Journey to the Fab Four

Georgetown College Men’s Basketball

2022-23 Journey to the Fab Four

vs. Virgina University of Lynchburg

October 23rd, 2022

W, 108-58 @ Park

November 2nd, 2022

W, 80-69

@ Western Kentucky University

November 5th, 2022

L, 88-68

vs. Indiana Southeast

November 8th, 2022

W, 79-55

vs. Midway

November 10th, 2022

W, 80-59

@ Wilberforce (OH)*

November 17th, 2022

W, 88-56 vs. Thomas More*

November 19th, 2022

L, 61-38

vs. Cumberlands (KY)*

November 22nd, 2022

W, 75-71 vs. Rust

Central Bank Jim Reid Classic

November 25th, 2022

W, 73-53

vs. Ohio UniversityLancaster

Central Bank Jim Reid Classic

November 26th, 2022

W, 97-50

@ Shawnee State*

December 1st, 2022

L, 63-61 vs. Pikeville*

December 3rd, 2022

W, 88-72 @ Lindsey Wilson*

December 8th, 2022

W, 77-66 vs. Campbellsville (KY)*

December 10th, 2022

W, 64-52

@ Cumberland (TN)*

December 15th, 2022

W, 64-52 @ Tennessee Southern*

December 17th, 2022

W, 80-73 vs. Bethel (TN)*

January 5th, 2023 (Thursday)

W, 91-65

vs. Freed-Hardeman (TN)*

January 7th, 2023

W, 91-65 @ Pikeville*

January 7th, 2023

L, 81-73 vs. Shawnee State*

January 14th, 2023

W, 80-66 @ Thomas More*

January 7th, 2023

W, 72-61

vs. Wilberforce (OH)*

January 21st, 2023

W, 102-67 @ Freed-Hardeman*

January 26th, 2023

L, 72-56 @ Bethel*

January 26th, 2023

W, 96-87 @ Cumberlands*

February 4th, 2023

W, 90-70 vs.Tennessee Southern*

February 9th, 2023

W, 83-75 vs. Cumberland (TN)*

February 11th, 2023

W, 80-77 @ Campbellsville*

February 16th, 2023

W, 79-71

*Designates Conference game

vs. Lindsey Wilson*

Senior Day

February 18th, 2023

W, 90-73

Mid-South Conference Tournament

@ Bowling Green High School

vs. Cumberland (TN)

Quarterfinal

February 25th, 2023

W, 83-52

vs. Pikeville

Semifinal

February 26th, 2023

W, 90-81

vs. Freed-Hardeman Championship

February 27th, 2023

L, 69-68

NAIA Men’s Basketball 1st and 2nd Rounds

Host Site vs. Lourdes

1st Round

March 7th, 2023

W, 67-58

vs. Indiana Wesleyan

2nd Round

March 8th, 2023

W, 75-74

2023 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship

Municipal Auditorium

Kansas City, Missouri

vs. Langston

Round of 16

March 14th, 2023

W, 74-60

vs. Grace

Semifinals

March 15th, 2023

W, 92-85

vs. Indiana Tech

Fab Four

March 17th, 2023

L, 80-71

*Designates Conference game

Cam Brooks-Harris

#0 |6’7

Junior Zanesville, OH

Seth Johnson #1 |6’3

Sophmore Crestwood, KY

Jake Ohmer #2 |6’1

Senior Taylor Mill, KY

Jaquay Wales #3 |5’11

Junior Louisville, KY

Jabrion Spikes #4 |6’2 Freshman

Princeton, KY

Tommy Thomas #5 |6’4

Junior Harlem, NY

Tae Doizer #11 |6’5 Freshman Louisville, KY

Chad Ohmer #12 |6’1

Sophomore

Taylor Mill, KY

Roster

Aden Nyekan #13 |6’4 Freshman

Glasgow, KY

Gavin Stevens #14 |6’5 Freshman

Somerset, KY

Andy Lopez #15 |5’11

Sophomore Miami, FL

Chan Riiny #20 |6’8 Freshman San Francisco, CA

Kyran Jones #21 |6’5

Junior Bowling Green, KY

Drew LaMont #22 |6’8

Senior Broward, FL

Rashad Bishop #24 |6’7 Freshman Louisville, KY

The mission of the intercollegiate athletics programs at Georgetown College is, while following the overall mission of the College, to develop the physical, mental, social, and spiritual character of its participants. This mission is pursued within the scope of activities at the College, most notably through intercollegiate athletic competition.

Through these activities, it is the charge of all involved to better prepare our student-athletes by instilling them with unique character driven traits such as determination, discipline, teamwork, competitiveness and perseverance.

