Taveon Smith

12 Taveon Smith

Height:

6-2
Weight:

175
Year:

Fr.
Hometown:

Radcliff, KY
High School:

North Hardin
Position:

G

gp

23
pts/g

2.0
fg %

33.3
3pt %

30.4
ft %

66.7
reb/g

0.8
a/g

0.7

Player Profile Game Log Career Stats Split Stats News

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result

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

	Overall	Conference
Games	23	-
Games started	2	-
Minutes	35	-
Minutes per game	1.5	-
FG	15-45	0-0
FG Pct	33.3	-
3PT	7-23	0-0
3PT Pct	30.4	-
FT	8-12	0-0
FT Pct	66.7	-
Off rebounds	5	-
Def rebounds	14	-
Total rebounds	19	-
Rebounds per game	0.8	-
Personal fouls	11	-
Disqualifications	0	-
Assists	16	-
Turnovers	12	-
Assist to turnover ratio	1.3	-
Steals	6	-
Blocks	3	-
Points	45	0
Points per game	2.0	-
Points per 40 min	51.4	-

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

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	1	1	2-3	66.7	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	5
Nov 2	Columbia State Community College	L, 80-68	1	1	0-4	0.0	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	0
Nov 8	Richard J. Daley College	W, 112-59	-	1	2-4	50.0	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	4
Nov 9	Kennedy-King College	W, 88-46	-	1	0-4	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Nov 12	Henry Ford College	W, 88-77	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Nov 16	Malcolm X College	W, 87-66	-	1	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	0
Nov 19	Kankakee Community College	W, 83-53	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Nov 23	Moberly Area Community College	L, 63-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 1	vs. Mineral Area College	L, 82-79	-	1	1-1	100.0	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	3
Dec 4	Schoolcraft College	W, 90-51	-	1	1-2	50.0	1-2	50.0	4-4	100.0	7
Dec 7	Triton College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 11	John A. Logan College	W, 78-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	2
Jan 4	Volunteer State Community College	W, 75-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 9	at Southwestern Illinois College	W, 82-59	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Jan 13	Shawnee Community College	W, 89-50	-	1	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Jan 18	Lake Land College	W, 102-78	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0
Jan 22	Olney Central College	W, 102-58	-	1	2-2	100.0	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	5
Jan 25	at Wabash Valley College	W, 72-61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 29	at Kaskaskia College	W, 85-81	-	1	2-4	50.0	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	6
Feb 1	at John A. Logan College	W, 80-74	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 5	Lincoln Trail College	W, 93-72	-	1	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Feb 8	Southwestern Illinois College	W, 75-58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 15	at Shawnee Community College	W, 73-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 22	at Lake Land College	W, 92-86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 26	at Olney Central College	W, 85-63	-	1	2-8	25.0	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
Mar 1	Wabash Valley College	W, 70-52	-	1	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	3
Mar 4	Kaskaskia College	W, 101-55	-	1	1-2	50.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Mar 10	vs. Kaskaskia College	L, 61-56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 22	vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO	W, 69-51	0	5	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Mar 24	vs. Indian Hills Community College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 26	vs. Panola College	L, 75-67	0	9	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

