PREVIEWING THIS WEEKEND
•The Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball team (13-5, 9-3 NSIC), which has won three straight games, begins a key four-game road trip this Friday and Saturday facing a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division teams.  
•SMSU will face Concordia University-St. Paul (3-14, 2-9 NSIC) on Friday, Jan. 19, beginning at 8 p.m. at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
•SMSU concludes the weekend with a 6 p.m. match-up versus Minnesota State University (13-4, 9-2 NSIC) on Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Taylor Center in Mankato.
•SMSU begins the weekend in second place in the NSIC South Division standings and fourth place overall. SMSU trails MSU by one-half game in the standings.
•CSP opens the weekend eighth in the NSIC South standings and 15th overall, while MSU is currently first in the NSIC South standings and third overall.

    BROADCAST INFO
•All SMSU games will be broadcast all season on 105.1 FM KARL.
•Live statistics and video can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.  

    SERIES HISTORY VS. CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL
•Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul meet for the 38th time with SMSU leading 27-10.
•The teams first met during the 1980-81 season.
•CSP joined the NSIC prior to the 1999-2000 season.
•SMSU is 11-7 all-time in games in St. Paul.
•SMSU's win last season in St. Paul snapped a two-game losing streak at the Gangelhoff Center.
•SMSU won both meetings last season, including 89-76 at CSP.
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 10-6 all-time versus CSP.
•Game-by-game results of the series are on page 19.

    SERIES HISTORY VS. MINNESOTA STATE
•Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State meet for the 57th time with MSU leading 40-16.
•The teams first met during the 1969-70 season.
•MSU leads 21-8 in games played in Mankato.
•MSU has won eight of the last 11 games overall in the series since the 2012-13 season, but SMSU three victories have come in the last four games.
•SMSU won both games last season, including 67-64 in Mankato.
•SMSU's win last season in Mankato snapped a four-game losing streak at the Taylor Center.  
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 6-12 all-time versus MSU.
•Game-by-game results of the series are on page 20.

    SMSU HEAD COACH BRAD BIGLER
•Brad Bigler, the all-time wins leader in program history, is in his ninth season as head coach and has compiled an overall record of 149-106, including 104-82 in conference play.
•Bigler became the all-time wins leader on Dec. 2, 2017, passing Greg Stemen (141, 2001-09).
•The 2012-13 and 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year, Bigler has led SMSU to five winning seasons, including one 28-win season and a pair of 19-win seasons.
•SMSU won NSIC tournament titles in 2012 and 2017 and also won the NSIC South Division championship in 2017.  
•SMSU's 11th head coach, Bigler spent six seasons (2003-09) as an assistant coach at SMSU, including the last three as associate head coach.
•Bigler's complete bio is found on page 18.

    KIRK NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK...AGAIN
•Senior Carter Kirk was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Monday, Jan. 15, for the second time this month.
•Kirk averaged 20 points and nine rebounds, while shooting 67 percent from the field in home victories over Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.
•He scored 15 points with eight rebounds versus UMC on Friday.
•He then scored a career-high 25 points on 10 of 13 shooting and had 10 rebounds versus Bemidji State on Saturday.

    SMSU RUNS STREAK TO THREE WITH TWO HOME WINS
•SMSU pushed its winning streak to three in a row, defeating Minnesota Crookston, 82-75, and Bemidji State, 78-72, with both games in Marshall last Friday and Saturday.
•In the win over UMC, Ryan Bruggeman scored a game-high 22 points.
•SMSU held a 21-point lead in the second half, but UMC rallied to cut the deficit to 62-57 midway through the half.
•The Mustangs had five players reach double figure scoring, including Taylor Schafer who poured in a season-high 16 points. •Carter Kirk scored 15 points with a team-high eight rebounds, while KJ Davis and Michael Lee both chipped in with 12 points.
•In the win over BSU, Carter Kirk scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season.
•KJ Davis added 17 points for the Mustangs, which held off a furious second half charge by the Beavers, who shot 63 percent from the field in the second half.
•SMSU made just eight 3-pointers despite shooting a season-high 29 from behind the arc.

    TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NSIC
•SMSU has played a strong schedule through 18 games this season and the latest NCAA statistical numbers back it up.
•SMSU has played the 50th toughest schedule in Division II and the toughest among all NSIC schools as of Monday, Jan. 115.
•SMSU's Division II opponents have a combined record of 135-108 (not including games with SMSU).

    ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
•SMSU is 13-5 overall, 9-3 NSIC, and has won three straight.
•SMSU has three players averaging double figure scoring.
•Ryan Bruggeman is averaging a team-high 16.6 ppg with a team-high 98 assists. He ranks seventh in the NSIC in scoring (17.5) and third in assists (6.0).
•Carter Kirk is scoring 14.5 ppg with a team-high 9.8 rpg. He also has a team-high 18 blocked shots and is shooting 61 percent. Kirk leads the NSIC in rebounding (10.3) and is sixth in field goal pct. (59.1).
•KJ Davis is scoring 10.9 ppg with 15 3-pointers.
•Michael Lee has made a team-leading 36 3-pointers, while Taylor Schafer has connected on 29 3-pointers and Nick Dufault has made 26.
•SMSU is shooting 49 percent from the field, 41 percent from 3-point range, 73 percent from the free throw line and is plus-2.7 in rebound margin.
•SMSU averaging 80 points per game, while opponents are average 74.

    SMSU 10TH IN D2SIDA REGIONAL POLL
•SMSU is ranked 10th in this week's D2SIDA Central Region poll released on Monday.
•Each of the eight regions has six representatives from D2SIDA that coordinate the regional committee, with a regional poll that will be released every Monday during the regular season.
•The D2SIDA weekly rankings are independent of the official NCAA Regional Rankings that will be released towards the end of the regular season and determine the NCAA Tournament teams.
D2SIDA Central Region Poll (Jan. 15)
    Rank    (First-Place Votes)                   W-L    Pts.    Prev.
    T1.    Northwest Missouri State (3)    14-1    57    T1
    T1.    Northern State (3)    18-1    57    T1
    3.    Southern Nazarene    12-1    47    3
    4.    Central Missouri    13-2    42    4
    5.    Minot State    16-2    36    6
    6.    Washburn    13-3    31    8
    7.    Minnesota State    13-4    23    7
    8.    Northwestern Oklahoma State    10-3    17    9
    T9.     Arkansas Tech    10-4    7    5
    T9.    Southwest Minnesota State    13-5    7    RV

    MUSTANG TIP-OFF TIDBITS
•SMSU attempted a season-high 29 3-pointers in last Saturday's win over Bemidji State.
•SMSU tied a season-low with seven free throws made in its victory over Minnesota Crookston last Friday.
•Carter Kirk tied the team season-high with 10 field goals made versus BSU. He also had 10 field goals versus Emporia State.
•Ryan Bruggeman is second in team history with 390 assists ranking six behind all-time leader, Vinard Birch's (2010-14) 396. He also ranks first in team history in assists average, fourth in free throw pct. and fouth in free throws made.
•Ryan Bruggeman failed to score 10 or more points for the first time this season in Saturday's win versus BSU.
•Taylor Schafer ranks 10th in team history with 144 3-pointers.  •Carter Kirk ranks first in school history in field goal pct. (58.5),  fourth in rebounds (718) and has moved into 14th in field goals made (437).
•SMSU has shot 50 percent or higher in six of its last eight games and eight times overall this season. A season ago, SMSU shot 50 percent or higher in 15 games.
•SMSU has made eight or more 3-pointers in seven of its last eight games.
•SMSU tied a season-high with 14 3-pointers (including 11 in the second half) in the win at Upper Iowa on Jan. 6.  
•SMSU has committed nine or less turnovers in six games.
•SMSU's 116 points versus Crown College on Nov. 21 was the second highest point total in school history.
•SMSU made 33 free throws in the win over Northern Michigan on Nov. 18. It was the first time SMSU made more than 30 in a game since connecting on 33 versus Wayne State on Dec. 7, 2013.
•SMSU limited Michigan Tech to just 15 points in the second half on Nov. 17. It was the first time SMSU has held an opponent to less than 20 points in a half since Feb. 8, 2014, when Concordia-St. Paul scored 17 first half points.
•SMSU shot just 29.6 percent from the field in the second half in the loss to Fort Hays State in the season opener. It was the first time SMSU shot less than 30 percent in a half since Nov. 29, 2016, versus Sioux Falls.

