University of St. Thomas Athletics
Thursday, December 21
St. Paul, Minn.
7:00 p.m. Central
vs
UW-River Falls
Photo by: Abby Bondi
Tommies welcome in Falcons Thursday before holiday break
12/19/2023 2:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball
St. Thomas and River Falls tip-off in 44th meeting all-time
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Thomas men's basketball welcomes in UW-River Falls for a 7 p.m. tip-off Thursday, Dec. 21 in Schoenecker Arena.
The Tommies (7-5) host the Falcons (4-5) in the 44th meeting of the programs all-time and first since St. Thomas' transition to NCAA Division I. Following Thursday's game, St. Thomas opens Summit League play on the road Dec. 29 at North Dakota before returning home Dec. 31 to host Kansas City.
TUNE IN
Basketball fans can watch Thursday's game on the Summit League Network and listen on ESPN 1500 radio, with Corbu Stathes calling the action, or via Live Stats on TommieSports.com.
SERIES HISTORY
St. Thomas and River Falls have met 43 times in history, led 26-17 by the Tommies. The programs have not met since the Purple's transition to NCAA Division I with the most recent meeting coming Nov. 30, 2018, an 85-70 win by St. Thomas during the first-ever basketball game at U.S. Bank Stadium. St. Thomas was part of four games played at U.S. Bank Stadium including Minnesota versus Oklahoma State, North Dakota State versus Drake, and South Dakota State versus Northern Iowa. The Toms are 6-3 against the Falcons in Schoenecker Arena while Johnny Tauer is 5-3 overall since 2011.
THE OPPOSITION | RIVER FALLS
UW-River Falls prepares for an exhibition against St. Thomas before the holiday break, entering the week with a 4-5 overall record. The Falcons had a three-game winning streak snapped following an 82-75 loss at Hamline Dec. 16. UWRF will host a four-team tournament following its break before heading into conference games on Jan. 3.
River Falls has three student-athletes averaging at least 10 points per game, led by junior Zac Johnson with 17.3 points, which ranks fourth in the WIAC, on 41.4 percent shooting overall. Junior Logan Jedwabny follows with 12.4 points per game, shooting a team best 48.8 percent from the field and 45.3 percent from 3-point range. Senior Marshall Holland paces the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.
The Falcons average 69.8 points per game, shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 33.2 percent from 3-point range and 65.5 percent from the free throw line, and allow 68.1 points per game. River Falls ranks among the bottom three of the WIAC in both scoring offense and defense and is last in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.
HOME COOKING
The Tommies have embraced playing in front of the hometown crowd, going 17-2 over its last 19 games at Schoenecker Arena. St. Thomas closed out the 2021-22 season with a home win and went 12-2 last season, including a 10-game home winning streak, before opening the 2023-24 season with four straight non-conference wins.
The only two home losses last season came Jan. 28 to South Dakota and Feb. 9 to Oral Roberts. Over the final five home games, St. Thomas averaged an attendance of 1,707 per game, including a record crowd of 2,013 against Oral Roberts, and set the top five attendance marks during the DI era.
LAST TIME OUT | CROWN
The Tommies held off a resilient Crown College squad that stayed within seven points with four minutes to play before the Purple closed the game on a 15-3 run. St. Thomas shot 63.0 percent (17-27) from the field in the second half, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, to finish the game with its third best shooting performance of the season, 51.6 percent (32-62) overall. The Toms gave away a season low six turnovers and scored 48 points in the paint. Leading 70-63 with four minutes to play, St. Thomas allowed Crown to make just one field goal the rest of the way.
THE CAST | VS CROWN
Graduate student Parker Bjorklund scored a season high 25 points, the most by a Tommie this season, on 8-of-12 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. He was four points of his career high and scored 17 in the second half. Junior Ryan Dufault scored a season high 18 points, one shy of his career high, on 7-of-9 shooting as he accounted for 69 percent of the Tommies' bench scoring (26). He tied senior Drake Dobbs for the team lead with four assists while Dobbs chipped in 12 points.
