No. 11 Keiser men's basketball will head back into conference action this Saturday when they take on New College of Florida. Tipoff from the Student Life Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
No. 11 Keiser Seahawks (11-1, 2-0 SUN) vs
New College of Florida Mighty Banyans (5-7, 0-2 SUN)
Saturday, January 3 - 4:00 PM
Student Life Center - West Palm Beach, Fla.
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ADMISSION: General Admission $8, Students and Faculty Free
- Keiser holds a 2-0 record against New College of Florida
- Last season was the first time the two teams played each other
- The Seahawks won the home game 74-62 and the away game 82-67
- The Seahawks open the new year with an 11-1 overall record
- Last year at this time, KU came into the new year with an 11-2 record
- Keiser has won their last 18 games to open the calendar year
- Keiser is coming off a 10-point win over Florida College on December 30
- Loghan Downie led the way for KU with a 17-point, 12-rebound double-double
- The 12 rebounds were a career high for Downie as he secured his first-career double-double
- Saturday will be the seventh straight home game for KU
- Keiser has won 11 straight home games dating back to last season
- Camerin James continues to lead the balanced scoring effort for the Seahawks with an average of 17.5 points per game
- Coming into the new year, the Seahawks rank 12th in the NAIA in field goal and three-point percentage
- Although the rebounding numbers don't look as high as last season, Keiser is ranked 16th in rebound margin per game in the NAIA
- The Seahawks are outrebounding opponents by 9.1 rebounds per contest
- New College of Florida comes into the game with a 5-7 overall record
- The Mighty Banyans are coming off a pair of losses to Goshen and Spring Arbor that occurred before the holiday break
- NCF is one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NAIA at 89.4 points per game
- Similar to Keiser, the Mighty Banyans look to get to the free throw line to score, ranking in the top 20 in free throw attempts
| Keiser |
2025-26 Stats |
New College of Florida |
| 84.9 ppg |
Scoring |
89.4 ppg |
| .509 |
FG% |
.493 |
| .397 |
3PT% |
.384 |
| .671 |
FT% |
.677 |
| 38.8 rpg |
Rebounding |
33.3 rpg |
| 16.9 apg |
Assists |
11.9 apg |
| 8.4 spg |
Steals |
7.0 spg |
| 5.8 bpg |
Blocks |
2.5 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Camerin James (17.5 ppg) |
Scoring |
Diego Eslava (21.4 ppg) |
| Jackson Kennedy (.846) |
FG% |
Giovanni Toscanini (.587) |
| Slater/Myers (.500) |
3PT% |
Diego Eslava (.444) |
| Jackson Kennedy(.800) |
FT% |
Alex Excellent (.875) |
| Camerin James (7.6 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Shawn Lefresne (5.7 rpg) |
| Jackson Slater (5.1 apg) |
Assists |
Shawn Lefresne (6.8 apg) |
| Jackson Slater (1.9 spg) |
Steals |
Diego Eslava (1.2 spg) |
| Cameron Baldwin (2.7 bpg) |
Blocks |
Zach Close (0.8 bpg) |
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