WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's basketball team continues Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) play at the University of Mount Union on 4 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Mount Union. The Fightin' Quakers are 4-15 on the season and 2-11 in conference competition after a 63-51 defeat at Capital University on Tuesday evening. The Purple Raiders are 16-2 overall and 10-2 in OAC competition after a 94-71 win at Baldwin Wallace University on Wednesday evening.
The Coaches: K.C. Hunt is in his 15th season as head coach of Wilmington's men's basketball program. Hunt, who has coached two All-Americans and seven of the school's 1,000-point scorers, led the Quakers to OAC Tournament titles in 2010 and 2014. He garnered Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year honors for guiding Wilmington to OAC Tournament title and a win in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2010. Mike Fuline is in his 11th season as Mount Union's head coach. He's guided the Purple Raiders to five OAC championships (regular season & tournament) and two NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament appearances.
The Players: Jeffery Mansifled leads Wilmington in scoring at 16.2 points while also assisting on over four assists per contest. Collann Aaron, Anthony Freeman, Noah Dado and Jayden Lewis all score over half-a-dozen points per game while Dado and Mansfield combine to grab over 13 rebounds per game. A quintet of Purple Raiders - Christian Parker, Ethan Stanislawski, Braedon Poole, Chris Painter Jr. and Darrell Newsom - all average double figures in scoring. Parker and Pool both grab eight rebounds a game.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Wilmington 66.9, Mount Union 83.9; opponents' points per game – Wilmington 72.9, Mount Union 66.6; field goal percentage – Wilmington 39.6, Mount Union 51.4; three-point percentage – Wilmington 29.8, Mount Union 38.4; free throw percentage – Wilmington 66.7, Mount Union 65.8; rebounding margin – Wilmington -4.9, Mount Union +4.9; assist-to-turnover ratio – Wilmington 0.86, Mount Union 1.40.
D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll: Mount Union checks in at No. 11 in the most recent D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
Recent History: Wilmington is 17-26 against Mount Union since becoming an NCAA Division III member in the early 1990s. The Purple Raiders have won 9-of-10 in the series. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
Coverage: Live statistics and live video of the game will be available – visit the links above.
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Up Next: Wilmington heads to Muskingum University for a 7 p.m. contest on Wednesday.
