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KANSAS CITY, MO. (NewsDakota.com) – The NAIA college basketball season begins on Thursday across the country and the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team will open the year up as the #9 team in the nation.

Jamestown, who went 26-10 overall last year, reached the Round of 16 in the national tournament for the third time in four seasons a year ago. The Jimmies return two-time 1st team NAIA All-American Mason Walters and starters Marc Kjos, Will Cordes, and Cole Woodford.

NAIA TOP 25

1. Arizona Christian [15 first-place votes]
2. Thomas Moore (Ky.) [3]
3. College of Idaho
4. Oklahoma Wesleyan [1]
5. Indiana Wesleyan
6. William Jessup (Calif.)
7. William Penn (Iowa) [1]
8. Grace (Ind.)
9. Jamestown 
10. Georgetown (Ky.)
11. Faulkner (Ala.)
12. LSU Shreveport
13. Science & Arts (Okla.)
14. Marian (Ind.)
15. Southwestern (Kan.)
16. Carroll (Mont.)
17. Southeastern (Fla.)
18. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
19. Indiana South Bend
20. Cumberland (Tenn.)
21. Florida College
22. Oregon Tech
23. Montana Tech
24. Briar Cliff (Iowa)
25. Indiana Tech

Jamestown 107.1 and newsdakota.com will have a full preview of the Jamestown men’s basketball season coming next week before the home and regular season opener on November 3rd against Dickinson State.