Tyson Smiley

11 Tyson Smiley

Height:

6-3
Hometown:

Omaha, Neb.
Position:

Guard
Year:

So.
High School:

Creighton Prep High School
Previous College:

Doane University

gp

31
pts/g

8.6
fg %

56.4
3pt %

42.6
ft %

73.0
reb/g

4.7
a/g

1.7

Bio

General: Transfers to DWU from Southwestern Community College where he redshirted for the NJCAA National Championship team ... played his freshman year at Doane University in Crete, Neb.

High School: Member of a state championship team at Creighton Prep High School, finishing with an overall record of 27-2 … averaged 14.5 points, 8.3 assists, 7.5 rebounds and one block per game … named All-Metro First Team, All-Tournament First Team, All-State Second Team and State Tournament MVP … two-year starter in basketball.

Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1997 … son of Keaton Smiley and Mary Miller … a secondary education major.

Sponsored by:

CorInsurance-Jason Greenway

715 N. Main St., Mitchell, S.D. 57301

Contact: Jason Greenway

605-996-6070

www.cortrustbank.com/insurance

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	31	16
Games started	11	3
Minutes	739	389
Minutes per game	23.8	24.3
FG	101-179	52-94
FG Pct	56.4	55.3
3PT	20-47	11-27
3PT Pct	42.6	40.7
FT	46-63	26-35
FT Pct	73.0	74.3
Off rebounds	39	27
Def rebounds	107	57
Total rebounds	146	84
Rebounds per game	4.7	5.3
Personal fouls	55	26
Disqualifications	-	-
Assists	54	26
Turnovers	51	26
Assist to turnover ratio	1.1	1.0
Steals	17	6
Blocks	6	4
Points	268	141
Points per game	8.6	8.8
Points per 40 min	14.5	14.5

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 14	Northwestern (Iowa)	W, 85-69
Feb 17	at Concordia (Neb.)	W, 80-53
Feb 21	Hastings	W, 87-67
Feb 24	at Morningside College	L, 89-59
Mar 8	vs. Governors State	W, 84-67
Mar 9	vs. Col. of Idaho	L, 62-60

