2007-08 Standings, Schedule & Results:

Friday, October 26
Black Hills State def. @ Montana Tech 84-76
Mayville State Classic – Mayville, ND (DaSU, MaSU)
   Brandon, Manitoba def. Dakota State 73-58
   * Mayville State def. Lakehead, Ontario 108-93
     (* - Denotes game was forfeited)

@ Carroll, MT def. South Dakota Mines 87-84

Saturday, October 27
Mayville State Classic – Mayville, ND (DaSU, MaSU)
   Lakehead, Ontario def. Dakota State 77-75
   Brandon, Manitoba def. Mayville State 85-82
@ Montana Tech def. South Dakota Mines 75-61

Sunday, October 28
Jamestown def. Lakehead, Ontario @ Jamestown High 105-81

Brandon, Manitoba def. @ Minot State 98-95

Monday, October 29
Dakota State @ Univ. of Mary (Exhibition) 7:00

Tuesday, October 30
Valley City State def. @ Trinity Bible, ND 88-48

Thursday, November 1

@ Lakehead, Ontario def. Mayville State 99-86

Friday, November 2
Dakota State def. @ Peru State, NE 83-69
@ Jamestown def. Dordt, IA 86-83
Minot State def. @ Great Falls, MT 92-80
Northwestern, IA def. @ Valley City State 73-60

Saturday, November 3
@ Black Hills State def. Mount Marty, SD 72-71
@ Dana, NE def. Dakota State 77-50
Dickinson State def. @ Great Falls, MT 57-43
Northwestern, IA def. @ Jamestown 89-82
@ Montana State-Northern def. Minot State 87-75
Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. @ South Dakota Mines 95-91
@ Valley City State def. Dordt, IA 76-65

Sunday, November 4
Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. @ Black Hills State 85-80
@ South Dakota Mines def. Mount Marty, SD 64-63

Monday, November 5
@ Mayville State def. Trinity Bible, ND 110-65
Valley City State @ St. Cloud State, MN (Exhibition) 7:00

Friday, November 9
@ Morningside, IA def. Black Hills State 76-67
Ed Harter Classic – Madison, SD (DaSU, MaSU)
   Dana, NE def. Mayville State 81-66
   Hastings, NE def. Dakota State 85-73
@ Mount Marty, SD def. Jamestown 82-73
@ Minot State def. Great Falls, MT 89-84
Valley City State def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 86-60

Saturday, November 10
Ed Harter Classic – Madison, SD (DaSU, MaSU)
   Hastings, NE def. Mayville State 73-70
   Dana, NE def. Dakota State 70-67
@ Dickinson State def. Great Falls, MT 79-51
Jamestown def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 101-83
Montana State-Northern def. @ Minot State 85-73
Valley City Statedef. @ Mount Marty, SD 68-61

Tuesday, November 13
@ Valley City State def. Sioux Falls, SD 80-61

Friday, November 16
Grace Classic – Omaha, NE (BHSU, SDM)
   Grace, NE def. South Dakota Mines 68-65
   Black Hills State def. Midland Lutheran, NE 73-62
@ Dakota State def. Waldorf, IA 88-75
Northwestern Tournament – St. Paul, MN (JC)
   Jamestown def. Grand View, IA 73-61
Wisconsin-Stout Tournament – Menomonie, WI (MaSU)
   Viterbo, WI def. Mayville State 78-68

Saturday, November 17
Grace Classic – Omaha, NE (BHSU, SDM)
   Midland Lutheran, NE def. South Dakota Mines 78-74
   Grace, NE def. Black Hills State 80-73 (OT)
Montana Tech Tournament - Butte, MT (DiSU)
   Dickinson State def. Montana-Western 74-69
Northwestern Tournament – St. Paul, MN (JC)
   Jamestown def. Northwestern, MN 87-75
   Wisconsin-Stout Tournament – Menomonie, WI (MaSU)
Mayville State def. Finlandia, MI 85-72

Sunday, November 18
Montana Tech Tournament - Butte, MT (DiSU)
   Montana Tech def. Dickinson State 61-59

Tuesday, November 20
University of Mary, ND def. @ Mayville State 82-73
Valley City State def. @ Minnesota-Crookston 78-63

Wednesday, November 21
@ Dickinson State def. Rocky Mountain, MT 80-76
@ Minot State def. Montana-Western 67-59

Friday, November 23
US Bank Thanksgiving Classic – Rapid City, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Dana, NE def. Black Hills State 82-74
   Johnson & Wales, CO def. South Dakota Mines 93-89 (OT)
Hastings Thanksgiving Classic – Hastings, NE (DaSU)
   Hastings, NEdef. Dakota State 86-56
Sam Milanovich Classic – Dickinson, ND (DiSU)
   Dickinson State def. Montana Western 74-64

