42 Kenaz Ochogwu
Kenaz Ochogwu
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    E. Providence, RI
  • High School:
    E. Providence
  • Position:
    F
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    6.9
  • fg %
    70.6
  • 3pt %
    -
  • ft %
    54.8
  • reb/g
    2.7
  • a/g
    0.4
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Mar 1 Wabash Valley College W, 70-52
Mar 4 Kaskaskia College W, 101-55
Mar 10 vs. Kaskaskia College L, 61-56
Mar 22 vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO W, 69-51
Mar 24 vs. Indian Hills Community College W, 85-71
Mar 26 vs. Panola College L, 75-67
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 -
Games started 10 -
Minutes 44 -
Minutes per game 1.5 -
FG 89-126 0-0
FG Pct 70.6 -
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 23-42 0-0
FT Pct 54.8 -
Off rebounds 30 -
Def rebounds 47 -
Total rebounds 77 -
Rebounds per game 2.7 -
Personal fouls 42 -
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 11 -
Turnovers 19 -
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 -
Steals 4 -
Blocks 9 -
Points 201 0
Points per game 6.9 -
Points per 40 min 182.7 -
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 13 vs. Rend Lake College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Lincoln Trail College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 VU Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Southwestern Michigan   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midwest Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 East Mississippi Community College W, 80-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Columbia State Community College L, 80-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Richard J. Daley College W, 112-59 - 1 9-14 64.3 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 19
Nov 9 Kennedy-King College W, 88-46 - 1 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 12 Henry Ford College W, 88-77 - 1 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Nov 16 Malcolm X College W, 87-66 1 1 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 19 Kankakee Community College W, 83-53 - 1 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 23 Moberly Area Community College L, 63-51 - 1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 1 vs. Mineral Area College L, 82-79 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 7
Dec 4 Schoolcraft College W, 90-51 1 1 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 7 Triton College W, 85-71 1 1 5-6 83.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Dec 11 John A. Logan College W, 78-77 1 1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 at Lincoln Trail College W, 79-69 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 21 at Malcolm X College W, 96-93 - 1 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 18
Jan 4 Volunteer State Community College W, 75-51 1 1 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 8
Jan 9 at Southwestern Illinois College W, 82-59 1 1 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 13 Shawnee Community College W, 89-50 1 1 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 18 Lake Land College W, 102-78 1 1 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Jan 22 Olney Central College W, 102-58 1 1 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Jan 25 at Wabash Valley College W, 72-61 1 1 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 29 at Kaskaskia College W, 85-81 - 1 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 9
Feb 1 at John A. Logan College W, 80-74 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 5 Lincoln Trail College W, 93-72 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 8 Southwestern Illinois College W, 75-58 - 1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Feb 15 at Shawnee Community College W, 73-51 - 1 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 22 at Lake Land College W, 92-86 - 1 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Feb 26 at Olney Central College W, 85-63 - 1 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 14
Mar 1 Wabash Valley College W, 70-52 - 1 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Mar 4 Kaskaskia College W, 101-55 - 1 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 10 vs. Kaskaskia College L, 61-56 - 1 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 2
Mar 22 vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO W, 69-51 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 vs. Indian Hills Community College W, 85-71 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Panola College L, 75-67 0 16 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 13 vs. Rend Lake College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Lincoln Trail College   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 VU Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Southwestern Michigan   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 at Midwest Jamboree   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 East Mississippi Community College W, 80-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Columbia State Community College L, 80-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Richard J. Daley College W, 112-59 - 1 7 1 8 0 1 1 0
