Kean University’s New And Improved Men’s Basketball Team

By Wayne Dawes | Published February 28, 2022

Kean university’s men’s basketball team currently has a 14-8 record, with their last win against Rutgers Camden on February 12 where the score was 78-75.

The team’s final home game is February 16 against William Paterson University. Currently sitting as the 6th seed in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, a win could jump them up to the fourth seed in the standings with a win over William Patterson and a Montclair state loss. Either way this season has been an impressive one by the basketball team and surprising to say the least.

The men’s basketball team has not won 10 games or more in eight years and to see this year’s team win while building chemistry is great to witness.

 The men’s team started off scorching hot as they started the season with a six-game winning streak, it almost started to feel like they were unbeatable. Then the team managed to lose three straight games but that did not phase them as they would win three out of their next four games. Jalen Hudgins, a senior forward, explained how their losing streak after winning six straight did not mess up their chemistry or game plan.

“Every game we go out and we believe that we are going to win, at times this season we have played sloppy and that led to us losing some games”,” Hudgins said. “If we just keep making good plays and not get ahead of ourselves this is a very good team that can win games”.

So far this season Kean has been a very good team when their games are at home with a 7-2 record, While their record on the road is not the best at 5-6”, that does not take away the fact that this team has improved tremendously.

   “The chemistry with the team is good because everyone has the same motive which is to win the ball game,” Jalen Hudgins said.

Hudgins is satisfied with how the team has been playing this season especially because the team has exceeded expectations when it comes to their win percentage because of years prior when the teams were mediocre at best. Now this team is locked in for the playoffs and they’re looking to make a huge run once that time comes.

“A win against William Paterson will be huge for us because that would put us in the top 3 or 4 seed in the playoff standings,” Hudgins said.

As the season winds down the new and improved men’s basketball team is ready to make some noise in the playoffs and to let opponents know that they are able to beat any team no matter how good they are. Good chemistry and smart plays will get this team to its highest potential.

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