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UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS MEN’S BASKETBALL University of Sioux Falls Sports Information | 1101 W. 22nd St. | Sioux Falls, SD 57105 | Fax: 605-331-6792 Sports Information Director Dan Genzler (MBB Contact) | [email protected] Ofice: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] Cougars 2014-15 Schedule Games 25-26 Feb. 20-21, 2015 Sioux Falls, S.D. (Stewart Center) Nov. 7 Creighton (exhibition) L, 91-72 Nov. 15 #10 Central Missouri State L, 67-47. USF to face Minnesota State, Concordia St. Paul at Stewart Cen- Nov. 16 Missouri Southern State W, 88-83 ter on Faculty, Staf Appreciation Weekend Nov. 24 Dakota State L, 81-76 he University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Team (8-18, 5-15 NSIC Nov. 28 vs. #24 Barry University L, 77-50 South) will look to rebound from a pair of road losses when they host Min- Nov. 29 vs. Young Harris W, 82-76 nesota State, Mankato (20-6, 15-5 NSIC) and Concordia St. Paul (16-10, Dec. 2 SW Minnesota State L, 72-68 Dec. 5 Upper Iowa * L, 82-66 12-8 NSIC) on Friday and Saturday. his weekend, USF will host Faculty/ Dec. 6 Winona State* W, 76-54 Staf Appreciation Weekend. On Saturday night, the Cougars will recognize Dec. 12 Minot State* L, 60-58 seniors Bryan Kielpinski and Charles Ward in pre-game festivities. Dec. 13 Mary* W, 75-73 Dec. 16 Mount Marty College W, 76-60 SIOUX FALLS COUGARS (8-16, 5-13, NSIC) Dec. 20 SW Minnesota State* W, 69-67 Head Coach: Chris Johnson (Central College ‘98) Jan. 2 #6 Augustana* L, 82-47 Career Record: 140-102 (8th Season) Record at USF: 124-87 (7th Season) Jan. 3 Wayne State* W, 80-77 Jan. 9 Winona State* L, 79-64 USF has Cougars Probable Starters Jan. 10 Upper Iowa* L, 100-87 outrebounded # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS 19-of-26 3 Mack Johnson G 6-3 180 So. 14.6 3.7 26/25 Jan. 16 #8 Minn.St, Moorhead* L, 81-65 opponents 11 Zach Wessels PG 6-3 175 Fr. 2.8 1.8 23/10 Jan. 17 Northern State* L, 65-54 and recorded 22 Charles Ward G 6-2 215 Sr. 17.2 5.6 25/24 Jan. 23 Concordia-St. Paul* L, 71-68 20 ofensive 44 Jordan Stotts F 6-8 210 Jr. 7.5 3.9 26/9 Jan. 24 #20 Minnesota St., Mankato* L, 76-62 rebounds in a 52 Bryan Kielpinski C 6-8 235 R-Sr. 6.5 3.7 26/21 Jan. 30 Minnesota-Duluth* L, 74-70 game 3 times. Jan. 31 St. Cloud State L, 76-61 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20, Stewart Center VS Feb. 6 Minnesota-Crookston L, 73-70, OT Feb. 7 Bemidji State* W, 69-64 Minnesota State MAVERICKS (20-6, 15-5 NSIC) Feb. 13 Wayne State* L, 73-50 Head Coach: Matt Margenthaler (Western Illlinois) Career Record: 304-121 (14th Season) Record at MSU: 304-121 (14th Season) Feb. 14 #6 Augustana* L, 78-61 Feb. 20 Minnesota St., Mankato* 8 p.m. Mavericks Probable Starters Feb. 21 Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m. In 93 seasons, # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS Feb. 25, 28, Mar. 1-3 NSIC Sanford Health MSU has 22 Zach Monaghan G 6-2 175 Sr. 14.8 2.6 26/26 Tourney 1,265-857 all- 30 Connor Miller G 6-4 170 So. 12.4 4.7 26/26 * Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest time record 05 T.J. Lake G 5-11 165 Rfr. 9.5 2.9 26/25 since 1920-21. 32 Alex Herink F 6-7 200 Fr. 3.4 2.5 26/25 Inside Cougars Basketball 50 Assem Marei F 6-9 250 Sr. 19.4 8.8 26/26 Last Postseason berth............2013-14 (First Rd. NSIC) VS 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 21, Stewart Center First Year of Basketball ..........................................1906 All-Time Record (Years) ..................1,015-1051 (108th) Conference Championships (Last) ...................2 (2006) Concordia, St. Paul GOLDEN BEARS (16-10, 12-8 NSIC) All-Americans................................................................5 Head Coach: Joey James (USD ‘01) Career Record: 28-28 (2nd Season) Record at CSP: 16-10 (1st Season) Scholar Athletes..........................................................20 All-Conference Selections...........................................39 Golden Bears Probable Starters he Golden # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS Broadcast Information Bears are 4-5 11 Cole Olstad G 6-4 202 Jr. 14.1 5.8 26/24 on the road. 25 Terez Van Pelt G 5-11 175 Sr. 11.0 2.9 26/17 Live Video: Stretch Internet Last road win 21 Nuni Omot F 6-8 193 Rfr. 12.3 5.5 26.17 portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls 66-65 in OT 05 Keith Crockett G 6-2 200 Sr. 9.4 3.8 26/25 at NSU. 04 Josh Monroy C 7-2 240 So. 3.9 3.2 23/19 Live Audio: KWSN AM 1230 Play-by-Play: Tom Frederick Game Notes Stream: kwsn.com Live Stats: USFCougars.com Previewing Cougars vs. Mavericks, Golden Bears Links to all live stats available on MBB schedule page