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Schedule, 4

Quick Facts, 7

Racing to Kansas City, 8

Tigers in Review, 10

Overall Stats, 11

Player of the Year, 42

Freshman of the Year, 43

Mid-South Conference Awards, 44

NAIA All-American Honorable Mention

Coaches, 47

Regular Season, 50

Mid-South Conference Championship Tournament, 60

Georgetown Hosts Opening Rounds, 64

Traveling to Kansas City, 67

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Location: Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY

Founded: 1829

Enrollment: 1,200

Nickname: Tigers

Colors: Orange and Black

Affiliation: NAIA

Conference: MSC

Austin Sparks Associate Director of Athletics (Georgetown College, ‘09)

Brian Evans Director of Athletics (University of Kentucky, ‘93)

Jake Ryan, MS, LAT, ATC Athletic Trainer

The mission of Georgetown College is to prepare students to engage in their life’s pursuits with thoughtfulness and skill by providing an exceptional educational experience in a vibrant Christian community. Distinguished by its emphasis on outstanding teaching and mentoring, the College offers excellent academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions.

Fulfilling its distinctive mission with the liberal arts, sciences, and professions, Georgetown

Jason Grefer Sports Information Director (University of Kentucky, ‘11)

Kimberly Horne Chandler Compliance Coordinator/ Senior Woman Administrator (Georgetown College, ‘10)

Heading into his 12th year as the Georgetown’s Men’s Basketball Coach, Chris Briggs had one thing on his mind: Kansas City. Following the 2019 NAIA National Championship title and the 2020 season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 breakout, the Tigers had yet to make it back into Kansas City. In retaining two players from these rosters, along with great new talent, Tigers would fight and fight hard to make it back to the Municipal Auditorium, ending their season in the Fab Four in a loss against the Indiana Tech Warriors.

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Graduating from the University of Kentucky ’04, Briggs has held quite the coaching record. He began his career as a student assistant for UK, quickly advancing his career to become assisant coach at Georgetown in 2007. Briggs was named head coach in 2011 where his career took off. He has lead the Tigers to two national titles, three national tournament finals, and is a two-time NAIA Coach of the Year. Gaining a 41292 record here at Georgetown, Briggs would be the fourth coach to amass 300 wins as Head Coach. As well, he would coach three NAIA Player of the Year (Chris Coffey, Deondre McWhorter, Vic Moses) and two All-Americans (Deondre McWhorter, Vic Moses).

In the 2022-23 season, Coach Briggs led the team to a 30-6 record, winning 17 games at home. They also averaged 78.9 points per game, holding their opponent to an average of 67.2 point per game.

Players admire Coach Briggs for his coaching abilities. JaQuay Wales described Briggs as “a fun and laid-back coach, never gets too high or too low.”

The redshirted freshman Rashad Bishop says “We don’t always see eye to eye, but he puts us in positions where we can stand out the most ant that can produce to help the team win. He wants to win, it’s built into him. Not only does he want to win, he wants to dominate. He already has a couple championships under his belt, so he knows what he is doing. He’s not too strict on play style...he just lets us play there and its our job to ger buckets. He really is a players coach and he will listen to something coming from a pler about a play or soming in game, especially if you are doing good.”

While the season might not have ended the way in which the team had hoped for, the team must build on this and fight harder next year in hopes of another NAIA National Championship for the Georgetown College Tigers.

Tigers In Review

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Seth Johnson SETH Johnson

#1 | 6’3 Guard

Sophomore Crestwood, KY

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Jake Ohmer Jake Ohmer

Jaquay Wales Jaquay Wales

#3 | 5’11 Guard Junior Louisville, KY

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JABRION SPIKES JABRION SPIKES

#4 | 6’2 Guard FRESHMAN

Princeton, KY

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Tae Dozier

Tae Dozier

#11 | 6’5

Guard FRESHMAN Louisville, KY

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#12 | 6’1

Guard Sophomore

Taylor Mill, KY

Chad Ohmer

Chad Ohmer

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Aden Nyekan

Aden Nyekan

#13 | 6’2

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Glasgow, KY

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Gavin Stevens

Gavin Stevens

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#15

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Chan Riiny

Chan Riiny

#20 | 6’8

Forward FRESHMAN

San Francisco, CA

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#21 | 6’5

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Rashad Bishop Rashad Bishop

Jake Ohmer rose as the star of the season in the spring, despite missing the fall semester due to eligibility issues. Joining during the semester break, the 6’1 Senior guard out of Taylor Mill, KY would quickly be added to the starting lineup and be the saving grace that Georgetown would rely on to lead them to the Fab Four. Ohmer played in every game from his return, starting in all but the first. Ohmer has played in three seasons here at Georgetown, aiding in the in 2020 #1 Final ranking that was unable to be played due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Jake Ohmer’s brother Chad was also a sophomore on the roster this year, playing alongside Jake several times during the season.

