SIOUX FALLS - After a 6-5 (2-3 NSIC) start, the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team will hit the road for a pair of NSIC South Division contests at Minnesota State on Friday, Dec. 17 at 5:30 pm and Concordia St. Paul on Saturday, Dec. 18, at 5:30 pm. 

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How Things Stand - 
USF is 6-5 and 2-3 in the league after splitting a pair of games in NSIC play this past week. The Cougars dropped an 86-79 decision to Upper Iowa before taking a 71-57 win over Winona State.

On Friday, USF meets Minnesota State on Friday, Dec. 17 at the Taylor Center at 5:30 pm where the Mavericks are 4-0 this year. The Mavericks have lost three straight – all road games at Winona State, 73-59; Augustana, 83-50; and Wayne State, 79-69. MSU, which is averaging 81.0 points (5^th, NSIC) while allowing 73.8 points per game (11^th, NSIC). The Mavericks ranks fourth in field goal shooting at 49.7 percent and fourth in field goal percent defense at 42.2 percent. The Mavericks sit 31.9 percent in three-point shooting for 15^th in the league. MSU is led by Quincy Anderson at 17.2 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.  Junior Devonte Thedford has added 13.1 points per game and is shooting 52.4% from the field. Freshman Brady Williams is averaging 12.0 points a game. The Mavericks are led by Matt Margenthaler, who is in his 21st season at Minnesota State. He owns a career record of 427-190 (.692).

CSP, which is 1-10 overall and 0-5 in the NSIC, lost twice on the road last weekend. The Golden Bears dropped a 60-41 decision at Wayne State and a 75-58 decision to Augustana.  Head Coach Matt Fletcher is in his second season at CSP with a 78-56 overall record and 2-23 at CSP. He is 0-15 in the NSIC. Fletcher was the 2017-18 UMAC Coach of the Year. A North Branch, Minn., native, he earned a sports management major from SMSU and master's degree from Upper Iowa. CSP ranks 16^th in the league at 64.7 points per game and 14^th in the NSIC in scoring defense at 76.5 ppg. CSP is 16^th in field goal shooting at 41.6 percent and 14^th in field goal shooting defense at 48 percent. At 30.4 percent from three-point range, the Golden Bears sit 16^th. They are being outrebounded, 38.2 to 33.0 by opponents. CSP is led in scoring by Marcus Skeete with 13.5 points and 6.2 rebounds while Elijah Ormiston is averaging 12.8 ppg and 6.1 rebounds per contest.

Series Marks -- USF - MSU  
USF will meet Minnesota State for the 27th time with the series 19-7 in favor of MSU. USF and MSU have split the last 10 meetings. USF

Series Breakdown – USF trails Minn. State, 19-7

Jan. 31, 2021 -- USF 74 Minn. State 62 @ Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 30, 2021 – Minn. State 90 USF 59 @ Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 29, 2020 – Minn. State 60 USF 59 @ Sanford Pentagon (NSIC Tourney)
Jan. 10, 2020 – USF 71 Minn. State 64 @ Stewart Center
Dec. 7, 2019 – USF 86 Minn. State 81 @ Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 11, 2019 – USF 74 Minn. State 46 @ Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 8, 2018 – Minn. State 87 USF 84 OT @ Stewart Center
Feb. 17, 2018 – USF 88 Minn. State 81 @ Stewart Center
Jan. 19, 2018 – Minn. State 99 USF 82 @ Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 18, 2017 – Minn. State 79 USF 67 @ Stewart Center
Jan. 20, 2017 – Minn. State 68 USF 67 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 19, 2016 – Minn. State 80 USF 70 @ Mankato, Minn.
Jan. 23, 2016 -- Minn. State 70 USF 68 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 20, 2015 – Minn. State 78 USF 73 @ Stewart Center
Jan. 24, 2015 – Minn. State 76 USF 62 @ Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 21, 2014 – Minn. State 103 USF 101 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 8, 2014 – Minn. State 109 USF 64 @ Mankato, Minn.
Feb. 22, 2013 – Minn. State 87 USF 78 @ Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 15, 2012 – Minn. State 74 USF 52 @ Stewart Center
Dec. 29, 2003 – Minn. State 81 USF 72 @ Mankato, Minn.
Dec. 20, 2002 – Minn. State 80 USF 67, @Mankato, Minn.
Nov. 21, 2001 – USF 85 Minn. State 76 @ Stewart Center
Nov. 25, 2000 – Minn. State 105 USF 74 @ Mankato, Minn.
1987-88 – Minn. State 79 USF 76
1986-87 – Minn. State 97 USF 86
1982-83 – USF 78 Minn. State 76
 
Concordia St. Paul – USF – Cougars leads, 19-6

In a series that dates to 2011, USF maintains a 19-6 overall record. USF is 7-1 at home and 6-2 at St. Paul, Minn., in NSIC play. The Cougars have won eight straight matchups, including four straight at the Ganglehoff Center. CSP won two straight games in Jan. 23, 2015 and Feb. 21, 2015. CSP won the first two matchups in 1971-72 before USF won six straight from 1972-75.

