The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball team has been ranked #11 and #5 nationally by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and D2SIDA, respectively, in the latest polls released on Tuesday afternoon.
Last week's sweep of contests at Mercy College (99-67) and two home matchups with Molloy College (71-61 and 92-63) has STAC sitting with a perfect 9-0 overall record, and an unblemished 8-0 ECC mark.
The Spartans are currently being led by Grant Singleton (Junior/Guard/Sumter, S.C.) - averaging 16.6 points, 4.1 rebounds & 2.2 assists per game, Osbel Caraballo (Junior/Forward/Bolivar, Venezuela) - averaging 14.9 points, 7.6 rebounds & 2.4 assists per game and Demetre Roberts (Junior/Guard/Mount Vernon, N.Y.) - averaging 14.4 points, 4.0 rebounds & 4.3 assists per game
The team's offense currently averages 92.4 points scored per game, while their defense surrenders an average of only 74.9 points per game.
STAC plays their final three regular-season games at Aquinas Hall, with a non-conference test against American International on Wednesday at 6:00 pm, followed by a weekend showdown against Daemen on Saturday and Sunday, February 27 and 28. STAC has also clinched a first round bye for the ECC Tournament and will host a semi-final on Friday, March 5, with time and opponent to be determined.