NO. 25 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (1-0) vs.
AUGUSTA (0-1)
Sunday, Nov. 2 – 11 a.m.
George W. Jenkins Fieldhouse – Lakeland, Florida
 
TIPOFF
After a dominant season-opening win against UVA Wise, Lubbock Christian University will continue competition at the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Lakeland, Florida. LCU will match up with Augusta on Sunday in games played on the campus of Florida Southern University. The Hall of Fame Classic started in 2016 and has been hosted in Evansville, Indianna and St. Joseph, Missouri before moving to its current location in starting in 2022. Of the 10 teams invited to this year's event, seven enter the season ranked in the top 25 nationally.
 
FIVE THINGS TO FOCUS ON
1 | LCU has now won six consecutive season-openers, dating back to the 2020-21 season. Their last loss in a season-opener came in 2019 against Regis (64-60) at the RMAC/LSC Challenge in Golden, Colorado. They have not started a season 2-0, however, since the 2021-22 season, when they rattled off a program record 20 straight wins to start the year.
2 | Despite the fact that the Cavaliers had a seven-footer and two players measuring 6-10, the Chaparrals out-rebounded them 45-38 in Saturday's win. Antonio Pusateri led the way on the glass, pulling down 13 boards, which is the most by a Chap since Tiras Morton had 14 on Feb. 15, 2024.
3 | Lubbock Christian shot 53.1 percent in the season-opener. They shot better than 50 percent 12 different times last season, ranking near the top of the Lone Star Conference in team field goal percentage. For the season, they shot 46.9 percent as a team.
4 | Five different LCU players reached double-figures on Saturday led by 19 apiece from Amondo Miller Jr. and Pusateri. Miller Jr. was three shy of matching his LCU career high, set on Nov. 26, 2024 against UT Dallas. Alex Anamekwe did set a new career-high, scoring 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting. Lucas Mercandino and Kendall Dow had 11 points each.
5 | The Chaps held UVAW to just 13 percent shooting from beyond the arc on Saturday. Last season, Chaparral opponents shot 32.4 percent on three-pointers.
 
SCOUTING THE JAGUARS
- Augusta's roster is almost entirely new, featuring seven freshmen, three of which are from outside of the U.S.
- Head Coach Dib Metress is in his 22nd season at the helm of the Jag program and 30th season of collegiate coaching overall
- The Jags went 19-11 last season, falling to Lenoir-Rhyne in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- Augusta was picked to finish fourth in the 2025-26 Peach Belt preseason poll
- The Jags were tenth in the nation last season in field goal percentage, making 49.9 percent of their shots
 
THE SERIES WITH THE JAGUARS
This will be the first-ever meeting between Lubbock Christian and Augusta.