Brendan Buckley

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4 Brendan Buckley

Height:

6-4
Year:

JR
Hometown:

Omaha, Neb.
High School:

Creighton Prep
Position:

F

gp

33
pts/g

6.3
fg %

41.9
3pt %

34.0
ft %

70.6
reb/g

7.5
a/g

2.3

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result
Mar 2	at Northwestern	W, 93-83
Mar 5	at Hastings	L, 77-61
Mar 15	Lourdes	W, 93-78
Mar 16	Georgetown	W, 61-59
Mar 22	vs. Cumberlands (KY)	W, 80-74
Mar 23	vs. College of Idaho	L, 73-56

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	33	19
Games started	33	19
Minutes	895	497
Minutes per game	27.1	26.2
FG	75-179	48-110
FG Pct	41.9	43.6
3PT	33-97	23-58
3PT Pct	34.0	39.7
FT	24-34	12-16
FT Pct	70.6	75.0
Off rebounds	50	27
Def rebounds	197	122
Total rebounds	247	149
Rebounds per game	7.5	7.8
Personal fouls	52	33
Disqualifications	-	-
Assists	76	46
Turnovers	33	15
Assist to turnover ratio	2.3	3.1
Steals	27	15
Blocks	13	10
Points	207	131
Points per game	6.3	6.9
Points per 40 min	9.3	10.5

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Oct 27	at Waldorf	W, 84-66	1	27	2-9	22.2	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
Nov 3	at #16 Kansas Wesleyan	L, 84-73	1	25	2-5	40.0	1-4	25.0	3-4	75.0	8
Nov 4	vs. Bethany (KS)	W, 72-52	1	27	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Nov 15	at Concordia (NE)	W, 101-89	1	33	2-7	28.6	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	5
Nov 18	Mount Marty	W, 100-71	1	23	7-12	58.3	4-7	57.1	1-1	100.0	19
Nov 21	#23 Dordt (IA)	W, 103-88	1	29	4-8	50.0	0-2	0.0	2-2	100.0	10
Nov 29	(RV) Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 97-80	1	19	2-7	28.6	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	4
Dec 6	at Jamestown	L, 91-81	1	27	1-2	50.0	1-1	100.0	0-0	-	3
Dec 9	Midland	W, 100-88	1	27	4-7	57.1	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	10
Dec 16	vs. Bellevue (NE)	W, 83-61	1	25	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	4
Dec 19	at (RV) St. Thomas	W, 87-82	1	34	3-5	60.0	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	8
Dec 20	at #22 Florida Memorial (FL)	L, 88-83	1	32	3-11	27.3	2-8	25.0	3-3	100.0	11
Dec 30	Grand View	W, 95-84	1	35	5-8	62.5	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	12
Jan 6	at (RV) Hastings	W, 81-76	1	31	1-6	16.7	0-3	0.0	0-0	-	2
Jan 10	at Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	L, 90-86	1	32	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	2-2	100.0	8
Jan 14	Doane (NE)	W, 99-75	1	16	3-4	75.0	1-2	50.0	3-3	100.0	10
Jan 17	#14 Northwestern	W, 78-64	1	18	2-6	33.3	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	6
Jan 20	at Midland	W, 100-76	1	24	2-5	40.0	1-3	33.3	1-2	50.0	6
Jan 24	Jamestown	L, 88-83	1	29	3-6	50.0	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	8
Jan 31	Concordia (NE)	L, 99-88	1	33	2-4	50.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	4
Feb 3	at Mount Marty	W, 75-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 7	at Dordt (IA)	W, 87-83	1	26	3-7	42.9	2-3	66.7	2-2	100.0	10
Feb 10	(RV) Hastings	L, 85-83	1	27	1-3	33.3	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	3
Feb 14	Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	W, 84-79	1	31	2-5	40.0	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	6
Feb 17	at Doane (NE)	W, 95-75	1	23	4-7	57.1	1-2	50.0	0-2	0.0	9
Feb 21	at Northwestern	L, 90-81	1	26	1-6	16.7	1-6	16.7	0-0	-	3
Feb 24	at Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 107-67	1	23	2-5	40.0	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	5
Feb 28	Jamestown	W, 89-72	1	28	3-7	42.9	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	7
Mar 2	at Northwestern	W, 93-83	1	20	1-2	50.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	2
Mar 5	at Hastings	L, 77-61	1	29	1-3	33.3	0-2	0.0	0-0	-	2
Mar 15	Lourdes	W, 93-78	1	26	4-6	66.7	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	9
Mar 16	Georgetown	W, 61-59	1	31	1-5	20.0	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	3
Mar 22	vs. Cumberlands (KY)	W, 80-74	1	34	0-0	-	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	1
Mar 23	vs. College of Idaho	L, 73-56	1	25	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	1

