THIS WEEK
•The Southwest Minnesota State University men's basketball team (13-6, 9-5 NSIC) opens a four-game road swing this weekend closing regular season play versus the NSIC North Division with a pair of games on Friday and Saturday.
•SMSU will face Bemidji State University (13-7, 8-6 NSIC) on Friday night with tip-off slated for 5:30 p.m. inside the BSU Gymnasium before facing the University of Minnesota Crookston (1-19, 0-14 NSIC) on Saturday with game time slated for 3:30 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium.
•SMSU has won nine of its last 12 games and is currently tied for first place in the NSIC South Division standings.
•BSU is fourth in the NSIC North Division standings, while UMC is in eighth place.
•After last weekend's two wins over St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth, SMSU is a combined 47-29 versus NSIC North Division teams in conference play since divisions were introduced prior to the 2012-13 season. Through nine-plus seasons of conference play (Jan. 22, 2023), the NSIC South holds a 343-259 advantage over NSIC North teams since divisions were formed. Through three weekends this season, the two divisions are even at 24-24.

    BROADCAST INFO
•All games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik providing play-by-play.
•Live stats, radio and video broadcasts of all games can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.
 
    SMSU HEAD COACH BRAD BIGLER
•Brad Bigler, the all-time wins leader in program history, is in his 14th season as head coach and has an overall record of 218-171, including 147-134 in NSIC play.  
•The 2012-13 and 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year, Bigler has led SMSU to seven winning seasons, including one 28-win season, one 25-win season and two 19-win seasons.
•SMSU won NSIC Tournament titles in 2012 and 2017 and won back-to-back NSIC South Division championships in 2016-17 and 2017-18.  
•SMSU has played in five NSIC Tournament championship games during his tenure (2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019).
•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.
•SMSU's 71 combined victories from 2016-19 was the best three-year stretch in program history.
•Bigler's complete bio is found on page 16.

    OMOT NAMED NSIC SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•SMSU sophomore guard Dunwa Omot was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Monday following his play in a pair of SMSU home victories this past weekend. He averaged 27.5 points and 7.0 rebounds, while shooting 54.8 percent (17 of 31) from the field, including 7 of 14 from 3-point range to help SMSU earn victories over St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. He also finished the weekend making 14 of 15 free throw attempts, while recording three assists, three steals and two blocked shots.

    MUSTANGS BY THE NUMBERS
•SMSU leads the NSIC (league games only) in scoring defense (62.9) and opponent field goal pct. (39.0) while ranking second in 3-point field goal pct. defense (30.4) and second in free throw pct. (79.8).
•Dunwa Omot ranks first in the NSIC (league games only) in free throw pct. (89.1) and 16th in scoring (15.8), Jake Phipps ranks seventh in rebounding (7.4) and third in blocked shots (1.3), Majok Majouk ranks third in blocked shots (1.3), while Cliff McCray is fifth in steals (1.6).
•For the season, SMSU has three players averaging double figures in scoring with sophomore Dunwa Omot leading the way at 16.2 ppg while connecting on a team-high 30 3-pointers while ranking second with 25 steals.
•Junior Jake Phipps is scoring 11.9 ppg, while shooting 56 percent from the field and leading the team averaging 7.2  rebounds per game
•Senior Anthony Costello is averaging 11.1 ppg and has made 22 3-pointers.
•Junior Cliff McCray is scoring 7.9 ppg and has dished out a team-leading 63 assists.
•SMSU is shooting 46 percent from the field, 34 percent from 3-point range, 79 percent from the free throw line and is plus-1.8 in rebound margin. The Mustangs are averaging 67 points per game, while opponents are averaging 62 ppg.

