Aberdeen, S.D. – The No.8 Northern State University men's basketball team will open the season this Saturday and Sunday on the road at Wayne State. The pair of non-conference games are set to tip-off at 3:30 p.m. on the 2
nd and 1:30 p.m. on the 3
rd.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
» Wayne State is not permitting fans for the opening weekend of basketball
» The new NSIC Network is now live; search "NSIC Network" on your favorite device to download the app and watch the Wolves all season long
» The men's radio broadcast will be available on Sunday prior to tip-off of the Northern State women's home contest
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES
» The Wolves are coming off a 26-6 record and NSIC Championship in 2019-20, qualifying as the fourth seed in the NCAA Central Region Tournament
» Northern opens the year picked first in the NSIC North Division, with NSIC North Preseason Player of the Year
Parker Fox
» NSU also returns starters
Tommy Chatman,
Mason Stark, and
Andrew Kallman alongside Fox
» In addition, the Wolves are currently ranked at No. 8 in the NABC Top-25 Poll
» Fox and Stark led the team a season ago averaging 19.9 and 15.8 points respectively and shooting over 60% from the floor
» Chatman and Kallman dished out a combined 217 assists on the year
» Fox is 17 points away from scoring the 1,000th of his Northern State career, which will make him 57th member of the 1,000 point club at NSU
» The Wolves welcome nine incoming freshman and transfers in 2020-21
WAYNE STATE STORYLINES
» Wayne State was picked eighth in the NSIC South Division after going 10-22 overall and 7-15 in the league a season ago
» WSC returns three starters and six letter winners from 2019-20
» Jordan Janssen was picked as the team's player to watch after averaging 16.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game last season. He was also an All-Conference second team selection
» The Wildcats are led by Jeff Kaminsky in his fifth season at the helm
» NSU is 36-23 all-time versus WSC after an 82-72 victory in 2019-20
