HAYWARD, Calif. — The Cal State East Bay men's basketball team resumes action following the holiday break with key conference road contests this week.

CSUEB (9-4, 5-2) heads to Southern California to face Cal State San Marcos on Thursday, Jan. 2, before taking on No. 8 UC San Diego on Saturday, Jan. 4. Thursday's game begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be streamed live, while Saturday's contest at UC San Diego is scheduled for 8 p.m., and can be seen on ESPN3.

The Pioneers have won four of their last five games and currently stand tied for second place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) standings.
 
PIONEER POINTS

• Cal State East Bay split two games against Cal State San Marcos last season
• The Pioneers faced UC San Diego twice in 2018-19, including the CCAA Tournament Semifinals
• Cal State East Bay ranks second in the CCAA in points allowed (65.8) and is second in field goal percentage defense
• CSUEB is first in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.312) and third in steals per game (8.9)
• Junior forward Zafir Williams leads the CCAA in scoring and is second in rebounding, averaging 20.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per contest
• Junior forward Ant Navarrete ranks sixth in the conference with 6.7 rebounds per contest
• Junior guard Nai Carlisle ranks second on the team with 12.5 points per game