Mustangs look to continue winning streak with key road battles versus Wayne State and Augustana

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 2017-18 Men s Basketball Contact: Kelly Loft kelly.loft@smsu.edu (o) 507-537-7177 @smsumustangs For Immediate Release: Feb. 7, 2018 2017-18 Schedule/Results 17-7, 13-5 NSIC Nov. 3 St. Olaf (exhibition) W 104-66 Nov. 10 #Fort Hays State (Kan.) L 66-85 Nov. 11 #Emporia State (Kan.) W 70-66 Nov. 15 Northern State L 68-81 Nov. 17 $Michigan Tech W 62-55 Nov. 18 $Northern Michigan W 85-78 Nov. 21 Crown College W 116-80 Nov. 25 *Sioux Falls L 85-91 OT Dec. 1 *Upper Iowa W 93-86 Dec. 2 *Winona State W 79-76 Dec. 8 *Minnesota Duluth W 68-65 Dec. 9 *St. Cloud State W 82-59 Dec. 16 *Sioux Falls W 86-57 Dec. 30 *Augustana L 78-89 Dec. 31 *Wayne State W 86-65 Jan. 5 *Winona State L 75-78 Jan. 6 *Upper Iowa W 86-84 Jan. 12 *Minnesota Crookston W 82-75 Jan. 13 *Bemidji State W 78-72 Jan. 19 *Concordia-St. Paul W 79-64 Jan. 20 *Minnesota State L 70-72 Jan. 26 *MSU Moorhead L 78-85 Jan. 27 *No. 7/12 Northern State W 64-57 Feb. 2 *Minot State W 84-79 Feb. 3 *U-Mary (Hawaiian Night) W 83-61 Feb. 9 *Wayne State 8 p.m. Feb. 10 *Augustana 6 p.m. Feb. 16 *Minnesota State 8 p.m. Feb. 17 *Concordia-St. Paul 7 p.m. Feb. 21 NSIC Tournament - First Round TBA Feb. 24 &NSIC Tournament - Quarterfinals TBA Feb. 26 &NSIC Tournament - Semifinals TBA Feb. 27 &NSIC Tournament - Championship TBA Bold indicates home game *NSIC game # NSIC/MIAA Challenge, Emporia, Kan. $ NSIC/GLIAC Challenge, Moorhead, Minn. & NSIC Sanford Health Tournament, Sioux Falls, S.D. SMSU Probable Starting Line-Up Player Yr. PPG RPG FG% FT% G Ryan Bruggeman Jr. 17.1 3.5.468.843 G KJ Davis Sr. 9.9 2.0.497.826 G Turner Moen Sr. 7.6 5.4.562.649 F Michael Lee Jr. 7.8 2.8.440.857 C Carter Kirk Sr. 14.8 10.3.613.579 SMSU Men s Basketball Online/Social Media The following links are available online for media and fans to follow Mustang men s basketball during the 2017-18 season at SMSUmustangs.com Audio SMSU men s basketball broadcasts can by heard online by clicking the live audio broadcast on the men s basketball home page. Games will be broadcast all season long on 105.1 FM KARL. Video All home and NSIC games can be viewed for free at SMSUmustangs.com/watch Live Statistics Live stats for all games, home and away, can be found online by clicking the schedule link on the men s basketball home page. SMSU Athletics Twitter - @smsumustangs SMSU Football Twitter - @SMSUMustangsMBB Facebook - facebook.com/smsumustangs YouTube - youtube.com/smsuathletics Mustangs look to continue winning streak with key road battles versus Wayne State and Augustana PREVIEWING THIS WEEKEND The Southwest Minnesota State University men s basketball team (17-7, 13-5 NSIC), currently riding a three-game winning streak, hits the road for the final time in regular season play with a pair of games this Friday and Saturday. SMSU will face Wayne State College (13-13, 8-10 NSIC) on Friday, Feb. 9, with tip-off set for 8 p.m. at Rice Auditorium. SMSU concludes the weekend with a 6 p.m. match-up versus Augustana University (14-10, 9-9 NSIC) on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Sioux Falls Arena. SMSU begins the weekend in second place in the NSIC South Division standings and fourth place overall. WSC opens the weekend in sixth place in the NSIC South standings and ninth overall, while Augustana is fifth in the South standings and eighth overall. SERIES HISTORY VS. WAYNE STATE Southwest Minnesota State and Wayne State meet for the 69th time with WSC leading 37-31. The teams first met during the 1969-70 season. WSC leads 23-8 in games played in Wayne, but SMSU has won the last two at Rice Auditorium. SMSU has won the last five games overall, including 86-65 earlier this season on Dec. 31 in Marshall. SMSU has won 13 of the last 14 games since Dec. 3, 2011, with WSC s lone victory coming on Feb. 14, 2015, in Wayne. SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 15-3 all-time versus WSC. Game-by-game results of the series are on page 19. LAST TIME VERSUS WAYNE STATE Carter Kirk scored 23 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to pace SMSU to an 86-65 victory over Wayne State on Dec. 31. Ryan Bruggeman, KJ Davis and Kenny Byers each scored 11 points for the Mustangs, which finished the game shooting 53 percent (31 of 59) from the field, including 9 of 17 from 3-point range. SMSU also dominated on the glass, holding a 44-26 rebound advantage. Trevin Joseph led the Wildcats with 15 points. The game box score is located on page 21. SERIES HISTORY VS. AUGUSTANA Southwest Minnesota State and Augustana meet for the 34th time with Augustana leading 20-13. The teams first met during the 1972-73 season. Augustana holds a 10-4 advantage on its home court in the series, but SMSU won last season, 78-76. Augustana won earlier this season on Dec. 30, 89-78 in Marshall. Augustana has scored 89 or more points in seven of the last eight games in the series. SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 6-11 all-time versus Augustana. Game-by-game results of the series are on page 20. LAST TIME VERSUS AUGUSTANA SMSU had its five-game winning streak snapped on Dec. 30 as Augustana shot 55 percent from the field to earn an 89-78 victory. Carter Kirk led the Mustangs with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Ryan Bruggeman (14) and Nick Dufault (12) also scored double figures for SMSU. John Warren scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Vikings while also recording six assists and four steals. Jordan Spencer added 17 points and dished out 11 assists with three steals. The game box score is located on page 22. SMSU HEAD COACH BRAD BIGLER Brad Bigler, the all-time wins leader in program history, is in his ninth season as head coach and has compiled an overall record of 153-108, including 108-84 in conference play. Bigler became the all-time wins leader on Dec. 2, 2017, passing Greg Stemen (141, 2001-09). The 2012-13 and 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year, Bigler has led SMSU to five winning seasons, including one 28-win season and a pair of 19-win seasons. SMSU won NSIC tournament titles in 2012 and 2017 and also won the NSIC South Division championship in 2017. SMSU s 11th head coach, Bigler spent six seasons (2003-09) as an assistant coach at SMSU, including the last three as associate head coach. Bigler s complete bio is found on page 18. MUSTANGS SWEEP PAST NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOLS Ryan Bruggeman poured in a team-high 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting, including 10 of 10 from the free throw line, to pace SMSU to an 84-79 victory over Minot State last Friday. Michael Lee tied a career-high with 17 points to help the Mustang offense, while Carter Kirk recorded his team-leading 11th doubledouble of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Carter Kirk scored 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting and pulled down a game-high eight rebounds to pace SMSU to an 83-61 Hawaiian Night victory over the University of Mary last Saturday. Turner Moen and Ryan Bruggeman each scored 14 points to help the SMSU charge with Moen adding six rebounds, four steals and three assists. BRUGGEMAN SETS SMSU ASSISTS RECORD AND MORE Ryan Bruggeman broke the program s career assist record on Jan. 19 at Concordia-St. Paul. He now has 424 assists in 86 games, breaking the previous record of 396 held by Vinard Birch (2010-14). Bruggeman also ranks first in team history in assists average, tied for third in steals, fourth in free throw pct., fourth in free throws made and 10th in scoring. TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NSIC SMSU has played a strong schedule this season and the latest NCAA statistical numbers back it up. SMSU has played the 55th toughest schedule in Division II and the toughest among all NSIC schools as of Tuesday, Feb. 6. SMSU s Division II opponents have a combined record of 214-176 (not including games with SMSU). ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE SMSU is 17-7 overall, 13-5 NSIC, and has won three straight and seven of its last nine games. Ryan Bruggeman is averaging a team-high 17.1 ppg with a teamhigh 132 assists. He ranks seventh in the NSIC in scoring (17.9) and third in assists (5.9). Carter Kirk is scoring 14.8 ppg with a team-high 10.3 rpg. He also has a team-high 25 blocked shots and is shooting 61 percent from the field. Kirk leads the NSIC in rebounding (10.8) and is fifth in field goal pct. (61.5). KJ Davis is scoring 9.9 ppg with 19 3-pointers, 42 steals and 32 steals. Michael Lee has made a team-leading 51 3-pointers, while Taylor Schafer and Nick Dufault have each made 36 3-pointers. SMSU is shooting 49 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3- point range, 74 percent from the free throw line and is plus-2.6 in rebound margin. SMSU averaging 79 points per game, while opponents are average 73. SMSU 8TH IN D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL SMSU is ranked eighth in this week s D2SIDA Central Region poll released on Monday, Feb. 5. Each of the eight regions has six representatives from D2SIDA that coordinate the regional committee, with a regional poll that will be released every Monday during the regular season. The D2SIDA weekly rankings are independent of the official NCAA Regional Rankings that will be start on Feb. 14 and determine the NCAA Tournament teams. D2SIDA Central Region Poll (Feb. 5) Rank (First-Place Votes) W-L Pts. Prev. T1. Northwest Missouri State (3) 19-2 57 1 T1. Southern Nazarene (3) 18-1 57 2 3. Northern State 23-3 48 3 4. Central Missouri 18-4 42 5 5. Minnesota State 19-5 34 4 6. Washburn 17-5 32 6 7. St. Cloud State 17-6 23 8 8. Southwest Minnesota State 17-7 15 T9 9. Northwestern Oklahoma State 14-6 9 RV 10. Minot State 17-7 7 7

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 2 2017-18 NSIC Standings South Division (as of Feb. 7) NSIC Overall Minnesota State 15-3 19-5 Southwest Minnesota State 13-5 17-7 Sioux Falls 11-7 16-8 Winona State 11-7 16-8 Augustana 9-9 14-10 Wayne State 8-10 13-13 Upper Iowa 7-11 14-13 Concordia-St. Paul 4-14 5-19 NSIC North Division NSIC Overall Northern State 16-2 23-3 St. Cloud State 14-4 18-6 Minot State 11-7 17-7 Bemidji State 7-11 10-13 Minnesota Crookston 6-12 9-15 Minnesota Duluth 5-13 9-15 MSU Moorhead 4-14 6-18 U-Mary 3-15 5-17 NSIC games only Friday, Feb. 9 Southwest Minnesota State at Wayne State, 8 p.m. Sioux Falls at Augustana, 8 p.m. Minot State at Minnesota Duluth, 8 p.m. U-Mary at St. Cloud State, 8 p.m. Northern State at Minnesota Crookston, 8 p.m. MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State, 8 p.m. Upper Iowa at Minnesota State, 8 p.m. Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul, 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 Sioux Falls at Wayne State, 6 p.m. Southwest Minnesota State at Augustana, 6 p.m. U-Mary at Minnesota Duluth, 6 p.m. Minot State at St. Cloud State, 6 p.m. MSU Moorhead at Minnesota Crookston, 6 p.m. Northern State at Bemidji State, 6 p.m. Winona State at Minnesota State, 6 p.m. Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul, 6 p.m. Mustangs by the Numbers Under 17-18 Bigler Leading at the half 12-1 113-26 Trailing at the half 5-5 37-77 Tied at the half 0-1 3-5 Shooting 50% or better 9-1 89-26 Shooting 40-49% 7-6 51-60 Shooting less than 40% 1-0 13-22 Opponent shoots 50% or better 3-5 24-52 Opponent shoots 40-49% 10-1 82-44 Opponent shoots less than 40% 4-1 47-12 SMSU outrebounds opponent or tied 14-3 120-54 Opponent outrebounds SMSU 3-4 33-54 SMSU shoots more FTs 8-2 90-24 Opponent shoots same or more FTs 9-5 63-84 SMSU commits 15 or fewer TOs 17-7 136-73 SMSU commits more than 15 TOs 0-0 17-35 SMSU bench outscores opponent bench 9-3 106-55 Opponent bench outscores/ties SMSU bench 8-4 47-53 Scoring less than 50 points 0-0 1-1 Scoring 50-59 points 0-0 4-12 Scoring 60-69 points 3-2 25-40 Scoring 70-79 points 4-4 58-29 Scoring 80-89 points 8-1 49-20 Scoring 90-99 points 1-0 11-4 Scoring 100 points or more 1-0 5-2 Allowing less than 50 points 0-0 7-0 Allowing 50-59 points 4-0 33-1 Allowing 60-69 points 5-0 57-15 Allowing 70-79 points 5-2 35-33 Allowing 80-89 points 3-4 17-30 Allowing 90-99 points 0-1 2-22 Allowing 100 points or more 0-0 2-7 Game is decided by 1-4 points 4-2 43-26 Game is decided by 5-10 points 5-2 35-38 Game is decided by 11 or more points 8-3 75-44 Opponent ranked in the Top 25 poll 1-0 6-26 2017-18 Southwest Minnesota State Men s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School 0 Vydal Bradford G 6-5 170 RFr. Grand Prairie, Texas / Mansfield Legacy 1 Braedan Hanson F 6-7 195 RFr. Grand Forks, N.D. / Red River 2 Kenny Byers G 6-3 190 Fr. Olathe, Kan. / Olathe North 3 Ryan Bruggeman G 6-0 177 Jr. Pelican Rapids, Minn. / Pelican Rapids 12 Nick Dufault G 6-0 195 RFr. Waseca, Minn. / Waseca 14 KJ Davis G 6-2 172 Sr. Annandale, Va. / Westview / Phoenix College (Ariz.) 20 Taylor Schafer G 6-3 175 Jr. Bismarck, N.D. / Bismarck 21 Turner Moen G 6-4 213 Sr. Lake Mills, Wis. / Lake Mills 22 Michael Lee F 6-6 220 Jr. Dawson, Minn. / Dawson-Boyd 35 Carter Kirk C 6-8 242 Sr. Mountain Lake, Minn. / Mountain Lake 50 Kolin Bartlett F 6-6 238 Jr. St. Peter, Minn. / St. Peter Grant Kramer G 6-7 190 Fr. Johnston, Iowa / Johnston Elie Ghomsi F 6-7 230 Fr. Bafoussam, Cameroon / St. Paul Kevin Totusek F 6-8 225 Fr. Apple Valley, Minn. / Apple Valley Head Coach: Brad Bigler, 9th season Assistant Coaches: Tramel Barnes, Nick Smith Pronunciation Guide: VYDAL (VIE-dal) ; BRUGGEMAN (BREW-ga-men) ; MUSTANG TIP-OFF TIDBITS SMSU has nine home victories this season tying last season s total. The last time SMSU reached double figure home wins came in 2013-14 with 11. SMSU limited U-Mary to 18 field goals last Saturday, the lowest total by an opponent this season. Carter Kirk s 789 career rebounds rank 11th among active players in Division II. He needs one more rebound to tie Mitch Weg for second all-time in rebounds in program history. SMSU tied a season-high with 11 steals last Saturday versus U- Mary. SMSU has reached the mark three times this season. SMSU is 14-2 when opponents shoot less than 50 percent. Ryan Bruggeman made 11 field goals at MSU Moorhead on Jan. 26, which is the highest by a Mustang player this season. Carter Kirk ranks first in school history in field goal pct., third in rebounds, sixth in blocked shots and 12th in field goals made. SMSU has shot 50 percent or higher in 10 games this season. A season ago, SMSU shot 50 percent or higher in 15 games. SMSU has made eight or more 3-pointers in 11 of its last 14 games. SMSU has committed nine or less turnovers in nine games. SMSU s 116 points versus Crown College on Nov. 21 was the second highest point total in school history. SMSU limited Michigan Tech to just 15 points in the second half on Nov. 17. It was the first time SMSU has held an opponent to less than 20 points in a half since Feb. 8, 2014, when Concordia-St. Paul scored 17 first half points. SCOUTING WAYNE STATE WSC is 13-13 overall, 8-10 NSIC, and is coming off a road split versus Bemidji State (L, 91-70) and Minnesota Crookston (W, 85-74) last weekend. Kendall Jacks leads the team averaging 14 ppg while shooting 51 percent from the field and recording a team-high 62 assists. Trevin Joseph is averaging 12.8 ppg with a team-high 39 3-pointers. He scored 24 points versus BSU and 26 versus UMC last weekend. WSC is shooting 47 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3- point range, 73 percent from the free throw line and is minus-3.4 in rebound margin. WSC is scoring 76 points per game, while opponents are averaging 73 per game. Head coach Jeff Kaminsky is in his second season with a record of 23-33. He has also been head coach at Valley City State and Wisconsin-Superior. SCOUTING AUGUSTANA Augustana is 14-10 overall, 9-9 NSIC, and will host Sioux Falls on Friday night. The Vikings lost at Minnesota Crookston (70-60) last Friday, before winning at Bemidji State (92-66) on Saturday. Jordan Spencer leads the team averaging 16 ppg with 53 3-pointers and a team-high 185 assists. John Warren is averaging 14.3 ppg with 51 3-pointers, while leading the squad with 36 steals. He scored 32 points with eight 3-pointers in the win at BSU on Saturday. Steven Schaefer (12.5), Marcus Asmus (11.2) and Adam Dykman (10.5) all are averaging double figure scoring. Marcus Asmus leads the team with 8.1 rebounds per game. Augustana is shooting 47 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range, 77 percent from the free throw line and is plus-2.9 in rebound margin. Augustana is scoring 83 points per game, while opponents are averaging 76 per game. Head coach Tom Billeter is in his 15th season with a record of 285-162. He has a career record of 376-206 in 20 seasons as a head coach (North Dakota State, 1992-97). NCAA STATISTICS A complete listing of SMSU and Mustang individuals in the latest NCAA statistics (Feb. 6) can be found on page 17. SMSU ranks 13th in turnovers per game, 18th in 3-point field goal pct., 23rd in assist/turnover ratio and 29th in field goal pct. Carter Kirk ranks sixth in total rebounds, 14th in double-doubles, 17th in rebounds per game and 17th in field goal pct. Ryan Bruggeman ranks 20th in total assists, 22nd in free throws made, 36th in assist turnover ratio, 31st in assists per game and 36th in free throw attempts. Turner Moen is ranked 40th in assist/turnover ratio. NSIC STATISTICS A complete listing of SMSU and Mustang individuals in the latest NSIC statistics (NSIC games only) can be found on pages 15-16. Ryan Bruggeman ranks third in assist/turnover ratio, third in assists, fourth in steals, seventh in scoring and ninth in free throw pct. Carter Kirk ranks first in rebounding, fifth in field goal pct. and seventh in blocked shots. Turner Moen ranks fifth in assist/turnover ratio, sixth in steals, eighth in 3-point field goal pct. and 10th in field goal pct. SMSU ranks fourth in field goal pct., fourth in 3-point field goal pct., fifth in scoring offense, fifth in scoring defense, fifth in rebound margin, sixth in 3-point field goal pct. defense and sixth in field goal pct. defense. KIRK TIES SCHOOL SINGLE-GAME RECORD Carter Kirk s 21 rebounds at Northern State on Jan. 27 tied the school single-game record joining Frank Belmont versus Colorado Tech (1972-73) and Sam Leggett versus Northern State(Nov. 28, 1975) for the team record. The 21 rebounds is tied for the fourth highest in Division II this season. Kirk became the first SMSU player to grab 20 rebounds in a game since Juan Mitchell versus Winona State on Feb. 28, 1987. WINS VERSUS NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS SMSU defeated No. 7 (D2SIDA)/No. 12 (NABC) Northern State on Jan. 27, 64-57, in Aberdeen, S.D., recording its third win over a ranked team in the last two seasons. SMSU beat No. 21 (NABC) MSU Moorhead and No. 16 Augustana (D2SIDA) last season. Prior to this season, SMSU s last victory over a Top 10 team was on March 3, 2010, at No. 8 (NABC) Minnesota State in the quarterfinals of the NSIC Tournament. SMSU TRUE ROAD WARRIORS LAST TWO SEASONS SMSU is 8-5 away from Marshall this season, including 6-5 in true road games and 2-0 in neutral site games. SMSU finished 12-3 in true road games last season, recording the most road wins in team history. SMSU closed last season 19-3 in away/neutral site games setting a program record for victories away from Marshall. CURRENT MUSTANGS IN THE RECORD BOOK To see where 2017-18 Mustangs rank in the SMSU career record book, go to page 4. BRUGGEMAN & KIRK JOIN 1,000-POINT CLUB Senior Carter Kirk and junior Ryan Bruggeman both reached the 1,000 career points milestone in December. Bruggeman reached 1,000 career points during SMSU s win at Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 8 and currently ranks 10th in team history with 1,234 points in 86 games. Kirk became the 23rd SMSU player to reach 1,000 career points in SMSU s win over Wayne State on Dec. 31. He currently ranks 13th all-time with 1,178 points in 114 games. A complete list of SMSU s 1,000-point scorers is listed on page 4.