POWER SIX
St. Thomas played two games against Power Six opponents this season, a 71-66 season-opening loss Nov. 6 at Cal and an 84-79 loss Dec. 14 at No. 7 Marquette. The 71 points scored against the Tommies is the Golden Bears' third lowest offensive output of their season. Marquette allowed its most points (79) to St. Thomas while the margin of victory (5) was the second smallest for MU this season.
The meeting against Marquette was the second game against a Top 10 Big East opponent in as many years for St. Thomas after opening the 2022-23 campaign at No. 9 Creighton. The Tommies overcame a double-digit deficit to lead in the second half against the Bluejays and nearly overcame a double-digit deficit to the Golden Eagles, pulling within one point multiple times against MU.
The Tommies have now played four Power Six opponents over the past two seasons, adding a loss Nov. 26, 2022 at Utah for its first ever game against a Pac-12 opponent.
NOTHING BUT NET
When the NCAA's first NET Rankings were released on Dec. 4, St. Thomas was slotted at 175 and currently ranks 176, third in the Summit League behind South Dakota State (141) and Denver (144), through games on Dec. 18. The Tommies entered its matchup at No. 7 Marquette ranked 185 and jumped 20 spots to 165 following a five-point loss to the Golden Eagles.
I'M JUST KEN (POM RANKINGS)
The Tommies saw a more impressive ascent in the Ken Pom Rankings following the game at Marquette. The Purple entered Milwaukee, Wis., ranked 218 in the Ken Pom Rankings before moving up to 185 after the loss. St. Thomas is also third among Summit League programs in the Ken Pom Rankings, slotting in behind South Dakota State (116) and Oral Roberts (176).
Of 363 NCAA Division I programs, St. Thomas ranks 353 in adjusted tempo with 63.6 possessions per 40 minutes. The Tommies are 187 with an adjusted offensive efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions) of 104.4 and 202 with an adjusted defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) of 106.3.
ALL BUSINESS FOR BJORKLUND
Since joining the Tommies off the intramural courts, it's been all business for Parker Bjorklund as he's averaged double-digit scoring in each of his three seasons and leads the team this season with 14.5 points per game. He put in 12.6 points per game during the program's first DI season in 2021-22 on 54.4 percent shooting from the field. Bjorklund is averaging 13.9 points per game through his career on 52.8 percent shooting, one of two Tommies (Raheem Anthony, 51.7%) with a career field goal percentage above .500 (minimum 250 FGA).
He currently ranks second in the Summit League shooting 50.0 percent from the field and finished 13 games last season shooting above 50 percent while taking at least seven shots in all but one game. His 15.1 points per game ranked 10th in the Summit League in 2022-23 and he's currently fourth among active Summit League student-athletes (min. 30 games) in career scoring average (14.0 PPG).
Bjorklund currently sits at 948 career points in 68 career games and has 382 career rebounds, five shy of Tommy Hannon for 33rd all-time at St. Thomas.
THE 1,500 POINT CLUB
Newcomer Raheem Anthony, a transfer from NCAA DIII Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minn., eclipsed 1,500 career points Dec. 6, 2023 during a 75-71 win over Milwaukee. He was a two-time All-American (NABC, D3hoops.com) in 2022-23 after averaging 24.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and shooting 54.5 percent from the field. Anthony started all 78 games played in at Saint Mary's and averaged 19.3 points during three games against St. Thomas during the 2019-20 season.
St. Thomas has five members of the 1,500-point club, all besides Anthony scored the entirety of their points in the Purple and Gray. Anthony is the first Tommie to reach the 1,500 mark since Karnell James (1993-97) who finished his career with 1,854. Six Tommies have transferred into the program and ended their careers with at least 1,000 points. He's also at 672 career rebounds, including 620 at Saint Mary's, which ranks 12th at St. Thomas.
Anthony is second on the Tommies with 10.7 points per game and leads with 3.2 assists per game, with at least three assists in eight games this season and an eight-assist performance Dec. 10 in a win at Chicago State. He scored a season-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting to push him over the 1,500 point mark against Milwaukee.
THE MAKEUP OF THE TOMMIE ROSTER
The heart of the St. Thomas men's basketball program is comprised from Minnesota natives, including 10 of 15 student-athletes, Head Coach Johnny Tauer and Assistant Coach Cameron Rundles. Four of the remaining five student-athletes hail from Illinois while one is from Wisconsin.
