The WWU men's basketball team (12-4, 7-1 GNAC) closes out the first half of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference schedule with a pair of road games at first-place Seattle Pacific and defending regular-season champion Saint Martin's. Both games will stream live online via GNAC.tv.

 

The Vikings enter play this week with an overall 12-4 record with current 8-game winning streak. WWU has won 10 of its last 11 games dating back to the 91-69 win over Colorado Christian on Nov. 29. The season record includes a 9-2 mark in home games (3-2 away).

 

 

Thursday's game vs. the SPU Falcons features the top two teams in the GNAC standings, with WWU 7-1 in league play and SPU at 8-0. The Falcons carry a 12-game winning streak into the game, with the Vikings winners of their last eight games. 

 

This week's games against the I-5 rivals begins a season-high four-game road trip and continues a stretch of six out of eight games away from Bellingham. Following this week's games at SPU and SMU will remain on the road and travel to play Northwest Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho (1/30) and in-state rival Central Washington in Ellensburg (2/1).
 

THIS WEEK IN WWU MEN'S BASKETBALL
Thursday, January 23	Live Coverage
at Seattle Pacific  (12-4, 8-0)  »  7:00 pm  »  Seattle, WA  »  Brougham Pavilion	📊 LiveStats   🎥 Webcast
Saturday, January 25	Live Coverage
at Saint Martin's  (4-13, 2-6)  »  5:15 pm  »  Lacey, WA  »  Marcus Pavilion	📊 LiveStats   🎥 Webcast
Weekly Report + Season Statistics in PDF Format

 

The Vikings moved into a tie for 6^th place in this week's D2SIDA West Region Media Poll gathering 23 votes. Moved up from being ranked No. 9 last week and No. 10 in the previous poll.

M🏀 | @WWUHoops moves ⬆️ into a tie for 6th place in the D2SIDA West Region Media Poll.

Big game vs. No. 5 Seattle Pacific on Thursday in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/LrR6GSsnfV

— WWU Athletics (@WWUAthletics) January 20, 2020

WWU has seven of the 10 teams that are currently listed in the D2SIDA West Region Media Poll on the 2019-20 schedule, already having played No. 1 UC San Diego, No. 2 Azusa Pacific, No. 6 Cal Poly Pomona and No. 9 Concordia-Irvine. Play No. 5 Seattle Pacific this week.

 

WWU carries an 8-game winning streak into Thursday's game at SPU (who owns a 12-game win streak). This is the longest win streak by the Vikings since a 10-gamer Dec. 16, 2017-Jan. 20, 2018. This is the 22^ndwinning streak of 8-or-more games in program history.

 

Sophomore Jalen Green is averaging 14.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 steals per game this season, and is the Vikings leading scorer averaging 15.5 points per game in GNAC play. He is shooting 51.9% (84-for-162) and is 39-for-47 from the free throw line (83.0%). During the 8-game winning streak 16.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.6 blocks per game (59.3 FG%). Coming off a big week where he averaged 20.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, including a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double vs. Concordia.

 

·         West Region Rankings – Tied for 6^th in the D2SIDA West Region Media Poll.

·         GNAC Standings –2^nd in the conference standings with a 7-1 GNAC record (won 7 straight league games).

·         What Remains – 12 regular-season games remaining, all in GNAC play 5 at home, 7 on the road).

·         Blocked Shots – WWU leads the GNAC and ranks 6^th in NCAA II averaging 5.0 blocked shots per game.

·         Scoring Offense – 2^nd in the GNAC and ranks 51^st in NCAA II averaging 83.1 points per game.

·         Sharp Shooters – 4^th in the GNAC with a 47.2 FG% (449-for-952) and at 37.9% (142-for-375) in 3FG.

·         Defense – Holding opponents to 71.8 points per game, 2^nd-best in the GNAC (SPU is 1^st at 70.4).

·         Climbing the Charts – Trevor Jasinsky has scored 1,320 points, tied for 13^th-best in program history.

·         TJ for THREE – Trevor Jasinsky has made 175-pointers, 6^th-most all-time in WWU and 28^th in GNAC history.

·         The Battle of the Boards – Top rebounding team in the GNAC averaging 39.2 boards per game.

·         Magnificent Minnis – D'Angelo Minnis is averaging 12.2 points, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

·         Carver Success – Owns a 9-2 record in Carver Gym this season (3-2 on the road).

 

·         The Return of Rojas – Siaan Rojas is averaging 10.2 pts, 5.8 reb, 3.2 ast in 9 games back on the court.

·         Schilder Success – Logan Schilder is 2^nd in the GNAC in FG% (62.7), 3^rd in blocked shots (1.6/game) and 7^th in rebounding (6.8/game)…6^th in WWU and 13^th in GNAC history with 121 career blocked shots.

·         Green in GNAC – Jalen Green leads WWU averaging 15.5 points per game in 8 GNAC games.

·         Preseason Favorites – WWU was selected as the preseason favorites to win the GNAC.