In the games Ohmer played this season, the Tigers recorded a record of 18-4, with numerous wins due to Ohmer’s high scoring average of 17.3 points per game; Georgetown averaging 78.9 points per game. With this, Ohmer would go 49-133 for a 36.8% from the 3-pt line and 132-302 in the field. At the line, he would go 68-89 for a 76.4 percentage. He was also a defensive threat, forcing 28 steals and 3 blocks throughout the season.

It would not take long for Ohmer to become a powerhouse in the season. In just his third game of the season, he put 31 points on the board against Freed-Hardman to help secure an 80-78 win for the Tigers at home. It would be with remiss to forget the the major win that Ohmer clinched in the final seconds against Cumberland (TN). With 6:57 left on the clock, the Tigers were down 71-48 against the Phoenix. Georgetown, however, would not go

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down without a fight, forcing a 32-6 run to finish the game. With only seven seconds left on the game clock, Ohmer would make the buzz-beater 3-pt basket, causing a pile-on by his teammates and giving the Tigers the win. Ohmer contributed 18 of the 32 points himself.

Ohmer also earned first team honoree in the MSC Men’s Basketball Conference.

The Tigers took on the Pikeville Bears in the semifinal game of the Mid-South Conference Tournament, with Ohmer racking up 27 points. Shooting 10-19 from the field and 4-10 from the 3-pt range, the Tigers would need every point he provided and overtime to advance to the MSC Championship game. Even in the loss against the Freed-Hardeman Lions, Ohmer would provide 18 points and force three steals.

Ohmer finished his final season strong in the NAIA National Tournament, scoring 102 points with an average of 20.4 points per game. Alongside this, Ohmer would go 31-78 in field goals and land in 27 of 34 from the free throw line. In the semifinals against Grace, Ohmer would break his career high making 33 points. In the first half of the game alone, Ohmer would score 21 of Georgetown’s 45 points. Ohmer stated that since it’s his last season, he wanted to play as many games as possible and he knew he had to push in order to achieve this. While the Tigers’ season would end at the Fab Four, Ohmer ended the final game of his college career with 20 points in the loss against Indiana Tech.

After sitting out last season as a redshirt, Tae Doizer quickly made an impact in the 2022-23 season.The 6’5 guard out of Louisville, KY would start in 31 of the 33 games he would play, gaining 845 minutes of playing time in the season. Doizer was calculated, making moves only to advance the team rather than trying what might work. In the 2021-22 season, he would play in five games as a redshirt. He proved to be promising with a 68.2 field goal percentage and seven steals overall. With height and his calculated moves, the freshman would dominate the court.

In the games he played this season, the Tigers had a record of 27-6. Averaging 10.2 points per game and a field goal percentage of 53.5%. With this, Dozier went 11-27 for a 40.7% from the 3-pt line. At the line, he went 51-73 for a 69.9 percentage. He forced 29 steals, 15 blocks, and aided the team with 91 assists. In terms of ball control, Dozier would total 190 rebounds, 60 offense and 130 defense, averaging 5.8 per game.

While he played a crucial part throughout the season, the freshman would shine against the UPike Bears. Playing only 29 minutes of the game, the guard would force 18 points with an 80% field goal percentage. Traveling to Lindsey Wilson, the freshman put up 17 points, for a 58.3 field goal percentage. Against the arguably biggest opponent from inside the Mid-South Conference, Dozier played all 40 minutes, contributing 15 points and five free throws against the Freed-Hardeman Lions. Against Shawnee State, Dozier aided the team with seven assists, 11 rebounds and shoot 21 points.

Dozier was also go to be named the MSC Men’s Basketball Freshman of the year.

In heading into the Mid-South Conference Tournament, taking on the Cumberland Phoenix, Dozier would shoot 5-7 from the field, adding in 13 points. Dozier came out strong in the first game of the Mid-South Conference against Cumberland Phoenix, shooting 5-7 from the field and adding 13 points. Including a tip-in, in the semifinals, he forced 11 points, 10 rebound (7 offensive) and two steals.

Dozier ended the season during the NAIA National Tournament with 41 points, 21 rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals. It is important to note that the freshman sat out in the game against Indiana Wesleyan in caution of injury. In the semifinals against Grace, Dozier came off the bench, but still went 6 of 8 in field goals and 5 of 6 from the free throw line. Adding in Kyran Jones and Jake Ohmer, the triplet would total 75 of Georgetown’s 85 points to advance them into the Fab Four. While the season ended in the game against Indiana Tech, Dozier caused 11 points and six rebounds after coming back to the starting lineup. This jack of all trades shows hope for future seasons, and hopefully another run at the Championship title next season.

