ATLANTA – After a season of ups and downs, Head Coach Philip Ponder and the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels are heading into the SAA tournament as the No. 3 seed.

Oglethorpe tied for fourth in the Southern Athletic Association preseason poll after receiving 27 points, the same as Birmingham Southern. The regular season ended earlier this week with a loss at Berry, but the Petrels remained above their preseason ranking.

Tournament Schedule

• Oglethorpe will host the quarterfinal game against No. 6 Millsaps on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. Two tightly contested games in the regular season, Oglethorpe topped Millsaps at home 62-61 before falling on the road 69-61 one week later.
• The winner will advance to the semifinal against the winner of second-seeded Birmingham Southern and seventh-seeded Rhodes.
• The highest remaining seed left after the quarterfinals will host the semifinals and championship on Saturday, Feb. 24, and Sunday, Feb. 25.

Season Highlights

• Record: 10-14 (7-7 SAA) 
• Buzzer-beating 69-66 win over Centre on Feb. 11.
• Season opener was an 83-64 win at Pacific. 
• SAA opener was a 79-74 overtime win against Berry, who was tabbed for No. 1 in the preseason poll. 

Season Leaders 

• Perry Robinson leads with 20.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. He also has 22 assists and 15 steals.  
• Uba Ezigbo follows with 10.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. He also made 32 assists and 26 steals.  
• Jordan James averages 10.5 points and almost 4.0 rebounds. He is the team leader for blocks, with 17 this season.
• Malachi Dooley is the team leader for assists with 52 (2.3/game). He averages 10.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals.
• Dylan Pumpian is the team's leader for shooting threes, sinking 52 of them. He has recorded 8.7 points per game and 3.4 rebounds, along with 20 assists and 16 steals.
• Mason Kemp is the team's leader in steals with 33. He also averages 5.3 points and 2.6 rebounds. 
• Jackson Kemp averages 6.5 points and 4.7 rebounds. He also made 49 assists and 17 steals.  
• Mark Asare has 26 assists and 12 steals.