UUPPERPPER IIOWAOWA PPEACOCKEACOCK MMEN’SE N ’ S BBASKETBALLA S K E T B A L L Contact Information: Zach Carlyle, Sports Communication Graduate Assistant || [email protected] || 563-425-5307 GAME 13 BEMIDJI STATE 2016-17 SCHEDULE FRI, DEC. 30 - 8 P.M. 8-4 (5-1 NSIC) GAME 14 Hillyard Tip-Off Classic St. Joseph, Mo. MINN. CROOKSTON 11/11 #6 Northwest Missouri State L, 87-52 SAT, DEC. 31 - 6 P.M. 11/13 Missouri Western State W, 77-68 BEAVERS DORMAN GYMNASIUM GOLDEN EAGLES 11/15 Quincy L, 86-78 (3-7, 1-4 NSIC) FAYETTE, IOWA (5-6, 1-4 NSIC) 11/19 Truman State L, 87-76 THIS WEEK IN PEACOCK MEN’S BASKETBALL… The Peacocks (8-4, 5-1 NSIC) will look to start another winning streak just SJC Thanksgiving Classic Rensselaer, Ind. before the calendar year changes to 2017. Upper Iowa will host a pair of 11/25 Grand Valley State W, 76-72 teams from the NSIC North division for the fi rst time this season as they 11/26 St. Joseph’s College W, 91-76 welcome in the Bemidji State Beavers on Friday, Dec. 30 at 8 p.m., before facing off with the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on UIU TV and will be available 12/2 *Southwest Minnesota State W, 77-75 in eastern Iowa on KCRG TV 9.2. 12/3 *Sioux Falls W, 78-76 PEACOCK STORYLINES... 12/9 *Concordia-St. Paul W, 92-71 12/10 *(RV) Minnesota State W, 82-77 48-HOUR SPLIT: Upper Iowa split a pair of matchups with the Winona 12/17 *Winona State L, 85-67 State Warriors back on Dec. 17 & 19, playing WSU twice in a 48-hour time 12/19 *Winona State W, 95-82 span. The Peacocks fell at home, 85-67, and were held to their lowest shooting percentage of the season, converting just 39% from the fi eld. 12/30 *Bemidji State 8 p.m. UIU bounced back on Monday night with a 95-82 win, shooting 50% 12/31 *Minnesota Crookston 6 p.m. from the fi eld, including 15-29 from behind the arc. Monday night’s game 1/6 *Sioux Falls 8 p.m. was the second time this season that Upper Iowa hit 15 three-pointers 1/7 *#19 Southwest Minnesota State 7 p.m. in a game, with the other coming at Concordia-St. Paul on Dec. 9. The Peacocks are 5-1 to start NSIC play for the fi rst time since joining the 1/13 *St. Cloud State 8 p.m. league in 2006. 1/14 *Minnesota Duluth 6 p.m. 1/20 *#16 Augustana 8 p.m. CARSON’S CAREER NIGHT: Junior Carson Parker led the way on Dec. 19 in 1/21 *Wayne State 6 p.m. the road win at Winona State. The Peacock point guard totaled a career- high 33 points on 11-14 shooting, including 7-9 from behind the arc. 1/27 *U-Mary 8 p.m. Parker put up his third career 20-point scoring effort and his career night 1/28 *Minot State 6 p.m. was also the fi rst 30-point performance of the season for a Peacock. For 2/3 *Northern State 8 p.m. the weekend, the New Hartford, Iowa product averaged 20.0 points, and 2/4 *#25 MSU Moorhead 6 p.m. connected on 14-23 shots from the fi eld. 2/10 *Minnesota State 8 p.m. SHOOTING IS EVERYTHING: After Monday night’s win over Winona 2/11 *Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m. State, the Peacocks are now 7-0 on the season when they shoot better 2/17 *Wayne State 8 p.m. than their opponent from the fi eld. On six of those occasions, UIU has 2/18 *#16 Augustana 6 p.m. converted at least 50% of their shots. 2/22 NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament TRIO OF PEACOCKS HIT 100: Three different Peacocks have now played in at least 100 games in their illustrious careers. Redshirt senior Jordan Hay BOLD = HOME || ITALICS = NEUTRAL SITE (105), and true seniors Josh Weeber (104) and Jimmy Roth (102) recently *Northern Sun Conference Game hit that milestone. Roth will start in his 89th and 90th career games this weekend, and is the only current Peacock with at least 80 starts in his Twitter: #FeathersUp career. @UIUPeacocks @PeacockHoops THE SERIES… Facebook: UIU Peacocks vs. BEMIDJI STATE: BSU holds a 12-6 advantage in the series, and have won the last four matchups. The last Peacock win came in January of Instagram: @UIUPeacocks 2013. The fi rst meeting between the schools came on Dec. 16, 1949, with the Beavers winning a 97-69 contest in Fayette. Snapchat: UIUPeacocks1 vs. MINNESOTA CROOKSTON: Upper Iowa holds a 13-3 lead in the all- Online: UPPERIOWAATHLETICS.COM time series, and have won 11 of the last 12 meetings, including a 72-62 UpperIowaAthletics.com offers the most complete win in Crookston, Minn. last season. and comprehensive coverage of the Peacocks. 