WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball continues American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action this week with a home matchup against Buena Vista University on Wednesday, Jan. 14 and then on the road against Central College on Saturday, Jan. 17.
Wednesday, Jan. 17 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (10-4, 2-3 A-R-C) vs Buena Vista (9-5, 2-3 A-R-C) | 7:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Jan. 17 | Pella, Iowa | P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium
Wartburg (10-4, 2-3 A-R-C) at Central (6-7, 0-5 A-R-C) | 4 PM CT |
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All-Time Record vs Opponents
- Buena Vista
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 71-60
- The Knights swept BVU last season for the first time since 2022-23
- Wartburg is 40-24 at home in the series
- BVU is 6-4 in the last 10 matchups
- Central
- The Knights lead the all-time series 71-56
- Central has won the last five matchups against Wartburg
- The Knights are 41-26 at home with the last home win coming during the 2022-23 season
- Two out of Wartburg's three wins over Central since 2020 have been at home
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Loras |
6-0 |
1.000 |
12-3 |
.800 |
5-2 |
7-1 |
0-0 |
W4 |
 Nebraska Wesleyan |
5-1 |
.833 |
10-5 |
.667 |
5-2 |
4-2 |
1-1 |
L1 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
3-2 |
.600 |
10-4 |
.714 |
3-2 |
5-1 |
2-1 |
W2 |
 Simpson |
3-2 |
.600 |
6-8 |
.429 |
3-3 |
2-5 |
1-0 |
W1 |
 Wartburg |
2-3 |
.400 |
10-4 |
.714 |
7-2 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
L2 |
 Buena Vista |
2-3 |
.400 |
9-5 |
.643 |
5-3 |
2-2 |
2-0 |
L1 |
 Coe |
2-4 |
.333 |
10-5 |
.667 |
4-1 |
5-4 |
1-0 |
L1 |
 Luther |
1-4 |
.200 |
6-8 |
.429 |
4-4 |
2-4 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Central |
0-5 |
.000 |
6-7 |
.462 |
2-3 |
1-4 |
3-0 |
L2 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter Wednesday's game with an overall record of 10-4 overall and 2-3 in A-R-C play
- Fell to Dubuque 75-63 in their last time out
- 5-3 over their last eight games
- Ethan Yungtum is the conference leader in both scoring (19.6 PPG) and rebounding (12.2 RPG)
- Has recorded a double double in 12/14 games this season
- Second in Division III in double doubles this season
- Wartburg has the second ranked scoring offense in the A-R-C so far this season, with an average of 83.9 points per game
- The scoring defense is ranked sixth in the conference, with an average of 73.6 points per game allowed
- Yungtum (19.6), Austin Bienemann (15.5), Cael Schramm (12.6) and Luke Ladwig (10.4) all average 10+ PPG this season
- Schramm leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage (65.1%)
- Wartburg leads the A-R-C in both offensive rebounds per game (15.5) and total rebounding margin (+9.1)
- Ladwig is the current A-R-C leader in assists per game (5.5) and tied for the lead in assist/turnover ratio (2.3)
- Wartburg leads the league in assists per game as a team with 18.9 per game
- Both Bienemann and Schramm are tied for third in the A-R-C in blocked shots per game with 1.4 per game each
- Bienemann (2.1) is also fourth in steals per game alongside both Ladwig (1.8) and Gabe Trujillo (1.6), who rank fifth and seventh respectively
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting:
- 47.1% FG (first in A-R-C), 29.1% 3P (eighth in A-R-C) and 63.2% FT (ninth in A-R-C)
- 18 different Knights have scored this season and 12 different players have made a three pointer
Buena Vista
- The Beavers enter Wednesday night's game with an overall record of 9-5 and an A-R-C record of 2-3
- Defeated UD 71-69 and fell to Loras 96-69 last week
- As a team, BVU is shooting:
- 43.2% FG (fifth in A-R-C), 35.5% 3P (third in A-R-C) and 76.7% FT (first in A-R-C)
- Four Beavers are averaging 10+ points per game this season:
- Carter Sievers (18.8), Jayden Brink (17.3), Adam Bryte (14.2) and Jackson Jones (10.6)
- BVU is second in the A-R-C in rebounding margin with a mark of +3.7 despite having the lowest amount of offensive rebounds per game in the conference
- Sievers is currently second overall in the conference in scoring and ranks first in both three point percentage at 48.6% (18/37) and assist/turnover ratio (2.3)
- BVU ranks eighth in turnover margin this season among A-R-C teams (-1.50 per game)
- The Beavers rank second in the conference in assists per game as a team with 17.1
- Sievers (3.9 per game) and Jaden Jones (3.2 per game) both rank inside the top 10 in the A-R-C
Central
- The Dutch enter the week with an overall record of 7-7 and a conference record of 0-5
- Fell to Loras (90-60) and Luther (80-70) last week
- Will face Simpson on the road Wednesday before hosting Wartburg on Saturday
- Four players average between nine and 13 points per game for Central
- Kyle Carson (12.1), Owen Schipper (11.1), Grant Uecker (10.7) and Braylon Thomsen (9.4)
- As a team, Central is shooting:
- 42.1% FG (eighth in A-R-C), 33.5% 3P (seventh in A-R-C) and 72.2% FT (fourth in A-R-C)
- Also in the top five among A-R-C schools for both opponent field goal and three point percentages
- Both Uecker and Schipper both rank inside the top 10 of the conference in assists per game at 3.6 and 3.2 respectively
- Central ranks fourth as a team in assists per game
- Central ranks first in the A-R-C in defensive rebounds per game, but rank seventh in rebounding margin with an average of +0.5 per game
- Anthony Gott ranks second overall in the conference in blocked shots per game with 1.5
- Five Dutch players have recorded 10 or more steals this season
- Brink leads the team with 19
