MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Dragons men's basketball team will host Bemidji State at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Minnesota Crookston at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday this weekend.
            
The Dragons are 7-2 on the regular season and 2-1 against NSIC opponents after defeating both Minot State and the University of Mary last weekend. Sophomore Jacob Beeninga leads the team in points per game with 15.4, followed closely by senior Lorenzo McGhee with 14.3 points per game. Senior Gavin Baumgartner leads the team in assists per game with 3.6. Junior Dane Zimmer leads the team in rebounds per game with 6.9.

MSUM picked up a pair of wins last week over Minot State and the University of Mary. The Dragons stifled the Beavers in the first half en route to a 84-63 win led by Jaden Stanley-Williams and his 18 points. The senior would show up again on Saturday, scoring 20 points against UMary. MSUM would defeat the Marauders by 33 points (88-55), their largest margin of victory so far this season. 
            
Tim Bergstraser is in his first season as head coach at Minnesota State University Moorhead. 

About Bemidji State 
            
The Beavers are 5-3 on the regular season and 1-2 against NSIC opponents after falling to both St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth last weekend. Junior John Sutherland leads the team in points per game with 17.9. Sutherland also leads the team in rebounds per game with 8.6. Fifth-year Kone Mohamed leads the team in assists per game with 4. Mike Boschee is in his eleventh season as head coach at Bemidji State. 

About Minnesota Crookston 
           
The Golden Eagles are 1-8 on the regular season and 0-3 against NSIC opponents after falling to both Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State last weekend. Sophomore Blaize Sagna leads the team in points per game with 14.2. Sagna also leads the team in rebounds per game with 5.4. Junior Xzavier Jones leads the team in assists per game with 3. Bryan Beamish is in his first season as head coach at Minnesota Crookston.