Anderson Captures 2024 HCAC Tournament Title, Races Past Hanover

Top-seeded Anderson University men's basketball team raced past third-seeded Hanover College in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament championship game by a score of 90-73 to capture the 2024 HCAC Tournament title and punch its ticket to the NCAA D-III Tournament on Saturday in O.C. Lewis Gymnasium.

"What a game and what a team," Coach Carter Collins said. "[Saturday] was the epitome of how we like to play - aggressive on defense, up tempo, and unselfish. We had six guys with at least 11 points, and 22 assists as a team. There's a whole bunch of things that I could say right now, but I'll just say how proud I am of the group - although they made it look easy at times this year, I can promise you that none of it was. It required a whole lot of hard work and sacrifice on their parts, and they got exactly what they deserved in the end."

Anderson (23-4) drained 16 3-pointers, which tied for fourth for most 3-pointers made in a single game in school history. The Ravens converted 16-of-34 (47.1 percent) shots from 3-point range while the Panthers (18-10) knocked down 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) attempts from the perimeter.

Anderson charged past Hanover with an 18-0 advantage on fast-break points.

The Ravens hit 33-of-66 (50 percent) attempts from the field while the Panthers made 26-of-64 (40.6 percent) shots from the floor.

Anderson rolled to a 22-12 advantage in assists.

Tate Ivanyo produced 17 points and eight rebounds for the Ravens. The junior from Valparaiso hit 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) shots from the floor and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) attempts from the perimeter. Cam Smith notched 17 points and six assists. Elijah Mattingly contributed 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists and two blocks. Kenney Troutman knocked down 5-of-7 (71.4 percent) shots from behind the arc and 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) attempts from the field, scoring a total of 15 points. Bryce Williams put together 13 points while draining 6-of-7 (85.7 percent) shots from the floor. Bryson Huckeby also turned in 13 points. Robert Davidson added two points, two steals and one block while Gavin Dowling rounded out Anderson's scoring with two points.

Max Greenamoyer recorded 23 points, six rebounds and one block while Ty Houston notched 18 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Avery Sanders contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and one block. Cam Freeman dished out four assists while William Herald provided a block.

Ivanyo was tabbed the HCAC Tournament MVP. He produced averages of 16 points, 6.5 rebounds and shot 6-of-12 (50 percent) from the perimeter. Smith was also selected to the HCAC all-tournament team. The senior from West Lafayette turned in averages of 16 points, six rebounds and four assists. Also receiving all-tournament honors was Houston, Sater, Transylvania University's Matthew Teague and Manchester University's Zack Sawyer.

Anderson awaits its NCAA Tournament draw as the NCAA D-III Tournament Selection Show is scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m.

"We're looking forward to being back in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row," Collins stated. "I think we've got a chance to make some noise this year."