Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference: Season 2013-14

2012-13
2014-15
NSIC Ranking
North Division
 1. Bemidji St. 15-7 
 1. MSU Moorhead 15-7 
 1. St.Cloud St. 15-7 
 4. Northern St. 13-9 
 5. Minn.-Duluth 10-12 
 6. Mary 5-17 
 7. Minot St. 4-18 
 8. Minn.-Crookston 1-21 
South Division
 1. Minn.St.-Mankato (21) 19-3 
 2. Winona St. 18-4 
 3. SW Minnesota St. 14-8 
 4. Upper Iowa 13-9 
 5. Augustana, SD 12-10 
 5. Sioux Falls 12-10 
 7. Concordia-St.Paul 5-17 
 7. Wayne St., NE 5-17 
Minnesota State University Mankato wins the NSIC 2013-2014 title (Photo: Facebook page of Minnesota)

NSIC Women 2013-2014
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Minnesota State University Mankato 2013-14
Matt Margenthaler Matt Margenthaler Margenthaler
Assem Marei
Marei
Connor O'Brien
O'Brien
Gage Wooten
Wooten
Mike Busack
Busack
Zach Romashko
Romashko
# Name CM (INCH) Pos Bo NAT
50  Marei Assem 206 (6'9'') F 92 Egypt
42  O'Brien Connor 201 (6'7'') F 90 USA
32  Wooten Gage 193 (6'4'') G USA
4  Busack Mike 196 (6'5'') G USA
34  Romashko Zach 203 (6'8'') F 92 USA
2  Pope Grant 183 (6'0'') PG USA
22  Monaghan Zach 190 (6'3'') G 92 USA
1  Moten Jaymeson 180 (5'11'') PG USA
5  Brown Lucas 196 (6'5'') G 93 USA
24  Adler Tanner 196 (6'5'') G USA
23  Emge Michael 196 (6'5'') G USA
0  Rosenberg Charlie 198 (6'6'') F USA
44  Okafor TJ 198 (6'6'') F USA
3  Wohler Brady 193 (6'4'') G USA
10  Lake TJ 180 (5'11'') PG USA
21  Hanks Alex 190 (6'3'') G USA
Head Coach: Matt Margenthaler
Coach Assistant: Pat Monaghan


Mavericks Best Warriors to Win NSIC / Sanford Health Tournament - Mar 6, 2014

The #14 Minnesota State men's basketball team won its second straight NSIC Tournament championship Tuesday as it downed Winona State 75-66.
With the win, MSU improves to 29-4, while WSU falls to 26-7. MSU's 29 wins set a new single-season record for wins in a season.
Three Mavericks received NSIC All-Tournament honors for their efforts including junior Zach Monaghan (6'3''-G-92), junior Assem Marei (6'9''-F/C-92) and senior Gage Wooten (6'4''-G). Monaghan received tournament MVP honors as well.
Monaghan led all scorers with 24 points, to go along with five assists. Senior Connor O'Brien (6'7''-F-90) notched his 15th career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Marei posted his 17th career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
As a team, MSU shot 52.1% (25-of-48) from the field. The Mavericks also brought down 45 rebounds and registered eight blocks.
Riley Bambenek (6'5''-G-93) led WSU with 19 points, while Mark Blacklock (6'6''-F-92) notched 16 points and eight rebounds.
MSU controlled the pace throughout the majority of the first half as it led by as many as 11 points. Winona State managed to take the lead at 14-13 with 6:27 to go in the half, but the Mavericks would close out the half on a 21-10 run to take a 34-24 lead into the locker room.
Monaghan led all scorers with 12 points and three assists in the first half, while O'Brien posted 11 points and seven rebounds.
As a unit, MSU shot 12-of-24 (.500) from the field in the first session. The Mavericks also brought down 22 rebounds and passed out seven assists.
Mark Blacklock (6'6''-F-92) led the Warriors in the first half with 10 points.
The Mavericks led by double figures through most of the second half. Winona State was able to pull to within six points of MSU on tow occasions, but each time the Mavericks would respond as they closed out the game with a 75-66 win.

Courtesy of NSIC

NSIC Tournament Final: Minnesota State - Winona State 75-66

NSIC Tournament Semifinals:
Minnesota State - Southwest Minnesota State 68-57
Winona State - MSU Moorhead 70-53

All-NSIC 1st Team 2014
Daniel Jansen
Jansen
Casey Schilling
Schilling
Brock Lutes
Lutes
Zach Noreen
Noreen
Jordan Reetz
Reetz

All-Tournament MVP: Zach Monaghan (6'3''-G-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato
Player of the Year: Zach Monaghan (6'3''-G-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato
Defensive Player of the Year: Kellen Taylor (6'7''-G-90) of Winona St.
Freshman of the Year: Riley Bambenek (6'5''-G-93) of Winona St.
Newcomer of the Year: Brock Lutes (6'4''-G-93) of Bemidji St.
Coach of the Year: Matt Margenthaler of Minn.St.-Mankato

1st Team
F: Daniel Jansen (6'9''-F-94) of Augustana, SD
F: Casey Schilling (6'6''-F-94) of Augustana, SD
G: Brock Lutes (6'4''-G-93) of Bemidji St.
F: Zach Noreen (6'6''-F-91) of Bemidji St.
G: Jordan Reetz (6'6''-G-92) of Minn.-Duluth
F/C: Assem Marei (6'9''-F/C-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato
G: Zach Monaghan (6'3''-G-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato
F: Matthew Craggs (6'6''-F-91) of St.Cloud St.
G: Joey Woods (6'2''-G-89) of Upper Iowa
G: Kellen Taylor (6'7''-G-90) of Winona St.

2nd Team
F: Maxie Rosenbloom (6'6''-F-92) of Bemidji St.
G: Terez Vanpelt (6'0''-G-93) of Concordia-St.Paul
G: Gage Wooten (6'4''-G) of Minn.St.-Mankato
G: Tarell Clark (6'3''-G-90) of MSU Moorhead
G: Jordan Riewer (6'2''-G-91) of MSU Moorhead
PG: Vinard Birch (5'11''-PG-92) of SW Minnesota St.
C: Nick Smith (6'9''-C-92) of SW Minnesota St.
G: Jordan Poydras (6'3''-G) of St.Cloud St.
G: Riley Bambenek (6'5''-G-93) of Winona St.
G: Taylor Cameron (6'5''-G-91) of Winona St.

All-Tournament Team
G: Zach Monaghan (6'3''-G-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato
G: Kellen Taylor (6'7''-G-90) of Winona St.
F: Mark Blacklock (6'6''-F-92) of Winona St.
G: Gage Wooten (6'4''-G) of Minn.St.-Mankato
F/C: Assem Marei (6'9''-F/C-92) of Minn.St.-Mankato