    MUSTANG TIP-OFF TIDBITS
•Dunwa Omot scored 27 and 28 points in SMSU's two victories last weekend. He is the first Mustang to score 25 or more points in back-to-back games since Ryan Bruggeman reached the mark eight straight times during the 2018-19 season.
•SMSU's eight home victories this season is the program's highest since winning 12 in 2018-19.
•SMSU has played outstanding defense late in games during a 12-game stretch since Dec. 9 limiting opponents to less than 35 percent shooting from the field in the second half in nine of it last 12 games.
    *SMSU opponents' second half shooting percentage (last 12 games)
        -at Winona State (26.7); at Upper Iowa (27.3); vs. Concordia-St. Paul (30.8); vs. Minnesota State (44.8);
        vs. Northland (32.3); at Sioux Falls (28.1); at UMary (48.0); at Minot State (31.3); vs. MSU Moorhead (40.0);
        vs. Northern State (34.5) ; vs. St. Cloud State (23.3) ; vs. Minnesota Duluth (33.3)
•SMSU is limiting opponents to 39 percent shooting from the field and 29.8 percent from 3-point range this season with both currently ranking first in team single-season history. SMSU is allowing 62.1 points per game ranking as the second-lowest in team history. The 2006-07 team holds the single-season record at 61.4 ppg, while the 2008-09 team held teams to 62.2 ppg.
•Senior Anthony Costello has scored 989 career points in 98 combined games at Dakota State (2018-20) and SMSU (2021-23). He scored 551 points in 52 games at DSU and has scored 438 points in 46 games at SMSU.
•In the Division II national statistics (Jan. 24), SMSU ranks seventh in fouls per game (13.4), seventh in field goal pct. defense (39.0), ninth in free throw pct. (78.8), 14th in scoring defense (62.1), and 15th in 3-point field goal pct. defense (29.8). Sophomore Dunwa Omot ranks 32nd in free throw pct. (88.4).
•Junior Jake Phipps ranks fifth in team history in field goal pct. (56.6, 378 of 668) and is tied for fourth in blocked shots (101). He is four blocked shots shy of tying Chad Koenen (1998-2002) for third all-time at 105.
•Omot ranks first in team history in free throw pct. (88.0, 103 of 17) and is second in 3-point field goal pct. (48.1, 87 of 181). Omot's 56.6 3-point field goal pct. (56 of 99) last season set a program single-season record, while his 87.5 free throw pct. ranks seventh in team single-season history.
•Phipps grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Wayne State on Dec. 3. He is the first SMSU player to grab 15 rebounds in a game since Kenny Byers had 15 at Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 14, 2019.

    MUSTANGS EARN TWO BIG HOME VICTORIES
•SMSU capped a 3-1 home stand last weekend with victories over St. Cloud State (69-58) and Minnesota Duluth (69-63).
•In the win over SCSU, the Mustangs used stifling defense limiting the Huskies to shooting 32.8 percent from the field, including 23.3 percent in the second half.
•SMSU was led by Dunwa Omot, who scored 27 points and tied a career-high with seven rebounds.
•In the victory over UMD, Omot tied a career-high with 28 points on 10 of 17 shooting with four 3-pointers and tied a career-high with seven rebounds.
•Jake Phipps also had a big game for the Mustangs with 20 points, making 7 of 9 shots, while grabbing five rebounds. Majok Majouk chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists with Cliff McCray dishing out a game-high seven assists.

    SERIES HISTORY VERSUS BEMIDJI STATE
•SMSU and BSU meet for the 99th time with SMSU leading 56-42 in a series that started during the 1968-69 season.
•SMSU has won six of the last eight meetings, since Feb. 6, 2015, including last season, 72-64, in Marshall.  
•BSU won five straight in the series from Feb. 18, 2011, to Jan. 31, 2014.  
•BSU leads 26-20 in games played in Bemidji, which includes the last match-up at the BSU Gym on Feb. 1, 2020.
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 8-7 all-time versus BSU.
•Game-by-game results of the series is located on page 17.

    SERIES HISTORY VERSUS MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
•SMSU and UMC meet for the 39th time with SMSU leading 34-4 in a series that started in 1994-95.
•SMSU leads the series 31-2 since UMC joined the NSIC in 1999-2000, but UMC snapped a 23-game losing streak in the series with a 70-67 win last season in Marshall.
•SMSU is 16-2 all-time in games played in Crookston, including winning the previous 11. UMC last beat SMSU in Crookston on Jan. 16, 2004.
•SMSU head coach Brad Bigler is 12-1 all-time versus UMC.
•Game-by-game results of the series is located on page 18.

    SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE
•The Beavers have won eight of their last 10 and are 13-7 overall, 8-6 NSIC.
•BSU has three players averaging double figures in scoring with junior forward John Sutherland averaging a team-high 19.2 ppg, while leading the team in rebounding at 9.1 rpg and shooting a team-high 61 percent.  
•Junior forward Dalton Albrecht is averaging 14 ppg and shooting 54 percent.   
•Senior guard Mohamed Kone has made a team-high 36 3-pointers and is averaging 13.9 ppg.
•BSU is shooting 50 percent from the field, 38 percent from 3-point range, 73 percent from the free throw line and is plus-4.7 in rebound margin.
•BSU is averaging 80 points per game, while opponents are averaging 76 points per game.
•Head coach Mike Boschee is in his 11th season at BSU with a record of 128-152. He was also head coach at Central College (Iowa) from 2003-12.     
 
    SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
•The Golden Eagles, 1-19 overall, 0-14 NSIC, will play host to Sioux Falls on Friday night. UMC's lone victory came against Presentation (S.D.) on Nov. 25.   
•Senior guard Blaize Sagna is scoring a team-leading 16.2 ppg with 25 3-pointers and a team-high 26 steals.  
•Junior forward Xzavier Jones is scoring 12.6 ppg and has dished out a team-high 50 assists.
•UMC is shooting 42 percent from the field, 31 percent from 3-point range, 67 percent from the free throw line and is minus-4.8 in rebound margin.
•UMC is averaging 66 points per game, while opponents are averaging 82 points per game.
•Head coach Bryan Beamish is in his first season at UMC after spending the previous eight as an assistant coach.   

    MUSTANG CAREER 20-POINT GAMES  
•Three current SMSU players, senior Anthony Costello,  junior Jake Phipps and sophomore Dunwa Omot have scored 20 or more points in a game during their careers.
•Omot has reached the mark six times this season and seven times in his career, Phipps has reached 20 points twice this season and eight times in his career, while Costello has two 20-point games this season.
20 or More Point Games in Career
    28    Dunwa Omot    Minnesota Duluth, 1/21/23
    28    Dunwa Omot    Minot State, 2/23/22
    27    Dunwa Omot    St. Cloud State, 1/20/23
    25    Dunwa Omot    Minnesota Duluth, 1/28/22
    25    Jake Phipps    Concordia-St. Paul, 12/17/21
    24    Dunwa Omot    Concordia-St. Paul, 12/16/22
    24    Jake Phipps    Northern State, 1/14/22
    24    Dunwa Omot    UMary, 1/8/22
    23    Dunwa Omot    Winona State, 2/12/22
    22    Jake Phipps    UMary, 1/6/23
    22    Jake Phipps    Minnesota State, 12/18/21
    22    Jake Phipps    Sioux Falls, 11/23/21
    22    Jake Phipps    Sioux Falls, 2/21/21
    21    Dunwa Omot    Northland, 12/19/22
    21    Anthony Costello    Newman, 11/12/22
    21    Jake Phipps    Davenport, 11/20/21
    20    Jake Phipps    Minnesota Duluth, 1/21/21
    20    Anthony Costello    Northern State, 1/14/23
    20    Dunwa Omot    Sioux Falls, 12/31/22
    20    Dunwa Omot    Mount Marty, 11/26/22
    20    Dunwa Omot    St. Cloud State, 1/29/22
Bold indicates 2022-23 season

    JAKOB BRAATEN NOTES
•Has played in 16 games with nine starts and is averaging 6.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg. Missed three games with an injury.
•Scored season-high 11 points with five field goals at Wayne State (12/3/22) and also scored 11 points at Winona State (12/9/22).
•Pulled down career-high eight rebounds vs. Mt. Marty (11/26/22).
•Sat out the 2021-22 season as a redshirt.

