TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – We now know the who and where for the Stillman College men's basketball team, as the Tigers are set to travel to the University of Louisiana in Alexandria and face the hosting LSU-Alexandria Generals in the opening round of the NAIA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament. Stillman is the #16 seed in the Liston quadrant

Stillman sits at 18-11 on the season and earned an automatic bid to the tournament after winning the  2024-25 HBCU Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship.

In the last game out, the Tigers dropped a 79-69 decision to the Philander Smith University Panthers in the HBCUAC 2025 Hope Credit Union Basketball Championships in the Semifinals. Calvin Finch was named to the All-Tournament team for his performance in the two-game stretch. 

The Tigers are back in the NAIA Tournament after a two-year absence where the Tigers made six straight appearances from 2018-2022. In Stillman's most recent appearance in March 2022, the Tigers defeated Union (Ky.) 67-65 in the Round of 64, but lost in the Round of 32 to Thomas Moore (Ky.) 80-67 in the Round of 32. 

Finch was also named All-HBCUAC First Team and to the All-Defensive Team. The 6-foot-6 senior from York, Alabama, was a menace defensively and averaged 1.3 blocks per game with a total of 33 blocks for the season with more shots affected by his presence. His block total was seventh best in the league. He also finished fourth in the conference after shooting 61.1 percent (146-of-239) from the floor. 

Alongside leading the Tigers in blocks, Finch led the squad with 13.3 points per game and 9.5 rebounds. He tied for the team lead in steals per game at 1.1. 

For their efforts in guiding the Tigers to a 17-10 overall record and 14-4 record in HBCUAC competition, John Teasley earned HBCUAC Coach of the Year and Montego Hoskins was named HBCUAC Assistant Coach of the Year. 

Under the guidance of Teasley and Hoskins, Stillman held opponents to 69.9 points per game, which was fourth best in the conference. The Tigers were also fourth in rebound margin with an average of 33.9 boards per game.

The team started the season 0-4 before putting together a seven-game winning streak on the way to claiming a share of the HBCUAC Regular Season championship.

Stay tuned to gostillman.com for up-to-date information on the Tigers and the NAIA National Tournament.