British Columbia Trip At A Glance
• The Lindenwood men's basketball team heads to Canada for four games in a five-day span. The Lions will start the trip with two games on Friday and Saturday against the host school, Simon Fraser. Lindenwood will then have neutral site contests on Monday versus Douglas, and on Tuesday against Langara.
 
• Lindenwood will take a 3-0 record to Burnaby, British Columbia. The Lions have started the season 3-0 for the second straight season. The Lions will have a chance to match or set their best start in school history, as they have never won more than four straight games to start the season.
 
• Last time out, the Lions defeated Truman by a 94-83 score in the home opener for Lindenwood. Lindenwood hit 14 three-pointers in the game and shot over 50 percent from both the field and three-point range.
 
• Lindenwood and Simon Fraser have never faced each other before. The Clan are a NCAA Division II program in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
 
• The Lions will also be facing Douglas and Langara for the first time. Both of those programs are members of the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pacific Western Athletic Association.
 
Lindenwood Notes
• Lindenwood moved to 3-0 on the season with its win over Truman on Wednesday night. The Lions have now started 3-0 for two straight seasons.
 
• Chandler Diekvoss grabbed 16 rebounds against Truman. That mark was the most by a Lion in a game since 2010. In the Truman contest, he grabbed 55.6 percent of the Bulldogs' missed shots. For the year, he is grabbing 29.1 percent of the available defensive rebounds when he is on the court.
 
• The 14 three pointers by Lindenwood against Truman tied for the fifth-most in program history.  The current school record is 20, which was set in 2011. The six three-pointers made by LJ McIntosh were the ninth-most in school history for a game.
 
• Four of the nine Lions who played against Truman set career highs in points. They were LJ McIntosh (26), Chandler Diekvoss (19), Jackson Price (18), and Landon Mills (8).
 
• Lindenwood received 33 points from its bench against Truman. In its first two games this season, the Lions had just 25 points from bench players.
 
• The Lions overcame a nine-point deficit in the win over Truman. Lindenwood has three games under Lance Randall in which it overcame a deficit of nine or more points.
• Lindenwood's 94 points against Truman was the most for the team against a NCAA Division II opponent since 2013.
 
• Lindenwood has five players averaging double-figure points on the season. LJ McIntosh leads the way with 16.3 points a game, and he is the only player to score in double-figures every contest.
 
• The Lions have won the rebounding battle in every contest this season. Chandler Diekvoss leads the team with 8.7 rebounds a game, and Dominique Dobbs is second with 6.3 boards a contest.
 
• Adam Pohlman leads the team with 11 assists and seven steals on the season. He is also sixth in scoring and third in rebounding.
 
• Four of Lindenwood's five players averaging double-figure points are also shooting 50 percent or better from the field. McIntosh leads the team with a 53.6 percent shooting from the field, and 55.6 percent shooting from three-point range.
 
• Lindenwood is averaging 10 three-pointers made a contest, which ranks second in the MIAA. The Lions have made double-figure in two of their three games this year, as well as in their exhibition contest against UAB.
 
• The Lions' defense is forcing 14 turnovers a game this year. Last season, Lindenwood forced just 8.8 turnovers a contest.
 
• Lindenwood is outscoring its opponents by nearly 10 points a game in the second half of its contests this season, including a +17 margin in the victory over Truman.
 
• Lindenwood returns home for a post-Thanksgiving contest against Hannibal-LaGrange. That game will take place on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Hyland Arena.
 
A Look At The Opponents
• Simon Fraser is 0-2 on the season, with setbacks against Hawaii at Hilo and Humboldt State. Last season, the Clan went 2-24 on the year.
 
• Kedar Wright leads the Clan with 16.5 points and 8.0 rebounds a game, and JJ Pankratz averages 13.0 points and 6.5 rebounds a contest.
 
• Douglas is currently 2-2 and riding a two-game winning streak. Three players are averaging double figures, led by Grant Campbell with around 20 points a game.
 
• Langara is off to a 4-0 start this season. The Falcons have been involved in high scoring games as they average 102.5 points a game, and are allowing 86.3 points a contest.