![Kaliph Fagan of Kirkwood moves to the basket against three Iowa Central defenders during Thursday night's regional semifinals at Kirkwood. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).](/images/resized/images/photos/kirkwood/mbkb/03_03_16 fagan_thumb200__200_295.jpg)
No. 6 Eagles roll into regional finals
Kaliph Fagan has a mop of unruly hair at the top of his lanky 6-foot-4 frame, something he humorously calls the Kaliph 'Fro, but there's nothing unruly about the way he plays for the Kirkwood men's basketball team.
Fagan brings a ton of creative energy to the club when coach Bryan Petersen summons him off the bench like he did Thursday night.
Fagan scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the sixth-ranked Eagles stomped Iowa Central, 90-61, in the regional semifinals at Johnson Hall.
Kirkwood (26-4) will host 18th-ranked Iowa Lakes (25-7) in the regional finals at 3 p.m. Saturday, with the winner advancing to the NJCAA Division II national tournament.
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