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2017-18 NSIC Men's Preseason Basketball Coaches Poll
1. Northern State (8) - 213 pts
2. Southwest Minnesota State (7) - 211
3. Augustana - 190
4. Minnesota State-Moorhead (1) - 187
5. Minnesota State-Mankato - 172
6. St. Cloud State - 153
7. Minot State - 134
8. Upper Iowa - 123
9. Sioux Falls - 97
10. Bemidji State - 92
11. Wayne State - 91
12. Winona State - 90
13. Minnesota-Duluth - 46
14t. Concordia-St. Paul - 44
14t. Minnesota-Crookston - 44
16. Mary - 33
North Division
1. Northern State (6) - 48 pts
2. Minnesota State-Moorhead (2) - 42
3. St. Cloud State - 38
4. Minot State - 32
5. Bemidji State - 24
6. Minnesota-Duluth - 19
7. Minnesota-Crookston - 13
8. Mary - 8
South Division
1. Southwest Minnesota State (4) - 45 pts
2. Augustana (2) - 44
3. Minnesota State-Mankato (1) - 37
4. Upper Iowa (1) - 32
5. Sioux Falls - 23
6. Wayne State - 20
7. Winona State - 15
8. Concordia-St. Paul - 8
North Division Preseason Player of the Year
G - Gage Davis, St. Cloud State (JR)
- A two-time First Team All-NSIC selection
- Was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year in 2015-16
- Has earned NSIC North Player of the Week honors six times in his first two seasons
- Led the NSIC in scoring in 2016-17 at 22.5 points per game
- Placed third in the NSIC in rebounding at 8.9 per contest
- Was fourth in the league in assists (133) and seventh in assists per game (4.0)
- Ranked in the top 10 in the league in 16 different categories
- Set the league-only record with 544 points and his average of 24.7 in NSIC contest was the highest of any player since 1996-97
- Came within one point of tying the school single season scoring mark
- Totaled 14 double-doubles as a sophomore and has 24 double-doubles in the first 62 games of his SCSU career
South Division Preseason Player of the Year
G - Ryan Bruggeman, Southwest Minnesota State (JR)
- Has started every game his first two seasons
- Has dished out 292 assists ranking fifth in team history
- His 4.7 assists per game ranks first in team history
- Set team sophomore record for points, assists and steals in a single-season
- Named 2017 first team All-NSIC
- Named MVP of NSIC Tournament
- Selected to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament team
- Led SMSU in scoring (15.5), field goals made (181), free throws made (137) and assists (166) last season
- His 166 assists rank second in team single-season history
- Finished the 2016-17 season shooting 51 percent from the field
- Ranked fourth in the NSIC in free throw pct., fourth in assists, fifth in steals and 11th in assist/turnover ratio last season
1. Northern State (8) - 213 pts
2. Southwest Minnesota State (7) - 211
3. Augustana - 190
4. Minnesota State-Moorhead (1) - 187
5. Minnesota State-Mankato - 172
6. St. Cloud State - 153
7. Minot State - 134
8. Upper Iowa - 123
9. Sioux Falls - 97
10. Bemidji State - 92
11. Wayne State - 91
12. Winona State - 90
13. Minnesota-Duluth - 46
14t. Concordia-St. Paul - 44
14t. Minnesota-Crookston - 44
16. Mary - 33
North Division
1. Northern State (6) - 48 pts
2. Minnesota State-Moorhead (2) - 42
3. St. Cloud State - 38
4. Minot State - 32
5. Bemidji State - 24
6. Minnesota-Duluth - 19
7. Minnesota-Crookston - 13
8. Mary - 8
South Division
1. Southwest Minnesota State (4) - 45 pts
2. Augustana (2) - 44
3. Minnesota State-Mankato (1) - 37
4. Upper Iowa (1) - 32
5. Sioux Falls - 23
6. Wayne State - 20
7. Winona State - 15
8. Concordia-St. Paul - 8
North Division Preseason Player of the Year
G - Gage Davis, St. Cloud State (JR)
- A two-time First Team All-NSIC selection
- Was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year in 2015-16
- Has earned NSIC North Player of the Week honors six times in his first two seasons
- Led the NSIC in scoring in 2016-17 at 22.5 points per game
- Placed third in the NSIC in rebounding at 8.9 per contest
- Was fourth in the league in assists (133) and seventh in assists per game (4.0)
- Ranked in the top 10 in the league in 16 different categories
- Set the league-only record with 544 points and his average of 24.7 in NSIC contest was the highest of any player since 1996-97
- Came within one point of tying the school single season scoring mark
- Totaled 14 double-doubles as a sophomore and has 24 double-doubles in the first 62 games of his SCSU career
South Division Preseason Player of the Year
G - Ryan Bruggeman, Southwest Minnesota State (JR)
- Has started every game his first two seasons
- Has dished out 292 assists ranking fifth in team history
- His 4.7 assists per game ranks first in team history
- Set team sophomore record for points, assists and steals in a single-season
- Named 2017 first team All-NSIC
- Named MVP of NSIC Tournament
- Selected to the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament team
- Led SMSU in scoring (15.5), field goals made (181), free throws made (137) and assists (166) last season
- His 166 assists rank second in team single-season history
- Finished the 2016-17 season shooting 51 percent from the field
- Ranked fourth in the NSIC in free throw pct., fourth in assists, fifth in steals and 11th in assist/turnover ratio last season
