GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart basketball team will host its final two home games of the regular season this weekend, taking on Skidmore at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and Bard at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 in Bristol Gym. Both games will be webcast on HWS All-Access and broadcast on WHWS-FM (89.5/90.3).
 
Prior to Friday's game, the Statesmen make a special presentation to senior Aidan Rodgers in honor of his 1,000th career point. Before the start of Saturday's game, Hobart will honor its four seniors: Rodgers, Carter and Hunter Meshanic and Pat Healy.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• Hobart begins the weekend with a 14-7 overall record and an 8-6 mark in Liberty League play.
• Skidmore heads to Geneva with a 5-16 overall record and a 1-13 league record.
• Bard, which plays at league leader RPI on Friday, starts the weekend with an 11-10 mark, 6-8 in conference.

 
PLAYOFF PICTURE

• The Statesmen are tied for fourth in the Liberty League standings with Union.
• The top six teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the Liberty League Championship Tournament.
• Hobart can clinch a top six finish this weekend, but needs help.
• If the Statesmen win both games and St. Lawrence loses, Hobart is in.
• The Statesmen can also lock up a playoff berth with a win over Bard and two St. Lawrence losses.
• A third clinching scenario would be if Hobart beats Skidmore, Bard losses at RPI and St. Lawrence loses twice.

 
BLOCK PARTY

• It's Valentine's Day, but fans should be prepared for rejection when Hobart and Skidmore take the court.
• The Thoroughbreds lead the Liberty League and rank 16th in the nation in blocked shots per game (4.9).
• Six-foot-10 junior center Joey Skoric paces Skidmore with 36 blocked shots through 16 games.
• The Statesmen are no strangers to rejection either. Hobart is third in the league at 3.8 per game.
• Sophomore forward Dorian Paki is the Statesmen leader with 23 blocks in 21 games.
• Not to be overlooked, Saturday will see the No. 2 team in the Liberty League in blocked shots visit Bristol Gym. Bard is averaging 4.0 blocks per game behind league-leader, senior forward Sean Wilcox (43).

 
CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARDS

• Hobart leads the Liberty League in rebounding margin, averaging 5.7 more boards than the opposition. Carter Meshanic leads the team and is sixth in the league at 7.5 rpg.
• Bard is third in the conference in rebounding margin at +3.5. Graduate student guard Azriel Almodovar and Wilcox contribute 7.6 rpg and 7.5 rpg, respectively.
• Skidmore is eighth in the league. The Thoroughbreds have been outrebounded by 1.1 rpg this season. However, Skoric leads the league with 9.4 rpg and senior forward Alexei Downie is fourth at 7.8 rpg.

 
SERIES SNAPSHOT: SKIDMORE

• Friday's game will be the 69th meeting between the Statesmen and Thoroughbreds.
• Hobart leads the series 45-23, including a 25-9 record in Bristol Gym.
• The Statesmen scored a 67-64 win over Skidmore in Saratoga Springs last month. First-year guard Monty Nedd and sophomore guard Alex Moesch led Hobart, combining for 31 points and 10 rebounds.

 
SERIES SNAPSHOT: BARD

• Saturday will mark the 29th game between the Statesmen and Raptors.
• Hobart leads that series 24-4, including a 14-1 record on its home court.
• Bard has won each of the last two contests between the league rivals, including a 70-69 triumph on graduate student forward Rowan Heinze's last-second shot in Annandale-on-Hudson last month.

 
SENIOR DAY

• Over the past four seasons, the Hobart Basketball Class of 2025 has led the program to a 65-37 record.
• Last season, they produced the program's eighth 20-win season, going 22-6 while capturing the 2024 Liberty League regular season and tournament championships and securing the program's sixth NCAA tournament appearance.