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1 DAKOTA STATE 1 MEN S BASKETBALL 8 NAIA DIVISION II MEN S BASKETBALL ALL-AMERICANS 10 NAIA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES 44 ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS 4 CONFERENCE TITLES (2 SDIC, 2 NSAA) 5 NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES SCHEDULE & RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 2-4 HOME: 1-0 AWAY: 1-2 NEUTRAL: 0-2 NORTH STAR: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Results Oct. 26 (RV) Doane (Neb.) L, Oct. 27 Nebraska Christian L, Nov. 3 (17) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) $ L, Nov. 4 Mount Marty (S.D.) $ L, Nov. 10 NORTHWESTERN (IOWA) W, (2 OTs) Nov. 13 Trinity Bible (N.D.) W, Nov. 20 DORDT (IOWA) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Midland (Neb.)! 4 p.m. Nov. 25 (4) Morningside (Iowa)! 1 p.m. Dec. 1 Bellevue (Neb.)* 5 p.m. Dec. 8 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 3 p.m. Dec. 12 Mount Marty (S.D.) 7 p.m. Dec. 15 MORNINGSIDE (IOWA) 4 p.m. Dec. 17 Oglala Lakota (S.D.) TBA Dec. 20 JAMESTOWN (N.D.) 7 p.m. Dec. 29 St. Mary (Kan.) ^ 3 p.m. Dec. 30 Peru State (Neb.) ^ 2 p.m. Jan. 4 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)* 5 p.m. Jan. 11 Valley City State (N.D.)* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 Mayville State (N.D.)* 5 p.m. Jan. 18 WALDORF (IOWA)* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 VITERBO (WIS.)* 5 p.m. Jan. 25 Viterbo (Wis.)* 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Waldorf (Iowa)* 5 p.m. Feb. 1 MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.)* 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* 5 p.m. Feb. 8 Presentation (S.D.)* 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Dickinson State (N.D.)* 6 p.m. Feb. 16 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* 5 p.m. Feb. 19 or 20 NSAA Conference Tournament Opening Round TBA Feb NSAA Final TBA March 6-12 NAIA Division II Men s Basketball National Tournament TBA $ South Dakota/NAIA Sanford Pentagon Classic-Sioux Falls, S.D. ^ Mike Miller Classic // *NSAA conference games // # Exhibition All times Central Standard Time //! Midland (Neb.) Draemel Classic MULTIMEDIA DSU Live Webcast:... YouTube Dakota State University Athletics KJAM Radio... KJAM Radio FM Voice of the Trojans:... Kevin Culhane Live Stats /Play-by-Play:... NAIA-DakStats DSU Athletics Social Media Facebook:... DSUTrojanAthletics Instagram:... dsu_athletics DAKOTA STATE QUICK FACTS School:... Dakota State University (S.D.) Founded: Location:... Madison, S.D (pop. 7,250) Enrollment:... 3,382 Colors:... Royal Blue and Yellow Nickname:... Trojans Home Field:... Trojan Field Affiliation:... NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Conference:... North Star Athletic Association Athletic/Univ. Website:... / President:... Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths Athletic Director:... Jeff Dittman Sports Information Director:...Nick Huntimer Faculty Athletic Representative:... Scott Klungseth THIS WEEK DAKOTA STATE THIS WEEK S PREVIEW MADISON, S.D. (Nov. 19, 2018) The Dakota State University (S.D.) Trojan men s basketball team (2-4 overall record) attempts to extend their two-game winning streak with a non-conference contest at DSU Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening. The Trojans host Dordt (Iowa) (5-2 overall record) of the Great Plains Athletic Conference on Tuesday evening as part of the women s/men s doubleheader. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dakota State is coming off a pair of wins, scoring over 100 points in both contests. DSU defeated GPAC s foe Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 10 in a double-overtime thriller. The Trojans followed up with a road victory at Trinity Bible (N.D.) on Nov. 13 for the second straight victory. Dordt made a furious comeback in the second-half in their thriller at No. 17-ranked Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Nov. 14. The Defenders were trailing by halftime, but outscored the Tigers for a two-point victory. DC nailed down a 3-pointer