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Govs set for third annual Glenn Wilkes Classic

apsugovernorsDAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—For Austin Peay men’s basketball team, the competition will improve as much as the weather when it travels for three games, on-site, at the Glenn Wilkes Classic, played at the Ocean Center. The Govs opened the classic with a 80-77 upset of Akron, which was ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major preseason poll.

APSU Governor's Head Coach Dave Loos
APSU Governor's Head Coach Dave Loos

Govs head coach Dave Loos fields a young team, led by preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection senior Wesley Channels, who had a game-high 17 points and six assists at Akron. The young Govs have featured a balanced scoring attack through their first two games. Sophomore Anthony Campbell leads the way averaging 15.5 ppg., followed by Channels at 15 ppg. and sophomore point guard Tyrone Caldwell at 12.5 ppg. Youth will be served for Austin Peay in a starting lineup that likely will feature Channels as the only upperclassmen.

Now the Govs turn their attention to a challenging three-game slate that begins with IUPUI, Friday, followed by ACC power North Carolina State, Saturday, before a Sunday game against Niagra.

IUPUI joins the Govs as being the other road team to win their first-round Glenn Wilkes Classic game on the road, picking up an 88-82 win at Drake. While the Jaguars have six newcomers on their roster, head coach Ron Hunter also returns four starters. That includes senior forward Robert Glenn, who was the Summit League Newcomer of the Year last season.

North Carolina State, meanwhile, lost its top-three scorers from last season which led to the Wolfpack being picked 10th in the 2009-10 ACC Preseason poll. They do, however, return two starters in Javier Gonzalez and Tracy Smith. The Pack opened its season with a 69-53 win against Georgia State in first-round GWC play, behind Smith’s 18-point, 11-rebound effort.

Niagra is coming off a 76-69 win against Drexel, 8 a.m., Tuesday, game as part of ESPN’s 24 Hours of College Basketball Tipoff Marathon. The Purple Eagles lost by four points, 69-65, at Auburn to open the GWC. Returning for Niagra are two first-team MAAC selections – senior guards Tyrone Lewis and Bilal Benn – and Lewis the league’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year

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