Saturday, November 24
US Bank Thanksgiving Classic – Rapid City, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Black Hills State def. Johnson & Wales, CO 93-58
   South Dakota Mines def. Dana, NE 80-70
Hastings Thanksgiving Classic – Hastings, NE (DaSU)
   Doane, NE def. Dakota State 93-81

Sunday, November 25
Sam Milanovich Classic – Dickinson, ND (DiSU)
   Dickinson State def. Montana State-Northern 70-56

Tuesday, November 27
@ Univ. of North Dakota def. Dickinson State 69-55
Mayville State def. @ Minnesota-Morris 71-68
@ Valley City State def. Presentation, SD 77-58

Thursday, November 29
@ Jamestown def. Minnesota-Morris 99-96

Friday, November 30
MSU-Northern Tournament - Havre, MT (DiSU)
   Rocky Mountain, MT def. Dickinson State 95-69
@ Montana Tech def. Minot State 79-76
Trinity International Tournament – Deerfield, IL (VCSU)
   Valley City State def. Trinity International, IL 73-45

Saturday, December 1
@ Black Hills State def. Chadron State, NE 78-67
MSU-Northern Tournament - Havre, MT (DiSU)
   MSU-Northern def. Dickinson State 59-55
@ Minnesota-Morris def. Jamestown 83-78 (ot)
@ Montana-Western def. Minot State 84-81 (ot)
South Dakota Mines def. @ Presentation, SD 82-72
Trinity International Tournament – Deerfield, IL (VCSU)
  Grace, IN def. Valley City State 70-63

Wednesday, December 5
@ Mayville State def. Dakota State 85-66
@ South Dakota Mines def. Black Hills State 70-57
@ Valley City State def. Jamestown 58-44

Thursday, December 6
Minot State def. @ Dickinson State 77-64

Friday, December 7
@ Black Hills State def. Rocky Mountain, MT 96-83

Saturday, December 8
Peru State, NE @ Dakota State - Postponed until Tuesday, Feburary 5
@ Jamestown def. Trinity Bible, ND 111-55
@ Mayville State def. York, NE 99-78
Rocky Mountain, MT def. @ South Dakota Mines 69-66

Sunday, December 9
University of Manitoba @ Jamestown - Rescheduled for Friday, December 14

Monday, December 10
Dakota Wesleyan def. @ Dakota State 83-62

Thursday, December 13
University of Mary, ND def. @ Black Hills State 89-78

Friday, December 14
@ Mount Marty, SD def. Dakota State 73-72

Jamestown def. University of Manitoba @ Jamestown High 89-80

Saturday, December 15
@ Montana-Western def. Dickinson State 72-61
@ University of North Dakota def. Jamestown 85-71
Mayville State def. @ Minnesota-Crookston 96-80
Rocky Mountain, MT def. @ Minot State 96-89
Great Falls, MT def. @ South Dakota Mines 65-58

Thursday, December 27
Clarke College Holiday Tournament – Dubuque, IA (VCSU)
   Valley City State def. Cardinal Stritch, WI 75-65

Friday, December 28
Perkins Classic – Spearfish, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Montana State-Northern def. South Dakota Mines 75-57
   Black Hills State def. Dordt, IA 87-76
Rocky Mountain Classic - Billings, MT (DiSU)
   Carroll, MT 6:00 def. Dickinson State 74-59
Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tournament - Eau Claire, WI (JC)
   Jamestown def. Viterbo, WI 86-83
Univ. of Winnipeg Tournament – Winnipeg, MB (MiSU)
   Minot State def. University of Manitoba 80-70

Saturday, December 29
Perkins Classic – Spearfish, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Dordt, IA def. South Dakota Mines 93-73
   Black Hills State def. Montana State-Northern 90-78
Rocky Mountain Classic - Billings, MT (DiSU)
   Rocky Mountain, MT def. Dickinson State 78-68
Wisconsin-Eau Claire Tournament - Eau Claire, WI (JC)
   Jamestown def. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 85-76
@ Minnesota State-Moorhead def. Mayville State 75-72
Univ. of Winnipeg Tournament – Winnipeg, MB (MiSU)

  Minot State def. Univ. of Winnipeg 77-53
Clarke College Holiday Tournament – Dubuque, IA (VCSU)
   Clarke, IA def. Valley City State 56-49

Sunday, December 30
Univ. of Winnipeg Tournament – Winnipeg, MB (MiSU)

  Championship: Brock, Ontario def. Minot State 98-88

Monday, December 31

Clarke College Holiday Tournament – Dubuque, IA (VCSU)

