PREVIEWING THIS WEEKEND
•The Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball team (11-5, 7-3 NSIC) plays at the R/A Facility for the first time in 2018 with a pair of home games versus teams from the NSIC North Division.  
•SMSU will face the University of Minnesota Crookston (8-8, 5-5 NSIC) on Friday, Jan. 12, beginning at 8 p.m.
•SMSU closes the weekend with a 7 p.m. match-up versus Bemidji State University (6-9, 3-7 NSIC) on Saturday, Jan. 13.
•SMSU begins the weekend in second place in the NSIC South Division standings and fifth place overall.
•UMC opens the weekend fourth in the NSIC North standings and tied for seventh overall, while BSU is currently sixth in the NSIC North standings and 12th overall.
•SMSU is 2-0 versus teams from the NSIC North Division in conference play this season and are a combined 27-15 versus North teams in conference play since divisions were introduced prior to the 2012-13 season.

    BROADCAST INFO
•This Friday's game will be televised live regionally on Midco Sports Network as part of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference's "Game of the Week".
•All SMSU games will be broadcast all season on 105.1 FM KARL.
•Live statistics and video can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.  

    TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NSIC
•SMSU has played a strong schedule through 16 games this season and the latest NCAA statistical numbers back it up.
•SMSU has played the 27th toughest schedule in Division II and the toughest among all NSIC schools as of Monday, Jan. 8.
•SMSU's Division II opponents have a combined record of 89-59 (not including games with SMSU).

    SERIES HISTORY VS. MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
•Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota Crookston meet for the 35th time on Friday with SMSU leading 31-3.
•The teams first met during the 1994-95 season with UMC earning an 87-78 win in Marshall, which is its lone win ever in Marshall.
•SMSU is 16-1 all-time in games in Marshall.
•SMSU leads the series 28-1 since UMC joined the NSIC in 1999-2000.
•SMSU has won the last 20 games overall with UMC's last win coming on Jan. 16, 2004 in Crookston.
•SMSU won last season's lone meeting, 77-74 in Crookston.
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 9-0 all-time versus UMC.
•Game-by-game results of the series are on page 20.

    SERIES HISTORY VS.  BEMIDJI STATE
•Southwest Minnesota State and Bemidji State meet for the 94th time on Saturday with SMSU leading 52-41.
•The teams first played during the 1968-69 season.
•SMSU leads 32-15 in games played in Marshall.
•BSU won last season's only meeting, 96-86 in Bemidji.
•BSU has won six of the last eight overall since Feb. 18, 2011.  
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 4-6 all-time versus BSU.
•Game-by-game results of the series are on page 19.

    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 147-106, including 102-82 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.

    SMSU SPLITS A PAIR OF ROAD MATCH-UPS
•SMSU split a pair of road games last weekend, losing 78-75 to Winona State on Friday, before earning a last-second 86-84 win over Upper Iowa on Saturday.
•Winona State's Tommy Gathje hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining to help the Warriors rally for a 78-75 victory.
•SMSU shot 50 percent (31 of 62) from the field, but made just 6 of 22 from 3-point range in the loss to WSU.
•Ryan Bruggeman led the Mustangs with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting.
•Carter Kirk recorded his team-leading sixth double-double of the season with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
•Nick Dufault added 11 points for the Mustangs with three 3-pointers.   
•In the win over UIU, SMSU trailed by as many as 17 in the first half, but Ryan Bruggeman hit the game-winning jumper with 1.6 seconds left, capping off a 10-2 SMSU run to close the game.
•Bruggeman also had seven assists, five rebounds and tied for the team lead with 17 points.
•KJ Davis also had 17 points on 7 of 10 shooting including 3 of 4 on three point attempts.

    ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
•SMSU is 11-5 overall, 7-3 NSIC.
•SMSU has three players averaging double figure scoring.
•Ryan Bruggeman is averaging a team-high 16.9 ppg with a team-high 87 assists. He ranks seventh in the NSIC in scoring (18.2) and third in assists (6.1).
•Carter Kirk is scoring 13.8 ppg with a team-high 9.9 rpg. He also has a team-high 18 blocked shots and is shooting 60 percent.
•Kirk leads the NSIC in rebounding (10.6) and is eighth in field goal pct. (59.1).
•KJ Davis is scoring 10.4 ppg with 13 3-pointers.
•Michael Lee has made a team-leading 29 3-pointers while Nick Dufault has connected on 24 3-pointers and Taylor Schafer has made 23.
•SMSU is shooting 49 percent from the field, 42 percent from 3-point range, 72 percent from the free throw line and is plus-2.4 in rebound margin.
•SMSU averaging 81 points per game, while opponents are average 75.

