Bison Begin Four-Game Home Stand Wednesday vs. Winston-Salem State

THIS WEEK: The North Dakota State (16-8) men's basketball team begins a season-ending four-game home stand this Wednesday, Feb. 21, against Winston-Salem State (5-22). The Bison also host South Dakota State (5-21) on Saturday, Feb. 24. Tipoff for both games is at 7 p.m. at the Bison Sports Arena in Fargo.

RADIO: WDAY-AM 970 of Fargo. Sports director Scott Miller will call the play-by-play with former Bison standout Ross Manson as color analyst. Coverage begins at 6:35 p.m. both nights. An audio stream is available by subscription at www.bisonzone.com. ... NDSU ThunderRadio will carry both games with Michael Howe and Brad Jones calling Wednesday's action online at www.kndsradio.com. Howe and Jim Otis will call Saturday's game online and over the air on KNDS-FM 105.9.

THE SERIES: Wednesday will be the second meeting between North Dakota State and Winston-Salem State. The Bison won 87-63 in the teams' first meeting last month in Winston-Salem, N.C. Brett Winkelman and Ben Woodside each scored 22 points for NDSU. ... Saturday will be the 193rd meeting in the series between North Dakota State and South Dakota State, which began in the 1909-10 season. The Bison have a 100-92 advantage in the series, including a 78-60 win Feb. 3 that snapped a five-game losing streak at SDSU's Frost Arena. Mike Nelson had 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting for NDSU, and Winkelman added 21 points.

THE COACHES: Tim Miles (U-Mary, 1989) is in his sixth season as head coach at North Dakota State. He has the fifth most wins in NDSU history with a 95-71 record. Miles has a 208-132 career record, including two seasons at Mayville State (1995-97) and four years at Southwest Minnesota State (1997-01). He coached Mayville State to the NAIA national tournament twice and took Southwest Minnesota State to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in 2001 before coming to NDSU.

Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky, 1991) is in his first year as head coach at Winston-Salem State. Collins spent the last four years as head coach at Hampton University, finishing 16-16 last year and winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament. Collins spent 11 years on the Hampton staff starting with the school's move to Division I in 1995. He was part of three conference championships and NCAA tournament teams.

Scott Nagy (Delta State, 1988) is in his 12th season as head coach at South Dakota State with a 234-118 record. Nagy guided the Jackrabbits to four North Central Conference championships, eight NCAA Division II regionals and one Elite Eight. He was an assistant at SDSU for three seasons from 1990-93 and worked two seasons as an assistant at Southern Illinois-Edwardsville from 1993-95 before taking the top job at SDSU.

ABOUT THE BISON: The goal is clear for North Dakota State entering its season-ending four-game home stand. At 16-8 overall, the Bison are shooting for their first 20-win season as a Division I program, and they must win their final four games of the year to accomplish it. NDSU is 9-1 at the Bison Sports Arena this season, and North Dakota State has won 21 of its last 23 in the BSA.

			Ht.
Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	PPG	RPG	FG%	FT%
F	22	Brett Winkelman	6-6	208	So.	Morris, Minn.	15.4	6.4	.512	.810
F	44	Andre Smith	6-8	222	Sr.	St. Paul, Minn.	16.6	9.0	.532	.655
G	10	Ben Woodside	5-11	188	So.	Albert Lea, Minn.	16.0	2.9	.475	.803
G	21	Austin Pennick	6-3	192	RFr.	Fargo, N.D.	2.2	1.9	.380	.400
G	31	Mike Nelson	6-4	190	So.	Madison, Wis.	16.2	3.2	.528	.685

ABOUT WINSTON-SALEM STATE: The Rams, who have played only six home games in their first season of NCAA Division I basketball, have won four of their last eight and are 5-22 overall. Winston-Salem State will have had eight days off between Wednesday's game at North Dakota State and last Monday's 79-63 loss at Alabama A&M. Curtis Hines scored 15 points and Brian Fisher added 12 for Winston-Salem State, which will join the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference next season.