Nov 9 Kennedy-King College W, 88-46 - 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Nov 12 Henry Ford College W, 88-77 - 1 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
Nov 16 Malcolm X College W, 87-66 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Nov 19 Kankakee Community College W, 83-53 - 1 2 4 6 0 2 0 1
Nov 23 Moberly Area Community College L, 63-51 - 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 1 vs. Mineral Area College L, 82-79 - 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Dec 4 Schoolcraft College W, 90-51 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Dec 7 Triton College W, 85-71 1 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 1
Dec 11 John A. Logan College W, 78-77 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Dec 14 at Lincoln Trail College W, 79-69 - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Dec 21 at Malcolm X College W, 96-93 - 1 0 3 3 2 2 0 0
Jan 4 Volunteer State Community College W, 75-51 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1
Jan 9 at Southwestern Illinois College W, 82-59 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 13 Shawnee Community College W, 89-50 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Jan 18 Lake Land College W, 102-78 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
Jan 22 Olney Central College W, 102-58 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0
Jan 25 at Wabash Valley College W, 72-61 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Jan 29 at Kaskaskia College W, 85-81 - 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0
Feb 1 at John A. Logan College W, 80-74 - 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 5 Lincoln Trail College W, 93-72 - 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Feb 8 Southwestern Illinois College W, 75-58 - 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Shawnee Community College W, 73-51 - 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Lake Land College W, 92-86 - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 26 at Olney Central College W, 85-63 - 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 2
Mar 1 Wabash Valley College W, 70-52 - 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 4 Kaskaskia College W, 101-55 - 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 10 vs. Kaskaskia College L, 61-56 - 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO W, 69-51 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 24 vs. Indian Hills Community College W, 85-71 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Panola College L, 75-67 0 16 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 13 vs. Rend Lake College   - - - -
Oct 13 Lincoln Trail College   - - - -
Oct 13 VU Jamboree   - - - -
Oct 13 vs. Southwestern Michigan   - - - -
Oct 20 at Midwest Jamboree   - - - -
Nov 1 East Mississippi Community College W, 80-73 - - - -
Nov 2 Columbia State Community College L, 80-68 - - - -
Nov 8 Richard J. Daley College W, 112-59 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 9 Kennedy-King College W, 88-46 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 12 Henry Ford College W, 88-77 - 1 - 1.0
Nov 16 Malcolm X College W, 87-66 1 0 - 0.0
Nov 19 Kankakee Community College W, 83-53 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 23 Moberly Area Community College L, 63-51 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 1 vs. Mineral Area College L, 82-79 - 3 - -
Dec 4 Schoolcraft College W, 90-51 1 1 - 0.0
Dec 7 Triton College W, 85-71 1 1 - -
Dec 11 John A. Logan College W, 78-77 1 4 - -
Dec 14 at Lincoln Trail College W, 79-69 - 0 - -
Dec 21 at Malcolm X College W, 96-93 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 4 Volunteer State Community College W, 75-51 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 9 at Southwestern Illinois College W, 82-59 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 13 Shawnee Community College W, 89-50 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 18 Lake Land College W, 102-78 1 5 1 -
Jan 22 Olney Central College W, 102-58 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 25 at Wabash Valley College W, 72-61 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 29 at Kaskaskia College W, 85-81 - 1 - 0.0
Feb 1 at John A. Logan College W, 80-74 - 2 - -
Feb 5 Lincoln Trail College W, 93-72 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 8 Southwestern Illinois College W, 75-58 - 2 - -
Feb 15 at Shawnee Community College W, 73-51 - 0 - -
Feb 22 at Lake Land College W, 92-86 - 1 - -
Feb 26 at Olney Central College W, 85-63 - 1 - -
Mar 1 Wabash Valley College W, 70-52 - 3 - -
Mar 4 Kaskaskia College W, 101-55 - 0 - -
Mar 10 vs. Kaskaskia College L, 61-56 - 0 - -
Mar 22 vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO W, 69-51 - - - -
Mar 24 vs. Indian Hills Community College W, 85-71 - - - -
Mar 26 vs. Panola College L, 75-67 0 0 0 -
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 29 1.5 3.1-4.3 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.4 6.9
Total 29 1.5 3.1-4.3 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.4 6.9

