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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] Office: 605-331-6774 | Cell: 605-670-8591 | Athletics: 605-331-6791 - [email protected] Cougars 2016-17 Schedule Game Notes - Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 Sioux Falls, S.D. (Stewart Center) Sun., Nov.. 6 Iowa State (exhibition) L, 101-57 USF Men’s BB looks to build on two-game winning streak with Up- Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Emporia State L, 101-94 Sun., Nov. 13 vs Fort Hays State L, 80-78 per Iowa and Winona State coming to Stewart Center SIOUX FALLS -- The University of Sioux Falls Men’s Basketball Team (8-8, 4-4 NSIC) will build Tue, Nov. 15 Presentation College W, 87-56 look to build on a two-game winning streak when the Cougars return to the Stewart Center to host Sat., Nov. 19 Concordia-Wisconsin W, 100-65 Upper Iowa (10-4, 7-1 NSIC) and Winona State (7-5, 4-4 NSIC) on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 6-7. Wed., Nov. 23 PR-Rio Piedras L, 56-52 The Cougars face Upper Iowa at 8 p.m. on Friday before facing Winona State at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Thur., Nov. 24 Saint Rose (NY) L, 44-42 Fri, Nov. 25 PR-Mayaquez W, 69-52 USF will face Upper Iowa for the 13th time, trailing 9-3 in the all-time series. The Cougars will meet Winona State for the 11th time, trailing the Warriors, 6-4 in the all-time series. Tues., Nov. 29 at Southwest Minn. State* L, 74-72 Fri., Dec. 2 at Winona State* W, 90-81 USF MBB has won 4-of-5 after sweeping a pair of road games over Wayne State (64-58) at Rice Sat., Dec. 3 at Upper Iowa* L, 78-76 Auditorium and city rival Augustana (69-62) at the Sioux Falls Arena. USF recorded its third straight Fri., Dec. 9 St. Cloud State* L, 90-74 win over WSC and defeated Augustana for the first time since Nov. 22, 1994 on the Vikings home Sat., Dec. 10 Minnesota Duluth W, 83-70 floor (93-87). The victory also ended a seven-game losing streak to the Vikings, dating to a 79-58 win on Feb. 15, 2013 at the Stewart Center. Tue., Dec. 13 Mount Marty W, 84-50 Sat., Dec. 17 Southwest Minn. State L, 87-86 Fri. Dec. 30 at Wayne State* W, 64-58 SIOUX FALLS COUGARS (8-8, 4-4 NSIC) Sat., Dec. 31 at Augustana* W, 69-62 Head Coach: Chris Johnson (Central College ‘98) Fri., Jan. 6 Upper Iowa* 8 pm Career Record: 165-128 (10th Season) Record at USF: 149-113 (9th Season) Sat., Jan. 7 Winona State* 6 pm Probable Starters Fri., Jan. 13 at Bemidji State* 8 pm Sat., Jan. 14 at Minnesota Crookston* 6 pm Fri., Jan. 20 Minnesota State* 8 pm Sat., Jan. 21 Concordia-St. Paul 6 pm Fri., Jan. 27 Northern State* 8 pm Sat, Jan. 28 MSU Moorhead 6 pm Fri, Feb. 3 at U-Mary* 8 pm #11 Zach Wessels #3 Mack Johnson #23 Drew Guebert #34 Clint Thomas Sat., Feb. 4 at Minot State* 6 pm #14 Tom Aase Fri., Feb. 10 Augustana * 8 pm 6-2, 182, Jr., G 6-3, 189, Sr., G 6-8, 200, So., F 6-3 , 210, Sr., F 6-6 , 220, Jr., F Sat., Feb. 11 Wayne State* 6 pm Austin, Minn. Roseville, Minn. Apeple Valley, McCall, Idaho Austin, Minn. Fri., Feb. 17 at Concordia St. Paul* 8 pm 8.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg 15.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg 16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg 10.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg 4.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg Sat., Feb. 18 at Minnesota State* 6 pm 2.6 apg, 16/14 G/S 3.2 apg, 16/15 G/S 1.4 apg, 16/16 G/S 1.8 apg, 16/16 G/S 1.1 bpg, 16/7 G/S * Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest VS 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, at Stewart Center Bold indicates a home game Upper Iowa Peacocks (10-4, 7-1 NSIC) Inside Cougars Basketball Head Coach: Northern Iowa ‘70 (3rd year Last Postseason berth............2015-16 (2nd Rd. NSIC) Career Record: 35-23 (19th Season) Record at UIU: 35-23 (3rd Season) First Year of Basketball ..........................................1906 Series Tally: Upper Iowa leads, 9-3 All-Time Record (Years) ..................1,053-1085 (110th) Conference Championships (Last) ...................2 (2006) Upper Iowa Upper Iowa Probable Starters All-Americans................................................................5 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS has won 9-of- Scholar Athletes..........................................................20 10 Jimmy Roth G 6-5 205 Sr. 13.4 3.7 14/14 10 games, All-Conference Selections...........................................40 23 Dennis Austin, III G 6-3 200 RSo. 10.0 4.6 14/14 including Broadcast Information 24 Jordan Hay F 6-8 215 R-Sr. 12.1 6.6 14/14 three straight. 