Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 15 Northern State University men's basketball team will host CSU Pueblo, Chadron State, and Sioux Falls this weekend for the 2^nd Annual Dacotah Bank Classic. The Wolves will face off against CSU Pueblo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Chadron State at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Sioux Falls will match-up with the Eagles and Thunderwolves in the opening game at 5:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day. Full tournament info can be found at the link above.
 
QUICK HITS ON THE #15 NORTHERN STATE WOLVES
                • No. 15 Northern State enters the 2nd Annual Dacotah Bank Classic with a 2-2 record overall after a 2-0 weekend from the East-West Challenge with wins over SD Mines and Black Hills State
                • Northern is currently ranked No. 15 in the NABC Top-25 Coaches Poll
                • The Wolves are averaging 69.3 points, 38.0 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 10.0 turnovers, 3.5 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game this season; out-rebounding their opponents by 3.5 boards per game, while being out-scored by their foes by 2.2 points per game
                • In addition, NSU is shooting 44.8% from field goal range, 24.7% from the 3-point line, and 72.4% from the foul line thus far
                • Parker Fox leads three Wolves in double figures averaging 18.0 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 52.5% from the floor
                • Mason Stark is second on the team and leads NSU off the bench averaging 13.3 points per game with a team best 63.0 field goal percentage, 60.0 3-point field goal percentage, and 92.9 free throw percentage
                • Gabe King is averaging 12.8 points per game and shooting 46.2% from the floor and 90.9% from the foul line
                • Tommy Chatman has started all four games for the Wolves in his true freshman campaign and leads NSU with nine assists, while averaging 8.3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
                • Northern went 1-1 from the 2018 Dacotah Bank Thanksgiving Classic with a 66-62 victory over Chadron State and 61-59 loss to Truman State
 
MATCHING UP WITH THE THUNDERWOLVES
                • CSU Pueblo comes to Aberdeen with a 2-0 record overall, opening 2019-20 with victories over Cameron University (92-69) and MSU Texas (69-64)
                • The Thunderwolves are shooting 48.5% from the field, 52.3% from beyond the arc, and 74.1% from the foul line
                • They are averaging 80.5 points, 33.5 rebounds, 11.0 assists, 18.0 turnovers, 10.0 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest
                • Jaedon Bowles leads five averaging double figures this season, notching 16.5 points per game with a 52.6 field goal percentage and 57.1 3-point field goal percentage
                • Tyson Gilbert and Donovan Oldham follow averaging 13.5 and 13.0 points per game, while Gilbert shooting a team high 87.5% from the floor and Oldham leading the team averaging 6.5 rebounds per game
                • David Simental and Brandon McGhee rounded out those in double figures averaging 11.0 points per game apiece
                • Pueblo is led by head coach and recent Northern State Hall of Fame inductee, Matt Hammer in his first season at the helm
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                • Friday's contest is the first meeting between the two programs
 
MATCHING UP WITH THE EAGLES
                • Chadron enters the classic with a 0-3 record overall falling to Texas A&M International, Texas A&M Kingsville, and Nebraska Kearney
                • The Eagles are shooting 46.6% from field goal range, 37.1% from the 3-point line, and 76.7% from the foul line this season
                • They are averaging 70.0 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 26.0 turnovers, 5.7 steals, and 2.7 blocks per game; out-rebounding their opponents by 1.7 boards per game, while being out-scored by their foes by 6.3 points per game
                • Brian Rodriguez-Flores leads the team averaging 22.3 points per game, shooting a team high 68.8% from the floor and 62.5% from beyond the arc
                • Jacob Jefferson and Colby Jackson follow averaging 13.0 and 10.0 points per game respectively
                • Jefferson is second on the squad shooting 60.7% from the field and averaging 5.0 rebounds per contest, while Jackson leads the squad with 12 total assists in 2019-20
                • Stephon Bell leads the team on the glass, averaging 9.0 rebounds per game, while adding 5.3 points per contest
                • The Eagles are led by head coach and Northern State alum Houston Reed in his third season with the program
 
LAST MATCH-UP
                • The Wolves defeated the Eagles 66-62 from the Dacotah Bank Classic in 2018-19
                • Gabe King led the NSU returners with 12 points and four rebounds, while Mason Stark tallied a team high seven points off the bench
                • NSU shot 41.5% from the field and held a 22-point lead in the second half prior to the CSC comeback
                • Northern is 7-0 all-time versus Chadron State