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 29 10 44 89-126 70.6 0-0 - 23-42 54.8 201
Total 29 10 44 89-126 70.6 0-0 - 23-42 54.8 201

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 29 44 1.5 80.9-114.5 0.0-0.0 - 20.9-38.2 182.7
Total 29 44 1.5 80.9-114.5 0.0-0.0 - 20.9-38.2 182.7

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 29 1.0 1.6 2.7 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3
Total 29 1.0 1.6 2.7 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 29 10 30 47 77 11 19 4 9
Total 29 10 30 47 77 11 19 4 9

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 29 27.3 42.7 70.0 10.0 17.3 3.6 8.2
Total 29 27.3 42.7 70.0 10.0 17.3 3.6 8.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 29 1.5 3.1-4.3 0.0-0.0 0.8-1.4 6.9
Conference - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 17 1.0 3.5-4.9 0.0-0.0 0.3-0.7 7.4
Away 9 1.0 2.8-3.9 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.3 7.0
Neutral 3 6.0 1.3-2.7 0.0-0.0 1.7-3.0 4.3
Result            
Wins 25 1.0 3.4-4.7 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.3 7.5
Losses 4 4.8 1.0-2.2 0.0-0.0 1.2-2.2 3.3
Month            
November 6 1.0 4.3-6.0 0.0-0.0 0.2-0.7 8.8
December 6 1.0 2.7-3.3 0.0-0.0 2.3-3.0 7.7
January 7 1.0 4.0-6.0 0.0-0.0 0.6-1.4 8.6
February 6 1.0 2.0-2.7 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.3 4.7
March 4 4.8 1.8-3.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.5 3.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 29 10 44 89-126 70.6 0-0 - 23-42 54.8 201
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 17 8 17 60-83 72.3 0-0 - 5-12 41.7 125
Away 9 2 9 25-35 71.4 0-0 - 13-21 61.9 63
Neutral 3 0 18 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 13
Result                    
Wins 25 10 25 85-117 72.6 0-0 - 18-33 54.5 188
Losses 4 0 19 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 13
Month                    
November 6 1 6 26-36 72.2 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 53
December 6 3 6 16-20 80.0 0-0 - 14-18 77.8 46
January 7 6 7 28-42 66.7 0-0 - 4-10 40.0 60
February 6 - 6 12-16 75.0 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 28
March 4 0 19 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 14

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 29 44 1.5 80.9-114.5 0.0-0.0 - 20.9-38.2 182.7
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 17 17 1.0 141.2-195.3 0.0-0.0 - 11.8-28.2 294.1
Away 9 9 1.0 111.1-155.6 0.0-0.0 - 57.8-93.3 280.0
Neutral 3 18 6.0 8.9-17.8 0.0-0.0 - 11.1-20.0 28.9
Result                
Wins 25 25 1.0 136.0-187.2 0.0-0.0 - 28.8-52.8 300.8
Losses 4 19 4.8 8.4-18.9 0.0-0.0 - 10.5-18.9 27.4
Month                
November 6 6 1.0 173.3-240.0 0.0-0.0 - 6.7-26.7 353.3
December 6 6 1.0 106.7-133.3 0.0-0.0 - 93.3-120.0 306.7
January 7 7 1.0 160.0-240.0 0.0-0.0 - 22.9-57.1 342.9
February 6 6 1.0 80.0-106.7 0.0-0.0 - 26.7-53.3 186.7
March 4 19 4.8 14.7-25.3 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-4.2 29.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 29 1.0 1.6 2.7 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.3
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 17 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3
Away 9 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.4
Neutral 3 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 25 1.1 1.6 2.6 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4
Losses 4 0.8 2.0 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0
Month                
November 6 2.2 1.7 3.8 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.2
December 6 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.3
January 7 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.4 1.1 0.0 0.4
February 6 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5
March 4 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 29 10 30 47 77 11 19 4 9
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 17 8 20 24 44 8 12 4 5
Away 9 2 7 16 23 2 7 0 4
Neutral 3 0 3 7 10 1 0 0 0
Result                  
Wins 25 10 27 39 66 10 18 4 9
Losses 4 0 3 8 11 1 1 0 0
Month                  
November 6 1 13 10 23 2 7 3 1
December 6 3 3 12 15 5 3 0 2
January 7 6 7 10 17 3 8 0 3
February 6 - 4 9 13 1 1 0 3
March 4 0 3 6 9 0 0 1 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 29 27.3 42.7 70.0 10.0 17.3 3.6 8.2
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 17 47.1 56.5 103.5 18.8 28.2 9.4 11.8
Away 9 31.1 71.1 102.2 8.9 31.1 0.0 17.8
Neutral 3 6.7 15.6 22.2 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 25 43.2 62.4 105.6 16.0 28.8 6.4 14.4
Losses 4 6.3 16.8 23.2 2.1 2.1 0.0 0.0
Month                
November 6 86.7 66.7 153.3 13.3 46.7 20.0 6.7
December 6 20.0 80.0 100.0 33.3 20.0 0.0 13.3
January 7 40.0 57.1 97.1 17.1 45.7 0.0 17.1
February 6 26.7 60.0 86.7 6.7 6.7 0.0 20.0
March 4 6.3 12.6 18.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Second half struggles drop No. 6 Trailblazers in Region Quarterfinals
Second half struggles drop No. 6 Trailblazers in Region Quarterfinals