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	1	1	1	2	3	0	2	0	0
Nov 2	Columbia State Community College	L, 80-68	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	1	1
Nov 8	Richard J. Daley College	W, 112-59	-	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0
Nov 9	Kennedy-King College	W, 88-46	-	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0
Nov 12	Henry Ford College	W, 88-77	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 16	Malcolm X College	W, 87-66	-	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Nov 19	Kankakee Community College	W, 83-53	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 23	Moberly Area Community College	L, 63-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 1	vs. Mineral Area College	L, 82-79	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 4	Schoolcraft College	W, 90-51	-	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	0
Dec 7	Triton College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 11	John A. Logan College	W, 78-77	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dec 14	at Lincoln Trail College	W, 79-69	-	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Dec 21	at Malcolm X College	W, 96-93	-	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jan 4	Volunteer State Community College	W, 75-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 9	at Southwestern Illinois College	W, 82-59	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 13	Shawnee Community College	W, 89-50	-	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jan 18	Lake Land College	W, 102-78	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jan 22	Olney Central College	W, 102-58	-	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jan 25	at Wabash Valley College	W, 72-61	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 29	at Kaskaskia College	W, 85-81	-	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Feb 1	at John A. Logan College	W, 80-74	-	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Feb 5	Lincoln Trail College	W, 93-72	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Feb 8	Southwestern Illinois College	W, 75-58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 15	at Shawnee Community College	W, 73-51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 22	at Lake Land College	W, 92-86	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 26	at Olney Central College	W, 85-63	-	1	2	3	5	1	1	0	0
Mar 1	Wabash Valley College	W, 70-52	-	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 4	Kaskaskia College	W, 101-55	-	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Mar 10	vs. Kaskaskia College	L, 61-56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 22	vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO	W, 69-51	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Mar 24	vs. Indian Hills Community College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 26	vs. Panola College	L, 75-67	0	9	0	1	1	1	1	0	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to

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	1	1	-	0.0
Nov 2	Columbia State Community College	L, 80-68	1	1	-	1.5
Nov 8	Richard J. Daley College	W, 112-59	-	0	-	-
Nov 9	Kennedy-King College	W, 88-46	-	1	-	-
Nov 12	Henry Ford College	W, 88-77	-	0	-	-
Nov 16	Malcolm X College	W, 87-66	-	1	-	0.0
Nov 19	Kankakee Community College	W, 83-53	-	1	-	-
Nov 23	Moberly Area Community College	L, 63-51	-	-	-	-
Dec 1	vs. Mineral Area College	L, 82-79	-	1	-	-
Dec 4	Schoolcraft College	W, 90-51	-	1	-	0.7
Dec 7	Triton College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-
Dec 11	John A. Logan College	W, 78-77	-	-	-	-
Dec 14	at Lincoln Trail College	W, 79-69	-	0	-	-
Dec 21	at Malcolm X College	W, 96-93	-	2	-	0.0
Jan 4	Volunteer State Community College	W, 75-51	-	-	-	-
Jan 9	at Southwestern Illinois College	W, 82-59	-	0	-	-
Jan 13	Shawnee Community College	W, 89-50	-	0	-	1.0
Jan 18	Lake Land College	W, 102-78	-	0	-	-
Jan 22	Olney Central College	W, 102-58	-	0	-	-
Jan 25	at Wabash Valley College	W, 72-61	-	-	-	-
Jan 29	at Kaskaskia College	W, 85-81	-	1	-	-
Feb 1	at John A. Logan College	W, 80-74	-	0	-	-
Feb 5	Lincoln Trail College	W, 93-72	-	0	-	-
Feb 8	Southwestern Illinois College	W, 75-58	-	-	-	-
Feb 15	at Shawnee Community College	W, 73-51	-	-	-	-
Feb 22	at Lake Land College	W, 92-86	-	-	-	-
Feb 26	at Olney Central College	W, 85-63	-	0	-	1.0
Mar 1	Wabash Valley College	W, 70-52	-	0	-	-
Mar 4	Kaskaskia College	W, 101-55	-	0	-	-
Mar 10	vs. Kaskaskia College	L, 61-56	-	-	-	-
Mar 22	vs. Three Rivers Community College - MO	W, 69-51	0	0	0	-
Mar 24	vs. Indian Hills Community College	W, 85-71	-	-	-	-
Mar 26	vs. Panola College	L, 75-67	0	1	0	1.0

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2024-25	23	1.5	0.7-2.0	0.3-1.0	0.3-0.5	2.0
Total	23	1.5	0.7-2.0	0.3-1.0	0.3-0.5	2.0

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2024-25	23	2	35	15-45	33.3	7-23	30.4	8-12	66.7	45
Total	23	2	35	15-45	33.3	7-23	30.4	8-12	66.7	45

