WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's basketball team hosts Wittenberg University for a non-conference game at Fred Raizk Arena on Wednesday evening. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Wittenberg. The Quakers enter the matchup 3-1 on the season after an 82-74 win over Kenyon College last weekend. The Tigers stand at 2-1 having most recently defeated Mount St. Joseph University 67-61 on Tuesday.
The Coaches: Micah Mills enters his eighth season with the Wilmington men's basketball program with the 2022-23 campaign being his first as head coach. He helped WC to a 17-8 record during the 2018-19 season and came within a game of the program's first OAC regular season championships. Mills, a graduate of Ohio Valley University, spent three seasons as an assistant coach at fellow OAC member Otterbein University before coming to Wilmington. Matt Croci, a 1994 Wittenberg alumnus, is in his seventh season as Wittenberg's head coach. He's led the Tigers to a 112-41 record.
The Players: A duo of Quakers - Abdul Kanu & Obed Achirem - score in double figures with Kanu leading the way at 16.5 points per game. Achirem averages nearly a double-double with nine rebounds a contest while Bryce Bird assists on nearly three Wilmington baskets a game. Nearly half of Wittenberg's scoring comes from two people as Jerry Saunders Jr. and Trey Killens average 20.7 and 16.3 points per game respectively. Levi Boettcher grabs 8.3 boards per 40 minutes and also leads the Tigers in assists at 4.3 per contest.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Wilmington 77.0, Wittenberg 71.3; opponents' points per game – Wilmington 72.3, Wittenberg 74.3; field goal percentage – Wilmington 48.6, Wittenberg 45.3; three-point percentage – Wilmington 30.3, Wittenberg 26.3; free throw percentage – Wilmington 51.7, Wittenberg 71.7; rebounding margin – Wilmington +1.0, Wittenberg -13.0; assist-to-turnover ratio – Wilmington 0.69, Wittenberg 0.83.
Tickets: Digital ticketing will be used for the contest. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of game time at the link above.
Recent History: Wilmington is winless in eight meetings against Wittenberg since becoming an NCAA Division III member in the early 1990s. 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.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Up Next: Wilmington opens OAC play at Baldwin Wallace University on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