    NOAH CHAMBERLAIN NOTES
•Has played in 13 games with four starts averaging 3.8 rpg and 2.0 ppg.
•Scored career-high 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting at Minot State (1/7/23).
•Grabbed career-high six rebounds vs. Minnesota State (12/17/22).
•Played in 15 games with two starts last season.
•Played in eight games with two starts in 2021 and averaged 2.5 ppg and 1.4 rpg.
•Scored career-high seven points vs. Minot State (1/8/21) on 3 of 3 shooting with one 3-pointer.
•Sat out the 2019-20 season as a redshirt.

    ANTHONY COSTELLO NOTES
•Has played in all 19 games with seven starts and is averaging 11.1 ppg and 3.2 rpg.  
•Has scored double figures in 12 games.
•Scored season-high 21 points on 10 of 12 shooting vs. Newman (11/12/22).
•Poured in 20 points on 9 of 12 shooting vs. Northern State (1/24/23).
•Grabbed season-high seven rebounds vs. Mt. Marty (11/26/22).
•Played in all 27 games last season averaging 8.4 ppg and 3.0 rpg.
•Scored double figures in 12 games.
•Scored 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting vs. Bemidji State (1/22/22).
•Spent three seasons (2018-21) at Dakota State University before transferring to SMSU.

    ALEX HILLESHEIM NOTES
•Has played in two games this season.
•Scored one point vs. Northland (12/19/22).
•Played in three games and grabbed one rebound at Minnesota Duluth (1/28/22) last season.
•Played in five games in 2021 averaging 4.0 ppg and 2.0 rpg.
•Scored career-high 13 points on five field goals and grabbed a career-high six rebounds vs. Minnesota State (1/24/21).

    JAKE LAYMAN NOTES
•Has played in five games and has scored 14 points.
•Scored career-high six points vs. St. Cloud State (1/20/23).
•Scored five points with five rebounds vs. Northland (12/9/22).
•Sat out the 2021-22 season as a redshirt.

    MASON LUND NOTES
•Has missed the last six games with an injury.
•Played in 13 games with six starts and is averaging 7.7 ppg and 3.7 rpg.
•Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. Mt. Marty (11/26/22).
•Scored season-high 16 points on 6 of 11 shooting with two 3-pointers vs. Mt. Marty (11/26/22).
•Scored 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting with six rebounds vs. Newman (11/12/22).

    CLIFF MCCRAY NOTES
•Has started all 19 games and is scoring 7.9 ppg and leads the team with 63 assists.
•Season-high 10 rebounds and scored 11 points for second career double-double at Minot State (1/7/23).
•Tied career-high with eight assists vs. Newman (11/12/22).
•Scored season-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Rogers State (11/11/22).
•Started all 27 games averaging 9.5 ppg and dished out a team-high 92 assists last season.
•Tied career-high with 19 points vs. Minnesota Morris (11/29/21).
•Played and started nine games in 2021 and averaged 7.7 ppg and a team-high 6.0 rpg.
•Led the team in 2020-21 with 41 assists.
•One of two true freshman to play in 2019-20.

    MAJOK MAJOUK NOTES
•Has played in 18 games with five starts and is averaging 5.5 ppg and 4.9 rpg.
•Scored 10 points vs. Minnesota Duluth (1/21/23).
•Grabbed career-high eight rebounds vs. Augustana (12/1/22).
•Scored 12 points on 5 of 7 shooting vs. MSU Moorhead (1/13/23).
•Scored season-high 15 points on 5 of 7 shooting with four 3-pointers vs. Mt. Marty (11/26/22).
•Sat out the 2021-22 season as a redshirt.

    LANCE MOSLEY NOTES
•Has played in two games this season scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds vs. Northland (12/19/22).
•Played in two games with one rebound last season.
•Played in three games in 2021 scoring two points vs. Minnesota State (1/23/21).

