SPEARFISH, S.D. – The No. 10 Black Hills State University men's basketball team will make their third-ever NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament appearance on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue the postseason success they saw back in 2022 and 2023 as they face No. 14 Lubbock Christian who is searching for their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2022. The Yellow Jackets and Chaparrals will feature a battle of the RMAC Player of the Year, Cam Lowe, and LSC Player of the Year, Amondo Miller Jr., as BHSU looks to continue the momentum of a 10-game win streak while LCU has won 18 of their last 20 games.
 
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Date/Time/Location: Saturday, March 14 / 11 a.m. MT/12 p.m. CT / Dallas, Texas / Burg Center
Live Stream: All South Central Regional games will air for free on the RMAC Network as well as on the NCAA Championships Pass.
KDSJ Radio: Black Hills State men's basketball continues to air live on KDSJ Radio with the voice of the Yellow Jackets, Steve Ammerman, giving the play-by-play for all the action.
 
#10 BLACK HILLS STATE STORYLINES

• Black Hills State, improving to 27-4 (17-3 RMAC), who advanced to the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals and further for the sixth consecutive season (longest streak in the RMAC), went on to clinch the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament last Saturday with an 89-77 victory over Colorado Mesa for their second RMAC Tournament title. In the match-up with the Mavericks, the Yellow Jackets saw seven total players score with six of them reaching double figures, the most this season. They were led by RMAC Tournament MVP Jackson Seale, who went 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc for 18 points, while adding three assists and two blocks. Others on the all-tournament team included Myles Johnson, Tristan Hurdle, and Cam Lowe.
• With the RMAC Tournament title, the Yellow Jackets advance to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament for the third time in program history, looking to replicate the success of 2021-22 and 2022-23 as they went to the Final Four in back-to-back years. The Green & Gold boast an 8-2 all-time record in the postseason tournament.
• BHSU has seen five or more players score in double figures in nine of their 31 games in 2025-26. A year ago, it occurred just five times in 30 games, and they have improved to 13-1 in such games since the beginning of 2024-25.
• The Yellow Jackets have shot 50.0 percent or better from the field in 16 of their 31 games in 2025-26, improving to 15-1 this season and 25-2 since the start of 2024-25.
• In February, Black Hills State shot a season-low 33.9 percent (19-56) from the field against CSU Pueblo, however, they were able to bounce back and shoot a school record 66.7 percent (42-63) from the field against UCCS two days later on February 7. The shooting clip against the Mountain Lions marked the second time this year they have shot 60.0 percent or better from the field, which also occurred on December 2 as they defeated South Dakota Mines 104-76 for their only other 100-point outing.
• Black Hills State went 13-of-13 from the charity stripe in the season opener against Sul Ross State, the most made free throws in a game without a miss in the DII era for the Yellow Jackets. Against New Mexico Highlands in February, the Yellow Jackets connected on a season-high 24 made free throws, marking the third of four occasions they have hit 20 or more this year. They most recently went 23-of-25 at the free throw line against Colorado Mesa last Saturday in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship.
• The Green & Gold made their presence known defensively in the paint during the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament, recording five or more blocks in all three games and averaging 7.3 blocked shots per game during that stretch. Highlighting the defensive performance was an NCAA DII era school record of 11 blocked shots as a team against the Mountain Lions in the quarterfinals, which saw both Jack Haggett and Joel Speckan send back three blocked shots apiece.
• The Yellow Jackets have reached the 25-win mark for the third time in the last five seasons, and the first time since a 29-win 2022-23 campaign. The 27 wins are the second-most in the school's NCAA Division II era, two shy of tying the mark of 29 set in the 2022-23 Final Four season, and three shy of tying the all-time school record of 30 wins set in 2008-09 when the Yellow Jackets advanced to the NAIA Final Four.
• Black Hills State captured their third RMAC regular season championship in program history, and second outright, posting a 17-3 record during the conference slate.
• BHSU and Colorado Mesa are the only two schools in the RMAC to win 13 or more conference games in each of the last five seasons.
• The Yellow Jackets have overcome double digit first half deficits in three of their last four games, first coming back from 11 points down against Colorado Mesa in the regular season finale, then coming back from 18 points down against UCCS in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals on Tuesday, and most recently coming back from ten points down against Colorado Mesa again in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship.
