JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville men's basketball team returns to Swisher Gymnasium on Monday to host the University of Kansas City Roos in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Men's Basketball vs. University of Missouri Kansas City
Monday, November 9th | 7:00 PM EST | Swisher Gymnasium
Team Records: Jacksonville 1-1, Kansas City 1-1
All-Time Series: First meeting
Last Time Out
Jacksonville suffered its first loss of the season Thursday, falling 88-57 to No. 1 Florida in Gainesville. Hayden Wood and Jamie Phillips Jr. both scored in double figures and played 30 minutes for the first time this season. Wood led the team with 11 points while Phillips added 1 on a team-high five makes.
James Morrow followed with nine points, shooting 2-for-3 from beyond the arc for the second straight game. As a team, Jacksonville has started the season efficiently from three-point range, ranking third in the ASUN in three-point percentage (34.0%) despite attempting the fewest threes in the conference (53).
Scouting Report
The UMKC Roos enter Monday's matchup with a 1-1 record, earning a win over Southern Illinois (No. 168 KenPom) before falling to Creighton (No. 49 KenPom). The Roos scored a season-high 100 points in their win over Southern Illinois.
In his first game action in college, Lincoln Goodwin scored 19 points against Southern Illinois. Goodwin made four field goals, including both of his three-point attempts, while doing most of his damage at the free-throw line, shooting 9-for-11. He also added five rebounds.
Sebastian Hartmann leads the Roos on the glass, averaging eight rebounds through two games. He is also averaging 11 points per game while shooting 66.7% from the field.
Hartmann, a transfer from Chattanooga, is one of five newcomers to start both games for Kansas City. The other four include Jaylen Smith (East Tennessee State), Carl Daughtery Jr. (UC Davis), Assane Diop (UC San Diego) and freshman center Atuka Bakhtadze.
Kansas City is led by head coach Mark Turgeon, who took over the program this past offseason. Across 24 seasons as a Division I head coach, Turgeon has compiled a 476-275 record.
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Mid-Major Central ranked Jacksonville's transfer class as the No. 2 transfer portal class at the mid-major level. After retaining only three players from last season, the Dolphins used the portal to add both quality and depth in the frontcourt and backcourt.
Evan Sterck ranks second in the ASUN in assists-to-turnover ratio, currently at +3.5. In 32 games as a freshman, Sterck maintained a ratio around +2.0. Both point guards, Sterck and junior transfer Caleb Williams, lead the Dolphins in assists with seven each.
Through two games, Jacksonville leads the ASUN in blocked shots (11) and blocks per game (5.5). Only five players in the league average a block per game, and Morrow, Nehemiah Turner, and Jaden Newell are all in the top five. They also lead the league in assists, thanks to 30 assists against Trinity College of Jacksonville, the same amount they had against the Eagles last season.
