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WATCH NOW: Around the Sun | Episode 31

TAMPA, Fla. – The Sun Conference has released the 31st episode of Around the Sun for the 2025–26 season, recapping the past week and previewing what’s ahead.

CLICK HERE to watch the episode.


Highlights from Episode 31 include:

  • Sun Conference men’s and women’s basketball opened NAIA National Tournament play with strong performances in the First and Second Rounds.
  • Spring sports are fully underway across the conference, with baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, women’s lacrosse, beach volleyball, flag football, and outdoor track & field all in action.
  • Ave Maria men’s basketball head coach Jamon Copeland joins the show ahead of the Gyrenes’ trip to Kansas City, Missouri, for the Round of 16 in the NAIA Men’s Basketball Championship.
 


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ABOUT THE SUN CONFERENCE

Now in its 35th year, The Sun Conference — a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1990 — is a leading member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Its ten full-member institutions across Florida and Georgia compete in 24 championship sports. Under the leadership of Commissioner Dustin Wilke, The Sun Conference continues to raise the standard in collegiate athletics, offering student-athletes the opportunity to compete at a high level while pursuing academic and personal excellence.