OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian men's basketball team is preparing to get the 2021-22 season underway as the Evangels host Ozark Christian for a 4 p.m. tip-off inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Saturday.
 
MACU SEASON PROFILE

• 2020-21 Record: 12-5 (5-2 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost vs. No. 2 William Penn (Iowa) – 85-75 – Mar. 13, 2021 – Park City, Kan. (NAIA Tournament – Second Round)
• Top Returners:
  • Terrance Jones – SR – F
    • 209 Points (17.4 ppg), 70-160 FG (43.8 FG%), 59-81 FT (72.8 FT%), 99 Reb (8.3 rpg), 22 Assists (1.8 apg), 15 Steals (1.3 spg), 9 Blocks
  • Tony Dorsey – SR – G
    • 125 Points (12.5 ppg), 34-99 FG (34.3 FG%), 46-59 FT (78.8 FT%), 45 Reb (4.5 rpg), 28 Assists (2.8 apg), 11 Steals (1.1 spg), 2 Blocks
  • Jasiah Lewis – SR – G
    • 160 Points (9.4 ppg), 55-125 FG (44.0 FG%), 28-75 3FG (37.5 3FG%), 22-34 FT (64.7 FT%), 56 Reb (3.3 rpg), 22 Assists (1.3 apg), 14 Steals
• Top Newcomers:
  • Isaiah Hammons – SR – G – UT-Permian Basin
    • Finished fifth in the Lone Star Conference in steals with 43
    • Averaged 9.2 ppg for the NCAA Division II Falcons squad
  • Eylan Goodwyn – R-FR – G – Dallas-Eastfield
    • Named an NJCAA Third Team All-American
    • Ranked in the top 25 in scoring at 18.6 ppg and recorded the third-highest three-point shooting percentage (56.9)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off its fourth consecutive selection the NAIA National Championship Tournament. The Evangels stunned No. 8 Southwestern Assemblies of God 94-91 in the SAC Semifinals to advance to the program's second ever SAC Championship game.
  • The Evangels won their NAIA Opening Round game against Holy Cross (Ind.) 69-63 on Mar. 12, 2021 advancing out of the opening round for the fourth straight time.
  • The Evangels will be led by NAIA All-American Terrance Jones, who was the team's top scorer and rebounder a season ago.
  • MACU has a stellar class of incoming players which includes a pair of NCAA Division II transfers in Isaiah Hammons and Kendall Scott to go along with an NJCAA All-American in Eylan Goodwyn.

SCOUTING REPORT
Ozark Christian (Mo.)

• 2020-21 Record: 12-21
• Last Game: Lost vs. Dallas Christian – 113-81 – Mar. 5, 2021 – Joplin, Mo. (ACCA Tournament)
• Series vs. MACU: MACU leads 7-0
• Last Game vs. MACU: MACU won 103-71 – Dec. 9, 2006 – Oklahoma City (Gaulke Activity Center)
• Top Returners:
  • Tyler Alarid – SR – G
    • 457 Points (13.9 ppg), 161-424 FG (37.9 FG%), 18-65 3FG (27.7 3FG%), 117-140 FT (83.5 FT%), 223 Reb (6.8 rpg), 168 Assists (5.1 apg), 68 Steals (2.1 spg)
  • Caleb Brown – JR – C
    • 373 Points (10.7 ppg), 147-286 FG (51.4 FG%), 79-114 FT (69.2 FT%), 214 Reb (6.1 rpg), 15 Steals, 12 Blocks
  • Dylan Hidalgo – SR – G
    • 266 Points (8.1 ppg), 96-259 FG (37.1 FG%), 58-176 3FG (33.0 3FG%), 30 Assists, 14 Steals
• Team Notes:
  • Ozark Christian is coming off a 12-21 campaign in 2020-21.
  • The Ambassadors ranked in the middle of the pack among NCCAA Division II teams in scoring offense at 77.9 ppg but were one of the worst scoring defenses, ranking 25^th by giving up 85 ppg.
  • OCC will be replacing its two top scorers in Miles Dressler and Brett Campbell from last season. Tyler Alarid is the team's top returning scorer, as he averaged 13.9 ppg while leading the team in assists with 168, averaging just over five a game.
  • The Evangels and Ambassadors will be reviving an old rivalry that existed before MACU moved up to the NAIA and NCCAA Division I levels in 2007. Between 2003 and 2006, the two programs faced each other seven times with the Evangels winning each matchup. The last time the two teams met, Mid-America Christian came away with a 103-71 victory inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Dec. 9, 2006.

ALUMNI WEEKEND

• The MACU men's basketball program will be hosting an Alumni Weekend get-together. The day will open with a campus tour for the former MACU men's basketball alumnus starting at noon. After the games, the alumni will meet for dinner at 7:30 p.m.