Elon is led by
Brett James who is averaging 15.1 points per game and is second on the team lead with 5.1 rebounds per contest. Atoyebi paces the team with 6.2 caroms per outing and is also scoring in double figures, averaging 14.2 points per game. Atoyebi has posted back-to-back double figure rebounding performances, collecting 11 boards at Maryland and another 10 vs. Navy.
James, a senior guard, netted 16 points against Lees-McRae to eclipse the 1,000-pooint mark for his career. James became the 32nd member of the 1,000-point club in the 100-season history of the Elon program and the first since Chris Chalko eclipsed the 1,000-point mark on Feb. 19, 2007 against Chattanooga. His 1,061 career points place him 25th on the school's all-time list.
In six career games against the Mountaineers, James has averaged 15.2 points per game while Atoyebi has averaged 9.5 points in four career games vs. ASU. Both have also averaged 4.8 rebounds per game in the series.
A year ago, Elon surrendered 80+ points in just four outings (91 at Virginia, 89 at UNC Greensboro, 86 vs. College of Charleston in overtime and 81 vs. UT Martin). Elon won one of those games (CofC). In four games this year the Phoenix has allowed 80+ twice (92 at West Virginia and 82 at UT Martin).
The 2008-09 season represents the 100th season in the history of the Elon program. The program has not run for 100 consecutive seasons, however, as the school suspended its athletics programs during World War II. The men's basketball team is the second Elon program to reach 100 seasons. The Elon baseball team played its 100th season in 2002 – the first year it made the NCAA Baseball Regionals.
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