INA, Ill. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened postseason play Monday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 Men’s Basketball tournament. The Trailblazers earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and faced off against the No. 8 seeded Blue Devils of Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill. Vincennes overcame a slow start and looked to be rolling at halftime but a big second half surge by the Blue Devils allowed Kaskaskia to battle all the way back and take a 61-56 victory over the Trailblazers.

No. 6 Trailblazers close out regular season with big win on Sophomore Night
No. 6 Trailblazers close out regular season with big win on Sophomore Night

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Men’s Basketball team climbed one spot this week in the final NJCAA Division I National rankings to No. 6, while still holding their position at No. 3 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and Nielsen File Top 25 Rankings. The Blazers got their first opportunity to defend this new ranking Tuesday night in the regular season finale against Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill. The Trailblazers rode the home crowd early gained momentum and built an early lead as the Blazers rolled in the second half to a big 101-55 victory over the Blue Devils on Sophomore Night.

No. 7 Trailblazers go wire to wire in Region 24 win over Wabash Valley College
No. 7 Trailblazers go wire to wire in Region 24 win over Wabash Valley College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 7 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers returned home for the first time since February 8th as the Blazers faced off against a tough Region 24 rival in Wabash Valley College from Mt. Carmel, Ill. The Trailblazers were able to build a big early lead thanks to some outstanding first half defense and ride the momentum through a tough, physical second half as the Blazers picked their 19th straight victory by the final score of 70-52. Vincennes opened the game strong in front of a big home crowd on Good Samaritan Night and Blaze to a Community Cure Cancer Awareness Night inside the P.E. Complex.

Swansey and a pair of double-doubles lead No. 7 Trailblazers to road win over Olney Central
Swansey and a pair of double-doubles lead No. 7 Trailblazers to road win over Olney Central

OLNEY, Ill. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team held their position this week in the NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in again at No. 7 in this week’s polls, while moving up to No. 3 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and holding at No. 3 in the Nielsen File Top-25 rankings for this week. The Blazers hit the road Wednesday night for the final time this regular season and faced the short-handed Olney Central College Blue Knights. Olney Central came into Wednesday night’s contest with only six active players and the depth of the No. 7 Trailblazers took over as Vincennes cruised late to a big 85-63 victory over Olney Central.

No. 7 Trailblazers clinch Region 24 regular season title with win at Lake Land College
No. 7 Trailblazers clinch Region 24 regular season title with win at Lake Land College

MATTOON, Ill. – The No. 7-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers clinched the 2025 NJCAA Division I Region 24 regular season championship Saturday afternoon for the second consecutive season with a big come from behind win over Lake Land College in Mattoon. The Trailblazers fell behind early and trailed at the halftime break but were able to steady the ship with a big second half comeback to finish off a 92-86 victory over the Lakers and clinch the No. 1 seed in the 2025 Region 24 Men’s Basketball tournament, hosted by Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill. on Monday, March 10. VU got off to a hot start Saturday evening, jumping out to an early 11-5 advantage over the host Lakers.

No. 7 Trailblazers keep winning streak alive with Region 24 road win at Shawnee C.C.
No. 7 Trailblazers keep winning streak alive with Region 24 road win at Shawnee C.C.

ULLIN, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers moved up one spot in this week’s NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in this week at No. 7. Vincennes was idle throughout the week but returned to the floor Saturday afternoon for a tough Region 24 road contest against Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Ill. VU was able to ride a couple of good scoring runs to pull away late and close out their 16th straight victory by downing the Saints 73-51.

No. 8 Trailblazers ride first half run to physical win over Southwestern Illinois
No. 8 Trailblazers ride first half run to physical win over Southwestern Illinois

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8 Vincennes University Trailblazers returned to the home floor Saturday afternoon for another Region 24 contest, this time welcoming the Blue Storm from Southwestern Illinois College into the Physical Education Complex. The Trailblazers battled early with the Blue Storm and were able to ride an 8-0 scoring run late in the first half to a big 75-58 victory over Southwestern Illinois. The game got off to a very physical start, with both offenses struggling early to get the ball in the basket, Vincennes was the first team to break away with eight straight points to take a 22-12 lead midway through the first half.

