THIS WEEK IN ALASKA ANCHORAGE MEN'S BASKETBALL...
 
Friday, Nov. 13 – 8 pm AST – McCabe Gymnasium – Honolulu, HI
Alaska Anchorage (2-0) at Chaminade (1-3)
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Saturday, Nov. 14 – 4 pm AST – The Shark Tank – Honolulu, HI
Alaska Anchorage at Hawaii Pacific (2-2 [Fri. vs UAF])
 
LIVE VIDEO: Friday at pacwestnetwork.tv/chaminadeuni (pay-per-view)
                      Saturday at pacwestnetwork.tv/hawaiipacific (pay-per-view)
 
LIVE STATS: Friday at goswords.com/sidearmstats/mbball
                      Saturday at hpusharks.com/sidearmstats/mbball
 
UAA TENTATIVE STARTERS (2026-27 stats)
G—Tarrance Warren, 6-2, Sr. (9.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, .438 FG, 4-5 FT)
G—Mack Keighran, 6-2, Sr. (18.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, .722 FG, 6-10 3FG, 5-6 FT)
G—Karim Elgizawy, 6-3, Jr. (12.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, .643 FG, 3-6 3FG)
F—Sylas Williams, 6-7, Sr. (15.0 ppg, 16.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, .444 FG, 4-9 3FG)
F—Walker Timme, 6-7, 5th (10.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, .556 FG)
 
ALOHA MEANS HELLO: After starting with wins over an NAIA foe at home last week, the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team begins the NCAA Div. II portion of its schedule with games Friday and Saturday at traditional non-conference rivals Chaminade and Hawaii Pacific ... the games are part of the annual Alaska/Hawaii Challenge, which rotates yearly between the 49th and 50th states.
 
SCOUTING REPORT: Picked seventh of 10 teams in the Pacific West Conference preseason poll, Chaminade has started with home losses to D-II foes Tampa, Winona State and Adelphi, and a win over Northwest Indian ... the Silverswords are led by Kanaan Holder (19.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, .389 3FG) and Sam Sivulich (18.0 ppg, 2.3 apg, .813 FT) .... picked third in the PWC, Hawaii Pacific earned an opening win over St. Edward's, along with narrow losses Minot State and Lake Erie ... the Sharks are led by Evan Kilminster (16.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.7 apg, .455 3FG) and Avi Halpert (13.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, .739 FG, .688 3FG, 1.000 FT).
 
THE SERIES...
vs Chaminade: UAA leads 21-18 overall; tied 11-11 in HNL
Last: UAA 57-53 (11/16/25 at UAA)
Streak: UAA 1
Notes: CUH is UAA's most common non-conference opponent with 39 all-time meetings ... teams have met 10 straight seasons, with the exception of the Covid year ... UAA has won two of the last three, following a six-game CUH win streak ... teams played from 1992-2001 as league rivals in the Pac West ... series dates to UAA's first year of NCAA membership in 1977-78.
 
vs HPU: UAA leads 16-8 overall, 8-7 in Honolulu
Last: UAA 70-65 (11/15/25 at UAA)
Streak: UAA 1
Notes: UAA has won three of the last four meetings ... five of the last six meetings have been decided by six points or less ... teams have met 10 straight seasons, with the exception of the Covid year ... teams played from 1998-2001 as league rivals in the Pac West ... series dates to UAA's third year of NCAA membership in 1979-80.
 
SEAWOLVES PLUCK GEODUCKS: The Seawolves started the Cameron Turner coaching era with a pair of home wins over NAIA foe Evergreen State last week, winning 94-65 and 88-72 ... in the opener, Sr. F Sylas Williams had 17 points and 16 rebounds as the Seawolves shot 53 percent and outboarded the Geoducks 53-27 ... Sr. G Mack Keighran had 16 points and 5 assists in his debut, while Jr. G Karim Elgizawy went for 14 points (6-9 FG) and 7 rebounds ... in the rematch, Keighran scored 21 points (6-10 FG, 4-7 3FG, 5-6 FT) and Williams produced 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to help UAA pull away late, 88-72 ... Sr. G Tarrance Warren chipped in 12 points, 4 assists and no turnovers, while Sr. C Lyman Simmons added a key 6 points (2-2 FG), 6 rebounds and 2 steals off the bench.
 
TEAM NOTES: UAA has recorded .500-or-better records in 17 of the past 19 seasons and winning records in 38 of 48 seasons of NCAA Div. II existence ... the 2026-26 Seawolves also earned the 34th winning conference record in 44 years belonging to a league ... UAA has 18 20-win seasons since becoming an NCAA Div. II program in 1977-78.
 
THE DISH ON...
Sylas Williams, 6-7, Sr., F, Bothell, Wash.

