SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State men's basketball team opens their postseason play this Thursday night in Frisco, taking on fifth-seeded Eastern New Mexico at 8:30 p.m. inside the Comerica Center. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Rams closed their regular season with a thrilling 68-67 win over UT Permian Basin last Thursday in Odessa, with senior point guard Willie Guy hitting the go-ahead jumper with six seconds left to give the Rams the victory. The win secured the five seed for the Rams and eliminated the Falcons from LSC Tournament contention. Kevon Godwin led all players with 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and 4-of-7 shooting from three. Keyshawn Embery-Simpson, Kendrick Delahoussaye, and Guy each scored ten points.

GODWIN CLIMBS UP CAREER SCORING LIST
Kevon Godwin became the 13th player in program history to score 1,000 points for the Blue and Gold earlier this season and became the ninth player to score 1,100 points. Godwin currently sits at 1,111 points, eighth in program history. His 24 points against the Falcons saw him jump Robert Criner (1975-79) for eighth on the all-time scoring list. He sits 21 points away from tying former teammate Paul Williams (2018-22) for seventh on the all-time scoring list. 

RAMS IN REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Rams are ninth in the NCAA South Central Regional rankings released last Wednesday. The final edition of rankings will come out tomorrow before the selection show on Sunday night. 

RAMS AT THE LSC TOURNAMENT
The Rams are 27-33 all-time at the LSC Tournament; this marks their tenth straight appearance at the conference tournament. The Rams are 4-4 in Frisco since the tournament's relocation in 2018. Last season, the Rams defeated DBU and Texas A&M-Kingsville en route to their first LSC Tournament finals appearance since 2017, where they fell to eventual champions West Texas A&M.

Game 1
(5) Angelo State vs. (4) Eastern New Mexico
Thursday, March 7th - 8:30 p.m. 
Comerica Center

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The Greyhounds, like the Rams, are 19-9 on the season; they are 15-7 in conference play, having won their last five games, the highest win streak in the conference. Their last five wins have come by an average of 22.4 points per game. 

ENMU scores 89.9 points per game, the highest-scoring offense in the league. They shoot 49.6 percent from the field and 42 percent from three-point range, both of which are second in the league. The Greyhounds lead the league with 40.5 rebounds per game and 17.3 assists per contest. Jahcoree Ealy leads the league in scoring with 20.7 points per game. 

The Greyhounds' defense allows 80.7 points per game, the highest of any team in the conference tournament. Opponents shoot 41.6 percent from the field and 34.4 percent from three against ENMU. The Greyhounds block the most shots in the league, turning back 4.6 shots per contest. Jose Murillo and Konrad Luczynski block 1.3 and 1.2 shots per game, respectively. 

ALL-TIME VS. ENMU
The Rams are 43-41 all-time versus the Greyhounds, with the home team winning each contest this season. This is the first time the two teams have met in the postseason since March 5th, 1992, when the Greyhounds won 68-61. The Rams are winless in three games against ENMU in the postseason. 

THIS SEASON VS. ENMU
The two teams first met this season on January 6th inside the Junell Center - Stephens Arena, where the Rams held on late for an 88-85 win over the Greyhounds. Ealy led all players with 26 points, while Trey Farrer had 21 points, and Kevon Godwin added 20. Additionally, DJ Basey turned in his highest-scoring game as a Ram with 17 points. 

The second matchup of the season saw the Greyhounds claim a 100-79 win over the Rams on February 1st in Portales. In the absence of Ealy, Junior Hodnett led all players with 24 points for ENMU, Keyshawn Embery-Simpson led the Rams with 16 points, and Shemar Smith grabbed ten rebounds. 

THE LSC TOURNAMENT FIELD
The tournament starts on Thursday with three-seed Lubbock Christian taking on six-seed St. Edward's at noon; Texas A&M International and DBU face each other at 2:30. 

Top seed West Texas A&M faces Cameron at 6 p.m. before the Rams face the Greyhounds at 8:30. 

The winner of LCU/SEU and TAMIU/DBU face each other in the first semifinal on Saturday at noon, and the winner of the Buffs and Aggies faces the winner of the Rams and Greyhound's game at 2:30 p.m.

