WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball is set to host the Buzz Levick Tournament at Levick Arena on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 beginning with Wartburg hosting St. Olaf College at 5:30 p.m.
 
Tournament Schedule
Friday, Nov. 15: Wartburg vs St. Olaf – 5:30 PM | Cornell vs UW-Whitewater – 7:30 PM
Saturday, Nov. 16: Consolation Game – 2 PM | Championship Game – 4 PM
 
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The Series

• St. Olaf
  • First matchup since the 1997-98 season
  • The Knights are 11-5 all-time against the Oles
  • Wartburg is 8-1 at home in the series
• Cornell
  • Cornell and Wartburg have met 44 times
  • Wartburg leads the all-time series 27-17
  • Wartburg is 14-7 at home in the series
• UW-Whitewater
  • These programs have met just three times all-time
  • The Warhawks lead the series 2-1
  • Wartburg won the last matchup 76-67 in 2002

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the Buzz Levick Tournament with an overall record of 1-0 after defeating Macalester on the road in its season opener last weekend
• Three different Knights had 15+ points in the season opener
  • Marshun Williams: 20 points
  • Gabe Trujillo: 16 points
  • Richie Rosenblum: 16 points
• Wartburg hit 12 threes as a team against Macalester
  • Six different Knights made a tree
• Luke Ladwig, Lyle Olsen, Rosenblum, Trujillo and Williams all recorded multiple assists in the season opener
  • 13 total assists as a team
• Wartburg's shooting totals in game one:
  • 44.8% (26/58), 42.9% (12/28) 3P and 35.7% (5/14) FT

 
St. Olaf

• St. Olaf enters the Buzz Levick Tournament with an overall record of 1-1
  • Began the season at a tournament hosted by UW-Superior where the Oles defeated UW-Stout 61-56 and fell to UW-Superior 82-54
• Kobe Kirk is leading St. Olaf's offense through two games with an average of 20.5 points per game
  • 51.5% FG, 33.3% 3P and 57.1% FT
• St. Olaf is being outrebounded by a margin of -8.5 through two games
• The Oles are averaging 7 steals per game and 3.5 blocks per game as a team
  • Luther Tustrud leads St. Olaf with three steals and three blocks
• St. Olaf shooting percentages through two games
  • 42.3% FG, 18.8% 3P and 65.9% FT

 
Cornell

• Cornell enters the weekend tournament with an overall record of 1-1
  • Opened the season with a loss to Coe College and then defeated Eureka 78-72
• The Rams have three players averaging 15+ points per game
  • Dylan Hurley: 22.5 PPG
  • Zach Ingle: 17 PPG
  • Jayden Meeker: 15.5 PPG
• Cornell is being outrebounded by an average margin of -16.5 per game through two games
• Hurley has recorded a team-high four steals and four blocks
• Rams' shooting percentages heading into the weekend:
  • 41.5% FG, 26.3% 3P and 73.3% FT

 
UW-Whitewater

• The Warhawks have played one game so far in 2024 and enter the tournament 1-0
  • Defeated Carroll University on the road 77-71
• UW-Whitewater had two scorers eclipse 20 points in the season opener
  • Jameer Barker: 29 points
  • Carter Capstran: 21 points
• The Warhawks posted a +5 turnover margin against Carroll
  • Forced 12 turnovers
• UW-Whitewater shooting percentages:
  • 51.6% FG, 14.3% 3P and 64.7% FT