Adidas Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Northwest Christian University men’s basketball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for February 23- March 2, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Under the direction of first year head coach Luke Jackson, the No. 6 seeded Beacons went on the road and captured two key CCC tournament victories. With wins at No. 3 seeded SOU 86-74 and at No. 5 seeded Northwest 71-67 NCU earned their first ever trip to the CCC Championship game, as well as, the second league automatic bid to the NAIA D II Men’s Basketball National Tournament.
In the win against the Raiders, Coleton Baker led the Beacons with 24-points. The team was also 26-26 from the free throw line. Spencer Coleman led the way against the Eagles with 24-points followed by Austin Keumper with 21-points. NCU shot 54-percent from the floor.
NCU (18-12, 10-8 CCC) will travel to No. 1 seed The College of Idaho for the CCC men’s basketball championship game presented by U.S. Bank on March 4
th in Caldwell.