Jan. 11, 2020 – USF 74 CSP 59 @ Stewart Center
Dec. 6, 2019 – USF 78 CSP 71 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Jan. 12, 2019 – USF 95 CSP 64 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Dec. 7, 2018 – USF 91 CSP 81 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 16, 2018 – USF 79 CSP 68 @ Stewart Center
Jan. 20, 2018 – USF 85 CSP 64 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Feb. 17, 2017 – USF 73 CSP 69 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Jan. 21, 2017 – USF 93 CSP 70 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 20, 2016 – CSP 78 USF 63 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Jan. 22, 2016 – USF 110 CSP 90 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 21, 2015 – CSP 70 USF 59 @ Stewart Center
Jan. 23, 2015 – CSP 71 USF 68 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Feb. 22, 2014 – USF 95 CSP 90 @ Stewart Center
Feb. 7, 2014 – USF 97 CSP 84 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Feb. 23, 2013 – USF 73 CSP 66 @ St. Paul, Minn.
Dec. 14, 2012 – USF 77 CSP 68 @ Stewart Center
Nov. 19, 2011 – CSP 99 USF 79 @ St. Paul, Minn.
1974-75 – USF 59 CSP 57
1974-75 – USF 89 CSP 57
1973-74 – USF 59 CSP 54
1973-74 – USF 86 CSP 63
1972-73 – USF 105 CSP 78
1972-73 – USF 94 CSP 73
1971-72 – CSP 67 USF 57
1971-72 – CSP 63 USF 57

USF Game-By-Game Review - 2021-22
G1 Southern Nazarene 73 Sioux Falls 52 -- Jack Thompson scored 13 points and Matt Cartwright added 12 but USF dropped a 73-52 decision to Southern Nazarene in the season opener at the Central Region Challenge in Kansas City, Mo., on Friday (Nov. 12). USF hit just 19-of-56 field goals for 33.9 percent and was just 3-of-19 from three-point range for 15.8 percent. However, USF controlled the boards, finishing with a 37-33 margin. In a game with four lead changes and a tie, USF trailed just 31-29 at halftime after leading for a good share of the first half. However, SNU outscored USF, 42-23, in the second half. SNU hit 16-of-27 shots for 59.26 percent after the break, including 6-of-10 from three-point range to create separation from the Cougars. As for USF, they made just 8-of-26 field goals for 30.77 percent including 3-of-11 from three-point range. Two other categories in stats favored SNU, including its 20-11 edge in points off turnovers and 20-8 margin with points in the paint. Thompson, who now has 20 career double-digit scoring games, led USF with 13 points as he hit 6-of-13 shots from the field while adding an assist, two rebounds and a steal. Cartwright had 12 points in 32 minutes. USF also had nine points from both Chase Grinde, who added three rebounds and two assists, and Austin Slater, who had a team-high nine rebounds.

