Indianola, Iowa – The Dominican University Men's Basketball team heads to Simpson College for the Bruce Wilson Shootout. The Stars will play two games at Simpson College, the first against Simpson and the second against North Central University or UW Eau-Claire.

North Central plays UW Eau-Claire Friday night.
Dominican plays Simpson Friday night.
The winners will play each other.
The losers will play each other.

Series History vs. Simpson:
All-Time Record/Streak: 0-0
-Friday night's game will mark the first time Dominican men's basketball has ever faced Simpson College.
 Series History vs. North Central:
All-Time Record/Streak: 0-0
-If Dominican and UW Eau-Claire play on Saturday, it will mark the first two times the schools will play each other in men's basketball.
Series History vs. Wisconsin Eau-Claire:
All-Time Record/Streak: 0-0
-If Dominican and North Central play on Saturday, it will mark the first two times the schools will play each other in men's basketball.

DU in Review:
-The Stars are 0-2 (0-0 NACC) on the 2025-2026 season.
-DU is 0-1 on the road in the 2025-2026 season.
-Dominican closed the 2024-2025 season with an 8-17 record, including going 5-13 in conference and 5-8 at home.
-The Stars missed out on the NACC Tournament last season and are looking to make it back into the playoff picture for the first time since the 2021-2022 season.
-Head Coach Troy Tonsil enters his 3^rd season at the helm of the Men's Basketball program at Dominican. Tonsil has amassed a career record of 18-32.

 
Last Time Out:
-Dominican fell in a close battle at Kalamazoo by the score of 83-75.
 -Sophomore Braydon Murphy continued his strong start to the season by posting 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, a steal, and was 3-4 from the field. 
 -Freshman Elijah Daugherty put up a new career-high in points (11), rebounds (4), assists (3), and minutes (28).
 -Sophomore Emmanuel Fuller dropped a career-high 10 points on 5-7 shooting from the floor.
 -Freshman Joseph Jones made an impact off the bench for the Stars, collecting a career-high 10 points on 4-5 shooting.

Familiar Faces:
-Senior Dominic Crapia enters his 4th season as a reliable 3-point shooter for the Stars. Crapia shot .359 from beyond the arc in 2024-25 and is in the joint lead in returners with 28 3-pointers made.
-Sophomore Lucas Underwood had a successful start to his collegiate career last campaign, averaging 5.6 points per game and had 28 3-pointers made.
-Senior Adrian Pelszynski will return as an integral part of Dominican's frontcourt. Pelszynski averaged 13.2 minutes per game last year alongside 4.5 points per game.
-Sophomore Braydon Murphy looks to improve upon a strong freshman season, as the center chipped in 2.7 points per game alongside 2.5 rebounds per game in a more limited role.  

Scouting Report:
-Simpson College is 1-3 to start the 2025-2026 season.
-The Storm beat Benedictine University 75-68 in their first game of the season.
-Simpson is riding a 3-game losing streak, losing to Illinois College (83-71), Augsburg (80-69), and Saint John's (Minn.) (85-66).
-The Storm is averaging 70.3 points per game compared to their opponents' 79.0.
-Simpson is shooting 38.4% from the floor, while their opponents are shooting 46.9% from the floor.
Scouting Report:
-North Central is 1-2 to start the 2025-2026 season.
-The Rams beat Saint Mary's of Minnesota 71-63 on November 15^th.
-NCU lost to Bethel University and Hamline University with the scores of 86-69 and 102-99.
-North Central is averaging 85.3 points per game compared to their opponents' 84.7 points per game.
-The Rams are shooting 45.7% from the floor, while their opponents are shooting 48.6% from the floor.
Scouting Report:
-UW Eau-Claire is 4-0 to start their 2025-2026 season.
-The Blugolds have beaten St. Norbert College (80-66), Carleton College (80-65), Cornell College (89-55), and RV Concordia Wisconsin (61-59).
-Eau-Claire averages 77.5 points per game compared to their opponents' 61.3 points per game.
-The Golds are shooting a stellar 46.2% from the floor and holding their opponents' shooting percentage to just 35.9%.