#22 UIndy Greyhounds vs. Ohio Dominican Panthers
Friday, Nov. 22, 5:30 p.m. ET, Callan Athletics Center, Cedarville, OH

#22 UIndy Greyhounds vs. Cedarville Yellow Jackets
Saturday, Nov. 23, 6:15 p.m. ET, Callan Athletics Center, Cedarville, OH

ON TAP
The UIndy men's basketball team hits the road for another pair of in-region battles this coming weekend on the campus of Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. The Greyhounds will battle Ohio Dominican on Friday evening, before tipping with the host Yellow Jackets on Saturday. 

It will be the the Greyhounds' first-ever meeting with both Ohio Dominican and Cedarville.

ABOUT OHIO DOMINICAN
The Panthers are 2-2 to begin the season, picking up wins over Wayne State and Kentucky State. Senior Sam Hickey leads the team with 25.5 points/game on 46.7 percent shooting. An All-G-MAC First-Team selection as a junior, Hickey has 1,287 career points and is the 24th player in program history to surpass the century mark. 

Hasan Varence leads the team with 9.3 rebounds/game, while also scoring 18.3 points/game. Varence is a two-time all-league performer in the G-MAC, and has 857 career rebounds to his name. Michael Scott and Matt King also average double figures in the scoring column, with Scott leading the team wit h4.3 assists/game. 

Head coach Kelly Winter is in his first season in Columbus after previously serving as an assistant coach for the past five seasons.

ABOUT CEDARVILLE
Like the Greyhounds, the Yellow Jackets challenged three NCAA Division I programs in exhibition contests during the preseason. Cedarville faced Valparaiso (UIndy victim a year ago), Ohio State and Dayton before tipping off its regular season against Quincy and Truman. 

The Yellow Jackets are 2-1 to begin the season, earning a win over Truman and overtime victory against Central State. Cedarville fell to Quincy in triple overtime, 112-104. Cedarville is scoring 88 points/game as a unit, but also allowing 84 points by the opposition. 

Branden Maughmer has averaged 24 points/game in his two contests this season, as the Chillicothe, Ohio native missed the season opener against Quincy. In total, five Yellow Jackets are averaging double figures, including Conner TenHove is adding 9.3 rebounds to his 16.3 points/game. Maughmer also leads the team with 10.0 boards/game and 5.5 assists/game. 

Head coach Pat Estepp is now in his 12th season at Cedarville, and now has 204 career victories on the bench for his alma mater. Since its transition to NCAA Division II, the Yellow Jackets have claimed one G-MAC championship in 2013. 

LAST TIME OUT
Everything went right for the UIndy men's basketball team on Sunday afternoon, as the Greyhounds shot their way to a 95-71 win over in-region Grand Valley State at Nicoson Hall.
 
Trevor Lakes led all scorers with 23 points, while Jimmy King added seven rebounds and seven assists to go along with 16 tallies

The Greyhounds led for more than 38 minutes on Sunday, taking the lead for good after a 3-pointer from Cory Miller Jr. at the 17:37 mark in the first half. As a team, UIndy dilled nine of 18 from beyond the arc, with Jordache Mavunga hitting three before the break.

The Lakers got within two after a pair of jumpers right after halftime, but the UIndy offense continued to fire on all cylinders. Five different scorers used an 11-0 run, while limiting the Grand Valley offense scoreless for three-and-a-half minutes. Lakes drilled his fourth deep ball of the game during that stretch, while freshman Kendrick Tchoua slammed one home to get Nicoson rocking.
 
Grand Valley State was six of 10 from 3-point land in the first half, however, the UIndy defense followed the offense's suit and limited the visitors to just 14.3 percent from deep in the second. The Greyhounds outscored the Lakers, 46-27, in the second half to run away with another in-region victory.

LIVING LEGACY
UIndy freshman guard Ben Nicoson is a fourth-generation Greyhound, following in the footsteps of Angus (great grandfather), Dan (grandfather) and Brent (father). Nicoson Hall, home of UIndy basketball, is named after Angus, who is the program's all-time wins leader as a coach with 483 victories.

Ben is currently averaging 11.8 minutes per game as a true freshman.

2020 VISION
UIndy head coach Stan Gouard announced the addition of two members to its 2020 recruiting class on Wednesday as part of the early signing period. Matthew Ambrose (Kildeer, IL) and Keegan O'Neill (Montgomery, IN) will both begin their senior seasons at their respective high schools this winter. 

Ambrose was named All-Area by three separate publications as a junior before choosing UIndy as his collegiate destination. Ambrose led Adlai E. Stevenson High School with 16 points/game, while grabbing seven boards and handing our four assists each contest.

O'Neill rounds out the small early-signing class for the Greyhounds, who comes from Montgomery, Ind. The 6-8, 245 lb. big man has averaged double figures the last two seasons with Barr-Reeve, including 15.4 points/game as a sophomore. As a junior, O'Neill averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game.

WET AS A LAKE
The Greyhounds shot lights out against Grand Valley State this past Sunday, shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 46.9 percent from 3-point range. UIndy drilled 15 of its first 28 attempts from deep,with Trevor Lakes and Jordache Mavunga leading the team with five apiece.

NEWCOMER LANE
UIndy boasts a high number of newcomers in 2019-20, with eight of the team's 16 players tabbed as newcomers this season. Of the eight, five are freshmen and three are transfers, with Dee Montgomery (Purdue Fort Wayne) and Trevor Banks (Arkansas Pine Bluff) coming in from NCAA DI programs. Cory Miller Jr. was named an All-America First-Team selection his final season at John Wood CC. 

Jesse Bingham was named an Indiana All-Star after his senior season at Warren Central, the lone NCAA DII commit to earn the distinction. Joining Bingham as rookies for UIndy are fellow all-state players Josh Bryan, Frankie Davidson and Kendrick Tchoua, along with Ben Nicoson. 

HOMEGROWN HOUNDS
UIndy has five players from the Indianapolis area, including Jesse Bingham (Warren Central) and Jimmy King (Roncalli). Overall, head coach Stan Gouard has 10 players from the state of Indiana.