First Meeting: 1905
Series Record: F&M Leads 119-72
Streak: F&M +2
Last 10: 7-3
Last F&M Victory: 64-59; 11/29/2022
Last Dickinson Victory: 61-54; 2021
(6-17, 4-12 CC)
The Diplomats defeated the Red Devils 64-59 in their last meeting in November, 2022.
First Meeting: 1955
Series Record: F&M Leads 87-28
Streak: McDaniel +1
Last 10: 7-3
Last F&M Victory: 77-55; 2/19/2022
Last McDaniel Victory: 69-68; 2023
(8-14, 4-12 CC)
The Green Terror defeated the Diplomats 69-68 in their last meeting in January.
The Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team (10-13, 5-11 CC) concludes the regular season slate with two Centennial Conference road games. F&M travels to play Dickinson (6-17, 4-12 CC) on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. before battling McDaniel (8-14, 4-12 CC) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
Last Week
The Diplomats fell in both of its games last week. F&M lost to Johns Hopkins, 71-59, Tuesday evening before dropping to Muhlenberg, 81-67, on Saturday afternoon.
Before Saturday's contest against Muhlenberg, F&M men's basketball honored its senior class during its Senior Day ceremony. Read the full recap here.
Last Time
In front of a packed home crowd, the Diplomats pushed past Dickinson, 64-59, in their last matchup in November. Josh Parra finished with a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) to lead the F&M offense. John Seidman also finished with double-digit points as he racked up 16 points in the contest, shooting 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from the field. Read the full recap here.
In the 69-68 thriller against McDaniel in January, Omar Nichols racked up 23 points while shooting 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the field and 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from beyond the arc. Nichols knocked down a huge three-pointer to give the Diplomats a one-point advantage with 22 seconds left in the game. However, McDaniel responded with the game-winning jumper with four seconds on the clock to stun F&M. Read the full recap here.
Dickinson Team Preview
Dickinson enters Wednesday's game on a two-game losing streak. Forward Martin Mann leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.3 points per game. Mann also has the third-highest field goal percentage (53.8 percent) in the conference. F&M's Josh Parra leads the CC in field goal percentage, shooting 59.5 percent.
McDaniel Team Preview
Before McDaniel hosts F&M on Saturday, the Green Terror hit the road to play Gettysburg Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Guard Charles Contee leads McDaniel in scoring, averaging 10.3 points per game. Forward Jonas Sujeta leads the team in rebounds, nabbing 6.2 boards per contest.