Men's Basketball

PREVIEW: NO. 8 WARRIORS VS. CAVALIERS

PREVIEW: NO. 8 WARRIORS VS. CAVALIERS
Posted: Jan 27, 2026

Ottumwa, IA – The No. 8 ranked Indian Hills Men's Basketball squad returns to the Hellyer Center Wednesday night for a non-league tilt with Kankakee Community College (IL).

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Ottumwa, IA  |  Hellyer Center

Wednesday, January 28  |  7:00 PM

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With an undefeated home record intact on the year, the Indian Hills Men's Basketball squad returns to action at the Hellyer Center Wednesday night.

STARTING FIVE

  • The Warriors currently own a 19-2 overall record on the year, including a perfect 12-0 mark on its home court at the Hellyer Center.
  • Indian Hills held strong at No. 8 in the NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Poll, released Tuesday afternoon
  • Sophomore Mason Costello currently sits at 99 career three-point shots. Only seven players in the last 15 seasons have reached 100 career three-point shots at Indian Hills.
  • Head coach Cole Dewey recently reached 100 wins for his career with an 85-81 win at Highland Community College (IL) on Thursday night.
  • The Warriors currently rank 10th in the nation with 30.3 defensive rebounds per game.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS

Kankakee heads to the Hellyer Center with a 15-5 overall record on the year, having won five consecutive contests.

  • Kankakee is 10-0 on its home court this season, but just 5-5 in true road games.
  • The Cavaliers are coming off a 92-64 win over Highland Community College (IL) on January 24.
  • Kankakee is 2-4 against common opponents with the Warriors this year.
  • The Cavaliers are led by sophomore Nashawn Holmes who is averaging a team-high 17.1 points and 1.6 steals per contest.
  • Sophomores Ricardo Corvil and Santana Flowers are combining to average 14.7 rebounds per game.
  • The Cavaliers are under the direction of head coach Michael Brown in his fifth season at the helm.

SERIES HISTORY

  • The Warriors are 13-0 all-time vs. the Cavaliers, including 9-0 at the Hellyer Center.
  • Indian Hills won the most recent matchup, a 78-66 win on December 14, 2024 that was played in Ottumwa at Evans Middle School.
  • The first all-time meeting between the two teams came in 2006, a 96-60 win for the Warriors at the Hellyer Center

WHAT'S NEXT

The Warriors' homestand continues on Saturday night at the Hellyer Center with a 7:00 PM matchup vs. Sauk Valley Community College (IL). Saturday's matchup also serves as part of the Indian Hills Athletics Hall of Fame night.

Read More: Hall of Fame Night Set for January 31

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NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW

Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Basketball squad all year long through a number of ways:

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills Men's Basketball home, away, and postseason games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

  • GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
  • Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
  • Roku Streaming Device (new):  Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!

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