GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Colorado Mesa men's basketball team will look to move their winning streak to three and four games this weekend when they host Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rivals Adams State (5-10, 3-6 RMAC) and Fort Lewis (10-5, 4-5 RMAC) in Brownson Arena.
 
CAREER NIGHT
Senior Tommy Nuno had a career night in the win over New Mexico Highlands. Nuno recorded what is believed to be the first triple double in Colorado Mesa men's basketball history as he finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
 
The Half Moon Bay, Calif. native needed just a rebound to complete the feat late in the game and got it with 3:02 remaining after a miss from Cowboy Raquan Mitchell.
 
Nuno backed it up on Saturday with a solid night in the win over CSU-Pueblo. He finished with 11 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
 
NEWCOMER
Maverick fans were treated to the addition of Ethan Richardson last weekend in Brownson Arena. The 6-10 big man got his feet wet on Friday night's win over New Mexico Highlands playing 15 minutes and adding 12 points and pulling down four rebounds.
 
On Saturday, Richardson settled into the Maverick rotation and gave fans a real treat. The Madera, Calif. native played 23 minutes and had his first double-double as a Maverick with 21 points and 10 rebounds on 10-of-12 shooting from the field.
 
PROTECT HOME COURT
The Mavericks extended their home winning streak to nine games this past weekend with the sweep of New Mexico Highlands and CSU-Pueblo. They will look to make it 11 games this next weekend against Adams State and Fort Lewis
 
The last time Colorado Mesa had a home winning streak of at least nine games came during the 2015-16 season when they won 10 in a row at home. With two wins this weekend, it will be the longest home winning streak since the 13 wins in a row that happened over two seasons from January 7, 2012 to January 25, 2013 that ended in a loss to then No. 1 ranked MSU Denver 64-52.
 
STANDINGS WATCH
The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings are a little bit of a mess right now. Three schools sit atop the standings with Dixie State, Colorado School of Mines and Black Hills State all with 7-2 marks in the conference.
 
Colorado Mesa and UCCS are one game back with 6-3 marks followed by New Mexico Highlands and CSU-Pueblo at 5-4, two games back of the top position.
 
SCOUTING ADAMS STATE
The Grizzlies have had a roller coaster season thus far. After starting the conference schedule 1-4, Adams State swept the weekend at home from Chadron State and MSU Denver and are now 3-6 in the RMAC. They went 2-4 in the non-conference with wins over Northern New Mexico and Embry-Riddle.
 
Adams State has five players averaging double digits in scoring this season. Kaelin Crane leads that group at 15.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He had a season-high 32 points in the win over Embry-Riddle and has recorded a pair of double doubles which came against  MSU Billings and New Mexico Highlands.
 
Last Five Matchups
February 23, 2019 – @ Colorado Mesa 96, Adams State 82
January 18, 2019 – Colorado Mesa 79, @ Adams State 74
February 9, 2018 – Adams State 96, @ Colorado Mesa 83
December 9, 2017 – Colorado Mesa 90, @ Adams State 87
February 10, 2017 – @ Adams State 70, Colorado Mesa 67
 
FUN FACT: Adams State has a number of notable alumni on their Wikipedia page but none sticks out more than William A. Porter. Porter is the co-founder of E-Trade, the public electronic trading platform that includes common stocks, preferred stocks, and futures contracts.
 
SCOUTING FORT LEWIS
The Skyhawks are coming into the weekend on a three-game losing streak having lost to Chadron State, UCCS, and Colorado School of Mines in the last two weekends. They opened the season 6-0 with wins over four NAIA or DIII schools and wins over Western New Mexico and Eastern New Mexico.
 
Riley Farris is one of the best players the RMAC has to offer. He is averaging 24.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The 6-9 forward has scored 20 or more points in 14 of their 15 games this season. He went for a season-high 36 in the loss to UCCS and recorded double doubles against Northern New Mexico and University of the Southwest.
 
Last Five Matchups
February 22, 2019 – Fort Lewis 85, @ Colorado Mesa 68
January 19, 2019 – @ Fort Lewis 79, Colorado Mesa 76
February 10, 2018 – Fort Lewis 94, @ Colorado Mesa 89
December 8, 2017 – @ Fort Lewis 96, Colorado Mesa 80
February 11, 2017 – @ Fort Lewis 90, Colorado Mesa 71
 
FUN FACT: Fort Lewis Army post was constructed in Pagosa Springs in 1878 and was relocated to Hesperus in 1880 on the Southern Slopes of the La Plata Mountains as was later decommissioned in 1891. In 1911, the buildings were transferred to the State of Colorado and later established as a Agricultural and Mechanics School. In the 1930s, Fort Lewis became a two-year college and in 1948 became Fort Lewis A&M.
 
COACHING STAFF
Head coach Mike DeGeorge enters his second season at the helm of the Mavericks. DeGeorge led the Mavericks to a 19-10 record in his first season, an eight-win improvement from the previous season, and included a win over nationally-ranked DBU.
 
Kyle Bossier and Dutch Johnson both return to the bench as a part of the coaching staff. Bossier is in his second season while Johnson is in his sixth season as an assistant coach.
 
New to the staff this year is former Maverick Russ Gregory and graduate assistant Sean Lynch.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Colorado Mesa will begin a four-game road trip next weekend when they take on the Utah schools. They will play at Dixie State on Friday at 7:30pm followed by another 7:30pm tilt in Salt Lake City against Westminster.