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Team

Game
Most Points by Two Teams-268
, Wartburg 140- Grinnell 128, 1999-00
Most Points-
140, Grinnell, 1999-2000
Biggest Point Spread--68, Buena Vista (123-55), 1972-73
Most Field Goals-55, Buena Vista, 1972-73
Most Three Point Goals-16, Ashford, 12/10/2005
Most Free Throws--48, Manchester (Ind.), 1954-55
Best Field Goal Percentage--75 percent, Grinnell, 12/7/2006
Best Free Throw Percentage--100, Central, 1959; State College of Iowa, 1960; Luther, 1975; Dubuque, 1980; Mt. Mercy, 1983; Central, 1993; Central, 1995
Most Points, Opponent-- 128, Grinnell, 1999-2000
Greatest Margin of Defeat--47, State College of Iowa 100 - Wartburg 53, 1960
Most Field Goals Scored by Opponent-
-48, Parsons, 1962
Most Free Throws Scored by Opponent--43, Manchester (Ind.), 1955
Most Rebounds --
86, Iowa Wesleyan, 1964
Most Rebounds by Opponent
--74, Upper Iowa, 1962

Season
Most Points --
2,492, 28 games, 1990-91
Best Average--89.0, 28 games, 1990-91
Most Field Goals--
909, 1973-74
Most Three Point Field Goals--208, 2000-01
Best Field Goal Percentage--53.8, 792-1474, 1989-90
Best Margin--19.3, 1968-69
Most Free Throws--576, 1969-70
Best Free Throw Percentage--79.5 (865 of 911) 1990-91
Most Rebounds--1407, 1962-63
Fewest Points--1388, 1954-55
Fewest Points, Opponent--1256, 1953-54
Most Points, Opponent--2121, 1990-91
Best Margin by Opponents--8.5, 1961-62
Most Rebounds by Opponents--1449,1961-62
Most Field Goals by Opponent--805, 1990-91
Most Free Throws by Opponent--512, 1956-57, 1961-62

Wins
Most Wins, Season--
26, 1969-70
Most Consecutive Wins--25, 1969-70
Most Conference Wins, Season--
18, 2000-01
Most Consecutive Conference Wins--20, 1960

Individual

Game
Most Free Throws--
17, Mike Barkley, Central, 17-19, 1979-80
Most Points--
41, Bill Adix, Westmar, 1952-53; Thad Peck, Loras, 1998-99 (3 OT)
Most Field Goals-
-17, Dick Ridout, Cornell, 1963-64; Jeff Werling, Westmar, 1976-77
Most Three Point Goals--8, Todd Reinhardt, St. Ambrose, 1989-90; Mark Franzen, Simpson, 1994
Most Rebounds-
-34, Al Buenning, Luther, 1963-64

Consecutive
Most Consectuve Free Throws Scored-
-44, Todd Reinhardt, 1989-90

Season
Most Free Throw Attempts--
235, Bob Adix, 1954-55
Most Free Throws--189, Bill Adix, 1952-53
Best Free Throw percentage--92.9, Todd Reinhardt, 91-98, 1989-90
Most Points--581, Mark Olenius (28 games), 1990-91
Best Average--24.2, Bill Adix, 1952-53
Most Field Goals--242, Art Margheim (25 games), 1955-56
Best Field Goal Percentage--65.7, Fred Waldstein, 163-248, 1973-74
Most Rebounds-356, Bob Adix, 1956-55
Most Assists--143, Casey Cason, 1987-88
Most Three Point Goals--79, Todd Reinhardt, 1990-91

Career
Most Games Played
--- 108, Mike Pipho, 1999-2003
Most Free Throw Attempts--
670, G.E. Buenning, 1966-70
Most Free Throws--524, G.E. Buenning, 1966-70
Best Free Throw Percentage--87.9, Todd Reinhardt (283-322), 1987-91
Most Points--
1932, G.E. Buenning, 1966-70
Best Average--19.0, Bill Adix, 1951-53
Most Field Goals--704, G.E. Buenning, 1966-70
Best Field Goal Percentage--60.0, Mike Lee, 135-225, 1986-90
Most Rebounds--1036, John Hearn, 1964-68
Most Assists--300, Casey Cason, 1986-88
Most Three Point Goals--218, Jason Steege, 2002-06