    SCOUTING CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL
•CSP is 3-14 overall, 2-9 NSIC, and is currently seventh place in the NSIC South standings, but has won two of its last five games.
•CSP split a pair of road games last weekend, beating U-Mary, 70-66, before losing to Minot State, 80-67.
•Bryndan Matthews leads the team averaging 16 ppg with nine 3-pointers and also paces the club with 7.4 rpg.
•Avan Ward is scoring 15.3 ppg with a team-leading 42 3-pointers.
•Tad Brown is averaging 8.6 ppg and is second on the team with 4.6 rpg.
•CSP is shooting 45 percent from the field, 33 percent from 3-point range, 70 percent from the free throw line and is plus-3.1 in rebound margin.
•CSP is scoring 68 points per game, while opponents are averaging 78 per game.
•Joey James is in his fourth season as head coach with a record of 41-66. He was the head coach at South Dakota in 2013-14, finishing with a 12-18 record.

    SCOUTING MINNESOTA STATE
•MSU is 13-4 overall, 9-2 NSIC, and is currently in first place in the NSIC South standings.
•MSU, which hosts Sioux Falls on Friday, lost at Minot State in overtime last Friday, 91-83, before defeating U-Mary on Saturday, 80-64.
•Charlie Brown is averaging a team-high 15.5 ppg with 23 3-pointers and a team-high 59 assists.
•Kevin Krieger is scoring 15 ppg and collecting 6.0 rpg.
•Cameron Kirskey is averaging 12.2 ppg with a team-high 20 blocked shots.
•MSU is shooting 49 percent from the field, 43 percent from 3-point range, 77 percent from the free throw line and is plus-2.6 in rebound margin.
•MSU is scoring 83 points per game, while opponents are averaging 75 per game.
•Matt Margenthaler is in his 17th season with a record of 364-147. MSU has qualified for the NCAA tournament in 11 of the last 13 seasons.  

    NCAA STATISTICS
•A complete listing of SMSU and Mustang individuals in the latest NCAA statistics (Jan. 15) can be found on page 17.
•SMSU ranks 12th in fewest turnovers per game (10.2), 23rd in 3-point field goal pct. (40.8), 23rd in assist/turnover ratio (1.43) and 32nd in field goal pct. (49.2).
•Carter Kirk ranks ninth in total rebounds (177), 26th in rebounds per game (9.8), 28th in field goal pct. (60.7) and 28th in double-doubles.
•Ryan Bruggeman ranks 22nd in assist turnover ratio (2.88), 20th in free throw made (91), 24th in total assists (98), 30th in free throw attempts (108) and 37th in assists per game (5.4).
•Turner Moen is ranked 38th in assist/turnover ratio (2.64).

    NSIC STATISTICS
•A complete listing of SMSU and Mustang individuals in the latest NSIC statistics (NSIC games only) can be found on pages 15-16.
•Ryan Bruggeman ranks first in assist/turnover ratio, third in assists and seventh in scoring.
•Carter Kirk ranks first in rebounding and is sixth in field goal pct.
•Turner Moen ranks sixth in 3-point field goal pct. and fourth in assist/turnover ratio.
•SMSU ranks third in the NSIC in scoring offense (81.5), fourth in 3-point field goal pct. (40.8), fourth in field goal pct. (48.8) and fifth in rebound margin (+3.8).

