Dartmouth Heads to Lone Star State for Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament

Friday, November 25

San Antonio, Texas / Convocation Center

5:00 PM (CT)

Dartmouth College

Incarnate Word

Dave McLaughlin men's basketball action versus Bryant

Photo by: Gil Talbot

Dartmouth Heads to Lone Star State for Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament

11/23/2022 11:54:00 AM | Men's Basketball

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The Big Green will be searching for their second-ever win in the state of Texas

By: Justin Lafleur

GAME 5
Dartmouth (1-3, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Incarnate Word (2-3, 0-0 Southland)
Date: Friday, November 25, 2022 – 6 p.m. (EST), 5 p.m. (CST)
Location: San Antonio, Texas – Convocation Center
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats

GAME 6
Dartmouth (1-3, 0-0 Ivy) at UTSA (4-1, 0-0 Conference USA)
Date: Sunday, November 27, 2022 – 8:30 p.m. (EST), 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: San Antonio, Texas – Convocation Center
All-Time Series: First Meeting
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GAME 7
Dartmouth (1-3, 0-0 Ivy) vs. Grambling State (2-2, 0-0 SWAC)
Date: Monday, November 28, 2022 – 4 p.m. (EST), 3 p.m. (CST)
Location: San Antonio, Texas – Convocation Center
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Live Stats

Setting the Scene
Following more than a week off due to final exams, the Dartmouth men's basketball team hits the court for a Thanksgiving weekend tournament at the University of Texas San Antonio. The Big Green will face three programs for the first time in program history - Incarnate Word on Friday, host UTSA on Sunday and Grambling Sate on Monday in the 210 San Antonio Shootout presented by Drury Hotels. Sunday's game can be seen on CUSA.TV while the other two neutral site games will not be streamed.

The Big Green are coming off a hard-fought 81-72 defeat at Quinnipiac last Tuesday. Dartmouth trailed by 18, 33-15, before taking multiple second-half leads (reaching four points twice). However, the Bobcats ended the game on a 13-3 run to pull away. Dartmouth was within three until 12 seconds remained and Luis Kortright hit a tough stepback jumper for his only points of the second half.

Sophomore Cade Haskins was the story offensively for the Big Green, as he scored a career-high 19 points, 11 coming in the first half at a time when Dartmouth needed the offense. He finished the game 7-of-11 from the floor, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range. It marked the second time in the first four games (and second straight road game to begin the season) that a Big Green player knocked down five from behind the arc (along with junior Dusan Neskovic in the opener at Fordham). Haskins was also the fourth different Big Green player in as many games to lead the team in scoring.

Neskovic and sophomore Ryan Cornish each scored double-figure points in the second half and finished the game with 15 and 13, respectively. They have each scored in double figures in all four games thus far. Freshman Jackson Munro scored 10 points as well, his second straight game scoring 10. Haskins, Cornish and Munro combined for all nine of Dartmouth's made threes on the evening (shooting a combined 9-for-17 from behind the arc while the rest of the team was 0-for-10). Through four games, Dartmouth's 10.8 made 3-pointers per game stands 17th nationally, while its 39.8 percentage is 42nd.

Big Green in the Lone Star State
Out of the 24 current Division I men's basketball programs in Texas, Dartmouth men's basketball has previously played five in its history - Houston, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. The Big Green are 2-4 against those teams, owning wins over Houston (Dec. 12, 1957 at home by an 84-64 final) and Texas A&M (Dec. 17, 1989 by a 64-51 final).

Dartmouth has only played one game in the Lone Star State, at Rice on Dec. 21, 1995. All other games against Texas schools have been neutral site games (four) or at home (one).

With a win...
- Dartmouth would win its first game away from home this season.
- The Big Green would win their first-ever game in the state of Texas.
- Dartmouth would win its first-ever game against any of the three opponents.

3-Point Prowess
Dartmouth knocked down double-figure 3-pointers in three of the first four games of the season (11 at Fordham, 10 vs. Bryant and 13 against MCLA). That made it seven times in eight games with 10+ treys dating back to the end of 2021-22. (The Big Green had nine at Quinnipiac in game four.) It marked the first time the Big Green had double-digit made threes in their first three games of the season since 2018-19.

Through four games, Dartmouth's 10.8 made 3-pointers per game stands 17th nationally while its 3.98 percentage is 42nd.

