Four-time defending GPAC champions 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19, 2017-18 Four consecutive NAIA tournament appearances 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 2019 NAIA Division II tournament Elite Eight
MUSTANG basketball A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Mustang Fans, Morningside College is an extraordinary institution, rich in tradition and influential in the lives of countless students since our founding in 1894. Hardworking, dedicated and ethical are just a few of the descriptions that capture the characteristics of young women and men who are, or have been, Morningsiders. The terrific success of our athletic teams over the years is because we believe those characteristics win on the field, but more importantly in life. I am extremely proud of our student-athletes and coaches and look forward to another exciting year of Mustang athletics! Go Mustangs!
COLLEGE INFORMATION Founded:..............................................................................................1894 Location:..........................................................................Sioux City, Iowa Enrollment:.......................................................................................... 1270 President: ..........................................................................John Reynders Athletic Director: ..................................................................... Tim Jager Faculty Athletics Representative: ................................... Susie Lubbers Registrar: .............................................................................. Jen Dolphin Ticket/Office Manager: .................................................. Cheryl Gamble Sports Information Director: ............................................. Mark Adkins Head Athletic Trainer: .......................................................Katy Burford Equipment Manager: .......................................................... Bryce Rusler Athletic Phone:.................................................................. (712) 274-5192 Athletic FAX:......................................................................(712) 274-5578 Sports Information Phone:............................................... (712) 274-5127 Affiliation:..........................................................................................NAIA Conference: ............................................................ Great Plains Athletic Mascot: .......................................................................................Mustangs Colors: ............................................................................Maroon & White
MEN’S BASKETBALL Head Coach:.............................................................................. Jim Sykes Alma Mater:....................................................................Nebraska (1989) Record At School:...........................................................381-170, 17 Years Career Record:.............................................................. 381-170 , 17 Years Basketball Office Phone: .................................................. (712) 274-5371 Associate Head Coach: .........................................................Trent Miller Assistant Coach: .........................................................Tim Van Peursem Assistant Coach: ........................................................ Trystan Cummins Assistant Coach: ............................................................ John Vanderloo 2019-20 Record: .................................................................................. 27-3 GPAC Record/Finish: .................................................................. 18-2, 1st Home Record: ...................................................................................... 12-1 Away/Neutral Record: ........................................................................ 11-2 Lettermen Returning/Lost: ................................................................ 7/8 Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................................................2/3
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ABOUT MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE
MUSTANG MEN’S BASKETBALL If colleges had birth certificates, this is the information that would have appeared on the hypothetical document issued for Morningside College almost 125 years ago. Name: Morning Side College Date: Dec. 5, 1894 Time: 5:30 p.m. Place: Sioux City, Iowa Parents: the Rev. G. W. Carr and a commission created by the Northwest Iowa Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church It was an inauspicious birth. The new college was the successor to University of the Northwest, a short-lived institution launched in Sioux City with great fanfare in 1890 that was bankrupt and liquidated five years later. The Rev. G. W. Carr, who was University of the Northwest’s last president, served as Morningside College’s first president. It was Carr, along with a group of 14 other Methodist ministers, who filed Morningside College’s articles of incorporation with the Woodbury County Recorder’s Office at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, 1984. They gave the infant college a temporary name that came from the Sioux City suburb where University of the Northwest had established its campus. Optimistically, the founders hoped a wealthy patron would step forward to make a generous naming gift. On Sept. 11, 1895, Morningside College classes officially started on
the former University of the Northwest campus, which contained one building (known today as Charles City College Hall) and the foundation for an unfinished second building (today’s Lewis Hall). A record number of students, 196, enrolled for classes. By contrast, the 21st century Morningside College has a total enrollment of nearly 3,000 full- and part-time students and a 69-acre campus with 25 buildings. Undergraduate students seek an active, experiential education in more than 65 majors and preprofessional programs. The college also offers graduate degree programs in teaching and nursing. The majority of coursework for the Master of Arts in Teaching and the Master of Science in Nursing degrees is offered in a convenient online format. Morningside’s newest online degree program is an undergraduate major in organizational management that is designed for working adults who have some college credits and want to complete their bachelor’s degree. As Morningside College marks the 125th anniversary of its founding, we provide students an extraordinary, immersive experience that challenges them to explore their interests and ideas, engage in a hands-on education, build authentic community, foster natural curiosity, and make an impact in the world.
JOHN REYNDERS
JIM SYKES
PRESIDENT
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
John Reynders, the 12th President of Morningside College, came to Morningside in 1999 from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, where he was Vice President for Administrative Services and Treasurer.
Jim Sykes stepped into the role of Morningside College Director of Athletics in December 2020. He’ll remain in a dual role as head men’s basketball coach through the end of the 2020-21 season before fully transitioning to Athletic Director.
