HUNTSVILLE | The third-seeded UAH men's basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Gulf South Conference Men's Basketball Championships with a quarterfinal victory by a score of 81-64 over visiting sixth seed Christian Brothers on Tuesday night at Kelly Court at Spragins Hall. UAH improves to 20-9 overall, while CBU ends its season at 17-11.
 
The Chargers move on to play in the GSC tournament semifinals on Saturday at 7:15 p.m. against second-seeded Lee. The GSC tournament semifinals and championship game will again be hosted on the campus of Samford University at the Pete Hanna Center.
 
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UAH will be making its 15th all-time GSC tournament semifinal appearance, as the program has now made the league's semifinals six consecutive seasons.
 
The Chargers offense was guided by Daniel Saylor on Tuesday with a team-high 23 points as he went 11-for-13 from the field while also recording a double-double with 10 rebounds to his name.
 
Saylor's 23 points are a career-high for the junior.
 
Three more UAH players joined Saylor in double-figure scoring in the contest, including Jack Kostel (20 points), Tommy Murr (19 points), and Luke Burnett (15 points).
 
Burnett notched his first career double-double as he notched a team-best and career-high 10 rebounds on Tuesday as well. He also went over 100 made three-pointers this season, giving him three straight seasons with 100 or more made triples.
 
UAH shot 54.4 percent (31-57) from the field, while holding CBU to 35.7 percent (25-70) on field goals. The Chargers also held the edge over the Bucs in rebounding (41-32), bench points (25-15), and points in the paint (50-24).
 
This is the fourth time the Chargers have accrued 20 or more wins in a season across head coach John Shulman's five years at the helm of the team. Overall, the program boasts 21 all-time 20-plus win seasons.