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2018-19 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES www.FightingHawks.com • www.Facebook.com/UNDMBasketball • www.Twitter.com/UNDMBasketball NORTH DAKOTA (8-13, 2-6 SL) AT WESTERN ILLINOIS (8-13, 3-5 SL) 2018-19 Schedule/Results Friday, Feb. 1 • 4:30 p.m. • Western Hall (4,421) • Macomb, Ill. Nov. 6 NORTHLAND COLLEGE W, 104-48 Radio: Home of Economy Radio Network (100.3-FM, 790-AM) • TV: ESPN3 Nov. 10 at Milwaukee W, 63-60 Nov. 14 at No. 10 Kentucky L, 96-58 THE BASICS PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS Nov. 17 MINNESOTA MORRIS W, 112-58 Nov. 20 CONCORDIA (NEB.) W, 89-56 Series Breakdown MARLON STEWART Nov. 24 at Utah Valley L, 74-68 Overall - Tied 3-3 Nov. 27 at Montana State L, 81-76 In Macomb - 2-1 WIU 1 POINT GUARD Jones vs. WIU - 1-2 31.5 mpg | 12.9 ppg | 4.3 apg | Scored a team-high 22 points, had seven Dec. 1 IDAHO L, 67-54 Wright vs. UND - 0-1 rebounds, and four assists vs. South Dakota | Has reached double figures in four Dec. 5 at UT Rio Grande Valley L, 70-56 Current Streak - W1 straight games | Leads the team in scoring (12.9 ppg) Dec. 9 MILWAUKEE W, 83-72 Dec. 14 MAYVILLE STATE W, 83-66 Todd Lee Brian Jones BILLY BROWN Dec. 18 at No. 20 Marquette L, 92-66 Overall Record: 46-86 Overall Record: 186-212 Dec. 22 at Northern Iowa L, 64-62 Record at WIU: 46-86 Record at UND: 186-212 3 SHOOTING GUARD Dec. 29 PURDUE FORT WAYNE* L, 84-73 Overall Seasons: 5th Overall Seasons: 13th 27.3 mpg | 7.0 ppg | .500 shooting% | Has started all 21 games this season | Scored five points on 2-of-4 from the field in the loss vs. USD At WIU: 5th At North Dakota: 13th Jan. 3 at Oral Roberts* L, 83-72 CORTEZ SEALES Jan. 5 at Denver* W, 80-59 BY THE NUMBERS Jan. 10 OMAHA* L, 92-91 15 GUARD/FORWARD Jan. 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS* W, 71-65 All-time wins Jan. 16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE* L, 78-74 1,582 30.4 mpg | 12.4 ppg | .448 shooting% | Has scored in double figures in 15 of the 21 contests this year | Tallied 10 points and three rebounds in a team-high Jan. 19 at North Dakota State* L, 67-65 Players new to the UND 38 minutes against the Coyotes Jan. 23 SOUTH DAKOTA* L, 70-57 11 roster this season KIENAN WALTER Feb. 1 at Western Illinois* 4:30 p.m. 11 Players to score 10+ 23 FORWARD Feb. 3 at Omaha* Noon points this season Feb. 6 NORTH DAKOTA STATE* 7 p.m. 23.5 mpg | 7.3 ppg | 4.9 rpg |Scored six points, had two rebounds, and two Feb. 9 at South Dakota State 4:15 p.m. Number of FTs made and assists vs. USD| Has started the last six games Feb. 16 ORAL ROBERTS* 7 p.m. 13 attempted vs. USD Feb. 23 DENVER* 3 p.m. FILIP REBRACA Feb. 28 at Purdue Fort Wayne* 7:30 p.m. TALE OF THE TAPE 12 CENTER Mar. 2 at South Dakota* 3:30 p.m. 20.4 mpg | 8.4 ppg | 6.0 rpg | Returned to the starting lineup for the first time WIU STAT UND since Jan. 3 at Oral Roberts | Recorded a game-high 11 rebounds and scored 72.2 Points PG 74.1 eight points | Currently leads the team in rebounding (6.0 rpg) Mar. 9-12 Summit League Tournament (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 71.7 Opp. Points PG 71.5 LEADERS SERIES HISTORY 35.7 Rebounds PG 33.9 Mar. 19-20 NCAA First Four 11.0 Assists PG 14.0 Date Location Result POINTS PER GAME 1/3/67 Grand Forks W, 106-74 (Dayton, Ohio) 4.6 Blocks PG 3.1 WIU Kobe Webster 17.6 12/14/67 Macomb W, 95-77 5.9 Steals PG 6.2 UND Marlon Stewart 12.9 2/28/80 Brookings, S.D. L, 102-79 Mar. 21-23 NCAA First Round 11/26/11 Grand Forks L, 65-62 .444 FG Pct. .464 REBOUNDS PER GAME 12/22/11 Macomb L, 68-46 .390 3-Pt FG Pct. .371 WIU Brandon Gilbeck 8.3 1/12/19 Grand Forks W, 71-65 Mar. 22-24 NCAA Second Round .737 FT Pct. .715 UND Filip Rebraca 6.0 Mar. 28-31 NCAA Regional Semifinals and Finals .433 Opp. FG Pct. .441 ASSISTS PER GAME WIU Kobe Webster 3.5 .373 Opp. 3-Pt FG Pct. .348 Apr. 6-8 NCAA Final Four UND Marlon Stewart 4.3 (Minneapolis, Minn.) A WIN WOULD ... STEALS PER GAME WIU Kobe Webster 1.4 home games in BOLD • Be better than a loss UND Marlon Stewart 1.2 *denotes Summit League game • Be UND's second straight win over 3-POINTERS All times in Central Western Illinois WIU Kobe Webster 53 • Give UND a 4-3 advantage in the all- UND Aanen Moody 54 time series vs. WIU FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE • Snap a three-game losing streak WIU James Claar .710 • Be