CHICAGO - The Roosevelt men's basketball team will host its 2016-17 season opener tonight (Wednesday, Nov. 2) against East-West University at the Goodman Center, with a new start time of 6:00 p.m. Central.

The game was originally slated for 7 p.m. but has been moved up.

The Lakers return a bevy of young, grizzled talent led by sophomore guard Jake Ludwig, last year's leading scorer.

Seniors Korey Ryan and Jason Markus are back in the backcourt along with second-year guard Kyle Bumbalough and senior swingman Damian Zalewski, while senior Zack Harris and juniors Joshua Dillingham and Adam Alexander will guide a frontcourt bolstered with experience and an influx of new talent to provide seventh-year head coach Joe Griffin with a deeper rotation.