TAE Doizer

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MSC AwardS

First Team All-Conference

First Team All-Conference

Second Team All-Conference

Second Team All-Conference

Honorable Mention All Conference

Cam Brooks-Harris

Jake Ohmer

Tae Dozier

Kyran Jones

Jaquay Wales

MSC AwardS

MSC All Academic

Minimum GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale

MSC Champion of Character

Jaquay Wales

The student-athletes that are honored on the Champions of Character team were nominated by their coaches based on their leadership on campus and in the community, while demonstrating the five core character values of the NAIA: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.

Tae Dozier Seth Johnson Tommy Thomas

All-American Honorable Mention Cam Brooks-Harris

“My confidence comes from the work I put in every single day.”

Chris Briggs Head Coach Twelth Year

Education:

• Masters in kinesiology and health promotion, University of Kentucky, ‘06

• Bachelors in communications, University of Kentucky, ‘04

Coaching Experience:

• Head coach Georgetown College, 2011-present

• Assistant coach Georgetown College, 2007-11

• Assistant coach United States Basketball Academy, 2006-07

• Graduate assistant University of Kentucky, 2004-06

• Student manager University of Kentucky, 2001-2004

Family:

• Wife, Elizabeth Briggs, Assistant Athletic Director for Premium Seating, Hospitality and Events; daughters, Reagan and Delaney

Milestones:

• Two National Tournament Titles - 2019, 2013

• Three National Tournament Finals - 2019, 2016, 2013

• Two-time NAIA Coach of the Year - 2019, 2013

• 2019 MSC Coach of the Year

• 2023 MSC Coach of the Year

• Coached 2020 NAIA Player of the Year Chris Coffey

• Coached 2020 NABC Player of the Year Chris Coffey

• Coached 2019 NAIA Tournament MVP Chris Coffey

• Coached 2016 NAIA Player of the Year and All-American Deondre McWhorter

• Coached 2013 NAIA Player of the Year and All-American Vic Moses

• Coached 2013 NAIA Tournament MVP Monty Wilson

• Ten NAIA Tournament Appearances - two national championships, three tournament finals and four quarterfinals (2020 there was no national tournament due to COVID-19)

• 412-92 in 14 seasons with Georgetown College, four as an assistant; seven MSC regular season titles; six MSC tournament titles; coached 21 NAIA All-Americans; four MSC Player of the Year honorees, one MSC Defensive Player of the Year and 39 All-MSC honorees

Contact:

• Email - christopher_briggs@georgetowncollege.edu

• Phone - 502-863-7093

MSC COACH OF THE YEAR

Msc Assistant Coach of the Year

Education:

Rodney Haddix Assistant Coach Second Year

• Bachlors in Kinesiology, Georgetown College, ‘11

Coaching Experience:

• Assistant coach Georgetown College, 2021-present

• Assistant coach University of the Cumberlands, 2019-21

• Head Coach Findlay Prep, 2013-19

Player Experience:

• Georgetown College, 2010-11

• Miami University (Ohio), 2007-10

Family:

• Wife, Cheyenne Haddix; daughters, Nia and Amara

Milestones:

• 2023 MSC Assistant Coach of the Year

• Coached five McDonald’s All-Americans

• Coached five Jordan Brand All-Americans

• Coached 35 Division I signees

• Two NAIA Tournament Appearances - one quarterfinals

• 55-14 in 2 seasons with Georgetown College; one MSC regular season title; one MSC tournament title; one MSC Freshman Player of the Year and 9 All-MSC honorees

Contact:

• Email - rodney_haddix@georgetowncollege.edu

Brendon Woody Assistant Coach Second Year

Robert Amis Assistant Coach First Year

Chase Goins Student Assistant Second Year

Hayden Shelton Student Assistant Second Year

Ted Butler Elite Performance Specialist Tenth Year

Regular Season

Tigers start the season with a 100+ win against the VUL Dragons.

November

A 50.8% field goal percentage would give Tigers their first win on the road.

Seth Johnson and Jabrion Spikes tie with 13 points each. Johnson and Kyran Jones would both go for a double-double in points and rebounds. This, in combination with 11 from Rashad Bishop and 10 from Drew LaMont would help bring the Tigers’ record to 3-1.

With a tough loss, fighting against the Division I Hilltoppers, Tigers showed the true talent of this year’s roster, shooting 44.4% from the field.

Off the bench points, combined with 16 poured in from Johnson would give Georgetown a 24-defict over Midway.