• Against Colorado School of Mines on February 12, the Green & Gold celebrated the 500^th Yellow Jacket men's basketball game inside of A2 Arena, a venue they have posted a record of 358-148 (70.8%) in since it opened in 1990-91. BHSU is 96-26 (78.7%) in the building since 2017-18. They closed their home slate on an 8-game home win streak, improving to 13-1 (92.9%) on their home court with the win over CMU this past weekend, and posting their most home wins in a season since 2010-11 (13-2) and their best home winning percentage since 2008-09 (93.8%).
• Black Hills State added their 14^th 20-assist game of the season against Fort Lewis in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals, dishing out assists on 20 of 26 made field goals. The Yellow Jackets are 14-0 when they dish out 20 or more assists in a game this year and 27-2 since the start of 2012-13. The 27 assists against UMary earlier this year tied a NCAA Division II era program record that was set during a March 1, 2022, victory over New Mexico Highlands.
• On February 7, the Yellow Jackets scored 112 points on the road against UCCS, which ranks as the third-most points scored in a single game in program history, behind a 132-point performance against Southern State on February 20, 1965, and a 123-point performance against Dakota State on February 10, 1996.
• The Black Hills State offense erupted for 66 second half points in their win at UCCS on February 7, out-scoring the Mountain Lions by 34 in the final 20 minutes of action. The game marked the fifth of six times this season that BHSU has out-scored an opponent by 20 or more points in the second half, most recently happening in the regular season finale against Colorado Mesa. The Yellow Jackets are averaging a +6.8 (44.4-37.6) scoring differential in the final frame of contests.
• Black Hills State has matched a school record of 19 made 3-pointers twice since January, first doing so in their win at Colorado Mesa on January 22 as they sank 50.0 percent of their 38 attempts, and then against Regis on February 14, as they knocked down 19 of 40 attempts. The 19 3-pointers matched the record of 19 made by the Yellow Jackets on March 1, 2022, against New Mexico Highlands in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals. The Yellow Jackets have shot better than 50.0 percent from deep on three occasions, which includes a season-best 58.3 percent from deep at UCCS on February 7 when they connected on 14-of-24 from deep. The Green & Gold have reached double figures from beyond the arc 15 times this year, improving to 15-0 in those match-ups and 27-5 in those games since the start of the 2024-25 season.
• The win over CCU in December marked the second time in a two week span that the Yellow Jackets had three 20-point scorers in a single contest. Against the Cougars Cam Lowe scored a game-high 25 points, while Myles Johnson added a career-best 22, and Tristan Hurdle scored a season-best 20. Against South Dakota Mines in the RMAC opener the week prior, Jaeton Hackley scored a career-high 29 points, while Lowe added 23 points, and Wilie Patterson III added a season-high 20 points. The contest against SDM was the first time since a November 16, 2024, game against Augustana that multiple players scored 20 or more points in the same game and the first time since March 13, 2022, against West Texas A&M that three players scored 20 or more points in the same game.
• It marked the first time in the NCAA Division II era and the first time since 2002-03, the Yellow Jackets scored 90 or more points in four consecutive games against South Dakota Mines (104-76), Chadron State (90-67), UCCS (97-92), and Colorado Christian (96-76) back in December. The 2002-03 team scored 90 or more points in five straight contests, including a November 30, 2002, loss to Sioux Falls (105-108, OT), a December 6, 2002, win over Minot State (97-71), a December 7, 2002, win over Dickinson State (99-77), a December 13, 2002, win over Valley City State (111-107, 2OT), and a December 14, 2002, win over Mayville State (95-74).
• In the non-conference slate, BHSU improved to 13-1 in their last 14 games against the Lone Star Conference (LSC) with victories over Sul Ross State (86-54) and Texas A&M International (89-57). Meanwhile, they improved to 6-6 against the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) over the course of the last two years, and 10-11 since 2018-19, as they earned wins over Augustana (75-71), Minot State (72-65), UMary (85-74), and Northern State (77-70). The lone loss of the season came from the hands of NSIC foe (RV) MSU Moorhead (100-85) on the road.
• The win over Northern State on New Year's Day marked the end of an 11-game losing streak in the series, defeating the Wolves for the first time since 1978 and for the first time in Aberdeen since 1968.
