Mines (14-15, 10-8 RMAC) vs. Regis (2-22, 1-17 RMAC) – Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. – Golden, Colo. [Live Stats] [RMAC Network PPV] [Tickets]
Mines (14-15, 10-8 RMAC) at MSU Denver (9-17, 7-11 RMAC) – Thursday, 7:30 p.m. – Denver, Colo. [Live Stats] [RMAC Network PPV]

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REGULAR SEASON WRAPS UP      
After having locked themselves into the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship over the weekend, the Colorado School of Mines men's basketball team will play for seeding this week as they have a quick turnaround with action Tuesday night in their home finale against Regis before heading downtown to take on MSU Denver Thursday night.

SENIOR NIGHT
Tuesday night will be Senior Night for the Orediggers, as this year's class features just one individual as fifth-year man Caleb Clark will be calling it a career at season's end. Appearing in games over parts of three seasons, Clark was a valuable piece for Mines on their way to the Round of 16 in last season's NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
This week's games will be available for purchase on the RMAC Network with Miles Dunklin on the call Tuesday. Free live stats will be available as well. Links for video and stats can be found on minesathletics.com.
 
RMAC NETWORK CHANGES
As was announced on June 30, 2025, this year the RMAC Network is moving to a pay-per-view model for all events beginning with the 2025-26 season.
 
RMAC fans can purchase monthly and annual subscriptions that will provide them access to all regular-season, championship, and archived broadcasts on the RMAC Network. A monthly subscription costs $25, and an annual subscription costs $130. Single-game passes are available for $10, which grants access to a single game for 24 hours. For technical support questions, fans may submit a support ticket with Hudl Support or email the RMAC directly (rmac@rmacsports.org). For further support, fans can visit the RMAC Network Help page.

AT THE HELM
The 2025-26 season will be the 25th for the Orediggers under the guidance of head coach Pryor Orser. The winningest coach in the history of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Orser's record stands at 488-247 overall and a mark of 345-165 in league play. Under Orser, Mines has won six RMAC regular-season championships and three RMAC Tournament titles and qualified for 14 NCAA Tournaments including two Elite Eight trips. 
 
IN THE POLLS
Mines was picked to finish second in the RMAC this season in the preseason coaches poll announced in late October. Black Hills State was the favorite to win while the top five behind Mines included Colorado Mesa, UCCS and Fort Lewis.
 
The latest national poll saw significant shakeups with Washburn taking over the top spot followed by Daemen. Southern Nazarene moved up to #3 followed by West Texas A&M and Nova Southeastern to round out the top five.

WEEK 15 RECAP
Mines had a pair of tough showings at home last week as they came out on the short end against UCCS and CSU Pueblo Thursday and Saturday by scores of 79-66 and 70-63. Against the Mountain Lions, Alex Romack posted a career-high 27 points on 9-11 shooting from the floor and from the free throw line as he carried the load on a challenging night shooting the ball. Shelton Henton added 10 but a 5-26 night from long range was tough to overcome. Saturday against the ThunderWolves, the Orediggers took a three-point lead to the intermission before falling behind in the second half. Despite a late rally headlined by Henton who ended with 17 points, it wasn't enough to complete the comeback in a grind of a game. Romack added 15 while Jonathan Moore finished with 13.
 
RMAC RESET
With how results played out around the RMAC last week, the eight teams that will make up the field for the 2026 Men's Basketball Championship have been determined. With seeding and home-court in the quarterfinals at stake this week, Black Hills State now stands alone atop the standings at 15-3 and is guaranteed to host at least one postseason game. Colorado Mesa and Fort Lewis will likewise host as they enter the week at 14-4. CSU Pueblo is currently the final high seed in fourth at 13-5 but hasn't yet clinched hosting rights for next week as they hold a two-game lead over Adams State at 11-7. Meanwhile the trio of UCCS, Mines and New Mexico Highlands are all 10-8 and battling for seeding this week.
 
Colorado Christian, Westminster and MSU Denver were the first three teams out at 7-11 in league play followed by Western Colorado and South Dakota Mines at 6-12. Chadron State, a tournament team last year, is 4-14 this year while Regis wraps up a challenging 2025-26 year this week.
 
