BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University men's basketball team closed out its three-game preseason exhibition schedule with a 116-73 victory over Columbia Bible College Tuesday evening on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
 
The Vikings received points from all 12 players that suited up in the 43-point victory, led by a 21-point, 5-steal, 5-rebound, 4-assist performance by junior guard D'Angelo Minnis in just 19 minutes of play.
 
WWU's defense forced 29 turnovers, including 22 steals, which led to 45 points off turnovers.
 
Minnis was one of six players for Western that scored in double figures, with junior forward Jonathan Ned scoring 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting and senior guard Daniel Hornbuckle adding 15 points and four steals. Sophomore guard Kai Johnson dished out a team-high seven assists to go with 12 points, six rebounds and four steals.
 
WWU combined to shoot .516 from the field (48-for-93).
 
In three preseason games the Vikings went 3-0 with wins over Lincoln University (95-81), Douglas College (114-71) and tonight's 116-73 win over CBC. WWU averaged 108.3 points per game during the exhibition schedule.
 
Columbia Bible College (Abbotsford, BC) was led by a game-high 25 points from Keegan Schuurman.
  The 2022-23 regular season begins November 11-12 at the GNAC/CCAA Challenge in Burnaby, BC with the Vikings taking on Cal Poly Humboldt and Cal State Dominguez Hills. The complete 2022-23 WWU men's basketball schedule can be viewed online at WWUVikings.com/22-23_MBB.
  Fans wishing to purchase season tickets for the 2022-23 season can call the WWU Box Office at (360) 650-6103 to reserve their seats for the upcoming season.
  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 2012 NCAA Division II National Championship and advanced the following season to the NCAA II Final Four. Western has 20-win seasons in three of the last four years (and seven of nine) and won the 2020 GNAC Championships Tournament. WWU is the 12th winningest Division II program with its 1,528 all-time victories. Head coach Tony Dominguez enters his 10th season and 11th year as the Vikings head coach (28th overall at WWU) and is listed in the top 20 amongst active NCAA Division II head coaches with a .669 winning percentage (182-90).