THIS WEEK
For the first time this season the University of Mary men's basketball team faces a Northern Sun South Division opponent when the Marauders host Minnesota State University and St. Cloud State University on Friday and Saturday, January 9-10, at the McDowell Activity Center. The Marauders open the weekend with a 5:30 game Friday against the Mavericks. On Saturday, tip off between the Marauders and the Huskies is slated for 3:30 pm.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage
 
THE RECORDS
UMary enters the week with a record of 5-9 overall and 3-5 in the Northern Sun (T-10^th place) and NSIC North (T-6^th)… Minnesota State is 7-9 overall and 1-7 in the NSIC (15^th) and the NSIC South (8^th)… St. Cloud State is 9-5 overall and 6-2 in the NSIC (T-1^st) and the NSIC South (T-1^st).
 
SOUTH TO NORTH
Crossover between the NSIC North and South divisions commences this weekend. In a 16-team league featuring two 8-team divisions, NSIC teams played their first eight conference games against teams in the same division. The next eight games are against teams in the opposite division. Schools close the season playing six intra-divisional games. (22-game NSIC schedule features two games against the other seven teams in your own division and one game against the eight teams in the other division).  
 
AFTER THE ACTION
Marauders fans should make plans to stop at Buffalo Wild Wings following all UMary home games. With two convenient Bismarck locations and great food and drink specials, it's easy to see why Buffalo Wild Wings is the preferred post-game hangout of Marauders Athletics!
 
FRIDAY NIGHT WHITE OUT GAME
Starting with Friday's basketball doubleheader against Minnesota State, every Friday home basketball game will be a "White Out Game". Get a free shirt this Friday and cheer on the Marauders starting at 5:30 in the MAC (while supplies last)!
 
LAST WEEK
The Marauders closed out 2025 with a New Year's Day matinee against Bismarck State College. In the first regular season game since the 1981-82 season, UMary rolled past visiting BSC 99-67 to win the Capitol City Clash. Tshawn Bois led the Marauders with 19 points and ten rebounds for his first double double. Noah Thomas hit four of the Marauders season-high 16 treys and scored 17 points. Cayden Redfield drained all four of his trey attempts and scored 16 points. He also had three blocks and seven rebounds… UMary opened 2026 with an 86-83 NSIC loss at Minot State. Redfield had 16 points, Andre Austin 12 and Kelton Coleman and Tamarrein Henderson ten each.
 
OPPO RESEARCH
Minnesota State, after finishing third in the NSIC last year and making the NSIC tournament semifinals, is sitting 15^th after the first eight games. MSU is averaging 76.6 points and 37.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 43.4% from the field and 30.2% from three point range. The Mavericks have passed out 190 assists and have forced 186 turnovers. Senior Malcolm Jones leads the Mavericks with 13.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season. Junior Traijan Sain has notched 11.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, while junior Caden Kirkman has tallied 11.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Freshman Colton Benson has tallied 9.8 points a game, including a team-leading 27 three pointers. The Mavericks are led by Matt Margenthaler, who is in his 25th season at Minnesota State. He owns a career record of 515-232 (.690).
 
St. Cloud State is tied for the NSIC lead after eight games with six wins. The Huskies tied for third in the NSIC regular season standings last year. Head coach Quincy Henderson, who is in his 4^th season at SCSU, played on two NCAA Division II national championship teams and picked up his 50^th win as the Huskies head coach last weekend against Minnesota State. Luke Winkel leads SCSU in scoring at 18.6 ppg and has a team-best 24 treys. Wyatt Hawks checks in at 10.8 ppg and 8.2 rebounds/game. Bob Greichen chips in 10.1 ppg.
 
HISTORY LESSON – UMARY VS. MINNESOTA STATE
The Marauders are 5-16 all-time against the Mavericks… The Mavericks have won the last three meetings following back-to-back wins by the Marauders in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons… The two teams first met Dec. 12, 2008, in Bismarck with the Mavericks winning 83-61… After losing the first four games in the series, UMary claimed its first win 84-69 over MSU in Bismarck on January 15, 2011 as All-American Anthony Moody hit eight treys and scored 31 points and Jordan Wilhelm added five three-pointers and 17 points… UMary snapped a 5-game losing streak to Minnesota State with a 96-91 overtime win in the 2016 NSIC quarterfinals… The Marauders picked up their first of two wins at the Taylor Center 75-61 on January 14, 2017. UMary last won at MSU 69-67 January 27, 2023, as Treyton Mattern scored 20 points and the Marauders finished 10-of-21 on treys... UMary's last home win was a 65-60 victory January 22, 2022, as the Marauders scored the final six points of the game. Davids Attelbauers scored the winning basket with 50 seconds to play. Michael Johnson led the Marauders with 14 points and seven assists.  
 