President Reynders has experience at all levels of higher education, having also served at Allegheny as Director and Dean of Enrollment Planning and Financial Aid (1990-97); Special Assistant to the Provost and Associate Director of Athletics (1988-90); and Associate Professor of Physical Education, Instructor in Mathematics, and Head Men’s Basketball Coach (1979-88). In addition to his teaching and administrative responsibilities, he has been active in higher education organizations as well as consulting for the George Dehne and Associates firm.
“For more than two decades, Jim has been a consistent leader with an outstanding track record of excellence,” said Morningside College President John Reynders in the announcement of Sykes’ new role. “He has done a remarkable job of guiding our student-athletes to success both on and off the court. Jim understands our culture, knows our athletes, and has a vision for how we can continue building athletics for the future.”
President Reynders serves or has served on numerous not for profit boards and currently is a member of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (IAICU), the Iowa College Foundation, and Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). He is a former Chair of the NAIA Council of Presidents. President Reynders holds Master of Arts in Education and Bachelor of Science in Mathematics degrees from Allegheny. He and his wife, Robin, share their sons: Mathew, Chuck, and Jeremy.
Sykes was part of the Morningside men’s basketball coaching staff for several years before he was promoted to the head coach position during the 2003-2004 season. Prior to the 2020-21 seaspn, he had a .686 winning percentage with a record of 361-165 through the 2019-20 campaign, holding the record for most victories as a Morningside men’s basketball head coach. Fourteen of his last 17 seasons were winning seasons. In ten of those seasons, he was able to post 20+ wins. Sykes has led his teams to eight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II tournament appearances, seven Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular-season championships, and three GPAC postseason tournament championships. He has also earned the honor of GPAC Coach of the Year six times.
Imig, Sykes spotlight program’s all-league accolades Senior guard Zach Imig continued an impressive run for Morningside, as he was named Defensive Player of the Year with the all-Great Plains Athletic Conference honors release March 3. His award marked a third successive campaign in which Mside has picked up the accolade. Imig also became a three-time first-team selection. In his final year at the helm, head coach Jim Sykes was tabbed Coach of the Year for a third straight season and for the seventh time in his career. He guided the Maroon to a fourth consecutive conference regular-season title and a fourth successive and a ninth total NAIA tournament berth. Senior center Trey Brown added his name to the program’s firstteamers. It was his first first-team and third all-time recognition, as he gained honorable mention accolades as a sophomore and junior. Sophomore guard Will Pottebaum earned second-team honors, and fellow underclassmen, freshman guard Aidan Vanderloo and sophomore guard Trey Powers, were selected to the honorable mention list.
Senior Day 2021 headlines GPAC regular season championship By Daniel Ver Steeg Morningside College sports information student staff
finished with 14 points. Senior center Trey Brown finished with his 11th double-double in 12 games by adding 10 points and 15 rebounds.
An impressive starting line-up scoring output helped National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’ No. 9-ranked Morningside College wrap up an unbeaten week Saturday, Feb. 6.
The Mustangs shot 53.7% from the field and 38.7% from threepoint range. Morningside also cut down on recent turnover woes, finishing the game with nine, which was their first single-digit outing since Dec. 9 against Briar Cliff to end a string of 12 straight double-digit giveaway games.
Celebrating Senior Day 2021 in a big way in front of a happy crowd inside Allee Gymnasium of the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center, head coach Jim Sykes’ program reached the 20-win mark for a fifth straight season by defeating the visiting Doane University Tigers 95-71. The win moved the Maroon’s record to 16-3 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, which guaranteed them at least a share of the school’s fourth successive regular-season title. The visitors didn’t make things easier on their hosts, especially over the first 20 minutes. It was not smooth sailing for the Mustangs, however. A late stanza 12-2 Doane run lifted them into a 39-36 lead before the two sides traded baskets to end the half at 41-41. Mside got into its rhythm on offense in the second half. A 28-5 run in the first eight minutes kicked the door open, and the Mustangs were on their way to a 10th win in their last 11 outings. A season-high 22 points from senior guard Zach Imig led the way. He completed a double-double with ten assists to add to eight rebounds and two steals. Sophomore guard Will Pottebaum contributed 18 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Freshman guard Aidan Vanderloo went six for nine from the field and
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Glass Cleaners MSIDE TIES SECOND-HIGHEST SINGLE-GAME REBOUND TOTAL Three players with double-digit rebounds … two double-doubles … 10 three-pointers … six blocked shots. Not a bad day’s work for head coach Jim Sykes’ Morningside College men’s basketball squad Saturday, Jan. 9. Out-boarding the visiting Hastings College Broncos 59-32, with the total tying for second-most in a game in program history, to go along with the blocked shot and long-range shooting success helped send the Mustangs to an 88-69 Great Plains Athletic Conference victory. Dazzling a happy crowd on its Allee Gymnasium court inside the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center, the Maroon scored the first seven points and didn’t look back. The visiting Broncos, draining seven three-pointers of their own, did keep it as close as 11 (49-38) early through the second half before a 21-9 run from the 17:29 to 9:35 marks put the game out of reach.