with just six seconds remaining for the lead and held on to the victory. Dordt had won the last six meetings with Dakota State, including a season series sweep last season. The Trojans are seeking for the first win over the Defenders since Nov. 9, 2013 with an win at DSU Fieldhouse. Next Up: Dakota State heads to Fremont, Neb. for a pair of games versus GPAC foes in the annual Draemel Classic. DSU faces host-team Midland (Neb.) on Nov. 24 and No. 4 Morningside (Iowa) on Nov. 25. THIS WEEK S QUICK HITS DORDT THIS WEEK OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK... Won 2... Won HEAD COACH... Gary Garner... Brian Van Haaften ALMA MATER... Missouri... Northwestern (Iowa) RECORD AT SCHOOL CAREER RECORD It was the first time since Nov. 12 and Nov. 14, 2017 that Dakota State (S.D.) hit back-to-back 100-plus points games (109 points versus Grand View, Iowa on Nov. 12 and 103 points versus Trinity Bible, N.D. on Nov. 14). DSU scored 105 points versus Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 10 and 112 points at Trinity Bible (N.D.) on Nov. 13. Tuesday s contest mark the fifth different opponent from the Great Plains Athletic Conference that the Trojans had faced this season. DSU is ranked 12th in the NAIA Division II in free-throw percentage (77.7 percent). The Trojans converted 80 free-throws in 103 attempts. Cody Muilenberg recorded a season-high four blocks in Trojans thrilling victory over Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 10. He accumulated six blocks this season, which is 39th-most in the nation. was tabbed as the North Star Athletic Association Men s Basketball Conference Player-of-the-Week after posting his third double-double of the season after DSU s home opener victory over Northwestern.. The Trojans extended their home court winning streak to six games (dating from last season). Dakota State is 16th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio of Brady Elder ranks seventh in the NAIA Division II with 38 assists. He averages 6.3 assists per game for DSU (13th-best assists average in the nation).

2 NAIA DII MBK TOP 25 (10/23/18) NOTEWORTHY.. RANK SCHOOL RECORD PR 1. Indiana Wesleyan (11) Indiana East (1) College of Idaho Morningside (Iowa) Indiana Tech Oklahoma Wesleyan Cornerstone (Mich.) Marian (Ind.) Union (Ky.) Briar Cliff (Iowa) Southeastern (Fla.) T Oregon Tech T West Virginia Tech Bellevue (Neb.) Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) RV 16. Saint Francis (Ind.) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) Southwestern (Kan.) Warner (Fla.) NR 20. Indiana Southeast Trinity International (Ill.) RV 22. Southern Oregon RV T23. Bethel (Ind..) T23. Warner Pacific (Ore.) St. Thomas (Fla.) Dropped Out: N/A Receiving Votes: Roosevelt (Ill.) 34; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 33; Milligan (Tenn.) 33; Rochester (Mich.) 31; Keiser (Fla.) 22; Voorhees (S.C.) 17; Friends (Kan.) 13; Mayville State (N.D.) 11; Doane (Neb.) 9. PR Previous Ranking SAVE THE DATE! UPCOMING HOME GAMES DSU KEEPS HOME COURT WINNING STREAK INTACT: Dakota State (S.D.) extended their home court winning streak to six games, dating from last season, after a double overtime thriller over Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 10. The Trojans also extended their home opener winning streak to nine games since DSU VERSUS GPAC: DSU recorded its first win against members of the Great Plains Athletic Conference on Nov. 10, defeating Northwestern (Iowa) in double overtime thriller. The Trojans are 1-3 record against the GPAC foes. Dakota State is scheduled to play seven more games against members of the GPAC, including two games versus Morningside (Iowa). DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Dakota State registered four double-doubles this season, with three double-doubles coming from (versus Doane, Mount Marty and Northwestern). Josh McGreal recorded the most recent double-double for the Trojans with 15 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 13 at Trinity Bible (N.D.). TWO TROJANS LEAD NSAA CONFERENCE: A pair of Trojan players lead the overall North Star Athletic Association