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 3 Mustangs in Double Digits / Game Leaders The following are SMSU s number of individual double figure scoring, rebounding and double-double games from 2017-18 and in their careers. Double- Points Rebounds Doubles 17-18 Career 17-18 Career 17-18 Career Bartlett 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bradford 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bruggeman 23 64 0 0 1 3 Byers 2 2 0 0 0 0 Davis 13 28 0 0 0 0 Dufault 6 6 0 0 0 0 Kirk 20 61 11 20 11 18 Lee 7 14 0 0 0 0 Moen 9 25 2 2 1 1 Schafer 8 40 0 0 0 0 30-Point Scoring Games 2017-18 Career Bruggeman 0 1 20-Point Scoring Games 2017-18 Career Bruggeman 10 22 Kirk 5 6 Dufault 1 1 Schafer 0 6 Moen 0 2 Games Leading in Scoring* 2017-18 Career Bruggeman 13 34 Kirk 9 20 Moen 1 5 Dufault 1 1 Davis 1 3 Schafer 0 11 Games Leading in Rebounding* 2017-18 Career Kirk 22 52 Moen 5 16 Byers 1 1 Bartlett 1 1 Bruggeman 1 3 Davis 0 2 Games Leading in Assists* 2017-18 Career Bruggeman 19 68 Moen 4 14 Davis 2 3 Byers 1 1 Schafer 0 1 Kirk 0 1 Note: * Includes sharing team lead SMSU 2017-18 Starting Line-ups Bruggeman, Davis, Moen, Kirk, Lee...17-7 Starts 2017-18 Career Bruggeman...24...86 Davis...24...55 Kirk...24...69 Lee...24...48 Moen...24...89 Schafer...0...4 MUSTANG 20-POINT GAMES Southwest Minnesota State has five players who have scored 20 or more points in a game during their careers, including 16 times this season. Junior Ryan Bruggeman has 22 career 20-point games, including 10 this season. Last season he led the team with nine 20-point games which included one 30-point game. Junior Taylor Schafer and senior Carter Kirk have six 20-point games, Turner Moen has two 20-point games and redshirt freshman Nick Dufault has one. 20 or More Point Games - 2017-18 Season 28 Ryan Bruggeman at Sioux Falls, 11/25/17 26 Ryan Bruggeman Minot State, 2/2/18 26 Ryan Bruggeman at MSU Moorhead, 1/26/18 25 Carter Kirk Bemidji State, 1/13/18 24 Ryan Bruggeman Winona State, 12/2/17 24 Ryan Bruggeman Upper Iowa, 12/1/17 23 Carter Kirk Wayne State, 12/31/17 23 Nick Dufault Crown, 11/21/17 22 Carter Kirk U-Mary, 2/3/18 22 Ryan Bruggeman Minnesota Crookston, 1/12/18 21 Ryan Bruggeman at Minnesota State, 1/20/18 21 Ryan Bruggeman at Minnesota Duluth, 12/8/17 22 Ryan Bruggeman at Winona State, 1/5/18 20 Ryan Bruggeman vs. Northern Michigan, 11/18/17 20 Carter Kirk Northern State, 11/15/17 20 Carter Kirk at Emporia State, 11/11/17 KIRK NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK...AGAIN Senior Carter Kirk was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week for the second time this season on Jan. 15. Kirk averaged 20 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 67 percent from the field in home victories over Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. Kirk was also named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Jan. 2, averaging 20 points and 15 rebounds, while shooting 70 percent from the field in home games versus Augustana and Wayne State. BRUGGEMAN NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior Ryan Bruggeman was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Dec. 4. He averaged 24 points, 7.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 54 percent from the field in home victories over Upper Iowa and Winona State. KOLIN BARTLETT NOTES Averaging 2.8 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 24 games. Scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting vs. Crown (11/21/17). Scored six points on three field goals vs. Sioux Falls (12/16/17). Played in just two games last season due to an injury. Younger brother of former Mustang Joey Bartlett (2013-17). VYDAL BRADFORD NOTES Has played in six games this season. Scored 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting vs. Crown. Sat out last season as a redshirt. RYAN BRUGGEMAN NOTES Averaging a team-high 17.1 ppg and leads team with 132 assists. Scored season-high 28 points at Sioux Falls (11/25/17). Has 10 20-point scoring games this season. Has scored double figures in all but one game this season. Ranks first in team history averaging 4.9 assists per game. Ranks first in team history with 424 assists. Ranks tied for third in team history with 135 steals. Ranks fourth in team history with 332 free throws made. Ranks fourth in team history with 83.8 career free throw pct. Has started every game in his career. Named MVP of the 2017 NSIC Tournament. Named to the 2017 NCAA Central All-Tournament team. KENNY BYERS NOTES Has played in 24 games during his true freshman season and is averaging 3.8 ppg and 2.6 rpg. Scored season-high 11 points vs. Wayne State (12/31/17) on 5 of 6 shooting with one 3-pointer. Scored 10 points at St. Cloud State (12/9/17). Season-high eight rebounds vs. Upper Iowa (12/1/17). KJ DAVIS NOTES Averaging 9.9 ppg and has connected on 19 3-pointers while starting all 24 games this season. Has scored double figures in 13 games this season. Scored a career-high 19 points with 12 free throws made vs. Upper Iowa (12/1/17). Led the team with 47 steals last season. NICK DUFAULT NOTES Has played 24 games and is averaging 6.9 ppg with 36 3-pointers. Has scored double figures in six games. Scored season-high 23 points vs. Crown (11/21/7) on 8 of 12 shooting with five 3-pointers. Scored 14 points at Minnesota State (1/20/18) with four 3-pointers. Sat out last season as a redshirt. BRAEDAN HANSON NOTES Has played in seven games this season. Sat out last season as a redshirt. CARTER KIRK NOTES Has started all 24 games and averaging 14.8 ppg and team-high 10.3 rpg while shooting 61 percent from the field. Tied school single-game record with 21 rebounds at Northern State (1/27/18). Has seven or more rebounds in 22 of 24 games this season. Team-high 11 double-doubles and has 18 in career. Has reached double figuring scoring in 18 games, including five 20-point games. Scored a career-high 25 points vs. Bemidji State (1/13/18). Recorded 19 points and 21 rebounds at Northern State (1/27/18). Ranks first in team history with a career 58.8 field goal pct. Ranks third in team history with 789 rebounds. Shot a team-high 61.7 percent from the field a season ago. MICHAEL LEE NOTES Has started all 24 games and is averaging 7.8 ppg with team-high 51 3-pointers. Tied a career-high with 17 points vs. Minot State (2/2/18) with five 3-pointers. Scored 15 points on 5 of 5 from 3-point range at MSU Moorhead (1/26/18). Has scored double figures in eight games. Has made three or more 3-pointers in nine games this season. Tied for second on the team last season with 52 3-pointers. TURNER MOEN NOTES Averaging 7.6 ppg and 5.4 rpg while starting all 24 games. Second on the team with 75 assists and second with 36 steals. Ranks fifth in team history in 3-point field goal pct. (42.0). Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Sioux Falls (12/16/17). Tied career-high with 10 rebounds vs. Bemidji State (1/13/18). Recorded first career double-double at Minnesota Duluth (12/8/17) with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Ranked second on the team last season with 73 assists. TAYLOR SCHAFER NOTES Averaging 8.2 ppg with 36 3-pointers in 24 games. Scored season-high 16 points vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/12/18) with four 3-pointers. Has eight double figure scoring games this season. Ranks 10th in school history with 148 3-pointers. Scored a career-high 25 points at Concordia-St. Paul (2/18/17). Connected on a team-high 58 3-pointers last season. HOME AND AWAY SMSU is 9-2 at home this season after finishing 9-3 last season. SMSU is a combined 107-39 at home since the 2007-08 season. The Mustangs finished 19-3 in road/neutral site games last season and are a combined 81-75 in 156 road/neutral site games since 2009-10, including 8-5 this season. The following is a statistical comparison of the Mustang team averages for home and away/neutral games in 2017-18: W-L FG% 3-FG% FT% REB PTS TO Home 9-2.522.417.758 35.0 84.8 10.0 Away 8-5.464.394.730 34.3 74.8 10.4 NSIC SOUTH VS. NSIC NORTH SMSU finished 7-1 versus teams from the NSIC North Division in conference play this season and are a combined 32-16 versus North teams in conference play since divisions were introduced prior to the 2012-13 season. This year s 7-1 record is the best finish for SMSU versus the North since divisions were formed. SMSU finished 6-2 last season, recorded a 3-5 mark in 2015-16; 5-3 in 2014-15; 5-3 in 2013-14; and 6-2 in 2012-13. The NSIC South holds a 234-150 advantage over NSIC North teams in conference play since divisions were formed in 2012-13, including finishing 38-26 this season. The South Division has held the advantage in every season. In 2016-17, the South finished 35-29; 2015-16, the South led 37-27; in 2014-15, the South finished 35-29; in 2013-14, the South finished 42-22, while in 2012-13, the South went 47-17. SMSU RANKED IN THREE PRESEASON POLLS SMSU opened the 2017-18 regular season ranked in three separate preseason polls. SMSU was ranked No. 15 by the NABC, No. 14 by D2Bulletin and No. 13 in the D2SIDA poll. SMSU closed the 2016-17 regular season ranked No. 18 in the final NABC Top 25 poll.