• Black Hills State snapped a 5-game losing streak in the East/West Challenge when they defeated Augustana on November 22.
• The Yellow Jackets began their season with a pair of 32-point wins as they notched an 86-54 win over Sul Ross State and an 89-57 victory over Texas A&M International. With the victories the Yellow Jackets recorded back-to-back wins of 30 or more points for the first time since their 2022-23 Final Four run when they defeated MSU Denver by 32 points (89-57) on February 4, 2023, and UCCS by 31 points (100-69) on February 10, 2023.
• The Yellow Jackets boast the 17^th-best scoring margin in the nation, averaging a +13.2 scoring differential. They have recorded 12 wins of 20 or more points and four wins of 30 or more points. 11 of their 31 games have been decided by single digits, holding a record of 9-2 in those games.
• The Yellow Jackets currently rank second in NCAA Division II in defensive rebounds per game (29.23), sixth in effective field goal percentage (57.6%), ninth in assist/turnover ratio (1.51), tenth in assists per game (18.0), 11^th in 3-point percentage (38.6%),13^th in 3-pointers per game (10.3), 16^th in field goal percentage (49.3%), 17^th in both free throw percentage (77.1%) and scoring margin (+13.2), and 24^th in rebound margin (+6.0).
• The Yellow Jackets entered the 2025-26 season off an 18-12 (13-7 RMAC) record in 2024-25 where they finished in a tie for third in the league standings, their seventh consecutive top-4 finish in the conference. The Green & Gold clinched a top-4 finish this season for their eighth consecutive year doing so.
• Dating back to last season the Green & Gold are 35-7 in their last 42 games overall.
• The Yellow Jackets entered the 2025-26 season as the preseason favorites in the RMAC and are now ranked No. 10 in the 15^th and final regular season poll of the NABC Top-25 that was released on Tuesday. With all games occurring during the Ryan Thompson era, the Yellow Jackets are 61-14 all-time as a ranked team in the NABC Division II Coaches' Poll.
• Black Hills State was well represented on the 2025-26 All-RMAC squads, with head coach Ryan Thompson being named the RMAC Coach of the Year, Cam Lowe, being named the RMAC Player of the Year and First Team All-RMAC, Jaeton Hackley being named First Team All-RMAC, and Tristan Hurdle and Myles Johnson being named Honorable Mention All-RMAC. The Yellow Jackets returned three all-conference players from a year ago, as Lowe was named First Team All-RMAC and RMAC Freshman of the Year, while Hackley and Hurdle were named Honorable Mention All-RMAC. All three of those student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 Preseason All-RMAC team.
• The Yellow Jackets return seven players who started a game last season, and they return ten players in total from last season.
• The Green & Gold brings back a wealth of talent as they return their leading scorer (Lowe) and four of their top-5 scorers, they return their leading rebounder (Lowe) and four of their top-5 rebounders, they return their leading assister (Hackley) and four of their top-5 assist leaders, they return their leader in steals (Hackley) and four of their top-5 steals leaders, and lastly they return four of their top-6 block leaders from last season.
• Last season's RMAC Freshman of the Year is now the RMAC Player of the Year in 2026 as Lowe secured the third RMAC Player of the Year accolade in program history, joining Joel Scott who earned the honor in 2021-22 and 2022-23. During his sophomore campaign, the Bevo Francis Award Top-50 Watch List member and First Team All-South Central Region member has averaged 17.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. He enters Saturday's game with 26 double digit scoring performances this season, and 14 20-point performances. In January he scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range against Colorado Mesa. He has connected on three or more 3-pointers 15 times this year. Nationally in NCAA Division II this season he currently ranks 20^th in 3-point percentage (41.4%), is 28^th in total 3-pointers made (84), and is 46^th 3-pointers per game (2.71). He connected on his 100^th career 3-pointer against Regis and has since brought his career 3-point shooting up to 148-of-365 (40.5%). With 84 made 3-pointers this season, he is currently sixth all-tie in school history in single season 3-pointer made and is just 13 away from tying the record of 97 set by Travis Traphagen set in 1997-98. In the Yellow Jackets match-up with New Mexico Highlands in January he grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds, marking his first of two double-doubles of the year as he added 12 points. The match-up with NMHU was one of 20 games thus far with six or more boards. In the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship, he became the second player this season for the Green & Gold to hit 1,000 career points, joining Tristan Hurdle, as he now sits at 1,008 points in his Black Hills State career after scoring 15 against the Mavericks last Saturday.