conference in two different categories. leads the North Star with 23.5 points per game (54.6 percent from the field). Brady Elder also leads the conference with 6.3 assists per game (38 total assists). BALANCE OFFENSE ATTACK: Three Dakota State men s basketball players, Josh McGreal and Brady Elder are averaging in double digits this season. The Trojans piled up a total of 495 points this season, which is 37th-most points in NAIA Division II. DSU is averaging 82.5 points per game this year. NSAA MBK STANDINGS (Through Week 4) School NSAA Percent% Overall Percent% Home Away/Neutral Streak (RV) Mayville State (N.D.) Won 1 Viterbo (Wis.) Won 1 Waldorf (Iowa) Won 2 Dickinson State (N.D.) Won 1 Presentation (S.D.) Lost 1 (14) Bellevue (Neb.) Lost 1 Dakota State (S.D.) Won 2 Valley City State (N.D.) Lost 4 THE TROJANS WHEN... LEADING AT THE HALF ALLOWING 8+ 3-POINTERS TRAILING AT THE HALF ALLOWING FEWER THAN 8+ 3-POINTERS TIED AT HALF MAKING MORE 3-POINTERS THAN OPPONENTS IN OVERTIME MAKING FEWER 3-POINTERS THAN OPPONENTS AT HOME SCORING POINTS ON THE ROAD SCORING POINTS NEUTRAL SITE SCORING POINTS SCORING POINTS EXHIBITION GAMES SCORING POINTS TOURNAMENT GAMES SCORING 100+ POINTS vs. Saturday, Dec p.m. vs. Thursday, Dec p.m. VS. NSAA AT HOME ALLOWING POINTS VS. NSAA ON ROAD ALLOWING POINTS ALLOWING POINTS SHOOTING 50 PERCENT OR BETTER ALLOWING POINTS SHOOTING UNDER 50 PERCENT ALLOWING POINTS ALLOWING 100+ POINTS OPPONENT SHOOTS 50 PERCENT OR BETTER. 0-1 OPPONENT SHOOTS UNDER 50 PERCENT IN GAMES DECIDED BY 3 OR FEWER POINTS IN GAMES DECIDED BY 4-5 POINTS MORE REBOUNDS THAN OPPONENT IN GAMES DECIDED BY 6-10 POINTS FEWER REBOUNDS THAN OPPONENT IN GAMES DECIDED BY POINTS SAME REBOUNDS AS OPPONENT IN GAMES DECIDED BY 20+ POINTS COMMITTING MORE TURNOVERS COMMITTING FEWER TURNOVERS ON MONDAY SAME TURNOVERS ON TUESDAY ON WEDNESDAY COMMITTING MORE FOULS ON THURSDAY COMMITTING FEWER FOULS ON FRIDAY SAME FOULS ON SATURDAY ON SUNDAY SHOOTING MORE FREE-THROWS VERSUS NAIA TOP 25 TEAM SHOOTING FEWER FREE-THROWS VERSUS NAIA RECEIVING VOTES TEAM SAME FREE-THROWS MAKING 8+ 3-POINTERS MAKING FEWER THAN 8 3-POINTERS

3 DSU TROJANS BASKETBALL REVIEW TROJANS WIN HOME OPENER IN DOUBLE OT DATE OPPONENT SCORE REC./NSAA Oct. 28 OAK HILLS (MINN.) W, Oct. 29 DOANE (NEB.) W, Nov. 1 at Dordt (Iowa) L, Nov. 4 vs. Mount Marty (S.D.) W, Nov. 5 vs. (10) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) L, Nov. 8 MIDLAND (NEB.) L, Nov. 12 GRAND VIEW (IOWA) L, (2 OTs) 3-4 Nov. 14 TRINITY BIBLE (N.D.) W, Nov. 21 (18) BRIAR CLIFF (IOWA) W, Nov. 26 at South Dakota State (Ex.) L, Dec. 1 (18) JAMESTOWN (N.D.)* W, /1-0 Dec. 3 PRESENTATION (S.D.)* W, /2-0 Dec. 9 at (1) Northwestern (Iowa) L, Dec. 16 BELLEVUE (NEB.)* L, /2-1 Dec. 17 MAYVILLE STATE (N.D.)* L, /2-2 Dec. 29 vs. Dordt (Iowa) L, Dec. 30 at (20) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) L, Jan. 5 DICKINSON STATE (N.D.)* L, /2-3 Jan. 6 VALLEY CITY STATE (N.D.)* W, /3-3 Jan. 9 MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) W, Jan. 12 at Viterbo (Wis.)* L, /3-4 Jan. 13 at Waldorf (Iowa)* L, /3-5 Jan. 19 at Presentation (S.D.)* L, /3-6 Jan. 20 at (RV) Jamestown (N.D.)* L, /3-7 Jan. 26 at Valley City State (N.D.)* W, /4-7 Jan. 27 at (RV) Dickinson State (N.D.)*L, /4-8 Feb. 2 WALDORF (IOWA)* W, /5-8 Feb. 3 VITERBO (WIS.)* W, /6-8 Feb. 9 at (RV) Mayville State (N.D.)*W, /7-8 Feb. 10 GRACE (NEB.) W, 2-0 (Forfeit) Feb. 17 at (RV) Bellevue (Neb.)* L, /7-9 Feb. 22 at Dickinson State (N.D.) L, Overall Record: NSAA Conference/Finish: 7-9/T-6th School Records in Career Assists: Brendon Boomsma ( th) Blocks: Bobby Farquah ( th) 3-Point Field Goals Made: Brendon Boomsma ( rd) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: Brendon Boomsma (36.2% 175-of th) Single Season Blocked Shots: Bobby Farquah ( th) Single Game Field Goals Made: Kevin Daniels (15 vs. Grand View, Iowa- Nov. 12, 2017 T-3rd) 3-Point Field Goals Made: Kevin Daniels (7 vs. Dickinson State, N.D. Jan. 5, 2018 T-7th) Assists: Kevin Daniels (12 vs. Valley City State, N.D. Jan. 6, 2018 T-4th) Assists: Kevin Daniels (11 vs. Trinity Bible, N.D. Nov. 11, 2017 T -6th) Assists: Kevin Daniels (10 vs. Oak Hills, Minn. Oct. 28, 2017 T- 10th) Blocked Shots: Bobby Farquah (7 vs. Dordt, Iowa Dec. 29, 2017 T-1st) CAN T FIND IT HERE...YOU CAN ONLINE! FIND COMPLETE DAKOTA STATE NEWS AND STATS ONLINE Madison, S.D. (Nov. 10, 2018) Dakota State s (S.D.) Justin Folkers hit a game-tying 3-pointer to force the game into overtime with Northwestern (Iowa). After both teams scored seven points in first overtime, DSU outscored NWIA 16-9 in second overtime for a home thriller victory at DSU Fieldhouse. Northwestern led at halftime, but Dakota State rallied back after being down by 11 points in the second-half. DSU outscored NWIA in the second-half, tying the ball game at by the end of regulation. Leading 98-96, the Trojans pulled away after a 7-0 outburst for a lead with less than 15 seconds remaining in the game. All five DSU players scored in double-digits, paced by Justin Folkers with a career-high 32 points and tied his career-high 12 rebounds. Josh McGreal and Brady Elder each added 24 points (career-high for both players). Brady Van Holland and Cody Muilenburg each registered a season-high 10 points. Van Holland produced five assists and stole the ball twice for Dakota State. McGreal and Muilenburg each added four assists. Muilenburg had a game-high four blocked shots in the game. DSU shot 48.6 percent from the field (36-of-74), thanks to a blazing 57.8 percent from the field in the second-half and overtimes. NWIA was 45.5 percent field goal shooting (35-of-77). DSU ROLLS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT WIN Ellendale, N.D. (Nov. 13, 2018) Dakota State (S.D.) scored over 100 points for the second straight game, rolling past Trinity Bible (N.D.) at Ray Ulmer Fieldhouse. Dakota State and Trinity Bible went through four lead changes and four ties through the first seven-and-half minutes of the game. Tied at 20-20, DSU sparked a 14-0 scoring surge after hitting four straight 3-pointers from Cody Muilenburg, Brady Elder (2 3- pointers) and Carson Rentz for a lead. DSU led at halftime and never trailed for the rest of the game. The Trojans maintained their double-digits lead in the second-half, outscoring the Lions in the final twenty minutes of the game. All five Trojans starters scored in double-digits and hit at least a 3-pointer in the game. led all scorers with 23 points and pulled down six rebounds. Elder added 17 points, six rebounds and six assists. Josh McGreal had a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rentz had 18 points off the bench. Muilenburg scored 13 points and Brady Van Holland with 10 points. DSU shot 53.7 percent from the field (36-of-57). NSAA TABS FOLKERS FOR WEEKLY HONOR Madison, S.D. (Nov. 12, 2018) Justin Folkers of Dakota State (S.D.) was tabbed as the North Star Athletic Association Men s Basketball Player-of-the-Week honor, the third edition of the weekly honor was announced by the conference office. Folkers 6-foot-9 senior forward posted his third double-double of the season after Trojans double overtime thriller over Northwestern (Iowa) on Nov. 10. He poured in a career-high 32 points on his 11-of-19 field goal shooting, including 6-of-9 from the 3-point line. He also converted 4-of-5 freethrows. Folkers drained a 3-pointer with just 1.7 seconds remaining in regulation and extended the game into overtime tied at Folkers also tied his career-high 12 rebounds in the game, all defensive rebounds. He surpassed the 1,000-point milestone at DSU on Nov. 3 versus Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) at Sanford Pentagon. 3