No. 8 Trailblazers use strong second half to pick up Region 24 win over Lincoln Trail
No. 8 Trailblazers use strong second half to pick up Region 24 win over Lincoln Trail

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers made another big jump in this week’s NJCAA Division I National rankings, moving up eight spots to No. 8 in the country, No. 3 in the Nielsen File Top 25 rankings and No. 5 in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll. The Trailblazers got their first opportunity to back up this big jump in the rankings Wednesday night when the Blazers hosted Lincoln Trail College from Robinson, Ill. inside the P.E. Complex. Vincennes got off to a tough start in the first half and headed into the locker room trailing the Statesmen by three but were able to come out firing in the second half to put up 62 second half points and close out the 93-72 victory over Lincoln Trail.

No. 16 Trailblazers pick up big Region 24 road win at John A. Logan
No. 16 Trailblazers pick up big Region 24 road win at John A. Logan

CARTERVILLE, Ill. – The No. 16-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers were on the road again Saturday afternoon as the Blazers headed to Carterville, Ill. for a tough Region 24 road showdown with the Volunteers of John A. Logan. The Trailblazers got going early and were able to close out the game strong at the free throw line as VU picked up the 80-74 victory over the Volunteers. The Trailblazers opened the game Saturday afternoon with another excellent start, jumping out to an early 10-1 lead and later building a 19-5 advantage over the Volunteers.

No. 16 Trailblazers survive late surge in Region 24 road showdown at Kaskaskia
No. 16 Trailblazers survive late surge in Region 24 road showdown at Kaskaskia

CENTRALIA, Ill. – The No. 16 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road again Wednesday night, heading to Centralia, Ill. for another tough Region 24 road showdown with Kaskaskia College. The Trailblazers got off to an early lead but were unable to put the game away as VU had to come up clutch at the free throw line late to come away with an 85-81 victory over the Blue Devils. The Trailblazers got off to another excellent start Wednesday night, jumping out to an early 12-2 lead over the Blue Devils.

No. 16 Trailblazers continue to roll after physical road Region win at Wabash Valley
No. 16 Trailblazers continue to roll after physical road Region win at Wabash Valley

MT. CARMEL, Ill. – The No. 16-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road Saturday night for a Region 24 road rival game at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill. The game was another tough, physical Region 24 battle with the Trailblazers continuing their winning streak with a 72-61 victory over the Warriors. The Trailblazers got off to another great start Saturday, riding an early 11-0 run to take a 20-9 lead midway through the first half.

No. 16 Trailblazers get 10th straight win going wire-to-wire over Olney Central
No. 16 Trailblazers get 10th straight win going wire-to-wire over Olney Central

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers jumped up eight spots this week in the NJCAA Division I National rankings, checking in this week at No. 16, while also holding the No. 7 spot in the JUCO Advocate Media Poll and No. 6 in the Nielsen File Top 25 rankings. The Trailblazers showed why they deserve to continue to climb in the rankings Wednesday night inside the Physical Education Complex, posting a big 102-58 Region 24 victory over Olney Central College. This is the 10th straight victory for the Trailblazers and their fourth straight win leading from tip to buzzer.

No. 24 Trailblazers go wire-to-wire in Region 24 win over Lake Land College
No. 24 Trailblazers go wire-to-wire in Region 24 win over Lake Land College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 24 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced another tough Region 24 test inside the Physical Education Complex Saturday afternoon, hosting Lake Land College from Mattoon, Ill. The Blazers jumped on the Lakers early and rode the home crowd all night as the Blazers led wire-to-wire and came away with a big 102-78 victory over the Lakers. The Trailblazers got out to an excellent start Saturday, scoring the first seven points of the game and opening the game on an impressive 25-8 run over the Lakers.

