WAVERLY, Iowa – Men's basketball is in American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) action twice this week beginning with a home matchup against the University of Dubuque on Wednesday, Feb. 4 before hitting the road on Saturday, Feb. 7 to face Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Wednesday, Feb. 4 | Waverly, Iowa | Levick Arena
Wartburg (12-8, 4-7 A-R-C) vs Dubuque (13-6, 6-4 A-R-C) | 7:30 PM CT |
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Saturday, Feb. 7 | Lincoln, Neb. | Snyder Arena
Wartburg (12-8, 4-7 A-R-C) vs (RV) Neb. Wesleyan (15-5, 10-1 A-R-C) | 4 PM CT |
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All-Time Record vs Opponents
- Dubuque
- UD defeated Wartburg 75-63 earlier this season
- Wartburg leads the all-time series 75-50
- Dubuque has won the last five matchups over Wartburg
- 8-2 over the last 10 games
- Wartburg is 42-20 at home against Dubuque
- Nebraska Wesleyan
- NWU defeated Wartburg 68-67 earlier this season
- The Praire Wolves lead the all-time series 16-6
- Wartburg is 1-9 on the road in the series
- Lone win in Lincoln came during the 2021-22 season
In the Polls
- Nebraska Wesleyan is receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll released Monday, Feb. 2
- D3hoops.com Top 25 poll
A-R-C Standings
| School |
A-R-C |
A-R-C PCT. |
ALL |
ALL PCT. |
Home |
Away |
Neutral |
Streak |
 Nebraska Wesleyan |
10-1 |
.909 |
15-5 |
.750 |
7-2 |
7-2 |
1-1 |
W5 |
 Loras |
9-2 |
.818 |
15-5 |
.750 |
6-3 |
9-2 |
0-0 |
W1 |
 Univ. of Dubuque |
6-4 |
.600 |
13-6 |
.684 |
3-3 |
8-2 |
2-1 |
W3 |
 Simpson |
5-5 |
.500 |
8-11 |
.421 |
4-4 |
3-7 |
1-0 |
L3 |
 Coe |
5-6 |
.455 |
13-7 |
.650 |
6-3 |
6-4 |
1-0 |
L1 |
 Wartburg |
4-7 |
.364 |
12-8 |
.600 |
8-5 |
4-3 |
0-0 |
L1 |
 Buena Vista |
4-7 |
.364 |
11-9 |
.550 |
6-5 |
3-4 |
2-0 |
L4 |
 Central |
3-7 |
.300 |
10-9 |
.526 |
4-4 |
2-5 |
4-0 |
L1 |
 Luther |
2-9 |
.182 |
7-13 |
.350 |
4-7 |
3-6 |
0-0 |
W1 |
Wartburg
- The Knights enter the week with an overall record of 12-8 and 4-7 in A-R-C play
- Defeated Luther 75-66 and fell to Loras 111-90
- 8-5 at home this season and 4-3 on the road
- Ethan Yungtum (17.2), Austin Bienemann (15.8), Cael Schramm (12.6) and Luke Ladwig (10.5) all average 10 or more PPG this season
- Schramm leads the A-R-C in field goal percentage (60.9%)
- Bienemann is averaging 26 points per game over the last two games
- Wartburg has the second ranked scoring offense in the A-R-C through 20 games, with an average of 80.3 points per game
- The scoring defense is ranked sixth in the conference, with an average of 74.4 points per game allowed
- Yungtum ranks inside the top five in both scoring (fifth, 17.2 PPG) and rebounding (first, 11.7 RPG) among A-R-C players
- Has recorded a double double in 14/20 games this season
- Second in Division III in double doubles this season
- As a team, Wartburg is shooting: 45.7% FG (second in A-R-C), 28.9% 3P (eighth in A-R-C) and 63.8% FT (ninth in A-R-C)
- Wartburg leads the A-R-C in combined rebounds (41.7), offensive rebounds per game (14.1) and total rebounding margin (+5.1)
- Both Yungtum (first, 11.8 per game) and Schramm (tied for sixth, 7.4 per game) rank inside the top 10 individually among the A-R-C
- Bienemann is third in the A-R-C and Schramm is tied for fourth in the A-R-C in blocked shots per game with 1.4 and 1.3 per game respectively
- Bienemann (2.1) is also third in steals per game alongside Ladwig (1.8) and Gabe Trujillo (1.4), who rank fifth and tied for seventh respectively
- Wartburg leads the A-R-C with 3.75 blocks as a team per game
- Ladwig is currently third in the A-R-C in assists per game (4.7) and ranks tied for third in assist/turnover ratio (1.8)
- Wartburg leads the league in assists per game as a team with 16.8 per game
- Bienemann ranks fifth overall in the A-R-C with 3.5 per game
- 18 different Knights have scored this season and 12 different players have made a three pointer
Dubuque
- The Spartans enter the week with an overall record of 13-6 and a conference mark of 6-4
- Defeated Loras 90-74 and Buena Vista 84-71 last week
- UD has now won three games in a row
- Dubuque has the third ranked scoring offense (77.3 PPG) and fourth ranked scoring defense (70.6 PPG allowed) among all A-R-C teams
- Grady Thompson (19.5 PPG) and Jacob Williams (17.5 PPG) rank first overall and fifth overall individually in scoring this season among the A-R-C
- In the A-R-C, Jalen Scott is second in steals per game at 2.2 and in assists with 5.3 per game
- Dubuque's defense ranks first in the A-R-C in field goal percentage allowed (41.1%) and three point percentage allowed (29.5%)
- As a team, UD is shooting: 43.7% FG (fifth), 28.8% 3P (ninth) and 69.7% FT (sixth)
- UD ranks second in blocked shots (3.63) and fourth in steals (7.68) per game as a team through 19 games
- Dubuque ranks eighth in the conference in assists per game as a team with 12.16 per game
Nebraska Wesleyan
- The Prairie Wolves enter the week with an overall record of 15-5 and 10-1 in A-R-C
- Have won five-straight games
- Defeated Central 87-66 and Coe 78-71 last week
- Will face Simpson before Saturday's game against Wartburg
- NWU has the top scoring defense in the A-R-C with 67.4 points per game allowed
- Eighth-ranked scoring offense with 73.2 points per game
- Nick Howard (14.5) and Christian Winn (13.3) lead the Prairie Wolves in scoring this season
- NWU ranks first overall in steals (9.6) and fourth overall in blocked shots (3.0) this season among A-R-C teams
- As a team, Nebraska Wesleyan is shooting: 44.3% FG (fourth), 34.6% 3P (sixth) and 65.8% FT (seventh)
- Allows opponents to shoot: 42% FG (third) and 34.8% FG (seventh)
- Seth Newton ranks inside the top five individually in the A-R-C in both rebounding per game (7.6) and steals per game (1.9)
- Nebraska Wesleyan averages 9.9 made three pointers per game this season (second in A-R-C)