The squad has nine guards and six forwards with an average height of 6-foot-4-inches, which ranks tied for 223rd in the nation among tallest teams. The Purple have three graduate students, four seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, one redshirt freshman, and three true freshmen.
JOINING ELITE COMPANY
Johnny Tauer became one of five active head coaches among all of NCAA to reach 250 career wins with a .740 winning percentage, all with one program, after the Nov. 19 win over Portland State.
The Tommies (7-5) host the Falcons (4-5) in the 44th meeting of the programs all-time and first since St. Thomas' transition to NCAA Division I. Following Thursday's game, St. Thomas opens Summit League play on the road Dec. 29 at North Dakota before returning home Dec. 31 to host Kansas City.
TUNE IN
Basketball fans can watch Thursday's game on the Summit League Network and listen on ESPN 1500 radio, with Corbu Stathes calling the action, or via Live Stats on TommieSports.com.
SERIES HISTORY
St. Thomas and River Falls have met 43 times in history, led 26-17 by the Tommies. The programs have not met since the Purple's transition to NCAA Division I with the most recent meeting coming Nov. 30, 2018, an 85-70 win by St. Thomas during the first-ever basketball game at U.S. Bank Stadium. St. Thomas was part of four games played at U.S. Bank Stadium including Minnesota versus Oklahoma State, North Dakota State versus Drake, and South Dakota State versus Northern Iowa. The Toms are 6-3 against the Falcons in Schoenecker Arena while Johnny Tauer is 5-3 overall since 2011.
THE OPPOSITION | RIVER FALLS
UW-River Falls prepares for an exhibition against St. Thomas before the holiday break, entering the week with a 4-5 overall record. The Falcons had a three-game winning streak snapped following an 82-75 loss at Hamline Dec. 16. UWRF will host a four-team tournament following its break before heading into conference games on Jan. 3.
River Falls has three student-athletes averaging at least 10 points per game, led by junior Zac Johnson with 17.3 points, which ranks fourth in the WIAC, on 41.4 percent shooting overall. Junior Logan Jedwabny follows with 12.4 points per game, shooting a team best 48.8 percent from the field and 45.3 percent from 3-point range. Senior Marshall Holland paces the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.
The Falcons average 69.8 points per game, shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 33.2 percent from 3-point range and 65.5 percent from the free throw line, and allow 68.1 points per game. River Falls ranks among the bottom three of the WIAC in both scoring offense and defense and is last in both field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense.
HOME COOKING
The Tommies have embraced playing in front of the hometown crowd, going 17-2 over its last 19 games at Schoenecker Arena. St. Thomas closed out the 2021-22 season with a home win and went 12-2 last season, including a 10-game home winning streak, before opening the 2023-24 season with four straight non-conference wins.
The only two home losses last season came Jan. 28 to South Dakota and Feb. 9 to Oral Roberts. Over the final five home games, St. Thomas averaged an attendance of 1,707 per game, including a record crowd of 2,013 against Oral Roberts, and set the top five attendance marks during the DI era.
LAST TIME OUT | CROWN
The Tommies held off a resilient Crown College squad that stayed within seven points with four minutes to play before the Purple closed the game on a 15-3 run. St. Thomas shot 63.0 percent (17-27) from the field in the second half, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range, to finish the game with its third best shooting performance of the season, 51.6 percent (32-62) overall. The Toms gave away a season low six turnovers and scored 48 points in the paint. Leading 70-63 with four minutes to play, St. Thomas allowed Crown to make just one field goal the rest of the way.
THE CAST | VS CROWN
Graduate student Parker Bjorklund scored a season high 25 points, the most by a Tommie this season, on 8-of-12 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. He was four points of his career high and scored 17 in the second half. Junior Ryan Dufault scored a season high 18 points, one shy of his career high, on 7-of-9 shooting as he accounted for 69 percent of the Tommies' bench scoring (26). He tied senior Drake Dobbs for the team lead with four assists while Dobbs chipped in 12 points.
POWER SIX
St. Thomas played two games against Power Six opponents this season, a 71-66 season-opening loss Nov. 6 at Cal and an 84-79 loss Dec. 14 at No. 7 Marquette. The 71 points scored against the Tommies is the Golden Bears' third lowest offensive output of their season. Marquette allowed its most points (79) to St. Thomas while the margin of victory (5) was the second smallest for MU this season.