Last Time Out
HAMDEN, Conn. (11/15/22) – The Dartmouth men's basketball team bounced back from an early 33-15 hole to take multiple second-half leads, but Quinnipiac ended the game on a 13-3 run to defeat the Big Green, 81-72, on Tuesday night. Sophomore Cade Haskins led the offense with a game and career-high 19 points, The game was still within three points until 12 seconds remaining, then Quinnipiac's Luis Kortright converted a step back jumper to put his team up two possessions, as the Bobcats wrapped up a home-opening win.

Scouting Incarnate Word
Out of the Southland Conference, Incarnate Word stands 2-3 on the season, beating Texas Lutheran (84-47) and Our Lady of the Lake (85-76) while falling to North Dakota (65-57), UNLV (88-63) and Valparaiso (68-64). Charlie Yoder leads the Cardinals in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per game. Niki Krause is second, averaging 9.0, while Benjamin Griscti comes in at 8.8 Krause also owns a team-leading 5.5 rebounds along with 19 assists.

Last season, Incarnate Word finished 7-25, including 3-11 in the conference.

All-Time Against The Cardinals
Friday will mark the first-ever meeting between Dartmouth and Incarnate Word.

Scouting UTSA
Out of Conference USA, UTSA stands 4-1 early in the season with home wins over Trinity (74-47), St. Mary's (66-59), Texas State (61-56) and Prairie View (82-75) with a road loss at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (75-55). Three Roadrunners are averaging double-figure points - Japhet Medor (12.8), John Buggs III (11.6) and Jacob Germany (10.8). Josh Farmer leads the team in rebounding (6.0 per game) while Medor's 22 assists lead the Roadrunners.

Last season, UTSA stood 10-22 overall and 3-15 in the conference.

All-Time Against The Roadrunners
Sunday will mark the first-ever meeting between Dartmouth and UTSA.

Scouting Grambling State
Out of the SWAC, Grambling State enters the weekend 2-2. The Tigers began the season with an 82-57 win over UNT Dallas then an impressive 83-74 win over Colorado, before falling at Grand Canyon via an 81-48 final then at Arizona State, 80-49. Carte'Are Gordon leads Grambling in scoring (15.7 points per game) while Shawndarius Cowart is also in double figures (10.5). Terrence Lewis (9.3) and Cameron Christon (9.0) are third and fourth, respectively. Gordon's 7.0 rebounds per game lead the team, while Cowart's 14 assists are No. 1.

Last season, Grambling State finished 12-20, including 9-9 in the SWAC with a 60-58 win over Southern in the conference tournament.

All-Time Against The Tigers
Sunday will mark the first-ever meeting between Dartmouth and UTSA.

Welcome to Dartmouth!
Head coach David McLaughlin announced in August the addition of three student-athletes in the Class of 2026 — Brandon Mitchell-Day, Jackson Munro and Jayden Williams.

Mitchell-Day, a 6-8, 205-pound forward from Creve Coeur, Missouri, was the conference player of the year for Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day (MICDS) this past winter, scoring over 1,000 points in his prep career. Twice he was named all-state and all-district, and he played AAU ball for Gateway Basketball on the Under Armour Rise Circuit.

A 6-8, 220-pound forward from Wilmette, Illinois, Munro is a product of New Trier High School, which he helped advance to the Illinois State Sectional finals by averaging around 16 points and nine rebounds a game. The Chicago Sun-Times First Team All-State selection was also a two-time All-Central Suburban League performer and named the New Trier/Thanksgiving Tournament MVP. On the AAU circuit, he made a name for himself playing with Fundamental U.

Williams, a product of Windermere Prep in Florida, was All-Florida First Team this past year along with all-district and All-Region 3 honors to his name. The 6-6, 185-pound wing averaged about 18 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest, helping the Lakers post a 20-8 record during the season. He also played AAU ball as a member of 1Family.

Captains Revealed
Last May, Dartmouth men's basketball head coach David McLaughlin revealed the three captains that will lead his squad during the 2022-23 season — rising seniors Dame Adelekun, Jackson Blaufeld and Cam Krystkowiak.