Earlier this season, the Cougars fell to Minnesota State, 76-62, and against Con- cordia, St. Paul, 71-68. USF, which trailed by as many as 13 in the irst half and Twitter: @USFCougars_Athletics 14 (14:03) in the second half, nearly rallied to beat Concordia, St. Paul in a road #CooPride game. The Cougars, led by Mack Johnson’s 16 points, including four three-points, #NSICwbb and seven rebounds along with 15 points from Charles Ward, cut the Golden Bears’ lead to two in the - inalQUICK seconds FACTS but lost by three. Jor dan Stotts had 13 for USF. Nuni Omot and Terez Van Pelt both had 15 points for CSP. UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS Location..............................................................Sioux Falls, S.D. Cougars win when outshooting opponents Founded................................................................................1883 In the loss to Minnesota State, the Cougars led the then #20 Enrollment.............................................................................1,519 Mavericks, 29-27 at halftime but was outscored 49-33 in the sec- ond half in a loss at the Taylor Center. M. Johnson led USF with Nickname........................................................................Cougars 23 points as he hit 10-of-19 shots from the ield, including 2-of- Colors................................................................Purple and White 8 from three-point range. Ward added 19 points, hitting 6-of- Afiliation.............................................................NCAA Division II 14 from the ield, including 4-of-8 from three-point range. The Conference...................Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Mavericks were led by their senior tandem of Zach Monaghan President........................................................Dr. Mark Benedetto and Assem Marei, both NSIC Players of the Year candidates. Ma- Director of Athletics..................................................Josh Snyder rei had 25 points and nine rebounds while Monaghan had 21 Arena (capacity).......................................Stewart Center (2,000) points, eight assists and four steals. TEAM FACTS Series records vs. MSU, Mankato, Concordia St. Paul 2014-15 Overall Record..........................8-18 (5-15 NSIC South) Since moving to NCAA DII, the Cougars trail MSU, Mankato, Lettermen Returning/Lost........................................................6/4 5-0 (9-2 overall). In DII, USF is 4-1 (8-2 overall) vs. Concordia, St. Paul. In the most recent action against the Golden Bears, USF Starters Returning/Lost............................................................4/1 dropped a 71-68 decision on Jan. 23, 2015. USF’s last win vs. CSP Assistant Coaches came on Feb. 22, 2014 as Derek Brown had 32 points and six 3’s Assoc. Head Coach................................................Nate Kaeding and Charles Ward had 13 points and ive rebounds in a 95-90 (U-Mary, 2007) win at the Stewart Center. The Golden Bears were led by Cordell Assistant Coach..................................................Troy Odegaard Smith’s 25 points and 10 rebounds. Earlier in that season (Feb. 7, (Dakota Wesleyan, 1987) 2014), USF took a 97-84 win in St. Paul. In 2012-13, USF recorded Assistant Coach.....................................................David Maxwell a 77-68 win over CSP at home and a 73-66 road win. (USF, 2013) In the most recent action against MSU, the Cougars fell to MSU, 76-62 on Jan. 24 at the Taylor Center. Prior to that, USF lost to Cougars vs. Mavericks, Golden Bears MSU, 103-101 at home (Feb. 21, 2014) and 109-64 at the Taylor By the Numbers Center on Feb. 8, 2014. In the meeting at the Stewart Center, Connor O’Brien scored 27 and Assem Marei had 21 points and 13 rebounds for MSU, which shot 58.6 percent from the ield and had 27 free throws. The Cougars received a career high 28 points from Charles Ward, who made 15 free throws while Derek Brown added 24 points. USF made 12 3’s in 23 attempts. In 2012-13, Team Stats USF MSU CSP MSU defeated USF, 87-78, at home and recorded a 74-52 win at Scoring Offense 66.9 81.2 73.3 the Stewart Center. 1st Half Points 787 978 935 2nd Half Points 929 1,112 939 Cougar bites Total Points 1,739 2,112 1,905 ~ Without question, USF has played one of the toughest sched- Scoring Defense 73.9 70.7 68.7 ules in the league. Not only have they played ive nationally Opp. 1st Half Points 895 872 841 ranked squads but have faced three of the top eight (#2 Augus- Opp. 2nd Half Points 1,005 937 907 tana, twice; #8 MInnesota-Moorhead and #4 Barry). In addition, Total Points 1,921 1,839 1,786 they have played 10 games against opponents ranked in the top Scoring Margin -7.0 10.5 4.6 six of their respective regions.