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 27	Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 118-70	-	20	8-10	80.0	1-1	100.0	0-2	0.0	17
Oct 31	Jamestown	W, 95-80	1	31	3-4	75.0	0-0	-	2-4	50.0	8
Nov 4	vs. Presentation	W, 86-69	1	35	6-9	66.7	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	14
Nov 5	vs. Dakota St.	W, 94-69	1	30	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	6
Nov 8	at Jamestown	L, 82-78	1	30	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	8
Nov 11	at York (Neb.)	L, 91-87	1	17	3-7	42.9	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	6
Nov 15	Dordt	L, 73-67	1	34	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	5
Nov 18	Concordia (Neb.)	W, 77-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 21	at Midland University	L, 77-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 25	at St. Mary (KS)	W, 82-75	0	21	4-5	80.0	1-2	50.0	5-5	100.0	14
Nov 29	at Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 90-57	-	16	5-5	100.0	3-3	100.0	2-2	100.0	15
Dec 2	Doane	W, 89-76	-	21	3-5	60.0	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	7
Dec 6	at Mt. Marty	W, 72-41	0	14	2-7	28.6	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	5
Dec 9	at Hastings	W, 86-63	0	29	4-7	57.1	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	10
Dec 16	Briar Cliff	L, 86-83	-	30	3-4	75.0	0-0	-	6-6	100.0	12
Dec 19	at Keiser University	W, 76-60	0	18	3-6	50.0	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	7
Dec 20	vs. Johnson & Wales (FL)	W, 100-92	0	18	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	3
Dec 29	Peru St.	W, 97-87	-	20	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	4-4	100.0	6
Dec 30	Dakota St.	W, 78-55	-	17	0-4	0.0	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	0
Jan 3	Morningside College	W, 85-75	-	14	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	6
Jan 10	vs. Northwestern (Iowa)	L, 95-86	-	25	1-4	25.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	4
Jan 14	Midland University	W, 95-78	-	14	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	2-3	66.7	4
Jan 17	at Dordt	L, 78-66	-	17	3-7	42.9	0-2	0.0	1-1	100.0	7
Jan 20	at Doane	W, 94-64	-	26	2-7	28.6	0-2	0.0	2-2	100.0	6
Jan 27	Hastings	L, 71-69	-	21	2-2	100.0	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	5
Jan 31	Mt. Marty	W, 94-63	-	23	4-5	80.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	9
Feb 3	at Briar Cliff	W, 88-73	-	31	7-11	63.6	3-5	60.0	3-4	75.0	20
Feb 7	at Morningside College	L, 84-83	-	24	3-3	100.0	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	7
Feb 14	Northwestern (Iowa)	W, 85-69	1	40	10-19	52.6	2-8	25.0	2-5	40.0	24
Feb 17	at Concordia (Neb.)	W, 80-53	1	26	3-7	42.9	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	10
Feb 21	Hastings	W, 87-67	1	31	3-7	42.9	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	7
Feb 24	at Morningside College	L, 89-59	1	27	3-9	33.3	0-1	0.0	2-4	50.0	8
Mar 8	vs. Governors State	W, 84-67	1	19	3-6	50.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	8
Mar 9	vs. Col. of Idaho	L, 62-60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 27	Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 118-70	-	20	1	4	5	5	1	0	0
Oct 31	Jamestown	W, 95-80	1	31	0	8	8	3	2	0	0
Nov 4	vs. Presentation	W, 86-69	1	35	2	6	8	4	2	1	0
Nov 5	vs. Dakota St.	W, 94-69	1	30	0	5	5	0	4	2	1
Nov 8	at Jamestown	L, 82-78	1	30	0	2	2	0	5	0	0
Nov 11	at York (Neb.)	L, 91-87	1	17	2	0	2	1	3	0	0
Nov 15	Dordt	L, 73-67	1	34	0	4	4	2	0	0	1
Nov 18	Concordia (Neb.)	W, 77-69	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 21	at Midland University	L, 77-75	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 25	at St. Mary (KS)	W, 82-75	0	21	0	4	4	2	2	2	0
Nov 29	at Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 90-57	-	16	1	2	3	4	0	2	0
Dec 2	Doane	W, 89-76	-	21	3	1	4	3	3	1	1
Dec 6	at Mt. Marty	W, 72-41	0	14	3	8	11	2	0	0	0
Dec 9	at Hastings	W, 86-63	0	29	1	4	5	4	0	0	0
Dec 16	Briar Cliff	L, 86-83	-	30	6	2	8	0	2	1	1
Dec 19	at Keiser University	W, 76-60	0	18	2	3	5	0	1	0	1
Dec 20	vs. Johnson & Wales (FL)	W, 100-92	0	18	0	3	3	2	1	1	0
Dec 29	Peru St.	W, 97-87	-	20	1	3	4	0	1	0	0
Dec 30	Dakota St.	W, 78-55	-	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jan 3	Morningside College	W, 85-75	-	14	2	2	4	2	0	0	0
Jan 10	vs. Northwestern (Iowa)	L, 95-86	-	25	0	2	2	3	3	1	0
Jan 14	Midland University	W, 95-78	-	14	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Jan 17	at Dordt	L, 78-66	-	17	1	0	1	2	3	0	0
Jan 20	at Doane	W, 94-64	-	26	1	5	6	0	1	1	0
Jan 27	Hastings	L, 71-69	-	21	2	2	4	1	2	0	0
Jan 31	Mt. Marty	W, 94-63	-	23	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Feb 3	at Briar Cliff	W, 88-73	-	31	5	7	12	1	4	0	0
Feb 7	at Morningside College	L, 84-83	-	24	0	4	4	2	2	1	0
Feb 14	Northwestern (Iowa)	W, 85-69	1	40	2	10	12	1	1	1	1
Feb 17	at Concordia (Neb.)	W, 80-53	1	26	1	4	5	2	2	0	0
Feb 21	Hastings	W, 87-67	1	31	2	5	7	4	0	1	0
Feb 24	at Morningside College	L, 89-59	1	27	1	3	4	2	2	2	0
Mar 8	vs. Governors State	W, 84-67	1	19	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Mar 9	vs. Col. of Idaho	L, 62-60	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 27	Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 118-70	-	3	-	5.0
Oct 31	Jamestown	W, 95-80	1	4	-	1.5
Nov 4	vs. Presentation	W, 86-69	1	2	-	2.0
Nov 5	vs. Dakota St.	W, 94-69	1	3	-	0.0
Nov 8	at Jamestown	L, 82-78	1	3	-	0.0
Nov 11	at York (Neb.)	L, 91-87	1	1	-	0.3
Nov 15	Dordt	L, 73-67	1	1	-	-
Nov 18	Concordia (Neb.)	W, 77-69	-	-	-	-
Nov 21	at Midland University	L, 77-75	-	-	-	-
Nov 25	at St. Mary (KS)	W, 82-75	0	3	-	1.0
Nov 29	at Sisseton Wahpeton College	W, 90-57	-	1	-	-
Dec 2	Doane	W, 89-76	-	1	-	1.0
Dec 6	at Mt. Marty	W, 72-41	0	1	-	-
Dec 9	at Hastings	W, 86-63	0	1	-	-
Dec 16	Briar Cliff	L, 86-83	-	1	-	0.0
Dec 19	at Keiser University	W, 76-60	0	3	-	0.0
Dec 20	vs. Johnson & Wales (FL)	W, 100-92	0	2	-	2.0
Dec 29	Peru St.	W, 97-87	-	2	-	0.0
Dec 30	Dakota St.	W, 78-55	-	0	-	0.0
Jan 3	Morningside College	W, 85-75	-	1	-	-
Jan 10	vs. Northwestern (Iowa)	L, 95-86	-	4	-	1.0
Jan 14	Midland University	W, 95-78	-	1	-	0.0
Jan 17	at Dordt	L, 78-66	-	4	-	0.7
Jan 20	at Doane	W, 94-64	-	3	-	0.0
Jan 27	Hastings	L, 71-69	-	0	-	0.5
Jan 31	Mt. Marty	W, 94-63	-	2	-	-
Feb 3	at Briar Cliff	W, 88-73	-	2	-	0.3
Feb 7	at Morningside College	L, 84-83	-	3	-	1.0
Feb 14	Northwestern (Iowa)	W, 85-69	1	1	-	1.0
Feb 17	at Concordia (Neb.)	W, 80-53	1	0	-	1.0
Feb 21	Hastings	W, 87-67	1	1	-	-
Feb 24	at Morningside College	L, 89-59	1	0	-	1.0
Mar 8	vs. Governors State	W, 84-67	1	1	-	-
Mar 9	vs. Col. of Idaho	L, 62-60	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2017-18	31	23.8	3.3-5.8	0.6-1.5	1.5-2.0	8.6
Total	31	23.8	3.3-5.8	0.6-1.5	1.5-2.0	8.6