The tournament final is scheduled to tip off at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

RAMS ADD EIGHT
Angelo State brought in eight newcomers in 2023-24, including three from the Division I level and three from Division II. 

    Everson Armstrong
    Freshman * 6-5 * Guard
    Wall, Texas * Wall HS
2x District MVP; averaged 13.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks; All-West Texas MVP

    Kendrick Delahoussaye
    Junior * 6-0 * Guard
    Lafayette, La. * Bossier Parrish CC
Averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season; shot 84.1 percent from the free-throw line.

    DJ Basey
    Senior * 6-10 * Forward
    Mesquite, Texas * Coastal Carolina
Shot 68.1 percent from the field for the Chanticleers. 
    
    Keyshawn Embery-Simpson
    Graduate Student * 6-3 * Guard
    Midwest City, Okla. * Tulsa
Averaged 5.0 points per game across four seasons at Arkansas and Tulsa; four-star recruit out of IMG Academy.

    Trey Farrer
    Graduate Student * 6-9 * Forward
    St. George, Utah * Westminster (UT)
2022-23 All-RMAC First Team; averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game; recorded eight double-doubles for the Griffons. 

    DJ Freeman
    Junior * 6-6 * Forward
    Midwest City, Okla.
    Oklahoma Baptist
2022-23 All-GAC Honorable Mention; averaged 12.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game last season. 

    Shemar Smith
    Junior * 6-7 * Forward
    Norman, Okla. * East Central
All-GAC Honorable Mention in 2021-22; averaged 13.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game for the Tigers. 

    Carvell Teasett
    Junior * 6-1 * Guard
    Baton Rouge, La. * Appalachian State
Shot 33 percent from three-point range for the Mountaineers; played first two seasons at Northwestern State in Louisiana, where he averaged 10.5 points per game. 

PERSONAL BESTS THIS SEASON

•     Twelve Rams have recorded at least one personal best this season.
•     Guard Everson Armstrong scored six points against St. Mary's on Jan. 25, and grabbed two rebounds against UT Tyler on Feb. 24.
•     Forward DJ Basey set a new career-high with four blocks against Western New Mexico on Jan. 4 and tied his career-high of eight rebounds against Oklahoma Christian on Dec. 9; he attempted a career-high 12 field goals and tied his personal best of eight field goals made against ENMU on Jan. 6. 
•     Forward Chris Boekhorst recorded his first-career assist against Arlington Baptist on Nov. 25; he made two shots against the Patriots, tying a career-high.
•     Guard Kendrick Delahoussaye scored 14 points twice, doing so against Arlington Baptist and Lubbock Christian; he grabbed four rebounds versus Eastern New Mexico on Jan. 6 and assisted five times against LCU. 
•     Guard Keyshawn Embery-Simpson scored a career-high 37 points for the Rams against WNMU on Feb. 3. He has made seven threes twice, doing so against West Liberty and LCU. Embery-Simpson also went 10-of-10 from the charity stripe against WNMU on Feb. 3, a new career high in free throw makes and attempts. He blocked three shots on two occasions. 
•     Forward Trey Farrer grabbed four steals in the Rams' double-overtime contest against MSU on Jan. 18.
•     Forward DJ Freeman tied his personal best with 11 rebounds against UAFS on Dec. 7. 
•     Guard Kevon Godwin tied his career high with seven assists twice this season, doing so against West Liberty and Eastern New Mexico. He also set a new career-high with seven steals versus Rollins on Dec. 17 and set a new personal best with eight threes made against St. Mary's on Jan. 25.
•     Guard Willie Guy scored a career-high 21 points in the Rams' win over WNMU on Feb. 3; he assisted a career-high nine times versus Western New Mexico on Jan. 4. He grabbed eight rebounds against Cameron on Feb. 15. 
•     Guard Jacob Richardson scored his first bucket against Arlington Baptist on Nov. 25; he also recorded his first career rebound, assist and block. He recorded his first steal versus Rollins on Dec. 17.  
•     Forward Shemar Smith rejected a pair of shots in the Rams 101-98 win over No. 6 West Liberty on Dec. 18. 
•     Guard Carvell Teasett grabbed a new personal best of six rebounds in the Rams' win over Eastern New Mexico on Jan. 6.