The Mustangs, moving to 13-2 overall and 9-2 in the conference, were led by a healthy dose of freshman guard Aidan Vanderloo. In his second straight start, Vanderloo tied a single-game personal high with 19 points due to hitting five three-pointers. The senior tandem of center Trey Brown and guard Zach Imig each produced double-doubles, as Brown wound up with 12 points, 12 boards, and three blocked shots, and Imig tallied 12 points, ten rebounds, three assists, and five assists. Sophomore guards Will Pottebaum and Collin Hill, the other two starters, also produced impressive afternoons. Pottebaum totaled 10 points and three assists, and Hill was just two points shy of a double-double of his own (eight points, ten rebounds). Morningside’s bench, which contributed 27 points, was led by freshman guard Joey Skoff, who posted seven points, four rebounds, and two blocked shots.
Brown reaches personal milestone by Daniel Ver Steeg, Morningside College sports information intern A stifling defensive effort coupled with a red-hot field goal shooting afternoon inside Allee Gymnasium and the Rosen-Verdoorn Sports Center Saturday, Dec. 12, equaled an eighth straight Morningside College victory. Head coach Jim Sykes’ Mustangs, continuing to pressure lone Great Plains Athletic Conference unbeaten Dakota Wesleyan University, improved to 10-1 overall and 6-1 in the league, upending Concordia University 86-64. The 10th straight win in the series enabled the Maroon to reach double-digit victories for a 20th successive season. That wasn’t the only piece of program history etched. Senior center Trey Brown registering his 14th straight double-figure scoring contest, became the 35th member of the Mustangs› 1000-point club. It was part of another workmanlike afternoon for the post standout, as he tallied 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds, picked up two steals, blocked a CU shot attempt, and dished out an assist. “Trey Brown is the epitome of Morningside,» said Sykes. «It›s about the team, he doesn›t care how it gets done. We›ve got one goal that we want Morningside to be successful, and he›s all in on that.» Three other home team members finished the game in double-digit scoring. Senior guard Zach Imig finished with 11 points and also dished out seven assists in the victory, highlighting a production that moved him within five of becoming the 15th player in program history to reach the 1,300-point mark. Sophomore guard Will Pottebaum finished with 10 points, and freshman guard Aidan Vanderloo led a well-rounded bench brigade with 10 points as well, part of 32 compiled from the reserves.
Defensively, Sykes’ crew held the high-flying Bulldogs 21 points below their season average. They also limited them to nine made three-point baskets and a cool 32.1 percent from outside the arc well off their 46.5 percent average.
MUSTANG MEN’S BASKETBALL JIM SYKES HEAD COACH
Jim Sykes has put together one of the most impressive coaching resumes in Morningside history since he was promoted to the position of head coach in January of 2003-04. Sykes has a career record of 381170 for a .692 winning percentage for the most victories and the highest victory rate in Morningside men’s basketball history. He has led the Mustangs to 15 winning seasons in the last 18 years, including 11 20-win campaigns, nine National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II tournament berths, eight Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular-season championships and three GPAC post-season tournament championships. Morningside’s head coach claimed the 2020-21 GPAC Coach of the Year award after guiding the Mustangs to the program’s fourth successive regular season title. He was also the 2019-20 GPAC Coach of the Year honor, the sixth time he’s been honored during his career. He led the Mustangs to a 27-3 record, the GPAC regular-season championship and an opening-round win in the NAIA Division II tournament. Sykes was named the 2018-19 GPAC Coach of the Year, earning the honor for the fifth time in his career, after he guided the Mustangs to a 29-4 record, the GPAC regularseason championship and the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II national tournament. He also earned GPAC Coach of the Year honors in 2018, 2015, 2008 and 2004. in 2017-18, Sykes guided the Mustangs to a 28-7 record, GPAC regular season and post-season tournament championships in the same season for the first time in school history and the quarterfinals of the NAIA Division II tournament. His 2014-15 team posted a 28-5 record, won a GPAC regular-season co-championship, and advanced to the second round of the NAIA Division II tournament. His 2007-08 team finished 29-4 to set a school record for victories, won the GPAC regular-season title with a 16-2 league mark and was ranked No. 1 in the nation much of the season. Sykes received the GPAC Coach of the Year award for the first time in his career in 2004 when he took over as interim head coach and led the Mustangs to a 9-3 finish over their final 12 games to share the GPAC regular-season championship with Northwestern. Sykes directed the Mustangs to consecutive GPAC regular-season championships in 2007-08 and 2008-09 and 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21. He guided Mside to NAIA Division II tournament appearances in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Morningside reached the Elite Eight in 2006, 2018, and 2019 while advancing to the second round in 2008, 2009, and 2020. He was named the Mustangs’ head coach on March 29, 2004, after he was at the controls of a strong second-half finish during the 2003-04 season while serving as the team’s head coach on an interim basis. Sykes, who was in his third year as the top assistant coach, took over the program after former head coach Jerry Schmutte took a medical leave of absence. The Mustangs posted a 9-3 record under Sykes en route to an 18-13 finish and a 14-4 record in the GPAC to share the league’s regular-season championship with Northwestern College. Sykes
COACHING STAFF earned the 2004 GPAC Coach of the Year award for his efforts. The Mustangs, who had finished 10-22 during the 2002-03 campaign, were the surprise team of the GPAC after they had been tabbed for a 12th place finish in the conference coaches’ preseason poll. A year later, he guided the program to a 20-11 record for the college’s first 20-win season since 1994-95. Sykes came to Morningside from Waverly, Neb., where he had been a coach at Waverly High School for 10 years. He was an assistant coach for Waverly’s varsity boys basketball and football teams and was a junior high school track coach. Sykes helped lead Waverly to a berth in Nebraska›s 1995 Class B state basketball tournament. Sykes graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1989.
