WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University men's basketball team hits the road as action in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) heats up in January, traveling to the University of Minnesota Crookston on Friday, January 12, and Bemidji State University on Saturday, January 13.  

Winona State (9-5, 4-4 NSIC) will take on Minnesota Crookston at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, and Bemidji State at 3:30pm on Saturday.  The games against the Golden Eagles and Beavers will be the first in a series of four NSIC road contests on the calendar for WSU this month. 

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stats & stream for the game are available at the links above and on the WSU Men's Basketball schedule page.

WINONA STATE STORYLINES 

• WSU is 9-5 on the year, 4-4 in NSIC play. 
• Olumide Adelodun had an outstanding performance against Northern State, dropping a career-high 25 points and a team-leading 11 rebounds for the Warriors. Adelodun was named to the NSIC Shining Five for his efforts.
• Connor Dillon continues to climb the WSU all-time scoring ranks. Currently tied at No. 32 with 1,059 points, Dillon will surpass former Warrior Eric Plitzuweit (1,059 / 1991-95) with his next bucket.
• WSU was 14-of-14 at the foul line as a team against Northern State on Saturday. Winona State last was perfect at the charity stripe (with double-digit attempts) when the team went 16-of-16 at the line at Wayne State College on Feb. 5, 2022.
• The Warriors were also 13-of-13 on free throws in a 73-70 loss to Clarke (Iowa) on Nov. 13, 2019.
• As a team, Winona State has scored 999 points on the year, while conceding 955.
• No Warrior player was tagged for more than two fouls against UW-Parkside, one of their most disciplined performances of the year.
• WSU men's basketball has now hit a 3-pointer in 701 straight games, dating back to Nov. 29, 2000.
• The 3-point streak nearly ended on Jan. 7, 2023, when WSU went 1-for-23 from behind the arc vs. Minnesota Crookston at home in McCown.
• The national record for team consecutive 3-pointers is UNLV, a program that has hit a 3-pointer in 1,204 consecutive games. The Running Rebels and Princeton (1030 games) are the only NCAA Division I teams to hit a 3 in every game since the 3-point line was introduced in the 1986-87 season, per HBC Sports Justin Barrientos.
• Carter Lomas led all scorers vs Crown College with 17, a career-high for the senior guard.
• Brock Voigt currently has a career rebound mark of 509 and a career scoring mark of 944. The former NCAA DIII standout from UW-Eau Claire also had 107 career blocked shots.
• Connor Drew is second on the team in total points scored this year with 165 overall. Drew and top-scorer Connor Dillon (307 points) are the only two Warriors who have hit triple-digits in scoring so far this year.
• Carter Lomas has appeared in all 14 Winona State contests this season, all in sixth-man fashion.
• Declan Dillon has 205 career rebounds at Winona State; listed at 6'1" on the roster, Dillon is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game in 2023-24.
• Heading into the season, Eisner's all-time coaching record stands at 531-263, including a 115-97 Winona State ledger. 

Minnesota Crookston STORYLINES 

• The Golden Eagles are 4-10 overall and 1-7 in the NSIC.
• Winona State holds a 13-3 record vs. Minnesota Crookston dating back to January 14, 2011.
• WSU currently holds a five game win streak that started in March, 2019.
• UMC is on a three-game losing streak.
• Minnesota Crookston lost 84-60 at Augustana in their most recent action. 
• As a team, the Golden Eagles are shooting 43.8% from the floor & 63.5% at the line. 
• UMC hits 34.6% of their three point attempts.
• Blaize Sagna is averaging 21.6 points per game for Minnesota Crookston.
• Bryan Beamish is in his second year at UMC.

 Bemidji State STORYLINES

• The Beavers enter the weekend 9-5 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC.
• Winona State holds a 5-2 record against BSU, dating back to Jan. 29, 2016.
• BSU beat Winona State 65-61 last year in McCown Gymnasium. 
• Bemidji State is 2-1 over their last three game. 
• The Beavers beat Sioux Falls 75-74 on the road in their most recent action. 
• As a team, BSU is shooting 47.1% from the floor and 67.8% at the line. 
• BSU hits 33.1% of their three point attempts.
• Dalton Albrecht is averaging 21.6 points per game for Bemidji State.
• Mike Boschee is in his 12th year at BSU.

Warrior Notables: 

• Winona State was the NCAA Division II National Champion in 2006 and 2008; WSU was runner-up in 2007.  
• The Warriors added two assistant coaches for the 2023-24 campaign; Devin Whitelow and Cole Rabedeaux are both in their first year on the Warrior sideline. 
• Whitelow was the 2020-21 NSIC Don Olson Award honoree as a senior point guard for Winona State.  
• Rabedeaux was a standout player at UW-Eau Claire and had an assistant coaching stint with NCAA Division I University of Houston. 

For the most up-to-date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit: www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH. 

About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.  

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.

Media Contact: Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu