OCU vs. Langston men's basketball preview

Stars entertain Langston on Saturday at home

3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1
Abe Lemons Arena inside the Freede Center

THE MATCHUP
• Oklahoma City University continues Sooner Athletic Conference play against Langston
• Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and OCU students, faculty and staff get into all regular-season OCU home athletics events free with their ID
• When the Stars score 70 points, fans get a 2-for-1 combo coupon for Raising Cane's

ABOUT THE STARS
• OCU held onto a 76-71 victory over Central Christian (Kan.) on Thursday in McPherson, Kan. The Stars (11-9, 4-7 SAC) retained the lead after Central Christian reduced OCU's 11-point lead to one point with 3:50 left
• Anthony Davis, a 6-foot-7 senior from Lewisville, Texas, posted his second consecutive double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds. Davis has averaged 17.3 points and 7.8 rebounds a game over the past six games since Jan. 14. Davis tallies 13.6 points and 6.4 rebounds with a 51.5 percent field-goal percentage
• Kealon Clayborne, a 6-3 junior from Cedar Hill, Texas, and A.J. Cockrell, a 6-8 senior from Tulsa, Okla., added 13 points and three rebounds each. Cockrell contributes 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while shooting 64.5 percent from the field
• Oklahoma City rank 11th in NAIA Division I while allowing foes to shoot 30.6 percent from 3-point range. Compare OCU with the rest of the NAIA statistically this season here
• The Stars have been slotted to take fifth place in the SAC according to the preseason coaches poll. OCU owns 13 SAC regular-season championships and 10 SAC Tournament titles. Oklahoma City reached the NAIA Division I Championship Tournament for the 25th time last season and has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008
• OCU has a 22-6 all-time record against Langston
• Langston rallied for an 88-85 win over the Stars on Jan. 2 in Langston, Okla. Davis fueled OCU with 28 points, 11 rebounds and four 3-pointers

ABOUT THE LIONS
• Southwestern Christian clipped Langston 75-73 on Thursday in Langston, Okla. Derek Dantzler-Fulner beat the buzzer with a putback to down the Lions (11-9, 4-7 SAC)
• Alfonzo Anderson, a 6-3 senior, had 21 points and eight rebounds. Anderson averages 13.3 points and 6.2 rebounds per game
• The Lions pick up 11.90 offensive rebounds as a team to rank 21st in NAIA Division I
• Langston was picked to finish ninth in the SAC by conference coaches before the season

MEET THE COACHES
Hank Aldous (first season with OCU)
• Served as graduate assistant at the University of Denver prior to coming to OCU
• Became Southern Athletic Association player of the year as a senior at Hendrix (Ark.) during his playing career
• Aldous led Hendrix to two conference titles and its first conference tournament crown ever, becoming the SAA Tournament most valuable player. Hendrix made its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament

Philip Stitt (first season with Langston)
• Assumed his role with Langston in June after leading Marion Military Institute (Ala.) to a 77-33 record over the past four seasons
• Overall head-coaching record of 226-165 in his 14th year as a head coach with stops at Winston-Salem State (N.C.) and Florida Community College
• His coaching career spans 28 years with stints as an assistant coach at Florida Community College, Jacksonville, Grambling State, Fayetteville State (N.C.), North Carolina A&T State and Florida State College

ON THE AIR
• Oklahoma City University athletics provides live and on-demand audio, stats and video of its contests on OCU's Stretch portal. Cost to watch the game is $7.95 per game, $29.95 for a men's basketball season pass and $74.95 for an all-season pass for 2019-20
• Andrew Himes will provide the play-by-play. Himes enters his ninth season as the voice of the Stars and has been broadcasting OCU basketball for 12 years starting on color commentary as an OCU student
• Fans can access regular-season broadcasts from NAIA institutions as well as from NAIA Championships postseason contests via Stretch Internet through custom apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Users can search for "NAIA" on the app interfaces on any compatible device, and then download the free NAIA Network app

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Players Mentioned

#1 Kealon Clayborne: G; 6' 3"; Junior

#23 Anthony Davis: F; 6' 7"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#1 Kealon Clayborne
: 6' 3"; Junior
: G

#23 Anthony Davis
: 6' 7"; Senior
: F

Players Mentioned

#1 Kealon Clayborne

#23 Anthony Davis

Players Mentioned

#1 Kealon Clayborne

#23 Anthony Davis