TRENT MILLER
ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Trent Miller became the Mustangs’ top assistant coach in June 2017. He was elevated to the role of associate head coach in January 2020. Miller, a 2014 Morningside graduate, was previously a student assistant coach at Morningside in the 2013-14 season and the Mustangs’ head junior varsity coach in the 2015-16 campaign. Miller taught at Elkhorn Public Schools in Nebraska in 2014-15 and served as the varsity assistant basketball coach at Elkhorn High School. Miller was a three-year starter during his playing career at Morningside and is the Mustangs’ all-time leader with 514 career assists and 235 career steals. Miller, who averaged 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game during his Morningside career, earned second-team All-Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) honors as a junior and senior and was the 2013 GPAC Defensive Player of the Year. Miller led the GPAC in assists as a sophomore, junior and senior and topped the league in steals as a sophomore and junior. Miller dealt a school-record 194 assists and ranked seventh nationally with an average of 6.1 assists per game in his 2012-13 senior campaign. He set a school record with 79 steals and ranked fifth in the nation with an average of 2.5 steals per game as a junior. He earned second-team Class B all-state honors from the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal-Star as a senior and was an Omaha World-Herald second-team all-stater as a junior during his prep career at Gretna High School in Nebraska.
TIM VAN PEURSEM ASSISTANT COACH
Tim Van Peursem joined the Mustangs’ coaching staff for the 201718 season. Van Peursem has over 10 years of coaching experience at the high school level. He was an assistant girls basketball and junior varsity girls basketball head coach at Sioux City
MUSTANG MEN’S BASKETBALL East for the past six seasons and was the freshman girls basketball coach at East from 2003-12. His coaching career began at Sioux City North High School, where he was an assistant coach for the Stars’ sophomore boys basketball team from 2001-03. He graduated from Briar Cliff College in 2000 with a degree in business finance. Van Peursem is a 1996 graduate of Sioux City North High School.
TRYSTAN CUMMINS ASSISTANT COACH
Trystan Cummins, a 2020 graduate who appeared in 99 games as a Mustangs’ player, joined the coaching staff in the summer of 2020. Cummins closed out his career with better than 300 points and just shy of 200 rebounds and 100 assists. A native of Ankeny, Iowa, he earned his degree in American and World History in August.
COACHING STAFF
JOHN VANDERLOO ASSISTANT COACH
John Vanderloo, a former high school boys basketball coach at Sioux City East and North High Schools where he helped lead the Black Raiders and Stars to a combined eight Iowa High School Athletic Association tournament appearances, joined the Mustangs’ staff in the fall of 2020. He served as a head coach at North from 200409 after being an assistant from 2002-04. Vanderloo was also an assistant at East from 2011-20. He’s a 1991 graduate of Morningside College. John and his wife Jen (Rademacher) Vanderloo, reside in Sioux City and are parents to a son, Blake.
JACKSON LAZZO STUDENT ASSISTANT
Lazzo is in his third season as a student assistant for the Mustangs. He’s helped Morningside navigate its way to back-to-back Great Plains Athletic Conference championships, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Division II national tournament berths, and back-to-back 20-plus win campaigns.
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MEET THE MUSTANGS
#2 JACK DOTZLER
#3 TREY POWERS Sophomore Shooting Forward Omaha, Neb.
Junior Guard Abie, Neb.
#12 ZACH IMIG
#14 WILL POTTEBAUM
#20 CONNER HILL
Freshman Point Guard Omaha, Neb.
Senior Guard Gretna, Neb.
Sophomore Guard LeMars, Iowa
#5 TYLER VAVRINA
Sophomore Point Guard Jewell, Iowa
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#21 JOEY SKOFF
#22 AIDAN VANDERLOO #24 COLLIN HILL Freshman Guard Sioux City, Iowa
Junior Forward Jewell, Iowa
#30 ZACH MARTINEK
#32 TREY BROWN
#33 ELY DOBLE
Freshman Guard Bellevue, Neb.
Sophomore Guard Sheffield, Iowa
Senior Center Gretna, Neb.
