With the top spot in the Sun Conference on the line, Keiser men's basketball will host Ave Maria on Saturday, January 13. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
 

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Keiser Seahawks (11-3) vs (rv) Ave Maria Gyrenes (13-3)
Saturday, January 13 - 4:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.


WATCH: Keiser Sports Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $8, Students and Faculty Free
 

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• Keiser is 26-5 all-time against Ave Maria.
• On the home floor, the Seahawks are 13-1 against the Gyrenes.
• The last five matchups in the series have been decided by five points or less.
• Most recently, Keiser defeated Ave Maria 86-81 on the final day of the 2022-23 season.

• The Seahawks enter the matchup with an 11-3 overall record, their best start to a season since 2019-20.
• Keiser improved to 2-0 in the Sun Conference on Wednesday night, defeating Southeastern 84-81 in overtime.
• On the home floor, the Seahawks boast a 7-1 record.
• The five-game winning streak is the longest winning streak since the 2020-21 season.
• The last time a Keiser team won more than five in a row, the 2019-20 team rattled off 10 straight.
• After scoring a career-high 29 points against SEU, Calvin Sirmans is now tied with Vincent Miszkiewicz for the scoring lead on the Seahawks with players coming in with 16.1 points per game.
• Miszkiewicz continues to lead the NAIA in rebounding, averaging 16.1 rebounds per contest.
• As for Sirmans, he ranks seventh in the NAIA in assists per game at 6.21 per contest and 14th in the NAIA in steals per game with 2.5 steals per contest.
• Brandon Farmer has added to his totals as of late, improving his averages to 11.4 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.
• Slowly working his way back into the lineup, Justin Nichelson tallied seven points and four rebounds in his 12 minutes of action.
• Ave Maria comes into the weekend with a 13-3 overall record and the only other team in the Sun Conference on a 2-0 start.
• The Gyrenes are the second-highest scoring team in the NAIA, averaging 97.6 points per game.
• Michael Klekas is the leading scorer for AMU, averaging 16.7 points per game this season.

 

Keiser	2023-24 Stats	Ave Maria
81.1 ppg	Scoring	97.6 ppg
.433	FG%	.496
.335	3PT%	.397
.741	FT%	.722
43.1 rpg	Rebounding	43.4 rpg
15.6 apg	Assists	20.9 apg
6.2 spg	Steals	7.3 spg
3.5 bpg	Blocks	2.8  bpg
	Leaders
Vincent Miszkiewicz (16.1 rpg)	Scoring	Micheal Klekas (16.7 ppg)
Vincent Miszkiewicz (.583)	FG%	Jai White (.632)
Tylar Cerez (.455)	3PT%	Micheal Klekas (.455)
Tylar Cerez (.875)	FT%	Jonathan Effertz (.872)
Vincent Miszkiewicz (16.1 rpg)	Rebounding	Micheal Klekas (7.1 rpg)
Calvin Sirmans (87)	Assists	Nick Filchner (65)
Calvin Sirmans (35)	Steals	Two Tied (19)
Justin Nichelson (17)	Blocks	Jack Watkins (12)

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