The Lincoln University men's basketball team will open their regular season on Saturday, November 10, 2018 when they play Lock Haven University at the Wolf Bus Lines Classic.  The tournament is hosted by Shippensburg University.  The Lions will play host Shippensburg on Sunday in the second game of the Tournament.
 
The Basics
 
Date:                      November 10-11, 2018
 
Location:               Shippensburg, University, Shippensburg, Pa.
 
Time:                      Saturday's game:     3:00 p.m.
                                Sunday's game:      5:00 p.m.

Arena:                    Heiges Field House

Opponent(s:         Saturday:               Lock Haven university
                                Sunday:                  Shippensburg, University
 
 
The series:            This weekend's tournament games will be the first meeting between Lincoln and their two opponents
 
Livestats:               Saturday:   http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=239188
                                Sunday:  http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=222240
 
Video:                    Saturday:               http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=222240
                                Sunday:               https://neo-portal.stretchinternet.com/ship/portal.htm?eventId=465303&streamType=video
 
 
Tickets:                    Adults = $10 • Seniors = $5 • Students = $5                                 
                                PSAC Students w/ID & PSAC Passholders = Free
                                Children (5 and under) = Free
 
 
About the Lions:
Lincoln University enters the 2018-19 campaign after a 12-win season. The Lions lost its 2018 CIAA Tournament opener to Fayetteville State by seven points.
 
The Lions return eight players from last season, including its leading scorer, senior Gevon Arrington (Petersburg, Va./Petersburg (Richard Bland)). The Petersburg, Va. native was one of two Lions to start all 27 games last season, averaging 12.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 80 percent (101-of-126) at the free-throw line.
 
Head coach Doug Overton's squad also returns two All-CIAA Rookie Team selections in sophomores Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) and Jordan Camper (Chester, Pa./Chester). Williams started 23 games, averag­ing 8.6 points per game while leading the Lions with 7.5 rebounds per game and 22 blocked shots. Camper averaged 6.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
 
Another player to watch is junior Cameron Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian) who started 15 games last season. Campbell averaged 8.3 points per game and 2.2 assists per game.
 
The Lions were picked to finish 12th in the CIAA preseason poll (sixth in the CIAA North Division).
 
 
Scouting Lock Haven: 
Lock Haven enters the 2018-19 season after winning eight games a season ago and finishing seventh in the PSAC Eastern Divi­sion.
 
Long-time SU assistant Mike Nestor is in his eighth season at the helm of the Bald Eagles and is once again assisted by fellow Raider alumnus Brian Oleksiak. The Bald Eagles have four returning players and eight newcomers on this year's squad.
 
Sophomore Matt Cerruti  is the team's leading returning scorer. Cerruti aver­aged 10.9 points per game last season and knocked down a team-high 37 three-pointers He was also an 87-percent free-throw shooter.
 
Returning junior Jihad Barnes is a key veteran who started 24 of Lock Haven's 25 games last season. Barnes averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
 
Among the players the Bald Eagles are looking to replace include a trio of key start­ers: Amir Hinton, Ra'eese Hunt and Tarojae Brake.
 
The Bald Eagles were voted seventh in the PSAC Eastern Division preseason coaches' poll.
 
Scouting Shippensburg:
The Raiders enter the 2018-19 cam­paign coming off a 25-win season in which it played in the NCAA Atlantic Region Cham­pionship game, and reached the NCAA "Sweet 16" by defeating West Liberty before dispatching the region's top seed in Virginia State on its home floor.
 
Head coach Chris Fite returns two start­ers: senior Antonio Kellem and junior John Castello. Both men have been an integral part in SU's success the past two seasons. Castello averaged 11.8 points per game and 7.9 rebounds in 33 games last season while Kellem averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Another key returner is senior Manny Span who totaled 16 points and 15 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games last season.

The Raiders will need to make up for the loss of three key seniors, including All-American forward Dustin Sleva, three-point maven Justin McCarthur and point guard Clay Conner. The trio combined for 4,332 points, 1,534 rebounds, 953 assists and 574 three-pointers in their career.
 
The Raiders were picked third in the PSAC Eastern Division in the PSAC men's basket­ball preseason coaches' poll.