			Ht.
Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	PPG	RPG	FG%	FT%
F	20	Darrell Wonge	6-6	210	Jr.	Lakeview, N.Y.	7.0	4.6	.372	.732
F	21	Jamal Durham	6-6	215	So.	Winston-Salem, N.C.	8.1	4.7	.299	.598
G	3	Brian Fisher	6-2	178	Fr.	Marietta, Ga.	10.7	3.0	.371	.643
G	23	Darius Floyd	6-1	185	Fr.	Gastonia, N.C.	11.5	3.2	.374	.600
G	32	Roy Peake	5-11	170	RJr.	Thomasville, N.C.	3.8	3.8	.330	.651

ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: The Jackrabbits are 5-21 and will try to snap a six-game losing streak Tuesday night at home to Cal State Northridge. Sophomore guard Matt Cadwell is the leading scorer with 12.6 points per game, and freshman forward Kai Williams is averaging 11.3 points per game. Williams got his third double-double of the year Saturday with 20 points and 10 rebounds in an 83-56 loss at Utah Valley State. This is SDSU's third year as a Division I independent, and the Jackrabbits will join the Mid-Continent Conference with the Bison and IPFW next season.

			Ht.
Wt.	Yr.	Hometown	PPG	RPG	FG%	FT%
F	33	Kai Williams	6-6	210	Fr.	Regina, Sask.	11.3	6.6	.488	.779
F	54	Michael Loney	6-6	225	Jr.	Humboldt, Iowa	7.6	4.1	.479	.732
G	10	Jose Frias	6-1	195	Sr.	New York, N.Y.	6.0	3.6	.473	.507
G	20	Garrett Callahan	6-2	175	Fr.	Seneca, Ill.	8.1	2.6	.349	.804
G	24	Matt Cadwell	6-3	195	So.	St. Paul, Minn.	12.6	3.3	.394	.756

FOUR SCORE: There is no other team in Division I men's basketball with the scoring balance North Dakota State has. The Bison are the only team in the country with four players averaging better than 15 points per game through Monday's games. Andre Smith leads the way with 16.6 points per game, Mike Nelson is second with 16.2 ppg, Ben Woodside is third with 16.0 points per game, and Brett Winkelman is fourth with 15.4. Five other Division I teams nationwide have three players averaging 15 points or more. They are Temple of the Atlantic-10, Boston College and North Carolina State of the ACC, Virginia Military Institute of the Big South, and Arizona of the Pac-10.

SWEET SIXTEEN: North Dakota State has three players averaging 16 points per game or higher, and only three Division I teams can claim that distinction. Temple has three players over 17.0 points per game and Virginia Military Institute has three players over 16.0. VMI leads the country in scoring offense with a 102.9 points per game and 3-pointers per game with 13.9.

SMITH TOPS IN SCORING, REBOUNDING: North Dakota State forward Andre Smith, the Division I independent leader in rebounding for the 13th of 14 weeks this season, joined rare company when he became the independents' leading scorer Jan. 27. Smith is still one of only THREE players nationwide to lead their conferences in both scoring and rebounding through Monday's games. Texas guard/forward Kevin Durant is leading the Big 12 with 24.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, and Oral Roberts forward Caleb Green leads the Mid-Continent Conference with 19.9 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.

RPI REPORT: North Dakota State is 138th in the official NCAA men's basketball RPI report through games of Sunday, Feb. 18. NDSU is the second highest ranked Division I independent team behind Utah Valley State (135th). Winston-Salem State is 304th and South Dakota State is 325th. Other notable opponents: Marquette 32nd, Texas Tech 41st, Kansas State 50th, Colorado State 122nd, Iowa State 130th and Minnesota 169th.