  Third Place: Valley City State def. Simpson, IA 90-69

Wednesday, January 2
@ Minnesota-Crookston def. Dakota State 84-77
@ Bemidji State, MN def. Dickinson State 75-53

Thursday, January 3
@ Johnson & Wales, CO def. Black Hills State 87-80

Saturday, January 5
@ Minot State def. Presentation, SD 79-65
@ Johnson & Wales, CO def. South Dakota Mines 87-75

Sunday, January 6
@ Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. Dakota State 103-73

Monday, January 7
@ Valley City State def. Minnesota-Morris 89-57

Friday, January 11
Jamestown def. @ Black Hills State 68-57
Valley City State def. @ South Dakota Mines 69-52
Mayville State def. @ Dickinson State 71-70
@ Minot State def. Dakota State 90-67

Saturday, January 12
Valley City State def. @ Black Hills State 75-64
Jamestown def. @ South Dakota Mines 67-66
Dakota State def. @ Dickinson State 83-81
@ Minot State def. Mayville State 103-95

Friday, January 18
Black Hills State def. @ Dakota State 78-69
@ Mayville State def. South Dakota Mines 77-58
@ Jamestown def. Minot State 98-89
@ Valley City State def. Dickinson State 71-48

Saturday, January 19
South Dakota Mines def. @ Dakota State 85-57
@ Mayville State def. Black Hills State 84-79
@ Jamestown def. Dickinson State 79-63
Minot State def. @ Valley City State 81-76

Friday, January 25
@ Black Hills State def. Dickinson State 61-52
@ South Dakota Mines def. Minot State 87-86
@ Mayville State def. Jamestown 103-93
Valley City State def. @ Dakota State 71-58

Saturday, January 26
@ Black Hills State def. Minot State 80-75
Dickinson State def. @ South Dakota Mines 77-64
Jamestown def. @ Dakota State 86-61
@ Mayville State def. Valley City State 84-80

Friday, February 1
@ Minot State def. Black Hills State 102-89
@ Dickinson State def. South Dakota Mines 71-57
@ Jamestown def. Dakota State 84-64
@ Valley City State def. Mayville State 92-74

Saturday, February 2
@ Dickinson State def. Black Hills State 69-59
@ Minot State def. South Dakota Mines 91-71
@ Jamestown def. Mayville State 83-74
@ Valley City State def. Dakota State 82-70

Tuesday, February 5

@ Dakota State def. Peru State, NE 76-52

Friday, February 8
Dakota State def. @ South Dakota Mines 72-70
@ Black Hills State def. Mayville State 119-65
Jamestown def. @ Dickinson State 53-48
@ Minot State def. Valley City State 87-68

Saturday, February 9
@ Black Hills State def. Dakota State 69-49
@ South Dakota Mines def. Mayville State 68-64
Jamestown def. @ Minot State 88-67
Valley City State def. @ Dickinson State 66-56

Friday, February 15
Black Hills State def. @ Valley City State 58-56
@ Jamestown def. South Dakota Mines 83-73
Dickinson State def. @ Dakota State 62-50
Minot State def. @ Mayville State 95-93

Saturday, February 16
@ Jamestown def. Black Hills State 87-77
@ Valley City State def. South Dakota Mines 80-67
@ Mayville State def. Dickinson State 74-69
Minot State def. @ Dakota State 88-80

Wednesday, February 20
@ Dakota State def. Mayville State 77-73
@ Black Hills State def. South Dakota Mines 81-70
Valley City State def. @ Jamestown 78-65
@ Minot State def. Dickinson State 89-86 (ot)

Sunday, February 24
DAC Tournament - Quarterfinals

  @ #1 Jamestown College def. #8 Dakota State 84-55

  #5 Black Hills State def. @ #4 Mayville State 84-82

  @ #2 Minot State def. #7 South Dakota Mines 76-73

  @ #3 Valley City State def. #6 Dickinson State 85-67

Wednesday, February 27
DAC Tournament - Semifinals

  @ #1 Jamestown College def. #5 Black Hills State 84-67

  @ #2 Minot State def. #3 Valley City State 95-80

Sunday, March 2
DAC Tournament – Championship

  #2 Minot State def. @ #1 Jamestown College 87-85

NAIA Division II Tournament – Point Lookout, MO

Wednesday, March 12

  #15 Cedarville, OH def. Jamestown College 83-59

Thursday, March 13

  #5 Northwestern, IA def. Minot State 97-90

2007-08 Men's Basketball Players of the Week:

For the Week of February 25-March 02, 2008:

Men: CJ DeWitty; Minot State; Junior; Guard; Austin, TX

DeWitty caused a Jamestown turnover with a jump ball with ten seconds left in the contest and then hit the game winning shot as the buzzer sounding as the Beavers defeated the Jimmies, 87-85, in the DAC tournament championship, giving the Beavers a berth to the national tournament. In the championship triumph, he had 23 points, four rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block and had a 20 points, nine rebound, five assist, two steal and three block performance in a semifinal win over Valley City State. In the two ballgames, he was 15 of 31 from the field, including 5 of 13 on 3-point attempts and connected on 8 of his 11 free throw tries.

