MBB Game Notes vs. NSU

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2023-24 SCHEDULE

NOVEMBER

SUN - 5 FRI - 10

SAT - 11

THU- 16

TUE - 21

SAINT MARY'S # VS ARKANSAS MONTICELLO! VS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS!

UMSL

CONCORDIA ST PAUL

DECEMBER

FRI - 1

SAT - 2

FRI - 8

SAT - 9 THU - 14

SAT - 16

TUE- 19

SUN- 31

SW MINN STATE SIOUX FALLS @ WAYNE STATE @ AUGUSTANA

MINNESOTA STATE @ MINNESOTA DULUTH @ MICHIGAN TECH WISCONSIN PARKSIDE

JANUARY

TUE - 2

SAT - 6

FRI - 12

SAT - 13

FRI - 19

SAT - 20

FRI - 26

SAT - 27

TUE - 30

CROWN COLLEGE NORTHERN STATE

@ MINNESOTA CROOKSTON @ BEMIDJI STATE @ UMARY @ MINOT STATE MSU MOORHEAD ST CLOUD STATE

CONCORDIA ST. PAUL

FEBRUARY

FRI - 2 SAT - 3

FRI - 9 SAT - 10

FRI - 16 FRI - 23

SAT - 24

WED -28

#

@ SIOUX FALLS

@ SW MINN STATE

AUGUSTANA

WAYNE STATE

@ NORTHERN STATE

BEMIDJI STATE

MINNESOTA CROOKSON

NORTHERN STATE%

W, 87-39 W, 62-46 W, 68-62

74-67

75-69

L, 78-65

81-66

90-83

W, 90-69

L, 77-75

L, 77-69

L, 93-58

W, 68-62

L, 77-70

W, 83-72

W, 77-69

W, 78-67

W, 68-61

L, 72-62

W, 80-67

W, 73-65

W, 80-79

W, 87-81

W, 63-40 6PM

Winona State (17-9, 12-8 NSIC) vs. Northern State (10-18, 8-14 NSIC)

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6 p.m. | McCown Gymnasium

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This season vs. Northern State

Winona State has faced off against Northern State twice this year, yielding a 1-1 record with both contests decided at the buzzer. WSU earned a lastsecond win most recently at Northern State on Feb. 16, when Connor Dillon hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from near halfcourt as time expired. NSU dealt WSU a 77-75 setback on Jan. 6 with a jumper in the last three seconds of the game.

Wolves, Warriors in the NSIC Tournament

Northern State has won six NSIC Tournament titles, while Winona State has claimed five. Most recently, NSU took home the 2021 NSIC trophy while WSU’s last NSIC hardware haul was in 2011.

NSIC Tournament

Winona State men’s basketball earned a home game for the first round of the NSIC tournament, claiming the sixth seed overall In 2022, Winona State hosted UMary in a first-round game, falling 82-70.

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NSIC TOURNAMENT FIRST-ROUND

Leading Scorer

Leading Rebounder

Leading 3-Pt. Threat

Best FT Shooter (min. 10 )

Most Minutes Per Game

Team Points Per Game

Team Shooting %

Team 3-Point %

Team Turnovers per Game

Team Steals Per Game

Team Blocks Per Game

Team High Score / Season

Team Low Score / Season

#2 Connor Dillon, 21.4

#0 Olumide Adelodun , 6.7 rpg

#22 Jordan Wilkins, 15-of-36, (41.7%)

#0 Olumide Adelodun, 24-30 (80.0%)

#2 Connor Dillon, 34.8 mpg

a, 21 3 ppg

#12 Aguek Deng, 7 6 rpg

#21 Jacksen Moni, 21.5 ppg

#3 Reid Grant, 57-133 (42 9%)

#21 Jacksen Moni, 8.1 rpg

#12 Peter Fuchs Jr 33-of-42 (78.6%)

#1 Alec Millender, 30.5

#12 Josh Dilling, 6-of-147 (44.9%)

#11 Augustin Reede, 47-of-50 (94.0%)

#12 Josh Dilling, 35.3 mpg

90 vs. WSC & Crown College in 90-83 win

58 vs. Bemidji State in a 93-58 loss

84 vs. Concordia St. Paul (Jan. 27)

47 vs. Sioux Falls in a 47-74 loss

116 vs. Trinity Bible (ND) (Nov. 25)

46 vs. Southwest Minnesota State in a 46-80 loss

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2023-24 SEASON

TEAM STATS QUICK GLANCE

POINTS/GAME: 72.0

REBOUNDS/GAME: 35 1

ASSISTS/GAME: 11 9

STEALS/GAME: 4.9

FIELD-GOAL %: 46 0

FT %: 69.7

3-POINT FG %: 35 6

3-POINTER/GAME: 8 5

AST / TO RATIO: 1.3

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INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME RECORDS

POINTS: 51 HERSCHEL LEWIS V MICHIGAN TECH 2/18/1972

REBOUNDS: 32, GUS JOHNSON V BEMIDJI STATE, 2/22/1975

ASSISTS 15, DARREN MILLER V SMSU, 2/17/1989

STEALS 10, JONTE FLOWERS V MINN -CROOKSTON, 2/23/2008

BLOCKED SHOTS: 9 JOHN SMITH V NEBRASKA-KEARNY 3/11/2007

FREE THROWS MADE: 21-22, DAVE MEISER V UIU, 12/4/1966

FIELD GOALS MADE: 19-44, CARTER GLAD, SMSU, 2/17/1989

3-POINTERS MADE: 10-16, JAMIE CARRIER, V UM-MORRIS, 1/26/2002

WARRIOR BASKETBALL PROGRAM HISTORY

NCAA DII NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2 | 2006, 2008

NCAA REGION TITLES: 4 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013

NSIC TOURNAMENT TITLES: '01, 06, '07, '08, '11

NSIC REGULAR SEASON TITLES: 14, MOST RECENT IN 2007-08

NCAA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

OVERALL RECORD - 23-8 | ELITE EIGHT: 8-2

Name

Winona State University

2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

Olumide Adelodun

Gavin Hurley

Connor Dillon

Declan Dillon

Bryant Brown

Devon Fielding

Arius Alijosius

Tyler Orr

Carson Arenz

Tyler Borowski

Mikail Harmison

Tyson Keil

Jordan Wilkins

Drew Adams

Brock Voigt

Connor Drew

Carter Lomas

Nate Montgomery

Head Coach: Todd Eisner

Assistant Coach: Devin Whitelow

Assistant Coach: Cole Rabedeaux

Yr. Jr Fr. Jr Jr Gr So Fr Fr Sr So Fr. Fr Sr. Jr Gr. So Jr. Fr

Hometown

Calgary, Canada

Middleton, Wis.

Peoria, Ill

Peoria, Ill

Waukegan, Ill

La Crosse, Wis

Riverside, Ill Rice Lake, Wis

Onalaska, Wis

Appleton, Wis

Appleton, Wis.

Appleton, Wis

West Chicago, Ill.

Woodbury, Minn

Sun Prairie, Wis.

Huxley, Iowa

Wauzeka, Wis.

Watertown, Wis

High School/Prev. School Ohio University

Middleton

Peoria Notre Dame

Peoria Notre Dame

Univ of Tampa

Central High School

Riverside-Brookfield

Rice Lake

Onalaska

Appleton East

Appleton West

Appleton East

Elgin Community College

East Ridge

UW Eau Claire

Ballard

Wauzeka - Steuben

Watertown

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Calgary, Canada

Ohio University

Connor

Declan Dillon

Bryant Brown

Devon Fielding

Arius

Tyler Orr

Carson Arenz

Tyler Borowski

Mikail Harmison

Tyson Keil

Jordan Wilkins

Drew Adams

Brock Voigt

Connor Drew

Carter Lomas

Nate

Peoria Notre Dame

Peoria Notre Dame

Univ. of Tampa

Central High School

Riverside-Brookfield Rice Lake

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Warrior Notables

When WSU and NSU faced off in Aberdeen, S D on February 16, Connor Dillon delivered a buzzer-beater from just inside half-court for the 80-79 Warrior win The last time WSU hit a buzzer-beater as time expired was in 2022 when current WSU assistant coach Devin Whitelow hit a go-ahead layup against Sioux Falls for a 76-75 victory in McCown on February 11, 2022

Also on Feb 16 at NSU, Declan Dillon led the team in minutes played (37) against Northern State while recording nine points and nine rebounds; Dillon did not commit a turnover on the day

Olumide Adelodun was named to the NSIC Shining Five following last weekend The Calgary, Canada product averaged 19 points and 8 5 rebounds over the two games, both Warrior wins Adelodun was 9-of-10 from the free throw line and 12-of-24 from the floor

Brock Voigt became the most recent Winona State player to reach the career 1,000-point mark Voigt sat at 980 career points heading into Saturday’s game having scored 19 the night before in a Warrior win over UMary Against the Beavers, Voigt led WSU with 20 points to hit the 1,000-point mark on the dot

Connor Dillon’s 41-point performance versus CSP was a career-high for the Peoria, Ill. product and ranks 5th alltime in single-game points at Winona State.

In the game against Concordia St. Paul on January 30, Connor Dillon recorded ten rebounds to go with his monster scoring night to record the first 40-point, double-double in Winona State history.

Winona State finished sixth in the NSIC regular season with a 14-8 league record. Southwest Minnesota State also finished 14-8 but held the tiebreaker over WSU with a 2-0 season sweep of the Warriors.

