• OVC Men’s Basketball Report – November 25 (PDF)
This Week’s Schedule
Monday, November 25
Tennessee State at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Indiana State
at Southern Indiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Little Rock at Illinois, 8:00 p.m. (BTN)
Tuesday, November 26
Tennessee State vs. Bryant, 3:00 p.m. (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Western Illinois at South Alabama, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, November 27
Presbyterian
at Tennessee Tech, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
UT Martin at #6 Tennessee, 3:00 p.m. (SEC Network+)
Morehead State vs. NJIT, 3:00 p.m. (Cleveland, Ohio) (ESPN+)
Western Illinois vs. UIW, 5:00 p.m. (Mobile, Ala.)
Lindenwood at Missouri, 5:30 p.m. (SEC Network+)
UMES
at Little Rock, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, November 29
Morehead State at Cleveland State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Northern Illinois
at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tennessee Tech at Vanderbilt, 2:00 p.m. (SEC Network+)
North Florida
at SIUE, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, November 30
Kansas City
at Southeast Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, December 1
UNC Asheville
at Tennessee State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+)
OVC Players of the Week
PLAYER
Johnathan Lawson, G • 6-7, 190, R-Jr. • Memphis, Tenn. • Little Rock
In two road games Lawson averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals/game while hitting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field and 100 percent (5-of-5) at the free throw line. The transfer from Creighton started the week by scoring 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting (3-of-6 3-pointers) as Little Rock won 71-57 at Tulsa. In that game he added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. To close out the week at nationally-ranked Arkansas, he scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, had five assists, two steals and a block in playing all 40 minutes.
Others Nominated: Kooper Jacobi, Eastern Illinois; Markeith Browning II, Lindenwood; Kenny White Jr., Morehead State; Jayland Randall, Southern Indiana; Kyle Layton, Tennessee Tech.
NEWCOMER
Johnathan Lawson, G • 6-7, 190, R-Jr. • Memphis, Tenn. • Little Rock
In two road games Lawson averaged 19.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals/game while hitting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field and 100 percent (5-of-5) at the free throw line. The transfer from Creighton started the week by scoring 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting (3-of-6 3-pointers) as Little Rock won 71-57 at Tulsa. In that game he added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. To close out the week at nationally-ranked Arkansas, he scored 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, had five assists, two steals and a block in playing all 40 minutes.
Others Nominated: Markeith Browning II, Lindenwood; Teddy Washington Jr., Southeast Missouri; Ring Malith, SIUE; Jayland Randall, Southern Indiana; Antoine Lorick III, Tennessee State; Jaylon Johnson, Tennessee Tech; Tarence Guinyard, UT Martin.
FRESHMAN
Jadis Jones, G • 6-5, 200, Fr. • New Madrid, Mo. • Lindenwood
Jones picked up his second Freshman of the Week honor of the season after scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a road game at Valparaiso. The guard hit 7-of-15 shots (46.7), including 1-of-2 3-pointers, and a pair of free throws. Four of his rebounds were on the offensive end and he also led the team with four steals. A Lindenwood player has been named Freshman of the Week all three weeks of the 2024-25 season.
Others Nominated: none
Other Notable Performers
Below are other notable performances from the past week.
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Jayland Randall (G, Jr), Southern Indiana. Had 24 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal as the Screaming Eagles topped South Dakota 93-82.
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Kenny White Jr. (F, Jr.), Morehead State. White helped Morehead State to a 63-58 win over Austin Peay. The junior had 18 points and eight rebounds while hitting 8-of-13 from the field.
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Kooper Jacobi (F, Grad.), Eastern Illinois. In two games averaged 17.5 points and 8.5 rebounds/game while hitting 53.8 percent (14-of-26) from the field. Had career-high 22 points against DePaul.
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Markeith Browning II (G, Grad.), Lindenwood. Scored a season-best 20 points in game at Valparaiso, while adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals.
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Teddy Washington Jr. (G, Jr.), Southeast Missouri. In two-game tournament at Central Arkansas, averaged 17.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists/game. Had 19 points and eight rebounds in overtime victory over UCA.
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Antoine Lorick III (F, So.), Tennessee State. Had 33 points and 14 rebounds against East-West University.