4 TROJANS TEAM LEADERS DSU MEN S BASKETBALL VARSITY ROSTER Points/Points Per Game 141 points 23.5 pts./game Field Goal Percentage Josh McGreal 58.6% FG (34-of-58 FGs) 3-point Field Goal Percentage 50.0% 3-pt FG (11-of-22 3-pt) Free-Throw Percentage Brady Elder 81.3% FT (13-of-16 FTs) Rebounds/Rebs. Per Game 57 rebounds 9.5 rebs./game Assists/Assists Per Game Brady Elder 38 assists 6.3 assts./game Steals/Steals Per Game 4 steals 0.7 steals/game Blocked Shots Cody Muilenburg 6 blocks 1.0 block/game Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Previous School 0 Logan Knutson FR G 5-8 Heron Lake, S.D. Heron Lake-Okabena H.S. 1 Brady Elder SO G 5-10 Pleasantville, Iowa Pleasantville High School 3 Will Parry FR G 6-1 Arlington, S.D. Arlington High School 4 Brady Van Holland FR G 6-4 Sioux Falls, S.D. Harrisburg High School 5 Carson Rentz FR G 6-1 Dell Rapids, S.D. Dell Rapids High School 10 Mitchell Biever SO G 6-2 Pipestone, Minn. Pipestone Area High School 12 Michael Curry FR F 6-3 Harrisburg, S.D. Harrisburg High School 15 Trent Ambrose SO G 6-2 Nassau, Bahamas Doris Johnson Senior High 20 Anthony Costello FR F 6-6 Waukee, Iowa Urbandale High School 23 SR F 6-9 Mission, S.D. White River High School 24 Josh Conley SO G 6-3 Hinton, Iowa Iowa Lakes Community College 25 Josh McGreal SO F 6-7 Lino Lakes, Minn. Lino Lakes St. Mary s Academy 32 Tate Schwader FR F 6-7 Winfred, S.D. Howard High School 33 Cody Muilenburg SO G 6-0 Mt. Vernon, S.D. Mount Marty (S.D.) 34 Jeff Currin SO G 6-0 Garden City, Kan. Garden City High School 50 Brent Roark FR G 6-4 Dupree, S.D. Dupree High School Head Coach: Gary Garner (10th season) Assistant Coaches: Nathaniel Rauen (2nd season), DSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER Alphabetical Roster Name No. Position Ambrose, Trent 15 G Biever, Mitchell 10 G Costello, Anthony 20 F Conley, Josh 24 G Currin, Jeff 32 G Curry, Michael 12 G Elder, Brady 1 G Knutson, Logan 0 G McGreal, Josh 25 F Muilenburg, Cody 33 G Parry, Will 3 G Rentz, Carson 5 G Roark, Brent 50 G Schwader, Tate 32 F Van Holland Brady 4 G FOLLOW DSU ATHLETICS DSUTrojanAthletics DSUAthletics dsu_athletics Dakota State University Athletics Live Video Streaming 4

5 COACH GARNER YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS DAKOTA ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Year Overall Conf./Finish /7th /5th Totals INDEPENDENT Year Overall Conf./Finish /3rd /3rd Totals NORTH STAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Year Overall Conf./Finish /2nd /1st /1st /T-5th /T-6th Totals Overall GARY GARNER Head Coach 10th Season ( at Dakota State) Career Record: Alma Mater: Missouri Gary Garner is entering his tenth season as Dakota State University men's basketball head coach. During his tenure at Dakota State, the men's basketball program has undergone a transformation from a bottom dweller to a top quality team in the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball. Garner guided the Trojans to back-to-back North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) regular-season co-champions and the NSAA's automatic bid to the national tournament after winning the conference postseason tournament from He had took his squads to the NAIA Division II National Tournament four times in a span of five years. The Trojans established a new school record for most consecutive victories in , winning nine straight games including capturing the NSAA Men's Basketball Postseason Conference Tournament Championship Game held at DSU Fieldhouse. He was named to the NSAA Conference Coach-of-the-Year after guiding the Trojans to back-to-back conference tournament champions and regular-season conference titles. Garner has surpassed former men's basketball head coach Brian McDermott for the second-most victories as the head coach at Dakota State in Garner has accumulated a total of 136 victories since his arrival at DSU in Along the way, Garner guided his teams to back-to-back Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Conference Postseason Tournament Champions, appearances in the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament (advancing to the 'Elite Eight' in 2013) and recorded the most wins (25) in DSU men's basketball team history in Garner's teams had recorded double digits wins for seven consecutive seasons for the first time in 20 years. He is overall record (.544 winning percentage) during his coaching era at Dakota State and career collegiate record. Garner was named the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Coach of the Year in 2012 and He recorded his 400th career collegiate win on Nov. 1, 2011 with a win over Grace (Neb.) at DSU Fieldhouse. Dakota State produced seven All-Conference players, an