WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball is back for two American Rivers Conference matchups this week. The Knights host Coe on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and then travel to Pella to face Central at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20.
 
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The Series

• Coe
  • Wartburg leads the series 44-31 all-time
  • The Knights are 27-10 when playing at home
  • Lost last season at home 79-78
• Central
  • Wartburg leads the series 71-53 all-time
  • When on the road the Knights are 30-28
  • Lost 81-49 earlier this season at home

 
Wartburg

• Wartburg enters the week 3-13 overall and 2-5 in American Rivers Conference play
  • Fell to Buena Vista 91-82 on Sunday, Jan. 14
• Two Knights average 10+ points per game this season:
  • Marshun Williams (14.8 PPG) and Luke Ladwig (11.1 PPG)
• Wartburg has three shooters with at least 20 made threes and shooting 37% or better from three this season:
  • Ladwig, Isaac Besh and Richie Rosenblum
• The Knights are averaging 73.0 PPG while allowing 81.3 PPG to opponents
• Wartburg pulls in 36.3 rebounds per game while allowing opponents to bring in 39.3 per game
  • Williams (5.5 RPG) and Trent Allard (4.9 RPG)
• The Knights are sixth in the conference for assists per game with 14.8
  • Ladwig leads the team with 3.2 assists per game

 
Coe

• Coe enters the week 14-2 overall and 6-1 in American Rivers Conference play
  • Lost to Nebraska Wesleyan 65-63 last time out
• The Kohawks are averaging 76.8 PPG while allowing an average of 66.4 PPG to opponents
• TJ Schnurr is averaging a team-high 18 PPG and 6.5 rebounds per game
  • 54.7% FG, 29.3% 3P and 80.4% FT
• Coe leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage shooting 48.4% from the field
  • Allows opponents to shoot 44.6% from the field (Seventh in A-R-C)
• The Kohawks are second in the A-R-C in steals averaging 9.1 per game
  • Cael Schmitt leads the team with 2.6 steals per game

 
Central

• Central enters the week 10-6 overall and 4-3 in American Rivers Conference play
  • Defeated Dubuque 85-75 in its last contest
• Central has the second highest field goal percentage in the A-R-C this season shooting 48% from the field
  • Opponents shoot 40.3% from the field (First in the A-R-C)
• The Dutch are first in the A-R-C in rebounding with 44.4 per game
• Joshua Van Gorp is averaging team-high 21.9 PPG and 11.7 rebounds per game
  • 64.5% FG and 60% FT
• Central averages 20.4 assists per game, which is good for first in the A-R-C
  • Grant Johnson averages a team-high 6.0 assists per game, which is ranks him first in the conference