FHSU Sports Information Department
Fort Hays State Men’s Basketball opens a two-game road swing in Oklahoma at Northeastern State on Thursday night (Feb. 16). The Tigers enter the game on a four-game win streak, their longest of the season, and look for a season sweep of the RiverHawks. FHSU is 15-8 overall, 9-6 in the MIAA, while NSU is 3-20 overall, 2-13 in the MIAA. Game time is set for 7:30 pm.
FHSU meets Northeastern State and Central Oklahoma for the second straight week, this time on the road. The Tigers defeated both in Hays last week, the RiverHawks by seven and the Bronchos by 10. FHSU has moved into a tie for fourth place in the MIAA standings with Central Oklahoma after the win this past Saturday.
Rob Davis continues to lead the Tigers and MIAA in scoring at 22.7 points per game. He now begins to close in on the 2,000-point mark for his entire collegiate career with 1,938 between his two years at Pratt (Kan.) Community College and Fort Hays State. He moved to 18th on the career scoring list at FHSU with 1,040 points as a Tiger and needs just 15 points to jump to 16th on the list.
Kyler Kinnamon scored 13 points in the win over Central Oklahoma last Saturday and he continues to lead the team in assists per game (3.3). Hadley Gillum ranks second on the team in scoring at 12 points per game. He had a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds against the RiverHawks last week.
In the meeting with FHSU in Hays last week, Tanner Mouse led Northeastern State in scoring with 17 points. The team’s leader in scoring, Montre’ Williams, had 10.