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: https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/KGIMAM No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG Live Stats: https://nsuwolves.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary 1 Tommy Chatman G 6-4 190 Fr. 8.2 Webcast: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/northern/ 2 Mason Stark G 6-2 160 So. 14.5 3 Andrew Kallman G 6-4 175 Jr. 8.0 21 Gabe King G 6-5 185 Sr. 11.4 ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES 24 Parker Fox F 6-8 210 So. 20.3 • Northern State sports a 10-4 overall records, 6-2 in conference play and 3-1 on the road this season PROBABLE STARTERS • Minnesota Crookston • The Wolves lone road loss was dealt to them back on November 30th against No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG MSU Moorhead 0 Harison Cleary G 6-1 180 Sr. 29.2 • Northern is averaging 78.1 points per game with a scoring margin of +7.7 10 Ibu Jassey Demba F 6-7 200 Jr. 3.9 12 Malcolm Cohen G/F 6-6 210 RSr. 9.1 • The Wolves are shooting 48.8% from the floor this season and making on 14 Brian Sitzmann G 6-4 192 RSo. 8.4 average 7.3 three-pointers per game 44 Javier Nicolau F/C 6-10 220 Sr. 6.9 • Northern State currently sit second in the nation for division two in total assists with 214 on the season PROBABLE STARTERS • Bemidji State • The Wolves also sit third in the nation in total blocks with 63 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG • 137 total turnovers for NSU this season ranks them second in the nation for 5 Derek Thompson F 6-8 218 Jr. 10.3 fewest turnovers behind Wayne St. (MI) 11 Max Bjorklund G 6-1 168 So. 10.4 • Northern currently sits fourth overall in the NSIC and second in the north 24 Logan Bader F 6-7 205 Sr. 10.3 25 Griffin Chase G 6-3 185 Jr. 8.6 division 30 Nich Wagner G 6-4 195 TR-Jr. 17.4 • The last meeting with Bemidji State at home NSU led 40-34 at the half shooting 57.14% from the floor and 62.50% from distance • In the mast meeting with Minnesota Crookston the Wolves led by a commanding 2019-20 Schedule 61-27 at the half shooting 80.65% from the floor and 70.0% from distance Overall: 10-4 | NSIC: 6-2 | NSIC North: 5-1 ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES Home: 6-1 | Away: 3-1 | Neutral: 1-2 • Minnesota Crookston is 7-7 overall, 3-5 in conference and 3-1 at home on the season November • Last weekend the Golden Eagles got swept by St. Cloud State (72-52) and 8 Southeastern Oklahoma L 75-64 Minnesota Duluth (78-64) 9 #9 Southern Nazarene L 67-61 • UMC is averaging -3.3 points less per game than their opponents 15 South Dakota Mines W 69-63 • Minnesota Crookston is making an average of 24.6 field goals per game 16 Black Hills State W 83-81 (OT) • They are shooting 41.7% from the floor 22 CSU PUEBLO W 95-73 • The Golden Eagles have been grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game, -6.6 23 CHADRON STATE W 70-59 rebounds less than their opponents who are averaging 37.5 rebounds per game 30 MSU Moorhead* L 81-74 against UMC • Minnesota Crookston has been good at forcing opponent turnovers with 13.1 December and scoring 15.4 points off turnovers by opponents • The Golden Eagles are led by sixth year head coach Dan Weisse 6 BEMIDJI STATE* W 81-73 7 MINN. CROOKSTON* W 101-58 LAST MEETING 13 Minot State* W 69-67 • Northern State ran past the Golden Eagles earlier this year defeating them 14 UMary* W 74-61 101-58 21 MSU MOORHEAD* W 95-64 • The Wolves had four players score in double digits with Fox (19), Stark (12), Dominovic (12) and King (11) January • NSU shot 67.8% from the floor, 52.2% from beyond the arc and 64.3% at the 3 UPPER IOWA* L 86-95 foul line 4 WINONA STATE* W 72-68 • The Wolves bench chipped in with 45 points to secure the runaway win 10 Minnesota Crookston* 7:30 PM • NSU is 39-2 all-time against UMC dating back to 1994-94 when the Wolves 11 Bemidji State* 5:30 PM took the game 108-71 17 Augustana* 7:30 PM ABOUT THE BEAVERS 18 Wayne State* 5:30 PM • Bemidji enters the weekend 8-4 overall, 5-3 in NSIC play and a perfect 5-0 at 24 ST. CLOUD STATE* 7:30 PM home this season 25 MINNESOTA DULUTH* 6 PM • BSU takes on MSU Moorhead on Friday before seeing the Wolves on Saturday 31 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL* 7:30 PM • The Beavers have been out-scoring their opponents by an average of 11.8 points per game and grabbing an average of 6.0 more rebounds February • Bemidji is shooting 49.5% from the floor (second best in NSIC overall), 42.0% 1 MINNESOTA STATE* 6 PM from distance (best in NSIC overall) and 73.7% at the foul line 7 Sioux Falls* 7:30 PM • Nick Wagner is the Beavers top scorer averaging 17.4 points per game 8 Southwest Minn. St.