    SMSU TRUE "ROAD WARRIORS" LAST TWO SEASONS
•SMSU is 6-3 away from Marshall this season, including 4-3 in "true" road games and 2-0 in neutral site games.
•SMSU finished 12-3 in "true" road games last season, recording the most road wins in team history.
•SMSU closed last season 19-3 in away/neutral site games setting a new program record. The 2000-01 team that advanced to the Elite Eight held the previous record of 16 away/neutral site victories.
    
    CURRENT MUSTANGS IN THE RECORD BOOK
•To see where 2017-18 Mustangs rank in the SMSU career record book, go to page 4.

    KIRK JOINS BRUGGEMAN IN 1,000 POINT CLUB
•Senior Carter Kirk and junior Ryan Bruggeman both joined the 1,000 career points milestone last month.
•Bruggeman reached 1,000 career points during SMSU's win at Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 8 and currently ranks 14th in team history with 1,121 points in 80 games.
•Kirk became the 23rd SMSU player to reach 1,000 career points in SMSU's win over Wayne State on Dec. 31. He currently ranks 18th all-time with 1,085 points in 108 games.   
•A complete list of SMSU's 1,000 point scorers is listed on page 4.

    KIRK NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•Senior Carter Kirk was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Jan. 2.
•Kirk averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds, while shooting 70 percent from the field in home games versus Augustana and Wayne State.
•He scored 17 points with 12 rebounds vs. Augustana.
•He scored 23 points and had 18 rebounds vs. Wayne State.

    BRUGGEMAN NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•Junior Ryan Bruggeman was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Dec. 4.
•It's the second time in his career he earned the honor.
•He averaged 24 points, 7.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds, while shooting 54 percent from the field in home victories over Upper Iowa (93-86) and Winona State (79-76).
•He scored 24 points in each of the two games.

    MUSTANG 20-POINT GAMES  
•Southwest Minnesota State has five players who have scored 20 or more points in a game during their careers, including 12 times this season.
•Junior Ryan Bruggeman led the team with nine 20-point games last season which included one 30-point game. He has 19 career 20-point games, including seven this season.
•Junior Taylor Schafer has six 20-point games, senior Carter Kirk has five, Turner Moen has two 20-point games and redshirt freshman Nick Dufault has one.
20 or More Point Games - 2017-18 Season
    28    Ryan Bruggeman    Sioux Falls, 11/25/17
    25    Carter Kirk    Bemidji State, 1/13/18
    24    Ryan Bruggeman    Winona State, 12/2/17
    24    Ryan Bruggeman    Upper Iowa, 12/1/17
    23    Carter Kirk    Wayne State, 12/31/17
    23    Nick Dufault    Crown, 11/21/17
    22    Ryan Bruggeman    Minnesota Crookston, 1/12/18
    21    Ryan Bruggeman    Minnesota Duluth, 12/8/17
    22    Ryan Bruggeman    Winona State, 1/5/18
    20     Ryan Bruggeman    Northern Michigan, 11/18/17
    20    Carter Kirk    Northern State, 11/15/17
    20    Carter Kirk    Emporia State, 11/11/17

    Kolin Bartlett NOTES
•Has played in 18 games averaging 3.2 ppg and 2.9 rpg.
•Scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting vs. Crown (11/21/17).
•Scored six points on three field goals vs. Sioux Falls (12/16/17).
•Played in just two games last season due to an injury.
•Younger brother of former Mustang Joey Bartlett (2013-17).

    Vydal Bradford NOTES
•Has played in four games this season.
•Scored 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting vs. Crown.
•Sat out last season as a redshirt.

