MEN'S BASKETBALL: Mount Pleasant Morning Sun Writer Previews Tonight's Ferris-Central Basketball Game

BIG RAPIDS - It's a bit of a local rivalry and both Ferris State University and Central Michigan University are looking forward to hitting the court tonight in Mount Pleasant.

In tonight's Division I vs. Division II game, that will be a regular-season contest, the Bulldogs of head coach Bill Sall are a team that will not be taken lightly by Central head coach Ernie Zeigler.

Here are some comments from Zeigler from a portion of a story published today in the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun newspaper as written by Drew Ellis:

"Ferris State is not only a neighborhood rival, but they are a very good team," CMU coach Ernie Zeigler said of the Division 2 Bulldogs. "They were very competitive last year in the GLIAC, and are expected to compete for the conference title this year."

Ferris State is led by 6-foot-6 junior forward, Justin Keenan, who averaged 20.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per-game last season, and was named a Division 2 preseason All-American entering this season.

"We will have our hands full with Keenan," Zeigler said. "Really, he couldn't be a better challenge for us after we struggled to establish ourselves in the post in our last game."

It should be an interesting contest for the Bulldogs who are coming off a 65-60 loss last evening in their season opener in Romeoville, Ill. against Lewis University.