03 Carson Parker G 6-3 185 Jr. 9.6 4.4 14/14 00 Luke Lenhart G 6-0 160 Sr. 10.8 2.6 14/14 Live Video: Stretch Internet portal.stretchinternet.com/siouxfalls VS 6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, Stewart Center Winona State Warriors (7-5, 4-4 NSIC) Live Audio: at KWSN AM 1230, 98.1 FM Head Coach: Todd Eisner Creighton ‘91 (19th year Career Record: 440-183 (19th Season) Record at WSU: 23-17 (2ndSeason) Live Stats: USFCougars.com Series Tally: Winona State leads, 6-4 Links to all live stats available on Winona State ranks 1st in FG Winona State Probable Starters MBB page and USFCougars.com home # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG GP/GS pct. defense page (right side under live video) 11 Riley Bambanek G 6-5 210 Sr. 17.9 3.5 12/12 (41.3%) & 05 Josh Mongan G 5-10 175 Sr. 4.3 2.5 12/6 3rd in scoring 03 Corey Jeffs F 6-7 205 Jr. 9.5 6.2 12/9 defense (70.9) 30 Tommy Gathje F 6-8 211 So. 8.3 4.2 12/3 in the NSIC. 20 Isaiah Gray G 6-0 170 Sr. 12.9 2.8 12/10 QUICK FACTS USF, which has lost six games by four points or less, including five by two or fewer UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS points, used its league-leading defense to pick up a pair of wins. The Cougars held WSC to 58 points and Augustana, which was averaging 84 points per game, to Location..............................................................Sioux Falls, S.D. 62 on their home floor. In fact, USF’s defense held the Vikings and Wildcats to a Founded................................................................................1883 combined 36.9 percent from the floor and 21.3 percent from three-point range Enrollment.............................................................................1,519 with a 38.5-to-34.5 margin on the boards. Nickname........................................................................Cougars Breaking down USF’s wins and losses by the numbers Colors................................................................Purple and White In its eight losses USF has lost by combined 36 points or 4.5 ppg. In fact, USF has outrebounded opponents, 35-9-to-34.8 in those games, when they have been Affiliation.............................................................NCAA Division II outshot, .446 -to- .428 from the field and 39.6 percent to 36.5 percent for USF. Conference...................Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference In its eight wins, the Cougars have won by 153 total points or 19.12 ppg, although President........................................................Dr. Mark Benedetto USF has won by a combined 36 points or 9.0 ppg in league play. In USF’s wins, Director of Athletics..................................................Josh Snyder they own a 80.8 to 61.8 ppg advantage. The Cougars hold a 42.9-to-30.3 edge on Arena (capacity).......................................Stewart Center (2,000) the boards, a 40.7-to-28.9 shooting percentage margin in three point shots (9.0 made per game to 6.5 for opponents) and a 49.2 percent-to-38.2 percent edge in field goal shooting in those wins. TEAM FACTS Upper Iowa edged USF, 78-76 in early December 2016-17 Overall Record ..................................................8-8, 4-4 Earlier this year, the Peacocks edged USF, 78-76 (Dec. 3), as Carson Parker converted four free throws down the stretch to seal the win. Josh Weeber led UIU, which has a 9-3 series lead over USF, with 21 points. The Cougars were led Assistant Coaches by Drew Guebert with 22 and Mack Johnson with 15. USF hit 11-of-26 from Assoc. Head Coach................................................Nate Kaeding three point range in the hard luck loss. Upper Iowa, which is tied with SMSU for (U-Mary, 2007) the NSIC South Division lead at 7-1, has had a strong start to the season at 10-4 Assistant Coach..................................................Troy Odegaard overall. They have won 9-of-10 games, including three straight NSIC wins, after (Dakota Wesleyan, 1987) a 1-3 start. UIU’s only loss in league play was a 85-67 home loss to Winona State on Dec. 17. The Peacocks, which have only a 78.6 to 76.5 winning margin in 14 Assistant Coach.....................................................Kevin Fopma games this season, are led in scoring by Jimmy Roth at 13.4 ppg. (Dordt, 2012) USF defeated Winona State, 90-81 on Dec. 2 The Cougars, with 23 points from Mack Johnson and 21 by Drew Guebert, Cougars vs. Peacocks vs. Warriors -- By the numbers to turn back Winona State on the road.