Friday, November 13
Martin, Tenn.
6 p.m.
UT Martin
vs
Champion Christian
11/12/2026 9:41:00 AM | Men's Basketball
MARTIN, Tenn. – For the first time this season, the University of Tennessee at Martin men's basketball team will play in front of the home crowd as the Skyhawks take on Champion Christian at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center tomorrow. Tipoff time is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
This marks the fifth straight season and sixth time in the last dozen years that UT Martin plays host to the Tigers, a program located in Hot Springs, Ark. who is in their first year competing in the Continental Athletic Conference at the NAIA level. The Skyhawks are 75-0 all-time against non-NCAA Division I opponents, including a perfect 5-0 mark against Champion Christian.
UT Martin is 32-2 in home openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1992 and has won 10 such decisions in a row, including Elam Center season debut matchups against the Tigers in 2023 (104-76), 2022 (124-65) and 2014 (115-29).
The Skyhawks (1-2) capped off their season-opening three-game road stretch on a high note on Tuesday, breezing past Arkansas State by an 82-65 margin. Davi Remagen erupted for 23 of his career-best 30 points in the first half while Sasha Savkov (17 points, game-high nine rebounds), Ousseynou Sambe (12 points on 6-of-8 shooting) and Kaan Onat (11 points, five rebounds, four assists) also helped navigate UT Martin past the Sun Belt Conference preseason favorite.
Champion Christian (2-1) is coming off a 97-81 home victory over Central Baptist on Tuesday. Freshman Kelen Smith amassed a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while Braylon Frazier (game-high 23 points), Gaius Mervin (15 points), Dashun Spence (13 points) and Christian Blair (10 points) resulted in all five Tiger starters scoring in double figures. Champion Christian shot 64.5 percent (40-of-62) from the floor and buried eight of its 17 three-point tries (47.1 percent).
Last season against the Skyhawks, senior Kris Barnett led the way with team-highs of 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time for the Tigers.
Davis Gregory (play-by-play) and Chris Brinkley (color) will call all of the action live from courtside on ESPN+ and locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM on the radio dial. Links for those broadcasts as well as live stats and UT Martin game notes can be found above.
This marks the fifth straight season and sixth time in the last dozen years that UT Martin plays host to the Tigers, a program located in Hot Springs, Ark. who is in their first year competing in the Continental Athletic Conference at the NAIA level. The Skyhawks are 75-0 all-time against non-NCAA Division I opponents, including a perfect 5-0 mark against Champion Christian.
UT Martin is 32-2 in home openers since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1992 and has won 10 such decisions in a row, including Elam Center season debut matchups against the Tigers in 2023 (104-76), 2022 (124-65) and 2014 (115-29).
The Skyhawks (1-2) capped off their season-opening three-game road stretch on a high note on Tuesday, breezing past Arkansas State by an 82-65 margin. Davi Remagen erupted for 23 of his career-best 30 points in the first half while Sasha Savkov (17 points, game-high nine rebounds), Ousseynou Sambe (12 points on 6-of-8 shooting) and Kaan Onat (11 points, five rebounds, four assists) also helped navigate UT Martin past the Sun Belt Conference preseason favorite.
Champion Christian (2-1) is coming off a 97-81 home victory over Central Baptist on Tuesday. Freshman Kelen Smith amassed a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while Braylon Frazier (game-high 23 points), Gaius Mervin (15 points), Dashun Spence (13 points) and Christian Blair (10 points) resulted in all five Tiger starters scoring in double figures. Champion Christian shot 64.5 percent (40-of-62) from the floor and buried eight of its 17 three-point tries (47.1 percent).
Last season against the Skyhawks, senior Kris Barnett led the way with team-highs of 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time for the Tigers.
Davis Gregory (play-by-play) and Chris Brinkley (color) will call all of the action live from courtside on ESPN+ and locally on WCMT 1410 AM/100.5 FM on the radio dial. Links for those broadcasts as well as live stats and UT Martin game notes can be found above.
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