KENOSHA, Wis. – The Parkside men's basketball program is poised and ready for the 2025 portion of the 2024-25 season. The Rangers will open the new year on the road as they will play at Purdue Northwest to resume GLIAC play. Saturday's tip is set for 3 p.m. CST. Parkside will then return home on Monday to host Roosevelt University. Tip from De Simone Arena is set for 7:30 p.m. CST.
 
Quick Hits

• The Rangers currently sit at 3-7 overall. Parkside is looking to bounce back after a close loss to regional foe Lewis 62-56.
• Parkside is still in search for their first GLIAC victory of the season as they are 0-2 early in conference play.
• Jack Rose currently leads the Rangers in scoring heading into 2025. The junior is averaging 15.5 ppg while also shooting a blistering 48.7% from beyond the arc.

 
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Scouting Purdue Northwest
The Pride enter 2025 with the same record as the Rangers at 3-7. PNW has picked up wins over California State University-Domingo Hills, Great Lakes Christian College, and East-West University. PNW is still in search for their first GLIAC win this season and will look to do so against Roosevelt on Thursday night.
 
PNW's offense is led by Jailen Nelson and Collin Albert. Nelson leads the charge at 15.5 ppg while shooting 43.4% from the field. The senior has struggled with turnovers this season as he leads the Pride in the category with 27. Albert has been the Pride's iron man, starting in all 10 games so far this season while averaging the most minutes on the team at 31.6. He adds 14.7 ppg while shooting 35.9% from the field.
 
On the defensive end the Pride are led by Dalton Gayman. Gayman has been the Pride's glass cleaner, averaging 9.6 rpg. At 10 ppg he is just shy of averaging a double double as the senior has already recorded two this season. His most recent came in the Pride's win over East-West University where he scored 15 points while pulling down a season high 20 rebounds.
 
Scouting Roosevelt
Just like the Rangers, the Lakers enter 2025 with a 3-7 record. Their three wins have come against East-West University, Ohio Dominican, and Marian (Ind.). And just like PNW and the Rangers, Roosevelt is still in search of the first GLIAC win.
 
The Lakers are led offensively by Forte Prater. Prater is averaging 20.7 ppg, good enough for second best in the GLIAC in the category. The senior guard has reached doble digits in scoring in all but one game for the Lakers. He notched his season high of 30 points twice in losses to No. 10 Lake Superior State and No. 6 Ferris State.
 
Kennedy Brown has been a pivotal rebounder for the Lakers, averaging 8.6 boards per game. Brown, a Chicago native, is a solid defender for Roosevelt, backing up his rebounding ability with a team high 13 blocks this season for the Lakers. He also shoots 52.6% from the field while averaging 9.5 ppg. Brown has also recorded four double doubles so far this season.