WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College men's basketball team continues its Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) slate with a home game against Heidelberg University on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
The Teams: Wilmington and Heidelberg. The Quakers enter the match with a 3-4 overall record and looking for their first conference victory after a 74-62 defeat to Ohio Northern University on Wednesday. The Student Princes are are 6-1 overall and 2-0 in OAC contests having most recently beat the University of Mount Union, then ranked No. 2, 82-70 last Saturday.
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. Andy Bucheit, a 2005 alumnus of Wittenberg University, is in his 10th season as Heidelberg's head coach. He was named the 2020-21 OAC Coach of the Year.
The Players: Wilmington is led by a pair of frontcourt players as Abdul Kanu and Obed Achirem both score in double figures. Kanu leads the way at 14.8 points per game while Achirem nearly averages a double-double with 9.9 rebounds per 40 minutes. Heidelberg features a balanced scoring attack as four Student Princes - Emmanuel Perdue, Tre Watkins, Seth Hohman, Isaiah Young - score between 10-12 points per game. Perdue leads the bunch with a dozen points while Eric Panning grabs 6.3 boards per contest.
Tale of the Tape: Points per game – Wilmington 73.6, Heidelberg 81.0; opponents' points per game – Wilmington 75.6, Heidelberg 71.7; field goal percentage – Wilmington 45.1, Heidelberg 41.4; three-point percentage – Wilmington 31.0, Heidelberg 38.3; free throw percentage – Wilmington 58.1, Heidelberg 78.8; rebounding margin – Wilmington +1.4, Heidelberg +1.8; assist-to-turnover ratio – Wilmington 0.63, Heidelberg 1.3.
Top 25: Heidelberg checks in at No. 19 in the most recent D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll.
Recent History: Wilmington is 21-28 against Heidelberg since becoming an NCAA Division III member in the early 1990s. The Student Princes won both matchups last season. More information on the series history can be viewed by visiting the link above.
Tickets: Digital ticketing will be used for the contest. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of game time at 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 faces Mount Union on the road next Saturday.
