Teams Inside the Pod
#1 USAO
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17-2 Overall
Sooner Athletic Conf. Regular Season Runners-Up
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Champions
#8 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 4ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.378)
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Ranks Numberย 7ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (31.684)
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Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (5.158)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (42.263)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in Total Blocks (98)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (87.895)
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Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (12.105)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.749)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Turnover Margin (3.053)
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Ranks Numberย 23ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (10.053)
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Ranks Numberย 28ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct Defense (0.311)
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Ranks Numberย 33ย in Division I in Assists per Game (15.947)
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Ranks Numberย 43ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (4.842)
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Ranks Numberย 47ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.139)
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#2 Oklahoma Wesleyan
19-6 Overall
KCAC Regular Season Runners-Up
KCAC Tournament Runners-Up
#23 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (13.160)
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Ranks Numberย 7ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (14.000)
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Ranks Numberย 7ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (44.200)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (10.800)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.040)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (270)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total Assists (413)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1105)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (30.200)
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Ranks Numberย 25ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.414)
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Ranks Numberย 28ย in Division I in Assists per Game (16.520)
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Ranks Numberย 30ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2084)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (8.960)
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Ranks Numberย 36ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (83.360)
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Ranks Numberย 44ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.734)
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Ranks Numberย 48ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.135)
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#3 Park (MO)
14-7 Overall
Heart Host Bid
Heart of America Regular Season 3rd Place
#35 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 29ย in Division I in Steals per
Game (8.429)
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Ranks Numberย 31ย in Division I in Field Goal
Pct (0.483)
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Ranks Numberย 32ย in Division I in Turnover
Margin (2.619)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Offensive
Rebounds per Game (12.000)
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Ranks Numberย 38ย in Division I in Total
Rebound Margin (5.048)
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Ranks Numberย 40ย in Division I in Total
Rebounds per Game (39.667)
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Ranks Numberย 45ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg
Pct (0.368)
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Ranks Numberย 45ย in Division I in Total
Steals (177)
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Top Players
#3 Cam Hines 5’10 Sr. – 18.2ppg, 4.6rpg, 3.3apg
2020-21 1st Team All-SAC
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Ranks Numberย 24ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (3.105)
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Ranks Numberย 32ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.851)
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#1 Stephon Hall 6’1 Jr. – 15.5ppg, 3.9rpg, 4.53apg
2020-21 2nd Team All-SAC
Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.869)
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Ranks Numberย 48ย in Division I in Assists per Game (4.526)
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#3 Brooks Haddock 6’2 Jr. – 15.3ppg, 2.1rpg
2020-21 1st Team All-KCAC
2019-20 DII All-American
Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in Total 3-Pt FG Made (77)
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Ranks Numberย 25ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Made per Game (3.080)
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Ranks Numberย 43ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.456)
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#3 Rod Marthone 6’0 Sr. – 18.9ppg, 6.2rpg, 4.19agp
2020-21 Heart of America Newcomer of the Year
Ranks Numberย 10ย in Division I in Steals per Game (2.381)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Total Steals (50)
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#4 Cory Reeves 6’6 Sr. – 15.3ppg, 3.7rpg
2020-21 1st Team All Heart of America
2019-2020 2nd Team All-American
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Points Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Rodrigue Marthone Park ย 18.9
2.ย ย ย ย ย Cameron Hines USAOย 18.21
3.ย ย ย ย ย Quez Williamson Parkย 17.71
4.ย ย ย ย ย Kaleb Stokes OKWย 17.28
5.ย ย ย ย ย Elvin Rodriguez USAO ย 15.79ย
Rebounds Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Ernest Miles III Park ย 11.05
2.ย ย ย ย ย Genard Makuntae USAOย 7.95
3.ย ย ย ย ย Kaleb Stokes OKWU ย 6.9
4.ย ย ย ย ย Valentin Van Putten OKWU ย 6.25
5.ย ย ย ย ย Rodrigue Marthone Park ย 6.2ย
Assist Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Stephon Hall USAO ย 4.53
2.ย ย ย ย ย Rodrigue Marthone Park ย 4.19
3.ย ย ย ย ย Taylen Miller OKWU ย 3.64
4.ย ย ย ย ย Cameron Hines USAO ย 3.32
5.ย ย ย ย ย Elvin Rodriguez USAO ย 3.05ย
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Matchups
Brooks Haddock is one of the best shooters in the NAIA and can surely shoot the Eagles to Kansas City, but this OKWU also has big man Kaleb Stokes who does a good job around the rim. This is a team that isn’t afraid to let it fly from deep! If they are hitting shots you’re in for a long night!
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Park is maybe the most intriguing 3rd-seed within any Pod in the Tournament. They have some guys who can flat play! Cory Reeves was a 2nd team All-American last season and wasn’t even the best player on his team this year! The Heart of America kind of gets looked down as a lesser league this past season because William Penn ran thru the league pretty easily, but we love this Park team! Head Coach Jason Kline is a Hall of Famer and this Park team is tough, cocky and play with a lot of energy and swagger!
The Drovers won the SAC Tournament Title and even though they have only played 19 games this team looks like it’s playing it’s best basketball right now. The buy-in with this team is crazy high and they play really well together. They have started to get really great minutes from their bench as of late as well which has added to their depth. While they have three primary scorers, the rest of the rotation plays hard and gives great minutes!
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Winner of #2 OKWU vs #3 Park (MO)
Another really intriguing grouping here! All three have the potential to be the team who wins the Pod and goes to the Sweet 16 in KC! Instead of doing this in paragraph form, here are the keys to victory for each team:
1. Park as the 3 seed has to bring the energy, take care of the ball and continue to turn stops into points!
2. OKWU is going to need to handle the defensive pressure in Game 1 and hope that their shots are falling!
3. USAO can’t get complacent as a 1-seed! Depending on who they play on Saturday they are either going to have to really guard the 3pt line, or take care of the ball against Park’s pressure D!
Three tough teams here in Park City Bracket A! One of our favorite brackets to keep an eye on!!
