Saluqis Enter National Poll Ranked Number 24
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Keith Gentry
901-333-4114
mgentry@southwest.tn.edu
The Southwest men's basketball team, winners of 14 of its last 15 games, entered the Top 25 of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 Poll this week at number 24.
The Saluqis (14-3) feature balanced scoring with six players averaging at least eight points per game. Sophomore forward David Burrell leads with a 14.8 average followed by sophomore forward Jimario Rivers (11.5), sophomore guards Lorenzen Wright Jr. (11.4), Kennedy McKinney (10.0) and Ronald Whitaker (9.2) and freshmen point guard Brandon Key (8.0). Rivers is also the team's top rebounder with a 6.7 average while Key leads in assists with 5.6 per game.
| Rank | College (1st Place Votes) | State | Record | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinity Valley (14) 15-1 | TX | 15-1 | 349 |
| 2 | Georgia Highlands 14-1 | GA | 14-1 | 330 |
| 3 | Gillette 16-0 | WY | 16-0 | 310 |
| 4 | Iowa Western 15-1 | IA | 15-1 | 297 |
| 5 | North Idaho (1) 18-0 | ID | 18-0 | 293 |
| 6 | Palm Beach State (1) 14-0 | FL | 14-0 | 273 |
| 7 | John A. Logan 13-1 | IL | 13-1 | 256 |
| 8 | Northwest Florida State 14-2 | FL | 14-2 | 255 |
| 9 | Indian Hills 14-2 | IA | 14-2 | 239 |
| 10 | Hutchinson 16-0 | KS | 16-0 | 217 |
| 11 | Harcum 15-2 | PA | 15-2 | 202 |
| 12 | Connors State 13-1 | OK | 13-1 | 196 |
| 13 | Odessa 13-2 | TX | 13-2 | 191 |
| 14 | Chattahoochee Tech 14-1 | GA | 14-1 | 164 |
| 15 | Daytona State 16-3 | FL | 16-3 | 148 |
| 16 | McLennan 14-2 | TX | 14-2 | 118 |
| 17 | Vincennes 13-3 | IN | 13-3 | 115 |
| 18 | Hill 15-2 | TX | 15-2 | 108 |
| 19 | Arizona Western 13-2 | AZ | 13-2 | 88 |
| 20 | Salt Lake 16-2 | UT | 16-2 | 70 |
| 21 | Eastern Florida State 12-3 | FL | 12-3 | 63 |
| 22 | Mineral Area 19-3 | MO | 19-3 | 56 |
| 23 | Arkansas Baptist 15-2 | AR | 15-2 | 42 |
| 24 | Southwest Tennessee 14-3 | TN | 12-3 | 38 |
| 25 | Williston State 13-3 | ND | 13-3 | 33 |