    Ryan Bruggeman NOTES
•Averaging a team-high 16.6 ppg and leads team with 98 assists.
•Scored season-high 28 points at Sioux Falls (11/25/17).
•Has seven 20-point scoring games this season.
•Has scored double figures in all but one game this season.
•Ranks first in team history averaging 4.9 assists per game.
•Ranks second in team history with 390 assists.
•Ranks fourth in team history with 83.8 career free throw pct.
•Has started all 80 games in his career.
•Led the team in scoring, field goals and assists last season.
•Named MVP of the 2017 NSIC Tournament.
•Named to the 2017 NCAA Central All-Tournament team.
•Scored 528 points last season, ranking 12th highest in team history and highest since 2000-01.

    Kenny Byers NOTES
•Has played in 18 games during his true freshman season.
•Scored season-high 11 points vs. Wayne State (12/31/17) on 5 of 6 shooting with one 3-pointer.
•Scored 10 points at St. Cloud State (12/9/17).
•Season-high eight rebounds vs. Upper Iowa (12/1/17).

    KJ Davis NOTES
•Averaging 10.9 ppg and has connected on 15 3-pointers.
•Has scored double figures in 11 games this season, including the last three games.
•Scored a career-high 19 points with 12 free throws made vs. Upper Iowa (12/1/17).
•Led the team with 47 steals last season.

    Nick Dufault NOTES
•Has played 18 games and is averaging 7.2 ppg with 26 3-pointers.
•Has scored double figures in five games.
•Scored season-high 23 points vs. Crown (11/21/7) on 8 of 12 shooting with five 3-pointers.
•Scored 12 points at St. Cloud State (12/9/17) with two 3-pointers and also scored 12 points vs. Augustana (12/30/17) with four 3-pointers.
•Sat out last season as a redshirt.

    Braedan Hanson NOTES
•Has played in four games this season.
•Sat out last season as a redshirt.

    Carter Kirk NOTES
•Averaging 14.5 ppg and team-high 9.8 rpg while shooting 61 percent from the field.
•Has seven or more rebounds in 17 of 18 games this season.
•Has reached double figuring scoring in 12 games, including four 20-point games.  
•Scored a career-high 25 points vs. Bemidji State (1/13/18).
•Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and scored 23 points vs. Wayne State (12/31/17).
•Recorded 17 points and 17 rebounds vs. Northern Michigan.
•Ranks first in team history with a career 58.5 field goal pct.  
•Ranks fourth in team history with 718 rebounds.
•Shot a team-high 61.7 percent from the field a season ago.

    Michael Lee NOTES
•Averaging 7.3 ppg with team-high 36 3-pointers.
•Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Crown (11/21/17) with four 3-pointers.
•Has scored double figures in five games.
•Has made three or more 3-pointers in seven games this season.
•Tied for second on the team last season with 52 3-pointers.

    Turner Moen NOTES
•Averaging 7.4 ppg and 5.4 rpg in 18 starts this season.
•Ranks fourth in team history in 3-point field goal pct. (42.0).
•Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Sioux Falls (12/16/17).
•Tied career-high with 10 rebounds vs. Bemidji State (1/13/18).
•Recorded first career double-double at Minnesota Duluth (12/8/17) with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
•Second on the team with 58 assists and second with 25 steals.
•Ranked second on the team last season with 73 assists.

    Taylor Schafer NOTES
•Averaging 8.9 ppg with 29 3-pointers.
•Scored season-high 16 points vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/12/18) with four 3-pointers.
•Has seven double figure scoring games this season.
•Ranks 10th in school history with 144 3-pointers.
•Scored a career-high 25 points at Concordia-St. Paul (2/18/17).
•Connected on a team-high 58 3-pointers last season.

