NORTHERN STATE WOLVES Men's Basketball
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NORTHERN STATE WOLVES men’s basketball Northern State Athletic Communications • 1200 S. Jay St., Aberdeen, SD 57041 • NSUWOLVES.COM • Ashley Gauer (Media Contact) Assistant Athletic Director for Communications • [email protected] • 605.626.7748 • 605.626.2238 (Fax) Twitter: @WolvesAthletics • MBB Twitter: @nsuwolves_mbb • Facebook: /nsuwolvesathletics • Instagram: @nsuwolves PROBABLE STARTERS • Northern state Game Coverage & live links Radio: 1420 AM &107.1 FM • Listen Live: www.hubcityradio.com/foxsportsaberdeenlistenlive/ No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG Live Stats: https://nsuwolves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary 1 Tommy Chatman G 6-4 190 Fr. 9.7 Webcast: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/northern/ 2 Mason Stark G 6-2 160 So. 14.0 3 Andrew Kallman G 6-4 175 Jr. 7.7 quick hits on the northern state wolves 21 Gabe King G 6-5 185 Sr. 11.6 24 Parker Fox F 6-8 210 So. 18.9 • Northern returns to Wachs Arena following an NSIC opening loss to MSU Moorhead on the road, 81-74 • The Wolves are 4-3 overall, 2-0 from Wachs Arena, and 0-1 in the NSIC this season PROBABLE STARTERS • bemidji state • NSU is shooting 45.5% from the field, 29.3% from the 3-point line, and 69.0% from the foul line thus far No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG • They are averaging 73.7 points, 36.0 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 10.1 turnovers, 5.3 steals, and 3.7 blocks 1 Jacob Hoffman G 6-3 189 Jr. 11.7 per game 3 Ja Morgan G 6-1 180 Sr. 15.4 • The Wolves are out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 2.4 points and 1.6 boards per contest 5 Derek Thompson F 6-8 218 Jr. 8.2 • Parker Fox leads three Wolves averaging double figures notching a double-double per game with 18.9 24 Logan Bader F 6-7 205 Sr. 7.8 points and 11.0 rebounds 30 Nick Wagner G 6-4 195 Jr. 19.2 • In addition, the sophomore is second on the team shooting 56.6% from the field with a team high 13 blocks PROBABLE STARTERS • minn. crookston • Mason Stark and Gabe King follow averaging 14.0 and 11.6 points per game respectively No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG • Stark is shooting a team best 57.4% from the floor and 45.5% from beyond the arc, with a team high ten 0 Harrison Cleary G 6-1 180 Sr. 28.6 made 3-pointers 10 Ibu Jassey Demba F 6-7 200 Jr. 2.7 • Andrew Kallman and Tommy Chatman have been keys to the Wolves ball movement with 19 and 14 12 Malcolm Cohen G/F 6-6 210 RSr. 10.3 14 Brian Sitzmann G 6-4 192 RSo. 13.1 assists respectively 44 Javier Nicolau F/C 6-10 220 Sr. 7.7 • Cole Dahl and Jordan Belka lead the team off the bench averaging 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game 2019-20 Schedule matching up with the beavers Overall: NSIC: NSIC North: • Bemidji State travels to Aberdeen with a 3-2 record overall and 0-1 mark in the NSIC, falling to 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 Minnesota Crookston 88-72 Home: 2-0 | Away: 1-2 | Neutral: 1-1 • The Beavers are averaging 87.4 points, 44.2 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 14.0 turnovers, 6.4 steals, and 2.0 November blocks per game this season • BSU is shooting a combined 47.9% from the field, 41.8% from the 3-point line, and 75.4% from the free 8 Southeastern Oklahoma L 75-64 throw line 9 #9 Southern Nazarene L 67-61 • They are out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by double figures at 20.8 points and 10.8 15 South Dakota Mines W 69-63 rebounds per contest 16 Black Hills State W 83-81 (OT) • Nick Wagner leads the team averaging 19.2 points per game with a team high 22 made 3-point field goals 22 CSU PUEBLO W 95-73 • Ja Morgan and Jacob Hoffman follow averaging 15.4 and 11.7 points per game respectively, with Hoffman 23 CHADRON STATE W 70-59 shooting a team high 66.7% from the floor and 64.7% from the 3-point line • Logan Bader leads the team on the glass, averaging 8.4 rebounds per game, followed by Cody Landwehr 30 MSU Moorhead* L 81-74 notching 6.2 December • The Beavers are led by head coach Mike Boschee in his eighth season with the program 6 BEMIDJI STATE* 7:30 PM Last Match-Up 7 MINN. CROOKSTON* 6 PM • The Wolves swept the Beavers in North Division play a season ago with scores of 84-73 and 73-53 13 Minot State* 7:30 PM • Gabe King led the returners in the road victory with 17 points, as NSU shot 47.5% from the floor 14 UMary* 5:30 PM • Mason Stark led the team in the home win with 12 points off the bench, knocking down 4-of-9 from the 21 MSU MOORHEAD* 6 PM field • Northern State is 66-26 all-time versus Bemidji State January 3 UPPER IOWA* 7:30 PM matching up with the golden eagles 4 WINONA STATE* 6 PM • Minnesota Crookston continues league action after opening the NSIC slate with a victory over Bemidji 10 Minnesota Crookston* 7:30 PM State • The Golden Eagles are 5-2 overall this season and 1-0 in the NSIC 11 Bemidji State* 5:30 PM • UMC is shooting 45.7% from the field, 36.6% from the 3-point line, and 80.2% from the foul line in 2019- 17 Augustana* 7:30 PM 20 18 Wayne State* 5:30 PM • They are averaging 77.6 points, 32.0 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 11.0 turnovers, 5.9 steals, and 3.6 blocks 24 ST. CLOUD STATE* 7:30 PM per game 25 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 6 PM • The Golden Eagles are out-scoring their opponents by 7.3 points per game and being out-rebounded by 31 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL* 7:30 PM their opponents by 4.1 boards per game • Harrison Cleary leads three in double figures, averaging 28.6 points per game with 24 made 3-pointers February this season 1 MINNESOTA STATE* 6 PM • Brian Sitzmann and Malcolm Cohen follow notching 13.1 and 10.3 points per game respectively 7 Sioux Falls* 7:30 PM • Javier Nicolau leads the team on the glass, averaging 6.0 rebounds per game, while also leading the 8 Southwest Minn. St.* 6 PM starters shooting 51.1% from the floor 14 Minnesota Duluth* 7:30 PM • Minnesota Crookston is led by head coach Dan Weisse in his sixth season at the helm 15 St. Cloud State* 5:30 PM Last Match-Up 21 UMARY* 7:30 PM • The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 88-75 and 72-70 a season ago 22 MINOT STATE* 6 PM • Parker Fox led the team in the road win with 21 points off the bench, shooting 50.0% from the floor • Fox again led the team off the bench from Wachs Arena with 11 points and ten rebounds *NSIC Contest HOME game in BOLD • Northern is 38-2 all-time versus Minnesota Crookston NSIC Overall Standings HEAD COACH • saul phillips • 1st SEASON • RECORD: 219-164 Saul Phillips was announced as the 22nd head men’s basketball coach in program history on NSIC Overall June 11, 2019. Phillips comes to Northern State after Division I head coaching stops at North Minnesota Crookston ...............1-0 ...............4-2 Dakota State University and Ohio University. He is just the sixth head coach for the Wolves since Minot State ...............................0-0 ...............5-0 1946. Minnesota Duluth .....................0-0 ...............5-1 Phillips takes the helm of the Northern State program after spending the past five seasons at Augustana ................................0-0 ...............4-1 Ohio University, and previous seven at North Dakota State. He went 81-77 overall leading the UMary .......................................0-0 ...............4-1 Bobcats and 134-84 with the Bison. Phillips will look to continue the strong tradition of Northern Sioux Falls ................................0-0 ...............4-1 State basketball, as the Wolves have won back-to-back NSIC Conference Championships and Northern State ..........................0-0 ...............4-2 are the NCAA Division II National Attendance leaders for the last 11 seasons, averaging well MSU Moorhead ........................0-0 ...............3-2 over 3,000 fans per game. St. Cloud State .........................0-0 ...............3-3 Phillips led the Ohio University Bobcats to the CBI semifinal round in his tenure with the program. Upper Iowa ...............................0-0 ...............3-3 OU saw 11 all-conference performances in five seasons under Phillips including one MAC Player Southwest Minn. State .............0-0 ...............3-3 of the Year honor (Antonio Campbell) and one MAC Freshman of the Year award (Jordan Dartis). Jaaron Simmons broke the Minnesota State........................0-0 ...............2-2 single season Ohio University and MAC assist records in 2015-16, dishing out 275 on the year. Campbell was an Associated Winona State ............................0-0 ...............2-3 Press All-America selection following a stellar 2015-16 campaign, where the Bobcats tallied their best season under Phillips Wayne State .............................0-0 ...............3-5 going 23-12 overall. Concordia-St. Paul ...................0-0 ...............1-2 In his seven seasons at North Dakota State, Phillips led the Bison to two Summit League Championships, two Summit League Bemidji State ............................0-1 ...............2-1 Tournament Championships, and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament.