Teams Inside the Pod
#1 Marian
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22-4 Overall
Crossroads League Tournament Champions
Crossroads League Regular Season Runners-Up
#10 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 5ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.565)
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Ranks Numberย 5ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.791)
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Ranks Numberย 6ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (30.154)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Turnover Margin (4.231)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (13.385)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (68.692)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in Total Steals (207)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.491)
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Ranks Numberย 23ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2134)
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Ranks Numberย 29ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (6.038)
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Ranks Numberย 32ย in Division I in Total Assists (371)
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Ranks Numberย 40ย in Division I in Steals per Game (7.962)
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Ranks Numberย 41ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (941)
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Ranks Numberย 44ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.370)
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Ranks Numberย 47ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (82.077)
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#2 Olivet Nazarene
15-4 Overall
CCAC Regular Season Champions
CCAC Tournament Runners-Up
#30 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.542)
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Ranks Numberย 8ย in Division I in Assists per Game (18.737)
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Ranks Numberย 9ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (5.105)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (31.000)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (31.316)
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Ranks Numberย 13ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.391)
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Ranks Numberย 14ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (8.474)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in 3-Pt Fg Pct (0.388)
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Ranks Numberย 16ย in Division I in Scoring Offense per Game (88.263)
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Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Total Blocks (97)
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Ranks Numberย 20ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (11.947)
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Ranks Numberย 39ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (39.789)
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Ranks Numberย 41ย in Division I in Total Assists (356)
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Ranks Numberย 42ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.736)
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Ranks Numberย 44ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.427)
#3 Indiana Tech
21-8 Overall
WHAC Tournament Champions
WHAC Regular Season Runners-Up
#37 Overall Seed
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Ranks Numberย 10ย in Division I in Total Assists (459)
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Ranks Numberย 11ย in Division I in Total Total Rebound Offense (1137)
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Ranks Numberย 14ย in Division I in Total Blocks (99)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.495)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total Scoring Offense (2264)
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Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (30.241)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Total Rebound Margin (6.897)
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Ranks Numberย 26ย in Division I in Total Rebound Defense (32.310)
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Ranks Numberย 33ย in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.211)
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Ranks Numberย 34ย in Division I in Scoring Defense per Game (70.414)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Assists per Game (15.828)
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Ranks Numberย 35ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct Defense (0.422)
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Ranks Numberย 43ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (3.414)
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Ranks Numberย 43ย in Division I in Scoring Margin (7.655)
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Ranks Numberย 46ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (39.207)
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Top Players
#21 Cameron Wolter 6’8 Sr. – 20.5ppg, 9.3rpg
2020-21 1st Team All-Crossroads League
2019-20 DII 3rd Team All-American
Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total
Scoring (512)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Total
Total Rebounds (232)
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Ranks Numberย 22ย in Division I in Field Goal
Pct (0.605)
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Ranks Numberย 23ย in Division I in Total
