Miami Hamilton Harriers Claim 2025 Men's Division II National Championship

BUFFALO, N.Y. (March 15, 2025) … Shaeden Olden hit two free throws with 14 seconds left and Miami-Hamilton survived a last second shot from Penn State Schuylkill as the Harriers captured the 2025 USCAA Men’s Division 2 National Championship with a 53-52 win on Saturday night.

Penn State Schuylkill jumped out to a 17-9 lead after an Antwuan Byrd three-pointer with 12:12 on the clock. That advantage grew to 23-13 following a pair of Issac Lane free throws at the 8:40 mark.

The Harriers responded with a 14-4 burst capped by a three-pointer from Michael Keehan with 42 seconds left to even the game at 27-all. Byrd hit a free throw for the Nittany Lions with eight seconds on the clock as Penn State Schuylkill took a 28-27 lead into halftime.

That one-point advantage ballooned to 11 as Penn State Schuylkill started the second half on a 10-0 run with Andrew Sepp draining a three-pointer for a 38-27 lead at the 16:58 mark.

Miami-Hamilton answered that run with a 15-3 burst as Keehan’s three-pointer with 9:31 remaining put them up 42-41. After a couple minutes of the lead going back-and-forth, Cory Davis hit a jumper followed by a pair of free throws to put Miami-Hamilton up 46-44 with 6:38 left.

That was a lead that Miami-Hamilton never relinquished, but things did get dicey down the stretch as Amir Gray went 1-for-2 for Penn State Schuylkill to make it 51-50 with 33 seconds left. Olden responded with his two free throws and the Nittany Lions had a bucket by Gray with under a second left to bring the 53-52 final.

Cory Davis paced Miami-Hamilton (22-7) with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Keehan added 14 points. Lane topped Penn State Schuylkill (21-11) with 19 points and seven rebounds, with Andrew Sepp scoring 15 points and Byrd chipping in 10.

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Great Bay CC: Theo Wolfe

PSU Wilkes Barre: Jedidiah Ashton

PSU Schuylkill: Antwuan Byrd

Miami Hamilton: Michael Keehan

Tournament MVP: Miami Hamilton, Cory Davis