HISTORY LESSON – MARAUDERS VS. HUSKIES
UMary is 13-24 all-time against St. Cloud State… The Marauders are 10-8 at home, 3-14 at SCSU and 0-2 on neutral ground… UMary has won 3-of-5 at the MAC over SCSU and 4-of-7… UMary's first NCAA win came at SCSU 86-77 on 11.18.06… UMary's first signature NCAA win was a 77-48 home victory over #8 SCSU on 12.16.07… SCSU has won the last five meetings… LAST MEETING: Ty Rogers had 15 points and 11 rebounds for UMary in an 84-54 loss to the visiting Huskies February 5, 2025… LAST UMARY WIN: Gertautas Urbonavicius scored a career-high 22 points with Kam Warrens adding 20 and Treyton Mattern 17 for the Marauders in a 91-77 home win for UMary over SCSU on December 9, 2022.
 
NEAR AND FAR
The Marauders 2025-26 roster features two players from Bismarck, ND, and five from North Dakota: Andre Austin (Bismarck), Wyatt Westin (Bismarck), Alex Dvorak (Dickinson), Parker Brodina (Devils Lake) and Ryan Larson (Jamestown)… UMary also features five international scholar-athletes: Tyresse Poku Mensah (London, England), Tshawn Bois (Quebec, Canada), Sini Tuakoi (Auckland, New Zealand), Relja Nagulic (Subotica, Serbia) and Jackson Ware (Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia).
 
BENCH BOOST
The Marauders bench is scoring 37.8 points/game, the 11^th most ppg in NCAA D2 and the most in the NSIC.
 
FOR THREE!
UMary is leading the NSIC in treys made/game at 10.3 and is 24^th in the country… UMary averages an NSIC-leading 29.2 3-point attempts/game which ranks 18^th nationally… The Marauders have reached double digits for treys in three straight games and 6-of-7… UMary hit a season-high 16 against Bismarck State. The 16 treys is the most UMary has made in a game since dropping 17 in a game at Saint Martin's University on November 19, 2008.   
 
STOP THIEF
Leading a high-pressure Marauders defense, Kelton Coleman is second in the Northern Sun in steals and is 28^th in NCAA Division II with 2.4 steals/game. As a team the Marauders average 9.0 steals/game to rank 3^rd in the NSIC. UMary is also 2^nd in the NSIC in turnovers forced/game (14.1).
 
GET ON BOARD
Tshawn Bois posted the Marauders first double double this season with 19 points and ten rebounds in a win over Bismarck State. The junior guard from Quebec leads UMary in rebounding with 6.0 per game. He is also third on the team in scoring at 9.3 ppg.  
 
SWAT CITY
Jackson Ware is providing a block-shot presence for the Marauders this season. The junior forward is averaging .8 blocks per game, 14^th in the NSIC. He had five blocks in a win over South Dakota Mines.
 
BALANCE
Through 14 games, nine Marauders are averaging at least 6.5 points per game. Kelton Coleman leads UMary in scoring at 12.7 ppg. Next up is Cayden Redfield (10.4 ppg) and Tshawn Bois (9.3 ppg). Jackson Ware checks in at (7.9 ppg) with Tamarrein Henderson (7.4), Andre Austin (7.2), Noah Thomas (7.1), Amare Jackson (6.5) and Relja Nagulic (6.6) close behind. Bois, Redfield and Jackson are primarily doing their damage off the bench. 
 
MINUTES
11 Marauders average at least 14.6 minutes per game, with no one averaging over 25.3 minutes/game. Freshman Andre Austin has played the most minutes (354), just ahead of Kelton Coleman (330), Tamarrein Henderson (302) and Jackson Ware (302). 
 
COLEMAN TAKES THE LEAD
Kelton Coleman, a junior from Fort Worth, TX, has led UMary in scoring five times in 14 games and has reached double figures ten times. In his first year at UMary after playing at Augustana last season, the guard posted a season-best 22 points at Jamestown. He averages 12.7 ppg and 3.5 rebounds/game. He has gone to the free throw line 74 times, 23 more times than anyone else on the team. Coleman also leads UMary with 34 steals.
 
AUSTIN DISPLAYING HIS POWERS
Freshman Andre Austin is off to a strong start. The Bismarck, ND, native leads the team in minutes played (354) and assists (42). The guard averages 7.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He scored 14 points in his first college game against Northwestern Oklahoma State University and set a season-high with 15 in a win over MSU Moorhead. Austin graduated from Bismarck High School, where he played for Jordan Wilhelm, a four-year starter for the Marauders from 2007-11 and a member of UMary's 2011 NCAA tournament team.
 
BOARD GAMES
Aggressive on the offensive boards, the Marauders are 38^th nationally in offensive rebounds (13.7/game).
 
FIRST
UMary head coach Darren Tighe earned his first win at the helm of the Marauders in a 78-73 home win over Minot State University to open NSIC play. The Marauders rallied from 20 points down to get the win… Three days later Tighe gained his second win as UMary downed South Dakota Mines. 
 