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2024-25	23	35	1.5	17.1-51.4	8.0-26.3	30.4	9.1-13.7	51.4
Total	23	35	1.5	17.1-51.4	8.0-26.3	30.4	9.1-13.7	51.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2024-25	23	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1
Total	23	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2024-25	23	2	5	14	19	16	12	6	3
Total	23	2	5	14	19	16	12	6	3

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2024-25	23	5.7	16.0	21.7	18.3	13.7	6.9	3.4
Total	23	5.7	16.0	21.7	18.3	13.7	6.9	3.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	23	1.5	0.7-2.0	0.3-1.0	0.3-0.5	2.0
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	14	1.0	0.6-1.9	0.2-0.9	0.4-0.6	1.9
Away	6	1.0	0.8-2.7	0.5-1.3	0.5-0.7	2.7
Neutral	3	5.0	0.3-1.0	0.3-0.7	0.0-0.0	1.0
Result
Wins	20	1.2	0.7-1.9	0.3-0.9	0.4-0.6	2.1
Losses	3	3.7	0.3-2.0	0.3-1.7	0.0-0.0	1.0
Month
November	7	1.0	0.6-2.4	0.1-1.1	0.0-0.4	1.3
December	4	1.0	0.8-1.2	0.5-1.0	1.5-1.5	3.5
January	5	1.0	0.8-1.6	0.6-1.0	0.0-0.0	2.2
February	3	1.0	0.7-3.3	0.3-1.3	0.3-0.7	2.0
March	4	4.0	0.5-1.2	0.0-0.5	0.2-0.2	1.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	23	2	35	15-45	33.3	7-23	30.4	8-12	66.7	45
Conference	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	14	2	14	9-26	34.6	3-13	23.1	5-8	62.5	26
Away	6	-	6	5-16	31.3	3-8	37.5	3-4	75.0	16
Neutral	3	0	15	1-3	33.3	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	3
Result
Wins	20	1	24	14-39	35.9	6-18	33.3	8-12	66.7	42
Losses	3	1	11	1-6	16.7	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	3
Month
November	7	2	7	4-17	23.5	1-8	12.5	0-3	0.0	9
December	4	-	4	3-5	60.0	2-4	50.0	6-6	100.0	14
January	5	-	5	4-8	50.0	3-5	60.0	0-0	-	11
February	3	-	3	2-10	20.0	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
March	4	0	16	2-5	40.0	0-2	0.0	1-1	100.0	5

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	23	35	1.5	17.1-51.4	8.0-26.3	30.4	9.1-13.7	51.4
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	14	14	1.0	25.7-74.3	8.6-37.1	23.1	14.3-22.9	74.3
Away	6	6	1.0	33.3-106.7	20.0-53.3	37.5	20.0-26.7	106.7
Neutral	3	15	5.0	2.7-8.0	2.7-5.3	50.0	0.0-0.0	8.0
Result
Wins	20	24	1.2	23.3-65.0	10.0-30.0	33.3	13.3-20.0	70.0
Losses	3	11	3.7	3.6-21.8	3.6-18.2	20.0	0.0-0.0	10.9
Month
November	7	7	1.0	22.9-97.1	5.7-45.7	12.5	0.0-17.1	51.4
December	4	4	1.0	30.0-50.0	20.0-40.0	50.0	60.0-60.0	140.0
January	5	5	1.0	32.0-64.0	24.0-40.0	60.0	0.0-0.0	88.0
February	3	3	1.0	26.7-133.3	13.3-53.3	25.0	13.3-26.7	80.0
March	4	16	4.0	5.0-12.5	0.0-5.0	0.0	2.5-2.5	12.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	23	0.2	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.1
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.1
Away	6	0.3	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2
Neutral	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.0
Result
Wins	20	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.1
Losses	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.0	0.3	0.3
Month
November	7	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.3
December	4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.3	0.0
January	5	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0
February	3	0.7	1.3	2.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3
March	4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.8	0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	23	2	5	14	19	16	12	6	3
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	2	3	7	10	11	9	4	2
Away	6	-	2	6	8	3	2	1	1
Neutral	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0
Result
Wins	20	1	5	13	18	12	9	5	2
Losses	3	1	0	1	1	4	3	1	1
Month
November	7	2	3	4	7	6	5	2	2
December	4	-	0	1	1	3	4	1	0
January	5	-	0	4	4	3	1	0	0
February	3	-	2	4	6	1	1	0	1
March	4	0	0	1	1	3	1	3	0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	23	5.7	16.0	21.7	18.3	13.7	6.9	3.4
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	8.6	20.0	28.6	31.4	25.7	11.4	5.7
Away	6	13.3	40.0	53.3	20.0	13.3	6.7	6.7
Neutral	3	0.0	2.7	2.7	5.3	2.7	2.7	0.0
Result
Wins	20	8.3	21.7	30.0	20.0	15.0	8.3	3.3
Losses	3	0.0	3.6	3.6	14.5	10.9	3.6	3.6
Month
November	7	17.1	22.9	40.0	34.3	28.6	11.4	11.4
December	4	0.0	10.0	10.0	30.0	40.0	10.0	0.0
January	5	0.0	32.0	32.0	24.0	8.0	0.0	0.0
February	3	26.7	53.3	80.0	13.3	13.3	0.0	13.3
March	4	0.0	2.5	2.5	7.5	2.5	7.5	0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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March 27, 2025