No. 24 Trailblazers score early and often in big Region 24 win over Shawnee
No. 24 Trailblazers score early and often in big Region 24 win over Shawnee

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team jumped back into the Top 25 this week in the first NJCAA Division I National rankings for 2025, checking in at No. 24 in the country. The Trailblazers got the first opportunity to improve on this ranking Monday night as the Trailblazers hosted Shawnee Community College inside the Physical Education Complex. VU was able to get off to a great start and build an early lead as the Blazers closed out their eighth straight win, winning over the Saints 89-50.

Trailblazers winning streak continues in Region 24 matchup at SWIC
Trailblazers winning streak continues in Region 24 matchup at SWIC

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers continue to roll as the Blazers finished off their seventh straight win Thursday night at Southwestern Illinois College 82-59. The Trailblazers got off to a hot start Thursday night, scoring the opening six points of the game and quickly building a double-digit 17-7 lead over the Blue Storm. Southwestern Illinois would answer back and cut the VU lead down to one at 26-25 before the Blazers finished out the opening half strong by outscoring SWIC 16-4 to take a 42-29 lead into the locker room break.

Strong second half leads Trailblazers past Volunteer State C.C.
Strong second half leads Trailblazers past Volunteer State C.C.

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the floor for the first time Saturday night after the two-week Holiday break and found themselves in a tough defensive battle with Volunteer State Community College from Gallatin, Tenn. The Trailblazers were able to regain composure in the second half and outscored the Pioneers 49-24 on their way to securing a 75-51 victory inside the Physical Education Complex. Vincennes got off to a fast start Saturday night and looked to be off and running early after the Pioneers scored the opening five points of the game, VU answered with a 17-3 scoring run to take a 17-8 lead.

Trailblazers survive physical road showdown with Malcolm X College
Trailblazers survive physical road showdown with Malcolm X College

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road Saturday afternoon for the final game of the 2024 portion of the season taking on Malcolm X College in Chicago. The Trailblazers survived a late surge by the Hawks and were able to come away with the 96-93 victory, giving VU Hall of Fame Head Coach Todd Franklin his 400th victory at Vincennes University. Vincennes got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon, facing a physical first half with VU shooting 18 free throws in the first 20 minutes the Blazers were able to hang close in a back and forth opening period.

Trailblazers pick up road Region 24 victory over Lincoln Trail College
Trailblazers pick up road Region 24 victory over Lincoln Trail College

ROBINSON, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road Saturday afternoon for their first true road game of the 2024-25 season, heading to nearby Robinson, Ill. for a Region 24 showdown with the Statesmen of Lincoln Trail College. VU was able to pick up an early lead and close out another big Region 24 victory, winning over the host Statesmen 79-69. The Trailblazers were firing early Saturday afternoon, opening the game on a 9-2 scoring run to take an early lead before the Statesmen answered back to cut the VU lead down to one.

Last second three gives Trailblazers win over John A. Logan to begin Region 24 play
Last second three gives Trailblazers win over John A. Logan to begin Region 24 play

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers opened Region 24 play Wednesday inside the Physical Education Complex with another tough showdown with the Volunteers of John A. Logan College from Carterville, Ill. The game was back-and-forth, tough and physical all night with the Trailblazers gaining the edge late with a three-pointer by sophomore and 2024 NJCAA All-American Lebron Thomas (Bishopville, S.C.) with 10.3 second remaining to push the Blazers ahead for the 78-77 victory. The game was back-and-forth right from the start with the two teams trading baskets throughout the opening minutes of the game before the Trailblazers first broke away with an 8-0 scoring run to take a 23-18 lead.

Thomas’s career-high double-double leads Trailblazers to win over No. 17 Triton
Thomas’s career-high double-double leads Trailblazers to win over No. 17 Triton

VINCENNES, Ind. – VU sophomore and 2024 NJCAA All-American Lebron Thomas (Bishopville, S.C.) stepped up in a big way Saturday night, guiding the Trailblazers to a big 85-71 victory over No. 17-ranked Triton College. Thomas got going early and helped the Blazers to victory with a career-high 39 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Vincennes got off to an excellent start Saturday night, opening the game with an 11-2 run over the visiting Trojans.

Andrews guides Trailblazers back in the win column over Schoolcraft College
Andrews guides Trailblazers back in the win column over Schoolcraft College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers returned home Wednesday night to the Physical Education Complex where the Blazers played host to Schoolcraft College from Detroit, Mich. The Trailblazers were able to use a big second half and a big game by freshman Christian Andrews (Asheville, N.C.) to get back in the win column with a big 90-51 victory over the Ocelots. Vincennes got off to a slow start against the visiting Ocelots, going back and forth with Schoolcraft for most of the first half.