1,000-POINT CLUB
Alex Romack blew past the 1,000-point mark in his career Thursday night with a career-best 27 points against UCCS. Needing just 24 to hit the milestone entering the weekend, the Hoosier did it all and then some in the first game of the weekend as he continues enjoying the most productive season of his career. As he now sets his sights on 1,500 points with a season left in his career, Romack is sure to cap off a standout junior season with All-RMAC honors of some kind following a season in which has he averaged 30.0 MPG, 14.3 PPG, 9.0 RPG, shot .553 from the floor with 152 made field goals, pulled in 106 offensive rebounds, made 107 free throws, dished out 57 steals, pocketed 31 steals and blocked 30 shots.
 
TOUGH OUT
The schedule makers certainly made life interesting to say the least for the Orediggers to end the regular season. After completing the more than 1,000 mile road trip two weeks ago to Black Hills State and Chadron, the Orediggers returned home and to the Denver metro area to play four times in the span of a week. After playing Thursday-Saturday last week against UCCS and CSU Pueblo, Mines will turn right around on two days rest and host Regis Tuesday before making the short trip to the Auraria Event Center Thursday to wrap the regular season at MSU Denver. If there's a saving grace to how the regular season schedule ended, it is that Mines will have some extended down time before the postseason begins next week as they'll be scoreboard watching with a full weekend off.
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
What Alex Romack is doing this season is something never before seen in the history of Mines basketball when it comes to double-double performances. Coming into the season, Romack had just eight double-doubles in his career with six of those coming in his RMAC Freshman of the Year campaign in the 2023-24 season. This season, the junior from Indiana is up to 17 such performances already and looks to add to that mark with at least three games to go. That total ranks fourth in NCAA Division II and is tied for sixth across all levels of the NCAA this season.
 
Looking back through the years, the most double-doubles by an individual in a season in the last 13 years came courtesy of Trevor Wages with 14 in the 2013-14 season. In fact since the year 2000, there have just been three seasons with 10 or more double-doubles by an Oredigger, as Wages recorded 12 in the 2012-13 season. And for more context as to what Romack has been doing this season, over the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, Mines had a combined 13 double-doubles as a team and in the two seasons before that, combined for just 10 total double-doubles.
 
BLOCK PARTY
Opposing teams have driven in the paint against the Orediggers at their own peril this season, and the numbers prove it. A team with significant length and athleticism inside defensively, Mines is back atop the RMAC with 121 blocked shots and are among the top teams in Division II in rejections. Leading the effort have been the big men Jonathan Moore and Alex Romack, with 38 and 30 blocks respectively. Moore ranks second in the RMAC in rejections, with Romack close behind in sixth. Will Cordonnier and Derek Lamb have also led things defensively inside off the bench with 10 and nine blocks respectively. In fact, 12 of the 14 Orediggers who have suited up this season have recorded at least one block, while 10 have at least a pair to their credit.
 
FROM DOWNTOWN
Mines also finds themselves second in the RMAC as a team with 264 field goals of the three-point variety and with good reason. Eight Orediggers have made 10 or more treys this season, lead by freshman Shelton Henton's 75. In fact, Henton ranks second in the RMAC in three-pointers while his .439 shooting rate from deep is good for third. Jonathan Moore follows with 42 ahead of Braydon Jacob with 27 and Kellon Johnson with 26, while Kasen Lehman has 20.
 
GLASS CLEANERS
This season, no one in the RMAC has been better than the Orediggers on the glass and it hasn't been close. In 29 games, the Orediggers lead the RMAC with 1,073 total rebounds and are fifth in rebounding average at 37.0. They also lead the RMAC with 359 offensive rebounds and are fourth in the RMAC with 12.4 offensive boards per game.
 
