WAVERLY, Iowa—The Wartburg men's basketball team (4-4) will play in the Cruzin' Classic in Davie, Fla., next week, facing the College of Mount Saint Vincent (1-6) on Dec. 19, at 7 p.m., and Augsburg College (4-3) on Dec. 20, at 5 p.m.
All games will take place in the University Arena at Division II Nova Southeastern College.
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The Series:
The teams have never previously met.
This is the first time the Knights are traveling to compete in the Cruzin' Classic.
Twelve men's teams from around the country will be competing, including the College of Mount Saint Vincent from Riverdale, N.Y., and Augsburg College from Minneapolis, Minn.
A Look at the Teams:
Mount Saint Vincent:
Senior Brandon Serrano leads the Dolphins in scoring and on the glass averaging 18.1 PPG and 6.7 RPG, respectively.
Senior Gerard Fraser also has an an average 6.7 RPG.
Augburg:
The Auggies have three senior leaders scoring in double digits. Noah Veach, Dan Kornbaum and Andy Seidlitz are averaging 17.7, 16.7 and 16.6 PPG, respectively.
Kornbaum also leads the team on the glass, averaging 8.0 RPG.
Wartburg:
The Black and Orange also boast three double-digit scorers led by freshman Jordan Cannon (Bolingbrook, Ill.) with 11.6 PPG, followed by seniors Eddie Diemer (Cedar Falls) and Thomas Perkins (Sun Valley, Nev.) with 11.4 and 10.9 PPG, respectively.
Diemer also leads the Knights on the boards, averaging 5.3 RPG.