    HOME AND AWAY
•SMSU is 7-2 at home this season after finishing 9-3 last season. •SMSU is a combined 105-39 at home since the 2007-08 season.
•The Mustangs finished 19-3 in road/neutral site games last season and are a combined 79-73 in 152 road/neutral site games since 2009-10, including 6-3 this season.
•The following is a statistical comparison of the Mustang team averages for home and away/neutral games in 2017-18:
        W-L    FG%    3-FG%    FT%    REB    PTS    TO    
Home    7-2     .514    .419    .737    36.4    85.1    10.2        
Away    6-3    .468    .394    .719    33.3    75.8    10.1    
           
    NSIC SOUTH VS. NSIC NORTH
•SMSU is 4-0 versus teams from the NSIC North Division in conference play this season and are a combined 29-15 versus North teams in conference play since divisions were introduced prior to the 2012-13 season.
•SMSU finished 6-2 versus the NSIC North in conference games last season.
•SMSU recorded a 3-5 mark versus the North in 2015-16; 5-3 in 2014-15; 5-3 in 2013-14; and 6-2 in 2012-13.
•The NSIC South holds a 213-139 advantage over NSIC North teams in conference play since divisions were formed in 2012-13, including a slight edge this season at 17-15 (Jan. 15).
•The South Division has held the advantage in every season. In 2016-17, the South finished 35-29; 2015-16, the South led 37-27; in 2014-15, the South finished 35-29; in 2013-14, the South finished 42-22, while in 2012-13, the South went 47-17.

    SMSU RANKED IN THREE PRESEASON POLLS
•SMSU opened the 2017-18 regular season ranked in three separate preseason polls.
•SMSU was ranked No. 15 by the NABC, No. 14 by D2Bulletin and No. 13 in the D2SIDA poll.
•SMSU closed the 2016-17 regular season ranked No. 18 in the final NABC Top 25 poll.

    2017-18 NSIC PRESEASON POLL; BRUGGEMAN PRESEASON POY
•SMSU was picked to finish second overall and first in the South Division in the annual 16-team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll released in October.
•Northern State was chosen as the overall favorite earning 213 points, including all eight first-place votes.
•SMSU earned 211 points and seven first place votes in the overall poll.  
•SMSU earned 45 points and four first place votes in the NSIC South Division poll.
•SMSU junior guard Ryan Bruggeman was named the NSIC South Division Preseason Player of the Year.

    SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE IN 2016-17
•SMSU finished the 2016-17 season 28-6 overall and won the NSIC South Division with a 17-5 conference record.
•SMSU's 28 victories last season tied the 2000-01 and 2008-09 teams for the most in team history.
•SMSU won the NSIC Tournament championship and advanced to the championship game of the NCAA Central Region Tournament.
•SMSU's 28 victories a season ago tied the 2000-01 and 2008-09 teams for the program single-season record. SMSU won region titles in both 2001 and 2009 and finished as region runner-up in 2017.
•SMSU has recorded 20 or more victories five times in team history.
•SMSU scored 2,749 points in 2016-17, the second highest output in team history. The 2000-01 team scored 2,897 points.
•SMSU had a season-high eight-game winning streak heading into the NCAA region title game last season. SMSU also had one winning streak of seven games and two streaks of six straight wins during the season.  

    2016-17 NSIC SOUTH CHAMPIONS
•Last season SMSU earned the program's first NSIC South Division title since divisions were formed prior to the 2012-13 season.
•SMSU tied with Northern State for second place overall in the 16-team conference.

    2017 NSIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
•SMSU captured the program's second NSIC tournament championship last season defeating Upper Iowa, 71-58, in Sioux Falls, S.D.
•SMSU won its first NSIC tournament in 2012 in Rochester, Minn.

    BRUGGEMAN NAMED ALL-NSIC; BIGLER EARNS TOP HONOR
•Ryan Bruggeman was the lone SMSU player to be named first team All-NSIC in 2016-17.
•In the final NSIC statistics (conference games only), Bruggeman finished fourth in the league in assists (4.5), fourth in free throw pct. (.843), fifth in steals (1.4), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (2.2) and 20th in scoring (15.0).
•Bruggeman was the first SMSU player to earn first team All-NSIC honors since Jordan Miller in 2012-13.
•Brad Bigler was named NSIC Coach of the Year for the second time during his tenure (2012-13). Tim Miles (2000-01) and Greg Stemen (2008-09) are the only other coaches to earn the award in team history.