Freshman Power Forward/Center Gretna, Neb.
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#34 T.J. SCHNURR
Sophomore Forward Algona, Iowa
#44 WILL HURD Junior Center Nemaha, Iowa
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#50 JACOB FIERST Sophomore Forward/Center West Allis, Wis.
RECORD BOOK
MUSTANG MEN’S BASKETBALL INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - GAME
Points - 54, Chris Kuhlmann vs. Kearney State, 12-1-90 Field Goals - 20, Chris Kuhlmann vs. Kearney State, 12-1-90 3-Point Field Goals - 10, Brad Schmit vs. Dana, 1-30-03; Brody Egger vs. Mount Marty, 1-18-17 Field Goal Percentage - 100% (11-11), Bob Conaway vs. Westmar, 1984-85 Free Throws - 20, Jack Rother vs. Johnson & Wales, 11-4-06 Free Throw Percentage - 100% (15-15), Chris Kuhlmann vs. Briar Cliff, 12-4-90 Rebounds - 31, Phil Wiggins vs. South Dakota State, 1962-63 Assists - 13, Dusty Wadlington vs. Northern Colorado, 2-2-01 Steals - 10, Brad Barron vs. Grand View, 11-18-94 Blocked Shots - 11, Jeff Birchard vs. Urbana, 11-17-90
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SEASON
Points - 697, Danny Rudeen, 2013-14 Scoring Average - 24.6, Chris Kuhlmann, 1989-90 Field Goals - 260, Chris Kuhlmann, 1989-90 Field goal percentage – 70.6, Tyler Borchers, 2018-19 3-Point Field Goals - 96, Brad Schmit, 2005-06 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - 49.0% (75-153), Shane Michael, 2007-08 Free Throws - 191, Danny Rudeen, 2013-14 Free Throw Percentage - 94.4% (51-54), Derek Paben, 2000-01 Consecutive Free Throws Made - 38, Danny Rudeen, 2-12 to 3-1-2014 Rebounds - 501, Dave Schlesser, 1974-75 Rebounding Average - 17.3, Dave Schlesser, 1974-75 Assists - 194, Trent Miller, 2012-13 Steals - 91, Tanner Miller, 2012-13 Blocked Shots - 106, Jeff Birchard, 1989-90
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - CAREER
Games Played - 131, Jack Rother, 2004-08 Points - 1,987, Brad Schmit, 2002-06 Scoring Average - 20.6, Dave Schlesser, 1973-75 Field Goals – 756, Tyler Borchers, 2016-20 Field Goal Pct. – 66.08 pct. (756-1144), Tyler Borchers, 2016-20 3-Point Field Goals - 329, Brad Schmit, 2002-06 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - 47.4% (72-152), Andrew Drevo, 1999-2001 Free Throws - 428, Danny Rudeen, 2010-14 Free Throw Percentage - 88.8% (216-242), Dave Grice, 1983-87 Rebounds – 920, Tyler Borchers, 2016-20 Rebounding Average - 16.7, Dave Schlesser, 1973-75 Assists - 514, Trent Miller, 2009-13 Steals - 235, Trent Miller, 2009-13 Blocked Shots - 249, Jeff Birchard, 1987-91
TEAM RECORDS - GAME
Points - 135 vs. Westmar, 11-18-95; vs. Dana, 1-21-06 Points By Opponent - 118, North Dakota, 1968-69 Combined Points - 268 (Morningside 135, Dana 133 4 O.T.), 1-21-06 Victory Margin - 71 (Morningside 111, Nebraska Christian 40), 11-2-07 Field Goals - 46 vs. Mount Marty, 1-18-17 Field Goal Pct. – 71.2%. (42 of 59), Dakota St., 12/18/19 3-Point Field Goals - 26 vs. Marty Marty, 1-18-17 Free Throws - 49 vs. Dana, 1-21-06 Free Throw Percentage - 100% (25-25) vs. South Dakota State, 1973-74 Rebounds - 65 vs. Central Oklahoma, 12-19-99 Assists - 33 vs. Marty Marty, 1-18-17 Steals - 27 vs. Nebraska Christian, 11-2-07
Blocked Shots - 11 vs. Urbana, 11-17-90; vs. South Dakota State, 1-19-96
TEAM RECORDS - SEASON
Best Record - 29-4, 2007-08/2018-19 Consecutive Wins - 23, 11-2-07 to 2-2-08 Consecutive Wins At Home - 17, 2-4-93 to 2-18-95 Consecutive Wins On The Road - 14, 11-2-07 to 2-2-08 Points - 2,940, 2013-14 Scoring Average - 91.1, 1996-97 Field Goals - 1,702, 2018-19 Field Goal Pct. – 53% (954-1801), 2019-20 Lowest Field Goal Percentage By Opponent - 40.9% (688-1,681), 1999-2000 3-Point Field Goals - 325, 2005-06 3-Point Field Goal Percentage - 41.8 (219-524), 1990-91 Free Throws - 650, 2005-06; 2013-14 Free Throw Percentage - 75.1% (408-543), 1986-87 Rebounds - 1,471, 1974-75 Rebounding Average - 50.8, 1974-75 Assists - 555, 2018-19
Chris Kuhlmann set the Morningside single-game scoring record with 54 points against Kearney State.
