For the third consecutive year, No. 11 Keiser men's basketball is set to play in the NAIA National Tournament with a matchup against Oregon Tech on Friday in the first round. Tipoff from Darling Pavilion in Fullerton, Calif. is set for 5:30 p.m. local time, 8:30 p.m. ET.

 

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No. 11 Keiser Seahawks(6) (24-5) vs Oregon Tech Owls(11) (17-12)
Friday, March 13 - 5:30 PM CT/8:30 PM ET
Darling Pavilion - Fullerton, Calif.

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Oregon Tech

• The two teams have met three times, with all three meetings taking place in the NAIA National Tournament
• Oregon Tech has gotten the better of Keiser in all three games
• In their most recent matchup, the Owls defeated the Seahawks 102-94 in overtime of the NAIA First Round on March 15, 2024
• Back in 2012, Oregon Tech defeated Keiser (then Northwood) in the NAIA National Championship game

Potential Opponents
Hope & Georgia Gwinnett

• Keiser has not played Hope nor Georgia Gwinnett in men's basketball

• Keiser enters the NAIA postseason with a 24-5 record
• The Seahawks are a six-seed in the Cramer Quadrant
• Keiser holds a 15-14 overall record in the NAIA National Tournament
• Historically, in the first round of the tournament, Keiser is 7-7 all time
• Sun Conference Player of the Year Camerin James leads the Seahawks in scoring and rebounding at 17.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
• SUN Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Baldwin is second in the NAIA in blocks with 84 this season
• Baldwin sits just three blocks short of the single-season blocks record at Keiser
• As a team, the Seahawks are tied for the lead in the NAIA in blocks per game this season at 6.1 per game and have already surpassed the single-season blocks record at Keiser
• Jackson Slater is also at the top of the NAIA rankings and holds the top three-point percentage in the NAIA at 52.6%
• As a team, the Seahawks rank in the top 11 for field-goal percentage (50.4%) and three-point percentage (39.5%)
• Keiser is ranked second in rebound margin, averaging 10.3 more rebounds per game than their opponents
• Defensively, the Seahawks are ranked 13th in points per game allowed at 69.1 points per game
• Oregon Tech enters their 25th NAIA National Tournament with a 19-10 overall record
• The Owls fell in the quarterfinals of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament to College of Idaho, 74-70
• Jackson Cooper was named the CCC Player of the Year and is averaging 17.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game this season
• If Keiser were to win on Friday, they would play the winner of Hope Int'l vs Georgia Gwinnett in the NAIA Second Round on Saturday with a scheduled tipoff of 9:00 p.m. ET

 

Keiser	2025-26 Stats	Oregon Tech
85.2 ppg	Scoring	81.2 ppg
.504	FG%	.491
.395	3PT%	.333
.684	FT%	.702
40.0 rpg	Rebounding	39.7 rpg
15.8 apg	Assists	14.3 apg
9.2 spg	Steals	7.3 spg
6.1 bpg	Blocks	3.6 bpg
	Leaders
Camerin James (17.5 ppg)	Scoring	Jackson Cooper (17.8 ppg)
Jackson Kennedy (.659)	FG%	Jackson Cooper (.570)
Jackson Slater (.526)	3PT%	Jared Sucher (.392)
Jackson Slater (.787)	FT%	Jared Sucher (.823)
Camerin James (6.8 rpg)	Rebounding	Jackson Cooper (7.6 rpg)
Jackson Slater (5.1 apg)	Assists	Jackson Cooper (5.8 apg)
James/Slater (1.6 spg)	Steals	Owen Nathan (1.4 spg)
Cameron Baldwin (2.9 bpg)	Blocks	Gylan Payne (1.0 bpg)

 
    

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