OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU Men's Basketball team will face off against a familiar foe in its final non-conference home game of the regular season on Saturday as the Evangels welcome in Ozark Christian for its Homecoming game at 4 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Saturday.

At halftime of the contest, the Evangels will recognize its 2003 and 2004 NCCAA D-II National Championship teams along with legendary former MACU head coach and Athletic Director Willey Holley in-attendance.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 2-0
• Last Game: Won vs. Randall (Okla.) – 95-81 – Oct. 28, 2024 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Stat Leaders:
  • Points: Josiah Fulcher (35, 17.5 ppg), Keeshawn Mason (34, 17.0 ppg)
  • FG% (Min. 3 FGM/G): Juwan White (69.2, 9-13), Josiah Fulcher (65.2, 15-23)
  • 3FG% (Min. 1 3FGM/G): Magok Manyang (50.0, 4-8), Josiah Fulcher (42.9, 3-7)
  • FT% (Min. 2 FTM/G): Tarrence Gaines (87.5, 7-8), Juwan White (80.0, 4-5)
  • Rebounds: Tarrence Gaines (19, 9.5 rpg), Josiah Fulcher (15, 7.5 rpg)
  • Assists: Juwan White (16, 8.0 apg), Josiah Fulcher (9, 4.5 apg)
  • Steals: Magok Manyang (7, 3.5 spg), Keeshawn Mason (3, 1.5 spg)
  • Blocks: Magok Manyang (2, 1.0 bpg), Two Tied (1)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian survived a three-point scoring barrage from Randall in its last home game on Monday as the Saints came into the Gaulke and shot a blistering 13-for-26 (50 percent) from three-point range. However, the biggest different in the contest was MACU's ability to utilize its size to attack the paint, outscoring RU 50-16 from inside the painted area to come away with the 95-81 win.
  • In just two games with MACU, senior guard Josiah Fulcher has downright filled out the stat column. Not only does he lead the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game, but his shooting an incredibly efficient 65.2 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three-point range while also pulling down 7.5 boards and dishing out 4.5 assists per game.
  • Senior Juwan White has been a highly-prolific point guard in his first two games with MACU as well. Not only is White scoring at a solid 12.0 ppg on a team-best 69.2 percent shooting clip, but has put together an unbelievable 8-to-1 assist-turnover ratio in his first two contests.
  • While the Evangels newcomers have certainly made a massive impact, redshirt senior combo guard Tarrence Gaines has shined amongst MACU's returners so far. In his fifth season at MACU so far, Gaines is the team's leading rebounder, nearly averaging a double-double at 9.5 boards per game to go with a 15.5 ppg scoring average.

SCOUTING REPORT
Ozark Christian (Mo.)

• 2023-24 Record: 18-11
• Last Game: Lost vs. College of Biblical Studies-Houston – 80-74 – Feb. 29, 2024 – Joplin, Mo. (NCCAA D-II SW Regional – Quarterfinal)
• Series vs MACU (2003-): MACU leads 10-0
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 76-62 – Nov. 3, 2023 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Series Streak: MACU won 10
• Players to Watch:
  • Andre Johnson – SR – G
    • 2023-24 Stats: 554 Points (19.8 ppg), 219-367 FG (59.7%), 102-145 FT (70.3%), 167 Reb (6.0 rpg), 92 Assists (3.3 apg), 39 Steals (1.4 spg)
  • Danny Foster – SR – F
    • 2023-24 Stats: 327 Points (11.3 ppg), 135-265 FG (50.9%), 47-65 FT (72.3%), 236 Reb (8.1 rpg), 75 Assists (2.6 apg), 31 Steals (1.1 spg), 18 Blocks (0.6 bpg)
  • Micah Coburn – SR – G
    • 2023-24 Stats: 263 Points (9.4 ppg), 101-233 FG (43.3%), 45-69 FT (65.2%), 154 Reb (5.5 rpg), 95 Assists (3.4 apg), 42 Steals (1.5 spg), 13 Blocks (0.5 bpg)
• Team Notes:
  • Ozark Christian is coming off a solid 18-12 season competing at the NCCAA D-II level in 2023-24, but the Ambassadors had a tough finish to their campaign after suffering an 80-74 defeat to the College of Biblical Studies-Houston in the Southwest Region Quarterfinal in Joplin, Missouri on Feb. 29.
  • Overall, the Ambassdors to return a large portion of its scoring from last season's team with four of their top six scorers returning, headlined by senior guard Andre Johnson. Last season, Johnson was a prolific scorer, averaging 19.8 ppg on a stellar 59.7 percent shooting percentage while also plugging in 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest.
  • Danny Foster is a strong scoring and passing big, who averaged 11.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game a year ago for OCC while starting point guard Micah Coburn also returns after averaging 9.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game to go with 1.5 steals per contest on the defensive end.
  • Even though MACU has dominated the all-time series against Ozark Christian, the Ambassadors have been able to put up a pretty tough fight inside the Gaulke Activity Center the last two seasons. After MACU grounded out a hard-fought 105-100 win back on Oct. 29, 2022, OCC managed to hang around after MACU grabbed a commanding halftime lead over the Ambassadors in last year's meeting with the Evangels eventually securing a 76-62 win.