UND's third road win of the sea- UND Conner Avants .617 son and first since Jan. 5 at Denver FREE THROW PERCENTAGE WIU C.J. Duff .850 UND Aanen Moody .917 2018-19 North Dakota Men’s Basketball 19-time conference champions, three final fours PAGE 2 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA GAME NOTES • January 31, 2019 TV CHART 1 3 4 5 10 MARLON STEWART BILLY BROWN DAVIDS ATELBAUERS ZAC SADDLER AANEN MOODY Jr. • G • 6-3 Jr. • G • 6-3 Fr. • G • 6-1 R-So. • F • 6-7 R-Fr. • G • 6-3 Rock Island, Ill. Spirit Lake, Iowa Ogre, Latvia New Braunfels, Texas Dickinson, N.D. 11 12 13 15 20 BENTIU PANOAM FILIP REBRACA MARKO COUDREAU CORTEZ SEALES JAL BIJIEK So. • G • 6-2 Fr. • F/C • 6-9 Fr. • F • 6-9 Sr. • G • 6-4 Fr. • F • 6-7 Anchorage, Alaska Sombor, Serbia Marseille, France Eldridge, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa 21 22 23 24 32 ETHAN IGBANUGO CARTER BROOKS KIENAN WALTER ELIJAH HAZEKAMP CONNER AVANTS R-Fr. • G • 6-2 R-So. • F • 6-7 Jr. • F • 6-9 Fr • F • 6-6 Sr. • F • 6-7 Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville, Minn. Vancouver, Wash. Sioux City, Iowa Edmond, Okla. LUCAS SCHMIDT 50 Fr. • C • 6-10 Watsonville, Calif. 2018-19 North Dakota Men’s Basketball 19-time conference champions, three final fours PAGE 3 • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA GAME NOTES • January 31, 2019 NEXT GAME AT WESTERN ILLINOIS MEET THE WIU COACHING STAFF time this season in the loss at Northern Iowa (Dec. 22), but the Hawks still managed 21 The University of North Dakota men's Billy Wright is in his fifth season as head coach points from their reserves. basketball team returns from an eight-day of Western Illinois and is assisted by Josh break to take on Western Illinois on Friday Wolfe, Jestin Anderson, and Joshua Jones. The bench exploded in the team's conference afternoon in Macomb. SERIES HISTORY VS. WIU opener vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 29), scoring 58 of UND's 73 points in the loss. Friday will mark the seventh all-time meeting BROADCAST COVERAGE AT WIU This marks the third time this season that the between North Dakota and Western Illinois, Hawks have recorded at least 50 points from All UND men’s basketball games, home and with the series currently deadlocked at three. away, can be heard on stations across the UND their reserves. Sports Home of Economy Radio Network, After UND won the first two meetings in 1967, As a whole, UND has only had five games this as well as through the iHeart Radio app. The the Western Illinois captured three straight season when its bench scores fewer than 20 flagship station for the network is 96.1 FM meetings in 1980 and 2011 before the Fighting points (at Milwaukee, vs. Idaho, vs. Western (The Fox), but games can also be heard on Hawks won the earlier contest this season, 71- Illinois, at NDSU, and vs. South Dakota). UND 1440 KKXL AM (The Fan) and 100.3 KSNR FM 65. (Cat Country) in the Grand Forks area. Fans in is 2-3 in those tilts, but has suffered back-to- back games with fewer than 20 points from its the Fargo-Moorhead region can tune into the A win would give UND its first regular season reserves. Fighting Hawks on 740 AM (KNFL) and 790 AM sweep over a conference opponent since the (KFGO). Paul Ralston will be entering his 10th 2016-17 year when the Hawks swept four Big The Hawks are currently averaging 28.1 bench season on the call for all North Dakota men’s Sky Conference foes. basketball games. points per game, accounting for 37.9% of their HELLO! MY NAME IS... total scoring. In addition, all home men’s basketball contests With 11 players on the roster who had never will be televised regionally and nationally for IT'S CROWDED! played in a collegiate basketball game the first time in program history, thanks to The crowd of 18,555 at No. 10 Kentucky marks entering the season, nine made their debut the partnerships with Midco Sports Network® the largest attendance that UND has played in against Northland College (Nov. 6): Davids (MidcoSN®) and FOX Sports North. front of. Atelbauers, Elijiah Hazekamp, Ethan Igabugo, Marko Coudreau, Aanen Moody, Friday's matchup with the Fighting WHAT'S THE ROCK COOKING? Zac Saddler, Bentiu Panoam, Jal Bijiek, and Leathernecks can be seen live on ESPN3 UND has had four players record a double- Carter Brooks all donned the green and white through the ESPN app and online at ESPN.