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Dordt University

Jacob Vis

General Dordt University Athletic Communication Office

Men's Basketball Plays Dakota State In Sioux Falls

WHEN

Dordt will face Dakota State at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Tuesday, November 1 with tipoff scheduled for about 7:30.

HOW TO FOLLOW

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DORDT

2022-23 Overall record/GPAC record: 2-0/0-0
National Rating: UR
2022-23 Schedule
Oct. 28 Dordt def. 95-76 @ Mayville State
Oct. 29 Dordt def. 105-87 @ Valley City State
Nov. 1   Dakota State @ Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD
Nov.11  Viterbo @ Orange City, IA
Nov. 12 Indiana University East @ Orange City, IA
Nov. 16 @ Morningside
Nov. 19 Concordia
Nov. 22 @ Briar Cliff
Nov. 25 Oak Hills Christian
Nov. 26 Governor's State
Nov. 30 College of Saint Mary
Dec. 3   @ Midland
Dec. 7   Northwestern
Dec. 10 Dakota Wesleyan
Dec. 15 @ Mount Marty
Jan. 2    Presentation
Jan. 6    Hastings
Jan. 7    Jamestown
Jan. 11  @ Doane
Jan. 14  Briar Cliff
Jan. 18  @ College of Saint Mary
Jan. 21  Midland
Jan. 25  @ Dakota Wesleyan
Jan. 28  @ Hastings
Feb. 1    Morningside
Feb. 4    @ Concordia
Feb. 8    Mount Marty
Feb. 11 Doane
Feb. 15 @ Northwestern
Feb. 18 @ Jamestown

2022-23 Team Stats
  • Points per game: 100
  • Points per game allowed: 81.5
  • Field goal percentage: 51.8
  • Field goal percentage allowed: 44.5
  • Three-point field goal percentage: 41.5
  • Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 31.1
  • Rebounds per game: 43.0
  • Rebounds allowed per game: 38.5
  • Turnovers per game: 9.5
  • Turnovers forced per game: 11.0
Individuals

DAKOTA STATE

2022-23 Overall record/North Star record: 1-1/0-0
2022-23 Games played and near-future games
  • October 28 lost to Briar Cliff 76-65
  • October 29 def. Midland 63-61
  • November 1 Dordt @ Pentagon
  • November 8 @ Mount Marty
  • November 21 @ Hastings
National Rating: UR

Team Stats
  • Points per game: 64
  • Points per game allowed: 68.5
  • Field goal percentage: 44.5
  • Field goal percentage allowed: 47.9
  • Three-point field goal percentage: 32.4
  • Three-point field goal percentage allowed: 25.7
  • Rebounds per game: 38
  • Rebounds allowed per game: 37
  • Turnovers per game: 20
  • Turnovers forced per game: 13
Individuals
  • Deshawn Kelly: 11.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.5 apg, 47.4 fg%
  • Ronnie Latting: 10.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
  • Chris Morales: 9.5 ppg
  • Ethan Damerun: 7.0 ppg

RECENTLY

The Defenders went 2-0 this weekend in a trip to North Dakota while securing a 95-76 win over Mayville State and a 105-87 win over Valley City State. Jackson Louscher came off the bench to score 25 and Jacob Vis ad 21 points and 15 rebounds against Mayville State.  The Defenders followed that with a 105-87 win over Valley City State as Bryce Coppock scored 19 to go with his 18 point night on Friday and Cade Bleeker scored 18 and Jacob Vis 17.

Dakota State split its two games with a 63-61 win over Midland on Saturday and they absorbed a season opening loss to Briar Cliff on Friday, 76-65.  Deshawn Kelly scored 13 in the win over Midland and Ronnie Latting had 11. Chris Morales led the Trojans in the loss to Briar Cliff with 11 and Kelly and Manny N'tula each had 10.
 

NOTES 

Dakota State
  • Dakota State is coached by Gary Garner who is in his 14th season and he has 187 wins at Dakota State and his 2015 and 2016 teams earned spots in the NAIA National Championship field.
  • Last year's Dakota State team was 13-8 overall and 7-7 in the North Star and it marked the second year in a row the Trojans were 7-7 in the league.
Dordt
  • Cade Bleeker: 1020 career points, 184 career made 3pt fg (6th all-time)
  • Brian Van Haaften is in his fifth season at Dordt and has an 80-41 record (career 494-220).

THE SERIES

Dordt is 5-0 in the series since 2017 and leads the series 27-20 since it began in 1983.

Dordt won last year's meeting 77-76 in Sioux Center with Bryce Coppock scoring 18 points and Cade Bleeker added 15 while Camden Bialas scored 14 with seven rebounds in a reserve role.   Maxwell Nielson scored 14 off the bench and Berto Gittens and Ronnie Latting each added 11 in the loss.

November 2, 2021 Dordt def. Dakota State 77-76
  • January 4, 2021 Dordt def. Dakota State 92-76
  • November 20, 2018 Dordt def. Dakota State 89-83
  • December 29, 2017 Dordt def. Dakota State 90-72
  • November 1, 2017 Dordt def. Dakota State 110-92

GPAC

Standings (2021-22 Final)
Briar Cliff 15-5/19-12
Concordia 15-5/28-7
Northwestern 13-7/21-11
Dordt 12-8/20-11
Jamestown 12-8/25-11
Doane 11-9/19-13
Morningside 11-9/14-12
Dakota Wesleyan 9-11/13-16
Midland 7-13/16-14
Mount Marty 3-17/7-22
Hastings 2-18/7-23
 
November 12
Mount Marty @ Doane
Concordia @ Briar Cliff
Dakota Wesleyan @ Morningside
 
November 16
Hastings @ Doane
Midland @ Concordia
Dordt @ Morningside
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Jamestown
 
November 19
Northwestern @ Doane
Concordia @ Dordt
Mount Marty @ Hastings
Jamestown @ Midland
 
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