Keiser men's basketball will welcome a top-20 opponent to West Palm Beach for the fifth time in four years on Friday when No. 19 Baker comes to town. Tipoff from the Student Life Center is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Keiser Seahawks (1-0) vs
No. 19 Baker Wildcats (2-0)
Friday, November 8 - 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
- Friday marks the first meeting between the two programs
- The Seahawks are 88-30 all-time when facing first-time opponents
- Keiser started off the season with a dominant performance against Florida National in the season opener, winning 78-41
- The Seahawks moved to 15-4 in season openers and have started each of the last four years with a win
- Vincent Miszkiewicz led the way for Keiser with his first double-double of 2024-25, tallying a team-best 16 points and 11 rebounds, his 28th double-double of his Keiser career
- Just behind him was Calvin Sirmans who notched 14 points while leading the team with seven assists
- Jonathan Paul also made an impact on the game with seven points and nine rebounds
- Of the newcomers, Tyreon Payne led the way with nine points and seven boards to go along with three steals
- Jackson Kennedy also impressed with eight points and seven rebounds off the bench in just 11 minutes of play time
- As a team, Keiser set a new program-best with 44 defensive rebounds, which topped the 43 rebounds against Johnson and Wales on February 10, 2018
- Overall, the Seahawks recorded 64 total boards, which is the second-most in program history
- Keiser outrebounded Florida National by 33, which is the most since December 16, 2016 when the Seahawks outrebounded Queen City, 61-19
- Baker comes to West Palm Beach after a 2-0 start to their season with wins over Ottawa and Saint Mary
- The Wildcats are coming off a 2023-24 season that saw them earn their first win in program history in the NAIA National Championship Tournament
- Noah Rigatuso had 27 points in that game and returns as their leading scorer, averaging 23 points per contest through his first two games of the season
- The do-it-all senior also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 11.5 per game while shooting nearly 60 percent from the floor
| Keiser |
2024-25 Stats |
Baker |
| 78.0 ppg |
Scoring |
93.0 ppg |
| .441 |
FG% |
.477 |
| .143 |
3PT% |
.400 |
| .652 |
FT% |
.769 |
| 64.0 rpg |
Rebounding |
49.5 rpg |
| 17.0 apg |
Assists |
16.5 apg |
| 11.0 spg |
Steals |
8.5 spg |
| 6.0 bpg |
Blocks |
3.0 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (16.0 ppg) |
Scoring |
Noah Rigatuso (23.0 ppg) |
| Albert Dennis (1.000) |
FG% |
Javin Shaw (1.000) |
| Sirmans/Roth (.500) |
3PT% |
Javin Shaw (1.000) |
| Sirmans/Schreiber (1.000) |
FT% |
Henry/Whittick (1.000) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (11.0 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Noah Rigatuso (11.5 rpg) |
| Calvin Sirmans (7) |
Assists |
Nick Whittick (14) |
| Jonathan Paul (4) |
Steals |
Ahmed Maghoub (4) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (3) |
Blocks |
Harvey/Rigatuso (2) |
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