Rebounds per Game (9.280)
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Ranks Numberย 30ย in Division I in Points per
Game (20.480)
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Ranks Numberย 33ย in Division I in Defensive
Rebounds per Game (6.560)
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Ranks Numberย 44ย in Division I in Offensive
Rebounds per Game (2.720)
#30 Christian Stewart 6’0 Sr. – 15.4ppg, 3.9rpg, 3.7apg
2020-21 1st Team All-Crossroads League
2019-20 All-American
Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.917)
Ranks Number 38 in Division I in Assist/Turnover Ratio (2.735)
Ranks Number 48 in Division I in Total Assists (93)
#45 Alex Gross 6’10 Jr. – 21.6ppg, 11.7rpg, 4.6apg, 3.9bpg
2020-21 CCAC Player of the Year
2019-20 DII All-American
Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Blocks per Game (3.947)
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Ranks Numberย 2ย in Division I in Defensive Rebounds per Game (9.053)
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Ranks Numberย 3ย in Division I in Total Blocks (75)
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Ranks Numberย 4ย in Division I in Total Rebounds per Game (11.684)
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Ranks Numberย 12ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.637)
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Ranks Numberย 15ย in Division I in Points per Game (21.579)
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Ranks Numberย 17ย in Division I in Free Throw Pct (0.871)
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Ranks Numberย 21ย in Division I in Total Total Rebounds (222)
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Ranks Numberย 42ย in Division I in Assists per Game (4.632)
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#25 John Contant 6’3 Sr. – 19.6ppg, 4.0rpg, 3.6apg
2020-21 1st Team All-CCAC
Ranks Numberย 38ย in Division I in Points per Game (19.632)
#22 Josh Kline 6’9 Jr. – 14.66ppg, 6.6rpg
2020-21 1st Team All-WHAC
2019-20 DII All-American
Ranks Numberย 19ย in Division I in Field Goal Pct (0.611)
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Ranks Numberย 39ย in Division I in Total Total Rebounds (192)
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Ranks Numberย 39ย in Division I in Total Blocks (29)
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Ranks Numberย 45ย in Division I in Offensive Rebounds per Game (2.690)
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Points Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Gross ONU ย 21.58
2.ย ย ย ย ย Cameron Wolter Marianย 20.48
3.ย ย ย ย ย John Constant ONU ย 19.63
4.ย ย ย ย ย Christian Stewart Marian ย 15.44
5.ย ย ย ย ย Josh Kline Indiana Tech ย 14.66ย
Rebounds Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Gross ONU ย 11.7
2.ย ย ย ย ย Cameron Wolter Marian ย 9.3
3.ย ย ย ย ย Rog Stein Indiana Tech ย 6.9
4.ย ย ย ย ย Josh Kline Indiana Techย 6.6
5.ย ย ย ย ย Cade Chitty ONU ย ย 6.6ย
Assist Per Game Leaders
1.ย ย ย ย ย Alex Gross ONU ย 4.63
2.ย ย ย ย ย Cory McKinney Indiana Tech ย 4.21
3.ย ย ย ย ย Christian Stewart Marian ย 3.72
4. Christian Stewart ONU 3.68
5.ย ย ย ย ย Christian Harvey Marian ย 3.38ย
Matchups
Alex Gross leads the Tigers in Points, Rebounds, Assists, and Blocks! Him and John Contant have been a tough inside/outside threat all season long. This opening round matchup is really intriguing, This Tiger group plays with good pace, but also is really efficient offensively as they share the ball, especially in the open floor. This Tiger team will have to offset the Terrific Trio that Indiana Tech has in the opening round though if they want a shot at Marian.
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Tech has had some wild games this season. They have won 11 of their last 12 games including the WHAC Tournament. They are playing their best basketball of the season at the right time of the year and that makes them really dangerous in this Pod!
All-American’s Cameron Wolter and Christian Stewart have the helped lead the Knights toย 13 straight wins. Their last loss was a 7 point loss to #1 Indiana Wesleyan at the end of January.ย During the 13 game win streak, only 1 team has scored more than 75 points on them. The Knights are the favorite in this Pod, but it’s not going to be as easy as some of the other Pod groupings!
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Winner of #2 Olivet Nazarene vs #3 Indiana Tech
If you like really good BIGs then you’re going to love this Pod! We start off with a great matchup with Josh Kline and Rog Stein trying to find ways to shut down Alex Gross of ONU! This Indiana Tech squad is the only WHAC program that played all season long. The trio of Kline, Stein and Grant Smith will go to battle against Gross, John Contant and the Tigers of Olivet Nazarene. ONU was really rolling before falling victim to a buzzer beater by IU South Bend in the CCAC Tournament Title game. They have had some time to let those emotions ware off and get back to business. This is going to be a fun game!
The winner turns around and we get another BIG man clash with Cameron Wolter. Marian won the Crossroads League Tournament behind the play of Wolter and Christian Stewart. The Knights are for real, but no matter who they face in this game it should be a really fun game! If it so happens that ONU wins the opening round game, it is going to be fun watching the battle between Cameron Wolter and Alex Gross. The skillset and footwork by those two is like watching a coaching clinic during the game!
This Pod will come down to which team can execute and make the big play when it’s needed! We expect two really great games from this Pod.ย
