WAVERLY, Iowa - The Wartburg College Knights men's basketball team (9-6 overall, 3-3 A-R-C) will take to the road to face Buena Vista University (8-8, 2-5) Wednesday at 8 p.m. The Knights are sixth in the American Rivers Conference standings, while the Beavers are eighth.
 
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The Series
The Knights hold the all-time series lead at 82-60. The last time the programs faced, Wartburg fell to Buena Vista 77-66. The last time the Knights defeated the Beavers was on Jan. 15, 2018, in an 85-65 affair.
 
Wartburg
The Knights are coming off of an 89-73 defeat to No. 1 Nebraska Wesleyan University on Saturday. Leading the team and conference in scoring is senior guard Jaran Sabus (Urbandale) with 21.7 points per game. Senior guard Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) and sophomore guard Max Smith Drahos (Cedar Rapids) are the only other two Knights averaging double-digits at 15.2 and 11.5 points per game, respectively.
 
Sabus also leads the team in rebounds by averaging 5.4 rebounds/game (min. 10 games played). Following not far behind Sabus for the lead in senior center Josh Gehling (Dyersville) at 5.2 rebounds per contest. Kickbush's average of 3.5 made three-pointers per game leads the team and the conference.
 
Career Record Watch
After scoring three points versus Nebraska Wesleyan, Jaran Sabus' career total in points stands at 1,359 points, good for ninth in program history. Sabus trails eighth place by 47 points (1,406), seventh place by 50 points (1,409) and sixth place by 87 points. His 94 made free throws this season give him 412 for a career, placing him third in program history. To earn second place, Sabus will need to connect on 38 (450) made free throws and to tie first overall he must make 122 (524).
 
Cam Kickbush tied the single game program record by connecting on a career-high eight three-pointers versus Nebraska Wesleyan. On the season, Kickbush has made 52 three-pointers, giving him a career total of 217 and placing him third all-time in program history for career made three-pointers. Kickbush trails second place by one made trey (218) and first place by six (223). He currently stands 60 points away from totaling 1,000 total career points.  
 
Buena Vista University
The Beavers are coming off of a 55-52 defeat to the University of Dubuque on Jan. 12. Leading the team in scoring is junior guard Timothy Jeffries at 13.7 points/game. Junior guards Dominic Sesma and Robert Hawkins join Jeffries in the double-digit club by averaging 12 points/game and 10.9 points/game, respectively. Hawkins leads the team in rebounding by pulling in 5.2 rebounds per game.
 
Buena Vista is coached by Todd Lorensen, who is coaching in his first season with the Beavers. He is assisted by Matt Dickman, Paul Loos, Aaron Poor Bear and Ben Clark.
 
National Stat Rankings
Warburg is ranked in the top-100 in eight statistical categories, which was updated by the NCAA today. The Orange and Black are 34^th in field goal percentage (49%), tied for 70^th in three-point field goal percentage (37.5%), 76^th in scoring offense (82.7 PPG), 88^th in scoring margin (7.1), 88^th in rebound margin (4.3), 90^th free throw percentage (73%), tied 92^nd in personal fouls per game (16.7) and are tied for 95^th in made free throws (230).
 
The Knights have three players who rank in the top-100 of 13 different statistical categories. Cam Kickbush is tied for 19^th in total three-point field goals made (52), tied 26^th in three-point field goals per game (3.47) and is tied for 35^th in three-point field attempts (121). Jaran Sabus is tied for 11^th in made free throws (94), 15^th in free throw attempts (116), 28^th in points per game (21.7 PPG), tied for 32^nd in total points (326), tied for 60^th in total field goals made (108), 87^th in field goal percentage (55.7%), tied for 91^st in total assists (65) and is tied for 98^th in assists per game (4.3). Max Smith Drahos is tied for 80^th in total steals (31) and 85^th in steals per game (2.07).