Keiser men's basketball will get a chance against the top team in the Sun Conference on Saturday, hitting the road to face the Ave Maria Gyrenes. Tipoff from the Tom Golisano Field House in Ave Maria, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
Keiser Seahawks (15-7, 5-4 SUN) at
Ave Maria Gyrenes (18-5, 7-2 SUN)
Saturday, February 10 - 4:00 PM
Tom Golisano Field House, Ave Maria, Fla.
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- Keiser holds an impressive 26-6 all-time record against Ave Maria.
- The Gyrenes got the better of the Seahawks in the game earlier this season, 95-80, on January 13, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Calvin Sirmans recorded 28 points and six assists in the game while Vincent Miszkiewicz was only on double-double number 15.
- When the series is played at Ave Maria, KU holds a 12-4 record.
- Keiser improved to 15-7 after defeating Southeastern on Wednesday, 78-76.
- The Seahawks are now 5-4 in Sun Conference play, which places them in third place.
- Vincent Miszkiewicz led all Keiser scorers with 20 points to go along with a game-high 14 rebounds.
- He remains in the top three in the NAIA in offensive, defensive, and total rebounds.
- Justin Nichelson finished just behind him with 18 points (12 in the second half).
- Calvin Sirmans had his 20th game of double-digit scoring with 17 points to go with 10 assists in the contest.
- Sirmans now has the third-most steals in the NAIA with 153 total and the seventh-most steals in the NAIA at 56 total.
- After tying their season-high in offensive rebounding with 23 on Wednesday, Keiser is up to 14.5 offensive rebounds per game which ranks sixth in the NAIA.
- Ave Maria comes into Saturday's game with an 18-5 overall record, topping the Sun Conference with a 7-2 record.
- The Gyrenes are coming off a 92-90 overtime win over Warner on Wednesday.
- Ave Maria is No. 2 in the NAIA in scoring, averaging 94.9 points per game.
| Keiser |
2023-24 Stats |
Ave Maria |
| 82.9 ppg |
Scoring |
94.9 ppg |
| .435 |
FG% |
.486 |
| .345 |
3PT% |
.387 |
| .732 |
FT% |
.710 |
| 42.0 rpg |
Rebounding |
43.0 rpg |
| 15.7 apg |
Assists |
19.8 apg |
| 7.2 spg |
Steals |
7.1 spg |
| 3.5 bpg |
Blocks |
2.7 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Calvin Sirmans (17.5 ppg) |
Scoring |
Michael Klekas (16.0 ppg) |
| Jonathan Paul (.593) |
FG% |
Jai White (.593) |
| Nirobi Peeler Jr. (.408) |
3PT% |
Mark Blaszcyzk (.526) |
| Albert Dennis (.923) |
FT% |
Jonathan Effertz (.851) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (15.8 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Michael Klekas (7.0 rpg) |
| Calvin Sirmans (153) |
Assists |
Nick Filchner (87) |
| Calvin Sirmans (56) |
Steals |
Michael Klekas (28) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (28) |
Blocks |
Jack Watkins (15) |
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