Men's Basketball

PREVIEW: WARRIORS HEAD TO MCCOOK

PREVIEW: WARRIORS HEAD TO MCCOOK
Posted: Nov 20, 2025

McCook, NE – No. 16 ranked Indian Hills Men's Basketball returns to action Friday night with a trip to McCook, NE to take on McCook Community College (NE).

DETAILS: No. 16 Indian Hills at McCook

Friday, November 21  |  7:00 PM

McCook, NE  |  Graff Events Center

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STARTING FIVE

  • Indian Hills is coming off a 1-1 trip to Ephraim, UT with a win over Salt Lake Community College (UT) and a loss to No. 9 Snow College (UT).
  • Sophomore Taj Au-Duke was named the ICCAC DI Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week
  • The Warriors dropped to No. 16 in the latest NJCAA DI Men's Basketball Poll after suffering its first loss of the year.
  • Sophomore KJ LaMonte has scored in double-figures in six of the team's seven games this year and leads the Warriors with 14.9 points per contest.
  • Indian Hills will be playing its fifth opponent from a different NJCAA Region this year while making a trip to its third different state.

ALL-TIME SERIES

The Warriors are 7-0 all-time vs. the Indian Hills.

  • Indian Hills won its most recent matchup, a 92-59 victory on February 26, 2024 in Ottumwa.
  • The Warriors are 1-0 all-time at the Graff Events Center, a 109-100 win on November 7, 2023.
  • Five of the Warriors' seven wins have been by more than 20 points.
  • The first all-time matchup came in 2001, an 86-51 victory at the Western Nebraska Tournament.

SCOUTING THE INDIANS

McCook is off to a 5-2 start on the year, including a 3-1 mark on its home court at the Graffs Event Center.

  • The Indians are coming off a 120-76 win over York University JV in McCook on November 17.
  • McCook has key wins over Laramie County Community College (WY), Casper College (WY), and Western Wyoming Community College.
  • The Indians are averaging 91.4 points per game while allowing 81.3 points per contest.
  • McCook ranks fifth in the nation with 33.9 defensive reobunds/game.
  • Four players average in double-figures, led by Dijbril Diawara's team-high 19.1 points per contest.
  • Head coach Dillon Hargrove is in his second season at the helm of the program.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Former Warrior Trenton Walters (2024-25) has made an immediate impact at his new home with Niagara University. Through four games, Walters is averaging 10.3 points per game, including a season-high 23 points in a win at Binghamton (11/8). 

Read More: Trenton Walters - Niagara University

WHAT'S NEXT

Indian Hills returns home to take on Lincoln Trail College (IL) at the Hellyer Center on Tuesday, November 25. Action gets underway at 7:00 PM.

Purchase tickets in advance: INDIAN HILLS VS. LINCOLN TRAIL

NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW

Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Basketball squad all year long through a number of ways:

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills Men's Basketball home, away, and postseason games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

  • GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
  • Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
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