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Kaitlyn Silva
Tate Ziemkiewicz (24) drives up the court against the Cougars in Whalen Gymnasium (Jan. 22, 2026)

Skyhawks to host Orediggers, Roadrunners up on the rim for White Out and Black Out games

1/28/2026 12:30:00 PM

Fort Lewis vs. Colorado School of Mines
Thursday, Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. | Durango, Colo. | Whalen Gym | RMAC Network | Stats | Tickets
Fort Lewis vs. Metropolitan State University of Denver
Saturday, Jan. 31, 3 p.m. | Durango, Colo. | Whalen Gym | RMAC Network | Stats | Tickets
DURANGO, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines (11-10, 7-3 RMAC) and Metropolitan State University of Denver (6-12, 4-6 RMAC) are coming to town this Thursday and Saturday to challenge the Fort Lewis men's basketball team (12-5, 10-0 RMAC) in a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games inside Whalen Gymnasium.
 
White Out, Black Out
On Thursday night, Fort Lewis will hold its annual White Out games against the Orediggers at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., with free t-shirts available to a select number of fans and additional t-shirts to be thrown out throughout the game. Saturday afternoon will be a Black Out against the Roadrunners at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with more free swag available at the game courtesy of Skyhawks Athletics.  
 
Causing Havoc
Fort Lewis has clawed its way out to a 10-0 start in RMAC play, the best start in program history, on the strength of causing and capitalizing on chaos. The Skyhawks have focused on a high-pressure defense under the direction of second-year head coach Jordan Mast, and the results are impressive. FLC ranks 14th in forced turnovers per game (17.71) and eighth in steals per game (11.2) in NCAA Division II and leads the RMAC in both categories. And the adage, "defense creates offense," couldn't ring truer for the Skyhawks. Fort Lewis' high-tempo naturally speeds up its own offense, and the Skyhawks have taken full advantage of out-of-position teams with FLC ranking third in free throw attempts per game (28.6) and fourth in made free throws per game (20.2) in DII. Additionally, FLC boasts the league's second-best field goal defense, with opponents shooting 41.5 percent from the floor.
 
Skyhawks Leaders
  • Stewart Erhart (R-So., G) (17.2 points/game, 4.7 rebounds/game, 3.5 steals/game, 3.2 assists/game, 3 blocks, 41.8% FG percentage, 40% 3-FG percentage, 82.1% FT percentage)
  • Jaxon Smith (R-So., G) (15.9 points/game, 1.8 rebounds/game, 16 steals, 16 assists, 41.4% FG percentage, 40.8% 3-FG percentage, 93.3% FT percentage)
  • Chuol Deng (Sr., F) (13.9 points/game, 8.1 rebounds/game, 24 assists, 22 steals, 10 blocks, 42.8% FG percentage, 30.8% 3-FG percentage, 72.7% FT percentage)
  • Donald Bangham, Jr. (Jr., G) (7.3 points/game, 2.9 rebounds/game, 16 steals, 10 assists, 43.6% FG percentage, 26.3% 3-FG percentage, 57.1% FT percentage)
  • Keither Florence (Sr., F) (7.1 points/game, 4.3 rebounds/game, 17 assists, 11 blocks, 9 steals, 51.1% FG percentage, 0-2 3-FG made/attempts, 55.8% FT percentage)
 
Scouting Mines
Colorado School of Mines heads into Thursday night winners of its last three games, and most recently, a convincing 83-69 win over MSU Denver at home in Golden, Colo. The Orediggers balanced approach on both ends of the floor has them averaging 78.8 points on the offensive end while surrendering 74.9 points on the defensive end, with both marks ranking sixth in the conference. Mines' disciplined approach on the floor has them carrying a 1.30 assists-to-turnover ratio on 16.8 assists per game, marks that rank 51st and 28th in DII, respectively.
 