• After earning Honorable Mention All-RMAC a year ago, Jaeton Hackley receives First Team All-RMAC accolades for the first time in his career in 2026. He has scored in double figures 20 times during the season, including four occasions where he reached the 20-point mark. In the RMAC opener at South Dakota Mines, as he poured in a career-best 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting from the field, 4-of-4 from beyond the arc, and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe, while also dishing out five assists and grabbing three boards. His most recent 20-point game against UCCS in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, saw him score all 21 of his points in the second half and bring the Yellow Jackets back from a 15-point halftime deficit. He is currently averaging 12.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per game this year. He recorded his second career double-double and first of the season with a 16-point and 10-assist outing against UCCS in December, while also adding five rebounds. He has dished out four or more assists in 21 games this year thus far, including tying his career-high of ten in the win over the Mountain Lions. He has collected multiple steals in seven games, including a season-best of three against Adams State. In 17 games, he has secured four or more rebounds, including matching a career-high of ten against Colorado Mesa in the regular season finale. This year he currently ranks third in the RMAC and 21^st nationally in assist/turnover ratio (2.65) and is fifth in the league in assists per game (4.4). He entered the 2025-26 season in the top-10 of both the BHSU career assists and steals per game lists and against Colorado School of Mines he dished out his 250^th career assist. He now sits at 290 in his Yellow Jacket career, just moving into sixth all-time in career assists in school history with his fifth assist of the game against the Mavericks last Saturday.
• Myles Johnson, the December 1 RMAC Defensive Player of the Week, receives his first career RMAC accolade as he was named Honorable Mention All-RMAC following the regular season. He has reached double figures in 20 games this season, averaging 11.6 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. Against Colorado Christian in the last RMAC contest prior to the winter break, he scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 shooting from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 shooting at the charity stripe. Thus far in 2025-26 he is shooting 142-of-257 (55.3%) from the field. Additionally, among the top defenders in the league, ranking eighth with 43 on the year, he has collected multiple steals in 14 games, including in four of the last five games. He matched a career-high of five steals against MSU Moorhead in November. Against Westminster, he set a career-high of nine rebounds, one of 14 games he has snagged five or more boards this year. He missed all of 2024-25 due to injury but averaged 4.7 points and 1.9 rebounds in 2023-24.
• For the second consecutive year Tristan Hurdle was named Honorable Mention All-RMAC, as he remains one of the top sharpshooters from distance in all of NCAA Division II, ranking ninth among active players with 252 career 3-pointers. After leading DII by knocking down 47.6 percent of his shots from beyond the arc in 2024-25, through 31 games in his second season in Spearfish he is currently shooting at a 47.0 percent clip from 3-point range as he is 70-of-149 on the year. He scored a season-high 26 points at home against Regis in February, knocking down 8-of-11 3-pointers to match a career-high and tie for the second-most 3-pointers made in program history. He received RMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors the next week as he concluded the weekend 13-of-18 from deep after going 5-of-7 from beyond the arc against Colorado School of Mines as well. He has scored in double figures on 16 occasions this year. On 12 occasions this year he has hit three or more 3-pointers. On the road at MSU Denver he knocked down his 100^th career 3-pointer as a Yellow Jacket, having now connected on 140-of-296 (47.3%) from deep in his second season with the Yellow Jackets. Also, during the 2025-26 season, he reached 200 career 3-pointers across his stops at CSU Pueblo, Fort Lewis, and Black Hills State, as he sank his first triple of the day against UCCS on December 11, and he hit career 3-pointer 250 with his fourth and final 3-pointer against Fort Lewis on March 6 in the RMAC Men's Basketball Tournament Semifinals. From beyond the arc in his five collegiate seasons, he is 252-of-596 (42.3%). During the 2025-26 season, the Preseason All-RMAC selection is currently averaging 10.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. He currently ranks fifth in the RMAC in total 3-pointers made (70) and is seventh in 3-pointers per game (2.33).
• Newcomer Willie Patterson III averaged 9.5 points while adding 6.0 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He recorded his second double-double of the season against South Dakota Mines, as he scored a season-best 20 points and matched a season-high of 11 rebounds while shooting the ball 8-of-12 from the floor, 2-of-3 from 3-point range, and 2-of-4 from the free throw line. Against UMary he dished out a season-best four assists, one of three games this year that he has recorded multiple assists in a game.
• Jack Haggett ended the 2025 calendar year with one of his best outings of his career, scoring a career-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe against Dickinson State, while also adding five rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. Against the Blue Hawks he took over in the second half, going 7-of-9 from the field for 15 of his 19 points in less than 13 minutes of action in the final frame, securing his fifth double digit scoring performance of the year at the time. His 11^th double digit scoring performance came in the championship of the RMAC Tournament this past Saturday, as he scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, 1-of-2 shooting from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe while he also grabbed four rebounds, dished out two assists, and recorded two steals. He has made his presence known in the post with a strong sophomore campaign, averaging 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks per game this season. At Western Colorado, he grabbed a career-best nine rebounds and has secured five or more boards in 23 games this year. Against Chadron State in December, he recorded a career-best four steals as he poured in a then season-best 16 points. In back-to-back outings he dished out a career-best seven assists against UMary and then recorded another six against South Dakota Mines in the RMAC opener. He has recorded three or more assists in 15 games and has posted a career-high three blocked shots three times in 2025-26. He has currently recorded two or more blocked shots in five consecutive games entering Saturday's match-up. In the RMAC he currently ranks sixth in blocks per game (1.17) and total blocks (35).
• Another transfer making a large impact in the rotation this year is Jackson Seale, the RMAC Tournament MVP, who arrived from Eastern Washington and is averaging 7.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 0.8 blocked shots per game. He is shooting the ball 44.3 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from 3-point range in 2025-26. In the RMAC Tournament he averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting the ball 59.1 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from beyond the arc. He capped the conference tournament by scoring a career-best of 18 points against Colorado Mesa as he shot the ball 7-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. The four 3-pointers matched a career-best he set against Chadron State in January, while he also grabbed a career-best seven rebounds. He matched his career rebounding best of seven boards the very next outing against South Dakota Mines as well. He has scored in double figures nine times this season. On 13 occasions this season he has stepped outside and made multiple shots from distance in a game. Against Minot State he dished out a career-best seven assists while sending back a career-best four blocked shots. He has dished out four or more assists in five games this season and has recorded multiple blocked shots seven times. He currently ranks tenth in the RMAC with 25 total blocked shots this season. Additionally, in 19 games this year he has secured four or more rebounds.
• BJ Woodruff, who has entered a starting role for the Yellow Jackets midway through the season, has scored in double figures eight times this season. He has scored a career-high 15 points twice this year, first against South Dakota Mines on January 31 as he went 5-of-7 from the field, 2-of-2 from 3-point range, and 3-of-4 from the free throw line, while against UCCS on February 7 he scored 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field, 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe. In the UCCS contest he dished out a season-high five assists. In five games this year he has recorded four or more assists in a game. On the boards, he secured a season-high-high of eight against Adams State and has grabbed four or more in nine games. He has connected on multiple shots from beyond the arc 11 times, including a season-high of four 3-pointers on four occasions, most recently against New Mexico Highlands in February. The sophomore guard enters the match-up averaging 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
• Also, in the rotation in the post, Joel Speckman scored a season-high 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 1-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe for the Yellow Jackets at UCCS in February. The 15-point performance was one of three double digit scoring games this year for the junior. A few weeks ago, against New Mexico Highlands, he secured a season-best ten rebounds, marking one of ten games this year with four or more boards. Against MSU Denver, he matched a season-high of four assists. In the RMAC quarterfinal game on Tuesday night against UCCS, he posted a season-best three blocked shots, chipping in on the defensive end as the team recorded a DII era record of 11 in the match-up. He averages 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. He is shooting the ball 45-of-77 (58.4%) from the field in 2025-26.
• Blake Volmer, the RMAC Summit Award recipient, has appeared in all 31 games this year and received just his third career start and second of the season against Regis in January. The junior guard has posted his first two career double digit scoring games in the 2025-26 season, first pouring in ten points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 shooting from distance, and 2-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe against Texas A&M International during the first weekend of the season. Then in December against UCCS he scored a career-high 13 points on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range and 1-of-2 shooting from the charity stripe. He has provided efficient shooting from the bench, knocking down 47.1 percent (33-70) of his shots from the field and 46.5 percent (20-43) of his shots from beyond the arc. On four occasions this season he has made multiple 3-pointers, most recently in the final weekend of the regular season when he went 2-of-3 from deep against Westminster. In seven games this year he has secured four or more rebounds, including a career-best nine rebounds against South Dakota Mines on January 31. He averages 3.2 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.
