ALMA, Mich. – The Alma College men's basketball program believes that last year's close losses will be flipped into the win column in 2026-27 as another offseason of growth and development has Coach Fitzpatrick excited about a big turnaround in the making.
 
Athletes to Watch
Senior forward Korbin Heitzman, a returning All-MIAA Second Teamer, is ready to make a statement after a year in which he ranked top-40 nationally with ten double-doubles courtesy of posting the second-best scoring average (17.1) as well as the third-highest rebounding average (8.7) in the league.
 
Senior guard Donovan Collins brings his elite three-point prowess back to campus for one more go-round, looking to quickly move up the school's all-time ladder this season as he sits seventh with 167 triples.
 
Sophomore guard Elijah Sykes returns to bring a calm and collected presence under pressure after he made 26 freebies in-a-row at one point during his Freshman campaign, the second-longest string in team history and the most since 1982-83, contributing largely to his Scots-high 85.7% free throw percentage.
 
Senior classmates Logan St. Martin and Raine Rodich are looking to build upon their already stellar accuracy with both student-athletes making over half of attempts from the floor while Junior guard Joss Bradley led Alma in assists (63, 2.5 p/g) and steals (26, 1.0 p/g) the season prior.
 
Road Ahead
After competing in its lone exhibition of the year on Friday at Central Michigan, Alma begins a season-opening three-game road trip on Monday night at Heidelberg (7 p.m.) before heading to the Chicago suburbs for a weekend stay at Dominican (Illinois) and Concordia-Chicago.
 

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