TOURNEY TOPPERS
The Marauders have beaten two teams who qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, downing Minot State 78-73 and MSU Moorhead 96-90. MSU Moorhead was also the NSIC tournament champion.
 
THREE
With the victory over MSU Moorhead, the Marauders equaled their NSIC win total from the 2024-25 conference season with three. 
 
DARREN TIGHE TAKES MARAUDERS HELM
Darren Tighe (pronounced TIE) is in his first season at UMary and earned his first two wins leading the Marauders in the first two home games of the season over Thanksgiving week. Running the show is not a new experience for Tighe. In ten years as a college head coach prior to UMary Tighe has a record of 169-112. In three seasons at Ridgewater (MN) Community College (2014-17), he led the Warriors to a mark of 48-34 that included a 20-win season to break a 50 year old school record for victories... In five seasons at Mayville (ND) State University (2017-22), the Comets went 92-42, won a league title and advanced to three national tournaments. Twice he earned coach of the year honors. The first season with the Comets, Mayville State went from nine wins the previous year to 18 wins… Tighe coached the previous two years at Dakota (SD) State University. In his first season the Trojans won 17 games and posted their first winning season in eight seasons.
 
ALL IN
Fourteen Marauders played in each of UMary's first two games of the season, including 11 players who made their debuts wearing the Blue & Orange. All 14 scored in at least one of the two games. Cayden Redfield, Tamerrein Henderson and Alex Dvorak played for UMary last season. Seeing their first minutes for the Marauders was Kelton Coleman, Amare Jackson, Andre Austin, Kenny Gonzalez, Relja Nagulic, Tshawn Bois, Noah Thomas, Jackson Ware, Parker Brodina, Ryan Larson and Tyresse Poku Mensah.
 
FAMILIAR FACES
The Marauders return four players from 2024-25. Sr. G Cayden Redfield is the leading returning scorer. Last year in his first season at UMary after transferring from United Tribes, Redfield averaged 4.7 ppg in 21 games. Three times he reached double digits, including 18 points against Minnesota State… Sophomore guard Tamerrein Henderson saw action in 27 games in his first collegiate season. He scored a season-best nine points against Central Oklahoma… Sophomore guard Alex Dvorak saw action in eight games as a redshirt freshman and hit 3-of-4 trey attempts… Ryan Larson is a redshirt freshman guard who did not play last season due to injury.
 
GET TO KNOW 'EM
In addition to new head coach Darren Tighe and new assistant coach Jacob Leier, the Marauders have 12 new players on the roster… Jr. G Kenny Gonzalez is the Marauders Northern Sun Player to Watch this season. He joins the Marauders after two seasons at San Diego City College, where he averaged 12.1 points/game and earned all-conference first team honors… Jr. guard Amare Jackson averaged 16.6 ppg last year at Skagit Valley College and received All-American, All-Region and all-academic honors… Fr. G Andre Austin is a 2-time all-state player from Bismarck, ND, and played for former Marauders player Jordan Wilhelm at Bismarck High School… Jr. G Kelton Coleman played 25 games last season for NSIC rival Augustana… Tshawn Bois is a junior guard from Quebec, Canada, and transferred to UMary from Lamar (CO) Community College after scoring 13.2 ppg last year… Fr. G Tyrese Poku Mensah comes to UMary from London, England… Wyatt Westin is a Fr. G from Shiloh Christian HS in Bismarck, ND… Parker Brodina is a freshman guard from Devils Lake, ND, where he was named the 2025 North Dakota Class A Senior Athlete of the Year… New Zealand native Sini Tuakoi is a junior forward who played at the New Mexico Military Institute last year after a season at Clarendon College… Relja Nagulic, a native of Serbia, is a sophomore forward who played at Coffeyville Community College last season… A native of Australia, Jackson Ware is a junior forward joining the Marauders after playing two seasons at Purdue Northwest… Noah Thomas is a senior guard joining the Marauders from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he started 17 games last season after previously playing at Chabot College and Oregon Institute of Technology.
 
MARAUDERS BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION
Single game and season tickets are available at www.UMaryTickets.com and via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices. Fans who purchase tickets online at www.UMaryTickets.com and on the HomeTown Fan App receive a discount over tickets purchased at the gate.
 
Basketball Ticket Prices – Online

• Adult tickets $10 plus fees
• Seniors and Youth (ages 13-18) $5 plus fees
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 plus fees

 
Basketball Ticket Prices – At the gate

• Adults tickets $15 cash | $15 + fees with credit card
• Seniors and Youth (aged 13-18) $10 cash | $10 + fees with credit card
• Children 12 and under are FREE when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

 
Note

• Both cash and credit card payments will be accepted at the UMary ticket gate.
• UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE. Children ages 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE. If children 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult the admission fee is $5 cash | $5 + fees with credit card.

 
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