    MUSTANG TIP-OFF TIDBITS
•SMSU ranks second in the NSIC in scoring offense (81.8), third in 3-point field goal pct. (42.1), fifth in field goal pct. (48.2) and fifth in rebound margin (+3.7).
•SMSU has committed nine or less turnovers in six games.
•SMSU tied a season-high with 14 3-pointers (including 11 in the second half) in the win at Upper Iowa last Saturday.
•SMSU has shot 50 percent or higher in five of its last six games and seven 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 five of its last six games.
•Ryan Bruggeman is second in team history with 379 assists ranking 17 behind all-time leader, Vinard Birch's (2010-14) 396.
•Bruggeman also ranks first in team history in assists average, fifth in free throw pct. and fifth in free throws made.  
•Taylor Schafer ranks 10th in team history with 138 3-pointers.  •Carter Kirk ranks first in school history in field goal pct. (58.2) and is eighth in rebounds (700).
•SMSU's 116 points on Nov. 21 versus Crown 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.

    NCAA STATISTICS
•A complete listing of SMSU and Mustang individuals in the latest NCAA statistics (Jan. 8) can be found on page 17.
•SMSU ranks 10th in fewest turnovers per game (10.1), 15th in 3-point field goal pct. (41.6), 22nd in assist/turnover ratio (1.42) and 41st in field goal pct. (48.9).
•Carter Kirk ranks 11th in total rebounds (159), 24th in rebounds per game (9.9), 30th in double-doubles (six) and 42nd in field goal pct. (59.7).
•Ryan Bruggeman ranks 18th in assist turnover ratio (3.11), 22nd in free throw made (83), 23rd in total assists (87) and 41st in assists per game (5.4).

    SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
•UMC is 8-8 overall, 5-5 NSIC, and is currently fourth place in the NSIC North standings.
•UMC lost two road games last weekend to Minnesota Duluth (75-71) and St. Cloud State (71-55).
•Harrison Cleary leads the team averaging 24.3 ppg with 41 3-pointers. He leads the conference in scoring at 24.2 and averages an NSIC best three 3-pointers per game.
•Cleary also ranks second in Division II in free throw pct. (95.9) and sixth in points per game. He ranks first in Division II in field goal attempts and second in field goals made.
•Gable Smith is scoring 8.2 ppg with a team-high 6.8 rpg and leads the NSIC in field goal percentage (64.1). He also ranks first in Division II in total blocked shots (64) and blocked shots per game (4.0).
•Alan Hodge is averaging 16.5 ppg and has connected on 41 3-pointers.
•UMC is shooting 48 percent from the field, 42 percent from 3-point range, 77 percent from the free throw line and is minus-1.9 in rebound margin.
•UMC is scoring 79 points per game, while opponents are averaging 74 per game.
•Dan Weisse is in his fourth season as head coach with a record 25-72. He was an assistant at MSU Moorhead for three seasons before coming to UMC.

    SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE
•BSU is 6-9 overall, 3-7 NSIC, following losses last weekend on the road to St. Cloud State (77-72) and Minnesota Duluth (62-57). BSU plays at Sioux Falls on Friday night.
•Sahrif Black is averaging a team-high 13.6 ppg and 5.0 rpg with 39 assists.
•Jai'Vionee Green is scoring 12.7 ppg and grabbing 4.2 rpg.
•Green and Christian Pekarek lead the squad with 23 3-pointers.
•Logan Bader is averaging 10.5 ppg and leads the team with 5.2 rpg.
•BSU is shooting 45 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range, 73 percent from the free throw line and is minus-1.0 in rebound margin.
•BSU is scoring 71 points per game, while opponents are averaging 72 per game.
•Mike Boschee is in his sixth season at BSU with a record of 70-84. He was head coach at Central College (Iowa) for nine seasons with a record of 115-115.

    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 seventh in the NSIC in scoring (18.2), third in assists (6.1) and second in assist/turnover ratio (4.1).  
•Carter Kirk leads the NSIC in rebounding (10.6), is eighth in field goal pct. (59.1) and ninth in blocked shots (1.1).
•Turner Moen ranks third in 3-point field goal pct. (54.2) and fifth in assist/turnover ratio (2.6).
•KJ Davis ranks eighth in free throw pct. (89.3).

    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.

    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 17th in team history with 1,093 points in 78 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 19th all-time with 1,045 points in 106 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.

    Kolin Bartlett NOTES
•Has played in 16 games averaging 3.6 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
•Scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting vs. Crown.
•Scored six points on three field goals vs. Sioux Falls (12/16).
•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 16.9 ppg and leads team with 87 assists.
•Scored season-high 28 points at Sioux Falls.
•Has six 20-point scoring games this season.
•Has scored double figures in every game this season.
•Ranks first in team history averaging 4.8 assists per game.
•Ranks second in team history with 379 assists.
•Ranks fifth in team history with 83.4 career free throw pct.
•Has started all 78 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 16 games during his true freshman season.
•Scored season-high 11 points vs. Wayne State on 5 of 6 shooting with one 3-pointer.
•Scored 10 points at St. Cloud State.
•Season-high eight rebounds vs. Upper Iowa (12/1).

    KJ Davis NOTES
•Averaging 10.4 ppg and has connected on 13 3-pointers.
•Scored a career-high 19 points with 12 free throws made vs. Upper Iowa.
•Has scored double figures in nine games this season.
•Led the team with 47 steals last season.

    Nick Dufault NOTES
•Has played 16 games and is averaging 7.3 ppg with 24 3-pointers.
•Has scored double figures in five games.
•Scored season-high 23 points vs. Crown on 8 of 12 shooting with five 3-pointers.
•Scored 12 points at St. Cloud State with two 3-pointers and also scored 12 points vs. Augustana 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 13.8 ppg and team-high 9.9 rpg while shooting 60 percent from the field.
•Has reached double figuring scoring in 11 games, including three 20-point games.  
•Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and scored a career-high 23 points vs. Wayne State (12/31).
•Recorded 17 points and 17 rebounds vs. Northern Michigan.
•Has seven or more rebounds in 15 of 16 games this season.
•Ranks first in team history with a career 58.2 field goal pct.  
•Ranks eighth in team history with 700 rebounds.
•Shot a team-high 61.7 percent from the field a season ago.

    Michael Lee NOTES
•Averaging 6.9 ppg with team-high 29 3-pointers.
•Scored a career-high 17 points vs. Crown with four 3-pointers.
•Has scored double figures in four games.
•Has made three or more 3-pointers in five games.
•Tied for second on the team last season with 52 3-pointers.

    Turner Moen NOTES
•Averaging 8.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg.
•Ranks fourth in team history in 3-point field goal pct. (42.2).
•Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Sioux Falls (12/16).
•Recorded first career double-double at Minnesota Duluth with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
•Second on the team with 47 assists and second with 21 steals.
•Ranked second on the team last season with 73 assists.

    Taylor Schafer NOTES
•Averaging 8.5 ppg with 23 3-pointers.
•Scored season-high 14 points vs. Crown, Winona State and Sioux Falls.
•Ranks 10th in school history with 138 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.

    MUSTANG 20-POINT GAMES  
•Southwest Minnesota State has five players who have scored 20 or more points in a game during their careers, including 10 this season.
•SMSU had a player score 20 or more points 21 times during the 2016-17 season.
•Junior Ryan Bruggeman led the team with nine 20-point games last season which included one 30-point game. He has 18 career 20-point games, including six this season.
•Junior Taylor Schafer has six 20-point games, senior Carter Kirk  has four, 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
    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
    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

    HOME AND AWAY
•SMSU is 5-2 at home this season after finishing 9-3 last season. •SMSU is a combined 103-39 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    5-2    .514    .441    .731    37.0    86.6    10.0        
Away    6-3    .468    .394    .719    33.3    75.8    10.1    
           
    NSIC SOUTH VS. NSIC NORTH
•SMSU is 2-0 versus teams from the NSIC North Division in conference play this season and are a combined 27-15 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 204-132 advantage over NSIC North teams in conference play since divisions were formed in 2012-13, but this season the record is 8-8 (Dec. 31).
•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.

    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 210-81 (.721) in 291 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    5-2    4-1    1-1    
    Totals    210-81    138-57    72-24

    CONSECUTIVE 3-POINT GAMES
•Southwest Minnesota State has connected on at least one 3-point field goal in 571 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 351-383 in 734 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 1,397 games compiling an all-time record of 639-758.
•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.