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 4 2017-18 NSIC PRESEASON POLL; BRUGGEMAN PRESEASON POY SMSU was picked to finish second overall and first in the South Division in the annual 16-team NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll released in October. Northern State was chosen as the overall favorite earning 213 points, including all eight first-place votes. SMSU earned 211 points and seven first place votes in the overall poll. SMSU earned 45 points and four first place votes in the NSIC South Division poll. SMSU junior guard Ryan Bruggeman was named the NSIC South Division Preseason Player of the Year. SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE IN 2016-17 SMSU finished the 2016-17 season 28-6 overall and won the NSIC South Division with a 17-5 conference record. SMSU s 28 victories last season tied the 2000-01 and 2008-09 teams for the most in team history. SMSU won the NSIC Tournament championship and advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Central Region Tournament. SMSU s 28 victories a season ago tied the 2000-01 and 2008-09 teams for the program single-season record. SMSU won region titles in both 2001 and 2009 and finished as region runner-up in 2017. SMSU has recorded 20 or more victories five times in team history. SMSU scored 2,749 points in 2016-17, the second highest output in team history. The 2000-01 team scored 2,897 points. SMSU had a season-high eight-game winning streak heading into the NCAA region title game last season. SMSU also had one winning streak of seven games and two streaks of six straight wins during the season. 2016-17 NSIC SOUTH CHAMPIONS Last season SMSU earned the program s first NSIC South Division title since divisions were formed prior to the 2012-13 season. SMSU tied with Northern State for second place overall in the 16- team conference. 2017 NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS SMSU captured the program s second NSIC tournament championship last season defeating Upper Iowa, 71-58, in Sioux Falls, S.D. SMSU won its first NSIC tournament in 2012 in Rochester, Minn. BRUGGEMAN NAMED ALL-NSIC; BIGLER EARNS TOP HONOR Ryan Bruggeman was the lone SMSU player to be named first team All-NSIC in 2016-17. In the final NSIC statistics (conference games only), Bruggeman finished fourth in the league in assists (4.5), fourth in free throw pct. (.843), fifth in steals (1.4), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (2.2) and 20th in scoring (15.0). Bruggeman was the first SMSU player to earn first team All-NSIC honors since Jordan Miller in 2012-13. Brad Bigler was named NSIC Coach of the Year for the second time during his tenure (2012-13). Tim Miles (2000-01) and Greg Stemen (2008-09) are the only other coaches to earn the award in team history. HOME SWEET HOME This season marks the 22nd year the R/A Facility has served as the home arena for SMSU men s basketball. SMSU has a record of 214-81 (.725) in 295 games with just two losing seasons. SMSU in the R/A Facility Year Overall NSIC Non 1996-97 6-4 3-2 3-2 1997-98 8-5 4-2 4-3 1998-99 10-3 5-1 5-2 1999-00 12-3 7-2 5-1 2000-01 12-1 9-0 3-1 2001-02 12-2 7-2 5-0 2002-03 9-5 7-2 2-3 2003-04 9-5 5-3 4-2 2004-05 6-8 3-4 3-4 2005-06 10-5 3-4 7-1 2006-07 13-2 8-1 5-1 2007-08 12-2 7-2 5-0 2008-09 13-3 8-2 5-1 2009-10 12-3 7-3 5-0 2010-11 10-3 8-3 2-0 2011-12 10-2 9-2 1-0 2012-13 7-4 7-4 0-0 2013-14 11-4 8-3 3-1 2014-15 6-8 4-7 2-1 2015-16 8-4 7-4 1-0 2016-17 9-3 8-3 1-0 2017-18 9-2 8-1 1-1 Totals 214-81 142-57 72-24 CONSECUTIVE 3-POINT GAMES Southwest Minnesota State has connected on at least one 3-point field goal in 579 straight games. The last time SMSU failed to score a 3-pointer was on Dec. 11, 1998, versus MSU Moorhead at the North Dakota State Classic. MUSTANGS REACH 100 AND THEN SOME Southwest Minnesota State has reached 100 points once this season in a 116-80 win over Crown College on Nov. 21. It was the second highest point total in team history. SMSU is 37-8 all-time when scoring 100 points in a game. WORKING OVERTIME SMSU is 45-39 all-time in overtime games, including 0-1 this season, after losing 91-85 at Sioux Falls on Nov. 25. SMSU finished last season 2-1 in overtime games. SMSU is 7-6 in double overtime games and 0-2 in triple overtime games all-time. SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NSIC The 2017-18 campaign marks the 49th season SMSU has competed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. SMSU has an all-time record of 357-385 in 742 conference games, finishing in the top half of the final standings 24 times in 48 seasons. SMSU has finished in the top half of the NSIC standings in 16 of the last 21 seasons since 1997-98. SMSU IN THE NSIC TOURNAMENT SMSU is 20-15 all-time in the NSIC tournament, with two championships (2012 & 2017), since the tournament began in 2000. The Mustangs are 9-2 at home, 1-7 on the road and 10-6 in neutral sites games. SMSU has advanced to the semifinals 10 times and have played in seven championship games (2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017). SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SMSU made its fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament last season and first since 2012. SMSU is 8-4 in 12 all-time tournament games. SMSU has appeared in three region championship games in team history winning titles in both 2001 and 2009. MUSTANG HISTORY Southwest Minnesota State is in its 51st season of men s basketball in 2017-18. SMSU has played 1,405 games compiling an all-time record of 645-760. SMSU has won two NSIC regular season championships (2001 & 2009), one NSIC South Division championship (2017), two NSIC tournament championships (2012, 2017), two NCAA region championships (2001 & 2009) and has appeared in four NCAA tournaments (2001, 2009, 2012, 2017). SMSU has recorded 22 winning seasons in program history with 15 coming in the last 19 years. Field Goal Pct. (minimum 200 made) 1..588 Carter Kirk (476-809) - 2014-18 2..578 Mitch Weg (446-771) - 2013-17 3..573 Doug Imming (323-564) - 1979-83 4..572 Mike Koenen (218-381) - 1997-99 Rebounds 1. 848 Frank Belmont - 1971-75 2. 790 Mitch Weg - 2013-17 3. 789 Carter Kirk - 2014-18 Blocked Shots 1. 174 Nick Smith - 2010-14 2. 117 Jerem VanKlompenburg - 2003-07 3. 105 Chad Koenen - 1998-02 4. 101 Nick Dale - 2006-10 101 Mark Ornatek - 1977-81 6. 84 Carter Kirk - 2014-18 Assists 1. 424 Ryan Bruggeman - 2015-18 2. 396 Vinard Birch - 2010-14 Steals 1. 157 Andre Beasley - 1990-93 2. 151 Juan Mitchell - 1983-87 3. 135 Ryan Bruggeman - 2015-18 135 Mike Walker - 1995-98 Mustangs in the SMSU Career Record Book 3-Point Field Goals Made 1. 305 Matt Fletcher (118 games) - 2004-08 2. 268 Adam Tesch (112 games) - 1998-02 3. 253 Jordan Miller (115 games) - 2009-13 4. 210 Travis Krenske (86 games) - 2005-08 5. 182 Joey Bartlett (122 games) - 2013-17 6. 173 Jacob Fahl (120 games) - 1999-03 7. 162 Andre Beasley (72 games) - 1990-93 162 Brian Wiersma (109 games) - 1999-03 162 Chad Ostermann (101 games) - 1993-97 10. 151 Taylor Schafer (86 games) - 2015-18 Field Goals Made 1. 658 Mike Tobin (114 games) - 1982-86 2. 601 Andre Beasley (72 games) - 1990-93 3. 595 Chad Koenen (119 games) - 1998-02 4. 544 Jacob Fahl (120 games) - 1999-03 5. 516 Sam Leggett (48 games) - 1974-76 6. 505 Jordan Miller (115 games) - 2009-13 7. 504 Joey Bartlett (122 games) - 2013-17 8. 487 Charlie Taylor (56 games) - 1981-83 9. 483 Scott Koenen (89 games) - 1998-01 10. 481 Nick Smith (117 games) - 2010-14 12. 476 Carter Kirk (114 games) - 2014-18 Free Throw Pct. (minimum 100 made) 1..853 Matt Fletcher (198-232) - 2004-08 2..845 Jacob Fahl (377-446) - 1999-03 3..841 Sam Leggett (212-252) - 1974-76 4..838 Ryan Bruggeman (332-396) - 2015-18 Points 1. 1638 Jacob Fahl (120 games) - 1999-03 2. 1600 Mike Tobin (114 games) - 1982-86 3. 1563 Jordan Miller (115 games) - 2009-13 4. 1512 Andre Beasley (72 games) - 1990-93 5. 1471 Chad Koenen (119 games) - 1998-02 6. 1399 Scott Koenen (89 games) - 1998-01 7. 1398 Joey Bartlett (122 games) - 2013-17 8. 1375 Matt Fletcher (118 games) - 2004-08 9. 1244 Sam Leggett (48 games) - 1974-76 10. 1226 Charlie Taylor (56 games) - 1981-83 11. 1194 Ryan Bruggeman (84 games) - 2015-18 12. 1192 Nick Smith (117 games) - 2010-14 13. 1166 Mitch Weg (122 games) - 2013-17 14. 1146 Elijah Starzl (108 games) - 2001-05 15. 1143 Carter Kirk (112 games) - 2014-18 16. 1115 Travis Krenske (86 games) - 2005-08 17. 1103 Frank Belmont (93 games) - 1971-75 18. 1098 Matt Zager (114 games) - 2010-14 19. 1066 Brad Wendland (97 games) - 1984-88 20. 1026 Adam Tesch (112 games) - 1998-02 21. 1025 Scott Roehl (115 games) - 2007-11 22. 1014 Mike Lang (82 games) - 1968-72 23. 1008 Jeremy VanKlompenburg (116 games) - 2003-07 Free Throws Made 1. 381 Scott Koenen (89 games) - 1998-01 2. 377 Jacob Fahl (120 games) - 1999-03 3. 338 Mike Lang (82 games) - 1968-72 4. 332 Ryan Bruggeman (86 games) - 2015-18