* 6 PM • Bemidji State is led by Mike Boschee as he enters is eighth season with the 14 Minnesota Duluth* 7:30 PM Beavers 15 St. Cloud State* 5:30 PM LAST MEETING 21 UMARY* 7:30 PM • Northern State earlier this season defeated BSU 81-73 at home 22 MINOT STATE* 6 PM • Fox was the top scorer for the Wolves with 22 points • NSU shot 52.9% from the floor, 50.0% from beyond the arc and 63.3% from *NSIC Contest HOME game in BOLD the free throw line NSIC Overall Standings HEAD COACH • saul phillips • 1st SEASON • RECORD: 225-165 (6-2 NSIC) 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 Sioux Falls .................................7-1 ........... 11-3 Dakota State University and Ohio University. He is just the sixth head coach for the Wolves since Augustana .................................6-2 ........... 11-3 1946. Minnesota Duluth ......................6-2 ........... 11-3 Phillips takes the helm of the Northern State program after spending the past five seasons at Northern State ...........................6-2 ........... 10-4 Ohio University, and previous seven at North Dakota State. He went 81-77 overall leading the Bemidji State .............................5-3 ........... 8-4 Bobcats and 134-84 with the Bison. Phillips will look to continue the strong tradition of Northern St. Cloud State ..........................5-3 ........... 8-6 State basketball, as the Wolves have won back-to-back NSIC Conference Championships and Minnesota State.........................5-3 ........... 7-7 are the NCAA Division II National Attendance leaders for the last 11 seasons, averaging well MSU Moorhead .........................4-4 ........... 8-6 over 3,000 fans per game. Winona State .............................4-4 ........... 7-7 Phillips led the Ohio University Bobcats to the CBI semifinal round in his tenure with the program. Upper Iowa ................................4-4 ........... 7-7 OU saw 11 all-conference performances in five seasons under Phillips including one MAC Player Minnesota Crookston ................3-5 ........... 7-7 of the Year honor (Antonio Campbell) and one MAC Freshman of the Year award (Jordan Dartis). Jaaron Simmons broke the Concordia-St. Paul ....................3-5 ........... 5-7 single season Ohio University and MAC assist records in 2015-16, dishing out 275 on the year. Campbell was an Associated UMary ........................................2-6 ........... 7-7 Press All-America selection following a stellar 2015-16 campaign, where the Bobcats tallied their best season under Phillips Southwest Minnesota St. ...........2-6 ........... 5-9 going 23-12 overall. Wayne State ..............................2-6 ........... 5-12 In his seven seasons at North Dakota State, Phillips led the Bison to two Summit League Championships, two Summit League Minot State ................................0-8 ........... 6-8 Tournament Championships, and two appearances in the NCAA Tournament. A total of 14 Bison earned all-conference accolades in his seven seasons, while four were named to the NABC All-District team and two tallied All-American accolades. NSIC divisional Standings Phillips directed NDSU to their first Summit League crown and NCAA Division I Championship appearance in 2009; he was named the Summit League Coach of the Year and was one of ten finalists for the Hugh Durham Mid-Major Coach of the Year NSIC NORTH Div. ...............Pct award. Senior Ben Woodside received Summit League Player of the Year honors that season, the first in NDSU program Minnesota Duluth ..................... 5-1 ..........0.833 history. The 2013-14 campaign brought similar honors for the program winning their second Summit League Championship and a berth to the NCAA Tournament. In addition to being named the league coach of the year, senior Taylor Braun earned Northern State .......................... 5-1 ..........0.833 the league player of the year award. Bemidji State ............................ 3-3 ..........0.500 St. Cloud State ......................... 4-2 ..........0.667 The Bison advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament in his final season with the program, posting a 26-7 record MSU Moorhead .......................