Trailblazers fall to Mineral Area College at Olney Central Classic
Trailblazers fall to Mineral Area College at Olney Central Classic

OLNEY, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road for their first game this season away from the Physical Education Complex, heading to Olney, Ill. to take part in the 2024 Olney Central Classic. The Trailblazers took on Mineral Area College from Park Hills, Mo., Sunday afternoon and fell on the wrong side of an 82-79 final score. Vincennes got off to a great start Sunday afternoon, jumping out to an early lead and expanding this lead to 23-15 midway through the opening half of play.

No. 21 Trailblazers unable to overcome slow start in defensive battle
No. 21 Trailblazers unable to overcome slow start in defensive battle

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 21-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers got off to a tough start Saturday afternoon against the Greyhounds of Moberly Area Community College inside the Physical Education Complex. Vincennes would eventually get back on track but were unable to overcome the early deficit as the Trailblazers fell to Moberly Area by the final score of 63-51. It was a tough start to the day by the Trailblazers with Moberly Area coming out of the gates firing to build an early 22-3 lead.

Strong second half pushes No. 21 Trailblazers to victory over Kankakee
Strong second half pushes No. 21 Trailblazers to victory over Kankakee

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team held firm at No. 21 in this week’s NJCAA Division I National Rankings and had their first opportunity to improve on this ranking Tuesday night inside the Physical Education Complex. The Trailblazers welcomed Kankakee Community College from Kankakee, Ill. inside the P.E. Complex and were able to pull away late in the second half to close out an 83-53 victory over the previously unbeaten Cavaliers. Vincennes got off to a fast start Tuesday night, quickly opening a 12-4 advantage over the Cavaliers before Kankakee came storming back to take an 18-17 first half lead.

Cooper’s second half propels No. 21 Trailblazers past Malcolm X College
Cooper’s second half propels No. 21 Trailblazers past Malcolm X College

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 21-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers returned to action Saturday afternoon for a weekend matinee against Malcolm X College from Chicago, Ill. The Trailblazers overcame a slow start and were guided by 21 second half points by sophomore Michael Cooper (Minneapolis, Minn.) as the Blazers closed out an 87-66 victory over the visiting Hawks. Vincennes got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon, with Malcolm X coming out and scoring the first eight points of the game.

Five double figure scorers lead No. 21 Trailblazers past D-II No. 20 Henry Ford
Five double figure scorers lead No. 21 Trailblazers past D-II No. 20 Henry Ford

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team slid down three spots earlier today in the first NJCAA Division I National Rankings for the 2024-25 regular season, checking in at No. 21. The Trailblazers got another opportunity to add another good win to their resume Tuesday night as Vincennes hosted NJCAA Division II No. 20 ranked Henry Ford College. Vincennes overcame a slow start and held off a late push by the Hawks to secure an 88-77 victory over Henry Ford inside the Physical Education Complex.

No. 18 Trailblazers continue to roll with big win at McDonald’s Classic
No. 18 Trailblazers continue to roll with big win at McDonald’s Classic

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 18 Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out an impressive weekend Saturday night on the final day of the 2024 McDonald’s Classic. The Trailblazers played host to Kennedy-King College from Chicago and closed out the weekend classic with a strong 88-46 victory over the Statesmen. Vincennes got going early by building a quick 16-8 advantage before taking firm control of the game by outscoring the Statesmen 21-6 to increase their lead to 37-14 late in the first half.

Williams leads No. 18 Trailblazers to big win with perfect shooting game
Williams leads No. 18 Trailblazers to big win with perfect shooting game

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 18-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened up their weekend slate at the 2024 McDonald’s Classic Friday night inside the Physical Education Complex. The Blazers went wire-to-wire over Richard J. Daley College in a 112-59 victory aided by 25 points on a perfect nine for nine from the floor shooting performance out of freshman Dayton Williams (Louisville, Ky.). Vincennes got the offense going early Friday night, jumping out to an early 24-7 advantage before extending their lead even further with a 14-0 scoring run to take a 38-12 lead midway through the first half.