• 2026-27 GNAC Preseason Player of the Year
• Started season with 17 pts/16 rebs and 13 pts/17 rebs (career high) vs Evergreen St.
• Already ranks No. 9 on UAA career list with 13 double-doubles (in 31 games)
• 2025-26 Second Team All-GNAC
• 2025-26 GNAC Newcomer of the Year
• GNAC leading rebounder (7.7 rpg) in 2025-26
• Led UAA with 13.3 ppg (16th GNAC), 7.7 rpg, 0.9 bps (10th GNAC) and 50 3FGs made in 2025-26 as Seawolves went 21-11, placed runner-up in GNAC and made NCAA Tourney
• 2026 GNAC Championships all-tourney team
• 2025 Alaska/Hawaii Challenge MVP
• 2024-25 NWAC Player of the Year at Skagit Valley (Wash.) College

Mack Keighran, 6-2, Sr., G, Melbourne, Australia

• Leads UAA through two games with 18.5 ppg, 4.0 apg, .722 FG (min. 5 att) and .600 3FG (6-10)
• Third-leading scorer (11.0 ppg) last year for fellow D-II program Chadron State, shooting .356 3FG and ranking 14th in RMAC with .825 FT pct
• Is 13th Australian to play for UAA (7th from Melbourne)

Karim Elgizawy, 6-3, Jr., G, Cairo, Egypt

• Team's third-leading scorer (12.0 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (6.0 rpg) through two games
• Transfer from JC program Laramie County, where he produced 12.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.1 apg, 364 3FG in 2025-26
• Played at D-I program Tarleton State in 2024-25
• Was youngest player on Egypt's 2023 FIBA World Cup roster

Walker Timme, 6-7, Sr., F, Richardson, Texas

• Team's fourth-leading scorer (10.5 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (4.5 rpg) through two games, shooting .556 (10-18) FG
• Brings D-I experience from stops at McNeese State and Northern Arizona
• Played JC at Southern Idaho in 2024-25, producing 11.1 ppg
• Brother of Phoenix Suns forward Drew Timme

Tarrance Warren, 6-2, Sr., G, Dallas, Texas

• Team's fifth-leading scorer (9.5 ppg) through two games
• Third-leading scorer (13.4 ppg) last year for fellow D-II program Barry, tallying double figures 20 times
• Played first two seasons under Coach Turner at Eastern Arizona, earning Second Team All-ACCAC as sophomore and ACCAC Freshman of the Year as rookie

Joseph Mayberry, 6-5, Sr., G, Lancaster, Texas

• Tied for team lead with 4.0 apg through two games
• Played JC at McLennan (Texas) College, averaging 11.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 2-1 A/T ratio for 29-2 club

Will Kuykendall, 6-2, Jr., G, Santa Maria, Calif.

• Team's sixth-leading scorer (8.0 ppg) through two games
• Has committed just one turnover in 37.5 minutes
• First player in UAA history to transfer from a Big 12 program, having played in 2024-25 at Arizona and in 2025-26 at Baylor

 
TURNER-ING THE PAGE: For the first time since 2004-05, the Seawolves feature a new bench boss in Cameron Turner, who takes over as just the seventh head coach in 48 years of program history ... UAA assistant from 2011-17, Turner returns north after an impressive stint at Eastern Arizona College, where he lifted the two-year program to new heights on both the women's and men's sides ... as the men's coach at EAC for the past four years, Turner accumulated a 95-32 (.748) record, leading the Gila Monsters to back-to-back Arizona Community College Athletic Conference and NJCAA Region I championships in 2023-24 and 2024-25 ... the 2024-25 season was a historic one for EAC, going 29-4 overall and 16-2 in the ACCAC, and capturing the program's first consecutive titles in 20 years ... the Monsters' 28 NJCAA wins that year were third-most in the nation, while the team ranked third nationally in net efficiency ... before earning back-to-back ACCAC and Region I Coach of the Year honors on the men's side, Turner spent five years building the EAC women's program from the ground up into national contenders ... after taking over a five-win program his first year, he got the Monsters to 21 victories and an NJCAA runner-up finish two seasons later, and led his final two teams to a combined 44-8 mark and top-25 national rankings ... the 2020-21 EAC squad went 17-3 and won the NJCAA regional and district titles as Turner captured ACCAC and Region I Coach of the Year accolades, while the 2021-22 team was region runner-up, going 27-5 overall ... Turner came to UAA as a graduate assistant in 2011 and quickly rose to the top assistant role on Rusty Osborne's staff, helping the Seawolves to a 116-60 record in his six seasons ... in addition to recruiting former stars like Suki Wiggs and aiding the development of 2012 NCAA National Player of the Year Taylor Rohde, he coached 14 all-conference players and helped UAA to top-4 GNAC finishes in each of his campaigns ... prior to his first stint at UAA, the Oregon native Turner founded the AAU program Willamette Reign, which placed 53 athletes into college basketball. He also previously coached future NBA all-star Kevin Love at the high school level ... Turner earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from Southern Oregon University in 2004.
 
2026-27 Seawolf Individual Honors
SYLAS WILLIAMS
GNAC Preseason Player of the Year