Jeff Birchard holds all of Morningside’s blocked shot records.
SCORING LEADERS
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SCORING LEADERS 1.
1,987, Brad Schmit, 2002-06
2.
1,974, Danny Rudeen, 2010-14
3.
1,928, Tyler Borchers, 2016-20
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1,950, Chris Kuhlmann, 1987-91
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1,677, Brody Egger, 2015-2019
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1,633, Jack Rother, 2004-08
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1,625, Brad Barron, 1992-96
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1,536, Tim West, 1995-99
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1,468 Zach Imig, 2017-
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1,465, Mark Faber, 1977-81
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1,430, Jason Siemon, 1989-93
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1,381, Alex Borchers, 2016-20
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1,362, Steve Brandsma, 1980-84
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1,349, Ryan Tegtmeier, 2013-17
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1,311, Eddie Ceaser, 2002-05
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1,252, Bryce Koch, 2013-17
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1,244, Mark Mohl, 1985-88
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1,221, Daryl Schnoes, 1982-86
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1,224 Trey Brown, 2017-
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1,218, Tom Regan, 2002-06
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1,218, Seth Atkins, 2005-09
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1,201, Jason Huff, 1989-93
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1,193, Thomas Pargett, 2004-08
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1,189, John Vermilyea, 1964-67
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1,168, Zach Imig, 2017-
25.
1,139, Steve O’Neill, 2011-15
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1,121, Tanner Miller, 2011-15
27.
1,107, Kyle Nikkel, 2012-15
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1,101, Tom Betz, 1985-89
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1,098, Doug Marx, 1973-77
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1,073, Durville Patton, 1996-98
Brad Schmit 1,987 Career Points
Danny Rudeen 1,974 Career Points
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ALL-TIME ALL-AMERICANS
MEN’S BASKETBALL TIM WEST, 1999 NABC 1ST-TEAM, 1999 DIVISION II BULLETIN 3RD-TEAM
Tim West became the first Morningside men’s basketball player in history to receive elite team NCAA Division II All-America honors when he made the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Division II Bulletin honor teams following the 1998-99 season. West was the Mustang’s leading scorer and second leading rebounder with averages of 20.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. He made 146 of 181 free throw attempts for 80.7 percent to set a school record for made free throws in a season. He captured the North Central Conference (NCC) scoring title with a 22.1-point scoring average in league competition and was named the NCC’s Most Valuable Player after he led the Mustangs to a second place league finish. West scored 40 points in a 102-88 win at North Dakota State on Feb. 6, 1999, for the fourth highest single-game scoring performance in Morningside history and the most points ever by a Morningside player in a NCC contest.
EDDIE CEASER, 2004 NAIA II 3RD-TEAM, 2005 NAIA II 2ND-TEAM
Eddie Ceaser is Morningside’s only two-time men’s basketball All-American. He earned third-team All-America honors as a junior in 2003-04 when he averaged 16.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and led the Mustangs with 142 assists, 57 steals, and in field goal accuracy at 53.5 percent. Ceaser had the Mustangs’ top individual scoring performance of the season with 33 points against Concordia and helped lead the Mustangs to a share of the GPAC championship with a 14-4 league record. Ceaser moved up to the All-America second-team during his 2004-05 senior campaign after he led the Mustangs to a 20-11 record for the college’s first 20-win season since 1994-95. He averaged 15.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and led the Mustangs with 135 assists, 69 steals, and 18 blocked shots. Ceaser finished his career with a school-record 161 steals.
JACK ROTHER, 2008 NAIA II 2ND-TEAM
Jack Rother was a NAIA II second-team All-American in 2007-08 following a senior season where he helped the Mustangs achieve their first-ever No. 1 national ranking for much of the season. He was the Mustangs’ leading scorer with an average of 13.5 points per game and had the team’s top individual scoring performance of the season with 25 points in an 83-76 victory against Johnson & Wales on Nov. 15, 2007. Aside from his scoring exploits, Rother averaged 3.8 rebounds per game, led the team with 55 steals, and ranked second on the team with 72 assists. Aside from making the All-GPAC first-team for the second time in his career, Rother was also named the GPAC Defensive Player of the Year. Rother graduated as Morningside’s all-time leader with 185 career steals.
