Men's Basketball | January 16, 2024

AIKEN, S.C. – After two victories last week, the University of South Carolina Aiken men's basketball team is No. 22 in the latest NABC/Division II rankings.

Head coach Mark Vanderslice's team picked up 65 points in the poll.

Minnesota State sits at the top of the rankings while West Texas A&M, Saint Martin's, DBU and MSU Moorhead round out the top five. North Georgia, Nova Southeastern, Colorado Mesa, Benedict and Chico State conclude the top 10 spots.

After dropping the PBC opener at Lander, the Pacers have picked up victories at Georgia College & State, against Flagler and at Augusta.

USC Aiken stands at 12-2 overall, including a 3-1 ledger in PBC play. 

Vanderslice's team is averaging 84.1 points per game while limiting the opposition to 72.3 points per contest. The team connects on 47.1 percent of its shots from the floor, including 40.6 percent from distance. USC Aiken maintains a 4.5 rebound margin per game and averages 6.3 steals a contest. 

The Pacers return to action Wednesday when they play at Georgia Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.
 

Ranking/Team	Points
1. Minnesota State (16)	400
2. West Texas A&M	377
3. Saint Martin's, Wash.	350
4. DBU, Texas	343
5. MSU Moorhead, Minn.	318
6. North Georgia	313
7. Nova Southeastern, Fla.	301
8. Colorado Mesa	289
9. Benedict, S.C.	243
10. Chico State, Calif.	237
11. East Stroudsburg, Pa.	227
12. Fort Lewis, Colo.	206
13. West Georgia	188
14. Ferris State, Mich.	165
15. Gannon, Pa.	158
16. Colorado School of Mines	140
17. Lander, S.C.	137
18. California, Pa.	130
19. Angelo State, Texas	93
20. West Liberty, W.Va.	87
21. Minot State, N.D.	76
22. USC Aiken	65
23. Post, Conn.	54
24. Northwest Missouri State	49
25. Missouri Western	42