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 5 TEAM SINGLE GAME Scored 90 or MORE points:...93 vs. Upper Iowa, 12-1-17 Won, 93-86 Scored 100 or MORE points:...116 vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Won, 116-80 Scored 110 or MORE points:...116 vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Won, 116-80 Scored LESS than 50 points:...48 at U-Mary, 1-14-11 Lost, 60-48 The Last Time SMSU Men s Basketball... TEAM SINGLE HALF Scored 50+ points in one HALF:...50 (2nd) at Upper Iowa, 1-6-18 Scored 60+ points in one HALF:...61 (2nd) vs. Jamestown, 11-21-14 Scored LESS than 25 points in one HALF:...19 (1st) at Northwest Missouri State, 3-14-17 Scored LESS than 20 points in one HALF:...19 (1st) at Northwest Missouri State, 3-14-17 Allowed 90 or MORE points:...91 at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 Lost, 91-85 OT Allowed 100 or MORE points:...113 vs. MSU Moorhead, 1-27-17 Won, 113-105 OT Allowed 110 or MORE points:...115 at MSU Moorhead, 1-16-16 Lost, 115-82 Allowed 100 or MORE points in back to back games:...103 at SCSU, 103 at UMD, 1-29-16 & 1-30-16 Allowed LESS than 50 points:...45 vs. Wayne State, 3-2-14 Won, 68-45 SMSU & opponent both scored MORE than 100 points:...smsu 113, MSU Moorhead 105 OT, 1-27-17 SMSU & opponent both scored LESS than 50 points:...smsu 47, Northwest Missouri State 46, 11-27-10 Won by 20 or MORE points:...22 vs. U-Mary, 2-3-18 Won, 83-61 Won by 30 or MORE points:...36 vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Won, 116-80 Won by 40 or MORE points:...51 vs. Humboldt State (Calif.), 11-8-07 Won, 103-52 Won by 50 or MORE points:...51 vs. Humboldt State (Calif.), 11-8-07 Won, 103-52 Lost by 20 or MORE points:...33 at MSU Moorhead, 1-16-16 Lost, 115-82 Lost by 30 or MORE points:...33 at MSU Moorhead, 1-16-16 Lost, 115-82 Lost by 40 or MORE points:...42 at Minnesota State, 11-26-04 Lost, 105-63 Lost by 50 or MORE points:...58 vs. Minnesota Duluth, 1-22-89 Lost, 89-31 Played in overtime:...at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 Lost, 91-85 OT Played in double overtime:...vs. Augustana, 2-27-17 Won, 97-89 2OT Played in triple overtime:...at Concordia, 2-13-10 Lost, 104-103 Won in overtime:...vs. Northern State, 11-19-15 Won, 111-105 Played a Top 25 team:... at No. 7 (D2SIDA)/No. 12 (NABC) Northern State, 1-27-18 Won, 64-57 Played a No. 1 ranked team:...at No. 1 (NABC) NW Missouri State, 3-14-17 Lost, 55-52 Beat a Top 10 team:...at No. 7 (D2SIDA) Northern State, 1-27-18 Won, 64-57 Beat a Top 25 team:...at No. 7 (D2SIDA)/No. 12 (NABC) Northern State, 1-27-18 Won, 64-57 Played an NCAA Division I team:...at South Dakota State, 11-18-13 Lost, 83-62 Made 10+ 3-point field goals:...10 vs. Minot State, 2-2-18 Made 15+ 3-point field goals:...16 vs. Jamestown, 11-21-14 Consecutive 3-point field goals made:...12 at Bemidji State, 1-22-00 Made 0 3-point field goals:...vs. MSU Moorhead, 12-11-98 Made 30+ free throws:...33 vs. Northern Michigan, 11-18-17 Made 35+ team free throws:...35 vs. MSU Moorhead, 1-13-01 Shot 90% or better from the free throw line (min. 10 FTA):...(14 of 15) vs. Minot State, 2-22-18 Attempted/Made 0 free throws:...vs. Augustana, 1-3-15 Attempted 40 or MORE free throws:...41 vs. Northern Michigan, 11-18-17 Shot LESS than 50% from the free throw line (min. 10 FTA):...43.8 (7 of 16) vs. Augustana, 12-30-17 Had 45+ rebounds:...45 vs. Sioux Falls, 12-16-17 Had 50+ rebounds:...50 vs. Minnesota State, 2-26-11 Had rebound margin of +20:...+20 at Upper Iowa, 12-2-16 Had rebound margin of +25:...+25 vs. Minnesota Crookston, 2-6-16 Had a rebounding margin of -15:...-15 at Winona State, 1-4-13 Had 20+ assists:...21 vs. Upper Iowa, 12-1-17 Had 30+ assists:...33 vs. Trinity Bible (N.D.), 2-18-02 Had 15+ steals:...15 vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 1-20-17 Had 20+ steals:...24 at Minnesota Duluth, 1-20-12 Committed 5 or LESS turnovers:...2 at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 Committed 10 or LESS turnovers:...9 vs. U-Mary, 2-3-18 Committed 20 or MORE turnovers:...20 at Upper Iowa, 12-2-16 Committed 25 or MORE turnovers:...27 at South Dakota State, 11-22-03 Forced 20 or MORE turnovers:...21 vs. Minnesota State, 1-21-17 Forced 25 or MORE turnovers:...29 at Minnesota Duluth, 1-20-12 Made 35+ field goals:...46 vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Made 40+ field goals:...46 vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Shot 50% in a GAME:...55.9 (33 of 59) vs. U-Mary, 2-3-18 Shot 60% in a GAME:...63.9 (46 of 72) vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Shot LESS than 30% in a GAME:...29.2 (21 of 72) vs. Minnesota State, 2-26-11 An opponent shot 50% in a GAME:...54.5 (31 of 57) vs. Minot State, 2-2-18 An opponent shot 60% in a GAME:...62.2 (28 of 45) at Northern State, 11-15-16 An opponent shot LESS than 30% in a GAME:...28.1 (16 of 57) vs. Dakota State, 11-25-09 An opponent made 10 or more 3-pointers in a GAME:...10 vs. U-Mary, 2-3-18 An opponent made 15 or more 3-pointers in a GAME:...16 vs. Augustana, 2-11-17 Allowed 50+ points in one HALF:...50 (2nd) vs. Augustana, 12-30-17 Allowed 60+ points in one HALF:...64 (1st) vs. Augustana, 2-12-16 Allowed LESS than 25 points in one HALF:...23 (2nd) vs. Sioux Falls, 12-16-17 Allowed LESS than 20 points in one HALF:...15 (2nd) vs. Michigan Tech, 11-17-17 Allowed 15 or LESS points in one HALF:...15 (2nd) vs. Michigan Tech, 11-17-17 Shot 60% in one HALF:...60.7 (2nd, 17 of 28) vs. U-Mary, 2-3-18 Shot 70% in one HALF:...72.2 (1st, 26 of 36) vs. Crown, 11-21-17 Shot 80% in one HALF:...80.0 (2nd, 16 of 20) at Minot State, 12-13-14 Made 10 or more 3-point field goals in one HALF:...11 at Upper Iowa, 1-6-18, 1.6 Shot LESS than 30% in one HALF:...29.6 (2nd, 8 of 28) vs. Fort Hays State, 11-10-17 Shot LESS than 20% in one HALF:...16.7 (1st, 4 of 24) vs. Northwest Missouri State, 11-27-10 An opponent shot 60% in a HALF:...66.7 (1st, 20 of 30) at MSU Moorhead, 1-26-18 An opponent shot 70% in a HALF:...81.5 (1st, 22 of 27) vs. Augustana, 2-12-16 An opponent shot 80% in a HALF:...81.5 (1st, 22 of 27) vs. Augustana, 2-12-16 An opponent shot LESS than 30% in a HALF:...25.0 (2nd, 8 of 32) vs. Sioux Falls, 12-16-17 An opponent shot LESS than 20% in a HALF:...12.0 (2nd, 3 of 25) vs. Northern State, 12-11-09 An opponent shot LESS than 15% in a HALF:...12.0 (2nd, 3 of 25) vs. Northern State, 12-11-09 An opponent made LESS than five FG in a HALF:...3 vs. Northern State (2nd), 12-11-09 INDIVIDUAL(S) SINGLE GAME Score 25+ points:...26, Ryan Bruggeman vs. Minot State, 2-2-18 Score 25+ points in back-to-back games:...ryan Bruggeman, 34 vs. USF, 2-26-17 ; 26 vs. Augustana, 2-27-17 Score 20+ points in back-to-back games:... Ryan Bruggeman,...28 at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 ; 24 vs. Upper Iowa, 12-1-17 ; 24 vs. Winona State 12-2-17, 21 at Minnesota Duluth, 12/8/17 Score 20+ points in three straight games:... Ryan Bruggeman,...28 at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 ; 24 vs. Upper Iowa, 12-1-17 ; 24 vs. Winona State 12-2-17, 21 at Minnesota Duluth, 12/8/17 Score 20+ points in four straight games:... Ryan Bruggeman,...28 at Sioux Falls, 11-25-17 ; 24 vs. Upper Iowa, 12-1-17 ; 24 vs. Winona State 12-2-17, 21 at Minnesota Duluth, 12/8/17 Score 30+ points:...34, Ryan Bruggeman vs. Sioux Falls, 2-26-17 Score 40+ points:...43, Andre Beasley vs. Northern State, 2-18-93 Had 2+ players score 20+ points:...vs. Upper Iowa, 2-28-17, Ryan Bruggeman (20), Joey Bartlett (20) Had 3+ players score 20+ points:...vs. Concordia-St. Paul, 2-13-10...Kevin Andrews (26), Scott Roehl (26), Jordan Miller (24) Made 15+ field goals:...15, Elijah Starzl at Waldorf (Iowa), 12-1-03 Made 10+ 3-point field goals:...10, Adam Tesch at Minnesota-Morris, 1-29-00 Made 15+ free throws:...15, Shaun Condon vs. Fort Hays State (Kan.), 11-9-13 Made 15+ free throws:...15, Shaun Condon vs. Fort Hays State (Kan.), 11-9-13 Had 15+ rebounds:...21, Carter Kirk at Northern State, 1-27-18 Had 20+ rebounds:...21, Carter Kirk at Northern State, 1-27-18 Had 10+ assists:...10, Ryan Bruggeman vs. St. Cloud State, 12-9-17 Had 7+ steals:...7, Ryan Krome vs. Minnesota Crookston, 1-25-08 Had 5+ blocked shots:...6, Carter Kirk vs. Minnesota Duluth, 12-9-16 Record a double-double:... Carter Kirk vs. Minot State, 2-2-18 (13 points, 12 rebounds) Two players record a double-double:... at Northern Michigan, 11-19-16,...Ryan Bruggeman (11 points, 10 assists) & Mitch Weg (15 points, 12 rebounds) Score 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds:... Carter Kirk vs. Bemidji State, 1-13-18 (25 points, 10 rebounds) Record a triple-double:...never Six players score in double figures:...at Sioux Falls, 12-17-16,...Bruggeman (19), Weg (17), Schafer (16), Davis (16), Bartlett (15), Moen (13) Seven players score in double figures:...at Minnesota Duluth, 1-11-14,...Weg (14), Birch (13), Smith (12), S. Condon (12), Giddings (11), Bartlett (10), Zager (10) Won game after trailing by 15-plus points:...17, (26-9, 9:59, 1st) at Upper Iowa, 1-6-18 Lost game after leading by 15-plus points:...16, (35-19, 4:47, 1st) at Upper Iowa, 12-2-16 Made a last-second shot to win a game:...ryan Bruggeman at Upper Iowa, 1-6-18, 1.6 Made a shot to win a game with less than 15 seconds :...Ryan Bruggeman at Upper Iowa, 1-6-18, 1.6 Made a last-second FT to win a game:...scott Roehl vs. Northwest Missouri State, 11-27-10 (47-46), 2.1 Lost a game on FG/FT with less than 10 seconds:...carson Parker, vs. Upper Iowa, 3FG, 1-7-17 (99-96 OT), 0.2 MISC. RECORDS Won back-to-back true road games:...1/6/18 -- 1/19/19 (UIU & CSP) Won five consecutive true road games:...5, 12/3/16 -- 1/13/17 (Winona State, Sioux Falls, Augie, Wayne State, UMC) Lost 10 consecutive true road games:...nov. 18, 2010 to Feb. 18, 2011 (11 straight) Lost back-to-back home games:...1/8-9/16 (Upper Iowa & Winona State) Won 10 consecutive games:...15 games, 1-10-09 to 3-4-09 Won 15 consecutive games:...15 games, 1-10-09 to 3-4-09 Lost 10 consecutive games:...20, 2-23-94 to 2-8-95 Lost 20 consecutive games:...20, 2-23-94 to 2-8-95

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SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 15 Through games of Feb 06, 2018 (Confere SCORING OFFENSE ## Team G W-L Pts Avg/G -------------------------------------------- 1.Minnesota State... 18 15-3 1515 84.2 2.Upper Iowa... 18 7-11 1461 81.2 3.Northern State... 18 16-2 1455 80.8 4.Augustana... 18 9-9 1454 80.8 5.Southwest Minnesota. 18 13-5 1436 79.8 6.St. Cloud State... 18 14-4 1428 79.3 7.Sioux Falls... 18 11-7 1378 76.6 8.Minot State... 18 11-7 1374 76.3 9.Winona State... 18 11-7 1335 74.2 10.MSU Moorhead... 18 4-14 1319 73.3 11.Wayne State... 18 8-10 1318 73.2 12.Minnesota Crookston. 18 6-12 1304 72.4 13.Bemidji State... 18 7-11 1259 69.9 14.Minnesota Duluth... 18 5-13 1258 69.9 15.University of Mary.. 18 3-15 1236 68.7 16.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 4-14 1214 67.4 SCORING MARGIN ## Team G OFF DEF Margin ---------------------------------------------- 1.Northern State... 18 80.8 68.4 +12.4 2.St. Cloud State... 18 79.3 68.8 +10.5 3.Minnesota State... 18 84.2 73.8 +10.3 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 79.8 73.1 +6.7 5.Augustana... 18 80.8 75.8 +4.9 6.Sioux Falls... 18 76.6 74.0 +2.6 7.Minot State... 18 76.3 74.9 +1.4 8.Winona State... 18 74.2 72.8 +1.3 9.Minnesota Crookston. 18 72.4 72.3 +0.1 10.Upper Iowa... 18 81.2 82.9-1.8 11.Wayne State... 18 73.2 76.3-3.1 12.Bemidji State... 18 69.9 76.5-6.6 13.Minnesota Duluth... 18 69.9 77.5-7.6 14.MSU Moorhead... 18 73.3 81.4-8.2 15.University of Mary.. 18 68.7 79.0-10.3 16.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 67.4 80.3-12.8 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES ## Team G FG FGA Pct --------------------------------------------- 1.St. Cloud State... 18 529 1041.508 2.Minot State... 18 521 1029.506 3.Northern State... 18 526 1040.506 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 533 1092.488 5.Upper Iowa... 18 529 1086.487 6.Minnesota State... 18 543 1141.476 7.Wayne State... 18 496 1067.465 8.MSU Moorhead... 18 478 1030.464 9.Augustana... 18 524 1137.461 10.Winona State... 18 486 1071.454 11.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 456 1012.451 12.Sioux Falls... 18 486 1087.447 13.Minnesota Crookston. 18 461 1037.445 14.Bemidji State... 18 463 1047.442 15.University of Mary.. 18 428 981.436 16.Minnesota Duluth... 18 436 1066.409 3-POINT FG PCT ## Team G FG FGA Pct 1.Minnesota State... 18 165 357.462 2.Northern State... 18 164 390.421 3.Minot State... 18 129 317.407 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 148 365.405 5.St. Cloud State... 18 133 331.402 6.Minnesota Crookston. 18 147 379.388 7.Upper Iowa... 18 148 382.387 8.Augustana... 18 170 440.386 9.Winona State... 18 169 441.383 10.Wayne State... 18 121 333.363 11.MSU Moorhead... 18 123 344.358 12.University of Mary.. 18 134 379.354 13.Sioux Falls... 18 130 369.352 14.Bemidji State... 18 144 418.344 15.Minnesota Duluth... 18 128 385.332 16.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 97 292.332 REBOUNDING OFFENSE ## Team G Reb Avg/G -------------------------------------- 1.Sioux Falls... 18 685 38.1 2.Minnesota State... 18 674 37.4 3.Augustana... 18 668 37.1 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 638 35.4 5.Bemidji State... 18 635 35.3 6.Northern State... 18 633 35.2 7.St. Cloud State... 18 615 34.2 8.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 601 33.4 9.Upper Iowa... 18 586 32.6 10.Winona State... 18 585 32.5 11.MSU Moorhead... 18 578 32.1 12.Minnesota Duluth... 18 576 32.0 Minnesota Crookston. 18 576 32.0 14.Minot State... 18 557 30.9 15.Wayne State... 18 552 30.7 16.University of Mary.. 18 526 29.2 2017-18 NSIC TEAM STATS (NSIC Only) ence games only) SCORING DEFENSE ## Team G Pts Avg/G -------------------------------------- 1.Northern State... 18 1232 68.4 2.St. Cloud State... 18 1239 68.8 3.Minnesota Crookston. 18 1302 72.3 4.Winona State... 18 1311 72.8 5.Southwest Minnesota. 18 1315 73.1 6.Minnesota State... 18 1329 73.8 7.Sioux Falls... 18 1332 74.0 8.Minot State... 18 1348 74.9 9.Augustana... 18 1365 75.8 10.Wayne State... 18 1373 76.3 11.Bemidji State... 18 1377 76.5 12.Minnesota Duluth... 18 1395 77.5 13.University of Mary.. 18 1422 79.0 14.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 1445 80.3 15.MSU Moorhead... 18 1466 81.4 16.Upper Iowa... 18 1493 82.9 FREE THROW PCT ## Team G FTM FTA Pct --------------------------------------------- 1.Minnesota Crookston. 18 235 287.819 2.Augustana... 18 236 294.803 3.MSU Moorhead... 18 240 302.795 4.Northern State... 18 239 308.776 5.Minot State... 18 203 265.766 6.Minnesota Duluth... 18 258 340.759 7.University of Mary.. 18 246 329.748 8.Minnesota State... 18 264 354.746 9.St. Cloud State... 18 237 318.745 10.Southwest Minnesota. 18 222 298.745 11.Wayne State... 18 205 277.740 12.Sioux Falls... 18 276 375.736 13.Upper Iowa... 18 255 355.718 14.Winona State... 18 194 274.708 15.Bemidji State... 18 189 267.708 16.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 205 298.688 FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct --------------------------------------------- 1.Bemidji State... 18 509 1172.434 2.St. Cloud State... 18 454 1023.444 3.Sioux Falls... 18 479 1077.445 4.Northern State... 18 443 989.448 5.Augustana... 18 476 1052.452 6.Southwest Minnesota. 18 473 1044.453 7.Minnesota Crookston. 18 491 1080.455 8.Minnesota State... 18 487 1068.456 9.Upper Iowa... 18 535 1147.466 10.Winona State... 18 476 1013.470 11.Minot State... 