20 points from the MSC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, Reid Jolly forced Tigers to suffer their first conference loss to the Thomas More Saints.

In their first conference game of the season, Tigers pull ahead and take the win 88-56 against the Wilberforce Bulldogs.

20 from Wales and 81.5% from the free throw line advances Tigers to 2-1 in conference play.

November

Scores

vs. Cumberlands (KY) vs. Rust vs. OU-Lancaster

@ Shawnee State vs. Pikeville

@ Lindsey Wilson vs. Campbellsville

W, 75-71

W, 73-53

W, 97-50

L, 63-61

W, 88-72

W, 77-66

W, 64-52

Tigers host the 29th Central Bank Jim Reid Classic celebrating the previous coach and part of the namesake of the Davis-Reid Alumni Gym. With nearly every player that steped on the court having scored, Tigers would win by 20 against the Rust Bearcats.

In continuing Classic, Tigers nearly double Bobcats score 97-50 win.

December

continuing in the Tigers would double the score with a

A freshman combination of 49 points, shooting 54.5% from the field, and off the bench points would account for the Tigers win against the Pikeville Bears.

A 47-26 second half for Georgetown and 16 free throws would hand Georgetown the win.

Points in the point would be the difference as Tigers would suffer their second Mid-South Conference loss.

With 50 rebounds, Georgetown would pull ahead with a 7766 win on the road.

Scores

@ Cumberland (TN)

@ Tennessee Southern vs. Bethel vs. Freed-Hardeman

@ Pikeville vs. Shawnee State

@ Thomas More

For the 8th time in the season, Tigers would hold off their opponent to 60 points or less.

18 points, 5 rebounds, and four assists from JaQuay Wales gives Tigers a 5-game win streak to head into the holiday break.

With 16 rebounds, Kyran Jones would become the 10th Tiger to gain 1000 career rebounds.

Two free-throws made in the last 4 seconds of the game would push Tigers over the FreedHardeman Lions, previously unbeaten in MSC territory.

Tae Doizer would go for 21 points and shoot 7-12 help him gain MSC Player of the week.

Bears shoot 59% in the second half and knock down seven 3-pt shots to upset the Tigers.

Brooks-Harris and Jake Ohmer combine for 40 points to overtake the Thomas More Saints in a big MSC road win.

Scores

vs. Wilberforce

@ Freed-Hardeman

@ Bethel (TN)

@ Cumberlands (KY)

vs. Tennessee

Southern vs. Cumberland (TN)

@ Campbellsville vs. Lindsey Wilson

W, 102-76

L, 72-56

W, 96-87

W, 90-70

W, 83-75

W, 80-77

W, 79-71

W, 90-73

Tigers break 100+ for the second time in the season, with 23 supplied from Jake Ohmer.

February

JAnuary

With 21 turnovers and cold shooting, Tigers would suffer a loss from their greatest competition in conference.

Redshirt Aden Nyekan would break out and show a glimpse into next season with 14 points.

Tigers keep it close, but come out on top with an 8-point win against the Firehawks.

February

With a 32-6 run in the last six minutes of the game, a mircale 3-pt shot made by Ohmer to win 80-77!

Senior Day lights up Tigers with 24 from Ohmer and Tae Dozier flirts with a tripledouble to end the regular season.

Ohmer would lead rout of Cumberlands with 19 points. Strong defense would work in the Tigers favor, holding the Patriots to only a 34% shooting overall.

With 37 points from off the bench, Tigers would secure the MSC

Regular Season

Title for the 13th time.

Tigers Play For Conference Championship

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of a timeout, Tigers would answer with their own five. With every point that the Phoenix would make, Tigers answered with their own run. With under ten minutes left in the game, Tigers took full control and created a 29-10 run to advance them to the semifinals.

Going into the semifinals, Tigers would take on the University of Pikeville.After a loss to UPike in the regular season, The Tigers knew it would take power to push through to the Championship game. Ohmer came in with this mindset and he alone added 27 to the scoreboard. To counteract this, Pikeville’s Teddy Parham came in with 30 with his 24 minutes of game time die to foul trouble.

Tigers and the Bears chipped away at each other for most of the game, passing the lead continuously. With only 8 minutes left in the game, the score was 59-56 in favor of the Tigers. Parham came in with a three pointer and caused a foul on Tommy Thomas. The free throw gave the Bears the lead and ended a 16-6 run for the Bears. Wales soon came in with a layup and Ohmer added to this to create a 63-60 lead for the Tigers with 7:13 left in the game.