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Oct 27	at Waldorf	W, 84-66	1	27	3	3	6	4	0	0	1
Nov 3	at #16 Kansas Wesleyan	L, 84-73	1	25	2	4	6	0	0	0	0
Nov 4	vs. Bethany (KS)	W, 72-52	1	27	2	6	8	1	5	1	0
Nov 15	at Concordia (NE)	W, 101-89	1	33	4	7	11	4	1	2	0
Nov 18	Mount Marty	W, 100-71	1	23	4	5	9	3	0	0	0
Nov 21	#23 Dordt (IA)	W, 103-88	1	29	2	10	12	2	0	1	1
Nov 29	(RV) Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 97-80	1	19	3	6	9	6	0	0	0
Dec 6	at Jamestown	L, 91-81	1	27	0	9	9	5	1	1	1
Dec 9	Midland	W, 100-88	1	27	0	8	8	0	2	1	1
Dec 16	vs. Bellevue (NE)	W, 83-61	1	25	1	4	5	4	0	1	0
Dec 19	at (RV) St. Thomas	W, 87-82	1	34	5	7	12	2	2	2	0
Dec 20	at #22 Florida Memorial (FL)	L, 88-83	1	32	0	7	7	2	0	1	0
Dec 30	Grand View	W, 95-84	1	35	1	6	7	2	4	0	2
Jan 6	at (RV) Hastings	W, 81-76	1	31	1	6	7	3	0	0	0
Jan 10	at Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	L, 90-86	1	32	0	8	8	4	2	0	1
Jan 14	Doane (NE)	W, 99-75	1	16	0	3	3	2	0	0	1
Jan 17	#14 Northwestern	W, 78-64	1	18	0	6	6	1	0	1	0
Jan 20	at Midland	W, 100-76	1	24	1	8	9	4	1	2	0
Jan 24	Jamestown	L, 88-83	1	29	1	3	4	1	0	0	0
Jan 31	Concordia (NE)	L, 99-88	1	33	3	6	9	3	2	2	1
Feb 3	at Mount Marty	W, 75-62	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 7	at Dordt (IA)	W, 87-83	1	26	2	8	10	1	3	1	1
Feb 10	(RV) Hastings	L, 85-83	1	27	1	6	7	1	2	1	1
Feb 14	Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	W, 84-79	1	31	4	10	14	1	0	1	2
Feb 17	at Doane (NE)	W, 95-75	1	23	1	4	5	0	0	0	0
Feb 21	at Northwestern	L, 90-81	1	26	0	4	4	1	1	1	0
Feb 24	at Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 107-67	1	23	0	5	5	4	0	1	0
Feb 28	Jamestown	W, 89-72	1	28	1	6	7	3	1	1	0
Mar 2	at Northwestern	W, 93-83	1	20	3	0	3	1	1	0	0
Mar 5	at Hastings	L, 77-61	1	29	0	6	6	2	1	0	0
Mar 15	Lourdes	W, 93-78	1	26	1	5	6	3	1	2	0
Mar 16	Georgetown	W, 61-59	1	31	0	7	7	1	0	2	0
Mar 22	vs. Cumberlands (KY)	W, 80-74	1	34	3	10	13	4	2	1	0
Mar 23	vs. College of Idaho	L, 73-56	1	25	1	4	5	1	1	1	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Oct 27	at Waldorf	W, 84-66	1	0	-	-
Nov 3	at #16 Kansas Wesleyan	L, 84-73	1	2	-	-
Nov 4	vs. Bethany (KS)	W, 72-52	1	2	-	0.2
Nov 15	at Concordia (NE)	W, 101-89	1	2	-	4.0
Nov 18	Mount Marty	W, 100-71	1	1	-	-
Nov 21	#23 Dordt (IA)	W, 103-88	1	1	-	-
Nov 29	(RV) Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 97-80	1	2	-	-
Dec 6	at Jamestown	L, 91-81	1	2	-	5.0
Dec 9	Midland	W, 100-88	1	2	-	0.0
Dec 16	vs. Bellevue (NE)	W, 83-61	1	2	-	-
Dec 19	at (RV) St. Thomas	W, 87-82	1	2	-	1.0
Dec 20	at #22 Florida Memorial (FL)	L, 88-83	1	3	-	-
Dec 30	Grand View	W, 95-84	1	0	-	0.5
Jan 6	at (RV) Hastings	W, 81-76	1	4	-	-
Jan 10	at Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	L, 90-86	1	3	-	2.0
Jan 14	Doane (NE)	W, 99-75	1	2	-	-
Jan 17	#14 Northwestern	W, 78-64	1	3	-	-
Jan 20	at Midland	W, 100-76	1	1	-	4.0
Jan 24	Jamestown	L, 88-83	1	1	-	-
Jan 31	Concordia (NE)	L, 99-88	1	2	-	1.5
Feb 3	at Mount Marty	W, 75-62	-	-	-	-
Feb 7	at Dordt (IA)	W, 87-83	1	2	-	0.3
Feb 10	(RV) Hastings	L, 85-83	1	3	-	0.5
Feb 14	Dakota Wesleyan (SD)	W, 84-79	1	0	-	-
Feb 17	at Doane (NE)	W, 95-75	1	0	-	-
Feb 21	at Northwestern	L, 90-81	1	1	-	1.0
Feb 24	at Briar Cliff (IA)	W, 107-67	1	1	-	-
Feb 28	Jamestown	W, 89-72	1	1	-	3.0
Mar 2	at Northwestern	W, 93-83	1	1	-	1.0
Mar 5	at Hastings	L, 77-61	1	2	-	2.0
Mar 15	Lourdes	W, 93-78	1	2	-	3.0
Mar 16	Georgetown	W, 61-59	1	0	-	-
Mar 22	vs. Cumberlands (KY)	W, 80-74	1	1	-	2.0
Mar 23	vs. College of Idaho	L, 73-56	1	1	-	1.0

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2021-22	7	3.7	0.4-0.7	0.4-0.6	0.0-0.0	1.3
2022-23	32	24.1	1.8-3.8	1.0-2.2	0.5-0.8	5.2
2023-24	33	27.1	2.3-5.4	1.0-2.9	0.7-1.0	6.3
2024-25	33	30.2	4.1-7.5	1.2-3.2	1.7-2.2	11.1
Total	105	25.6	2.6-5.3	1.0-2.6	0.9-1.3	7.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2021-22	7	-	26	3-5	60.0	3-4	75.0	0-0	-	9
2022-23	32	32	772	59-123	48.0	31-70	44.3	16-26	61.5	165
2023-24	33	33	895	75-179	41.9	33-97	34.0	24-34	70.6	207
2024-25	33	33	997	135-249	54.2	39-105	37.1	57-73	78.1	366
Total	105	98	2690	272-556	48.9	106-276	38.4	97-133	72.9	747

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2021-22	7	26	3.7	4.6-7.7	4.6-6.2	75.0	0.0-0.0	13.8
2022-23	32	772	24.1	3.1-6.4	1.6-3.6	44.3	0.8-1.3	8.5
2023-24	33	895	27.1	3.4-8.0	1.5-4.3	34.0	1.1-1.5	9.3
2024-25	33	997	30.2	5.4-10.0	1.6-4.2	37.1	2.3-2.9	14.7
Total	105	2690	25.6	4.0-8.3	1.6-4.1	38.4	1.4-2.0	11.1

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2021-22	7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
2022-23	32	0.8	4.8	5.6	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.3
2023-24	33	1.5	6.0	7.5	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.4
2024-25	33	1.5	5.8	7.2	4.0	1.2	0.8	0.5
Total	105	1.2	5.2	6.4	2.3	0.9	0.7	0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to
2021-22	7	-	1	-	-
2022-23	32	32	40	-	1.9
2023-24	33	33	52	-	2.3
2024-25	33	33	68	-	3.2
Total	105	98	161	-	2.6

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2021-22	7	0.0	7.7	7.7	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
2022-23	32	1.4	7.9	9.3	1.9	1.0	1.1	0.6
2023-24	33	2.2	8.8	11.0	3.4	1.5	1.2	0.6
2024-25	33	1.9	7.6	9.5	5.3	1.6	1.1	0.6
Total	105	1.9	8.1	10.0	3.6	1.4	1.1	0.6

