No. 25 Keiser men's basketball begins their 2025-26 season on the road with matchups against No. 22 Life and Mobile at the Ken Woods Memorial Classic in Marietta, Ga. Friday's game against Life is set for 7:00 p.m. while Saturday's contest against Mobile is set for noon with both games taking place at the Eagles' Nest.
No. 25 Keiser Seahawks (0-0) at
No. 22 Life Running Eagles (1-0)
Friday, October 31 - 7:00 PM
Eagles' Nest - Marietta, Ga.
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No. 25 Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs
Mobile Rams (1-0)
Saturday, November 1 - 12:00 PM
Eagles' Nest - Marietta, Ga.
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Life
- Keiser is 1-1 all-time against Life
- In the series, both teams have won on their home floors
- The Running Eagles won the most recent game in the series 82-75 on November 5, 2022
- The lone win for the Seahawks in the series came on December 13, 2008
Mobile
- The two sides have only played once before Saturday's game
- Keiser won the lone game in the series 76-73 on November 25, 2020
- With Life hosting the tournament, this will be Keiser's first neutral game of the season
- The Seahawks were 2-1 in neutral-site contests last season
- Keiser comes into the new year after going 26-6 last season and advancing to the NAIA National Championship Final Site
- Last season, KU won the Sun Conference Regular Season Title with a 14-2 record
- This season, the Seahawks were picked to finish second in the Sun Conference Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll behind Ave Maria
- Head Coach Marcus "Chief" Bryant enters his sixth season at Keiser with a 93-55 overall record
- Loghan Downie, Jackson Slater, Jonathan Paul, and Jackson Kennedy are the lone returners from last season
- There are 11 new players joining the team for the 2025-26 season, including three players making the jump from the Keiser Developmental Team
- Life goes into Friday's game after winning their season opener against Milligan, 83-62
- Last season the Running Eagles got as far as the Seahawks, falling in the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16
- Mobile also won in their season opener, defeating Pensacola Christian 79-75
- The Rams also made the NAIA National Tournament last season, eventually falling to Cumberlands in the Second Round
*Stats from the 2024-25 season
| Keiser* |
2025-26 Stats |
Life |
Mobile |
| 82.5 ppg |
Scoring |
83.0 ppg |
79.0 ppg |
| .470 |
FG% |
.458 |
.459 |
| .332 |
3PT% |
.258 |
.389 |
| .701 |
FT% |
.529 |
.640 |
| 42.0 rpg |
Rebounding |
44.0 rpg |
35.0 rpg |
| 16.1 apg |
Assists |
23.0 apg |
10.0 apg |
| 10.0 spg |
Steals |
12.0 spg |
12.0 spg |
| 4.6 bpg |
Blocks |
1.0 bpg |
0.0 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
|
| Calvin Sirmans (15.7 ppg) |
Scoring |
Shane Stevensen (20.0 ppg) |
Alex Hammond (20.0 ppg) |
| Jackson Kennedy (.680) |
FG% |
Baqi Lecky (.800) |
Aahmod Scarbrough (.667) |
| Chris Roth (.406) |
3PT% |
Lecky/Stevensen (1.000) |
Aahmod Scarbrough (1.000) |
| Chris Roth (.875) |
FT% |
Maurice Wright (.714) |
Mason Sword (1.000) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (13.5 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Sergio Corta (10.0 rpg) |
Alex Hammond (15.0 rpg) |
| Calvin Sirmans (207) |
Assists |
Maurice Wright (6) |
Alex Hammond (6) |
| Calvin Sirmans (76) |
Steals |
Hall/Wright (4) |
Aahmod Scarbrough (3) |
| Vincent Miszkiewicz (85) |
Blocks |
Sergio Corta (1) |
N/A |
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