FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Less than one month into his first season at the helm of the Nova Southeastern men's basketball program, head coach Jim Crutchfield has already put the Sharks on the national landscape. The team entered the D2SIDA poll at No. 24 on Tuesday, breaking into the Top-25 for the first time in school history.
 
Off to an unprecedented 6-0 start, Nova Southeastern cracked the Top-25 thanks to a pair of identical 105-102 overtime victories over Caldwell and Florida Southern. Nova Southeastern leaned on a career-high 27 points from Dwayne Gibson to beat the Cougars last Monday before point guard David Dennis carried the Sharks past the Moccasins with a game-high 23 points and eight assists this past Saturday.
 
The Sharks currently rank as the nation's No. 3 scoring offense with an average of 103.3 points per game, and are also among the Top-5 in both assists (21.7 apg) and steals per game (12.5 spg).  
 
Fellow Sunshine State Conference member Barry held firm at No. 12 in the poll. Meanwhile, Northwest Missouri State was voted a unanimous No. 1 followed by No. 2 Lincoln Memorial. Ferris State, Bellarmine and Queens (N.C.) to round out the Top-5.
 
Having already matched its win total from the 2016-17 season, NSU will look to remain unbeaten this Saturday when it welcomes Florida Tech to the Rick Case Arena. For complete coverage, follow along on Twitter at @NSU_MBasketball and by clicking on the provided links on the schedule page.