True freshman Shelton Henton has burst onto the scene for CSM in recent weeks, emerging as one of the Orediggers top scoring threats from the outside after a 37-point outing against Regis (Jan. 22) last week, where he shot 13-for-19 from the field and a program record 11-for-17 from the three-point line. Kasen Lehman, another rising freshman, has also found his footing with two 20-point scoring efforts in his first six games on the floor. Lehman leads active players with 13.5 points per game on 55.6 percent shooting, trailed by Alex Romack with 13.2 points per game, Jonathan Moore with 11.9 points per game, and Henton at 10.0 points per game to round out the five Orediggers in double figures.
 
Orediggers Leaders
  • Kasen Lehman (Fr., G) (13.5 points/game, 2.0 rebounds/game, 7 steals, 4 assists, 1 block, 55.6% FG percentage, 42.9% 3-FG percentage, 50% FT percentage)
  • Alex Romack (Jr., F) (13.2 points/game, 9.3 rebounds/game, 2.1 assists/game, 1.1 steals/game, 19 blocks, 54.5% FG percentage, 14.3% 3-FG percentage, 65.7% FT percentage)
  • Jonathan Moore (Jr., F) (11.9 points/game, 5.9 rebounds/game, 1.9 blocks/game, 1.7 assists/game, 9 steals, 46.6% FG percentage, 48.2% 3-FG percentage, 89.4% FT percentage)
  • Shelton Henton (Fr., G) (10 points/game, 2.4 rebounds/game, 1.7 assists/game, 12 steals, 1 block, 42.1% FG percentage, 42.6% 3-FG percentage, 82.8% FT percentage)
  • Kellon Johnson (Fr., G/F) (7.7 points/game, 2.5 rebounds/game, 1.7 assists/game, 18 steals, 5 blocks, 47.3% FG percentage, 29.9% 3-FG percentage, 66.7% FT percentage)
 
Scouting MSU Denver
MSU Denver has found a foothold in recent weeks, going 5-5 overall in recent weeks after flipping to the new year amidst a six-game losing streak, including an 81-76 loss to Fort Lewis on the neutral floor of the University of Denver's Hamilton Gymnasium. Before suffering last Saturday's loss to Mines, the Roadrunners posted a commanding 85-68 over Regis, backed by four double-digit performances and a game-high 15 points from Garrett Falls.
 
As a unit, MSU Denver is averaging 74.0 points per game on 45.8 percent shooting, clips that rank eighth and sixth among league opponents. However, the Roadrunners carry the league's 12th-best scoring margin at -5.6, surrendering 82.8 points per game.
 
Roadrunners Leaders
  • Logan Threatt (Jr., G) (15.4 points/game, 3.6 rebounds/game, 2.8 assists/game, 19 steals, 1 block, 41.2% FG percentage, 29.4% 3-FG percentage, 85.9% FT percentage)
  • Quave Propst-Allison (Sr., G) (15.2 points/game, 3.2 rebounds/game, 2.7 assists/game, 1.4 steals/game, 4 blocks, 47.4% FG percentage, 46.5% 3-FG percentage, 79% FT percentage)
  • Garrett Falls (Jr., G) (12.7 points/game, 3.6 rebounds/game, 1.7 assists/game, 13 steals, 3 blocks, 46.8% FG percentage, 40% 3-FG percentage, 78.5% FT percentage)
  • Amare Bethel (R-Fr., G) (8.4 points/game, 2.1 rebounds/game, 16 assists, 13 steals, 2 blocks, 42.2% FG percentage, 33.9% 3-FG percentage, 75% FT percentage)
  • Adam Hackett (Jr., F) (6.3 points/game, 44.3 rebounds/game, 7 steals, 6 assists, 5 blocks, 42.2% FG percentage, 28.9% 3-FG percentage, 57.1% FT percentage)
 
Looking Ahead
Fort Lewis will hit the road for four straight road games, starting with Adams State University (11-7, 5-5 RMAC) on Thursday, Feb. 5, and New Mexico Highlands University (8-13, 6-4 RMAC) on Saturday, Feb. 7.
 
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