NAIA Schedule, Links to Watch, Games of the Day, Five Players to Watch

December 4th NAIA Games

Games of the Day:

RV Westmont @ D1 Pacific 2:00pm PT Live Video – Exhibition

Not saying that Westmont will knock off Pacific tonight, but they have a good team led by NAIA DI 1st Team All-American Abram Carrasco and they are capable of keeping this game close tonight. It’s 2020 and anything can happen, but with a smaller slate of NAIA games add this one to your list to watch!

William Jessup @ D1 Cal Davis 4:00pm PT Live Video

William Jessup is coming off a 10 point loss to D1 Portland in a game where they battled and grinded until the very end. I believe they have used up all of their allowed exhibition games, so this one should count and they could give this Cal Davis team all they can handle tonight.

Yellowstone @ #5 Lewis-Clark State 7:30pm MT Live Video

Lewis-Clark State should have no issues tonight with Yellowstone, but this is the first look at a what we think is very much a team that can win a National Title this year. The Warriors return two All-Americans in Damek Mitchell and Trystan Bradley. In fact, they return four of five starters and a majority of their bench pieces from last year.

Five Players To Watch

Damek Mitchell 6’0 G Lewis-Clark State

Dam hasn’t played a game yet this season, but in our eyes he is one of, if not the best, point guards in the NAIA. A 2x All-American, Dam has shown the ability to score and dish the rock. He is also a tough defender.

Trystan Bradley 6’8 F Lewis-Clark State

The big man was an Honorable Mention All-American last season and is primed for another big year. The Warriors switch from the Frontier Conference to the Cascade this season and Trystan will be a force in his new league as well.

Myles Corey 6’0 G William Jessup

While he may not have any official stats yet because of playing in three exhibition games. Myles is a stud Freshman PG that has played well in the D1 contests thus far. Myles is coming off of 14 point, 5 assist game against D1 Portland. Look for the Freshman guard to continue to do big things this season.

Hunter Sipe 6’4 G Westmont

While Abram Carrasco is a returning All-American, Hunter Sipe actually led Westmont in minutes played last season and is the 2nd leading returner in points per game from last season. He had a tough shooting night against Cal State Northridge, but still ended the game with 7 points and 7 rebounds, in a game in which Westmont outscored CSUN by 10 points in the 2nd half.

Josh Lambert 6’8 F Midland – 10.8ppg/5.6rpg

Another Freshman to start paying attention to is Josh Lambert of Midland University in Nebraska. While the Warriors haven’t had a great start to the season, the 6’8 big man is a piece they can build off of moving forward. They have a game they should win today, so look for the big man to have another good performance!