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Dordt will host Central (Iowa) in men's basketball on Friday, October 27 at 7:00 pm.

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GPAC Standings (2022-23 Final)
Teams GPAC Overall
Jamestown 15-5 27-7    
Morningside 15-5 24-8
Dordt 14-6 26-7
Northwestern  13-7 20-10
Concordia  11-9 18-13
Dakota Wesleyan  9-11 13-16
Hastings  8-12 15-14
Briar Cliff 8-12 14-14
Doane 8-12 11-17
Mount Marty  5-15 9-19
Midland  4-16 10-18

 
Around the GPAC:
Thursday, October 26
Union @ Doane
Dakota State @ Briar Cliff

Friday, October 27
Jamestown @ Rocky Mountain
Morningside @ Waldorf
Central @ Dordt
Midland @ Northern Colorado (Exhibition)

Saturday, October 28
Jamestown @ Providence
Sterling @ Hastings
Bethany@ Mount Marty
 
Scouting Report:
Central Dutch
Head Coach: Joe Steinkamp
  • Record: 18-7/13-3
    • A closer look at the 2022-23 results:
    • Won the last five regular season games and won the American Rivers Conference regular season championship.  The Dutch lost the opening round game of the postseason tournament.
  • 2023 by the Numbers
    • Points per game/Opponent: 72/65
    • FG%/Opponent: 46/37
    • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 42/35
    • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.2/1.8
    • 3pt%/Opponent: 31.9/32.4
    • TO per game/Opponent: 13/8.6
  • Key Players
    • Joshua Van Gorp: 17.5 ppg | 7.6 rpg | 1.5 bpg | 68% fg
    • Grant Johnson: 11.1 ppg | 8.4 rpg | 52% fg | 4.5 apg
    • Kaleb Brand: 8.4 ppg | 30 made 3pt fg | 31.1% 3pt fg
Dordt Defenders
Head Coach: Brian Van Haaften
  • 2022-23 Record: 26-7/14-6
    • A closer look at the 2023 results
    • Dordt won 10 of its last 12 games and had a nine-game winning streak from November 22-January 7.
    • Dordt won the GPAC Post Season Tournament for the second time in program history and won twice on the road to do that.
    • Dordt qualified for the NAIA National Championship field and made it to the second round before losing to Freed-Hardeman after an opening round win over Bethel (Indiana)
  • 2023 by the NumbersPoints per game/Opponent: 90/76
    • FG%/Opponent: 55/47
    • Rebounds per game/Opponent: 37/33
    • 3pt made per game/Opponent: 8.3/8.4
    • 3pt%/Opponent: 38.9/33.4
    • TO per game/Opponent: 10/9.2
  • Key Players
 The Series
  • Dordt leads the series 4-0 since 2000 and the most recent meeting was on November 30, 2013 which Dordt won 98-76.
  • Dordt was up 49-29 at halftime in that game and had 21 points by Kyle Lindbergh and 18 from Dalton Franken. Tyler Wolterstorff and David Den Herder had 15 and 14 points respectively.
Next
  • Dordt will face Dakota State at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Wednesday, November 1 and will go to Waldorf on Saturday, November 4.
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Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Junior
Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Bryce Coppock

#2 Bryce Coppock

5' 11"
Junior
Jackson Louscher

#22 Jackson Louscher

6' 3"
Junior
Luke Rankin

#0 Luke Rankin

5' 10"
Sophomore
Lucas Lorenzen

#5 Lucas Lorenzen

6' 4"
Freshman