FIVE TEAM STATS, TWO PLAYERS AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: North Dakota State will not be eligible for the NCAA statistics until becoming an active Division I member in 2008-09, but the Bison would rank in five team statistical categories through Sunday, Feb. 18. NDSU would be sixth in field-goal percentage (.501), 23rd in rebound margin (+6.4), 21st in 3-point percentage (.394), 44th in blocked shots per game (4.6) and 28th in scoring margin (+10.3). Individually, senior forward Andre Smith would rank 31st in rebounding with 9.0 per game, and sophomore guard Ben Woodside would be 47th in assists with 5.2 per game.

FG PERCENTAGE SECOND BEST: North Dakota State's 69.4 field-goal shooting percentage (34-for-49) at Winston-Salem State on January 20 was the second-best effort in school history behind the 70.5 percent (31-for-44) shooting at home to Minnesota State-Mankato in January 1987. In addition, NDSU's 69.4 percent would still rank 10th in the country this year behind San Diego State's 69.6 percent vs. Campbell.

BISON IN THE INDEPENDENT STATS: North Dakota State ranks first in scoring offense (74.8 ppg), field-goal percentage (.501), rebound margin (+6.4) and blocks per game (4.6) in the Division I independent men's basketball stats through Sunday, Feb. 18. NDSU is second in scoring defense (64.5) and 3-point percentage (.394). Among the individual leaders, forward Andre Smith is the top scorer (16.6 ppg) and rebounder (9.0 rpg) and third leading shot blocker (1.3 bpg), guard Mike Nelson is third in scoring (16.4 ppg) and second in 3-point percentage (.485), and guard Ben Woodside is second in assists (5.2 apg).

THREE BISON ON ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: North Dakota State placed three student-athletes on the Division I independent men's basketball all-academic team announced Thursday, Feb. 1. Forwards Brett Winkelman and Sam Sussenguth, and center Lucas Moormann were NDSU's selections on the 11-member squad. Winkelman, on the team for the second straight year, has a 3.81 GPA in industrial engineering and management. Sussenguth has a 3.41 GPA majoring in Spanish, and Moormann has a 3.32 GPA in math education. Savannah State and Utah Valley State, with two honorees each, were the only other teams with multiple selections. Nominations were accepted for student-athletes with a 3.20 cumulative GPA and sophomore academic standing.

BREAKING THE ICE:
North Dakota State's 78-60 win at South Dakota State last Saturday, Feb. 3, snapped the Bison's five-game losing streak inside Frost Arena. NDSU hadn't won at South Dakota State since February 2001 under coach Greg McDermott. And, it was the first win at Frost Arena for current Bison coach Tim Miles, who was 0-5 with his NDSU teams, 0-7 as a collegiate head coach, and 0-9 lifetime.

ON THE GLASS:
North Dakota State has outrebounded its opponent in 18 of 24 games this season, and the Bison are 14-4 in those games. North Dakota State had a season-high 44-22 (+22) margin in the win over Mary. NDSU's largest deficit on the boards was 46-34 (-12) in the loss at Iowa State. It was the largest rebounding deficit for the Bison since the final game of the 2004-05 season when South Dakota State had a 47-28 (-19) rebounding advantage in an 11-point victory.

HOME AND AWAY COMPARISON: North Dakota State finished its road portion of the schedule with a 6-7 record, which was four more road victories than a year ago. NDSU is 1-0 on neutral courts and 9-1 at home. Here is a statistical comparison of the Bison averages home and away in 2006-07:

	W-L
FG%	3-PT%	FT%	PTS	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
Home	9-1	.517	.355	.696	80.1	40.8	16.7	13.7	7.4	6.4
Away	6-7	.492	.428	.698	72.1	33.1	13.2	15.5	7.5	3.4
Neutral	1-0	.432	.313	.636	57.0	38.0	14.0	14.0	5.0	3.0

AT THE BISON SPORTS ARENA:
North Dakota State is 9-1 at home in its 37th season at the 6,000-seat Bison Sports Arena. NDSU was 12-1 at home last year, which was NDSU's best home season since 1983-84. NDSU has a 386-121 record (.760) in the arena since its opening in 1970-71, and the Bison are 55-11 since the 2002-03 season opener. North Dakota State has reached 10 wins at home in 23 different seasons, including a 14-0 mark in 1981-82.

