CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team returns from the Thanksgiving break to host Spring Hill College on Saturday (Nov. 26) afternoon in A.E. Wood Coliseum. Tip-off for the non-conference contest is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Matchup: Spring Hill (0-6) at Mississippi College (1-0)
Location: Clinton, Miss.  |  A.E. Wood Coliseum
Time: 4:00 p.m. CT

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INFORMATION
Head Coach: Don Lofton  |  198-120 (.623), 13th Year

Leading Scorer: Stacey Mack (6'7, 227, Jr.)  |  15.0 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Stacey Mack (6'7, 227, Jr.)  |  16.0 rpg
Leading Assists: DeOndre Haynes (6'3, 180, Sr.)  |  5.0 apg

Last Game: The Choctaws opened the 2016-17 regular season with a 73-71 victory over Auburn Montgomery on Tuesday night. The Choctaws overcame a 21-0 run by the Warhawks in the first half, going on an 18-2 run of their own in the second 20 minutes. Mack led the way with a double-double (15 pts, 16 rebs), while four Choctaws finished in double-figures: Haynes (13.0 ppg), junior Otis Harvey (12.0 ppg) and freshman Brandon Boston (10.0 ppg).

SPRING HILL INFORMATION
Head Coach: Aaron Niven  |  26-65 (.286), 4th Year

Leading Scorer: Walter Massey (6'5, Jr.)  |  12.0 ppg
Leading Rebounder: Walter Massey (6'5, Jr.)  |  8.7 rpg
Leading Assists: Jared Holland (5'10, So.)  |  2.2 apg

Last Game: The Badgers lost to Gulf South Conference foe West Florida on Tuesday night in Pensacola, 74-56. Shawn Moore and Brandon Fischer each led SHC with 10 points apiece.

GAME NOTES
- This will be the 13th all-time meeting between the two schools with MC holding a 7-5 edge in the series. The teams have split the two most recent meetings with the home teams leaving victorious. The Choctaws are 4-0 all-time in Clinton against the Badgers.
- Head coach Don Lofton enters his 13th season at the helm of the MC program, tallying 198 career victories over 318 games.
- Junior Stacey Mack posted a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds against Auburn Montgomery, going 9-of-11 from the free throw line and nailing the game-clincher in the final seconds.
- Four Choctaws scored in double-figures, with senior DeOndre Haynes scoring 13 with five assists and three steals. Junior Otis Harvey (12) and freshman Brandon Boston (10) also put up double-digits in the season-opening win.
- The Choctaws shot 77% (23-of-30) from the foul line and had 17 assists on 21 field goals against AUM. MC also blocked five shots, led by Mack's career-high three swats in the win.
- The Badgers have dropped their first six games of 2016-17, including losses to Gulf South Conference foes Union (53-66), Shorter (60-84), West Alabama (56-63) and West Florida (56- 74).
- In the loss to UWF on Tuesday night, SHC was led by Shawn Moore and Brandon Fischer with 10 points apiece. Walter Massey recorded a team-high 10 rebounds, while Jared Holland led the way with five assists.
- On the season, Massey (12.0 ppg) is the team's leading scorer and the only player to average in double-figures. He also leads the team with 8.7 rebounds per game.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.