[Men's Basketball] Bears look to knock off Saints, Tigers from ranked perches

After a fruitful first half that saw the Shawnee State men's basketball program match its best start since the 1995-96 and 2002-03 seasons, the Bears will look to improve on a possible banner year as SSU starts the new year by jumping straight into Mid-South Conference action with a contest at Thomas More on Saturday afternoon and a huge bout against No. 1 Georgetown on Monday evening in Waller Gymnasium. SSU will travel north on the well-known AA Highway to take on the Saints on Jan. 4 while Georgetown will make the two-hour trip to Portsmouth on Jan. 6.

As part of Shawnee State's home doubleheader, the New Boston Biddy Basketball League and the Western boys basketball program will be in attendance on Monday as special guests. The SSU and Thomas More women will feature a ranked matchup between the No. 7 and No. 21 women's basketball programs in America.