Men's Basketball: Manchester (Ind.) (3-6 Overall) at Ohio Northern (2-5 Overall)
Saturday, December 21, 2019, 2 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Saturday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's basketball team dips out of Ohio Athletic Conference play, as it plays host to Manchester (Ind.) at 2 p.m. inside the ONU Sports Center … The Polar Bears own a 2-5 overall record, which includes an 0-3 mark in OAC action … Northern fell at home to Capital 76-50 last weekend … In that game, sophomore Brandon Waugh paced ONU with 14 points, which included four 3-pointers … Waugh is averaging nine points and a team-high 3.4 assists per game … Freshman C.J. Napier leads Northern, averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per contest … Napier hasn't played in the last two games due to a concussion sustained at Mount Union … Freshman Landen Long adds 13.1 points per game, while senior Austin Allemeier chips in 6.5 points points per contest … The Polar Bears average 64.3 points per game, connecting on 40.6 percent of their field-goal attempts and 33.1 percent of their 3-point shots … Northern is allowing opponents to score 75.9 points per game … Manchester lays claim to a 3-6 overall record and has dropped its last three games, which includes a 76-63 home loss to Capital … DeMoines Whitney leads a balanced scoring attack for the Spartans, pouring in 13.9 points per game … Three other players average double figures for a Manchester team scoring 74.4 points per game … The Spartans are allowing foes to score 92.2 points per contest.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters:
G - #1 Brandon Waugh, So. (11.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg)
G - #12 Landen Long, Fr. (13.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
F - #5 Austin Allemeier, Sr. (6.5 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.3 rpg)
F - #22 Caleb Bryan, Sr. (5.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
C - #34 Michael Berner, Fr. (3.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Napier | 17.8 | 1. | Napier | 6.8 | 1. | Long | 14 | 1. | Waugh | 3.4 | 1. | Waugh | 2.4 | ||||
| 2. | Long | 13.1 | 2. | Bryan | 4.6 | 2. | Waugh | 11 | 2. | Allemeier | 2.7 | 2. | Long | 1.1 | ||||
| 3. | Waugh | 9.0 | 3. | Waugh | 4.4 | 3. | Allemeier | 8 | 3. | Long | 1.1 | 3. | Napier | 1.0 |
All-Time Series: Ohio Northern is 4-1 all-time versus Manchester … The Polar Bears and Spartans last met in 1969 when Northern walked away with a 121-62 victory at the Marshall (Mich.) Tournament.
Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his fourth season at ONU with a 44-42 record, a winning percentage of .512.