NICK THOMPSON, 2009 NAIA II 2ND-TEAM
Nick Thompson earned second-team NAIA II All-America honors in 2008-09 when he was the leading scorer and rebounder for a Morningside team that captured the GPAC regular season championship with a 15-3 league record en route to the Mustangs’ third NAIA Division II National Tournament appearance in a four-year span. Thompson averaged 14.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, had 11 double-doubles, and was the Mustangs’ leading rebounder in 23 of their 32 contests. He also topped the Mustangs with 42 blocked shots for an average of 1.3 rejections per game and was the team’s best free throw shooter with 120 free throws in 149 attempts for 80.5 percent. Aside from leading the Mustangs in rebounding, Thompson was also the 2008-09 GPAC rebounding champion with an average of 9.6 caroms per game in the Mustangs’ 18 league contests. Thompson grabbed a season’s high 18 rebounds in a 74-68 triumph against Johnson & Wales and his top scoring effort was a 27-point performance in an 83-75 victory against Mayville State.
DANNY RUDEEN, 2014 NAIA II 2ND-TEAM
Danny Rudeen took his place among the all-time great basketball players in Morningside history during a 2013-14 senior campaign where he scored a school-record 697 points on his way to second-team All-America honors. Rudeen, a three-time first-team All-GPAC selection, graduated as the second leading scorer in Morningside history with 1,974 career points and as the college’s all-time leader with 428 career free throws. Rudeen elevated his game to a new level as a senior when he averaged a career-high 20.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game to help lead the Mustangs to a GPAC Post-Season Tournament Championship and a NAIA II National Tournament berth. He was the Mustangs’ leading scorer in 22 of their 34 contests and had five scoring performances of 30 points or more, including a career-high 36 points against Dakota Wesleyan in the GPAC Post-Season Tournament Semifinals. Rudeen ranked fourth nationally with shooting marks of 47.4 percent from the 3-point arc and 89.3 percent from the free-throw line. He made a school-record 38 consecutive free throws during one stretch on his way to a school-record 191 made free throws for the season.
MUSTANG BASKETBALL STEVE O’NEILL, 2015 NAIA II 1ST-TEAM
Steve O’Neill became Morningside’s first-ever NAIA first-team All-American following a senior campaign where he was the leading scorer with an 18.3-point average for a Mustang team that claimed a share of the GPAC championship and won 28 games for the second highest victory total in school history. O’Neill scored in double figures in 31 of the team’s 33 games and led the Mustangs with 13 scoring performances of 20 points or more, including a career-high 31-point performance in a 112-100 victory against William Penn for Morningside’s top individual scoring performance of the campaign. Aside from leading the Mustangs in scoring, O’Neill also dealt a team-high 124 assists for an average of 3.8 per game, topped the team with 70 3-point field goals, and made 145 of 164 free throw attempts for 88.4 percent to rank third nationally in free throw accuracy. O’Neill finished his career as the 18th leading scorer in Morningside history with 1139 career points.
TYLER BORCHERS 2018, 2019 NAIA SECOND TEAM; 2020 NAIA FIRST TEAM
Borchers gained the program’s sixth, seventh and eighth All-American honors in the NAIA ranks and seventh, eighth, and ninth all-time. He was part of a historic run over the 2017-20 seasons helping aid 74 wins, three Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season championships, one conference postseason tournament title and three national tournament appearances. Borchers set the program’s single-season field goal percentage mark in back-to-back years (68.2 2017-18/70.6 2018-19) and holds career records in field goal percentage (66.08 percent), made field goals (756) and rebounds (924). He ended his career as the program’s third all-time leading scorer (1,928 points).
Morningside College Morningside (Iowa) Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 02, 2021) All games Overall record: 20-5 Conf: 16-4 Home: 8-3 Away: 9-2 Neutral: 3-0 ##
02 03 04 05 12 14 20 21 22 23 24 30 32 33 34 44 50
Player
gp-gs
Jack Dotzler Powers, Trey Widhelm, Jeff Vavrina, Tyler Imig, Zach Pottebaum, Will Hill, Conner Skoff, Joey Vanderloo, Aidan Williams, Mick Hill, Collin Martinek, Zach Brown, Trey Doble, Ely Schnurr, TJ Hurd, Will Fierst, Jacob Team Total.......... Opponents......
