SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana men's basketball team has a split week with a contest at Wayne State on Wednesday and playing inside the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday against Southwest Minnesota State. The Vikings and Wildcats tip-off at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while the contest on Saturday also is a 5:30 p.m. start.
 
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About the Wildcats
Wayne State holds a 7-4 record while recording an identical 1-4 NSIC record as the Vikings. The Wildcats' only nonconference contest against a Division II opponent was a 95-68 win over Nebraska-Kearney in late November. Since then, the Wildcats have dropped four-straight including a pair of losses this past weekend to Winona State (90-83/OT) and Minnesota State (110-77).
 
A new-look team from past years, Trey Deveaux leads the Wildcats with 16.5 points per outing. With a trio of double-digit scorers, David Harmon is second on the team with 12.4 points and Alex Millender is at 11.0 points. Cody McCullough leads WSCU with 8.3 rebounds per game. McCullough ranks 12^th in NCAA Division II with four double-doubles on the season.
 
About the Mustangs
Southwest Minnesota State is 5-4 on the season with a 2-3 record within the NSIC after earning a 13-point victory over nationally-ranked Minnesota Duluth this past Saturday. An all-NCAA Division II schedule, the Mustangs have played a challenging schedule with a win over Northwest Missouri State.
 
With three players in double-digit scoring, Jake Phipps leads the way at 15.9 points per game while also posting a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game. Joining Phipps in the scoring category is Cliff Cofield and his 14.3 points and Aeron Stevens with his 12.0 points per game.
 
About the Vikings
Augustana is on a rare three-game skid while holding a 5-5 record while sitting at 1-4 within the NSIC. The Vikings are looking to turn the tide after dropping a pair of contests to nationally-ranked foes along with a setback to Winona State last time out.
 
Isaac Fink continues to lead the Vikings with 18.5 points per outing while securing a team-best 6.0 rebounds per game. Jadan Graves joins him in double-digit scoring at 14.6 points per game with a team-best 3.8 assists per game. Fink trails in the assists category at 3.1 assists per outing.
 
Graves is among the nation's best in making a 3-point field goal as he ranks 21^st in NCAA Division II with 28 made treys while ranking 37^th in total attempts at 64.
 
One Last Thing
Jadan Graves has surpassed 1,000 points in his post-prep career when combining his point totals before transferring to Augustana. Graves recorded 140 points at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. He then tallied 547 points in an NJCAA All-America campaign at Des Moines Area Community College. When added with his 515, and counting, points at Augustana, the Vikings' senior has totaled 1,202 points in his collegiate career.