RV Mules Basketball Concludes Regular Season Hosting Missouri Southern & Pittsburg State

Military Appreciation Night
Game 30: Missouri Southern Lions (16-10, 10-7 MIAA) vs RV Central Missouri Mules (21-8, 12-5 MIAA)
Wednesday, Feb. 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center)
Radio: 1450 AM KOKO, 92.1 FM, and 98.5 FM The BAR (Greg Hassler & Kim Anderson)
Live Stats | Live Video | Lions Roster | Missouri Southern 2025-26 Season Stats | Series History

Alumni Reunion/UCM Athletics Hall of Fame
Game 31: Pittsburg State Gorillas (15-12, 9-8 MIAA) vs RV Central Missouri Mules (21-8, 12-5 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Warrensburg, Mo. (Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center)
Radio: 1450 AM KOKO, 92.1 FM, and 98.5 FM The BAR (Greg Hassler & Kim Anderson)
Live Stats | Live Video | Gorillas Roster | Pittsburg State 2025-26 Season Stats | Series History

2025-26 Mules Basketball Roster | 2025-26 Central Missouri Basketball Season Stats | NABC Top 25 Poll

TIP OFF

The (Receiving Votes) Central Missouri Mules conclude the regular season with a pair of home games beginning Wednesday, Feb. 25, against the Missouri Southern Lions, during Military Appreciation Night, with tip-off slated for 7:30 p.m., before taking on the Pittsburg State Gorillas, during Mules Basketball Alumni Reunion & UCM Athletics Hall of Fame Day, Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m., inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.
Wednesday night's game will be our annual Military Appreciation Night, while Saturday will be a Mules Basketball Alumni Reunion and UCM Athletics Hall of Fame Day.
The Mules split a pair of road games this past weekend, falling to the Rogers State Hillcats 70-61 (Thursday, Feb. 19), before taking down the Central Oklahoma Bronchos 74-70 (Saturday, Feb. 21) in Edmond.
Central Missouri enters play with the second-most wins in NCAA Division II men's basketball history with 1,799 victories, having won two NCAA Men's DII National Championships (1984 & 2014) and four championships (1937 & 1938 NAIB) overall.

ON THE AIR

Both games will be available on a pay-per-view basis through the MIAA Network, with Wednesday's coverage against the Lions beginning at 7:30 p.m., before coverage of Saturday's game against the Gorillas will begin at 3:00 p.m. inside the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.
You can also tune in to the UCM Sports Radio Network on 1450 AM KOKO, 92.1 FM, and 98.5 FM The BAR or online at WarrensburgRadio.com, with Voice of the Mules Greg Hassler and UCM Athletics Hall of Famer Kim Anderson on the call.

MEET THE MULES

Adam Bohac enters his third season as head coach of the Mules after finishing the 2024-25 season with a 15-15 overall record, including 9-10 in the MIAA, highlighted by two All-Conference performers in Kyran Tilley (2024-25 MIAA Freshman of the Year) and DeAirius Barker (Honorable Mention).
Central Missouri returns four players from last year's squad, including MIAA Freshman of the Year Kyran Tilley, Jake Fritz, Noah Martin, and Kyree Polk.
The Mules added six transfers to the roster, including three Division I transfers in Naz Brown (Coastal Carolina), AJ Lux (Bellarmine), and Jevon Hill (South Dakota), while adding Division II additions in Judah Sault (Belmont Abbey), Deadric Fikes (Newman), and Deshawne Crim (St. Thomas Aquinas College).
Central Missouri added three freshmen from the class of 2025, including forwards Carter Kaifes (Overland Park, Kan.) and Trinell Parker (Omaha, Neb.), plus guard Lazerek Houston (Lincoln, Neb.).
The Mules have adopted the acronym #Family as their team motto, which means "Forget About Me, I Love You".

UCM BY THE NUMBERS

The Mules come into play Wednesday with 21-8, 12-5 in MIAA play, averaging 81.1 points per game while shooting 48.4 percent from the field, including 39.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.9 percent from the charity stripe.
Central Missouri averages 36.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 7.1 steals, and 3.1 blocks per contest.
Four Mules are averaging double-digit scoring this season, including freshman Lazerek Houston (20.5 points, five assists, and four rebounds), forward Jevon Hill (14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds), reigning MIAA Freshman of the Year Kyran Tilley (13 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists), and Omaha, Neb. native Trinell Parker (11 points and 5.3 boards).
Heading into play Wednesday night, Houston is top-10 in the country in field goals made (215) and points scored (594). The freshman has recorded four double-double performances on the year, highlighted by 13 points, a season-high 12 assists, adding a season-best seven rebounds and two steals during the 78-71 victory over Emporia State (Jan. 1).
Hill, a native of Wichita, Kan., leads the nation in three pointers made with 104, highlighted by a career-high 30 points, going a career-best 10-of-12 from the floor, including a career-high 9-of-11 from beyond the arc, adding five rebounds for good measure in the 89-67 victory at (Receiving Votes) Drury.

SERIES HISTORY

Missouri Southern: The Lions and Central Missouri will meet for the 78th time on Wednesday night, with the Mules leading the all-time series 43-34, including a record of 23-12 in Warrensburg. UCM took the lone meeting a season ago, with a 78-56 win on Thursday, Feb. 27, inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center in Joplin led by Kyran Tilley's game-high 20 points and six rebounds.
Pittsburg State: Saturday marks the 128th all-time meeting between the Gorillas and Central Missouri, with the Mules holding a 77-50 advantage. Pittsburg State won the lone matchup a season ago at John Lance Arena, 76-42.

UP NEXT FOR THE MULES

The Mules will make their 41^st appearance at the MIAA Basketball Championships inside historic Municipal Auditorium in downtown Kansas City, Mo., beginning Wednesday, March 4.

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