WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball will hit the road on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for its American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) opener against Luther College at 7:30 p.m. in Decorah, Iowa. The Knights will continue its road trip on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m. for a nonconference contest against Dominican University in River Forest, Ill.
 
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The Series

• Luther
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 89-31
  • Wartburg split the series against Luther last season
    • Each team won at home
  • The Knights are 8-2 in their last 10 contests against Luther
• Dominican
  • This will mark the second all-time matchup between these programs
  • Wartburg won the first meeting 81-71 during the 2015-16 season

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 4-1 after defeating both Grinnell and Principia College on the road last week
• Marshun Williams is averaging 30.2 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game to begin the season
  • His scoring average currently leads all of Division III
• The Knights are scoring an average of 88.8 points per game as a team through five games (ranks second among all A-R-C teams) and are allowing 81.2 points per game
• Wartburg has shot efficiently through five games:
  • 53% from the field (1^st in A-R-C), 38.2% from three and 63.7% from the free throw line
• Richie Rosenblum (12.0), Gabe Trujillo (13.8) and Ethan Yungtum (10.8) all average 10+ points per game for the Knights
• Wartburg is currently second in the A-R-C in assists per game as a team with an average of 21
• Drake Wemark is one of two players in Division III to record a triple double this season
• Isaac Besh (eight), Trujillo (five), Rosenblum (12) and Williams (15) have all made five or more three pointers this season

 
National Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top 100 in nine various national rankings. They rank sixth in field goal percentage (53.0), 10th in assists per game (21.0), 34th in assist/turnover ratio (1.44), 34th in scoring offense (88.8), 44th in three pointers per game (10.0), 51st in defensive rebounds per game (30.20), 54th in three point percentage (38.2), 62nd in winning percentage (80.0), and 86th in three point attempts per game (26.2).

The Knights have four individual athletes who rank in the top 100 in various national rankings:

• Marshun Williams ranks first in field goals (60.2), first in points per game (30.2), third in points (151), 21st in field goal attempts (97), 36th in double doubles (2), 39th in field goal percentage (63.9), 39th in three point percentage (51.7), 44th in defensive rebounds per game (7.00), 64th in rebounds per game (9.0), 75th in three pointers per game (3.00), 78th in total three point field goals made (15), and 83rd in rebounds (45)
• Luke Ladwig ranks 24th in assists per game (5.6), 30th in assists (28), and 93rd in assist/turnover ratio (2.55)
• Drake Wemark ranks tied for first in triple doubles (1)
• Gabe Trujillo ranks 58th in in field goal percentage (61.9)

 
Luther

• The Norse enter their A-R-C opener with an overall record of 1-3
  • Defeated Macalester to begin the season before falling in three-straight games
• Aidan Bailey leads Luther in scoring with 11.8 points per game
  • Luther has seven different players averaging five or more points per game
• The Norse are averaging 59.5 points per game as a team and are allowing opponents to average 68.5 points per game
  • Lowest scoring offense in the A-R-C
  • Tied for second in scoring defense among A-R-C teams
• Luther has a -3.5 margin in turnovers and is being out scored by an average of 13.5-6.8 in points off turnovers
• Will Bockenstedt currently is 7/12 from three to begin the season
  • Averages 6.3 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game

 
Dominican

• The Stars are 2-2 entering the week after Falling to Eureka College last Saturday
  • All four games have been within seven points this season
• Dominican has a thin scoring margin through four games with an average of 84.5 points scored per game and allow an average 84.3 points per game
• Three Stars average 14 or more points per game through four games
  • Camron Scott (17.0), Daniel Nennig (14.3) and Terrell Taylor (14.0)
• Scott leads the team in rebounding with an average of 11.3 per game
  • Dominican has a -4.3 margin in rebounds per game
• The Stars average 9.5 steals per game and 4.8 blocks per game as a team
  • Scott averages 2.25 blocks per game