With only 3:53 left in the game, Drew Lamont staunched a personal and technical foul on Parham, giving Parham a chance for four at the free throw line. Sinking all four, the game was tied 67-67. Once again, Tigers and Bears pass the lead back and forth, tying at the end of the second half.

The Tigers took control immediately going into overtime. Dozier came in with two buckets of his own in less than two minutes outside of regulation. This drove Tigers into a 16-7 run to end the game 90-81 in the Tigers favor, pushing them to compete against the number two seed, Freed-Hardeman in the Championship game.

Tigers entered the Championship game in an even match-up against the Lions. Coming off a difficult win from the Bears, all eyes were on the Tigers to see if the number one seed would take home the Championship.

To start the game, Tigers opened with a 19-3 run until the Lion’s Peyton Law adds in in a 3-pt jump shot with 13:30 left in the half. Coming off a timeout, the Tigers Tommy Thomas came off the bench with Jabrion Spikes. With 9:46 left in the half, Thomas added in a layup of his own to deepen the Lions deficit 23-8. Tigers held this lead to end the first half 40-24.

Going into the second half, Lamont misses a jump shot and gives the Lion’s Jaquan Lax a three-point shot to give the Lions a chance to come back. Lax sank four more three-pointers to take down the Tigers. With 10:26 left in the game, the Lions brought the deficit to single digits. Tigers answered with a 30-sec timeout, but Tigers seemingly lost motivation until another timeout was called with less than four minutes of game time, leading by only two points. With a foul called on Brooks-Harris, Lions were edged the Tigers to a single point deficit. With only two minutes left in the game, a three point basket from the Lion’s Hunter Spurlock, Lions gained the lead for the first time in which the Tigers could never recover. Ending the game, the Lion’s took the MSC Championship 69-68.

Georgetown Hosts NAIA Opening Rounds

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Entering as the 3-seed in the Duer Quadrant of the NAIA National Tournament, Georgetown served as a host for the 2023 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds. The home court, along with a full gym, would give the Tigers the edge to take both the first and second round and send them back to Kansas City for the first time since 2019. To start out the Tournament, the Tigers would take on the Lourdes Grey Wolves, meeting for the first time ever. Within the first minute of the game, a steal and a 3-pt point basket from Drew Lamont assisted by Cam Brooks-Harris, Tigers start the game in their favor. Backing this up, Brooks-Harris would spill in a 3pt of his own. Keeping this momentum, Georgetown rang in a 15-5 run to start off the game (aided by Jake Ohmer). Even with attempts from the Grey Wolves, they could do nothing against a 44.8% field goal percentage in contrast with their own 19.2% field goal percentage. With Lamont back in the game with 3:19 left in the first half, another 3-pt basket would give the Tigers the momentum to end the first half 34-15.

Staring the second half, the break seemed to give the Grey Wolves momentum as Joey Holifield added in a jump shot within the first 30 seconds of the half. Keeping this momentum, the Grey Wolves would push the score to 34-21 when Georgetown calls a 30-second timeout. Coming out of this, Tae Dozier would give Lamont the ball for a jump shot, effectively giving the Tigers their first points of the half. While the Grey Wolves Charles Swain would chime in with a 3pt basket, Ohmer and Brooks-Harris would add in two inside jump shots, pushing the Tigers’ lead to 14. After missing both field goals and three-points, it wasn’t until Rashad Bishop’s dunk sent the the student section wild. Keeping this hype, Bishop would make another, assisted by Ohmer, with 7:32 left on the clock. Seemingly replaying this,

the pair would do this once again with a little over five minutes left in the game, forcing Lourdes into a timeout. The Grey Wolves push the Tigers through the last few minutes of the game. Lourdes’ Little Anderson would come in with a layup, immediately countered by a tip-in from Bishop. A foul on Lamont allowed for the Grey Wolves to close the gap to just five points with 1:11 left in the game. Missing baskets, a foul on Charles Swain gives Ohmer the case to knock in two free throws to help grow the gap and with one more free throw from Bishop, Tigers closed the gap for a 67-58 win to end the game

Ohmer led the game as Georgetown’s top scorer with 16 points and four assists. Bishop is close behind with 14 points and nine rebounds, and Brooks-Harris finished with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. This win advanced Tigers to the fight against the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats in the fight for a spot in Kansas City.

The second round proved to be tight from the very start and would never let up; never getting more than a lead of 7 from either team.

Stepping in for Dozier in the usual starting lineup, Kyran Jones came in for 34 minutes of game time. Within the first two minutes of the game, Georgetown would gain its first foul on Lamont and the Wildcats would lead 7-2. Wildcats would continue this momentum when their Javan Buchanan would add in a 3-pt basket, by Brooks-Harris would quickly answer with one of his own with an assist from Jaquay Wales, closing the gap to 10-8 in favor of the Wildcats. With 15:28 on the clock, a jump shot from Brooks-Harris would push the Tigers into the lead 12-10, forcing the Wildcats to call a timeout.