CRUNCH-TIME FREE THROWS: North Dakota State is 43-for-67 (64.2 percent) at the free-throw line in the final 5 minutes of its 11 games decided by 10 points or less. NDSU is 5-6 in those games. The Bison were 14 of 20 in back-to-back wins over Princeton and Marquette. NDSU opponents are 51-for-69 (71.9 percent) in crunch time, including a 10-for-12 finish by IPFW in a three-point win Feb. 8, and a 5-for-5 finish by Utah Valley State in a two-point win Feb. 15.

Team Totals
FT-FTA	Pct.		Result
at Texas Tech	2-2	1.000		L, 81-85
FURMAN	4-9	.444		W, 60-58
vs. Princeton	8-11	.727		W, 57-50
at Marquette	6-9	.667		W, 64-60
KANSAS STATE	0-0	.000		L, 81-83
at Colorado State	2-3	.667		L, 80-82
SW MINN. STATE	5-6	.833		W, 72-68
at Eastern Mich.	4-6	.667		L, 66-74
UTAH VALLEY ST.	4-9	.444		W, 61-53
at IPFW	3-5	.600		L, 69-72
at Utah Valley St.	5-7	.714		L, 64-66
NDSU	43-67	.642
Opponents	51-69	.739

FIRST TRIPLE-DOUBLE: North Dakota State senior forward Andre Smith recorded the first triple-double in school history Dec. 28 with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Mayville State. In addition, Smith has 14 double-doubles in two seasons, which ranks tied for seventh on the NDSU career list among all players since 1973.

Career Double-Doubles (Since 1973)
1.	Steve Saladino	33	1972-76
2.	Joe Regnier	30	1985-89
3.	Lance Berwald	27	1982-84
4.	Bob Nagle	22	1974-77
5.	Ray McKenzie	20	1988-91
6.	Mark Gibbons	18	1971-75
7.	Andre Smith	14	2005-present
	Jeff Askew	14	1979-83
	Denver TenBroek	14	1999-03
10.	Jeff Giersch	13	1980-82

THREE CLOSE ONES: North Dakota State has defeated Top 25 teams this season (Marquette) and last season (Wisconsin), and the Bison have had near misses against three unranked major-conference foes this year. NDSU's losses to Texas Tech (85-81), Kansas State (83-81) and Colorado State (82-80) were by a combined eight points. One difference has been at the free-throw line, where the Bison averaged 13 of 18 in those three losses compared to 23 of 32 for the three opponents combined.

SELLOUT CROWD: North Dakota State drew a sellout crowd of 6,110 to the Bison Sports Arena to see the Kansas State Wildcats of the Big 12 on Saturday, Dec. 9. It was the first sellout since February 2005 when NDSU hosted South Dakota State. The Bison led Kansas State by seven at halftime and by as many as 10 points in the second half before the Wildcats clawed back for an 83-81 victory. K-State made five three-pointers and shot 65 percent in the second half to make up ground on the Bison.

ANOTHER TOP 25 UPSET: North Dakota State defeated its second Top 25 team in two seasons with a 64-60 win over then eighth-ranked Marquette on Dec. 2 in the championship game of the Marquette Pepsi Blue and Gold Classic. Andre Smith had 26 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks to carry the Bison. Mike Nelson scored 19 points and Brett Winkelman had a game-high 10 rebounds plus eight points. North Dakota State's other Top 25 win was against then 15th-ranked Wisconsin on January 21, 2006, when the Bison won 62-55 in Madison.

BLOCKED SHOTS RECORD: North Dakota State broke a 15-year-old school record with 12 blocked shots against Wisconsin-Green Bay on Saturday, Nov. 25. Bison center Lucas Moormann had a career-high five blocks to help NDSU break the old mark of 11 swats against Northern Colorado in February 1992.

