[Men's Basketball] Bears look to open 2019-20 season with wins in Virgin Islands Classic

The men's basketball program at Shawnee State University will begin its season Friday and Saturday evening at the Virgin Islands Classic, where the Bears will take on Puerto Rico-Bayamon and Maine-Fort Kent in what will be 5:30 p.m. starts on both days.

Shawnee State, who went 14-16 in 2019, will be playing both schools for the first-time ever in their trip to the Virgin Islands. Maine-Fort Kent brings back Jacob Powell, who averaged 6.3 points, three rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game during the 2018-19 season, and Bryce Gilbert, who started in 16 of the Bengals' 28 games in 2018-19 while posting five points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest. Outside of those two players, both units will essentially be bringing in an entirely new roster lineup to the table.