Men's Basketball 11/1/2021 8:46:00 PM

THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE MEN'S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK

MARION, Ind. - After starting the season on the road, No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan men's basketball returns home Tuesday for a five-game homestand. IWU will host Olivet Nazarene before turning their attention to the Caleb Dimmich Memorial Classic, where they will play Briar Cliff on Friday and Lincoln College on Saturday.

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THE SLATE

IWU vs. #RV Olivet Nazarene Tigers / 7 p.m. / Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021
IWU vs. Briar Cliff Chargers / 6 p.m. / Friday, Nov. 5, 2021
IWU vs. Lincoln College Lynx / 1 p.m. / Saturday , Nov. 6, 2021

TIGER NOTES (1-0, 0-0 CCCA)

Alex Gross returns as the top threat for the Tigers, averaging 21 points per game and 11 rebounds per game last season, good enough for NAIA Second Team All-American honors. Gross tallied 23 points and 16 points in Tigers season opener against William Woods last week.
ONU has played just one game thus far, with sophomore Tyler Schmidt emerging as the Tigers second option behind Gross, dropping 25 points while dishing out four assists and grabbing four rebounds.
Head Coach Nick Birkey enters his fourth season calling the shots for Olivet Nazarene. In four seasons, Birkey and the Tigers have won 80% of their games and won three Chicagoland Collegiate Conference Championships. He served as a member of the ONU program since 2003 when he started as a student assistant.
ONU will face League foe No. 2 Saint Francis on December 4, 2021, the only other League school on the Tigers schedule.
The purple and gold will also spend Christmas in Flordia like the red and grey, playing Southeastern and Flordia College.

CHARGER NOTES (1-1, 0-0 GPAC)

Briar Cliff makes the 11-hour trip from Sioux City, Iowa, home of the NAIA Volleyball and Women's Basketball National Championships.
Jaden Kleinhesselink returns as the top-scorer from a year ago on a squad that boasted five players who averaged double figures.
Kyle Boerhave a 6'6 senior who didn't play last season, poured in 24 points in their first contest of the year, followed by Kleinhesselink with 14 points. Boerhave would pace the Chargers again in game two with 21 and Kleinhesselink with 15. Conner Groves would also enter the scoring picture in their second game against #18 Benedictine (Kan.) dropping 20.
Head Coach Mark Svagera took of the Charger club in 2017-18. He joined Briar Cliff in the 2011-12 season after assistant coaching at Dickinson State University for two seasons.
This will be the first contest between IWU and BCU.

LYNK NOTES (0-2, 0-0 CCCA)

Peewee Brown returns from a year ago as the top scorer, averaging 12 points per-game and 5.3 rebounds per-game. In addition, sharp shooter Connor Fuller returns leading the Lynks in three-point percentage, making 28 last season.
Dejon Barney led all scorers in their first game of the season with 18, while Darnell Latham Jr. and Quillin Dixon each added 12.
Latham Jr. led all scores in their last game against IU Kokomo with 22.
Head Coach Edwind McGhee enters his third season as the leader of the program that started in 2018-19. Last season was the first that wasn't a winning won for the Lynks, posting a 9-10 record.
LC will face League foe Bethel University on November 15, 2021, the only other League school on the Lynks schedule.

DIMMICH LEGACY

Caleb Dimmich wore a Wildcat uniform from 1996-1999 and still holds three school records, the most notable being the 11 three-point field goals he scored in one game. Caleb scored 1,158 points at IWU before his basketball career was shortened by a fatal farm accident in July of 1999. As impressive as his statistics are, they do not reflect the true legacy that Caleb left at Indiana Wesleyan University. "I Am Third" has become the philosophy of the IWU basketball program. It means putting God first, others second and oneself third in actions and attitude. Caleb exemplified that lifestyle, and it is no coincidence that he also wore #3 on his IWU basketball jersey.

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THREE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE MEN'S BASKETBALL THIS WEEK