Tuesday January 24, 2012

KANSAS CITY – The University of South Carolina Aiken men’s basketball team is ranked 24th in the latest NABC/Division II men’s basketball poll.

USC Aiken, which was ranked for the first time this season last week at No. 19, is the only Peach Belt Conference team ranked in the eighth NABC/Division II poll of the 2011-12 regular season.

USC Aiken has been in the top-25 for at least one week in four of the last five seasons.

The Pacers acquired an 81-74 Peach Belt Conference victory over Georgia Southwestern on Monday evening at the Convocation Center.

USC Aiken (14-3, 8-1 PBC) has now won six of its last seven outings. The Pacers are a perfect 11-0 at the Convocation Center currently.

The Pacers will next hit the road for a battle of the current top teams in the Peach Belt Conference East and West Divisions. USC Aiken's showdown with Montevallo is slated to tip off at 8:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 26 in Montevallo, Ala.