G2 – Sioux Falls 83 No. 1 Northwest Missouri State 77 -- In one of the biggest wins in USF history, the Cougars (1-1) knocked off defending NCAA DII national champion and No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State (2-1), 83-77 at the Central Region Challenge in Kansas City, Mo. In the victory, the Cougars upended the No. 1 Bearcats 45-straight game-winning streak on a neutral floor.  It was the longest active win streak among all NCAA Div. I, II and III schools. The Bearcat's last loss on a neutral floor came Nov. 13, 2015, vs. Upper Iowa (L, 76-72). It is USF's first win over a top-10 opponent in the DII era. In adding a little historical twist, the Cougars won for the first time in 81 years and in three meetings with NWMSU. The Bearcats had held a 2-0 lead with USF but had not met since 1939-40 or 81 years ago. In 1939-40 the Bearcats won 52-32 and they had a 39-27 win in the 1937-38 season. USF led from start to finish as they jumped ahead 26-9 by the 7:32 mark of the opening half. They led by 21, 60-39 in the second half before NWMSU closed to within two and the Cougars held on for an 83-77 win with crucial plays in the final minutes Senior Matt Cartwright led USF with 29 points as he made 9-of-18 field goals and was a sizzling 6-of-9 from three-point range.  He also had seven rebounds, two steals and an assist in 37 minutes on the floor. Junior guard Jack Thompson added 20 points as he was 7-of-18 from the floor and had a pair of triples to go with five assists and a steal. Senior forward Austin Slater had a solid post game and finished with seven points and five rebounds along with a block and two assists. Also, USF had nine points and seven rebounds from junior guard Chase Grinde while both sophomore guards Jake Kettner and Noah Puetz had eight points each. Overall, USF shot 44.4 percent from the floor on 28-of-63 shooting. In that total, USF was 11-of-25 from the three-point range as they made 5-of-12 in the opening half and followed up with 6-of-13 for 46.1 percent in the second 20 minutes. At the foul line, USF was 16-of-22 for 72.7 percent.  

G3 – USF 71 Dakota State 61 -- Matt Cartwright scored 28 points and Jack Thompson had a 17 to USF to a 71-61 nonconference victory over Dakota State (2-6) in USF's home opener at the Stewart Center. Cartwright hit 12-of-24 field goals, including 2-of-6 from three-point range while grabbing five rebounds and recording an assist and steal. Thompson was 6-of-11 from the floor and added nine assists, three rebounds and two steals in a solid floor game. Also for USF, Wesley Oba helped USF to a 31-26 rebound edge by recording a game-high 10 boards. He also had six points including a flush near the end of the game off a pass from Thompson.  USF outscored Dakota State, 29-21, in the first half and had a 42-40 edge in the second 20 minutes for the 71-61 win and a second straight decision over the Trojans. Overall, USF was 27-of-59 from the field for 45.8 percent, which included 7-of-19 from the three-point range for 36.8 percent. The Cougars, which had a 19-6 margin in points from turnovers, made 10-of-14 free throws for 71.4 percent. USF also had a 9-2 margin in fast-break points and had a 12-11 margin in points off the bench.

G4 – USF 74 Chadron State 56 -- The trio of Matt Cartwright, Chase Grinde and Jake Kettner combined for 69 points to lead the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team (3-1) to a third straight nonconference win in a 96-78 decision over Chadron State (0-4) on Friday night. For the third straight game, Cartwright, a senior from Sioux Falls, S.D., scored at least 28 points in a win. In his 28 tonight, he hit 9-of-13 from the field with 3-of-4 from three-point range and 7-of-9 free throws while adding four rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes.   Junior guard Chase Grinde had a season-high with 24 points as he surpassed double digit scoring for the 35th time and the first time this season. He now has six 20-point games in his career. On the night, the Spring Grove, Minn., native, made 10-of-14 field goals, including 1-of-3 from three and 3-of-3 at the foul line while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing three assists in 24 minutes. Also for USF, Jake Kettner of New Ulm, Minn., had a career-high of 19 points as he was 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from three while hitting 5-of-6 foul shots. The Cougars, which defeated Chadron State for a third straight time in the series, had a season high with 20 assists, committed just seven turnovers and owned a 32-26 edge in rebounds. The Cougars raced to a 47-29 lead by halftime and with 49 points in the second half recorded a season-high points in the 96-78 decision. The point total is the highest offensive output most since recording a 96-51 win over Minot State in the NSIC playoffs on Feb. 27, 2019. On the night, USF hit 54.2 percent from the field on 32-of-59 shooting. USF was 7-of-15 from the three-point range and 25-of-32 for 78.1 percent at the foul line. USF had a 28-20 margin with points in the paint, 33-31 total in bench points and a 10-8 advantage in points off the break.

G. 5 -- SMSU 70 USF 69 -- In  a back and forth tussle, USF dropped a close 70-69 decision to Southwest Minnesota State (4-1, 1-0 NSIC) in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference opener at the Stewart Center on Tuesday night (Nov. 23). SMSU now has a 23-15 lead in the all-time series. In the series, SMSU has won five of the seven games decided by two points or fewer. SF was led by senior guard Matt Cartwright, who had 19 points, including 4-of-11 from three-point range. USF had three players in double-digits with junior guard Chase Grinde adding 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot. Jack Thompson added 10 points with a team-high six assists, two rebounds and a steal. 

