LSC Men's Basketball Schedule and Results
LSC Men’s Basketball Standings (Conference Only)
LSC Digital Network
 
The LSC has two of the top five ranked teams in the country, according to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll. WT is the No. 1 team in the country (for the first time in program history), while DBU is at No. 4. The two squared off last week, with the Buffs prevailing on their home court, 93-79.
 
WT (12-0) is the only team in the 16-team league unbeaten in conference play. To see conference-only standings (which determine the seeding of the LSC Basketball Championship), click here. WT (West) and DBU (East) are both leading division play at 6-0.
 
WT is on a league-best 15-game winning streak, while Cameron has won five consecutive contests.
 
Angelo State is the only team in the league without a loss on its home court (8-0), while WT is the only team unbeaten away from home (11-0).
 
DBU has the league’s top-scoring offense (91.1 points per game), while Texas A&M International is tops in the conference by allowing just 66.8 points per game.
 
Individually, ENMU’s Jahcoree Ealy leads the league in scoring at 21.8 points per game, followed by DBU’s Cameron Kahn (20.6) and WT’s Larry Wise (19.4). UTPB’s Lathaniel Bastian is pulling down a league-high 10.8 rebounds per game, followed by St. Mary’s Lachlan Bofinger (8.9) and Lubbock Christian’s Tiras Morton (8.8). Midwestern State’s Pierre Sanders is the assists leader (5.2 per game) and teammate Duncan Alevok has the most blocked shots (33). Texas A&M-Kingsville’s C.J. Smith averages a league-high two steals per game.
 
LSC teams carry a combined 42-33 (.560) record against NCAA Division II non-conference opponents through games of Jan. 20. Region-by-region: South Central (RMAC) 21-20; Atlantic 1-0; Central 13-8; East 1-0; Midwest 1-1; South 2-0; Southeast 1-0; and West 2-4.
 
The LSC Basketball Championship will again be held at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. The men’s field will be compiled of the top eight teams, based on conference-only standings. Division champions will automatically qualify for the LSC tournament, but are not guaranteed a top 2 seed. The men’s games will be held March 7 (quarterfinals), 9 (semifinals) and 10 (final).
 
NABC Division II Top 25 Poll / Jan. 21: #1 WT; #4 DBU; Receiving Votes: LCU. Next ranking. Jan. 29.
 
D2CSCTop 25 Poll / Jan. 22: #3 WT; #6 DBU. Next ranking Jan. 30.
 
D2CSC South Central Region Poll / Jan. 22: #1 WT (4 first-place votes); #2 DBU; #6 ENMU; #7 LCU; #8 ASU; #10. Cameron. Next ranking Jan. 30.

 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Games Jan. 25-27
 
OFFENSIVE
Larry Wise, West Texas A&M., G, Sr., Sports Management, Waxahachie, Texas (WHS)
Wise averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals to lead No.1-ranked West Texas A&M to a pair of conference victories, including a top-5 showdown against DBU. Wise also went 17-for-17 from the free-throw line, shot 52 percent from the field and had two blocks. Against DBU, he had game-highs of 23 points and five steals. His play helped the Buffs extend their winning streak 15 games. Wise, who takes the league’s top weekly offensive award for the second consecutive week, has now scored more than 20 points in four straight games.
 
DEFENSIVE
Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M, G, Sr., MBA, Gibson City, Ill. (Gibson City-Melvin Sibely)
Holt had five steals, 13 defensive rebounds and two steals to help top-ranked West Texas A&M to a pair of conference victories. In a top-5 matchup with DBU, Holt had a game-high 11 rebounds – 10 on the defensive side. He also averaged 8.5 points and 2.5 assists over the two games that extended the Buffs’ winning streak to 15 games. Holt, who fueled a unit that allowed only 65.5 points per game, has now won the league’s top weekly defensive award three times this season.  
 
 
Weekly Awards

Offensive Player of the Week
Nov. 7      Sean Elkinton, St. Edward's
Nov. 14    Davion Coleman, St. Mary's
Nov. 21    Pierre Sanders, Midwestern State
Nov. 27    Cortaviaus Seales, Western New Mexico
Dec. 4     Jahcoree Ealy, Eastern New Mexico
Dec. 11    Jahcoree Ealy, Eastern New Mexico (2)
Dec. 18    Keyshawn Embery-Simpson, Angelo State
Dec. 20    Hunter Staten, Oklahoma Christian
Jan. 2      Kendall Dow, Lubbock Christian
Jan. 8      Kevon Godwin, Angelo State
Jan. 15    Greg Johnson, Eastern New Mexico
Jan. 22    Larry Wise, West Texas A&M
Jan. 29    Larry Wise, West Texas A&M (2)

Defensive Player of the Week
Nov. 7      No Award
Nov. 14    Duncan Alevok, Midwestern State
Nov. 21    Cameron Kahn, DBU
Nov. 27    Larry Wise, West Texas A&M
Dec. 4     Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M
Dec. 11    Lathaniel Bastian, UT Permian Basin
Dec. 18    Kevon Godwin, Angelo State
Dec. 20    Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M (2)
Jan. 2      Tiras Morton, Lubbock Christian
Jan. 8      Lathaniel Bastian, UT Permian Basin (2)
Jan. 15    Cameron Bush, UAFS
Jan. 22    Cameron Kahn, DBU (2)
Jan. 29    Ryland Holt, West Texas A&M (3)