    WINS VERSUS NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS LAST SEASON
•SMSU's win over No. 16 Augustana (D2SIDA) on Dec. 30, 2016, was its first over a nationally ranked team since defeating No. 16 Winona State on Jan. 17, 2014.
•SMSU also defeated No. 21 (NABC) MSU Moorhead on Jan. 27, 2017.

    HOME SWEET HOME
•This season marks the 22nd year the R/A Facility has served as the home arena for SMSU men's basketball.
•SMSU has a record of 212-81 (.723) in 293 games with just two losing seasons.
SMSU in the R/A Facility
    Year    Overall    NSIC    Non
    1996-97    6-4    3-2    3-2    
    1997-98    8-5    4-2    4-3    
    1998-99    10-3    5-1    5-2    
    1999-00    12-3    7-2    5-1    
    2000-01    12-1    9-0    3-1    
    2001-02    12-2    7-2    5-0    
    2002-03    9-5    7-2    2-3
    2003-04    9-5    5-3    4-2    
    2004-05    6-8    3-4    3-4
    2005-06    10-5    3-4    7-1    
    2006-07    13-2    8-1    5-1
    2007-08    12-2    7-2    5-0
    2008-09    13-3    8-2    5-1
    2009-10    12-3    7-3    5-0
    2010-11    10-3    8-3    2-0
    2011-12    10-2    9-2    1-0
    2012-13    7-4    7-4    0-0
    2013-14    11-4    8-3    3-1
    2014-15    6-8    4-7    2-1
    2015-16    8-4    7-4    1-0
    2016-17    9-3    8-3    1-0
    2017-18    7-2    6-1    1-1    
    Totals    212-81    140-57    72-24

    CONSECUTIVE 3-POINT GAMES
•Southwest Minnesota State has connected on at least one 3-point field goal in 573 straight games.
•The last time SMSU failed to score a 3-pointer was on Dec. 11, 1998, versus MSU Moorhead at the North Dakota State Classic.

    MUSTANGS REACH 100 AND THEN SOME
•Southwest Minnesota State has reached 100 points once this season in a 116-80 win over Crown College on Nov. 21. It was the second highest point total in team history.
•SMSU is 37-8 all-time when scoring 100 points in a game.

    WORKING OVERTIME
•SMSU is 45-39 all-time in overtime games, including 0-1 this season, after losing 91-85 at Sioux Falls on Nov. 25.
•SMSU finished 2-1 last season in overtime games.
•SMSU is 7-6 all-time in double overtime games and 0-2 in triple overtime games.

    SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NSIC
•The 2017-18 campaign marks the 49th season SMSU has competed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
•SMSU has an all-time record of 353-383 in 736 conference games, finishing in the top half of the final standings 24 times in 48 seasons.
•SMSU has finished in the top half of the NSIC standings in 16 of the last 21 seasons since 1997-98.

    SMSU IN THE NSIC TOURNAMENT
•SMSU is 20-15 all-time in the NSIC tournament, with two championships (2012 & 2017), since the tournament began in 2000.
•The Mustangs are 9-2 at home, 1-7 on the road and 10-6 in neutral sites games.
•SMSU has advanced to the semifinals 10 times and have played in seven championship games (2001, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017).    

    SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
•SMSU made its fourth appearance in the NCAA tournament last season and first since 2012. SMSU is 8-4 in 12 all-time tournament games.
•SMSU has appeared in three region championship games in team history winning titles in both 2001 and 2009.  

    MUSTANG HISTORY
•Southwest Minnesota State is in its 51st season of men's basketball in 2017-18.
•SMSU has played 1,399 games compiling an all-time record of 641-758.
•SMSU has won two NSIC regular season championships (2001 & 2009), one NSIC South Division championship (2017), two NSIC tournament championships (2012, 2017), two NCAA region championships (2001 & 2009) and has appeared in four NCAA tournaments (2001, 2009, 2012, 2017).
•SMSU has recorded 22 winning seasons in program history with 15 coming in the last 19 years.