18 483 1022.473 12.Wayne State... 18 492 1031.477 13.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 504 1054.478 14.Minnesota Duluth... 18 516 1036.498 15.University of Mary.. 18 517 1037.499 16.MSU Moorhead... 18 560 1119.500 3-POINT FG PCT DEFENSE ## Team G FG FGA Pct 1.Minnesota State... 18 96 301.319 2.Minnesota Crookston. 18 106 316.335 3.Bemidji State... 18 156 444.351 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 135 373.362 5.Sioux Falls... 18 129 352.366 6.Northern State... 18 110 293.375 7.Upper Iowa... 18 157 418.376 8.St. Cloud State... 18 135 355.380 9.Minot State... 18 138 358.385 10.University of Mary.. 18 162 420.386 11.Winona State... 18 164 417.393 12.Augustana... 18 164 412.398 13.Minnesota Duluth... 18 124 308.403 14.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 172 426.404 15.MSU Moorhead... 18 171 421.406 16.Wayne State... 18 131 308.425 REBOUNDING DEFENSE ## Team G Reb Avg/G -------------------------------------- 1.Northern State... 18 502 27.9 2.St. Cloud State... 18 545 30.3 3.Minot State... 18 565 31.4 4.Southwest Minnesota. 18 577 32.1 5.Concordia-St. Paul.. 18 581 32.3 6.Winona State... 18 591 32.8 7.MSU Moorhead... 18 597 33.2 8.Augustana... 18 598 33.2 9.Sioux Falls... 18 604 33.6 10.University of Mary.. 18 613 34.1 11.Minnesota State... 18 615 34.2 12.Minnesota Crookston. 18 641 35.6 Wayne State... 18 641 35.6 14.Minnesota Duluth... 18 652 36.2 15.Upper Iowa... 18 666 37.0 16.Bemidji State... 18 697 38.7 For Updated Info Visit: www..northernsun.org

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 16 2017-18 NSIC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (NSIC Only) Through games of Feb 06, 2018 (Conference games only) To be ranked, a player must appear in at least 75.0% of their team s games. SCORING REBOUNDING ## Player-Team Cl G FG 3FG FT Pts Avg/G ## Player-Team Cl G OFF DEF TOT Avg/G 1.Cleary, Harrison-UMC... SO 18 150 56 93 449 24.9 1.Kirk, Carter-SMSU... SR 18 64 131 195 10.8 2.Evans, Trevon-USF... JR 17 133 41 65 372 21.9 2.Asmus,Marcus-AUGIE... SR 18 51 102 153 8.5 3.Myer, Brandon-UMD... SO 18 132 22 85 371 20.6 3.Coad, Travaun-MSUM... JR 16 16 117 133 8.3 4.Rudolph, Tyler-MINOT... SR 18 147 26 48 368 20.4 4.Davis, Gage-SCSU... JR 15 27 94 121 8.1 5.Davis, Gage-SCSU... JR 15 111 29 46 297 19.8 5.Smith, Sean-SCSU... JR 18 35 110 145 8.1 6.Guebert, Drew-USF... JR 18 120 38 72 350 19.4 6.Kendrix, Chris-MSU... SR 18 34 103 137 7.6 7.Bruggeman, Ryan-SMSU... JR 18 109 14 91 323 17.9 7.Myer, Brandon-UMD... SO 18 33 103 136 7.6 8.Averkamp, Jon-SCSU... SR 18 121 21 46 309 17.2 8.Rudolph, Tyler-MINOT... SR 18 32 98 130 7.2 9.Matthews, Bryndan-CSP... JR 16 96 8 73 273 17.1 9.Smith, Gable-UMC... JR 18 51 73 124 6.9 10.Black, Sharif-BSU... SR 18 108 22 54 292 16.2 Doyle, Logan-NSU... SR 18 39 85 124 6.9 11.Parker, Carson-UIU... SR 18 99 27 66 291 16.2 11.Akibo, David-MINOT... JR 18 15 108 123 6.8 12.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 92 41 61 286 15.9 12.Matthews, Bryndan-CSP... JR 16 41 67 108 6.8 13.Krieger, Kevin-MSU... SO 18 100 40 44 284 15.8 13.Warren,John-AUGIE... JR 18 16 99 115 6.4 14.Ward, Avan-CSP... SO 18 102 47 31 282 15.7 14.Bader, Logan-BSU... SO 18 19 92 111 6.2 15.Hunter, Keith-MARY... JR 18 100 34 42 276 15.3 15.Guebert, Drew-USF... JR 18 15 92 107 5.9 FIELD GOAL PCT (Min. 3.0 made per game) ASSISTS ## Player-Team Cl G FG FGA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G Assists Avg/G 1.Doyle, Logan-NSU... SR 18 87 134.649 1.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 132 7.33 2.Smith, Sean-SCSU... JR 18 76 119.639 2.Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 119 6.61 3.Brown, Ted-CSP... SO 18 64 101.634 3.Bruggeman, Ryan-SMSU... JR 18 106 5.89 4.Okonkwo, Munachiso-UIU... JR 18 71 113.628 4.Parker, Carson-UIU... SR 18 96 5.33 5.Kirk, Carter-SMSU... SR 18 110 179.615 5.Entwisle, Trevor-UMD... JR 18 85 4.72 6.Smith, Gable-UMC... JR 18 70 114.614 6.Wagner, Caleb-WSU... SO 18 82 4.56 7.Averkamp, Jon-SCSU... SR 18 121 200.605 7.Rowan, Kam-UIU... JR 17 77 4.53 8.Rudolph, Tyler-MINOT... SR 18 147 249.590 8.Smith, Ian-NSU... JR 18 80 4.44 9.Thompson, Derek-BSU... FR 18 73 129.566 9.Brown, Charlie-MSU... SR 18 77 4.28 10.Moen, Turner-SMSU... SR 18 54 97.557 10.Cleary, Harrison-UMC... SO 18 69 3.83 11.Park, Addison-MSUM... JR 18 94 169.556 11.Davis, Gage-SCSU... JR 15 57 3.80 12.Evans, Carter-NSU... SR 18 71 128.555 12.Pekarek, Christian-BSU... SR 18 66 3.67 13.Kirksey, Cameron-MSU... SO 16 78 141.553 13.White, Jaylan-MARY... SO 18 64 3.56 14.Kreklow, Matthew-MARY... FR 18 67 123.545 14.Black, Sharif-BSU... SR 18 61 3.39 15.Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 96 180.533 15.Heede-Andersen, Adam-SCSU JR 18 60 3.33 FREE THROW PCT (Min. 2.0 made per game) STEALS ## Player-Team Cl G FTM FTA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G Steals Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ 1.Cleary, Harrison-UMC... SO 18 93 97.959 1.Smith, Gable-UMC... JR 18 33 1.83 2.Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 37 40.925 2.Austin III, Dennis-UIU... JR 17 29 1.71 3.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 61 67.910 3.Warren,John-AUGIE... JR 18 29 1.61 4.Kretchman, Tanner-MSUM... SR 18 44 49.898 4.Bruggeman, Ryan-SMSU... JR 18 27 1.50 5.Krieger, Kevin-MSU... SO 18 44 50.880 Janssen, Vance-WSC... JR 18 27 1.50 6.Beeninga, Johnny-MSUM... SO 18 55 63.873 6.Smith, Ian-NSU... JR 18 26 1.44 7.Parker, Carson-UIU... SR 18 66 76.868 Moen, Turner-SMSU... SR 18 26 1.44 8.Smoldt,Joe-UIU... FR 18 39 45.867 Entwisle, Trevor-UMD... JR 18 26 1.44 9.Bruggeman, Ryan-SMSU... JR 18 91 108.843 Wagner, Caleb-WSU... SO 18 26 1.44 10.Davis, Gage-SCSU... JR 15 46 55.836 10.Joseph, Trevin-WSC... JR 18 25 1.39 11.Myer, Brandon-UMD... SO 18 85 102.833 11.Evans, Trevon-USF... JR 17 23 1.35 Rohrscheib, Logan-UMD... SO 18 65 78.833 12.Davis, KJ-SMSU... SR 18 23 1.28 13.Pollard, DJ-NSU... SR 18 66 80.825 Pekarek, Christian-BSU... SR 18 23 1.28 14.Warren,John-AUGIE... JR 18 36 44.818 14.Matthews, Bryndan-CSP... JR 16 20 1.25 15.Kendrix, Chris-MSU... SR 18 49 60.817 15.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 22 1.22 Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 22 1.22 3-POINT FG PCT (Min. 1.0 made per game) 3-POINT FG MADE ## Player-Team Cl G 3FG FGA Pct ## Player-Team Cl G 3FG Avg/G 1.Averkamp, Jon-SCSU... SR 18 21 36.583 1.Smoldt,Joe-UIU... FR 18 57 3.17 2.Krieger, Kevin-MSU... SO 18 40 69.580 2.Cleary, Harrison-UMC... SO 18 56 3.11 3.Kallman, Andrew-NSU... FR 18 25 46.543 3.Theisen, Brindley-SCSU... JR 18 48 2.67 4.Rudolph, Tyler-MINOT... SR 18 26 48.542 4.Ward, Avan-CSP... SO 18 47 2.61 5.Kendrix, Chris-MSU... SR 18 43 84.512 5.Kretchman, Tanner-MSUM... SR 18 46 2.56 6.Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 26 51.510 6.Evans, Trevon-USF... JR 17 41 2.41 7.Bader, Logan-BSU... SO 18 37 74.500 7.Kendrix, Chris-MSU... SR 18 43 2.39 8.Moen, Turner-SMSU... SR 18 19 39.487 8.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 41 2.28 9.Cleary, Harrison-UMC... SO 18 56 115.487 9.Krieger, Kevin-MSU... SO 18 40 2.22 10.Domask, Mason-WSU... JR 17 29 60.483 10.Lee, Michael-SMSU... JR 18 38 2.11 11.Lee, Michael-SMSU... JR 18 38 80.475 Guebert, Drew-USF... JR 18 38 2.11 12.Smoldt,Joe-UIU... FR 18 57 125.456 12.Bader, Logan-BSU... SO 18 37 2.06 13.Dahl, Cole-NSU... SO 14 15 33.455 Warren,John-AUGIE... JR 18 37 2.06 14.Williams, Jareese-UIU... FR 18 21 47.447 14.Hodge, Alan-UMC... JR 18 36 2.00 15.Wagner, Caleb-WSU... SO 18 26 59.441 15.Davis, Gage-SCSU... JR 15 29 1.93 BLOCKED SHOTS ## Player-Team Cl G Blocks Avg/G 1.Smith, Gable-UMC... JR 18 76 4.22 2.Smith, Sean-SCSU... JR 18 43 2.39 3.Nicolau, Javier-UMC... SO 18 24 1.33 Okonkwo, Munachiso-UIU... JR 18 24 1.33 5.Evans, Carter-NSU... SR 18 19 1.06 Guebert, Drew-USF... JR 18 19 1.06 7.Kirk, Carter-SMSU... SR 18 18 1.00 Myer, Brandon-UMD... SO 18 18 1.00 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO (Min. 3.0 assists/game) ## Player-Team Cl G Asst Avg Turn Avg Ratio 1.Ricci Maia, Luis-MINOT... SR 18 119 6.6 41 2.3 2.90 2.Heede-Andersen, Adam-SCSU JR 18 60 3.3 21 1.2 2.86 3.Bruggeman, Ryan-SMSU... JR 18 106 5.9 39 2.2 2.72 4.Brown, Charlie-MSU... SR 18 77 4.3 29 1.6 2.66 5.Moen, Turner-SMSU... SR 18 59 3.3 23 1.3 2.57 6.Wagner, Caleb-WSU... SO 18 82 4.6 33 1.8 2.48 7.White, Jaylan-MARY... SO 18 64 3.6 26 1.4 2.46 8.Spencer,Jordan-AUGIE... SR 18 132 7.3 55 3.1 2.40 For Updated Info Visit: www..northernsun.org