All- American Second Team athlete, two NAIA All-American Honorable Mention athletes and three Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes during Garner's coaching tenure at Dakota State. Garner's collegiate experience is primarily on the Division I and II levels. Prior to coming to Dakota State, he has served as the assistant coach for Iowa Energy, a team with the NBA Development League, for two seasons ( and ). He served as head basketball coach at Southeast Missouri State University from From , he led the men's team at Fort Hays State University. His team won the NCAA Division II Tournament, capping a perfect 34-0 season. That same year, Garner was named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. Garner also served stints as head coach at Drake University and Missouri Southern University. He has been an assistant at the University of Missouri and Tulsa University. His coaching career has included multiple appearances at the NCAA Division II Tournament. His Southeast Missouri State team reached the NCAA Division I Tournament in His record of 63-2 from at Fort Hays State was the best among collegiate coaches. In June 2011, Garner was inducted in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame for his successful coaching era at Fort Hays State University. Gary and his wife Barb currently reside in Madison. 5

6 NATHANIEL RAUEN Assistant Coach 2nd Season Alma Mater: Dakota State (S.D.) Nathaniel Rauen will be entering his sixth year with the Trojan men's basketball program four years as an athlete on the team and starting his second season on the coaching staff. Rauen, originally from Zumbrota, Minn., was a four-year letter winner for the Trojans. He was an integral member of the DSU men's basketball team that won back-to-back North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) men's basketball regularseason and postseason conference titles in 2015 and In addition, the Trojans qualified for the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament those seasons. He was also a four-time North Star Winter Sports Scholar-Athlete. Upon graduation with his degree in secondary math education in 2017, Rauen enrolled in the MSET graduate program at Dakota State University. He is completing his third semester of the master's program and plans to graduate this December. Rauen was the head junior varsity as well as a graduate assistant coach this past season for the Trojan men's basketball program. He resides in Madison, S.D. TREVOR FLEMMER Assistant Coach 1st Season Alma Mater: Presentation (S.D.) Trevor Flemmer is entering his first season as Dakota State University men's basketball assistant coach. He comes from Briar Cliff (Iowa) University where he was a graduate assistant coach in season, taking the Chargers to the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament quarterfinals. He was also the junior varsity head coach. Prior coming to Briar Cliff, Flemmer was an assistant men's basketball coach at Riverland Community College in Austin, Minn. He helped guided the squad to a 22-8 record (22 wins was a school record). As an assistant at Riverland, his duties included developing practice plans, assisting during practices and games, recruiting athletes and developing workouts for specific position. Flemmer was also the head strength and conditioning coach for Riverland CC men's basketball team. While coaching at Riverland CC, Flemmer coached cross-fit from 2016 to 2017 and was also the team strength coach at Presentation (S.D.) in Before coaching cross-fit, Flemmer was the head baseball coach for a 14-year old baseball team in Aberdeen, S.D. from Flemmer played collegiate basketball at Presentation from He graduated from Presentation with a bachelor's degree in exercise science in He earned NAIA scholar-athlete distinction, as well as North Star Athletic Association Scholar athlete award. He was the NSAA Champion of Character recipient during the season. Flemmer played both forward and center for Mitchell High School (2011 graduate) head coach, the late Gary Munsen (DSU Hall of Famer in 2002). Greg Kahler Student Assistant Coach 6