G6 - Mary 83 USF 74 -- USF, which had a career-high 15 points from Wesley Oba and 17 points by Matt Cartwright, dropped an 83-74 nonconference decision to U-Mary (2-3) on Friday (Nov. 26) at the Microtel Thanksgiving Classic. Oba finished with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. In total USF had five players in double digits as Jack Thompson and Jake Kettner both scored 11 points and Chase Grinde had 10 points and seven rebounds. USF led, 36-28, at halftime but was outscored 55-38 in the second half by the Marauders. USF finished 29-of-66 from the field for 43.9 percent and made 8-of-25 from three-point range for 32 percent. In addition, USF, which was outrebounded, 37-36, hit 8-of-13 free throws for 61.5 percent. 

G7 -- Sioux Falls 80 MSUM 76 -- Matt Cartwright scored a game-high 22 points while Jack Thompson added 16 points and Chase Grinde had 15 to lead the University of Sioux Falls Men's Basketball Team to 80-76 win over Minnesota State Moorhead in nonconference play at the Microtel Thanksgiving Classic which concluded on Saturday (Nov. 27). In a game that featured numerous runs by both sides and 24 lead changes as well as 22 ties, the Cougars prevailed with a closing run of 11-2 over the final 2:58 of regulation. USF trailed, 74-69 before Cartwright hit a three and was fouled with the "and 1" drawing USF within a point at 74-73. The Cougars then closed on a 7-2 run for the win. Key in the final moments was four points from Thompson in the final 1:20 of the game. His foul shots gave USF a 75-74 lead and with 37 seconds left and converted a drive into points for a four-point lead (78-74).  

G8 -- Augustana 72 USF 67 -- In a city rivalry battle, which included 10 lead changes and six times, USF dropped a 72-67 decision to Augustana (7-1, 1-1 NSIC) on Dec. 2 at the Pentagon.
USF, which trailed just 26-25 at halftime, was outscored 46-42, in the second half. With the loss, USF is now 0-2 in league play and 4-4 overall. They now trail Augustana, 41-37, in the all-time series. The two schools will meet later this year on Thursday, Feb. 17 at the Stewart Center. Against AU, the Cougars were led by 18 points from freshman guard Jake Kettner, who hit 5-of-11 shots from the field and was 4-of-7 from three-point range. Sophomore guard Jack Thompson chipped in with 13 points, eight assists, two steals and three rebounds. Freshman forward Wesley Oba had his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds while recording two blocked shots. For the game, USF hit 25-of-59 field goals for 44 percent and made 7-of-21 from the three-point range for 33.3 percent. USF, which had a 36-to-27 rebound edge, hit 10-of-14 from the line. USF added 11 assists and five steals while owning a 22-to-12 margin in second-chance points. USF's largest lead of the game was two points twice in the second half.

G. 9 -- USF 81 Wayne State 79: Matt Cartwright scored 32 points, including hitting the game-winning shot with 6.2 seconds left, to rally USF  to a gritty come-from-behind win over Wayne State on Dec. 4 at the Stewart Center. With the victory, USF won for the 15th time in 31 games with Wayne State and its sixth win in the last seven meetings between the two schools. It was quite a day for Cartwright, who not only had his first 30-point game at USF, but his season-high total of 32 points pushed him past 1,000 points for his career and sits at 1,006. Cartwright, who scored 17 points in the first half, helped USF rally from down, 54-40 at the 15:42 mark of the second half, to earn a win and end a two-game slide. Cartwright hit 13-of-19 field goals, including 2-of-6 from three-point range and 4-of-5 at the foul line, Forward Wesley Oba continued to play well in the middle with his second straight double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Oba also had two blocks and two steals while hitting a triple in two attempts. In his first start at USF, Cedric Johnson came up big with his high at USF of 14 points while adding eight rebounds, five assists, a steal, and a block to his total. Chase Grinde had 10 points, five rebounds and led USF with six assists. For Grinde, he now has 39 career double-digit scoring games. Despite being hampered by fouls, Jake Kettner had nine points and three rebounds. The Cougars, which had a 36-to-25 rebound edge, hit 31-of-60 field goals for 51.7 percent and made 7-of-21 from three-point range while connecting on 12-of-17 foul shots. 

