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Nov

2026

Aussies in NCAAM

Sophomore RJ's 'Greer night' leads Spartans to first win

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Sophomore RJ's 'Greer night' leads Spartans to first win
Sophomore RJ's 'Greer night' leads Spartans to first win

Australian-American guard RJ Greer had a career-high 15 points in his first game for UNC Greensboro. Photo: UNCG Men's Basketball

RJ Greer hit three threes for 15 as UNC Greensboro won, and eight Aussie men played on day two.

UNC Greensboro sophomore guard RJ Greer, an Australian-American from Dayton, Ohio, hit three of his five threes for 15 points and five rebounds as the Spartans beat Milligan 96-43 at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Eight Australian men had a game on day two, and their teams went a combined 4-4.

All box scores are below in a searchable table.

Games played Tuesday, November 3 US time, Wednesday, November 4. All times AEDT.

Greer, who transferred from Davidson, started his first game for UNC Greensboro and shot 5-from-7 from the field and 2-from-2 at the line in 27 minutes. Milligan is not a Division I program.

Cal State Fullerton senior Bailey Nunn, from Melbourne, scored 11 off the bench, going 4-from-4 at the line, as the Titans lost 102-78 at San Diego State's Viejas Arena. Fullerton junior Tiernan Stynes, also from Melbourne, started and had two rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes.

Manhattan junior Ben Tweedy, from Queensland, started at Rupp Arena and scored nine points with two threes and three assists, but Kentucky won 85-57.

Arkansas freshman Maper Maker, from Perth, had six points, eight rebounds and two blocks off the bench in 23 minutes of the Razorbacks' season opener, a 106-61 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He made his only shot and went 4-from-4 at the line.

Duquesne senior Stephen Olowoniyi, from Melbourne, had three points and a block in eight minutes as the Dukes beat Purdue Fort Wayne 78-71. Lipscomb sophomore Truman Byrne, from Melbourne, had six rebounds in 19 minutes of a 76-54 loss at Iowa.

Boston College sophomore Jacob Furphy, from Smithton, Tasmania, did not play in the Eagles' 76-50 win over Wagner.

Australians in NCAAM: every box score, Wednesday 4 November

8 Australians across 7 schools · 7 played, 1 did not · 2 scored 10 or more
RJ GreerUNC GreensboroW 96-43v Milligan271550005-73-52-2
Bailey NunnCal State FullertonL 78-102at San Diego State271100003-91-54-4
Ben TweedyManhattanL 57-85at Kentucky21913003-82-61-2
Maper MakerArkansasW 106-61v Arkansas-Pine Bluff23681021-10-04-4
Stephen OlowoniyiDuquesneW 78-71v Purdue Fort Wayne8301011-10-01-2
Truman ByrneLipscombL 54-76at Iowa19060000-10-10-0
Tiernan StynesCal State FullertonL 78-102at San Diego State21022000-30-30-0
Jacob Furphy DNPBoston CollegeW 76-50v Wagner–––––––––
RJ Greer led the way with 15 points for UNC Greensboro in the 96-43 win over Milligan. Games played Tuesday 3 November US time, Wednesday 4 November in Australia. Bold marks 10 or more points.

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