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2017-18	31	11	739	101-179	56.4	20-47	42.6	46-63	73.0	268
Total	31	11	739	101-179	56.4	20-47	42.6	46-63	73.0	268

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2017-18	31	739	23.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	42.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
Total	31	739	23.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	42.6	0.0-0.0	0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2017-18	31	1.3	3.5	4.7	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.2
Total	31	1.3	3.5	4.7	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2017-18	31	11	39	107	146	54	51	17	6
Total	31	11	39	107	146	54	51	17	6

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2017-18	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	31	23.8	3.3-5.8	0.6-1.5	1.5-2.0	8.6
Conference	16	24.3	3.2-5.9	0.7-1.7	1.6-2.2	8.8
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	13	24.3	3.2-5.2	0.4-1.2	1.6-2.5	8.5
Away	13	22.8	3.5-6.5	1.0-1.8	1.5-1.8	9.5
Neutral	5	25.4	2.8-5.4	0.4-1.4	1.0-1.2	7.0
Result
Wins	22	23.4	3.5-6.3	0.9-1.9	1.4-1.9	9.4
Losses	9	25.0	2.6-4.6	0.0-0.6	1.8-2.4	6.9
Month
October	2	25.5	5.5-7.0	0.5-0.5	1.0-3.0	12.5
November	7	26.1	3.7-5.1	0.9-1.4	1.4-1.7	9.7
December	8	20.9	2.1-4.8	0.6-1.4	1.4-1.5	6.3
January	7	20.0	2.1-4.1	0.0-0.7	1.6-2.1	5.9
February	6	29.8	4.8-9.3	1.3-3.2	1.7-2.7	12.7
March	1	19.0	3.0-6.0	0.0-1.0	2.0-2.0	8.0