Keeping this lead, Ohmer would come in and add in layup, Bishop with another iconic dunk, and a layup and jump shot from Jones would give the Tigers their biggest lead 22-15 with 11:23 left in the first half. The Wildcats sought to close this gap and with two 3-pt baskets and a layup, interrupted with a 3-pt jump shot from Brooks-Harris, the Wildcats were only down by two points. A steal from Ohmer gave Seth Johnson the ability to make a layup with an assist from Jabrion Spikes. Tigers kept this lead close until Spencer Piercefield of the Wildcats would add in a three-point basket and a layup, giving the Wildcats the lead with 3:06 left in the first half. Free throws became the name of the game when a foul on Piercefield gave Ohmer the ability to drop in two more points for the Tigers, passing the lead

back to them. Ohmer would pass this back to the Wildcats, giving Tim Adetukasi an easy free throw of his own. Tigers would not be able to recover and the Wildcats took the first half 4439.

Lamont kicked off the second half with a 3-pt basket to help close the lead. Free throws and a jumpshot from Ohmer would help give the Tigers back the lead 48-46 with 16:44 to go. The Tigers and the Wildcats would pass the lead back and forth numerous times throughout the rest of the game. With 1:58 left in the game, Wildcats were down by only one point, giving them the chance to start planning for Kansas City. Wildcats were down by only one point, was nothing on Lamont with blocked shot, but the Wildcats would gain the rebound and tip in for 72-69 lead with only 13 seconds left on the clock.

The Tigers fought to the very last second. Ohmer came off the timeout and added in a layup to deplete the deficit to only one, but a foul called on Ohmer allowed the Wildcats to add in two free throws. Wildcat’s Noah Smith came in and fouled on a 3-pt shot from Ohmer, giving him a chance of three at the line. Ohmer would make two, but with a timeout called before the third, he locked up and missed the third, making the score 7473 in the Wildcats favor. A foul was called on Ohmer, taking him out of the game, Jones would entered in his place. One second left on the clock, and a foul on the Wildcats’ Maxwell, Jones is left at the line with the pressure of Kansas City on his back. Tensions were high, but Jones will sink in both free throws, leaving .4 seconds on the clock with Tigers leading 75-74, securing a trip to Kansas City for the Tigers once again.

Ohmer ends the game once again with 16 points, three steals and three assists. Jones and Lamont are close behind him with 15 points each.

Traveling to Kansas City

Tigers’ Season Ends at the Fab Four

Article by Bethany Blair

The Tigers were seeking their 4th National Championship in Kansas City, but the Indiana Tech Warriors would prove to be too tough, after advancing to their 16th Fab Four appearance. The Tigers ended their 2022-23 season with an impressive record of 30-6.

In the Round of 16, the Tigers took on the Langston Lions out of Oklahoma. While Langston was able to get possession in tip-off, the scoreboard stayed at 0-0 until a foul was made on the Lions’ AJ Rainey by the Tigers’ Jake Ohmer. The free throws put the Lions up 2-0 at 18:32 left in the first half. Tigers were not able to score until Cam Brooks-Harris came up with a 3-pt shot with just under 17 minutes remaining. Langston was no match for Georgetown’s defense, unable to force any field goals until 5:15 into the game. In response, Ohmer would take the ball and shoot a 3-pt jump shot, to give the Tigers’ a bit more breathing room in the game. Lions caught up. With a foul by Jones, Langston would tie the game with two freethrows, 10-10 with 11:22 left in the half. This would jumpstart a 10-0 run from the Lions.

With just 5:11 left in the first half, Tigers had enough, and BrooksHarris would take control and make

a jump shot to ignite a 15-0 run that Langston would never recover from. LaMont made a free throw from a flagrant foul, Tae Doizer with a slam, closing the gap to 22-17 in favor of Langston. Ohmer added in a layup, and while the Tigers were not able to add on their possession, they held off the Lions, including two blocks from Brooks-Harris. It wasn’t until 1:45 left in the half, that the Tigers were within a point of the Lions with a tip-in made by Doizer. Tommy Thomas would come in within 30 seconds and spill in a layup to put Tigers back into the lead for good. To end the half, the Tigers would led 27-22.

To crack open the second half, Tigers would add more into their run, the Tigers forced a layup from Ohmer and a 3-pt jump shot from LaMont. The Lions’ offense would be no match for the Tigers’ defense, as other than free throws, they would be unable to make their first shot in the second half until 16:45 remained in the game. Enter Jones. Sitting out the majority of the first half due to foul trouble, the forward learned to challenge the Lions and forced six points for the Tigers in a matter of three minutes. A free throw from Rashad Bishop allowed the Tigers to gain a double-digit lead that Langston could not recover from.