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 17

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MEN S BASKETBALL 18 Brad Bigler has seen Southwest Minnesota State University men s basketball from almost every angle. As a player, graduate assistant coach, assistant coach, associate head coach and now head coach, Bigler has been a part of the most successful period of Mustang men s basketball in school history the past 19 seasons. Bigler, the 2016-17 and 2012-13 NSIC Coach of the Year, has extended the recent winning tradition of Mustang men s basketball as he enters his ninth season as head coach at SMSU in 2017-18. He has compiled a record of 136-101 during his tenure, including 95-79 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play. Named interim head coach on Sept. 30, 2009, Bigler was named the permanent head coach on April 8, 2010. The 11th head coach in program history, Bigler is no stranger to SMSU men s basketball and its success the past 20 years. Since joining the program as a studentathlete in 1997-98, SMSU has finished in the top half of the conference standings 15 times, including winning two NCAA region championships, two conference championships, two conference tournament championships, one conference division championship, while making three NCAA region championship game appearances. The 2016-17 season saw SMSU put together one of the best seasons in program history. The squad tied a school record with 28 victories, captured the program s first NSIC South Division title and also won the NSIC Tournament championship for just the second time in team history. SMSU earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Central Region Tournament and advanced to the region championship game before losing to eventual national champion Northwest Missouri State. During the 2011-12 season, Bigler helped lead SMSU to one of its most successful seasons in program history, including a trip to the NCAA tournament. SMSU won 19 games and finished second in the NSIC regular season before reeling off three straight victories in the NSIC tournament to capture the program s first-ever conference tournament championship. SMSU qualified for its third-ever NCAA tournament appearance, earning the region s No. 4 seed. SMSU was strong on both ends of the floor, leading the conference in field goal percentage, steals and turnover margin, while ranking 15th in the country in free throw percentage and 17th in field goal percentage. During his first season as head coach in 2009-10, Bigler helped lead the Mustangs to a 17-12 overall record, the program s fifth straight winning season. The team won eight of its last 12 games to end the season, including winning two games in the NSIC tournament and advancing to the championship game. The team spent four weeks ranked in the NABC Top 25 poll and moved as high as No. 11 during the season. In 2010-11, SMSU suffered numerous close losses and finished 12-14 overall and tied for eighth in the conference. SMSU played in four overtime games, including two double overtime games and won just one of the four games. The squad finished the season losing five games by two or less points and lost two other games in overtime. During the 2012-13 season, SMSU recorded 16 victories and finished tied for seventh in the expanded 16-team conference and garnered preseason top 25 rankings by two national publications. The squad also appeared in the top 10 in the first two NCAA region rankings released in late February. SMSU put together another successful season in 2013-14, winning 19 games, finishing sixth in the NSIC regular season standings and advancing to the semifinals of the 16-team NSIC tournament. It was just the sixth time in program history the team has won 19 games in one season. Despite a young squad in 2014-15, featuring just three upperclassmen, SMSU opened the season with a 9-4 record, before finishing with a 12-17 mark. In 2015-16, SMSU recorded a 13-15 overall mark, including 9-13 in conference play. Bigler, who has spent 14 seasons as either an assistant or head coach at SMSU, began his coaching tenure at the University in 2003, spending two seasons as a graduate assistant before being elevated to full-time assistant coach prior to the 2005-06 season. He was named associate head coach in the summer of 2006. During his four-year tenure as a full-time assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, SMSU racked up 80 wins, had four winning seasons, and captured an NSIC championship and one NCAA region championship. As an assistant coach at SMSU, Bigler recruited and coached one All-America, seven all-conference selections and two academic all-district honorees. A native of Fort Madison, Iowa, Bigler, 37, spent five seasons in the Mustang men s basketball program (1997-2002) and left as one of the winningest players in school history. A point guard, Bigler played on the 2001 NSIC and North Central Region championship team that advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in Bakersfield, Calif. He ended his career playing in 118 games and currently ranks sixth all-time in assists with 286. During his fouryear playing career SMSU finished with a record of 83-36. Bigler began his coaching career in 2002-03, spending one season as the head girls basketball coach at Lakeview High School in Cottonwood, Minnesota. A 2003 graduate of SMSU with a bachelor s degree in health/physical education, Bigler earned his master s degree in education leadership from SMSU in 2010. Brad and his wife, Heather, live in Marshall with their daughters, Taleigha and Tatum and son, Nash. Bigler Timeline Coaching Experience 2009-18 SMSU, Head Coach 2006-09 SMSU, Associate Head Coach 2005-06 SMSU, Assistant Coach 2003-05 SMSU, Graduate Assistant Coach 2002-03 Lakeview High School, Girls Basketball Head Coach Ranks second in school history with 136 victories 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year 2012-13 NSIC Coach of the Year Led SMSU to NSIC tournament championship, NSIC South Division championship and fourth NCAA tournament appearance in 2016-17 SMSU advanced to the NCAA region championship game in 2016-17 SMSU tied school record with 28 victories in 2016-17 Led SMSU to NSIC tournament championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2011-12 Led SMSU to the NSIC tournament championship game in 2009-10 Associate head coach for 2009 NSIC and NCAA Central Region championship team Four-year letter winner at Southwest Minnesota State (1997-2002) Member of 2001 NSIC and NCAA North Central Region championship team Ranks seventh in school history with 286 assists Finished playing career with a record of 83-36 Bigler vs. Opponents Arkansas Tech...2-0 Augustana...6-11 Bellevue (Neb.)...1-0 Bemidji State...5-6 Cal. State Dominguez Hills...0-1 Central Missouri...1-0 Concordia-St. Paul...11-6 Dakota State (S.D.)...1-0 Dordt (Iowa)...1-0 East Central (Okla.)...2-0 Emporia State (Kan.)...3-0 Fort Hays State (Kan.)...1-3 Grand Canyon (Ariz.)...1-0 Jamestown...1-0 Lewis (Ill.)...1-0 University of Mary...7-3 Metro State Denver...1-0 Michigan Tech...2-4 Milwaukee...0-1 Minnesota Crookston...10-0 Minnesota Duluth...11-2 Minnesota-Morris...2-0 Minnesota State...6-13 MSU Moorhead...5-8 Minot State...7-0 North Carolina-Pembroke...1-0 Northern State...8-7 Northern Michigan...4-0 Northwest Missouri State...3-2 Regis (Colo.)...1-0 St. Cloud State...5-9 Sioux Falls...8-5 South Dakota State...0-5 Upper Iowa...11-7 Wayne State...15-3 Winona State...7-12 Wisconsin-La Crosse...1-0 Bigler at SMSU Year Overall NSIC Overall, Division 2009-10 17-12 10-10 6th 2010-11 12-14 9-13 8th 2011-12 19-11 15-7 2nd 2012-13 16-14 13-9 7th, 5th S 2013-14 19-11 14-8 6th, 3rd S 2014-15 12-17 8-14 11th, 6th S 2015-16 13-15 9-13 13th, 7th S 2016-17 28-6 17-5 2nd, 1st S 2017-18 17-7 13-5 153-108 108-84