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	31	11	739	101-179	56.4	20-47	42.6	46-63	73.0	268
Conference	16	3	389	52-94	55.3	11-27	40.7	26-35	74.3	141
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	13	4	316	42-68	61.8	5-16	31.3	21-33	63.6	110
Away	13	4	296	45-84	53.6	13-24	54.2	20-24	83.3	123
Neutral	5	3	127	14-27	51.9	2-7	28.6	5-6	83.3	35
Result
Wins	22	7	514	78-138	56.5	20-42	47.6	30-41	73.2	206
Losses	9	4	225	23-41	56.1	0-5	0.0	16-22	72.7	62
Month
October	2	1	51	11-14	78.6	1-1	100.0	2-6	33.3	25
November	7	5	183	26-36	72.2	6-10	60.0	10-12	83.3	68
December	8	0	167	17-38	44.7	5-11	45.5	11-12	91.7	50
January	7	-	140	15-29	51.7	0-5	0.0	11-15	73.3	41
February	6	4	179	29-56	51.8	8-19	42.1	10-16	62.5	76
March	1	1	19	3-6	50.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	8

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	31	739	23.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	42.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	16	389	24.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	13	316	24.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	31.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	13	296	22.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	54.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	5	127	25.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	28.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	22	514	23.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	47.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	9	225	25.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
October	2	51	25.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	100.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
November	7	183	26.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	60.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	8	167	20.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	45.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	7	140	20.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	6	179	29.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	42.1	0.0-0.0	0.0
March	1	19	19.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	31	1.3	3.5	4.7	1.7	1.6	0.5	0.2
Conference	16	1.7	3.6	5.3	1.6	1.6	0.4	0.3
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	1.5	3.3	4.8	1.7	1.2	0.3	0.3
Away	13	1.4	3.5	4.9	1.7	1.9	0.6	0.1
Neutral	5	0.4	3.6	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.2
Result
Wins	22	1.2	4.0	5.2	1.9	1.3	0.5	0.2
Losses	9	1.3	2.1	3.4	1.4	2.4	0.6	0.2
Month
October	2	0.5	6.0	6.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.0
November	7	0.7	3.3	4.0	1.9	2.3	1.0	0.3
December	8	2.0	3.0	5.0	1.4	1.1	0.4	0.4
January	7	0.9	1.9	2.7	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.0
February	6	1.8	5.5	7.3	2.0	1.8	0.8	0.2
March	1	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	31	11	39	107	146	54	51	17	6
Conference	16	3	27	57	84	26	26	6	4
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	4	19	43	62	22	16	4	4
Away	13	4	18	46	64	22	25	8	1
Neutral	5	3	2	18	20	10	10	5	1
Result
Wins	22	7	27	88	115	41	29	12	4
Losses	9	4	12	19	31	13	22	5	2
Month
October	2	1	1	12	13	8	3	0	0
November	7	5	5	23	28	13	16	7	2
December	8	0	16	24	40	11	9	3	3
January	7	-	6	13	19	9	12	2	0
February	6	4	11	33	44	12	11	5	1
March	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	31	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
October	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
November	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
March	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

News mentions

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March 08, 2018

DWU prepared to make run in fourth-consecutive tournament appearance

MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team battled down the stretch to earn themselves their fourth-straight trip to the 2018 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship. The Tigers racked up 22 wins this year, which is the fourth-consecutive year with 20 or more wins in a season.

March 08, 2018

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March 08, 2018

Hot shooting propels DWU to second round

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The No. 5 seed Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team used an 8-0 run to take an early lead, and never looked back as they defeated No. 4 seed Governors State University (Ill.) 84-67 in the first round of the 2018 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management, Thursday at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

March 08, 2018

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February 24, 2018

Tigers drop GPAC Semifinal matchup

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 18 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team was unable to overcome an early deficit as they fell to No. 6 Morningside College, 89-59 Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa.

February 24, 2018

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February 21, 2018

No. 18 DWU shoots past Hastings in GPAC Tournament play

MITCHELL, S.D. – After shooting 61 percent from the field in the first half, the No. 18 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team defeated (RV) Hastings College, 87-67 in a Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament matchup Wednesday in Mitchell.

February 21, 2018

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February 14, 2018

No. 17 DWU uses late surge to down No. 10 Red Raiders

MITCHELL, S.D. – With less than five minutes to play, the No. 17 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team used a 15-4 run to close out the game and defeat Great Plains Athletic Conference opponent, No. 10 Northwestern College 85-69 Wednesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

February 14, 2018

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February 03, 2018

No. 18 DWU takes down No. 4 Chargers on the road

Sioux City, Iowa – In a battle of top-20 teams, the No. 18 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team and No. 4 Briar Cliff University did not disappoint, as DWU went on to win 88-73 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action Saturday in Sioux City, Iowa.