Second chance points and defense were the edge for the Tigers, as Georgetown forged a 22-10 lead over Langston. On the defensive end, Tigers held Langston below their average points per game by 20 points and helded them to a low 32.7% field goal percentage.

Kyran Jones ended the game with 21 points, 15 rebounds, and two assists with only 27 minutes of game time. Jake Ohmer ended with 17 points. From off the bench, Tommy Thomas came in with 10 points and was major contributor to the Tigers defense. Brooks-Harris would end with 10 points and an 80% field goal percentage.

In the semifinals, Georgetown faceed the #1 seed in the Duer Quadrent, the Grace Lancers. The game would start in the Lancers favor, as Tigers fell behind offensively in the first half. With just under 10 minutes left in the first half, a layup made by Grace caused by a missed jump shot from the Tigers forced a timeout called by Chris Briggs. This did not stop the Lancers. With only 4:18 left in the first half, a three-point jumpshot made by the Lancers Cade Gibbs gave them a 33-21 lead over the Tigers. At the point, Jake Ohmer decided that he had enough and forced his own 3-pt shot to bring the Tigers back into a single-digit deficit. From this, the senior forced eight points in less than two minutes brought the Tigers within 38-31. Dozier came in shortly after with a 3-pt shot (his 11th of the year), to bring the Tigers within three. While the Lancers would score once more, Ohmer followed with a 27-foot 3-pointer to give the Tigers their first lead at 42-41. The half would in the Tigers favor, 45-43.

Two minutes back into the game, Brooks-Harris started the Tigers off strong with a jump shot and a slam to bring four more points to the scoreboard. Once again, enter Kyran Jones. One of the Tigers biggest difficulties was the Lancers 6’10 Center, Elijah Malone. Jones went head-to-head with Malone, only for Jones to come out on top, where in six minutes, Jones scored 15 of 17 points for the Tigers. Following a Lancer turnover, Ohmer squeezed in for a 3-pt shot from the wing, allowing a ten-point lead for the Tigers. While the teams traded baskets for several minutes, Brooks-Harris found the ball after a missed basket from the Lancers and gave it straight to Bishop for another slam for the Tigers. While another 3-pt shot from Ohmer sat the Tigers at a more comfortable 82-70 lead, a 7-0 run from the Lancers shook up the hopes

Following the timeout, the Warriors foght hard, but Tigers kept their momentum putting up a lead of 22-9 to cause the Warriors to take another timeout. In this, three players subed from the Georgetown bench, putting Bishop, Jabrion Spikes, and Tommy Thomas into the game. The teams traded scoring for the next seven minutes, including a steal-to-basket from Thomas. With a missed tip-in from the Tigers, Bishop rebounded and lay it in for a 36-20 lead in favor of the Tigers.

Warriors would rally. Indiana Tech played tough defense, as the Tigers missed eight shots to end the first half, with Tigers only able to add to the scoreboard in free throws. Indiana Tech started to come back and made nine points of their own. Dozier would attempt to remedy this deficit with a last second steal, but no points were made, ending the first half 40-29 in the Tigers’ favor.

This cold offense looked to continue into the second half, LaMont posted up an 18-foot jum shot for the Tigers, putting them back into the game. Warriors would respond with a layup of their own, and when Tigers get possession, they were rattled, forcing their first turnover of the game. After trading baskets, a timeout was called by the Warriors would turn the Tigers cold, as Indiana Tech would continue to chip away at the deficit. Following yet another timeout, a 3-pt basket from the Warriors would tie up the game 50-50. Ohmer went to the line for two after a technical foul was called on the Warriors Lucus Lyyski, but only made one. In return, with a foul called on Jones, Warriors sank two free throws, giving them lead. The Tigers would never recover from this.

The Tigers did attempt to gain control of the game once more with under three minutes but would be unsuccessful. Ohmer attempted a 3-pt shot from the wing, bringing Tigers within four points. Jones converted a seat-to-basket, bringing it within two points. However, with Warriors scoring every possession, and the Tigers struggling to make it in, the Warriors would take the game 80-71 to end the Tigers’ season.

Ohmer ended his last game here at Georgetown College with 20 points. Jones ended with a double-double, 12 points and 16 rebounds. Dozier fouled out for the second time in the season but ended with 11 points and six rebounds. From off the bench, Thomas put up ten points.

The Tigers will now regroup, train for next season, and hope for their shot at another championship.