After 223 days, Keiser men's basketball will be back in action, taking on Florida National at home against Florida National. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs
Florida National Conquistadors (0-0)
Thursday, October 24 - 6:00 PM
Student Life Center, West Palm Beach, Fla.
WATCH: Keiser Sports Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $8, Students and Faculty Free
- Keiser will be taking on Florida National for the 15th time
- The Seahawks are 9-5 all-time against the Conquistadors
- Last season, FNU defeated the Seahawks on December 6 in a close matchup, 87-84
- On the home floor, KU is 6-4 in the series
- Keiser is coming off a 2023-24 season where they went 18-11, advancing to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round
- The Seahawks were picked to finish third in the Sun Conference Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll behind Ave Maria and Florida Memorial
- Head Coach Marcus "Chief" Bryant enters his fifth season at Keiser with a 67-49 overall record
- Returning NAIA All-American Vincent Miszkiewicz is also coming off a SUN Player of the Year honor
- The South Elgin, Illinois native recorded a double-double in 27 of his 28 appearances averaging 16.9 points and 15.9 rebounds per game
- Sun Conference Freshman of the Year Calvin Sirmans also makes his return after leading the NAIA assists per game at 7.1
- Keiser adds seven newcomers to the roster including Tyreon Payne who led Merced in steals at 3.3 per game and was second on the team in scoring and rebounding at 21.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per contest
- Florida National enters the new year after going 10-14 last season
- The Conquistadors will be under new leadership with Daniel Pressman heading into his first season as head coach
- Cameron Johnson returns to FNU after averaging nearly 15 points in the first half of last season
| Keiser |
2022-23 Stats |
Florida National |
| 82.0 ppg |
Scoring |
78.3 ppg |
| .432 |
FG% |
.443 |
| .347 |
3PT% |
.326 |
| .736 |
FT% |
.695 |
| 41.3 rpg |
Rebounding |
35.3 rpg |
| 15.1 apg |
Assists |
13.0 apg |
| 7.3 spg |
Steals |
7.0 spg |
| 3.6 bpg |
Blocks |
2.1 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Calvin Sirmans (18.3 ppg) |
Scoring |
Jovan Debrito (22.5 ppg) |
| Jonathan Paul (.603) |
FG% |
Ronald Fernandez (.689) |
| Tyler Poindexter (.417) |
3PT% |
Gary Adams (.409) |
| Tylar Cerez (.844) |
FT% |
Jovan Debrito (.791) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (16.9 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Ray Daniel Parrish (8.6 rpg) |
| Calvin Sirmans (206) |
Assists |
Ray Daniel Parrish (92) |
| Calvin Sirmans (71) |
Steals |
Ray Daniel Parrish (41) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (45) |
Blocks |
Jonathan Mills (12) |
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