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Men's Basketball
Middle
School Records

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
2008-09
15
13
Overall
1,083
673
* Iowa Conf. Champs
**Tri State Champs

 

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