Complete Game Notes
Game #1: Maharishi International (2-5) at Lincoln (0-0)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Site: Jefferson City, Mo.
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Live Video: https://www.glvcsn.com/lincolnbluetigers
 
Game #2: Lincoln vs. Ohio Dominican (0-0)
Date: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Site: Mattoon, Ill.
 
THE TIP OFF:  The Lincoln men's basketball team opens its 2026-27 season this week with a pair of game, one at home and the other at a neutral site. On Tuesday (Nov. 10), Lincoln tips off the season with a game in Jason Gym against Maharishi International at 7:00 p.m. CST. Then, on Friday (Nov. 13), the Blue Tigers travel to Mattoon, Ill. to take on Ohio Dominican in a 1:00 p.m. CST contest at Lakeland College's Laker Fieldhouse. The Blue Tigers, the champions of the 2024-25 GLVC tournament, will try to rebound from a 2025-26 season in which Lincoln went 11-17 overall, though 8-6 at home. Their opponents in the opener, Maharishi International, have already played seven times and enter the week with a 2-5 record. Ohio Dominican is opening its season this week with a pair of games and went 19-10 last year.
 
FAST BREAKS
- Tuesday marks the first-ever meeting between Lincoln and Maharishi International, a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association located in Fairfield, Iowa.
 
- On Friday, Lincoln and Ohio Dominican will meet for just the second time, with both games played at neutral sites.
 
- The Blue Tigers beat Ohio Dominican, 74-49, in 2024-25 in a game that was also played at Lakeland College.
 
PREVIEWING THE BLUE TIGERS:  There are a lot of new faces on the 2026-27 Lincoln men's basketball roster, as LU returns only three players from last year's squad. Rashad Williams averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds while playing in 28 games last season. Elliott Yorke, Jr. shot .448 overall and .391 from three-point range last year while Sterling Rivera appeared in 15 games and had 22 assists.
 
HEAD COACH JIMMY DREW:  In 2024-25, Drew led Lincoln to its first-ever GLVC tournament title as well as the program's first bid into the NCAA tournament since 1981. In five years leading the Blue Tigers, he has won over 60 games, including posting a 23-9 record in 2024-25. Drew led LU to a 17-10 record during his first season and won 15 games in 2023-24 before winning 11 last season.
 
LAST TIME OUT:  Don Coats III led Lincoln with 14 points, blocked three shots and recorded two steals, but the Blue Tigers fell to Missouri State in an exhibition game at Missouri State, 88-60, on Nov. 3. Sean Burress had nine points and a team-high five assists while Rashad Williams led LU with six rebounds. Uche Nsonwu also scored nine points while Jonathan Dunn had eight.
 
SCOUTING THE PIONEERS:  Tyler Smith (11.2 ppg.) and KeeMaryon Hargrow (18.2 ppg.) are leading Maharishi in scoring through the team's first seven games. Brandon Lowe leads MIU in rebounding (6.2), and Jose Navarro averages 1.2 steals per contest. Jon Monzele is next on the team scoring list with 6.8 ppg., Mekhi Wilson is next with 6.5 and Julius Terrell averages 5.2.
 
MIU HEAD COACH ROMEL BRYANT:  The first-year coach at Maharishi International has a track record of building programs, as Bryant has coached at John Melvin and Harper. As the head coach at John Melvin, Bryant led the program to its most successful season in team history, and at Olive-Harvey, he led the program to a conference championship. He also led the Chicago Ballers of the PBL to a division title in 2022.
 
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS: Ohio Dominican won 19 games last season, but lost each of its top seven scorers over the offseason. Kenny Scott is the top returner with 3.7 points per contest, and Brady Moore is next with 3.5. Camden Cox had 1.3 assists per game in 2025-26 and Tony Ezeonu averaged 2.5 points and 1.3 boards. Kyler Krull is the other key returner with 2.0 ppg. a year ago.
 
