No. 3 DBU (0-0, 0-0 LSC) AT THE SMALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME CLASSIC
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#3 DBU vs. #13 MICHIGAN TECH (0-0, 0-0 GLIAC)
November 1 | 2:30 PM | Lakeland, FL | George W. Jenkins Field House
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#3 DBU vs. #2 WASHBURN (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
November 2 | 12:15 PM | Lakeland, FL | George W. Jenkins Field House
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MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE
Tournament Central: Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
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COUNTDOWN TO TIP-OFF
DBU joins nine other top Division II programs in Lakeland, Florida, for the 2025 Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.
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The Patriots will open the season with games against No. 13 Michigan Tech from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and No. 2 Washburn, another 2024-2025 national semifinalist, from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
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2024-2025 IN REVIEW
The Patriots turned in arguably the best season in program history last year, setting a new program record for wins (34-5, 19-3 LSC) and finishing as a national semifinalist in Evansville, Indiana.
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Finishing the season ranked fourth in the country, DBU had three players make all-conference teams. The now-graduated dynamic duo of Cameron Kahn and Ricky Lujan earned First Team honors, while Xavion Brown made the Second Team and the All-Defensive team. Trevor Frank was also named LSC Sixth Man of the Year for the second consecutive year.
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Kahn was named the Most Valuable Player of the South Central Regional Tournament, which was held at The Burg Center.
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Dr. Blake Flickner earned the 2024-2025 Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year award, and a month later stacked it with the Small Basketball Coach of the Year title, voted on by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.
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PATRIOT STORYLINES
New Heights: DBU enters the season ranked No. 3 in the country by the NABC. It is the highest preseason ranking in program history.
Doctor's Note: Dr. Blake Flickner carries a career coaching record of 375-215 heading into the 2025-2026 season.
Defend The Belt: The Patriots were picked to win the Lone Star Conference in the LSC preseason poll.
Quick Hands: DBU led the country in steals per game (13.10) and turnovers forced per game last year (22.53).
Wide Margins: Last season, the Patriots led the Lone Star Conference in average point differential, with a +13.5 clip.
Digging Deep: DBU led the Lone Star Conference in bench points per game last year (33.61).
Clutch Factor: Trevor Frank and Xavion Brown led everyone in the postseason last year in the steal department, totaling 19 and 17, respectively, during the Patriots' playoff run.
String Music: Trevor Frank finished second in the country in three-pointers made during the postseason last year.
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SCOUTING #13 MICHIGAN TECH
- In the 2024-2025 season, the Huskies posted a 24-8 record, good for a .750 winning percentage, which is quite the improvement from their .393 winning percentage in 2023-2024.
- Michigan Tech's season ended in the regional semifinals against No. 16 Lake Superior State last year, whom DBU wound up defeating in the Elite Eight.
- The Huskies were 4-1 in neutral-site games last season.
- Michigan Tech is led by senior Marcus Tomashek, a 6'6 guard who is the reigning GLIAC Player of the Year.
- The Huskies return their entire starting five from last year's campaign.
- Last season, Tomashek finished third in the country in field goals attempted, averaging 17.41 shot attempts per game. He finished the 24-25 campaign averaging 23.6 points per game with a slash line of .425/.352/.722.
- Head coach Josh Buettner was named the conference Coach of the Year last season. He is returning for his fifth season, sporting a career record of 45-45 as a head coach.
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SCOUTING #2 WASHBURN
- Last season, Washburn (30-4) was eliminated in the national semifinals by Nova Southeastern, the eventual NCAA DII National Champions.
- The Ichabods were a spotless 16-0 in their own barn last season, and 5-2 in neutral-site games.
- Washburn spent the entire 2024-2025 campaign ranked in the top 10, holding the No. 1 spot for five consecutive weeks at one point.
- The Ichabods led the country in postseason team field goal percentage (53%) last year.
- Washburn was only out-rebounded by their opponent three times last season, including their national semifinal loss.
- Jack Bachelor averaged the most points for any current 'Bods returner last season at 13.6 ppg. Bachelor contributed a slash line of .467/.391/.856, and added 5.5 assists per game last year.
- Ichabod head coach Brett Ballard has an all-time record of 200-109 heading into the new year.
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SERIES HISTORY
Michigan Tech:
This will be the first matchup between DBU and Michigan Tech.
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Washburn:
This will be the first matchup between DBU and Washburn.
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UP NEXT
DBU will return home to The Burg Center for the South Central Region Challenge, where they will face off against Colorado Mesa and Colorado Christian on November 14-15.