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Central men's basketball team punches its ticket to the NCAA Division III Tournament

The Dutch tip off Friday at 6:40

by Peter Leithauser

Pella, IA (03/03/2025) — For the 12th time in program history the Central College men's basketball team is moving to the NCAA Division III National Championships Tournament.

The Dutch qualified after winning the American Rivers Conference tournament championship 68-57 over Nebraska Wesleyan University Saturday.

The squad was picked to go to St. Louis, Missouri and take on No. 13 ranked Washington University of St. Louis Friday at 6:40 p.m. The other first round matchup in St. Louis will be Denison University (Ohio) against Franklin College (Ind.). The two winners will advance to the second round.


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Joshua
Van Gorp
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2025
  • Pella, IA
KB
Kaleb
Brand
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2025
  • Mount Vernon, IA
WH
William
Henricksen
  • Communication Studies
  • Class of 2025
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
EK
Eli
Kading
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2025
  • Casey, IA
KT
Kip
Tupa
  • Engineering
  • Class of 2026
  • Blair, NE
TB
Taylor
Birks
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2025
  • Adel, IA
ET
Easton
Tupa
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2027
  • Center Point, IA
NS
Nash
Smith
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2027
  • New Sharon, IA
BW
Brady
Wolf
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2027
  • Moscow Mills, MO
KW
Karson
Wehde
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2027
  • Ankeny, IA
AR
Alex
Ruba
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2027
  • Ames, IA
BC
Bradley
Curren
  • Business Management
  • Class of 2027
  • Harlan, IA
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Aiden
Stoltz
  • Accounting
  • Class of 2027
  • Pella, IA
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Owen
Schipper
  • Waukee, Iowa
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Anthony
Gott
  • Class of 2028
  • Davenport, IA
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Sage
Suntken
  • Class of 2028
  • Sheffield, IA
AA
Alier
Agau
  • Class of 2028
  • Urbandale, IA
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Grant
Uecker
  • Class of 2028
  • Urbandale, IA
CJ
Carson
Jones
  • Class of 2028
  • Elkhorn, NE

Central College

Peter Leithauser (641) 628-5177, leithauserp@central.edu

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