THIS WEEK
Senior and Alumni Day highlights the final week of the 2025-26 season for the University of Mary men's basketball team as the Marauders play one last road game before closing out the season at home.
 
UMary wraps up a 3-game road trip with a visit to Northern State University on Thursday, February 19. Tipoff between the Marauders and the Wolves is 7:30 pm inside Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, SD.
 
The Marauders return home to host I-94 rival University of Jamestown on Saturday, February 21. The Marauders recognize their two seniors plus their alumni on the final day of the season. Game time is 4 pm on Al Bortke Court at the University of Mary's McDowell Activity Center.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage
 
SENIOR DAY
Marauders basketball will honors seniors Cayden Redfield and Noah Thomas during Senior Day on February 21. A recognition ceremony will be held at halftime of the UMary-Jamestown women's basketball game, which starts at 2 pm. Redfield is a guard from Hardin, MT, and is in his second season at UMary. He is earning a university studies degree with minors in psychology and biomechanics. A native of Chico, CA, Thomas is in his first season at UMary and is earning a Business Administration degree.  
 
ALUMNI DAY
The University of Mary honors its men's basketball alumni on Saturday, February 21.  
 
THE RECORDS
UMary enters the week with a record of 5-21 overall, 3-17 in the Northern Sun (16^th place) and 3-9 in the NSIC North (7^th)… Northern State is 10-16 overall, 10-10 in the NSIC (T-8^th) and 7-5 in the NSIC North (T-3^rd)… Jamestown is 13-13 overall, 11-9 in the NSIC (7^th) and 7-5 in the NSIC North (T-3^rd).
 
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!
 
LAST WEEK
A pair of late rallies fell just short for the Marauders in two NSIC road games… UMary closed within a point with 43 seconds to go in a 75-69 loss at MSU Moorhead. Jackson Ware posted his first double double with 13 points and ten rebounds. Cayden Redfield added 12 points and Kelton Coleman had 10. UMary owned a 46-30 edge in rebounding… UMary closed within a possession of UMC with 1:17 to play but the Golden Eagles held off the last charge to beat the Marauders 71-66. All 12 Marauders who played in the game scored with Cayden Redfield's 16 points leading the way. National player of the week Spencer Swanson had 31 points and 13 rebounds for UMC.    
 
OPPO RESEARCH
Northern State has secured a spot in the NSIC tournament and is fighting for a home playoff game in the first round. The Wolves can finish anywhere from 5^th to 12^th in the final standings. Joshua Book leads four Wolves in double figures, averaging 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game with a team-best 115 assists. James Glenn and Marshawn Smith are adding 11.5 and 11.2 points per game respectively, while Simon Akena is averaging 11.0. Tobi Obiora leads the team off the glass, averaging 7.1 rebounds per contest, followed by Book and Smith adding 5.1 apiece. Obiora is also shooting a team best 60.2% from the floor this season.
 
Jamestown is in its first season competing in the Northern Sun and has a chance to finish as high as 3^rd in the NSIC and as low as 11^th place. The Jimmies are coached by former UMary assistant Casey Bruggeman. Anthony Walters leads the Jimmies in scoring at 18.8 points/game while shooting 46.5% from the floor and 41.4% from behind the arc. Owen Hektner chips in 12.0 ppg.
 
HISTORY LESSON – UMARY VS. NORTHERN STATE
In a series dating back to November 1986 when UMary defeated Northern State 76-73, the Marauders are 8-30 against the Wolves. UMary snapped a 15-game losing streak to Northern State with a 76-72 road win November 26, 2024. Ty Rogers scored a game-high 19 points and Jeremiah Jones added 15 in UMary's last game in Aberdeen, SD… UMary's last home win occurred December 4, 2015. Brandon Tyler hit a free throw with 25 seconds left to break a tie in a 60-58 Marauders win. Marquealis Edwards scored 16 points to lead UMary… LAST MEETING The visiting Wolves downed the Marauders 87-68 on December 4, 2025. Tamarrein Henderson led UMary with 17 points as he hit all three of his treys. The Wolves knocked down 15 treys in 33 chances in the win. James Glenn hit six treys and led NSU with 22 points.
 