ODU INTERIM HEAD COACH REESE LEONE:  Appointed the interim head coach of the Panthers in June, Leone is in his third season on the staff at Ohio Dominican. Leone joined the Panthers as a graduate assistant in 2024 after graduating from Westminster, where he scored over 1,000 points and have more than 300 assists as a player from 2020-24. Leone was promoted to assistant coach over the summer before taking over as ODU's interim head coach.
 
PORTAL:  The Blue Tigers took advantage of the NCAA transfer portal over the offseason, as LU added 11 players who previously competed at other schools. As a result, Lincoln boasts a very experienced team, with 11 seniors as well as two sophomores. Those numbers include Elliott Yorke, Jr., Rashad Williams and Sterling Rivera, who all played for LU last season.
 
PORTAL 2:  Three players joined Lincoln from NCAA Division I schools: Jonathan Dunn, who was previously at North Carolina Central; Tyler Smith, who joins LU from South Carolina Upstate; and Poohpha Warakulnukroh, who was at Central Florida last season. Four newcomers came from other NCAA Division II programs: Marius Canery (Auburn-Montgomery), Don Coats III (Pittsburg State), Nehemiah Weber (Northeastern State) and Sean Burress (Georgia Southwestern State).
 
DECEMBER TO REMEMBER:  Lincoln will spend most of December at home, as five of its six games in that month will be played in Jason Gym. LU hosts GLVC contests against Missouri- St. Louis and McKendree, then has non-league games against Ecclesia, William Woods and then Hillsdale.
 
NEITHER HERE NOR THERE:  Friday's contest against Ohio Dominican is one of two neutral site games on LU's 2026-27 docket. Lincoln will play Converse, a program based in South Carolina in Nashville, Tenn. on Dec. 12.

PRESEASON POLL:  The GLVC coaches voted Lincoln to finish 11th in their annual preseason poll. LU earned 64 points and was tied with Truman State for the 11th slot in the rankings. McKendree earned nine first-place votes to top the coaches poll while William Jewell, which collected six first-place votes, was picked second.
 
BATTLE OF THE HBCUs:  Lincoln renews a longstanding rivalry with Harris Stowe when the Blue Tigers host the Hornets on Tuesday, Nov. 17. These schools, the only two HBCUs in the state of Missouri, last met in 2024, when the Blue Tigers won in Jefferson City, 89-47. The two programs have met 25 times in the past, and Lincoln leads the series, 23-2.
 
EXHIBITION SEASON:  During the 2026-27 campaign, LU will step away from its normal slate of games to play a pair of exhibition contests against NCAA Division I opponents. One of those games was on Nov. 3, as Lincoln traveled to Springfield, Mo. to play Missouri State. The Bears won that game, 88-60. On Dec. 30, Lincoln heads to Kansas City to play UMKC in a 7:30 p.m. CST exhibition.
 
GET YOUR TICKETS:  Lincoln is partnering up with Hometown Ticketing once again to sell tickets to all of LU's basketball games online in 2026-27. For more information, or to purchase single game or regular season tickets, visit www.LUBlueTigers.com/Tickets.
 
WATCH LIVE:  Fans who are unable to attend a game in person will still be able to cheer on the Blue Tigers to victory via The GLVC Network. Every LU home game will be broadcast through a new multi-camera system and can be seen at https://www.glvcsn.com/lincolnbluetigers.
 
JOIN THE CLUB:  The Blue Tiger Athletics Club is a great way to engage with other LU fans while supporting Lincoln student-athletes. Every dollar raised by the club goes towards scholarships, improving facilities and purchasing equipment. To join the BTAC, or to learn more, please visit www.LUBlueTigers.com/BTAC.
 
GEAR UP FOR THE GAME:  Lincoln fans can get everything they need for the game at www.BlueTigersStore.com, the official online store for LU athletics. Everything from jerseys to office supplies can be found on the site, with a portion of all sales going to benefit Lincoln athletics.
 
NEXT UP:  The Blue Tigers are back in Jason Gym to host Harris Stowe in next Tuesday (Nov. 17) at 7:00 p.m. CST.