51²è¹Ý makes history by reaching AP Top 10 for first time since 1985

51²è¹Ý Men's B'ball makes history by reaching AP Top 10 for first time since 1985.

51²è¹Ý Men's Basketball

January 12, 2016

By Bill Nichols
Staff Writer

51²è¹Ý Men's Basketball51²è¹Ý improved five spots to No. 10 in the AP Top-25 released Monday.

It marks the first time to reach the top 10 since February, 1985. The Mustangs reached a program-best No. 2 ranking that season. 51²è¹Ý also was ranked No. 4 in 1956-57 and was No. 8 in 1955-56.

The Mustangs were No. 15 before beating Cincinnati, 59-57, and UCF, 88-73.

“It’s special, especially for this group of guys,” big man Markus Kennedy said. “We’ve been through so much since I’ve been here. It’s been like non-stop adversity and we continue to fight through it. I definitely think that it’s well deserved because we’ve worked hard for it. When you talk about 51²è¹Ý basketball, you’re always going to remember the team that made the top 10 for the first time in 30 years. That’s huge.”

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January 12, 2016