2016-17 NSIC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS 2016-17 BY THE NUMBERS NORTH CONF OVERALL DIV STRK TEAM STATISTICS UIU OPP #25 MSU Moorhead 5-1 10-2 5-1 W1 SCORING 941 942 St. Cloud State 4-1 8-6 3-0 W2 Points per game 78.4 78.5 Northern State 4-2 8-4 4-2 W3 Scoring margin -0.1 - U-Mary 3-3 5-7 2-2 L2 FIELD GOALS-ATT 333-689 342-724 Minot State 2-4 6-6 1-3 W1 Field goal pct .483 .472 Minnesota Crookston 1-4 5-6 1-4 W2 3 POINT FG-ATT 89-226 115-291 Bemidji State 1-4 3-7 1-4 L4 Minnesota Duluth 1-4 1-9 1-2 L4 3-point FG pct .394 .395 3-pt FG made/game 7.4 9.6 SOUTH CONF OVERALL DIV STRK FREE THROWS-ATT 186-276 143-201 Upper Iowa 5-1 8-4 5-1 W1 Free throw pct .674 .711 #16 Augustana 5-1 10-2 4-0 W3 FT made per game 15.5 11.9 #19 SMSU 5-1 10-1 3-1 W4 REBOUNDS 397 410 Minnesota State 2-3 7-4 2-3 W2 Rebounds per game 33.1 34.2 Winona State 2-4 5-5 2-4 L1 Rebounding margin -1.1 - Sioux Falls 2-4 6-8 1-3 L1 ASSISTS 161 175 Wayne State 2-4 4-8 1-3 W1 Assists per game 13.4 14.6 Concordia-St. Paul 1-4 4-8 1-4 L2 TURNOVERS 148 164 Turnovers per game 12.3 13.7 Turnover margin +1.3 - BBEMIDJIEMIDJI SSTATETATE BBEAVERSEAVERS Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.1 NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN STEALS 79 77 1 Lucas Wendt F 6-6 Fr. Racine, Wis. Steals per game 6.6 6.4 2 Aage Rovney G 6-3 Fr. West St. Paul, Minn. BLOCKS 35 36 3 William Harvey F 6-7 Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. Blocks per game 2.9 3.0 4 Jai’Vionne Green G 6-4 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 5 Ben Best F 6-8 Sr. Drummond, Wis. 10 Jacob McNallan G 6-2 R-Fr. Andover, Minn. 11 Christian Pekarek G 6-1 Jr. Little Falls, Minn. 12 Sharif Black G 6-2 Jr. Detroit, Mich. 14 Shane White F 6-8 Sr. Rhinelander, Wis. UIU CATEGORY LEADERS 21 Peyton Dibble G 6-6 Fr. Cameron, Wis. 23 Zach Baumgartner F 6-8 Fr. Kewaunee, Wis. SCORING G Pts Pts/G 24 Logan Bader F 6-7 Fr. Milltown, Wis. Roth, Jimmy 12 164 13.7 32 Kyle Sorenson F 6-8 R-Fr. Caledonia, Minn. Weeber, Josh 12 135 11.3 34 Adam Jacobson G 6-4 R-So. Wishek, N.D. Hay, Jordan 12 133 11.1 Mike Boschee - Head Coach (5th Season) FIELD GOAL % Made Att FG % Matt Majkrzak - Assistant Coach Hay, Jordan 52 100 .520 Blake Peterson - Graduate Coach Weeber, Josh 44 85 .518 Parker, Carson 47 92 .511 MMINNESOTAINNESOTA CCROOKSTONROOKSTON GGOLDENOLDEN EEAGLESAGLES 3-POINT FG % Made Att 3FG % NO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN Weeber, Josh 28 56 .500 0 Harrison Cleary G 6-1 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis. Parker, Carson 17 42 .405 1 Connor Gamble G 6-0 R-Fr. Stillwater, Minn. 13 Kobe Critchley G 6-0 So. Roseville, Minn,. Lenhart, Luke 22 57 .386 14 Xavier Hall G 6-1 Sr. Woodbury, Minn. 20 Darin Viken G 6-1 So. Fosston, Minn. FREE THROW % Made Att FT % 21 Chase Johnson F 6-6 Fr. La Crosse, Wis. Lenhart, Luke 27 32 .844 22 Aaron Hollcraft G 6-0 So. Crookston, Minn. Parker, Carson 20 24 .833 24 Riley Rice F/C 6-6 Sr. Mullen, Neb. Weeber, Josh 19 26 .731 25 Chase Knickerbocker G/F 6-6 So. Annandale, Minn. 30 Benjamin Rounds G/F 6-6 Fr. McFarland, Wis. REBOUNDS G Reb Reb/G 32 Gabrys Sadaunykas G/F 6-4 Fr. Vilnius, Lithuania Hay, Jordan 12 78 6.5 34 Nate Lorenz F/C 6-7 So. Breckenridge, Minn. Austin III, Dennis 12 56 4.7 42 Josh Lanasa F/C 6-6 Fr. Soo Hill, Mich. Parker, Carson 12 56 4.7 44 Gable Smith F 6-7 R-So. Lodi, Wis. 54 Jim Warmack F/C 6-7 Jr. East Grand Forks, Minn. ASSISTS G Ast Ast/G Dan Weisse - Head Coach (3rd Season) Parker, Carson 12 44 3.7 Bryan Beamish - Assistant Coach Roth, Jimmy 12 31 2.6 Blaise Davis - Assistant Coach Austin III, Dennis 12 21 1.8 2016 - 2017 PEACOCKS TV/RADIO ROSTER Luke Lenhart Ezell Craft III Carson Parker Kam Rowan Jareese Williams 0 G, Sr., 6-0, 160 1 F, Sr., 6-1, 180 3 G, Jr., 6-3, 185 4 G, Jr., 6-0, 185 5 G, Fr., 6-2, 173 Storm Lake, Iowa Leesville, La.