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	33	27.1	2.3-5.4	1.0-2.9	0.7-1.0	6.3
Conference	19	26.2	2.5-5.8	1.2-3.1	0.6-0.8	6.9
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	14	26.6	3.1-6.3	1.2-3.1	0.6-0.7	7.9
Away	15	27.5	2.0-5.5	1.1-3.3	0.8-1.1	5.9
Neutral	4	27.8	0.5-2.0	0.0-1.0	1.0-1.8	2.0
Result
Wins	23	26.5	2.6-5.8	1.0-2.9	0.6-0.9	6.8
Losses	10	28.5	1.6-4.5	0.9-3.1	1.0-1.3	5.1
Month
October	1	27.0	2.0-9.0	1.0-4.0	1.0-2.0	6.0
November	6	26.0	3.0-7.0	1.0-3.3	1.0-1.2	8.0
December	6	30.0	2.8-6.0	1.5-3.7	0.8-0.8	8.0
January	7	26.1	2.1-4.9	1.1-3.0	0.9-1.0	6.3
February	7	26.3	2.3-5.7	1.1-2.9	0.4-0.9	6.1
March	6	27.5	1.2-3.0	0.2-1.7	0.5-1.2	3.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	33	33	895	75-179	41.9	33-97	34.0	24-34	70.6	207
Conference	19	19	497	48-110	43.6	23-58	39.7	12-16	75.0	131
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	14	14	372	43-88	48.9	17-44	38.6	8-10	80.0	111
Away	15	15	412	30-83	36.1	16-49	32.7	12-17	70.6	88
Neutral	4	4	111	2-8	25.0	0-4	0.0	4-7	57.1	8
Result
Wins	23	23	610	59-134	44.0	24-66	36.4	14-21	66.7	156
Losses	10	10	285	16-45	35.6	9-31	29.0	10-13	76.9	51
Month
October	1	1	27	2-9	22.2	1-4	25.0	1-2	50.0	6
November	6	6	156	18-42	42.9	6-20	30.0	6-7	85.7	48
December	6	6	180	17-36	47.2	9-22	40.9	5-5	100.0	48
January	7	7	183	15-34	44.1	8-21	38.1	6-7	85.7	44
February	7	7	184	16-40	40.0	8-20	40.0	3-6	50.0	43
March	6	6	165	7-18	38.9	1-10	10.0	3-7	42.9	18

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	33	895	27.1	3.4-8.0	1.5-4.3	34.0	1.1-1.5	9.3
Conference	19	497	26.2	3.9-8.9	1.9-4.7	39.7	1.0-1.3	10.5
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	14	372	26.6	4.6-9.5	1.8-4.7	38.6	0.9-1.1	11.9
Away	15	412	27.5	2.9-8.1	1.6-4.8	32.7	1.2-1.7	8.5
Neutral	4	111	27.8	0.7-2.9	0.0-1.4	0.0	1.4-2.5	2.9
Result
Wins	23	610	26.5	3.9-8.8	1.6-4.3	36.4	0.9-1.4	10.2
Losses	10	285	28.5	2.2-6.3	1.3-4.4	29.0	1.4-1.8	7.2
Month
October	1	27	27.0	3.0-13.3	1.5-5.9	25.0	1.5-3.0	8.9
November	6	156	26.0	4.6-10.8	1.5-5.1	30.0	1.5-1.8	12.3
December	6	180	30.0	3.8-8.0	2.0-4.9	40.9	1.1-1.1	10.7
January	7	183	26.1	3.3-7.4	1.7-4.6	38.1	1.3-1.5	9.6
February	7	184	26.3	3.5-8.7	1.7-4.3	40.0	0.7-1.3	9.3
March	6	165	27.5	1.7-4.4	0.2-2.4	10.0	0.7-1.7	4.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	33	1.5	6.0	7.5	2.3	1.0	0.8	0.4
Conference	19	1.4	6.4	7.8	2.4	0.8	0.8	0.5
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	1.5	6.2	7.7	2.1	0.9	0.9	0.6
Away	15	1.5	5.7	7.2	2.5	0.9	0.7	0.3
Neutral	4	1.8	6.0	7.8	2.5	2.0	1.0	0.0
Result
Wins	23	1.8	6.1	7.9	2.4	1.0	0.9	0.4
Losses	10	0.8	5.7	6.5	2.0	1.0	0.7	0.4
Month
October	1	3.0	3.0	6.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
November	6	2.8	6.3	9.2	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.2
December	6	1.2	6.8	8.0	2.5	1.5	1.0	0.7
January	7	0.9	5.7	6.6	2.6	0.7	0.7	0.4
February	7	1.3	6.1	7.4	1.6	1.0	0.9	0.6
March	6	1.3	5.3	6.7	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Event
Total	33	33	52	-	2.3
Conference	19	19	33	-	3.1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	14	20	-	2.4
Away	15	15	26	-	2.8
Neutral	4	4	6	-	1.3
Result
Wins	23	23	32	-	2.4
Losses	10	10	20	-	2.0
Month
October	1	1	0	-	-
November	6	6	10	-	2.7
December	6	6	11	-	1.7
January	7	7	16	-	3.6
February	7	7	8	-	1.6
March	6	6	7	-	2.0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	33	2.2	8.8	11.0	3.4	1.5	1.2	0.6
Conference	19	2.2	9.8	12.0	3.7	1.2	1.2	0.8
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	14	2.3	9.4	11.6	3.1	1.3	1.3	1.0
Away	15	2.1	8.3	10.5	3.6	1.3	1.1	0.4
Neutral	4	2.5	8.6	11.2	3.6	2.9	1.4	0.0
Result
Wins	23	2.8	9.2	11.9	3.7	1.5	1.3	0.6
Losses	10	1.1	8.0	9.1	2.8	1.4	1.0	0.6
Month
October	1	4.4	4.4	8.9	5.9	0.0	0.0	1.5
November	6	4.4	9.7	14.1	4.1	1.5	1.0	0.3
December	6	1.6	9.1	10.7	3.3	2.0	1.3	0.9
January	7	1.3	8.7	10.1	3.9	1.1	1.1	0.7
February	7	2.0	9.3	11.3	2.4	1.5	1.3	0.9
March	6	1.9	7.8	9.7	2.9	1.5	1.5	0.0

