Mount Mercy CLARKE UNIVERSITY PRIDE (7-6, 6-4 HEART) University This Evening in a Heart of America Athletic Conference Matchup
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WWW.CLARKEPRIDE.COM Tonight’s Game: Clarke University will host longtime rival Mount Mercy CLARKE UNIVERSITY PRIDE (7-6, 6-4 HEART) University this evening in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup. No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. 1 David Lewis II Fr. F 6-5 Dacula, Ga. 2 Deylon Johnson Fr. G 6-1 Kankakee, Ill. Last Time Out: Clarke improved to 7-6 overall and 6-4 in Heart play this past 3 Cole Hubbard So. G 6-1 Platteville, Wis. Saturday with a 75-74 win at Peru State. Keith Johnson scored a career-high 4 Reid Larson So. G 6-2 Fennimore, Wis. 33 points and tied a school mark with eight three-point field goals. Jordan 5 Xavier Johnson Jr. G 6-3 Milwaukee, Wis. Lake added 17 points and hit three free throws with five seconds left to give 10 Keon Killins Fr. F 5-10 Bolingbrook, Ill. CU the win. 12 Will White Fr. G 6-0 Byron, Ill. 13 Stefan Vasic Fr. G 6-2 Indianhead Park, Ill. Keith Johnson ranks No. 13 on Clarke’s all-time scoring list with 1,057 points 15 Jordan Lake Jr. G 6-1 Peosta, Iowa and needs 21 points to move into the Pride’s Top 10. 20 Daquon Lewis Fr. F 6-3 Dubuque, Iowa 21 Zion Wimby Fr. G 6-2 Buford, Ga. Clarke is 3-1 at home, 3-5 on the road and 1-0 at neutral sites. 22 Josh Meier Sr. C 6-8 South Wayne, Wis. 23 Keith Johnson Jr. G 6-4 Dubuque, Iowa Today’s Opponent: Mount Mercy has been idle since dropping a 72-69 non- 24 Gabe Shields Jr. G 6-0 Tama, Iowa conference matchup at St. Ambrose on December 31. The Mustangs are 3-5 25 Rashaud Colbert Sr. G 6-1 South Holland, Ill. overall and 1-3 in Heart play. 30 Donovan Grunloh Fr. G 6-1 Aurora, Ill. 32 Austin Rose Sr. G 6-2 Fort Madison, Iowa Mount Mercy leads the NAIA in three-point field goals made per game (13.6) 44 Caleb Glen So. C 6-7 Salina, Kan. and rank ninth nationally in three-point field goal percentage (40.8). Dennis McKinney leads the Mustangs in scoring (18.4), rebounding (6.8) and steals Head Coach: Jim Blaine (7th year) (10). Assistant Coach: Brandon Schwebke (1st year) Manager: Qur’an Harris Mount Mercy is 1-1 at home, 1-3 on the road, and 1-1 at neutral sites. Clarke Team Stats (73.8 ppg, 39.6 rpg, 42.9 FG%, 32.4 3FG%, 61.9 FT%) Opponents vs. CU (74.3 ppg, 39.1 rpg, 42.7 FG%, 30.3 3FG%, 65.7 FT%) MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY (3-5, 1-3 HEART) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Clarke Statistical Leaders 1 RoyShawn Webb SR G 6-2 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Scoring: K. Johnson (15.5), Lake (13.8), Meier (13.1), D. Johnson (11.2) 2 Tyler Kelley JR F 6-4 Manchester, Iowa Rebounding: Meier (6.8), D. Johnson (5.9), Lake (5.5) 3 Riley Pankey FR G 6-1 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Assists: Lake (75), D. Johnson (32), Shields (25) 4 LJ Harris SR G 6-2 Kankakee, Ill. Steals: D. Johnson (15), Lake (14), K. Johnson (12) 5 Dennis McKinney SR F 6-4 Chicago, Ill. 3-Point FG: K. Johnson (34), Lake (18), D. Johnson (11), Wimby (10) 10 Melvin Lee JR G 5-5 Milwaukee, Wis. 11 Brandon Jackson SR G 5-11 Memphis, Tenn. MMU Team Stats (74.4 ppg, 39.6 rpg, 42.4 FG%, 33.1 3FG%, 61.0 FT%) 12 Kobe Grieder SO G/F 6-1 Belle Plaine, Iowa Opponents vs. MMU (73.8 ppg, 39.3 rpg, 42.2 FG%, 31.2 3FG%, 68.1 FT%) 13 Brayden Blick JR G 6-1 Longmont, Colo. 14 Julian Hehmann JR F 6-8 Hannover, Germany Mount Mercy Statistical Leaders 15 Steve Glenn SR G 6-3 Des Moines, Iowa Scoring: McKinney (18.4), Basala (17.1), Webb (15.8), Thomas (13.0) 20 Anthony Horton, Jr. FR G 6-0 Marion, Ind. Rebounding: McKinney (6.8), Webb (5.5), Basala (4.4) 21 Kenny Clay JR G 5-7 Davenport, Iowa Assists: Web (34), Thomas (30), McKinney (22) 22 Cody Westcott SO G/F 6-5 Center Point, Iowa Steals: McKinney (10), Thomas (9), Webb (8) 23 Keishun Thomas SR G 6-0 Chicago, Ill. 3-Point FG: Basala (29), Thomas (25), McKinney (22) 25 Andrew Stewart SO G 6-0 Tipton, Iowa 30 Ryle Koenig SO G/F 6-4 Burlington, Iowa Last year vs. Mount Mercy: Clarke came out on top of both matchups last 31 Balene Mitchell JR G 5-11 Davenport, Iowa winter, 88-78 in Dubuque and 94-90 in Cedar Rapids. 33 Bailey Basala SR F 6-5 Moline, Ill. Up Next: Clarke will travel to Parkville, Mo., to face Heart newcomer Park Lewis University (Ill.)Head Coach: Aaron Jennings (6th year) University on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. The Pride will step out of Assistant Coaches: Antwain Strong, Jacob Misener league play to host (RV) St. Ambrose University at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Standings North School Heart Overall GB Home Away Neutral Streak William Penn 12-1 .923 14-1 .933 -- 7-0 7-1 0-0 Won 3 Clarke 6-4 .600 7-6 .538 4.5 3-1 3-5 1-0 Won 2 Grand View 5-5 .500 8-5 .615 5.5 4-2 4-3 0-0 Lost 3 Peru State 5-6 .455 9-7 .563 6.0 4-5 5-2 0-0 Lost 1 Culver-Stockton 2-4 .333 3-4 .429 6.5 3-3 0-1 0-0 Won 1 Mount Mercy 1-3 .250 3-5 .375 6.5 1-1 1-3 1-1 Lost 1 Graceland 1-10 .091 2-10 .167 10.0 1-5 1-5 0-0 Lost 7 South Benedictine 8-3 .727 11-4 .733 -- 6-2 4-2 1-0 Lost 1 Park 9-4 .692 9-4 .692 -- 5-0 4-4 0-0 Won 5 Evangel 6-5 .545 7-9 .438 2.0 4-3 2-5 1-1 Lost 5 MidAmerica Nazarene 6-7 .462 9-7 .563 3.0 7-2 2-5 0-0 Lost 1 Baker 3-5 .375 5-7 .417 3.5 3-4 2-3 0-0 Lost 2 Missouri Valley 4-7 .364 6-10 .375 4.0 4-5 2-5 0-0 Won 1 Central Methodist 4-8 .333 7-10 .412 4.5 3-6 4-4 0-0 Won 1 Clarke University 2020-21 Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Day Site Opponent Time/Result Nov. 19 Thu. A Viterbo University L 70-67 Nov. 20 Fri.. N Cardinal Stritch Univesity W 102-56 Nov. 24 Tue. A *Culver-Stockton College W 78-77 (OT) Nov. 28 Sat. H *Grand View University W 96-80 Dec. 2 Wed. A *Graceland Universitty L 79-55 Dec. 5 Sat. H *William Penn University L 77-67 Dec. 12 Sat. H *Peru State College W 77-73 Dec. 15 Tue. A *Evangel University W 68-62 Jan. 2 Sat. A Bethel University L 93-70 Jan. 6 Wed. A *Grand View University L 69-59 Jan. 9 Sat. A *MidAmerica Nazarene University L 81-73 Jan. 13 Wed. H *Culver-Stockton College W 80-69 Jan. 16 Sat. A *Peru State College W 75-74 Jan. 20 Wed. H *Mount Mercy University 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 Sat. A *Park University 2 p.m. Jan. 24 Sun. H St. Ambrose University 6 p.m. Jan. 27 Wed. A *William Penn University 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Sat. H *Graceland University 2 p.m. Feb. 3 Wed. A *Central Methodist University 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 Sat. H *Benedictine College 2 p.m. Feb. 11 Thu. A *Mount Mercy University 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Sat. H *Missouri Valley College 2 p.m. Feb. 20 Sat. H *Baker University 2 p.m. Feb. 25 Thu. TBD Heart Quarterfinals 7 p.m. Feb. 27 Sat. TBD Heart Semifinals 7 p.m. Mar. 2 Tue. TBD Heart Championship 7 p.m. Mar. 12 Fri. TBD NAIA Opening Round Semifinal TBA Mar. 13 Sat. TBD NAIA Opening Round Final TBA Mar. 18 Thu. ^ NAIA National Tournament Opening Round TBA Mar. 19 Fri. ^ NAIA National Tournament Opening Round TBA Mar. 20 Sat. ^ NAIA National Tournament Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 22 Mon. ^ NAIA National Tournament Semifinals TBA Mar. 23 Tue. ^ NAIA National Tournament Championship TBA * Heart of America Athletic Conference ^ Kansas City, Missouri.