Adelekun, a 6-8, 220-pound power forward from Gastonia, North Carolina, emerged as a force in the frontcourt when Ivy League play began at the beginning of the calendar year. Injuries had limited him to just 15 games in his career while averaging just over one point. But in conference games last winter, he produced 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game over the 14 contests while shooting 63.6 percent from the floor and blocking a team-high 10 shots. Those numbers led to him earning the team's Rudy LaRusso '59 Award as the most improved player as well. A 6-4, 195-pound shooting guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Blaufeld may have seen limited action during his career with just 17 games under his belt, but he is one of the most positive and vocal teammates the Big Green have ever seen. His work ethic in practice is unmatched, whether he is putting in extra time to improve his own game or helping his teammates get better with his intense energy and dogged determination when matching up against them. Krystkowiak, the son of former NBA player Larry Krystkowiak, is working on making a name for himself as the third captain for the Big Green next season. The 6-9, 210-pound power forward from San Diego, California, finally got a chance to play this past winter after missing his entire freshman season due to an injury. With the skills to play in the post and on the perimeter, he showed what he could do right out of the gate with nine points in the season opener at Boston College and five more with four rebounds in the win at Georgetown, including his first 3-pointer. But it was his 20-point performance in a six-point loss at California that put all of his talent on display.

Year-End Awards
The Dartmouth men's basketball team and head coach David McLaughlin announced its end-of-year team awards last May during a team banquet with guard Brendan Barry named as the A.D. "Dolly" Stark Award winner as the Big Green's most valuable player for the second time in his career. Barry, a 6-2, 180-pound graduate student from Rumson-Fair Haven, New Jersey, was selected for the All-Ivy League Second Team this past winter, ranking seventh in the conference in scoring at 14.6 points per game while leading the Ancient Eight in 3-point field goals made (85), 3-pointers per game (3.4) and 3-point accuracy (41.1 percent), not to mention minutes on the court (35.7 per game). The sharpshooter scored in double figures in 20 of the 25 games, topping 20 on five occasions with a high of 26 in an overtime contest at Florida Gulf Coast. But Barry wasn't just a scorer, leading the team with 47 assists and 40 steals, the latter of which ranked third in the conference. He also finished his career with 244 career 3-pointers, breaking the program record — in his final game that had stood for 33 years. Barry won this award in 2018-19 as well during his junior season. The Rudy LaRusso '59 Award, given to the team's most improved player, went to junior Dame Adelekun. A 6-8, 220-pound forward out of Gastonia, North Carolina, had been limited by injuries through the end of 2021, playing in just 15 games in his career while barely averaging one point per game. But when Ivy League play began as the calendar flipped to 2022, so did his production as Adelekun produced 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds in the 14 conference contests. Not only did he lead the team on the glass, but also in field goal percentage (.636), free throws made (37) and blocked shots (10), and he scored a season-high 19 points in a 71-59 victory over Cornell.

Two players shared the John Di Iorio '56 Award for hustle, drive and determination — senior Taurus Samuels of Oceanside, California, and freshman Romeo Myrthil of Solna, Sweden. Both guards demonstrated an all-out hustling style of play that inspired their teammates that characterized the Big Green's style of play through the campaign. Samuels started all 23 games in which he played, averaging 9.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while posting more than twice as many helpers (40) as turnovers (19). He was a key player in the early-season win at Georgetown where he scored a season-high 23 points, and he also tallied 22 more in a near-upset at Stanford. Myrthil saw his playing time increase as the season wore on, seeing action in 13 of the 14 league games, and averaged 2.4 points in his 18 games while shooting 50 percent (17-of-34) from the floor and 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from the perimeter. Finally, the Alvin F. "Doggie" Julian Award for spirit and enthusiasm was bestowed upon senior Wes Slajchert. A native of Oak Park, California, Slajchert played in all 25 games with nine starts, averaging 12.7 minutes and doing every little thing asked of him to contribute to the team, whether it be take care of the basketball, hit the boards and play lock-down defense. He finished the season producing 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 17-10, and saw action in all 84 games Dartmouth played since he arrived on campus as a freshman in 2018-19, scoring 177 points and dishing out 78 assists.

Follow Along
Sunday's game at UTSA will be streamed on CUSA.TV. Friday and Monday's games will not be streamed.

What's Ahead?
Following the Texas tournament, the Big Green return home to host NVU-Johnson on Wednesday at 7 p.m.