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March 26, 2024

College Sports Communicators places four Mustangs on Academic All-District list

GREENWOOD, IND. – Men’s Basketball was represented by four athletes on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the CSC announced today. Daniel Brocaille, Brendan Buckley, Ely Doble, and Jack Dotzler represented the Mustangs on the team.

March 26, 2024

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March 22, 2024

Mustangs upend No. 2 Cumberlands to advance to NAIA Quarterfinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Morningside jumped ahead early, battled through adversity, and ultimately came away with an 80-74 win over No. 2 Cumberlands to advance to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship Saturday night inside Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.

March 22, 2024

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March 20, 2024

Eight men named to basketball scholar-athlete list

KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Daktronics Scholar-Athletes for men’s basketball, releasing this year's list ahead of the 2024 NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship in Kansas City.

March 20, 2024

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March 16, 2024

Survive and Advance: Morningside is headed back to Kansas City after 61-59 win over Tigers

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In front of a packed house inside the Rosen Verdoorn Sport Center and Allee Gymnasium, the Morningside men’s basketball program scratched and clawed their way past the resilient Georgetown Tigers to earn a spot in Kansas City.

March 16, 2024

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March 15, 2024

Mustangs cruise to 93-78 win over Lourdes

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In the NAIA Men’s Basketball First and Second Round presented by Ballogy Friday evening, Morningside jumped out to an early lead and ran away with a 93-78 win over Lourdes to advance to the second round Saturday afternoon.

March 15, 2024

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March 06, 2024

Five Mustangs earn GPAC accolades

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Ely Doble and Joey Skoff headlined Morningside’s all-conference selections as five Mustangs landed on the Great Plains Athletic Conference first and second team and honorable mention lists.

March 06, 2024

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March 05, 2024

Mustangs unable to overcome first-half deficit

HASTINGS, NEB. – A 41-28 first-half advantage proved too much for Morningside to overcome in the well-attended Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship game, played in the Hastings Broncos’ Lynn Farrell Arena. The Mustangs fought to minimize the damage, closing an almost 20-point gap in the second half, but were unable to gain the upper hand as they fell 77-61.

March 05, 2024

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March 02, 2024

Six players reach double digits as Mustangs punch their ticket to GPAC championship game

ORANGE CITY, IOWA – It was a familiar sight that welcomed Morningside’s men’s basketball team as it pulled up to the Northwestern College Bultman Center. Unlike 10 days ago when the teams last met, it was Morningside that came out on top this time, picking up a 93-83 victory over the tournament’s no. 1 seed and a trip to Hastings for the Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament championship.

March 02, 2024

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February 28, 2024

Morningside moves on in men's basketball postseason tournament

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Morningside faced a formidable foe in the quarterfinals of this year’s Great Plains Athletic Conference postseason tournament, as the no. 4 Mustangs collided with the no. 5 Jamestown Jimmies for the third time this year. Jamestown may have pulled off the upset twice this season already, but it was Morningside that came away with the win when it counted, downing the Jimmies 89-72 to move on to the GPAC semifinals.

