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Colorado Mesa will host No. 14 MSU Denver Friday (Jan. 23) and Regis Saturday (Jan. 24). 

1,000 Points
Junior Ryan Stephen scored his 1,000 career point with a 3-pointer last week against Western State. The Lakewood, Colo., native ranks 15th in career scoring with 1,008 points (Complete list on page two). He currently ranks second in the nation in points per game (25.7), sixth in total points (385.0) and sixth in total field goals (136).  Stephan ranks 21st nationally in defensive rebounds (6.73) and 23rd in free throws made (91). 

Season-High
Senior Landon Vermeer tallied career-highs in points (15) and rebounds (4) last weekend against Western State. The Littleton, Colo., is currently tied for eighth in school history in career 3-pointers with 114 (Complete list on page four). 

Ranked Foes
Friday's game against No. 14 MSU Denver will be the fourth game this season that Colorado Mesa has faced a ranked opponent. CMU is 2-1 this season against ranked opponents. 

Rebounds
CMU set season-highs for offensive rebounds (11) and total rebounds (45) last week against WSCU. 

Academic Honors
Seniors Mike Melillo (3.85 GPA, business) and Landon Vermeer (3.69 GPA, business) were each named to the All-RMAC Academic First Team.  
Four members of the men's basketball team earned academic honors; Derek Biale (3.42 GPA, kinesiology), Kane Gunther (3.43 GPA, business), Nate Hawley (3.87 GPA, mechanical engineering), Jon Orr (3.38 GPA, Kinesiology).

Assists
Freshman Derek Biale tied his career-high with seven assists against Western State. The Redondo Beach, Calif., native ranks 17th in Div. II in assist-to-turnover ratio at +3.04. 

Looking Ahead
Colorado Mesa will play at Colorado School of Mines Jan. 30 and Colorado Christian Jan. 31.