BUTKOVICH INDUCTED TO MINES HOF
The first All-American in program history, Joe Butkovich was inducted earlier this fall to the Harry D. Campbell Mines Hall of Fame. A prolific scorer and rebounder in the post, Butkovich was named an all-American as a senior in 1971-72, the Orediggers' first national honoree. Upon the conclusion of his career, Butkovich was Mines' all-time rebounding leader with 891 and third on Mines' all-time scoring list with 1,641 points. More than 50 years after graduating, he still owns Mines' career and season per-game rebounding records of 11.7 and 12.3 (1970-71) rebounds per game, respectively, and he also set the record (since broken) for season scoring average with 24.9 points per game in 1971-72; today he ranks third in that category. That senior season saw him lead the RMAC in scoring and rank among the NCAA and NAIA national leaders in both scoring and rebounding, and his top individual games were a 37-point night against Western New Mexico (the Mines single-game record at the time) and 20 rebounds against UMKC. 

Butkovich earned his degree in engineering from Mines in 1972. His post-collegiate basketball career included tryouts with the Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls, and he played professionally in France and Belgium before returning stateside to work as an engineer, spending much of his career dismantling chemical weapons across the United States. 
 
CHECKING THE STATS
With a potential return of Markus Pastorcic-Straun on the horizon for the final week of the regular season, four Orediggers are averaging better than 10.0 PPG this year. Pastorcic-Straun, who hasn't played since January 3 against Northern New Mexico, was off to a career start to begin the season and among the top scorers in the RMAC at the time of his injury. The junior from Ontario was averaging 19.9 PPG on .529 shooting including .471 from three with 4.4 RPG, 49 assists and 13 steals. Alex Romack has been the lone man to start all 29 games for Mines this year and hasn't disappointed, averaging 14.3 PPG and 9.0 RPG on .553 shooting with 57 assists, 31 steals and 30 blocks. Jonathan Moore has started all 23 games he's appeared and is averaging 12.3 PPG and 5.9 RPG while shooting .483/.457/.885 with 42 three-pointers and is second in the RMAC with 38 blocked shots. Shelton Henton has had a strong season and stepped up in the time without Pastorcic-Straun, scoring 10.8 PPG on .430/.439/.818 shooting with a team-leading 75 three-pointers, 62 assists, 20 steals and six blocks.
 
Kellon Johnson has enjoyed a strong freshman season, scoring 7.1 PPG on .438 shooting with 51 dimes and 22 steals. Kasen Lehman is averaging 6.6 PPG on .395 shooting with 20 three-pointers, 11 steals and 10 assists while Trent Minter has been consistent all year at 5.7 PPG on .449 shooting with 4.3 APG and 96 assists with 28 steals. Cooper Mroczek nets 5.0 PPG on .410 shooting while Braydon Jacob has scored in five straight games while seemingly finding his stroke from deep as he's converted 27 times from downtown while amassing 43 assists and 19 steals off the bench and scoring 4.4 PPG. Will Cordonnier likewise is scoring 4.4 PPG on .339 shooting with 17 steals and 10 blocks while Derek Lamb has scored in each of the last six games and has nine blocked shots on the year.
 
For the season, the Orediggers average 77.1 PPG and are +1.5 in scoring margin. They've posted a .449/.355/.701 shooting line against .453/.318/.719 by opponents. Mines averages 37.0 rebounds per game and is +2.7 in rebounding margin while dishing 16.5 assists per game. Turnovers have been a challenge all season as Mines coughs it up 13.1 times per game and is -2.6 in TO margin and scores 11.2 PPG off turnovers. Defensively, Mines nets 6.7 steals and 4.2 blocks per game.
 
SCOUTING REGIS
Regis will close out their season this week as they look to find the win column one more time in 2025-26. Following just their second win of the season at South Dakota Mines in a 103-98 shootout, the Rangers have last three in a row by an average of 16.7 PPG to Black Hills State, Colorado Christian and UCCS. After heading to Golden Tuesday, they'll end their year Saturday against MSU Denver.
 
As a result of injury, attrition and additions throughout the season, Regis has used 14 different players to get through a challenging season including two member's of the university's baseball program. Luke Soden leads Regis in scoring at 17.9 PPG and is tops with 117 field goals and 58 three-pointers while shooting .462/.426/.662 on the year with 5.4 RPG, 29 assists and 18 steals. Cooper Frith is second in scoring at 14.4 PPG on .410 shooting with 31 three-pointers and is .856 from the free throw line with a team-leading 89 conversions in addition to 50 dimes and 19 steals. Mid-year pickup Nick Marabito has been a driving force, scoring 11.6 PPG on .540/.465/.786 shooting and hauling in 3.6 RPG.
 
