No. 11 Keiser men's basketball will be back in Sun Conference play on Saturday when they take on New College of Florida on the road. Tipoff from the Hal Chasey Gymnasium in Bradenton, Fla. is set for 4:00 p.m.
No. 6 Keiser Seahawks (17-3, 7-2 SUN) at
New College of Florida Mighty Banyans (5-15, 0-8 SUN)
Saturday, January 31 - 4:00 PM
Hal Chasey Gymnasium - Bradenton, Fla.
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- Keiser leads the all-time series over New College of Florida with a perfect 3-0 record
- The Seahawks opened the new year by defeating the Mighty Banyans 87-73 on January 3
- Over the three games in the series, KU's margin of victory averages out to 13 points per game
- Saturday will be just the second time that the series will be played at the home of the Mighty Banyans
- Last time Keiser made the trip across the state, the Seahawks came out with an 82-67 win
- Keiser wrapped up non-conference play on Tuesday with a 78-63 win over Florida College
- The win brought the Seahawks to 17-3 on the year and 4-2 on the road
- Keiser has scored exactly 78 points in their last two games and is averaging 82.5 points per game
- Nadir Myers led all scorers on Tuesday with 22 points in the game on 9-of-18 shooting
- Jackson Slater followed closely behind with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal
- Heading into the final game in January, the Seahawks are continuing to improve at getting rebounds
- Keiser is outrebounding opponents by 11.1 rebounds per game this month and ranks third in the NAIA in rebounding margin
- One way to limit the opponent's chance to rebound is to not miss shots, and the Seahawks rank in the top 20 for field-goal percentage and three-point percentage
- Keiser is also clamping down on defense, allowing just 68.4 points per game this season, which is just outside the top 10 in the NAIA
- Last game featured the least amount of fouls called this season on the Seahawks and combined for a game featuring KU
- The eight fouls were the lowest number of fouls called against KU since January 7, 2023
- New College of Florida enters the game with a 5-15 overall record
- The Mighty Banyans have lost 10 straight and are 0-9 in Sun Conference action
| Keiser |
2025-26 Stats |
New College of Florida |
| 82.5 ppg |
Scoring |
81.9 ppg |
| .498 |
FG% |
.467 |
| .381 |
3PT% |
.365 |
| .677 |
FT% |
.646 |
| 39.8 rpg |
Rebounding |
32.6 rpg |
| 15.8 apg |
Assists |
12.4 apg |
| 8.6 spg |
Steals |
6.8 spg |
| 5.7 bpg |
Blocks |
2.4 bpg |
|
Leaders |
|
| Camerin James (18.1 ppg) |
Scoring |
Diego Eslava (19.0 ppg) |
| Jackson Kennedy (.727) |
FG% |
Carlin Gelin (.571) |
| Jackson Slater (.464) |
3PT% |
Tate Truby (.433) |
| Mathew Shea (.818) |
FT% |
Diego Eslava (.828) |
| Camerin James (7.0 rpg) |
Rebounding |
Carlin Gelin (5.2 rpg) |
| Jackson Slater (4.4 apg) |
Assists |
Shawn Lefresne (6.3 apg) |
| Slater/James (1.6 spg) |
Steals |
Diego Eslava (1.2 spg) |
| Cameron Baldwin (2.7 bpg) |
Blocks |
Zach Close (0.6 bpg) |
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