WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball continues American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) play this week with a home matchup against Loras College and a road contest against Central College. Wartburg will host Loras on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. before traveling to Pella, Iowa to play Central on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m.
 
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The Series

• Loras
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 51-38
  • Loras has won the last four matchups against the Knights
  • Wartburg is 30-12 at home in this series
• Central
  • The Knights lead the all-time series 71-54
  • Central has won four of the last five matchups against Wartburg
  • Wartburg is 30-29 on the road all-time against Central

 
Wartburg

• The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 6-1 after defeating Luther College and Dominican University on the road last week
  • Wartburg opened A-R-C play with a 67-58 win over Luther
• Marshun Williams is leading the Knights with an average of 27.4 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per game
  • His scoring average ranks first among all A-R-C players
• Wartburg has shot efficiently through seven games:
  • 49.8% from the field (3^rd in A-R-C), 38.5% from three (3^rd in A-R-C) and 69.7% from the free throw line (7^th in A-R-C)
• The Knights are scoring an average of 85.6 points per game as a team through five games (ranks third among all A-R-C teams) and are allowing 77.7 points per game
  • The Knights will face the A-R-C's top two scoring offenses this week
• Richie Rosenblum (12.3) and Gabe Trujillo (13.0) each average 10+ points per game
  • Ethan Yungtum is close behind at 9.6 points per game
• Wartburg is currently second in the A-R-C in assists per game as a team with an average of 19
  • Luke Ladwig leads the Knights in assists per game with 5.2 (2^nd in A-R-C)
• Drake Wemark is one of three players in Division III to record a triple double this season
• Isaac Besh (13), Rosenblum (16) and Williams (18) have all made 10 or more three pointers this season

 
National Stat Rankings
The Knights are ranked in the top 100 in 11 various national rankings. They rank 24th in assists per game (19), 25th in field goal percentage (49.8), 32nd in three pointers per game (10.3), 33rd in winning percentage (85.7), 42nd in assist/turnover ratio (1.37), 43rd in three point percentage (38.5), 53rd in defensive rebounds per game (29.57), 57th in scoring offense (85.6), 78th in three point attempts per game (26.7), 87th in rebound margin (5.3), and 97th in rebounds per game (40.29).

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

• Marshun Williams ranks first in field goals (76), second in points (192), third in points per game (27.4), sixth in field goal attempts (130), 26th in double doubles (3), 40th in rebounds (63), 47th in three point percentage (47.4), 60th in rebounds per game (9.0), 69th in total three point field goals made (18), 71st in field goal percentage (58.5), and 86th in defensive rebounds per game (6.29)
• Luke Ladwig ranks 15th in assists (38), 27th in assists per game (5.4), and 60th in assist/turnover ratio (2.71)
• Drake Wemark ranks tied for first in triple doubles (1)
• Richie Rosenblum ranks 18th in free throw percentage (95.2)
• Isaac Besh ranks 82nd in three point attempts (45)

 
Loras

• The Duhawks enter Wednesday's matchup with an overall record of 4-1 and an A-R-C mark of 1-0
  • Defeated Coe 90-74 in A-R-C opener
  • Lone loss is to North Park University 73-64
• Tyler Bass leads Loras in scoring and rebounding through five games with an average of 20 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game
• Loras has the top scoring offense (90.6 PPG) in the A-R-C and the second-best scoring defense (70.2 PPG) in the A-R-C
• The Duhawks have the highest total rebounding margin with an average margin of +17 per game
• Jack Haynes leads the team in blocks with six and Bass leads the team in steals with nine
• Loras is shooting 47.6% from the field (4^th in A-R-C), 40.4% from three (1^st in A-R-C) and 72.1% from the free throw line (5^th in A-R-C)

 
Central

• The Dutch enter the week with an overall record of 5-2 and an A-R-C record of 1-0
  • Defeated Simpson 100-79 in A-R-C opener
  • Will face Buena Vista before Saturday's matchup against Wartburg
• Josh Van Gorp leads Central in both scoring and rebounding so far this season
  • 25.4 points per game (2^nd in A-R-C) and 12.4 rebounds per game (1^st per game)
• Central is averaging 86 points per game as a team with an A-R-C leading field goal percentage of 50.5%
• The Dutch average the most assists per game as a team in the A-R-C with an average of 22 a game
  • Kaleb Brand is leading the A-R-C in assists per game with an average of seven
• Owen Schipper is Central's second leading scorer with an average of 14 points per game
• Central has a -3.1 turnover margin through seven games played