HISTORY LESSON – MARAUDERS VS. JIMMIES
Separated by just 100 miles along Interstate 94, the Marauders and the University of Jamestown have played just three times since UMary joined the Northern Sun and NCAA Division II in 2006-07 with the Jimmies winning all three. Jamestown defeated UMary last season 82-69 in Bismarck, ND, on November 14, 2024. Anthony Walters scored 35 for UJ and Kevin McGaskey had 16 for UMary... On November 11, 2017, the visiting Jimmies downed UMary 86-76… Before this season, UMary last played at Jamestown January 13, 2006, with the home team downing the Marauders 82-74… The Jimmies have won the last 12 meetings with the Marauders… UMary last defeated Jamestown 67-62 on the road January 24, 2002, when both teams competed in the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC-10)… LAST MEETING Playing in Jamestown for the first time since 2006, the Marauders suffered a 99-91 double overtime loss in the first Northern Sun meeting between the two teams on December 6, 2025. Kelton Coleman led UMary with 22 points. Cayden Redfield had 12 points, Tamarrein Henderson 11, and Tshawn Bois and Noah Thomas both had 10. Anthony Walters and Ford Okehi both scored 25 for the Jimmies.
 
FOR THREE!

• UMary leads the NSIC in treys made/game at 10.3 and ranks 15^th in the country
• The Marauders are 2^nd in the nation and lead the NSIC in 3-point attempts/game (32.2)
• UMary hit a season-high 16 against Bismarck State and against Wayne State College. The 16 treys are the most in a single game by UMary since the Marauders dropped 17 at Saint Martin's University on November 19, 2008.  
• The Marauders have hit at least 11 treys in their last five games

 
BENCH BOOST
The Marauders bench scores 34.4 points/game to rank 12^th in NCAA D2 and 1^st in the NSIC.
 
ROTATE
A high-energy Marauders offensive and defensive playing style has opened the door to numerous playing combinations. Eleven Marauders have earned starts this season… Five Marauders have played in all 26 games with Tamarrein Henderson and Jackson Ware the lone two who have started every game… The 12 Marauders who have played at least 10 games this season average at least 10.9 minutes/game.
 
STOP THIEF
Leading a high-pressure Marauders defense, Kelton Coleman is 2^nd in the Northern Sun in steals and ranks 22^nd in NCAA Division II with 2.4 steals/game. Coleman had a career-best six steals against Jamestown… As a team the Marauders average 8.9 steals/game to rank 2^nd in the NSIC. UMary is also 2^nd in the NSIC in turnovers forced/game (13.4).
 
BALANCE
Through 26 games, 10 Marauders average over 5.0 points per game. Kelton Coleman leads UMary in scoring at 12.7 ppg. Next on the scoring list are Cayden Redfield (9.4 ppg), Tshawn Bois (6.7 ppg), Jackson Ware (7.2 ppg), Tamarrein Henderson (6.4), Andre Austin (6.8), Noah Thomas (7.3), Amare Jackson (7.2), Parker Brodina (5.4) and Alex Dvorak (5.5). Bois, Redfield, Thomas and Jackson primarily do their damage off the bench. 
 
MINUTES
Eleven Marauders average at least 10.9 minutes per game, with no one averaging over 26.2 minutes/game. Freshman Andre Austin averages a team-high 26.2 minutes/game, just ahead of Kelton Coleman (23.2), Tamarrein Henderson (22.2), Jackson Ware (21.5) and Parker Brodina (20.6). 
 
COLEMAN TAKES THE LEAD
Kelton Coleman, a junior from Fort Worth, TX, has led UMary in scoring nine times in 26 games and has reached double figures 18 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 3.4 rebounds/game. He has gone to the free throw line 93 times, 38 more times than anyone else on the team. Coleman also leads UMary with 62 steals and is second in assists (50).
 
AUSTIN POWER PLAY
Freshman Andre Austin is off to a strong start in his collegiate career. The Bismarck, ND, native leads the team in minutes played (26.2 minutes/game) and assists (56). The guard averages 6.8 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 (13.3/game) and 1^st in the NSIC.
 
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. 
 
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).
 
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
Fifteen Marauders have played this season, including 11 who have played at least 10 games and eight who have competed in all 16 games. Three played for the Marauders last season (Cayden Redfield, Tamerrein Henderson and Alex Dvorak) with 12 others making their debut in the Blue & Orange this season: Kelton Coleman, Amare Jackson, Andre Austin, Kenny Gonzalez, Relja Nagulic, Tshawn Bois, Noah Thomas, Jackson Ware, Parker Brodina, Ryan Larson, Tyresse Poku Mensah and Wyatt Westin.
 
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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