MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES: The Evergreen State College plays its final game before the Thanksgiving break on Wednesday when the Lewis-Clark State College Warriors visit Costantino Recreation Center for a 6 p.m. non-conference contest.

FOLLOW THE GEODUCKS: Evergreen fans unable to follow their Geoducks can do so via live stats and/or a live video stream at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/evergreen/. Evergreen is happy to have John Hammargren back as the voice of Geoducks basketball on the live video stream.

ABOUT THE GEODUCKS: While the Geoducks come into the LC State game with a 0-3 overall record, they were in all three games until the final couple of minutes. The next step for this team will be to make a few more plays down the stretch and finish games with wins. Evergreen got very solid play off the bench from 6-10 junior post and transfer Shawn Spencer, who averaged team bests of 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds while playing 18.0 minutes per game. Ryan Quigley, the 6-6 sophomore forward, has played well in averaging 11.0 points and 7.0 rebounds. On top of that, Spencer is shooting 61 percent and Quigley 58 percent from the field. Senior guard Taylor Drey and sophomore forward Dalton Groenewold are both scoring at a 10.3 points per game clip. Senior point guard Jarrick Mitchell is handing out an average of 6.3 assists per game.

ABOUT LEWIS-CLARK STATE: The Warriors come to Olympia sporting a 6-1 overall record. They are averaging 101.9 points and allowing just 62.9 per game, and they also have a 15.6 more rebounds per game than their opponents. Those numbers are significantly skewed, however, by the quality of opponent. They have 82- and 57-point wins over Northwest Indian, a 48-point victory over Yellowstone Christian, and a 47-point triumph over Walla Walla. The team's only loss came at the hands of College of Idaho by an 85-75 score. The backcourt of 6-3 Doug McDaniel (19.7 points per game) and 6-2 Anthony Sullen (15.6 ppg) lead LC State in scoring, while 6-5 forward Zavon Jackson hauls down a team-best 7.4 rebounds per contest.

RECENT RESULTS: After a check of available records, Evergreen and LC State have faced each other nine consecutive years with the Warriors winning the last six in a row after a three straight victories for the Geoducks. The Warriors defeated the Geoducks, 94-65, last year in Lewiston, Idaho. Evergreen's last win in the series came by a 79-65 score in Lewiston during te 2009-10 season.

LAST WEEK: The Geoducks, as mentioned, lost three closely contested games last week. They opened their season last Tuesday with a 90-81 loss at Northwest despite 20 points from Taylor Drey. On Friday night, they fell 65-54 at the University of Puget Sound, Ryan Quigley scoring 10 points and Jonathan Jack-Nixon grabbing 10 rebounds for Evergreen. On Saturday, Shawn Spencer had a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double in a 71-63 loss to Pacific Lutheran at the Doug McArthur Classic.

CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL: Evergreen has been selected to place ninth in the 2016-17 Cascade Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Geoducks, ninth in the conference last season with a 5-15 record and an 8-20 overall mark, received 33 total points in the poll. College of Idaho was named the favorite for the upcoming season, tallying six first-place votes and 112 points in the poll. The Coyotes are coming off a fourth-place finish in the 2015-16 CCC standings, finishing 17-13 overall and 12-8 in conference games. Rounding out the top three are defending champion Northwest Christian with four first-place votes and 110 points, followed by Warner Pacific with one first-place vote and 103 points.