February 03, 2018

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January 31, 2018

Offense propels No. 18 Tigers past Lancers

MITCHELL, S.D. – With 11:30 remaining in the contest, the No. 18 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team found their offensive rhythm as they went on an 18-2 run on their way to defeating Great Plains Athletic Conference rival Mount Marty College, 94-63 Wednesday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

January 31, 2018

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January 27, 2018

DWU drops home bout against Hastings

MITCHELL, S.D. – Down by seven points with two minutes to play, the No. 18 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team mounted a late comeback, but fell short to Hastings College, 71-69 in a Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup Saturday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

January 27, 2018

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January 20, 2018

No. 19 DWU routs Doane with second-half surge

CRETE, Neb. – The No. 19 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team overpowered Doane University on both ends of the court on their way to a 94-64 victory in a Great Plains Athletic Conference road contest Saturday in Crete, Neb.

January 20, 2018

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December 20, 2017

Four Tigers hit the double-digit scoring mark in victory over Johnson and Wales

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Down by three points at halftime, the No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team notched 56 second-half points, topping Johnson and Wales University-North Miami 100-92 on Wednesday in the Marietta Rappaport Holiday Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla.

December 20, 2017

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December 19, 2017

Tigers tame Seahawks in Florida

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Holding the home team to just one 3-pointer, the No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team halted (RV) Keiser University 76-60 on Tuesday in the Marietta Rappaport Holiday Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla.

December 19, 2017

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December 16, 2017

No. 5 Briar Cliff holds off No. 20 DWU men

MITCHELL, S.D. – It was nothing short of a top-20 matchup on Saturday. However, the No. 5 Briar Cliff University men’s basketball team tallied 13 points in the final five minutes to top the No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team 86-83 in Great Plains Athletic Conference play at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

December 16, 2017

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December 09, 2017

Spicer nets double-double as Tigers top Hastings on the road

HASTINGS, Neb. – Jason Spicer (Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Ty Hoglund (Dell Rapids, S.D.) combined for 41 points, pacing the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team over Hastings College 86-63 in Great Plains Athletic Conference play Saturday in Hastings, Neb.

December 09, 2017

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December 06, 2017

Defense shines as Tiger men top Mount Marty

YANKTON, S.D. – Holding its opponent to under 20 points in the second half, the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team cruised to a 72-41 victory over in-state rival Mount Marty College Wednesday in Great Plains Athletic Conference play in Yankton, S.D.

December 06, 2017

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December 02, 2017

Tiger men halt Doane in conference play

MITCHELL, S.D. – With 4:36 remaining in the game, Jason Spicer (Sioux Falls, S.D.) sparked life into the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team with a crucial three-point shot followed by a layup to extend the lead and down Great Plains Athletic Conference foe Doane University, 89-76 Saturday at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

December 02, 2017

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November 29, 2017

Tigers handle Mustangs on the road

AGENCY VILLAGE, S.D. – In their third-straight road game, the (RV) Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team hit the road and traveled north, taking on Sisseton Wahpeton College in nonconference action. The Tigers cruised to a 90-57 victory Wednesday in Agency Village, S.D.

November 29, 2017

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November 25, 2017

Tiger men outlast Spires on the road

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – The No. 10 Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team hit the road on Saturday and picked up a nonconference victory over the University of Saint Mary, 82-75 in Leavenworth, Kan.

November 25, 2017

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November 04, 2017

Spicer and Tigers tame Presentation and Dakota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In an 86-69 victory over Presentation College on Saturday and a 94-69 win against in-state foe Dakota State University, senior Jason Spicer (Sioux Falls, S.D.) recorded 27 and 31 points, respectively, setting a new career-high in points against the Trojans on Sunday in the South Dakota NAIA Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

November 04, 2017

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October 27, 2017

No. 10 Tigers topple Mustangs in season opener

MITCHELL, S.D. – Reigning Great Plains Athletic Conference Freshman of Year, Ty Hoglund (Dell Rapids, S.D.) put the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team in the driver’s seat on Friday night, defeating Sisseton Wahpeton College 118-70 at the Corn Palace in Mitchell.

October 27, 2017

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October 25, 2017

Eyes on Branson: Talented youth and depth to propel Tigers into postseason play

MITCHELL, S.D. – Depth won’t be an issue for fifth-year head coach Matt Wilber heading into the 2017-18 season. The Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team enters its 101st year of basketball, after recently making its third straight trip to the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Tournament in 2016-17.