    DUNWA OMOT NOTES
•Has started all 19 games and is averaging a team-high 16.2 ppg with a team-high 30 3-pointers.
•Has scored 20 or more points six times this season.
•Named NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Jan. 23, 2023 after tying career-high with 28 points on 10 of 17 shooting vs. Minnesota Duluth (1/21/23) and scoring 27 points vs. St. Cloud State (1/20/23).
•Made 9 of 11 field goals and scored 21 points vs. Northland (12/19/22).
•Scored 24 points with four 3-pointers vs. Concordia-St. Paul (12/16/22).
•Played in all 27 games with eight starts last season averaging 11.9 ppg and 1.8 rpg.
•Led the team with 56 3-pointers.
•Shot 56.6 percent on 3-pointers in 2021-22 ranking first in school history, while his 87.5 free throw pct. ranks seventh in team single-season history.
•Scored 20 or more points in five games.
•Scored a career-high 28 points with six 3-pointers at Minot State (2/23/22)
•Played in four games and averaged 1.3 ppg and 0.8 rpg in 2021.

    JAKE PHIPPS NOTES
•Has started all 19 games and is averaging 11.9 ppg and a team-high 7.2 rpg.
•Has two double-doubles this season.
•Scored 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting vs. Minnesota Duluth (1/21/23).
•Poured in season-high 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting at UMary (1/6/23).
•Grabbed career-high 15 rebounds at Wayne State (12/3/22).
•Started all 27 games last season averaging 12.7 ppg and a team-high 6.4 rpg.
•Recorded a team-high five double-doubles last season.
•Scored a career-high 25 points with 12 field goals at Concordia-St. Paul (12/17/21).
•Scored 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting at Northern State (1/14/22).
•Twice was named NSIC South Player of the Week in 2021-22.
•Started 10 of 11 games in 2021 and averaged 11.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg.
•Appeared in all 29 games with three starts in 2019-20 and averaged 7.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg.
•Sat out the 2018-19 season as a redshirt.

    SAM SCHWARTZ NOTES
•Has played 14 games with seven starts and is averaging 2.8 ppg and 1.4 rpg.
•Scored seven points vs. Concordia-St. Paul (16/16/22).
•Scored eight points with two 3-pointers vs. Truman State (11/19/22).
•Played in 26 games last season averaging 3.7 ppg and 2.1 rpg.
•Scored season-high 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting at Concordia-St. Paul (12/17/21).
•Poured in 11 points with three 3-pointers vs. UMary (1/8/22).
•Grabbed career-high 11 rebounds with a career-high six assists vs. Minnesota Morris (11/29/21).
•Played in nine games with four starts in 2021 and averaged 9.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg.
•Scored career-high 15 points with six field goals vs. Sioux Falls (2/21/21).
•Hit three 3-pointers twice vs. Minot State (1/8-9/21).
•Sat out the 2019-20 season as a redshirt.

    JONATHAN ZINNIEL NOTES
•Has appeared in two game this season scoring four points and grabbing six rebounds vs. Northland (12/19/22).
•Played in three games and scored two points vs. Newman (11/13/21) and Minnesota Morris (11/29/21) last season.
•Played in three games in 2021 and had one rebound.  

    HOME AND AWAY IN 2022-23
•SMSU is 8-3 at home this season after finishing 6-5 at home in 2021-22. SMSU has a home record of 117-62 since Brad Bigler took over in 2009-10.
•SMSU, which is 5-3 in road/neutral site games this season, is 101-100 in 210 road/neutral site games during the Bigler era.
•The following is a statistical comparison of the Mustang team averages for home and away/neutral games in 2022-23:
        W-L    FG%    3-FG%    FT%    REB    PTS    TO    
Home    8-3    44.8    34.2    81.9    36.6    69.5    10.5     
Away    5-3    48.2    33.1    72.2    31.8    64.4    14.6     

    HOME SWEET HOME
•The 2022-23 season marks the 27th year the R/A Facility has served as the home arena for SMSU men's basketball.
•SMSU has a record of 249-109 (.695) in 358 games with 22 winning and four losing seasons all-time.
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    12-2    10-1    2-1
    2018-19    12-5    7-4    5-1    
    2019-20    4-9    2-9    2-0
    2020-21    2-6    1-5    1-1
    2021-22    6-5    5-5    1-0
    2022-23    8-3    6-2    2-1
    Totals    249-109    165-82    84-27

