WAVERLY, Iowa— The Warburg men's basketball team (2-2) travels to Menomonie, Wis., this weekend to play in the University of Wisconsin-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout. The Knights play the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (1-3 overall) on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 2 p.m. and the University of Wisconsin-Stout (3-1) on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
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The Series:
The Knights play in the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout with UW-Stout, UW-River Falls and Ashford University. The Black and Orange played in this tournament two years ago, winning the consolation championship.
A Look at the Teams:
UW-River Falls:
Senior Ollie White leads the Falcons scoring 17 PPG and 6.5 RPG.
Senior Ben Gresmer and junior Jay Sewer follow with 7.8 and 7.5 PPG, respectively.
UW-Stout:
The Blue Devils boast three scorers in double digits with senior Jimmy Whitehead leading with 18 PPG.
Freshman Alex Oman and senior Aaron Jenny follow with 14.3 and 12.5 PPG.
Wartburg:
The Black and Orange also have three scorers averaging in the double-digits with senior Eddie Diemer (Cedar Falls) totaling 14.5 PPG and 4.5 RPG.
Senior Thomas Perkins (Sun Valley, Nev.) and freshman Jordan Cannon (Bolingbrook, Ill.) follow with 12.8 and 10 PPG, respectively.