·         Iron Man – Trevor Jasinsky has played in all 106 games possible in his WWU career (75 starts).

·         The Decade – Finished the 2010-19 decade with a 215-91 record for a .703 winning pct.

·         National Champions – WWU won the 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship.

·         The Head Coach – Tony Dominguez is in his 8^th season leading the Vikings and is 160-70 (.696).

Here is a look at the series history between the Vikings and this week's opponents:

 

·         Seattle Pacific – Series is tied 3-3 over last six games, but SPU has won last three meetings including sweep last season. SPU Holds 6-4 advantage in last 10 games in the series and 86-55 overall lead in the series. Vikings have won 3 of last 5 meetings in Royal Brougham Pavilion.

·         Saint Martin's – Teams split series last season with each earning a home win. Saint Martin's has won 3 of 5 dating back to 2017-18. WWU is 19-5 vs. SMU since the 2008-09 season and leads the all-time series 134-64.

 

WWU is alone in 2^nd place in the GNAC standings with a 7-1 league record heading into this week's action with road games at Seattle Pacific (Thursday) and Saint Martin's (Saturday):

 

 

Senior forward Trevor Jasinsky is tied for 13^th in WWU history with 1,320 points in 106 career games. Is averaging 12.5 points per game during his career. Over his last two seasons as a junior and senior (2018-19 & 2019-20), Jasinsky is averaging 18.2 points per game. The Camas native also ranks 6^th in WWU and 28^th in GNAC history with 175 career 3-pointers made. Jasinsky is averaging 15.3 points per game this season (10^thin GNAC) and 3.5 assists per game (tied for 4^th in GNAC).

 

 

Redshirt freshman guard D'Angelo Minnis is averaging 12.2 points and 3.3 assists per game while starting all 16 games this season. Scored in double-digits in last four games, averaging 16.5 points.

 

Logan Schilder ranks 3^rd in the GNAC (41^st in NCAA II) averaging 1.6 blocked shots per game this season. The 7-footer has recorded 121 career blocked shots, 14^th-most among active NCAA II players and 6^th-most in WWU history (13^th in GNAC history).

 

 

Tickets for all of WWU's home game can be purchased online in advance by visitingWWUVikings.com/MBB_Tickets. The box office in Carver Gym will also open one hour prior to tip-off for each home game.

 

The Vikings are 9-2 in Carver Gym this season, continuing the success in the on-campus venue from over the years. WWU owns an all-time record of 573-172 (.769) in Carver Gym, with head coach Tony Dominguez leading the Vikings to a 72-15 record (.828).

 

The Vikings were announced as the preseason favorite to win the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, topping the voting with 112 points and six first-place votes.

 

Head coach Tony Dominguez is in his eighth season at the helm of the program, and 25th overall at WWU. Dominguez has led the Vikings to a 160-70 record (.696) and was the 2016-17 GNAC Coach of the Year. He is assisted by David Dunham (4th season), Bob Hofstetter (7th season), Atiavo Jude (7th season) and Director of Basketball Operations Jonathan Kim.

 

WWU reached the 1,500 wins mark in program history with a 126-72 win over Capilano on December 15, 2019. According to the NCAA record book, WWU is the 12^th program currently at the NCAA Division II level that has recorded at least 1,500 wins (currently 1,506 all-time wins).

 

Recorded a pair of come-from-behind road wins two weeks ago to record a third consecutive Alaskan sweep with a 74-70 win at Alaska Anchorage and 71-63 at Alaska Fairbanks. WWU battled back from halftime deficits in both games to extend the winning streak to six straight. D'Angelo Minnis led the way averaging 17.0 points per game, followed by Trevor Jasinsky at 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game. WWU recorded the wins despite shooting just 26.3% from 3-point range (10-for-38) and 41.2% from the field (49-for-119), but won the rebounding battle (80-69).

 

The Vikings were selected as the GNAC Team of the Week following the two road wins in Alaska. WWU became the second program in the 19-year history of the GNAC to record a third consecutive road sweep of the Alaskan schools, and has now recorded seven road sweeps of UAA and UAF in program history, tying Seattle Pacific for the most in league history.

 

 

All conference games during the 2019-20 season will stream live and feature live statistical updates atGNAC.tv, with home games also on YouTube featuring rewind capability. In addition to being available online, all conference games will stream on the GNAC channel on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV. Live links can be accessed through WWUVikings.com/Live.

 

More information on the 2019-20 season, including statistics, schedule, roster and quick facts can be found online at WWUVikings.com/MBB and via social media on Twitter (@WWUHoops) and Facebook (@WWUmensbball).

 

One of the premier basketball programs in NCAA Division II, WWU has recorded a 20-win season in eight of the last 11 seasons. WWU is a six-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion and has appeared in the NCAA II Elite 8 three times. The Vikings won the 2011-12 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. WWU is the 12th winningest Division II program with its 1,506 victories.