Nova Southeastern notches 100th consecutive home victory
With 47 seconds left on Tuesday night, a chant from NSU Sharks fans went up:
“One hun-dred! One hun-dred!”
Moments later, the Sharks wrapped up their 104-91 win against visiting Rollins in a Sunshine State Conference quarterfinal.
That chant had a double meaning. One, the Sharks (25-1) reached 100 points for the 15th time this season.
Secondly — and much more importantly — NSU’s home winning streak, which is already an NCAA Division II record — reached a milestone with 100 consecutive victories.
“This streak has a special meaning to me because it’s about so many people who have had a hand in this,” NSU coach Jim Crutchfield said.
Here are your five NSU Takeaways:
1: SHARING THE CREDIT: Other than Kentucky, no other NCAA men’s basketball team — in any Division — has had a home winning streak as long as the Sharks, who have not lost in Davie since falling to Florida Southern, 102-96, on Feb. 15, 2020.
No player on NSU’s current roster has lost a home game, and the program is now chasing the all-time NCAA record of 129 consecutive home wins, accomplished by Division I power Kentucky from 1943 to 1955.
Behind Kentucky and NSU, the next-longest NCAA home winning streaks were authored by Division I teams: 99 games by St. Bonaventure (1948-1961) and 98 by UCLA (1970-1976).
As Crutchfield said, a lot of great Sharks players have contributed to this streak, including Nick Smith and RJ Sunahara, who are now on his coaching staff.
“Those guys are Sharks legends,” current NSU player Ryan Davis said.
Other ex-Sharks standouts who made major contributions to this streak include Shane Hunter, who is playing pro ball in Poland; Ryker Cisarik (Czech Republic); Will Yoakum (Mexico); Jonathan Pierre and MJ Iraldi (G League); and Kobe Rodgers (University of Louisville).
2: MORE WORK TO DO: Sharks guard Ross Reeves, who scored a game-high 32 points on Tuesday, told the Herald that he is stunned by how long this streak has lasted.
“I texted my parents about it, and I can hardly believe it,” Reeves said. “Now [that we got to 100], the pressure is off a little bit.”
That last statement may not be entirely true as the pressure is always on for a Sharks team that is ranked No. 1 in the nation and is favored to reach the national championship game for the fourth straight year.
The Sharks, national champs in 2023 and 2025, will try to extend their record to 101 games on Thursday at 7 p.m. as they host rival Barry University (17-12) in a SSC semifinal matchup. NSU is 2-0 against Barry this season, winning by 24 and 36 points, respectively.
Ironically, NSU’s streak started against Barry on Feb. 26, 2020 with a 91-87 win.
3: TOUGH TARS: By the numbers, Rollins isn’t very good, sporting a 13-16 record and six straight losses.
Against NSU, however, the Tars are a terror. Last week, Rollins traveled to NSU and led with less than two minutes before losing by just six points.
On Tuesday, Rollins led for parts of both halves before getting worn down by NSU’s relentless press, which forced 18 turnovers. In fact, NSU outscored Rollins 27-2 in points off of turnovers.
Still, Rollins earned NSU’s respect.
Said Reeves: “I think they are the best No. 8 seed ever.”
4: KEYS TO THE GAME: Rollins was sizzling from three-point range in the first half, making 68.8% (11 for 16).
In the second half, however, NSU closed out Rollins’ shooters as the Tars made just 23.1% (3 for 13).
For the game, NSU won the key hustle stats, including a 22-12 advantage in second-chance points and a 10-4 edge in fast-break points.
Other than Reeves, NSU got 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Jaxson Nap; 15 points from Eli Allen; and 12 points from reserve Bennett Keyser.
5: GRITTY GRAZIANI: Sharks point guard Dallas Graziani, who energizes his team with speed and hustle, had an off night shooting. He missed all six of his first-half three-point tries for example.
For the game, he shot 3 for 14 overall and 1 of 9 on three-pointers.
Still, he had a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 12 assists.
“Whether Dallas shoots 0 for 10 or 10 for 10, he has a huge impact on the game,” Reeves said. “Sharing the backcourt with him all year has been unbelievable. He gets us open.”
Added Davis: “He’s our anchor. Without Dallas, we’re nowhere.
This story was originally published March 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM.