G10 – Upper Iowa 86 USF 79 – USF, which had a game-high 31 points from Matt Cartwright, lost a shootout with Upper Iowa, 86-79, in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division play on Dec. 10 at the Stewart Center. While a winter storm bristled outside, both USF and Upper Iowa put on an offensive show in the second half with a combined 103 points. USF, which trailed, 36-26, at the break, outscored the Peacocks, 53-50, over the final 20 minutes but just came up short. USF opened the second half on a 26-to-16 run to draw even with the Peacocks at 50-50 (10:44) but couldn't sustain the run as UIU closed on a 36-29 advantage. Cartwright, a senior from Sioux Falls, S.D., had 31 points for his second straight game of 30 points or better. Cartwright hit a career-best seven three-point field goals on 16 attempts and added two rebounds. In addition, USF had a big night from Chase Grinde, a junior guard from Spring Grove, Minn., who had 15 points and eight rebounds. He was 6-of-12 from the floor and hit 1-of-3 from three-point range. USF also had 10 points, five assists and four rebounds from Jake Kettner while Jack Thompson had eight points, three assists and a rebound before fouling out. USF also had a career-best 14 rebounds from Wesley Oba, who added six points and a blocked shot. USF, which had a two-game winning streak against Upper Iowa end, held a 47-to-41 rebound edge but was hurt by foul shooting, hitting 9-of-18 for 50 percent. USF was 30-of-80 from the field for 37.5 percent and made 10-of-31 from three-point range for 32.3 percent.

G 11 – USF 71 Winona State 57 -  Matt Cartwright scored 24 points, Chase Grinde had his first career double (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Luke Healy scored 13 off the bench to lead USF past Winona State (6-4, 2-3 NSIC), 71-57, in NSIC South Division play at the Stewart Center. The Cougars also defeated the Warriors for the fourth straight time and now own a 10-7 series advantage. Grinde, a junior guard from Spring Grove, Minn., had a career-high 14 rebounds, including 12 on the defensive glass. On 6-of-11 shooting, including a triple, he had 14 points along with three assists in 31 minutes on the floor. In his 47^th double-digit scoring game, Cartwright of Sioux Falls, S.D., had 24 points on 9-of-23 shooting from the floor, adding a pair of triples and two assists. In his first game for USF, Healy, a freshman from Hudson, Wisc., stepped up. With two starters out, Healy had 13 points and four rebounds with two assists, two steals and a blocked shot. He was 4-of-7 from the floor, including 1-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-4 at the foul line. The Cougars owned a commanding 44-to-30 rebounds margin with 11 off the offensive glass as Slater had three offensive boards. As a result, USF had a 15-to-2 margin in second-chance points. USF, which had a 19-to-3 margin in bench points, also used the break to its advantage to the tune of 9-to-2. After trailing by 11 points (23-12) with 10:26 to play in the first half, USF closed on an 18-to-11 run to draw within, 34-30, at the break. Then in the second half, USF dominated the boards to a tune of 29-to-13 and outshot WSU, 42.4 percent (14-of-33), to 31.0 percent (9-of-29) to outscore the Warriors, 41-23. 

Player Profiles – Inside look
Senior forward Matt Cartwright  is  averaging a league-best 22.4 points and 3.5 rebounds with 10 double-digit (12, 29, 28, 28, 19, 17, 22, 32, 31, 24) scoring games. Cartwright (246 total points) has scored 28 or more points in six games as he is hitting 88-of-194 for 45.4 percent and 36-of-87 from three-point range for 41.4 percent, a total which is third in the NSIC. His 36 triples (tied for 1^st, NSIC) and 3.3 threes per game ranks first in the NSIC. He is also hitting 34-of-43 (79.1%) from the foul line. During his career at USF and Augustana, Cartwright has 1,063 points and has made 46 starts in 82 games. He also has 180 career threes and 250 rebounds along with 97 assists and 51 steals. His career-high is 37 points against Minnesota Crookston in 2018-19 with a high of 32 points at USF against Wayne State on Dec. 4. He has totaled 47 double-digit scoring games with 17 of 20 points or more and three over 30.

Sophomore guard Jack Thompson is supplying 12.8 points per game and is hitting 77.8 percent from the foul line (14-of-18). He is averaging 5.1 assists per game and has eight steals. He ranks second in the NSIC in assists, third in assist-turnover ratio at 3.1. An honorable mention All-NSIC in 2019-20, he has started 42-of-50 games with 26 career double-digit scoring games with seven in ninw games this season He has a season-high of 20 points against No. 1 Northwest Missouri State. Thompson had a career-high of 27 points on Jan. 31, 2021 with a career-best five triples against Augustana on Jan. 4, 2020. He also has nine of nine assists against Dakota State on Nov. 16, 2021. He has scored 543 career points, including 312 a year and 115 this season. He also has 152 rebounds, 143 assists and 78 steals. 

