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No. 1 NWF set to host No. 7 Indian Hills on Tuesday Night
Posted: Nov 13, 2023

No. 1 NWF set to host No. 7 Indian Hills on Tuesday Night

NICEVILLE, Florida – On Tuesday night, a pair of top-ten teams will collide in Niceville as Northwest Florida men's basketball is set to host Indian Hills College at 7:30 PM right here from Raider Arena.

 

Today's release of the NJCAA National Coaches' Poll confirmed Northwest Florida's continued dominance, securing the No. 1 spot in both the men's and women's polls for another week. This affirmation follows the Raiders' impressive 6-0 start to the season, during which they outscored their opponents 414-269 over the last two weeks.

 

On the other hand, Indian Hills has made significant strides, breaking into the top ten for the first time this year by climbing seven spots from the preseason coaches' poll, where they ranked 14th.

 

Now the two sides will square off for what will undoubtably be each team's toughest challenge of the season to this point, and for what could be a sneak peak of what's to come in March.

 

FOLLOW ALONG

Fans can watch all the men's and women's basketball action this season by visiting nwfraiders.com and clicking the watch live tab, or by downloading the Team1Sports app. Prices to watch games online will be $8/game, $15/month or $75/year.

 

TICKETS

Tickets for this weekend can be purchased at the arena on the day of the game, or you can join our Raider Club or Champion Club by visiting nwfraiders.com and clicking on the support and join Raider Club/ Champoin Club tab at the top.

 

Ticket information and prices for general admission are as follows: Adults $10, Children (K-12) $5, Small Children (Pre-K and under) Free, NWF Faculty, Staff and Students get in free by presenting their RaiderCard ID.

 

LAST WEEK

  • The Raiders secured another pair of victories this past weekend after taking down Southern Union (68-50) for the second time this season, and Meridian (84-70).
  • Tavion Banks led the Raiders in scoring over the weekend, averaging 15 points a game, while Tajuan Simpkins also had a nice weekend, averaging 12 points in the two victories.
  • Jadyn Shider had another solid performance on Friday, recording his second double-double of the season after posting 21 points and 10 rebounds in the Raiders win over the Bison.
  • Jamal Sumlin posted his third double-digit scoring output of the season with his 15 points on Saturday, and Karahan Efeoglu dropped a career-high 15 points in the Raiders win over the Eagles two nights ago.

 

THIS WEEK

  • Northwest Florida will have its tough task ahead of them tomorrow night as they face an Indian Hills squad who ranks top-50 in the nation in scoring.
  • The Warriors are averaging 90.0 points a game against their opponents this season, while shooting an effective 45.0% from the field and 32.5 from three. They also rank top-50 in the nation in three-point makes and attempts this season.
  • Indian Hills is coming off a gutsy win Saturday against a top-20 opponent in Moberly Area College, defeating the Greyhounds 75-72.

 

 

STATISTICAL LEADERS

 

PTS/G: Tajuan Simpkins (15.6)

FG%: Jadyn Shider (82.9%)

3FG%: Tajuan Simpkins (53.6%)

REB/G: Jadyn Shider (8.4)

AST/G: RaSheed Jones (3.6)

STL/G: Tajuan Simpkins (2.0)

BLK/G: Tavion Banks (1.2)

 

 

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