BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Instead of playing its first league home games of the 2020-21 campaign, Campbell (4-5, 0-2) instead will travel to Gardner-Webb (2-5, 1-1) Monday (5:00 pm) and Tuesday (3:00 pm).  Both contests will air on ESPN+.
 
The Camels were originally scheduled to host High Point, but the Panthers instituted a COVID-19 related pause forcing the postponement of the two-game series.
 
Last week, Campbell dropped a pair of games at defending Big South champ and preseason favorite Winthrop.  On Wednesday, the Eagles edged CU 84-83, followed by Thursday's 94-76 decision.
 
Gardner-Webb split a pair of games at Hampton.  Inspite of a career-high 26 points by Lance Terry, the Runnin' Bulldogs dropped an 80-69 decision to the Pirates last Wednesday.  With Terry out of action due to injury one day later, Jacob Falko scored 20 of his team-leading 22 points in the first half and GWU defeated Hampton 80-69.
 

• If Terry (15.5 ppg, 5th BSC) is available to play Monday, the contest will feature three of the league's top seven scorers.  Cedric Henderson, Jr. leads Campbell and ranks 6th in the Big South with a 15.4 average, while Jordan Whitfield (14.6) is 7th in the conference.
• Gardner-Webb is 1-0 at Paul Porter Arena this season following an 88-77 win over VMI on Dec. 18.  Campbell stands 1-4 in true road games, 3-4 overall away from home.
• Through 9 games, Campbell leads the Big South Conference and ranks 13th nationally in field goal percentage (.513).  CU stands 2nd in the league in scoring offense (76.7) and leads the league in turnover margin (+3.9).
• CU has won the turnover margin in 7 of its first 9 games and matched TOs at NC State (12/19).
• The Camels made a season-high 67.1% of their shots vs. Florida National (12/10), one day after making 60.5% vs. New Orleans (12/9).  CU hit 62% from the floor in an 84-83 loss Dec. 30 at league-leading Winthrop.
• Due to the impact of COVID-19, Campbell University will begin its 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons without spectators at home events. Only essential game management personnel and media will be permitted in Gore Arena for Fighting Camel home dates, Fans will still be able to watch all home Campbell Basketball games and road Big South contests on ESPN+.

 
CAMPBELL vs. GARDNER-WEBB NOTES

• Gardner-Webb has had seven games postponed and two cancelled since Nov. 25 due to COVID-19 protocols.  The Runnin' Bulldogs were the last Big South team to open the 2020-21 season and did not play their first game until Dec. 10 at Western Kentucky.
• In spite of ranking last (11th) among Big South schools in team field goal percentage (.402), Gardner-Webb leads the league in 3-pointers made per game (9.6) and its 3rd in 3-point accuracy (.351).  GWU also stands 2nd in the Big South in free throw shooting (.718) and field goal defense (.411).
• In addition to ranking 5th among Big South leaders in scoring (15.5), GWU sophomore guard Lance Terry leads the conference in FT% (.918) and 3FG% (.500), while rating 3rd in 3s made per game (2.7).
• Campbell has won two of its last three trips to Paul Porter Arena, including a 76-60 decision in 2017 and a 78-70 victory in 2018.  CU did not travel to Boiling Springs in 2019's unbalanced league schedule, then dropped a 73-61 decision on Feb. 22, 2020 at GWU.
• Under head coach Tim Craft, the Runnin' Bulldogs have not endured a losing season in Big South Conference play in his seven seasons. Craft's teams own a 72-52 record vs. the Big South, reaching at least 10 wins in five of his seven seasons.
• Over the last eight seasons, Gardner-Webb has five wins over Power 5 Conference schools - Clemson, Purdue, Nebraska, Georgia Tech (Dec. 17, 2018) and Wake Forest (Dec. 29, 2018).
• The Runnin' Bulldogs defeated both top-seeded Campbell (79-74) and second-seeded Radford (76-65) on the road en route to claiming their first Big South title and NCAA tournament appearance in 2019.  GWU fell to number one seed and eventual national champion Virginia 71-56 in the first round of the Big Dance.
• Campbell and Gardner-Webb have played each other on three different levels.  The teams squared off twice as junior college members in the '50s, then played 3 times as NAIA members in the late '60s-early '70s.  The teams also met as rivals in the Atlantic Sun Conference before GWU joined the Big South in 2008-09.  Campbell, which was a Big South charter member from 1984-94, returned to the league in 2011-12.
• Seven Gardner-Webb standouts have gone on to play in the NBA, including Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore and All-Star John Drew.
• Following the games at GWU, Campbell will travel to Longwood (Jan. 9-10) for a third-straight Big South road series.