No. 14 Trailblazers fall in National Quarterfinals to No. 6 Panola

March 27, 2025

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March 23, 2025

No. 14 Trailblazers roll into Sweet Sixteen with first round win over No. 19 Three Rivers

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 14-seed Vincennes University Trailblazers opened their run at the 2025 NJCAA Division I National tournament Saturday night at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. The Trailblazers squared off against No. 19 seed Three Rivers College from Poplar Bluff, Mo. and came away with the opening round win over the Raiders 69-51. Vincennes got the offense going early in their first round matchup, using an early 8-0 run to help build a quick 15-9 advantage over the Raiders.

March 23, 2025

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March 04, 2025

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.

March 04, 2025

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March 01, 2025

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.

March 01, 2025

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February 27, 2025

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.

February 27, 2025

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February 05, 2025

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.

February 05, 2025

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February 01, 2025

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.

February 01, 2025

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January 29, 2025

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.

January 29, 2025

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January 22, 2025

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.

January 22, 2025

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January 18, 2025

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.

January 18, 2025

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January 13, 2025

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.

January 13, 2025

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January 09, 2025

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.

January 09, 2025

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December 21, 2024

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.

December 21, 2024

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December 14, 2024

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.

December 14, 2024

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December 04, 2024

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.

December 04, 2024

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December 01, 2024

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.

December 01, 2024

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November 19, 2024

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.

November 19, 2024

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November 16, 2024

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.

November 16, 2024

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November 12, 2024

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.

November 12, 2024

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November 09, 2024

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.

November 09, 2024

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November 08, 2024

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.

November 08, 2024

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November 02, 2024

No. 18 Trailblazers fall in final game of 2024 Kiwanis Classic

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 18 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the 2024 Kiwanis Classic Saturday night inside the Physical Education Complex. The Blazers came out on the wrong end of a 80-68 final score against Columbia State Community College in the final game of the weekend Classic. Vincennes opened the game with an excellent start, scoring the first seven points of the game and quickly building a 12-5 advantage over the Chargers.

November 02, 2024

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November 01, 2024

No. 18 Trailblazers erase second half deficit in season opener overtime win

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 18-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened their 2024-25 campaign Friday night inside the Physical Education Complex with day one of the 2024 Kiwanis Classic against East Mississippi Community College. The Blazers were able to battle back from a 13-point second half deficit to force overtime and come away with an 80-73 victory over the Lions. Vincennes got off to a slow start in the season opener, with East Mississippi scoring the first seven points of the game, which VU immediately answered with a 7-0 run of their own.

November 01, 2024

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