The meeting against Marquette was the second game against a Top 10 Big East opponent in as many years for St. Thomas after opening the 2022-23 campaign at No. 9 Creighton. The Tommies overcame a double-digit deficit to lead in the second half against the Bluejays and nearly overcame a double-digit deficit to the Golden Eagles, pulling within one point multiple times against MU.
The Tommies have now played four Power Six opponents over the past two seasons, adding a loss Nov. 26, 2022 at Utah for its first ever game against a Pac-12 opponent.
NOTHING BUT NET
When the NCAA's first NET Rankings were released on Dec. 4, St. Thomas was slotted at 175 and currently ranks 176, third in the Summit League behind South Dakota State (141) and Denver (144), through games on Dec. 18. The Tommies entered its matchup at No. 7 Marquette ranked 185 and jumped 20 spots to 165 following a five-point loss to the Golden Eagles.
I'M JUST KEN (POM RANKINGS)
The Tommies saw a more impressive ascent in the Ken Pom Rankings following the game at Marquette. The Purple entered Milwaukee, Wis., ranked 218 in the Ken Pom Rankings before moving up to 185 after the loss. St. Thomas is also third among Summit League programs in the Ken Pom Rankings, slotting in behind South Dakota State (116) and Oral Roberts (176).
Of 363 NCAA Division I programs, St. Thomas ranks 353 in adjusted tempo with 63.6 possessions per 40 minutes. The Tommies are 187 with an adjusted offensive efficiency (points scored per 100 possessions) of 104.4 and 202 with an adjusted defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions) of 106.3.
ALL BUSINESS FOR BJORKLUND
Since joining the Tommies off the intramural courts, it's been all business for Parker Bjorklund as he's averaged double-digit scoring in each of his three seasons and leads the team this season with 14.5 points per game. He put in 12.6 points per game during the program's first DI season in 2021-22 on 54.4 percent shooting from the field. Bjorklund is averaging 13.9 points per game through his career on 52.8 percent shooting, one of two Tommies (Raheem Anthony, 51.7%) with a career field goal percentage above .500 (minimum 250 FGA).
He currently ranks second in the Summit League shooting 50.0 percent from the field and finished 13 games last season shooting above 50 percent while taking at least seven shots in all but one game. His 15.1 points per game ranked 10th in the Summit League in 2022-23 and he's currently fourth among active Summit League student-athletes (min. 30 games) in career scoring average (14.0 PPG).
Bjorklund currently sits at 948 career points in 68 career games and has 382 career rebounds, five shy of Tommy Hannon for 33rd all-time at St. Thomas.
THE 1,500 POINT CLUB
Newcomer Raheem Anthony, a transfer from NCAA DIII Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minn., eclipsed 1,500 career points Dec. 6, 2023 during a 75-71 win over Milwaukee. He was a two-time All-American (NABC, D3hoops.com) in 2022-23 after averaging 24.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game, and shooting 54.5 percent from the field. Anthony started all 78 games played in at Saint Mary's and averaged 19.3 points during three games against St. Thomas during the 2019-20 season.
St. Thomas has five members of the 1,500-point club, all besides Anthony scored the entirety of their points in the Purple and Gray. Anthony is the first Tommie to reach the 1,500 mark since Karnell James (1993-97) who finished his career with 1,854. Six Tommies have transferred into the program and ended their careers with at least 1,000 points. He's also at 672 career rebounds, including 620 at Saint Mary's, which ranks 12th at St. Thomas.
Anthony is second on the Tommies with 10.7 points per game and leads with 3.2 assists per game, with at least three assists in eight games this season and an eight-assist performance Dec. 10 in a win at Chicago State. He scored a season-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting to push him over the 1,500 point mark against Milwaukee.
THE MAKEUP OF THE TOMMIE ROSTER
The heart of the St. Thomas men's basketball program is comprised from Minnesota natives, including 10 of 15 student-athletes, Head Coach Johnny Tauer and Assistant Coach Cameron Rundles. Four of the remaining five student-athletes hail from Illinois while one is from Wisconsin.