The Warriors secured a home game as the sixth seed for the first round of the NSIC tournament following a home NSIC weekend sweep, beating Bemidji State 87-81 and Minnesota Crookston 63-40.

The most recent Winona State men’s basketball team appearance in the NSIC tournament came in 2022 when the Warriors lost at home in the first round to UMary 82-70 on February 23.

The NSIC quarterfinal, semi-final, and championship tournament rounds will be held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

In 2023-24, Winona State has held three opponents to under 50 points in the three Warrior wins; ArkansasMonticello (62-46), Wisconsin-Parkside (59-45), and Minnesota Crookston (63-40).

The last time the Warriors and Wolves faced off in a playoff matchup was in 2019 when the two teams faced off in the NSIC semi-finals. In that contest, Winona State fell on a last-second shot by the Wolves’ Mason Stark, dealing WSU a 77-76 setback.

WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY

MBB STATISTICS

Ethan

Andrew

Ian

Isaiah Hagen

Trey Longstreet

Augstin Reede

Josh Dilling

Tobi Obiora

Jacksen Moni

Devon Brooke

Kobe Busch

Sam Brumfield

Connor Libis

Jake Vliem

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HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

Fargo, N.D. / Sheyenne

Rapid City, S.D. / RC Central

Aberdeen, S.D. / Aberdeen Christian

Aberdeen, S.D. / Central HS

Fargo, N.D. / Fargo Davies HS

Orono, Minn. / Orono HS

Waverly, Minn. Delano HS

Aberdeen, S.D. / Roncalli HS

Oshkosh, Wis. / Oshkosh North

Bilthoven, Netherlands / Zwolle

Fargo, N.D. / Sheyenne High

Queen Creek, Ariz. / American Leadership Academy

Huron, S D / Huron HS

Fergus Falls, Minn / Hillcrest Lutheran

Dell rapids, S D / Dell Rapids St Mary

Sturgis, S D / Sturgis Brown HS

PREVIOUS SCHOOL

State Fair College

Queens

Briar Cliff

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MBB: LAST TIME OUT

Winona State beats Minnesota Crookston in senior day victory

WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University men's basketball team provided their four seniors a fitting regular-season sendoff on Saturday, pulling away in the second half to defeat the University of Minnesota Crookston 63-40 in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court.

Winona State (19-9, 14-8 NSIC) honored four Warrior seniors; Brock Voigt, Jordan Wilkins, Carter Lomas, and Carson Arenz before the contest Olumide Adelodun notched a double-double for his team and WSU put together one of the best defensive efforts of the season in holding UMC to just 40 points and Winona State saw a 31-12 second half seal the win

How it Happened:

Minnesota Crookston raced out to a 16-2 lead in the first five minutes of play, as the WSU offense was slow to get into gear following the opening tip.

Olumide Adelodun and Connor Dillon were able to finally get things moving for the Warriors after the media timeout, and Devon Fielding added to the WSU comeback effort with a 3-pointer at 9:25 and a layup moments later to close the gap to 2018 in favor of UMC

Connor Dillon spotted Winona State their first lead of the game with a layup on a fast break with 6:13 to play and an Adelodun 3-pointer put WSU up 34-28 heading into the halftime break

At the Half: Winona State 32, UMC 28

In the final 20 minutes, Olumide Adelodun picked up where he left off before the intermission, scoring a 3-pointer to spark a Warrior run, with Brock Voigt, Declan Dillon, and Connor Dillon pushing Winona State out to a 19-point advantage in the space of just five minutes

While the WSU offense began to fire on all cylinders, Todd Eisner's team also laid into a lock-down defensive effort in the second half, holding the Golden Eagles to just six points midway through the period UMC connected on only six shots from the floor in the entire second half, going 5-for-21 overall, with just one 3-pointer among the makes WSU's defensive presence led to an 8-4 advantage on steals.

Winona State would see Olumide Adelodun finish with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Brock Voigt added 15, en route to the 63-40 Warrior win.

WSU Stats Standouts:

Olumide Adelodun 18 points, 10 rebounds

Brock Voigt 15 points, 7 rebounds

Connor Dillon 10 points, 2 steals

Team Stats Comparables:

Minnesota Crookston was 16-of-53 (30.2%) from the floor in the game, while the Warriors were 24-of-58 (41.4%) in the contest. WSU had a slight 35-34 edge in total rebounds and had an 8-4 advantage in steals.

The Warriors notched 18 points off of Golden Eagle turnovers, and UMC did not convert a turnover opportunity against WSU.

Beyond the Box Score:

With the Warrior win, WSU avenged a 77-69 loss at Crookston earlier this year

WSU has won seven of the last eight games against the Golden Eagles

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