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OCTOBER 22, 2015 PRESEASON RELEASE www.northernsun.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #NSICMBB Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected] Preseason Players of the Year North Division .......................Pts PRESEASON NSIC MBB COACHES POLL South Division 1. MSU Moorhead (7) .................49 Overall Points 2. Northern State (1) ....................43 1. Augustana (15) ........................ 225 3. St. Cloud State .........................34 2. MSU Moorhead (1) ................. 210 4. Minnesota Duluth ....................33 3. Minnesota State ....................... 198 5. Minot State ..............................22 4. Winona State ............................ 165 6. University of Mary ..................17 5. Northern State .......................... 161 7. Bemidji State ..........................15 6. St. Cloud State ......................... 150 8. Minnesota Crookston .............. 11 7. Upper Iowa .............................. 128 8. Southwest Minnesota State ..... 127 South Division ....................... Pts 9. Concordia-St. Paul ................... 118 10. Minnesota Duluth .................. 110 1. Augustana (7) ..................... 49 #34 Daniel Jansen 11. Minot State ............................. 78 2. Minnesota State (1) ............ 43 (F, 6-9, 240, Sr., Orange City, Iowa. / MOC-Floyd HS) 12. Sioux Falls .............................. 72 3. Winona State ....................... 36 Augustana University - 2014-15 NSIC Co-Player of the Year 13. Bemidji State ......................... 53 4. Southwest Minnesota State 25 - NABC & Daktronics All-American 14. University of Mary ................. 48 5. Concordia-St. Paul .............. 24 - Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year 15. Wayne State ............................ 45 - All-NSIC First Team Upper Iowa ......................... 24 - Third in NSIC in points per game (20.2) 16. Minnesota Crookston ............. 32 7. Sioux Falls .......................... 14 - Fifth in NSIC in rebounds per game (6.9) first place votes in ( ) - Set Augie single season scoring record with 671 points 8. Wayne State ......................... 9 - Scored in double-digits in 32 of 34 games - Ranks 10th all-time at Augustana with 1,534 ca- Augustana Selected in NSIC MBB Preseason Coaches’ Poll reer points MSU Moorhead Picked in North - Augustana in South North Division Burnsville, Minn. - Augustana was the unanimous choice in the 2015-16 NSIC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ overall and south division polls. The defending NSIC Overall Co-Champi- ons, South Division and NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament Champions received 225 points and all 15 first place votes (coaches cannot vote for own team). Defending NSIC Overall Co-Cham- pion and North Division Champion, MSU Moorhead, was second in the poll with 210 points and the other first place vote. The Dragons were also the unanimous pick in the north division poll. Minnesota State was third in the poll with 198 points. Winona State was fourth with 165 points while Northern State rounded out the top five with 161 points. NSIC coaches rank each team from 1 to 15 with a first place vote receiving 15 points, second place 14, third place 13, etc. Coaches do not rank their own team or vote for their own players. The regular season champion will be based on the 22-game NSIC schedule. Each team will play #55 Isaac Sevlie (F/C, 6-9, Sr., Red Wing, Minn. / Red Wing HS) teams in their division twice (14) and teams in the other division once (8). An NSIC North and South Division Champion will also be awarded. Divisional standings will also be based on all 22 NSIC con- Minnesota State University Moorhead - Helped MSUM reach NCAA Elite 8 for first time tests played. In the case of a tie, co-champions will be awarded. The 16-team NSIC / Sanford Health - Named the Central Region Tournament MVP Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place - Named to All-NSIC First Team Sat.-Tues., Feb. 27, 29 and March 1 at the Sanford Health Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. First round - Third in NSIC in FG% (63.3) & Blocks (33) games will be played on the campus of the top eight seeds on Wednesday, Feb. 24. - Scored in double figures in 23 games - Scored a career-high 26 points in win at SMSU - Scored 20 points or more six times The 2015-16 men’s basketball season gets underway on Friday, October 30 with conference - Had a career-high 10 rebounds in win over CSP action beginning the week of November 23. The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • 2015-16 NSIC MEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS TO WATCH Augustana Vikings Bemidji State Beavers www.goaugie.com www.bsubeavers.com Tom Billeter • Illinois ‘83 • 13th Season Mike Boschee • North Dakota ‘91 • 4th Season #32 Casey Schilling (F, 6-6, 215, Sr., Ellsworth, Minn. / Ellsworth HS) #2 Kaylor Zimmerman (G, 6-4, 190, Sr., Green Bay, Wis. / NE WI Luthern HS) - Named First Team All-NSIC - Averaged 27 minutes a game in 25 appearances - Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year - Scored 197 points on 46.5 percent from the field (72-for-155) - Earned NABC All-District First Team honors - Shot 37.9 percent effort from beyond the arc (22-for-58) - Named to Daktronics All-Central Region First Team - Totaled 76 rebounds (3 rpg) and added eight blocks, 23 steals, and 57 assists - Earned Daktronics All-America Honorable Mention honors - Recorded a season-high 16 points versus Viterbo - Named MVP of NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament - Brought down a season-high of eight rebounds - Named to Central Region All-Tournament Team - Played a season-high 34 minutes also during the game vs Viterbo - Named NSIC Player of the Week three times - Averaged 18.9 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game - Scored in double-digits in 33 of 34 games - Led the NSIC and finished 25th in the nation with 12 double-doubles - Recorded career-high 31 points to go with 13 rebounds against MSU Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears University of Mary Marauders www.cugoldenbears.com www.goumary.com Joey James • South Dakota ‘01 • 2nd Season Joe Kittell • North Dakota State ‘06 • 1st Season #11 Cole Olstad (G, 6-4, 202, Sr., Elgin, Minn. / Plainview-Elgin-Millville HS) #0 Marquelis Edwards (G, 6-2, 185, Minneapolis, Minn. / St. Louis Park HS) - All-NSIC Second Team - Paced U-Mary in scoring (12.0 ppg), rebounding (5.6 rpg), assists (4.3 apg) - Shot 83.5% from the line, the ninth best single-season rate in program history - Also led in steals (35) and free throws made (76) and attempted (99) - Made the fifth most free throws in a season (111) in 133 attempts - Shot .453 from the field, .337 behind the arc and .769 at the line - Ranked 17th in the NSIC in scoring (13.4), 10th in rebounding (5.7) - Posted three double-doubles - Was second in steals (1.7/game) and third in free throw percentage (.833) - Season-high in points (26) and rebounds (11) in a win at Bemidji State - Ranked 80th in DII in free throw percentage and 81st in total steals (52) - Ranked on last year’s NSIC leader board in points, rebounds, assists, steals - Led the team in three-pointers made (51) while shooting 38.6% from the arc and defensive rebounds - Played in all 30 games while making 28 starts - Scored in double figures 25 times with four 20-point games and 3 double-doubles - Became the 17th member of Concordia’s 1,000 point club Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs ™ www.goldeneaglesports.com www.umdbulldogs.com Dan Weisse • UW-Milwaukee ‘04 • 2nd Season R Matt Bowen • Indiana ‘95 • 4th Season #10 Derrick Redd, Jr. (G, 6-0, 180, Sr., Menifee, Calif. / Paloma Valley HS) #10 Pierre Newton (G, 6-5, 195, Sr., Laveen, Ariz. / Fairfax HS) - Led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 11.4 points per game as a junior - Started the final 25 games for UMD while playing in all 30 games - Is one of two returning players who saw the court for UMC last season - Netted 22 points in his UMD debut in 29 minutes off the bench against Lincoln - Had season-high 26 points against Sioux Falls and St. Cloud State - Dropped a season-high 31 points against Wayne State - Also notched 22 points versus Jamestown - Had four double-doubles on the season - A fifth-year senior who started 23 of 27 games - Securing a season-high 13 boards and 20 points against UW-Superior - Scored 13 points in the NSIC Tournament against No. 2 Augustana Minnesota State Mavericks MSU Moorhead Dragons www.msumavericks.com www.msumdragons.com Matt Margenthaler • Western Illinois ‘91 • 15th Season Chad Walthall • Concordia College ‘91 • 6th Season #35 TJ Okafor (F, 6-6, 210, Jr., Brooklyn Park, Minn. / Champlin Park HS) #55 Isaac Sevlie (F/C, 6-9, Sr., Red Wing, Minn. / Red Wing HS) - Played in one game last season before suffering a season ending injury - Helped MSUM men reach NCAA DII Elite 8 for first time in school history - Named the Central Region Tournament MVP 2013-14 - Named to All-NSIC First Team - Played in all 35 games for the Mavericks - Scored in double figures in 23 games and had one double-double - Averaged 3.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per game - Scored a career-high 26 points in road win at SMSU - Scored a career-high 12 points against Clarke - Scored 20 points or more six times - Tallied 11 points and eight rebounds against Sioux Falls - Averaged 13.4 points in NCAA Regional tournament - Posted 139 rebounds, 26 blocks and 10 assists - Had a career-high 10 rebounds in win over Concordia-St.