MEN'S BASKETBALL: Ferris Faces A Tough Lewis Squad

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Make no mistake about it, Ferris State University is about to face one of the better Division II men's college basketball teams in the nation.

Lewis lost to Notre Dame by just 16, to Bradley by only five and then won 65-55 at the University of Illinois-Chicago. So, the Flyers have played three Division I teams in the preseason and performed well in those games. Head coach Bill Sall's Bulldogs hope to be one of the better teams in the region and it will get a major test to start this season against a strong Lewis squad.

Obviously, when you're competitive with teams like Notre Dame and Bradley and you can beat UIC then you know you have a good Division II college basketball squad.

Here is the scouting report on Lewis as compiled by Ferris Athletics Communications:

Looking At Lewis: The Flyers finished the 2008-09 season with a 16-12 overall record and was 10-8 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) action. Fourth-year head coach Scott Trost welcomes back three starters and eight letterwinners from last campaign. Junior guard Dennis Thomas is the team’s top returning scorer after averaging 10.2 points per game last campaign, which ranked third on the team behind two 1,000-point career scorers who have since moved on. The Flyers topped NCAA Division I Illinois-Chicago by a 66-55 count in their final exhibition game on Tuesday (Nov. 10) after losing a pair of earlier exhibition games versus NCAA-I schools at Notre Dame, 70-54, and Bradley, 68-63.

Should be a good game for the Bulldogs and Flyers who tip off tonight at 7 p.m.