February 28, 2024

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February 14, 2024

Mustangs hold on for win over Tigers

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Wednesday’s home finale against Dakota Wesleyan was a battle from the opening tip to the final buzzer, but the Mustangs came away with the 84-79 win over the Tigers.

February 14, 2024

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February 10, 2024

No. 19 Morningside tripped by Broncos 85-83

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – In a battle until the final buzzer on senior day, No. 19 Morningside fell to Hastings 85-83 Saturday afternoon in the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center and Allee Gymnasium.

February 10, 2024

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February 07, 2024

No. 19 Mustangs take down Dordt 87-83

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – With just two-and-a-half weeks remaining in the regular season, No. 19 Morningside is one of four teams tied for first place in the GPAC standings, and Wednesday’s 87-83 win against Dordt helped keep the Mustangs in the running.

February 07, 2024

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January 31, 2024

Late run by Concordia sinks Mustangs

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Mustangs jumped out to the early lead against the Bulldogs Wednesday night inside of Allee Gymnasium, but Concordia ended the game on a 19-6 run to pull away with a 99-88 win over Morningside.

January 31, 2024

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January 20, 2024

Season's fifth century-mark effort comes in win over Midland

FREMONT, NEB. – The Mustangs leapt into the second half of their conference schedule today, picking up a resounding 100-76 men's basketball win over Midland as they reached triple digits for the fifth time this season.

January 20, 2024

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January 14, 2024

Hot shooting Mustangs cruise by Doane

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 17 Mustangs trailed at the half Sunday afternoon as Doane hit 55% of their shots from the floor and 58% from beyond the arc in the opening half, but stronger defense coupled with hot shooting lifted Morningside to a 99-75 win.

January 14, 2024

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January 10, 2024

Late scoring drought sinks No. 17 Mustangs at Dakota Wesleyan

MITCHELL, S.D. – A valiant comeback effort from the No. 17 Morningside Mustangs wasn’t enough as Dakota Wesleyan mounted a late comeback of their own to take down Morningside 90-86 Wednesday night in Mitchell.

January 10, 2024

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January 06, 2024

Senior trio leads Mustangs to victory in battle of top GPAC teams

HASTINGS, Neb. – The No. 17 Mustangs went to Hastings and took down the top team in GPAC play Saturday afternoon, defeating the Broncos 81-76.

January 06, 2024

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December 30, 2023

No. 17 Mustangs outlast Grand View 95-84

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The No. 17 Mustangs survived a scare in the first half, but a second half explosion lifted Morningside to a 95-84 in front of the home crowd at Allee Gymnasium and the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center.

December 30, 2023

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December 20, 2023

No. 17 Morningside falls in an 88-83 overtime thriller at No. 22 Florida Memorial

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – For the second time in two nights, it came down to the final seconds between the No.17 Mustangs and a nationally recognized team from Florida, but this time the Mustangs came up just short, falling to No. 22 Florida Memorial 88-83 in overtime.

December 20, 2023

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December 19, 2023

No. 17 Mustangs survive first game in Florida, defeating St. Thomas 87-82

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Four Morningside starters scored in double figures as No. 17 Morningside defeated Receiving Votes St. Thomas 87-82.

December 19, 2023

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December 09, 2023

Offensive firepower continues to be the key as No. 16 Mustangs beat Midland

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – For the fourth time in six conference games, the No. 16 Mustangs eclipsed 100 points, defeating Midland 100-88 Saturday inside Allee Gym and the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center.

December 09, 2023

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December 06, 2023

No. 16 Morningside clipped by Jimmies

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – The long trip to Jamestown didn’t go the Mustangs’ way, as Jamestown came away with an 91-81 win over No. 16 Morningside in Jamestown Wednesday night.

December 06, 2023

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November 21, 2023

Historic night ends in victory for the Mustangs

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Two Mustangs eclipsed 1,000 career points and Morningside set program history in a 103-88 win over No. 23 Dordt Tuesday night inside Allee Gymnasium and the Rosen Verdoorn Sports Center.

November 21, 2023

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November 18, 2023

Morningside hits triple digits in second straight game to take down Mount Marty

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – For the second straight game, the No. 19 Mustangs hit triple digits in the scoring column, taking down Mount Marty 100-71 Saturday evening in Allee Gym.