGOS EVEN IN CONFERENCE
After dropping their first five contests, Notre Dame de Namur recently picked up their first win, a 79-73 victory over Fresno Pacific. Two days later, the Argonauts' PacWest record moved to 1-1 with a 1-point loss at Dominican. NDNU has two players averaging double-digit points. Chazz Wade leads the team with 15.3 while RJ Lewis is second with 10.8.
 
HAWKS HOME FOR TWO
Holy Names started off with a strong, 3-4 record to begin the season which included a pair of wins at Alaska Anchorage. However, since then, the Hawks have only taken one of their previous four matchups. Their victory came in the form of a 68-62 win over Dominican, the program's first ever triumph over the Penguins. HNU has four strong offensive players who are each averaging double-digit point totals. Alonzo Taylor leads the team with 14.6 while Marcelas Perry scores 11.2 per game.

PREVIOUS GAME: BROWN SCORES CAREER-HIGH, ART U FALLS TO DIXIE STATE
Dec. 2 - After a slow start, Academy of Art men's basketball came from behind to nearly erase an 18-point deficit. However, Dixie State prevailed after a tightly-contested second half, taking the game by the score of 74-62.