WARREN, Mich. – After going 2-0 over the weekend at the Montcalm Community College Shootout, the No. 11 Macomb Men's Basketball team is back in action with a pair of tests in the week ahead. The 11^th ranked Monarchs will travel to Lansing Community College, a team that was previously receiving votes in the NJCAA Division II poll, on Wednesday (Dec. 3). The week closes out with a rematch of last year's MCCAA Semifinal and Great Lakes District C Championship at No. 25 Mid Michigan College on Saturday.
 
Tip-off for Wednesday's game is set for 7:30 p.m. following the women's contest at Lansing's Gannon Gymnasium. Saturday's game, also a doubleheader with the women's game preceding the action, will begin at 3 p.m. at Morey Courts Recreation Center in Mount Pleasant. 
 
SCOUTING LANSING: Lansing is off to a 7-1 start, most recently suffering their first loss of the year to Mid Michigan last week. Wednesday's game against No. 11 Macomb marks the middle of a three-game home stretch against ranked competition for the Stars as No. 14 Milwaukee Area Tech visits on Friday.
 
The Stars are led by returning NJCAA All-American Zander Woodruff. One of the nation's most prolific scorers, Woodruff is averaging 24.5 points per game and has picked up where he left off last season where he also earned All-Region, All-MCCAA and MCCAA Western Conference Freshman of the Year honors.
 
As a team, the Stars are averaging 97.3 points per game while holding opponents to 76.4 points per contest. DeAire Lee, another key returning piece for head coach Mike Ingram, is the Stars' leading rebounder with 5.1 per contest. 
 
SCOUTING MID MICHIGAN: Mid Michigan is 6-3 on the season and looking to win back-to-back MCCAA Northern Conference titles in 2025-26. Freshman Zack Parks has led the Lakers with 18.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. 
 
The top returner for the Lakers is Amonti Greene, a sophomore guard who averages 14.4 points per game. As a freshman last season, Greene earned All-Region, All-MCCAA, First Team All-Northern Conference and Northern Conference All-Freshman Team honors. He was also named MCCAA Northern Conference Freshman of the Year. 
 
Vynce Overshown, one of the best 3-pointer shooters in the MCCAA, also returns for the Lakers this season. Overshown is averaging 12.3 points per game head coach Kaleb House and the Lakers this season.
 
A LOOK AT MACOMB: Macomb has won four of their last five games after going 2-1 at the SC4 Thumb Coast Tip-Off Classic and 2-0 at the Montcalm Shootout. Redshirt Sophomore Lajuan Holloway leads the Monarchs in scoring at 14.6 points per game, while fellow sophomore Malachi Irving follows closely at 14.0 points per night. 
 
Caron Williams, a redshirt sophomore, has posted 13.3 points per game, while sophomore transfer Donald Wilburn has tallied 12.7 points per contest. Tabari Howard, also a sophomore transfer, leads the Monarchs on the glass with 6.7 rebounds per game. 
 
As a team, the Monarchs are averaging 75.0 points per contest while holding opponents to 68.9 points per game. They have registered 53 steals and forced 86 turnovers as part of a stingy defensive effort through seven games this season.
 
LAST YEAR: The Monarchs earned a 102-75 road victory over Lansing in their lone meeting last season. As for Mid Michigan, the Monarchs and Lakers squared off four times with Macomb earning a 3-1 series edge, including a 73-65 win in the Great Lakes District C Championship for an automatic bid to the 2024-25 NJCAA Division II National Championship.
 
LIVE COVERAGE: Live video coverage will be available for both games this week via the host school. Live stream links are available on the men's basketball schedule page of MacombMonarchs.com. Live stats will not be available for Wednesday's game; however, they will be available on Saturday.

UP NEXT: Macomb will continue their challenging non-conference schedule next weekend when they travel to Highland Community College in Illinois for the William R. Bear/Dimond Bros. Insurance Tournament. The Monarchs will open tournament play on Dec. 12 against NJCAA DI No. 18 Moberly Area Community College at 3 p.m. CT.