ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Clark Atlanta University men's basketball team, with their 18-1 record and 13 consecutive wins, have gotten noticed nationally.
Head Coach Darrell Walker's Panthers have been ranked as the 22nd best Division II men's basketball team in America, according to D2SIDA which released their rankings Tuesday, Jan. 23.
The Panthers, the defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions, are 12-0 in the SIAC and have the conference's only team ranked in the top 3 in both scoring offense and scoring defense. The Panthers are tied for first place in the SIAC East with Morehouse.
Four Panthers average in double digits in scoring – Akil Douglas (13.2 ppg), Jamal Pollydore (11.6 ppg), Austin Donaldson(10.9 ppg), and Shelvick Henry (10.4 ppg) – while three others (Jalen Mitchell, Anthony Williams and Damien Davis) each average nine points a game.
CAU's most recent win was a 97-82 victory over Claflin University, a team that was ranked 20th in the nation by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, on Jan. 22.
The Panthers are on the road for their next three games – Jan. 29 at Paine College, Feb. 3 at Benedict College, and Feb. 5 at Claflin. The next home game is at L.S. Epps Gymnasium on Feb. 8 against Morehouse.
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