The squad has nine guards and six forwards with an average height of 6-foot-4-inches, which ranks tied for 223rd in the nation among tallest teams. The Purple have three graduate students, four seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, one redshirt freshman, and three true freshmen.
JOINING ELITE COMPANY
Johnny Tauer became one of five active head coaches among all of NCAA to reach 250 career wins with a .740 winning percentage, all with one program, after the Nov. 19 win over Portland State.
| Head Coach | School | Wins | Pct. |
| Mark Few | Gonzaga | 696 | .835 |
| Jeff Young | Walsh | 441 | .755 |
| Joe Lombardi | Indiana (PA) | 406 | .785 |
| Ben McCollum | Northwest Mo. State | 373 | .807 |
| Johnny Tauer | St. Thomas | 253 | .741 |
Tauer is also one of 11 active head coaches to reach 250 career wins with a .740 winning percentage at any program.
Since taking over as head coach in 2011, Tauer has averaged 20.5 wins per season heading into 2023-24. He is the fastest to reach 250 career wins in program history, joining Steve Fritz (594-246) and Tom Feely (417-269). Tauer was a senior with Tommie Basketball when Fritz reached the 250-milestone in 1995 and Fritz was a senior for the program when Feely reached the milestone in 1970-71.
LUCKY 13
Head Coach Johnny Tauer is in his 13th season at St. Thomas as the longest tenured head coach among all Summit League programs and among the top 50 in their current role among all DI men's basketball coaches. He leads league head coaches with a .741 winning percentage and is third in career wins (253).
| 2023-24 Summit League Head Coaches | |||
| Head Coach | School | Wins | Pct. |
| Johnny Tauer | St. Thomas | 253 | .741 |
| Eric Henderson | South Dakota State | 93 | .699 |
| David Richman | North Dakota State | 182 | .605 |
| Paul Sather | North Dakota | 333 | .586 |
| Marvin Menzies | Kansas City | 262 | .584 |
| Eric Peterson | South Dakota | 19 | .452 |
| Jeff Wulbrun | Denver | 33 | .434 |
| Russell Springmann | Oral Roberts | 4 | .400 |
| Chris Crutchfield | Omaha | 25 | .397 |
Tauer's winning percentage of .741 ranks 13th among active head coaches across all of NCAA with at least 10 years of experience. The only head coaches at their current NCAA DI programs for at least 10 seasons with a higher winning percentage than Tauer are John Calipari (Kentucky), Mark Few (Gonzaga), and Bill Self (Kansas).
DOCTOR, DOCTOR
An NCAA Postgraduate Scholar and Academic All-America honoree, Head Coach Johnny Tauer earned master's and PhD degrees in social psychology at UW-Madison. He returned to St. Thomas as a member of the faculty in 2000 before being promoted to full professor in 2011. Tauer taught for 21 years at St. Thomas and is one of the only head college basketball coaches in the nation to be a tenured faculty member and to hold a doctorate in sport-related psychology. He has published academic work on motivation, goal setting and competition in top academic journals, in addition to a book on youth sports, parents and motivation titled "Why Less is More for WOSPs (Well-Intentioned, Overinvolved Sports Parents); How to Be the Best Sport Parent You Can Be."
SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE
Head Coach Johnny Tauer's excellence within the Tommie Men's Basketball program dates back to his days as an Academic All-American that led to his induction to the St. Thomas Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. As a student-athlete from 1991-95, Tauer was an All-MIAC player, first team All-West Region, and as a senior led the 1994-95 Toms to a school-record 27-0 start, including an MIAC Championship with an unprecedented 20-0 record. He helped the Toms to NCAA DIII Tournament berths in 1992-93, 1993-94, and 1994-95, including a run to the Final Four in 1993-94. Tauer ranks 24th in career scoring (1,219 points) and 22nd in career rebounding (482) at St. Thomas and was the school 3-point leader until 1999-2000.
After earning master's and PhD degrees at Wisconsin, Tauer joined the Tommie Men's Basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach and ran the St. Thomas defense for two seasons (2001-03) and also directed the Tommies' offensive sets that had consistently ranked among the best in NCAA basketball in overall offensive efficiency, field-goal percentage, 3-point proficiency, fewest turnovers, and assist-to-turnover ratio. With Tauer serving as an assistant, the Toms won the 2010-11 DIII National Championship title, made a run to the 2008-09 Final Four, and totaled seven DIII National Tournament runs.
