Kaiyem Cleary picks up Sunshine State Conference title

By Sam Neter on March 9, 2020

Kaiyem Cleary Florida Southern Championship

Kaiyem Cleary and Florida Southern College have claimed their 15th Sunshine State Conference Championship with a 118-109 victory over Nova Southeastern in the Championship Finals on Sunday.

Florida Southern are 29-2 on the season, having claimed the SSC regular and post-season titles, and get an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Championships; the team’s 31st NCAA appearance in school history, and the third in as many seasons.

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No better way to Celebrate your 21st Birthday than to win a championship win your brothers 🎁🎊🙏🏽🥇🏆 we really went out and got that 🙏🏽🏆 proud of everyone fr!!! Also thank you guys for helping me through and picking me up this year 🙌🏽🏆 lets go get this next one 🙏🏽🤷🏽‍♂️🎉🎊🙌🏽🏆

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Cleary, who won the title on his 21st birthday, is a medical redshirt this season after breaking his hand in the opening game of the season; where he had 7 points in 16 minutes before exiting.

NCAA Regionals will begin on Saturday, March 14, with four games being played. Florida Southern currently is the No. 1 ranked team in the NCAA South Region.

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