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnoverratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Morningside (Iowa) Opponents
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
6-0 25-0 3-0 15-0 25-25 25-25 20-13 21-0 23-12 8-0 25-25 9-0 25-25 24-0 13-0 5-0 20-0
27 538 12 61 898 733 276 244 460 33 427 17 719 319 50 11 173
25 25
4998 5002
4.5 21.5 4.0 4.1 35.9 29.3 13.8 11.6 20.0 4.1 17.1 1.9 28.8 13.3 3.8 2.2 8.7
MORM 2025 81.0 +9.6 757-1541 . 491 158-457 . 346 6.3 353-514 . 687 14.1 1030 41.2 +11.0 350 14.0 311 12.4 -0.9 1.1 155 6.2 64 2.6 4212 11-383 -
1st 2nd Totals 950 1075 2025 839 945 1784
3-7 69-180 2-5 7-18 123-244 96-211 18-55 41-80 88-165 3-5 56-125 2-7 166-270 41-70 8-15 2-5 32-79
.429 .383 .400 .389 .504 .455 .327 .513 .533 .600 .448 .286 .615 .586 .533 .400 .405
1-2 34-110 0-0 6-13 14-52 32-89 9-35 9-28 35-60 0-1 8-32 1-5 0-0 5-12 3-8 0-0 1-10
.500 .309 .000 .462 .269 .360 .257 .321 .583 .000 .250 .200 .000 .417 .375 .000 .100
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
2-2 29-37 0-0 1-2 46-85 67-94 6-9 18-27 22-25 1-2 28-38 1-2 90-122 21-35 6-7 2-3 13-24
1.000
.784 .000 .500 .541 .713 .667 .667 .880 .500 .737 .500 .738 .600 .857 .667 .542
757-1541 .491 158-457 .346 353-514 .687 666-1554 .429 220-677 .325 232-316 .734
OPP 1784 71.4 666-1554 . 429 220-677 . 325 8.8 232-316 . 734 9.3 754 30.2 289 11.6 288 11.5 1.0 158 6.3 58 2.3 1212 11-110 3-0
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Date 10/30/20 10/31/20 11/11/20 11/13/20 11/14/20 11/21/20 11/24/20 12/2/20 12/05/20 12/09/20 12/12/20 12/16/20 12/20/20 01/06/21 1/9/21 01/13/21 01/16/21 01/20/21 1/23/21 1/27/21 01/30/21 2/3/21 2/6/21 02/20/21 2/24/21
off
0 14 1 5 27 20 9 4 5 0 19 0 86 28 7 1 16 22 264 153
Rebounds def tot avg
3 59 3 3 155 69 24 29 29 4 55 3 196 40 10 3 53 28 766 601
3 73 4 8 182 89 33 33 34 4 74 3 282 68 17 4 69 50 1030 754
0.5 2.9 1.3 0.5 7.3 3.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.5 3.0 0.3 11.3 2.8 1.3 0.8 3.5
pf dq
3 57 2 5 28 39 15 18 39 6 20 1 51 42 4 3 21
41.2 354 30.2 413
Opponent at Kansas Wesleyan University vs Southwestern College at University of Jamestown vs Yellowstone Christian vs Carroll (Mont.) MOUNTMARTYUNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN(IA) DORDT at Midland (Neb.) at Briar Cliff University CONCORDIA (NE) DAKOTAWESEYLAN at Hastings College at Doane (Neb.) HASTINGS COLLEGE BRIARCLIFFUNIVERSITY at Concordia (NE) at Dordt MIDLAND UNIVERSITY OF JAMESTOWN at Mount Marty University at Dakota Weseylan DOANE (NEB.) at Northwestern (IA) MOUNTMARTYUNIVERSITY
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a
0 5 1 21 0 0 0 3 0 124 1 48 0 16 0 11 0 14 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 56 0 22 0 3 0 0 0 11
to blk stl
0 32 1 6 58 42 13 17 24 2 17 1 53 24 2 0 16 3 2 350 311 - 289 288
W W L W W W W W W W W L W W W W W W W L W W W L L
2 17 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 0 26 3 1 0 1
1 17 0 1 39 12 12 12 6 2 8 0 18 18 0 0 4
pts
avg
9 201 4 21 306 291 51 109 233 7 148 6 422 108 25 6 78
1.5 8.0 1.3 1.4 12.2 11.6 2.6 5.2 10.1 0.9 5.9 0.7 16.9 4.5 1.9 1.2 3.9
64 155 2025 58 158 1784
81.0 71.4
Score 79-73 77-64 73-85 88-67 81-59 68-58 79-77 79-66 77-73 76-58 86-64 60-75 86-67 96-73 88-69 89-73 95-77 84-80 98-72 67-76 78-71 87-77 95-71 66-83 73-76
Att. 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 500 95 0 500 300 0 120 400 0 475 0 400 400 0 522 350 0 962
MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS 20-5, GREAT PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS Morningside 79, Kansas Wesleyan 73 Morningside 77, Southwestern (KS) 64 Jamestown 85, Morningside 73 Morningside 88, Yellowstone Christian 67 Morningside 81, Carroll (MT) 59 Morningside 68, Mt. Marty 58 Morningside 79, Northwestern 77 Morningside 79, Dordt 66 Morningside 77, Midland 73 Morningside 76, Briar Cliff 58 Morningside 86, Concordia 64 Dakota Wesleyan 75, Morningside 60 Morningside 86, Hastings 67
Morningside 96, Doane 73 Morningside 88, Hastings 69 Morningside 89, Briar Cliff 73 Morningside 95, Concordia 77 Morningside 84, Dordt 80 Morningside 98, Midland 72 Jamestown 76, Morningside 67 Morningside 78, Mt. Marty 71 Morningside 87, Dakota Wesleyan 77 Morningside 95, Doane 71 Northwestern 83, Morningside 66 Mt. Marty 76, Morningside 73