• Ryan Thompson, in his eighth season as the head coach at Black Hills State, has guided the Yellow Jackets to a record of 166-70 during his career. The win at Northern State on New Year's Day secured his 150^th career victory, making him just the second coach in program history to reach 150 in their Yellow Jacket career, joining all-time win's leader Mike Olson (179). His 2025-26 Yellow Jacket squad captured their third RMAC Regular Season title (second outright) and their second RMAC Tournament title. The 25-win season is the third of his tenure, joining the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.

#14 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN STORYLINES

• Lubbock Christian enters the 2026 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament with a record of 27-5 (17-3 LSC) after falling in the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference Tournament to No. 12 Eastern New Mexico (101-85).
• The Chaparrals, enter the tournament having won 18 of their last 20 games, and each of those two loses coming only to ENMU.
• LCU will be making their eighth all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament, and their sixth consecutive appearance dating back to 2021. They hold an all-time record of 4-7 but are looking to advance out of the first round for the first time since 2022.
• Lubbock Christian is led by the LSC Player of the Year and South Central Region Player of the Year Amond Miller, Jr., who is averaging 20.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting the ball 50.2 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from 3-point range, and 76.6 percent from the free throw line. He has scored in double figures in 29 of 31 games this season, including 17 games of 20 or more points. Three times he has scored 30 or more points, highlighted by a 38-point career-high on 14-of-24 shooting from the field, 2-of-3 shooting from beyond the arc, and 8-of-13 shooting from the charity stripe against Western New Mexico in February. He has captured nine double-doubles this year and has grabbed ten or more boards ten times this season. He posted a career-high of 16 rebounds against Dominican (N.Y.) in December. He leads the Lone Star in points per game and rebounds per game, ranking 18^th and 57^th in NCAA Division II respectively. He has also dished out four or more assists 12 times and on 12 occasions has collected multiple steals in a game.
• Antonio Pusateri was named Second Team All-South Central Region, First Team All-LSC, and the LSC Newcomer of the Year after averaging a double-double in his first season with the Chaps. He averaged 16.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting the ball 59.8 percent from the field. He has scored in double figures in 30 of his 32 games played, including posting ten 20-point performances. He scored a season-high of 32 points on 14-of-17 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 shooting from the free throw line against St. Edward's in January. He has secured 21 double-doubles this year, the second-most in all of NCAA Division II. He leads the RMAC and ranks sixth nationally in rebounds per game (10.8), as he has secured ten or more boards 21 times this year. He has recorded multiple blocked shots ten times this season, including a season-best five against West Texas A&M in January.
• Kandall Dow was named Second Team All-LSC and Lucas Mercandino was named Third Team All-LSC, concluding the four all-conference performers for LCU. Dow averages 15.3 points with 2.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, while shooting the ball 45.4 percent from the field, 41.0 percent from 3-point range, and 86.4 percent from the free throw line. He has scored in double figures 27 times this year, including seven times scoring 20 or more points. He posted a season-high of 27 points against Texas A&M-Kingsville in February, shooting the ball 9-of-18 from the field, 7-of-15 from beyond the arc, and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. On 23 occasions he has made multiple 3-pointers in a game, and seven times has made five or more 3-pointers. Mercandino averages 11.5 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists while shooting the ball 49.4 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from 3-point range, and 81.7 percent from the free throw line. In 21 games he has scored in double figures, just once scoring 20 points with a season-high of 20 against Sul Ross State in February as he went 6-of-8 from the field, 1-of-1 from 3-point range, and 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. In 13 games he has connected on multiple shots from deep, and he has 15 times dished out four or more assists, including a season-high of eight on two occasions.
• Todd Duncan is in his 15^th season as the head coach at Lubbock Christian, guiding the Chaparrals to a record of 296-148 in his career.

SERIES HISTORY

• Black Hills State and Lubbock Christian will meet on the hardwood for the first time in series history in men's basketball on Saturday afternoon.