Gunner Walters is the only player to start all 24 games and just one of two to appear in all 24 for RU as he nets 9.6 PPG on .454 shooting with 150 assists and 17 steals. Dylan Forbord is the second of two to appear in every game this season and is scoring 8.0 PPG on .524 shooting and leads the team with 18 blocked and pulls in 4.5 RPG. Matt Yost is tied with Soden for the lead in rebounding at 5.4 RPG while also scoring 8.0 PPG on .379 shooting with 24 steals. Logan Flores-Peoples rounds out the major contributors at 5.7 PPG on .354 shooting with nine steals.
 
On the year, Regis averages 68.5 PPG and is -23.0 in scoring margin. They've shot .447/.358/.749 this year compared to .511/.436/.746 by opponents and average just 26.0 RPG and are -12.4 in rebounding margin. RU dishes out 13.6 assists per game and turns the ball over 14.2 times per game for a -3.8 TO margin as they score just 9.9 PPG off turnovers, Defensively they average 5.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game.
 
SCOUTING MSU DENVER
After losing four in a row to end January and start February, MSU Denver is 2-1 over their last three games with 77-69 and 73-65 wins over South Dakota Mines and Colorado Christian with a 67-58 loss to CSU Pueblo in between. After taking on the Orediggers Thursday, MSUD will travel to Regis to end their season.
 
Logan Threatt headlines three Roadrunners in double figures at 16.3 PPG behind .438/.360/.895 shooting with 65 assists and 25 steals. Quave Propst-Allison follows at 13.9 PPG on .438/.405/.780 shooting and is tops on the team with 51 three-pointers while dishing 82 dimes and pocketing 37 steals. Garrett Falls hasn't played since the last meeting between Mines and MSUD, but is averaging 12.7 PPG on. 468 shooting with 3.6 RPG and 13 steals. Amare Bethel leads the second unit with 8.4 PPG on .415 from the floor with 27 assists and 19 steals.
 
Adam Hackett scores 7.8 PPG in a swingman role and has shot .448 this year with 4.3 RPG, 16 steals and 10 blocks while Daniel Thomason scores 6.4 per night on .487 shooting with 43 assists and 25 steals. Brian Unachukwu leads the RMAC in blocked shots with 57 while shooting .716 from inside and scoring 5.1 PPG and leading the team with 5.5 RPG. Caden Holmes is scoring 4.8 PPG on .407 shooting while Jacob Barker has shot .571 this year and has 17 rejections.
 
For the year, MSU Denver averages 76.2 PPG and is -4.9 in scoring margin. They have shot .457/.358/.740 as a team compared to .446/.364/.729 by opponents and average 34.6 RPG and are just about even in rebounding margin. The Roadrunners dish out 12.7 assists per game and turn it over 16.8 times per game for a -3.5 TO margin while scoring 14.0 PPG off turnovers. Defensively, they net 6.9 steals and 4.6 blocks per game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Mines routed Regis 120-81 back on January 22 in Denver to improve to 74-71 in the all-time series. In that game, Shelton Henton broke the program's single-game three-point record with 11 treys on his way to 37 points. When playing in Golden, the Orediggers are 44-30 against RU and have won four in a row at home, including 83-52 ad 92-64 decisions last season.
 
Thursday night the Orediggers will stake a 14-game winning streak on the line against the Roadrunners as they look to add to a 52-36 all-time lead in the series. Playing in Denver has been a challenge historically, with Mines going 20-18 in 38 matchups. Earlier this season, the Orediggers won in Golden 83-69. The last meeting in Denver came last season and resulted in a 66-61 victory.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Mines will await the results of play Saturday to determine their seeding, destination and opponent for the quarterfinals of the 2026 RMAC Men's Basketball Championship.
 
Fans can keep up with Mines men's basketball on X and Instagram at @minesmbb. They can also keep up with Colorado School of Mines Athletics all year long on Facebook, X and Instagram using the handle @MinesAthletics.