With the retirement of longtime head coach Steve Fritz in 2011, Tauer took over the program and continued its storied tradition with another national title in 2015-16, a Final Four run in 2012-13, and five DIII National Tournament appearances.
As a student-athlete, assistant coach, and head coach at St. Thomas, Tauer has helped the Tommies to 586 wins in 28 seasons, averaging out to over 20 wins per season. He's been part of 19 conference titles, 15 national tournament appearances, three Final Fours, and two national championships.
BACK FROM 2022-23
St. Thomas returns 10 letter winners and one redshirt freshman (Carter Bjerke, F), along with four newcomers. Among the newcomers is one transfer (Raheem Anthony, G) and three freshmen. Leading the pack is graduate student forward Parker Bjorklund who was named Preseason All-Summit League First Team. Fellow graduate student forward Brooks Allen also returns after starting all 33 games last season and playing in all 69 games for St. Thomas since joining NCAA Division I. Kendall Blue and Ahjany Lee come back for their sophomore seasons after Blue played in all 33 games, with 22 starts, and Lee played in 32 with four starts.
TAKE CARE OF THE BALL
Tauer's teams have historically taken care of the basketball and this season is no different. The Tommies currently rank tied for 45th nationally in fewest turnovers per game (10.3) after ranking tied for 11th nationally in the fewest total turnovers (327) last season and leading the category in 2021-22. The Purple also tied for 12th for fewest turnovers per game (9.9) and tied for 50th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.30) last year. Of the 14 teams with as few or fewer turnovers per game last season, only four (Iowa, NC State, Oral Roberts, Toledo) finished with a higher scoring offense than St. Thomas' 74.2 points per game.
A FRESHMAN FEAT
Redshirt freshman Carter Bjerke scored 14 points Nov. 12 against North Central, setting a career high. In doing so, he became the eighth freshman under Head Coach Johnny Tauer with a 14+ point performance within his first three career games.
2022-23
Kendall Blue: 15 pts vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (3rd career game)
Ahjany Lee: 14 pts vs. Chicago State (2nd career game)
Andrew Rohde: 15 pts vs. Creighton (1st career game)
2020-21
Parker Bjorklund: 15 pts vs. Concordia College (Minn.) (2nd career game)
2019-20
Will Engels: 15 pts vs. Whitman (1st career game)
2018-19
Anders Nelson: 24 pts vs. Emerson (2nd career game)
2017-18
Burt Hedstrom: 15 pts vs. St. Scholastica (3rd career game)
PREP CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
Five of the Tommies' 15 student-athletes have reached the ultimate pinnacle of their high school prep careers, winning state titles, while COVID brought another imminent title run to a halt. Three others also led their programs to Minnesota State Tournament appearances in Kendall Blue (2018-22) and Courtney Brown, Jr., (2015-19) at East Ridge High School and Adam Tauer (2019-23) at Cretin-Derham Hall.
Carter Bjerke - Wayzata HS
- 2020-21 Class AAAA MSHSL State Championship - 2021-22 Runner-Ups
Drake Dobbs - Eden Prairie HS
- 2019-20 28-0 and #10 in the nation (COVID shortened season)
Ryan Dufault - Waseca HS
- 2020-21 Class AA MSHSL State Championship - Game-winner with 3 seconds left
Ben Nau - Brookfield Central HS
- 2018-19 WIAA Division I State Championship
Hayden Tibbits - Wayzata HS
- 2020-21/2022-23 Class AAAA MSHSL State Championship - 2021-22 Runner-Ups
Ahjany Lee - Totino-Grace HS
- 2021-22 Class AAA MSHSL State Championship
SUCCESS ON BOTH SIDES
The Purple were the only Summit League team to rank among the top three in both scoring offense (74.2) and scoring defense (70.2). St. Thomas joined South Dakota State as the only two teams in the league to rank among the top four in both 3-point field goal percentage and 3-point field goal percentage defense. This season, St. Thomas ranks tied for 29th nationally with 63.4 points allowed per game.
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