SPEARFISH, Sd- The Oklahoma Christian Men's Basketball Team is traveling all the way up to South Dakota to compete in this year's Lone Star / Rocky Mountain Challenge. The Eagles are slated to take on Black Hills State on Friday, November 10th at 8pm and Metropolitan State on Saturday, November 11th at 5pm.
Game 1- Black Hills State // November 10th at 8pm
Game 2- Metropolitan State // November 11th at 5pm
Venue- Donald E. Young Center
TV- RMAC Network
Radio - KDSJ Radio
Live stats- LSC/RMAC Challenge
WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OC
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Kendre Talley enters his fifth season as head coach for the Eagles.
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The Eagles are led by returning senior guards Moun'Tae Edmundson & Karlyn Kenner, who averaged 11.7 pts, 3.5 ast, and 1.4 stl & 10.3 pts, 3.7 ast, and 1.0 stl, respectively.
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OC maintains a roster with a lot of depth after adding ECU grad transfer Quinton Johnson II, DI transfer Bryce Kennedy, and incoming freshman Miles Gibson to an already experienced group.
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The Eagles are hoping to build off of their strong preseason performances against UCO, Tulsa, and Calvary Bible.
KNOW THE OPPONENT- BLACK HILLS STATE
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Black Hills State is coached by Ryan Thompson, who is entering his sixth year with the program.
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Thompson returns a younger group led by Matthew Ragsdale, the Yellow Jackets only returning starter.
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After graduating former D2CCA National Player of the Year, Joel Scott, the Yellow Jackets brought in 10 newcomers to make up their new-look team.
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The Eagles look to get their first win in their short history against BHSU after losing a close 80-73 battle at home last year. Their only other meeting was in an OT loss to start the 2021-2022 season.
KNOW THE OPPONENT- METROPOLITAN STATE
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The Roadrunners are in their second season under head coach Dan Ficke.
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MSU Denver is returning nine from last year's roster while bringing in four transfers who were coached by Ficke during his stint at Belmont Abbey (N.C.).
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The Roadrunners are returning two of their leading scorers in Brayden Maldonado—last year's RMAC Co-Freshman of the Year—and forward Caleb McGill who averaged 13.8 points and 4.9 rebounds last season.
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Around this time last year, the Eagles hosted the Roadrunners and came away with a 80-55 victory. In the win, the Eagles had five players score in double-digits.
Follow along this week at
oceagles.com and at the mbb social media accounts:
Instagram-
@oceaglebball
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