For the Week of February 18-24, 2008:

Men: Matt Witwer; Minot State; Senior; Forward; Minot, ND

Witwer recorded 40 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals as the Beavers closed out the regular season with a win and opened the conference tournament with a victory.  In the two contests, he was 14 of 17 from the field, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range and connected on 10 of his 13 free throw attempts.

For the Week of February 11-17, 2008:

Men: Jake Holen; Jamestown College; Senior; Guard; LaMoure, ND

Holen had 55 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and a steal in leading the Jimmies to a sweep of their conference games that clinched the regular season DAC championship.  In the two wins, he was 15 of 33 from the field, including 6 of 12 from the 3-point arc and hit 19 of 20 from the free throw line.  Holen's 55 points moved him into fifth place on the Jimmies' career scoring list with 1551 points.

For the Week of February 04-10, 2008:

Men: Cain Atkinson; Black Hills State; Freshman; Guard; Evanston, WY

Atkinson had 43 points, four assists, two rebounds and two steals in helping the Yellow Jackets to a 2-0 week.  In the two victories, he was 13 of 27 from the field, including 10 of 15 from the 3-point stripe and connected on 7 of 8 of his free throw attempts.

For the Week of January 28-February 03, 2008:

Men: Joe Backus; Dakota State; Senior; Forward; Wentworth, SD

Backus scored 60 points, grabbed 20 rebounds and added one steal and one block for the week as the Trojans dropped a pair of road contests.  In the two games, he was 20 of 27 from the field, including 2 of 3 on 3-point attempts and hit 18 of 20 from the free throw line.

For the Week of January 21-27, 2008:

Men: Marques Benjamin; Mayville State; Senior; Guard; San Francisco, CA

Benjamin scored 47 points, handed out 18 assists and added seven rebounds and a steal in helping the Comets to victories over #23 Jamestown College and #16 Valley City State.  For the week, he was 11 of 19 from the field, including 5 of 8 from the three point arc and connected on 20 of 21 from thee free throw line.

For the Week of January 14-20, 2008:

Men: Jake Holen; Jamestown College; Senior; Guard; LaMoure, ND

Holen scored a career high 40 points in a win over Minot State and 27 points in a triumph over Dickinson State to move into eighth place on the Jimmies’ all time scoring list with 1382 points.  Holen added five rebounds, six assists and two steals for the week.  In the two games, he was 21 of 32 from the field, including 8 of 16 from the 3-point line and connected on 17 of his 21 free throw attempts.

For the Week of January 07-13, 2008:

Men: Aaron Patterson; Minot State; Junior; Guard; Freemont, CA

Patterson recorded 54 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Beavers swept a pair of home conference contests.  For the week, he was 19 of 31 from the field, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range and hit 13 of 15 from the free throw stripe.

For the Week of December 31, 2007-January 06, 2008:

Men: Mike Stowman; Valley City State; Junior; Guard; Tower City, ND

Stowman had 30 points, two rebounds and a block in the Vikings’ 90-69 win over Simpson, IA.  In the game, he was 11 of 17 from the field, including 6 of 11 from the 3-point stripe and hit 2 of 2 from the free throw line.

For the Week of December 24-30, 2007:

Men: Matt Witwer; Minot State; Senior; Forward; Minot, ND

Witwer scored 48 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and added seven assists and three steals as the Beavers went 2-0 at the University of Winnipeg Tournament.  In the two outings, he was 18 of 32 from the field, including 6 of 9 on 3 point attempts and connected on 6 of 9 from the free throw line.

For the Week of December 17-23, 2007:

Men: No games played.

For the Week of December 10-16, 2007:

Men: Tremel Gilot; Mayville State; Senior; Guard; Chicago, IL

Gilot had 30 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals in a 96-80 win over Minnesota-Crookston.  In the lone game of the week for the Comets, he was 13 of 20 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free throw line.

For the Week of December 03-09, 2007:

Men: Michael Ross; South Dakota Mines; Sophomore; Guard; Fort Worth, TX

Ross scored 29 points and added six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals as the Hardrockers went 1-1 for the week.  In the two contests, he was 13 of 28 from the field, including 1 of 3 on 3-pointers and hit 2 of 2 from the free throw stripe.

2007-08 All DAC Teams & Post-Season Awards:

2007-08 Season Statistics:

Team Stats: