Teams Inside the Pod
#1 LSU-Shreveport
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16-1 Overall
RRAC Regular Season Champions
RRAC Tournament Champions
#3 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 1ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (27.200)
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Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (98.667)
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (45.600)
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Ranks Numberย 6ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (31.933)
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Ranks Numberย 6ย in Division I in Turnover Margin (5.933)
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Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.290)
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Ranks Numberย 9ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (13.667)
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Ranks Numberย 9ย in Division I in Steals per Game (9.667)
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Ranks Numberย 10ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.391)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (10.733)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (8.000)
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Ranks Numberย 37ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.481)
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Ranks Numberย 39ย in Division I in Assists per Game (15.600)
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Ranks Numberย 44ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.147)
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Ranks Numberย 45ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.368)
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Ranks Numberย 47ย in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (71.467)
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#2 Jamestown
19-8 Overall
3rd place Finish in the GPAC
#21 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Total Assists (454)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (272)
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Ranks Numberย 13ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.519)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.493)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2239)
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Ranks Numberย 18ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1050)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (7.370)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.386)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (10.074)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in Assists per Game (16.815)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.293)
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Ranks Numberย 37ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (8.667)
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Ranks Numberย 38ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (82.926)
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Ranks Numberย 42ย in Division I in Total Blocks (75)
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Ranks Numberย 42ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (28.778)
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#3 Bellevue
20-13 Overall
NorthStar Regular Season Runners-Up
NorthStar Tournament Champions
#43 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Blocks (147)
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Ranks Numberย 7ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2429)
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Ranks Numberย 7ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1164)
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Ranks Numberย 13ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (4.455)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (265)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (68.697)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Total Steals (205)
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Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Total Assists (410)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.970)
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Ranks Numberย 37ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.481)
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Top Players
#5 Kadavion Evans 6’1 Sr. – 19ppg, 6.8rpg, 4.36apg
2020-21 RRAC Player of the Year
2019-20 All-Americanย
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Ranks Numberย 14ย in Division I in Steals per Game (2.286)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.861)
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Ranks Numberย 49ย in Division I in Points per Game (19.000)
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#3 Leandre Washington 6’0 Sr. -21.4ppg, 3.7rpg, 2.1apg
2020-21 RRAC Newcomer of the Year
Ranks Number 17 in Division I in Points per Game (21.40)
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#23 Akeem White 6’7 Sr. – 14.1ppg, 6.6rpg
2020-21 RRAC Tournament MVP
2019-20 All-American (@TX Weslyean)
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#33 Mason Walters 6’9 So. – 21.7ppg, 12.1rpg
2020-21 GPAC Player of the Year
Ranks Numberย 1ย in Division I in Total Total Rebounds (326)
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Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (12.074)
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Ranks Numberย 5ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (8.741)
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Ranks Numberย 5ย in Division I in Total Scoring (586)
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Ranks Numberย 14ย in Division I in Points per Game (21.704)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (3.333)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.607)
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#32 Jemeil King 6’5 Sr. – 14.4ppg,3.1rpg, 3.3apg
2020-21 1st Team All-NorthStar
2019-20 DII 2nd Team All-American
2019-20 NorthStar Player of the Year
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Ranks Numberย 29ย in Division I in Total Scoring (460)
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Ranks Numberย 30ย in Division I in Total Assists (106)
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Points Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Mason Walters UJ ย 21.7
2.ย ย ย ย ย Leondre Washington LSUS ย 21.4
3.ย ย ย ย ย Kadavion Evans LSUS ย 19.0
4.ย ย ย ย ย Jemeil King Bellvue ย ย 14.38
5.ย ย ย ย ย Akeem White LSUS 14.13ย
Rebounds Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Mason Walters ย UJย 12.07
2.ย ย ย ย ย Jeff Boyd LSUS ย ย 7.5
3.ย ย ย ย ย Kadavion Evans LSUS ย 6.8
4.ย ย ย ย ย Eric Pierce Bellvueย ย 6.7
5.ย ย ย ย ย Akeem White LSUS ย 6.6ย
Assist Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Marc Kjos UJ ย 4.54
2.ย ย ย ย ย Kadavion Evans LSUS ย 4.36
3.ย ย ย ย ย Jemeil King Bellvue ย 3.31
4.ย ย ย ย ย Kelvin Henry Jr LSUS ย 3.27
5.ย ย ย ย ย Trey Johnson LSUS ย 2.67ย
Matchups
The Jimmies fluttered down the stretch a bit, but this team has some big wins under it’s belt this season and boast the GPAC Player of the Year in big man Mason Walters. Mason is a walking double-double machine in a league full of great bigs. The Jimmies have lost 3 of it’s last 4 headed into the NAIA National Tournament, but if they can figure out how to right the ship, they can win this Pod.
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It was quite the year for the Bellevue Bruins. They started off the season underperforming a bit coming off of a big year. The Bruins were able to figure it out a bit though down the stretch as they won 7 of their last 9 games, including the NorthStar Tournament. Jemeil King was a superstar as a Junior as he finished the year as the NSAA Player of the Year and was a 2nd team All-American. He didn’t have quite the same year as a Senior this season, but he is very capable of having a big game and making things tough on Jamestown.
This pilot team may be a little short on depth, but they aren’t short on talent. We have discussed all year how Evans and Washington form one of the best back courts in the NAIA. Now, they see the emergence of 6’7, former All-American at Texas Wesleyan, Akeem White. White was the RRAC Tournament MVP as he showed pure dominance in the two games there. Add in Jeff Boyd to the mix and you have a group there that is very capable of leading the Pilots to a National Title.
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Winner of #2 Jamestown vs #3 Bellevue
Let us start out by saying what a treat the people of Omaha are getting with the amount of star players there are in these two Pods! Joining Zaccheus Darko-Kelly and Trevion Crews from Bracket A, is Evans, Washington, White from LSUS, Mason Walters from Jamestown and Jemeil King of Bellevue. Just a special group of players all playing in 1 gym over the next two days!!
Shreveport has looked the part this season and will be tough to stop on Saturday. If Jamestown can get by Bellevue, they can pose a real threat as Shreveport hasn’t seen a big like Mason Walters this season. As much trouble as they may have with containing him, these other teams will have to figure out what they do to stop Shreveport! As long as the Pilots can stay out of foul trouble they can cause some serious issues for whoever their opponent is on Saturday!
