Thief River Falls, Minn. -

 The Northland Community & Technical College Men's Basketball Team hosts Leech Lake Tribal College in its 2024-25 season opener Saturday, Nov. 2 with a 1 p.m. scheduled start time. The Northland men's basketball team features a young but talented squad. The Pioneers have 17 rostered players and a pair or redshirts, but just two sophomores playing early-on.
        Daniel Chapa returns to Northland for his sophomore campaign. A forward from Houston, Texas, Chapa averaged 1.1 points and 0.4 rebounds per game while playing 5.8 minutes per game.
        Fellow returner Randy Harris is redshirting in 2024-25. Harris, guard, Atlanta, Ga., averaged 32.2 minutes, 9.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
        Isaiah Jolliffi, guard, Detroit, Mich., is an NCAA Division II transfer from Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, Mich. He appeared in five games as a true freshman and averaged 8.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game during the 2023-24 season.
        Newcomers to the Pioneers include sophomore Ronnie Roberts Jr., forward from Brooksville, Fla.; and freshmen:
        • Etienne Aime, guard, Palm Bay, Fla.;
        • Zeke Aime, forward, Palm Bay, Fla.;
        • Zac'cai Armstrong, forward, Montgomery, Ala.
        • Isaiah Brown, forward, South Milwaukee, Wis.;
        • Zion Donnell,  guard, Nanakuli, Hawaii;
        • Lewis Jones, guard Gatzke;
        • Tre Jones, guard, Glendale, Wis.;
        • Adam McIntyre, guard, Warren; Javien Johnson, forward, Milwaukee, Wis.;
        • Ezekiel Obidiran, guard, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
        • Joseph Obidiran, forward, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
        • Daveon Turner, guard, Milwaukee, Wis.
        • Daymon Ware, guard, Lansing, Mich.
        • Daylon White, guard, Baton Rouge, La.;
        • Aaron Wilson, guard, Indianapolis, Ind.