Junior guard Chase Grinde, who has 41 double-digit scoring games and six 20-point games, is supplying 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Grinde, who has 863 career points (127 in 2021-22) had a season-high 24 points against Chadron State. His career-high is 29 against MSU Moorhead on Feb. 8, 2020 and five times has registered nine rebounds in a game. With 14 points and 14 rebounds against Winona State on Dec. 11, 2021, he had his first-career double-double. His career-best in assists is eight against Minot State. Grinde, who has hit 71-of-190 from three for 37.4 percent, has made 73 starts in 86 games at USF. Grinde has 428 rebounds, 196 assists, 88 steals and 21 blocked shots. He has hit 325-of-675 field goals for 48.1 percent. 

Freshman Jake Kettner is averaging 9.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He has hit 16-of-42 (38.1%) from the three-point range. Kettner has 11 starts in 23 career games with 169 career points.  Kettner had a career-high of 19 points against Chadron State on Nov. 19, 2021. He also has a high of eight rebounds against Upper Iowa on Jan. 8, 2021, and six assists against Augustana on Feb. 13, 2021.  He has five double-digit scoring games in his career. 

Freshman forward Wesley Oba has made seven starts in 22 games with USF with 107 career points and 145 career rebounds with 14 blocks and 11 steals. This year he has averaged 8.3 rebounds and 5.3 points per game. He set a career-high of 15 points at U-Mary after hitting 6-of-8 field goals for 75 percent. He has recorded two double doubles - in back-to-back games (10 points, 10 reb.) against Augustana and Wayne State on Dec. 2 and Dec. 4, 2021. Oba set a career-best with 14 rebounds against Upper Iowa on Dec. 11, 2021. He has five career games of double-digit points. Five times he has had double-digit rebounds with two double-doubles. This season his is 21-of-46 for 45.7 percent from the field and 40-of-82 for 48.8 percent in his career.   

Senior center Austin Slater, who has a career total of five double-doubles and 15 double-digit scoring and 11 double-digit rebound games, is supplying 3.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. In his career, Slater has totaled 555 points and 577 rebounds, including 210 off the offensive glass. He has 43 blocked shots, 37 steals and made 17-of-59 from the three-point range for 28.8 percent. Slater has made 61 starts and played in a team-high 111 games.

Junior guard Cedric Johnson is averaging 4.1 points (45) and 2.7 rebounds with 1.1 assists per game. He has hit 16-of-35 field goals for 45.7 percent and 6-of-12 from three-point range for 50 percent. He has a high of 14 points at USF and 18 vs Pittsburg State on Jan. 21.2021 while playing at Nebraska-Kearney. Johnson has played in 59 games and made 25 starters with three starts in 11 games this season. In his career, he is 113-of-253 for 44.7 percent from the field and 35-of-93 for 37.6 percent from three-point range. He has 185 career rebounds and 30 this season. He also has 99 assists (13 in 2021-22) with 14 blocks and 41 steals.

Head Coach Chris Johnson is USF's all-time wins leader
USF Head Men's Basketball Coach Chris Johnson, who was named the NSIC Coach of the Year in the history-making 2019-20 season, is in his 14th season (15th overall) at the helm of the men's basketball program. Since taking over as the program's 22nd coach in 2008, Johnson has guided the Cougars to six 20-win seasons, three post-season appearances, two conference tournament championships and one regular season conference crown.   During Johnson's tenure at USF, he is 230-161 (.589), with a 73-69 win (Feb. 18, 2017) at Concordia St. Paul making him the program's career wins' leader. He is 246-176 (.583) overall. Johnson has passed Shane Murphy (154, 2001-08) for number one on the career coaching wins' list. He registered his 200th overall career win on Dec. 14, 2018 against Minnesota-Duluth on the road. Johnson registered his 200th win at USF against SMSU, 74-56, on Nov. 30, 2019 at the Stewart Center.  The milestone came in his 376th career game. He has compiled a 132-52 mark at home and a 76-91 road record with a 22-18 mark on a neutral floor. In NSIC play, he has a 99-94 record, including a 58-40 mark in home league games and 41-54 mark in away games. Johnson is 5-8 in postseason. He is also 53-5 in home nonconference games.