JERSEY NUMBERS: There has not been a single-digit number on a modern-day Bison men's basketball roster until this year. Tom Lunde will wear 0 and Freddy Coleman will wear 4 in NDSU's new white and green uniforms. There will be three changes when the Bison wear their alternate yellow jerseys. Lunde will revert back to his former number 42, Coleman will wear 14, and Michael Tveidt will wear 24 instead of 23.

REDSHIRTS: First-year freshmen players Freddy Coleman, a guard from St. Paul, Minn., and Michael Tveidt, a forward from Pierre, S.D., are expected to redshirt during the 2006-07 season. Both players would have four years of competition in the Mid-Continent Conference and three years of NCAA tournament eligiblity starting in 2008-09.

BISON SIGN ONE EARLY: North Dakota State signed Shakopee (Minn.) High School star Eric Carlson to a National Letter of Intent during November's early signing period. Carlson, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound forward, averaged 25.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game last year.

HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM:
North Dakota State is in its 108th season of men's basketball and has played 2,365 games in that time with a 1383-984 record (.584). The Bison have put together 77 winning seasons, including a school-record 26 victories in 1924-25. NDSU won 10 championships in the North Central Conference and made eight NCAA Division II regional tournament appearances with a 9-8 playoff record before moving into Division I play in 2004-05.

THE RECLASSIFICATION: North Dakota State is in the fourth year of its five-year NCAA reclassification from Division II to Division I. The move was announced in 2002 and the Bison entered an exploratory year in 2003-04 while retaining membership in Division II and the North Central Conference. This is NDSU's third season as a Division I independent before joining the Mid-Continent Conference next year.

BISON INVITED TO MID-CON: North Dakota State accepted an invitation Aug. 31 to join the Mid-Continent Conference for the 2007-08 season. IPFW and South Dakota State also accepted invitiations to push Mid-Con membership to 10 teams in 2007-08. NDSU will be immediately eligible for the regular-season conference championship, but will not participate in the postseason conference tournament until becoming an active Division I member in 2008-09.

Bison Player Notes . . .

0
TOM LUNDE: Has missed 27 of 52 possible regular-season games in his career games due to injuries...Sat out 19 games last year, the final 16 straight, with a concussion...Sidelined for six straight this year with a wrist injury and is currently out after taking another blow to the head.
Career Highs:
Points
--10 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06
Rebounds--3, three times
Assists--2 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06
Steals--2 at Colorado State, 11/23/05
Minutes--21 at Minnesota, 11/18/05

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BEN WOODSIDE: Has nine 20-point games this year and 20 in his career...Started all 52 games in his career and has never fouled out...Rolled his ankle in the first half against UW-Green Bay and played only nine minutes..Made the next start and scored 20 points with four assists against Princeton...Season-high 31 points against K-State, including 12 of 15 at the foul line...Clicked for 27 points against Mayville State, 22 in the first half...Tied a career high with eight rebounds at Iowa State...D-I independent Newcomer of the Year last season by a vote of coaches and SIDs...Independent MVP by CollegeInsider.com and Independent Freshman of the Year by CBS Sportsline...Independent All-Academic Team...Started all 28 games last year, averaging 34.4 minutes...Led the D-I independents in scoring (17.5 ppg) and assists (5.1 apg)...Led the Bison in scoring 14 times...Had 11 games with 20-plus points...Made 11 of 13 foul shots, including his last 10 in a row and 8 of 8 in the last 2:22 in the January 2006 win at Wisconsin, 62-55...Tied a school record for free-throw percentage (1.000) at Colorado State (14 of 14)...His 160 free throws ranked 3rd and his 201 attempts ranked 7th on NDSU's single-season charts.
Career Highs:
Points
--32 at Idaho State, 12/03/05
Rebounds--8, twice
Assists--9, twice
Steals--4, three times
Blocks--2 vs. Idaho, 1/24/06
FG Made--11 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06
FG Attempts--21 at Utah Valley State, 2/15/07
3-Pointers Made--5, twice
FT Made--15 at Idaho State, 12/03/05
FT Attempts--22 at Idaho State, 12/03/05
First-Half Points--22 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06