    NSIC SOUTH VS. NSIC NORTH
•SMSU is a combined 47-29 versus North Division teams in conference play since divisions were introduced prior to the 2012-13 season, including 4-2 this season.
•SMSU finished with 3-3 mark versus NSIC North Division teams in 2021-22. SMSU was 3-5 record versus the NSIC North teams in 2019-20; 5-3 in 2018-19; 7-1 in 2017-18; 6-2 in 2016-17; 3-5 in 2015-16; 5-3 in 2014-15; 5-3 in 2013-14; and 6-2 in 2012-13.
•Through nine-plus seasons of conference play (Jan. 22, 2023), the NSIC South holds a 343-259 advantage over NSIC North teams since divisions were formed in 2012-13. Through three weekends this season, the two divisions are even at 24-24.
•The 2018-19 season is the only year in which the North has held an advantage versus the South.  

    SMSU PICKED 7TH IN NSIC PRESEASON POLL
•SMSU was picked to finish eighth overall and fifth in the South Division in the 16-team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
•SMSU junior forward Jake Phipps was named a "Player to Watch".
•Wayne State was chosen as the South Division favorite, while Minnesota Duluth was selected as the North Division and overall preseason favorite.  

    NSIC FORMAT CONTINUES FOR SECOND YEAR  
•SMSU will play 22 conference games this season, including two versus each team within the NSIC South Division and one each versus the NSIC North Division.
•For the second straight season half of the NSIC doubleheaders will feature the men's game first followed by the women's game.
•Also again this season, the NSIC Sanford Tournament will feature 12 teams, with the top six in each division qualifying for the tournament. The top two teams in each division receive a spot in the quarterfinals.
•The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game will all be played at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.

    CONSECUTIVE 3-POINT GAMES
•SMSU has made at least one 3-point field goal in 707 straight games.
•The last time SMSU failed to connect on a 3-pointer was on Dec. 11, 1998, versus MSU Moorhead (0 for 10) at the North Dakota State Classic.

    MUSTANGS AND THE CENTURY MARK
•SMSU last scored 100 points in a game on Feb. 1, 2019, versus Minnesota Crookston (100-78).
•SMSU is 40-8 all-time when scoring 100 points, including 8-2 under head coach Brad Bigler.

    WORKING OVERTIME
•SMSU has not played an overtime game this season after finishing 3-1 a season ago. SMSU's last overtime game was a  60-55 victory over Wayne State in Marshall on Feb. 17, 2022.
•SMSU is 51-40 all-time in overtime games.
•SMSU is 8-6 in double overtime and is 1-2 in triple overtime games all-time.

    SEASON OPENERS
•SMSU is 30-26 all-time in season openers having won nine of its last 17 and 17 of its last 26 season lid-lifters following this season's victory at Rogers State.
•SMSU has opened the season on the road seven times in the last eight seasons.

    SMSU IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
•SMSU has made five NCAA Tournament appearances (2001, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018) since moving to Division II in 1995-96.
•SMSU is 9-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament games appearing in three region championship games with region titles and Elite Eight appearances in both 2001 and 2009.  

    SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NSIC
•The 2022-23 campaign marks the 54th season SMSU has competed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
•SMSU has an all-time record of 396-435 in 831 conference games, finishing in the top half of the final standings 26 times in 53 seasons.
•SMSU has captured one regular season championship (2000-01), two NSIC South Division titles (2016-17) and (2017-18) and two tournament championships (2012) and (2017).

    MUSTANG HISTORY
•SMSU is in its 56th season of men's basketball in 2022-23.
•SMSU has played 1,533 games compiling an all-time record of 710-823.
•SMSU has won two NSIC regular season championships (2001 & 2009), two NSIC South Division championships (2017 & 2018), two NSIC Tournament championships (2012, 2017), two NCAA Region championships (2001 & 2009) and has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments (2001, 2009, 2012, 2017, 2018).
•SMSU has recorded 25 winning seasons in program history with 18 coming in the last 25 years.