Men's Basketball

Date: 05.02.2010

Age: 216 days

GREENVILLE, S.C. - King College saw a new individual NCCAA Division I Men's Basketball ranking added to the individual stat report within the Mid-East region, the organization announced earlier in the week. The Tornado held onto all 13 team rankings as well.

Elisha Murray (Ft. Myers, Fla.) added his 50.0 field-goal percentage into the regional ranking at No. 9. Of the 13 Top-10 region rankings, eight are in the Top-5 including the tops in three-point percentage by Stephen Kite (Atlanta, Ga.) and free-throw percentage from Craig McCargo (South Boston, Va.). Kite has a 50.0 three-point percentage which also ranks third in the NCCAA Division I report while McCargo's perfect 100.0 free-throw percentage tops the national report.

Nine individual rankings are in the Top-25 as Kite had three with two for McCargo and two for Brian Hewitt (Lexington, Ky.).

King was No. 4 in the NCCAA Burbridge Power Rating released Tuesday. The Tornado's wins over Appalachian State (N.C.) University and Carson-Newman (Tenn.) College this week were not reflected in the ratings.

The Tornado hosts Virginia Intermont College Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. contest inside the Student Center as the game will feature a Solid Blue promotion. Fans are encouraged to wear blue to the game as King looks to complete the season sweep over the cross-town foe. King won the first meeting 81-39 on Jan. 2.

NCCAA Mid-East Individual Rankings (NCCAA Division I Rank)

• Stephen Kite (Atlanta, Ga.)
  • 3-Poing Pct. - First - 50.0 pct. (3rd)
  • Free Throw Pct. - Second - 84.8 pct. (11th)
  • Field Goal Pct. - Seventh - 53.7 pct. (25th)
  • Scoring - Ninth - 13.8 PPG
• Mark Dockery (Nickelsville, Va.)
  • Steals - Third - 2.1 SPG (12th)
  • 3-Poing Pct. - Ninth - 37.0 pct.
• Brian Hewitt (Lexington, Ky.)
  • Assists - Second - 5.6 APG (2nd)
  • Steals - Third - 2.1 SPG (12th)
• Craig McCargo (South Boston, Va.)
  • Free Throw Pct. - First - 100.0 pct. (1st)
  • Assists - Fourth - 3.3 APG (23rd)
• Elisha Murray (Ft. Myers, Fla.)
  • Steals - Sixth - 1.7 SPG
  • Field Goal Pct. - Ninth - 50.4 pct.
• Jason Seymore (Powell, Tenn.)
  • Free Throw Pct. - Ninth - 68.4 pct.
• Clarence Smith (Nashville, Tenn.)
  • Blocks - Third - 1.0 BPG (24th)

NCCAA Division I Team Rankings

• Steals - 2nd - 11.3 SPG
• Scoring Margin - 6th - +13.3
• Scoring - 9th - 80.6 PPG
• Assists - 10th - 15.6 APG
• Defensive 3-Point FG pct. - 10th - 31.4 pct.
• Scoring Defense - 12th - 67.3 PPG
• Field Goal Pct. - 15th - 47.0 pct.
• Defensive FG pct. - 17th - 42.6 pct.
• Rebound Margin - 19th - +3.2
• 3-Point FG pct. - 19th - 35.8 pct.
• Free Throw Pct. - 20th - 68.8 pct.
• Blocks - 21st - 2.7 BPG
• Rebounds - 23rd - 36.3 RPG