Wartburg's 1000 Point Club

Player Games Played Points PPG Years Played
G.E. Buenning 106 1932 18.2 1966-70
John Hearn 93 1552 16.7 1964-68
Jason Steege 104 1450 13.5 2002-06
Mike Murphy 93 1409 15.2 1986-89
Matt Ellis 76 1406 18.5 1979-81
John Tuecke 93 1403 15.1 1956-60
Todd Reinhardt 105 1349 12.8 1987-91
John Adix 103 1344 13.0 1954-58
Mike Pipho 108 1340 12.4 1999-2003
Art Margheim 78 1338 17.2 1954-57
Mark Merrit 77 1309 17.0 1981-83
Tom Manchester 107 1277 11.9 1966-71
Rich Nickels 82 1244 15.2 1973-76
Patrick Morrison 102 1190 11.7 1998-2001
Rich Kloster 90 1182 13.2 1993-98
Bill Adix 62 1179 19.0 1951-53
Rob Kain 84 1175 14.0 1991-95
Matt Freeseman 79 1159 14.7 1993-96
Nate Schmidt 99 1152 10.2 2002-06
Dan Nettleton 106 1152 10.9 1987-91
Frank Stewart 79 1133 14.3 1970-73
Ward Prine 81 1119 13.8 1983-86
Mark Olenius 92 1116 12.1 1987-91
Fred Waldstein 96 1096 11.4 1970-74
Jake Olsen 102 1067 9.5 1999-2003
Bob Adix 68 1045 15.4 1953-55
Dave Jensen 91 1039 11.4 1957-61
Mark Fry 78 1002 12.8 1975-78

The Top Ten Wartburg Rebounders

Players # of games Rebounds Avg.
John Hearn (1964-68) 93 1036 11.1
John Tuecke (1956-60) 93 982 10.6
Al buenning (1960-64) 93 944 10.2
John Adix (1954-58) 103 915 8.9
G.E. Buenning (1960-64) 106 856 8.1
Matt Ellis (1966-70) 76 752 9.9
Rob Kain (1991-95) 84 733 8.7
Fred Waldstein (1970-74) 96 725 7.6
Frank Stewart (1970-73) 79 694 8.8
Cliff Cornelius (1966-69) 77 624 8.1

History of Wartburg College Basketball

Coach Year Won Lost
Elmer Hertel 1935-36** 12 3
  1936-37 8 5
  1937-38 8 7
Ralph McKinzie 1938-39 3 11
  1939-40 1 13
C.C. Van Dyke 1940-41 3 12
  1941-42 1 13
  1942-43 5 8
Elmer Hertel 1943-44 8 8
  1944-45 11 7
William Roselius 1945-46 5 15
Stanley Hall 1946-47 8 9
Axel Bundgaard 1947-48 6 11
  1948-49 8 11
  1949-50 8 13
  1950-51 13 9
  1951-52* 17 7
  1952-53 14 8
  1953-54 15 8
  1954-55* 17 9
Earnest Opperman 1955-56 17 8
Axel Bundgaard 1956-57 19 8
  1957-58 16 9
  1958-59* 21 5
  1959-60* 18 7
  1960-61 15 9
Fred Jaspers 1961-62 6 18
  1962-63 13 12
  1963-64 11 12
  1964-65 12 10
Lewis "Buzz" Levick 1965-66 12 10
  1966-67* 19 7
  1967-68* 22 3
  1968-69* 25 1
  1969-70* 26 3
  1970-71* 19 8
  1971-72* 18 5
  1972-73* 21 8
  1973-74* 23 5
  1974-75* 22 6
  1975-76 13 13
  1976-77 19 6
  1977-78 19 7
  1978-79 10 14
  1979-80 18 8
  1980-81 14 12
  1981-82 18 7
  1982-83* 21 5
  1983-84 14 15
  1984-85 12 14
  1985-86 17 9
  1986-87* 19 9
  1987-88 15 11
  1988-89* 21 8
  1989-90 17 9
  1990-91* 23 5
  1991-92 15 10
  1992-93* 18 8
Howard Gauthier 1993-94 14 11
  1994-95 13 11
  1995-96 12 13
Marty Simmons 1996-97 10 14
Dick Peth 1997-98 16 9
  1998-99 13 12
  1999-2000 14 12
  2000-01* 24 4
  2001-02 20 8
  2002-03 21 7
  2003-04 20 8
  2004-05* 23 5
  2005-06* 19 6
  2006-07 11 15
  2007-08 9 16
Overall   1,068 660
* Iowa Conf. Champs **Tri State Champs    
 
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