20
LORENZO RILEY: Has played in 20 games off the bench plus three starts, his first against Mary with a career-high five blocks and season-high six points...Had a string of six straight games with a blocked shot...Scored three points in 13 solid minutes at Marquette...Appeared in all 28 games last year off the bench and was NDSU's second leading shot blocker with 23 rejections...Ranked eighth last year among the D-I independents in blocks (0.8 bpg)...Blocked a shot in seven straight games at one point...Career-high eight points plus five rebounds against U-Mary.
Career Highs:
Points
--8 vs. Mary, 2/22/06
Rebounds--7 vs. UMKC, 1/17/06
Blocks--5 vs. Mary, 1/16/07
Minutes--24 vs. Jamestown, 2/8/06

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AUSTIN PENNICK: Tough defensive stopper who has made 18 reserve appearances and six starts, including the last three in a row...Burst onto the scoring scene with eight points in 21 minutes off the bench at Colorado State and scored a career-high 10 against Mayville State two games later...Made his first collegiate start at Winston-Salem State and made it two in a row at home to Texas-Pan American with a career-high 33 minutes...Scored 11 points in exhibiton play with four assists and three steals in 22 minutes off the bench vs. MSU-Moorhead...Redshirt last year.
Career Highs:
Points
--10 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06
Rebounds--6 vs. Kansas State, 12/9/06
Assists--4 at South Dakota State, 2/3/07
Steals--3, four times
Minutes--33 vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/25/07

22
BRETT WINKELMAN: Repeat selection to the D-I independent all-academic team...Voted CoSIDA Academic All-District and is on the national ballot for Academic All-America® honors...D-I independent Player of the Week once (1/30)...Ranked nationally in free-throw percentage several weeks...Made 16 in a row over the span of six games...Has made all 52 possible collegiate starts...Sizzled for a career-high 32 points at Idaho in the regular-season opener with 9-of-12 shooting and 12-of-15 foul shots...Battled through an ankle sprain to score 19 points with nine rebounds at Texas Tech...Made 11 of 11 free throws against UW-Green Bay, including 8 of 8 in the final 2:09...First double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Princeton and another with 14 points and 10 boards against Valley City State...Scored 20 points, 16 in the second half, in a comeback win over SW Minnesota State...Led the D-I independents last year in 3-point percentage (.471)...Made the game-winning shot both nights at the Montana State tournament...All-tourney at Montana State and Drake.
Career Highs:
Points
--32 at Idaho, 11/10/06
Rebounds--13 vs. Mayville State, 2/10/06
Assists--7 vs. Wis.-Green Bay, 11/25/06
Blocks--2, three times
Steals--4 vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/25/07
FG Made--11 vs. Mayville State, 2/10/06
3-Pointers Made--4 at Colorado State, 12/18/06
FT Made--12 at Idaho, 11/10/06
FT Attempted--15 at Idaho, 11/10/06
First-Half Points--15 at Idaho, 11/10/06

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MIKE NELSON: Double-digit scorer in 23 of 24 games this year and has 42 career double-figure games...Back-to-back 20-point games at South Dakota State (2/3) and at IPFW (2/8) for the first time in his career...Has six 20+ efforts in his first two years...Drained multiple 3-pointers in the last eight straight games...First collegiate double-double with 10 points, 10 assists at home to Texas-Pan American...Played 40 minutes in three games and 38-plus in six others...MVP of the Marquette tournament...D-I Independent Player of the Week twice (11/28 and 12/5)...Hot hand before halftime, including 21 first-half points against UW-Green Bay, when he had 17 on a 24-2 run that broke open a 7-4 game...Finished with a career-high 29...NDSU's leading bench scorer in the first 12 games last year before making 14 straight starts...Led the D-I independents in free-throw percentage (.900) but did not qualify nationally...Had 19 double-digit scoring games and three 20-plus nights.
Career Highs:
Points
--29 vs. Wis.-Green Bay, 11/25/06
Rebounds--9 at Idaho State, 12/03/05
Assists--10 vs. Texas-Pan American, 1/25/07
Steals--4 vs. Hamline, 11/20/05
Blocks--2 at Winston-Salem State, 1/20/07
FG Made--13 vs. Wis.-Green Bay, 11/25/06
3-Pointers Made--4, three times
First-Half Points--21 vs. Wis.-Green Bay, 11/25/06

