The No. 12-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College men's basketball team is preparing to host the GGC Classic, with games on Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14, in the Convocation Center.
The Grizzlies (6-0) begin the event against Cumberland University (Tennessee) on Friday before facing No. 22 Keiser University (Florida) on Saturday. Both games are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
The team climbed six spots to No. 12 in the first NAIA Top 25 poll of the regular season, announced on Wednesday, November 11.
GGC is coming off a strong performance at last weekend's Dalton Classic, defeating St. Thomas University (Florida) 94-65 last Friday before scoring an 89-69 triumph against Tennessee Wesleyan University on the next day. Then, the Grizzlies scored a historic defeat at NCAA Division I Alabama State University 79-77 in an exhibition game on Monday.
Senior
Jahiem Berry is the reigning Continental Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after averaging 17 points across three games last week. The guard leads the team at 18.8 points per game. He has made 45.7 percent of his 3-point field goals this season.
Sophomore
Patrick Johnson is averaging a double-double performance, with 14.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per outing. The forward is making 71.7 percent of his shots across the first six games.
Senior
Devontre Chaney leads the team with 22 assists and is scoring 12.6 points per contest. The 2025 second-team All-American also has recorded nine steals this winter.
Classmate
Josh Ray rounds out the team's double-figure scorers at 11.3 points per game. The forward has a team-high 10 blocked shots along with collecting nine steals.
Senior
Brasen James (9.3 ppg) and sophomore
Mario Hill Jr. (8.7 ppg) have been among other key contributors to an offensive attack that is averaging 94 points per outing.
Cumberland (2-3) is coming off a 103-100 loss at Fisk University (Tennessee) last Saturday. Arnez Anderson leads the Phoenix in scoring at 19.8 points per game, while Kenny Ellis is averaging 13.8 points and nine rebounds per contest. Nick Brunetti has made a team-high nine 3-pointers to score 13.4 points per outing.
Keiser (1-1) opens the GGC Classic on Friday against Carolina University (North Carolina) at 5 p.m. The Seahawks split a pair of games in a season-opening west coast road trip, falling to The Master's University (California) 80-67 on October 31. Logan Downie leads the team by scoring 12 points per game. Cortez Abel tops the squad with 7.5 rebounds per contest while also scoring 10 points per outing.
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MOVING UP IN POLL
The Grizzlies stand No. 12 in the first NAIA Top 25 poll of the 2026-27 regular season, released on Wednesday, November 11. The team climbed six spots from its No. 18 preseason placement.
CONFERENCE HONOR
Senior
Jahiem Berry earned Continental Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 17 points across three contests. He scored 26 points in last Saturday's victory against Tennessee Wesleyan University to close out the Dalton Classic in Georgia.
HISTORIC VICTORY OVER D1 TEAM
Georgia Gwinnett College picked up a 79-77 victory at NCAA Division I Alabama State University in Monday's exhibition game. The team led for the final 10 minutes of the contest. It was the first game for the Grizzlies against a Division I opponent in program history.
SCOUTING THE PHOENIX
Cumberland (2-3) is coming off a 103-100 loss at Fisk University (Tennessee) last Saturday. Arnez Anderson leads the Phoenix in scoring at 19.8 points per game, while Kenny Ellis is averaging 13.8 points and nine rebounds per contest. Nick Brunetti has made a team-high nine 3-pointers to score 13.4 points per outing.
SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS
Keiser (1-1) opens the GGC Classic on Friday against Carolina University (North Carolina) at 5 p.m. The Seahawks split a pair of games in a season-opening west coast road trip, falling to The Master's University (California) 80-67 on October 31. Logan Downie leads the team at 12 points per game. Cortez Abel tops the squad with 7.5 rebounds per contest while also scoring 10 points per outing.
SERIES HISTORY
The Grizzlies earned a 101-77 victory over Cumberland in Lawrenceville nearly one year – November 12, 2025 – from this year's game date. The two teams also are scheduled to play in Lebanon, Tennessee, on Wednesday, November 18.
Saturday's contest against Keiser marks the first game between the two colleges.
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