WAVERLY, Iowa – The Wartburg College Knights men's basketball team (8-5 overall, 2-2 A-R-C) will return to the confinements of home on Wednesday, Jan. 9 when they take on the Luther College Norse (6-6, 0-4) with tipoff at 8 p.m.
 
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Wartburg
The Orange and Black are coming off a 102-85 victory over Central College on Jan. 5. Leading the Knights in scoring is senior guard Jaran Sabus (Urbandale), whose 22.4 points per game are a career-high and lead the American Rivers Conference. Senior guard Cam Kickbush (Reinbeck) is second on the team in scoring with 13.8 points per game, while sophomore guard Max Smith Drahos (Cedar Rapids) is third on the team with 11.8 points per game. Senior center Josh Gehling (Dyersville) leads the team in rebounding (min. 10 games played) with 5.5 rebounds per game, while Sabus trails behind by pulling in 5.3 rebounds per game.
 
On the year, Wartburg has outscored their opponents 1,082 to 970, including 527 to 453 in the first half, in addition to outrebounding their opponents 467 to 423. The Knights boast the fourth-best offense in the American Rivers Conference (83.2 ppg).
 
Career Record Watch
After scoring 28 in Wartburg's 102-85 victory over Central College, Sabus' career total in points scored stands at 1,324 total points and stands at 13^th in program history for points scored. He trails 12^th place by 16 points (1,340), 11^th place by 20 points (1,344) and 10^th place by 24 points (1,348). His 406 career made free throws rank third in program history, trailing second place by 44 made free throws (450) and first overall by 118 (524).
 
Kickbush connected on a career-high seven three-pointers in the victory over Central College, which brings his career total to 205 career made three-pointers and stands at third in program-history for made three-pointers. Kickbush trails second place by 13 treys (218) and first place by 18 three-pointers (223).
 
Luther
The Norse are coming into Wednesday's matchup following an 89-81 loss to Buena Vista University on Jan. 5. Leading Luther in scoring is senior guard Jared Nicolaisen with 18.5 points per game, in addition to leading the team in rebounding at 5.1 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Gage Thompson is second on the squad in scoring by averaging 10.2 points per game, while junior guard James Kappus is third on the team with 9.4 points per game. Luther has outscored their opponents 953 to 950 this season, but has been out-rebounded 502 to 446.
 
Luther is coached by Mark Franzen, who is coaching in his 13^th season at Luther. Franzen, a 1994 graduate of Wartburg College, has led the Norse to two conference title appearances (2011, 2013), winning the 2011 conference title. Franzen is assisted by John Androus and Eric Karius.
 
National Stat Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top-100 of seven statistical categories, which the NCAA updated Tuesday. Wartburg is 20^th in field goal percentage (49.9%), 49^th in three-point field goal percentage (38.5%), 51^st in free throw percentage (74.6%), 71^st in scoring offense (83.2 ppg), tied for 74^th in scoring margin (8.6), tied for 89^th in free throws made (203) and is 96^th in rebound margin differential (3.9).
 
The Orange and Black have three players ranked in the top-100 of 14 different statistical categories. Jaran Sabus is tied for ninth in free throws made (88), tied for 13^th in free throw attempts (106), 27^th in total points (291), 31^st in points per game (21.9), tied for 60^th in total field goals made (95), tied for 76^th in total assists (58), tied for 85^th in assists per game (4.5) and is 91^st in field goal percentage (56.5%). Cam Kickbush is tied for 56^th in total three-point field goals made (40), tied for 58^th in three-point field goals per game (3.08), tied for 64^th in three-point field goal percentage (42.6%) and is tied for 77^th in three-point field goals attempted (94). Max Smith Drahos is tied for 65^th in total steals (28) and steals per game (2.15).