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JOSH VAUGHAN: Has scored in seven of 22 games off the bench...Career-high 24 minutes and five points against Mayville State, and scored five again at Winston-Salem State...Career-high six assists vs. UW-Green Bay...Redshirt last year...Part of a 58-game winning streak at Braham HS...Minnesota "Mr. Basketball" award finalist and state All-Star Game participant.
Career Highs:
Points
--5, twice
Rebounds--4 at Winston-Salem State, 1/20/07
Assists--6 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay, 11/25/06
Minutes--24 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06

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SAM SUSSENGUTH: D-I independent all-academic team...Erupted for a career-high 10 points in the final seven minutes of the first half at Eastern Michigan and beat that with 12 in the first half at IPFW on 5-of-7 shooting...Career-high nine rebounds plus seven points against Mary, and eight boards at South Dakota State...Impressive in the exhibition win over Minnesota State-Moorhead with 11 points and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes...Redshirt last year...Averaged 17.7 points and 11.3 rebounds as a senior at Willmar (Minn.) High School.
Career Highs:
Points
--12 at IPFW, 2/8/07
Rebounds--9 vs. Mary, 1/16/07
Blocks--2 vs. Valley City State, 1/9/07
Minutes--25 at IPFW, 2/8/07

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LUCAS MOORMANN: D-I independent all-academic team...Blocked a shot in 12 of 15 games before a torn right ACL in practice sidelined him for the year...Took only nine games to pass last year's season total of 19 blocks...Career-high 17 points plus seven rebounds vs. Valley City State...Made 5 of 9 shots for 11 points at Texas Tech and added six rebounds and a blocked shot...Season-high 13 rebounds vs. Furman and his second collegiate double-double with 10 points and 11 boards vs. UW-Green Bay...Blocked four shots against Furman and five against UWGB...Made all 28 starts last year, starring in the home win over Idaho State with career highs of 15 points and 14 rebounds.

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ANDRE SMITH: Ranked as high as sixth nationally in rebounding when he averaged 10.6 rpg through 8 games...Has 10 double-figure rebounding games this year and 18 in two seasons...Recorded NDSU's first-ever triple double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Mayville State...Has seven double-doubles this year, and his 14 career double-doubles rank tied for 7th at NDSU...All-tournament at Marquette, where he scored 26 points in a 64-60 win over the 8th-ranked Golden Eagles...Clicked for 23 points and 16 points in a near upset of K-State...One-man show in NDSU's 63-49 loss at Minnesota with 17 points and career highs of 17 rebounds, four blocks and three steals...Made 27 of 28 starts last year after an early-season foot sprain and a preseason wrist injury...Had a hernia surgery in the offseason...All-independent second team last year...Ranked second in the D-I independents with 8.0 rebounds per game and 1.3 blocks per game...Had 16 points and 13 rebounds in the upset at Wisconsin...MVP of the Montana State tournament...Second-year transfer from ND State College of Science (NDSCS).
Career Highs:
Points
--30 vs. Mary, 1/16/07
Rebounds--17 at Minnesota, 11/13/06
Assists--10 vs. Mayville State, 12/28/06
Steals--4 at New Jersey Tech, 2/10/07
Blocks--4, three times
FG Made--12 vs. Mary, 1/16/07
FG Attempted--20, twice
FT Made--9 vs. Manhattan, 12/18/05
FT Attempted--11 at South Dakota State, 2/3/07

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