Keiser men's basketball returns home on Saturday for senior day in West Palm Beach, Fla. as they face Ave Maria. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Keiser Seahawks (15-12, 7-8 SUN) vs
Ave Maria (14-13, 6-9 SUN)
Thursday, February 16 - 7:30 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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ADMISSION: General Admission $8 / Students, Faculty, and Staff Free
- Keiser boasts a 25-5 record in the series against Ave Maria all-time.
- In their most recent meeting, the Seahawks defeated the Gyrenes on the road 80-77 on January 12, 2022.
- The win snapped a three-game winning streak by the Gyrenes in the series.
- On the home floor, KU is 12-1 when facing AMU.
- Keiser holds a 15-12 record on the year after falling to the Sun Conference regular season champion, Southeastern Fire on Thursday.
- After a 22-point, 15-rebound game against SEU, Justin Tucker upped his averages to 15.2 points and nine rebounds per game.
- Core'von Lott sits just behind him in points with an average of 14.8 points per contest.
- The next two on the scoring list are Brandon Younger and Brandon Farmer who each average 12.3 points per game.
- Younger has a slight advantage in rebounding over Farmer with 6.7 boards per contest to Farmer's 5.9.
- Two of the three top pickpocket's in the Sun Conference, Lott and DaQuan Williams currently have 47 and 46 steals on the year.
- Combined with the rest of the team, Keiser ranks 37th in the NAIA in steals per game at 8.6 per contest.
- The Seahawks enter Saturday's game averaging 40.1 rebounds per game which ranks 22nd in the NAIA along with 15.2 offensive boards per contest which ranks fourth in the NAIA.
- Ave Maria comes into the game with a 14-13 overall record and just one game behind the Seahawks in conference play at 6-9.
- AMU is also looking to secure their spot in the Sun Conference playoffs currently sitting in the seventh spot with a 6-9 record.
- Chayse Culpepper is the leader on the Gyrenes, averaging 17.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
- Klajd Kiri works the glass down low for Ave Maria, averaging 7.7 rebounds and 1.57 blocks per game.
| Keiser |
2022-23 Stats |
Ave Maria |
| 78.8 ppg |
Scoring |
77.3 ppg |
| .435 |
FG% |
.462 |
| .327 |
3PT% |
.331 |
| .749 |
FT% |
.655 |
| 40.0 rpg |
Rebounding |
43.0 rpg |
| 13.3 apg |
Assists |
12.4 apg |
| 8.7 spg |
Steals |
5.3 spg |
| 3.3 bpg |
Blocks |
2.9 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Justin Tucker (15.2 ppg) |
Scoring |
Chayse Culpepper (16.6 ppg) |
| Justin Tucker (.537) |
FG% |
Klajd Kiri (.659) |
| Brandon Farmer (.389) |
3PT% |
Miles Monchecourt (.506) |
| Core'von Lott (.849) |
FT% |
Jonathan Effertz (.818) |
| Justin Tucker (9.0 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Klajd Kiri (7.7 rpg) |
| Core'von Lott (89) |
Assists |
Chayse Culpepper/Houston Culpepper (62) |
| Core'von Lott (47) |
Steals |
Chayse Culpepper (22) |
| Shaquille Harris (24) |
Blocks |
Klajd Kiri (41) |
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