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No. 6 Metro State will host UC-Colorado Springs and Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Notes:
RECENT NOTES
•    Metro State suffered its first regular-season, non-conference loss 72-69 at No. 7 Western Washington on Nov. 30 since 2010 (Central Washington).
•    The Roadrunners rebounded from the loss with a 71-55 win on the road at Regis on Dec. 7.
•    Metro State will play its first home game of the season on Dec. 13 vs. UC-Colorado Springs after five regular season and four exhibition games on the road.
•    Metro State lost the turnover battle 11-to-10 at WWU, just the second time since 2011-12 the Roadrunners have lost the turnover battle in a game.
•    Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) had one of the most complete games of his career at WWU with 17 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and three blocks.
•    The game at Western Washington was Metro State's fourth game in six days and eighth in 16 days (including exhibitions).
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) earned RMAC defensive player of the week on Dec. 9 after tying a career high with six steals at Regis.

METRO STATE PLAYS IN NIT SEASON TIP-OFF
•    Metro State was one of two NCAA Division II teams (Stillman the other) selected for the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    Last season, Alabama-Huntsville was the first-ever Division II team to play in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    UAH upset North Texas 78-75 in the first round, but lost 87-26 to Kansas State, 71-69 to Cleveland State and 68-54 to Bowling Green.
•    Metro State's four games this season were all exhibitions.
•    Metro State went 3-1 against the Division I teams in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
•    The Roadrunners became the first Division II team ever to win two games at the NIT Season Tip-Off, edging host Elon 75-74 on Nov. 25.
•    Metro State also earned an 83-69 win over Canisius on Nov. 26 to finish the tournament with three straight wins vs. Division I teams.
•    Through the end of the tournament on Nov. 26, non-Division I teams had a 6-205 (.028) record vs. Division I teams this season (Metro State had three of those wins).
•    Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) was the tournament's leader in scoring (27.5), rebounding (9.3), field goal percentage (.727) and field goals (40) in the NIT Season Tip-Off (Metro State NIT statistics on Page 40).

JEFFERSON AND KAY NAMED ALL-TOURNAMENT
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) was named Al Kaly Classic most valuable player after averaging 19.0 points in the season's two opening games in Pueblo, Colo.
•    Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) was also named all-tournament and averaged 19.0 points as well.

HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN 2013-14
• Metro State was ranked No. 1 in the NABC and Division II Bulletin preseason top-25 polls, and No. 2 in the Sporting News preseason poll.
• MSU was also the preseason favorite to win the RMAC in the coaches poll and has three preseason all-RMAC players.
•    Brandon Jefferson (Flower Mound, Texas/Lewisville H.S.) is the RMAC preseason player of the year.
•    Jefferson and Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) were both named preseason All-America by Sporting News.