THIS WEEK IN BLUE HAWK MEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, Nov. 28 — Dickinson, N.D. — 7:00 p.m. MT
Dickinson State vs. Bismarck State (0-6, 0-2 Frontier)
LIVE STATS: dsubluehawks.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
LIVE VIDEO: www.youtube.com/@bluehawksportsnetwork/streams
LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com
DSU PROBABLE STARTERS (25-26 Stats)
G —
#1 Quincy Linton, 6-0, Jr. — 7.9 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 2.1 APG
G —
#12 Isaiah Vargas, 6-4, Jr. — 4.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.3 APG
G —
#2 Griffyn Doughty, 6-4, So. — 15.1 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 1.0 APG
F —
#23 Cordell Stinson, 6-5, Sr. — 8.5 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 1.9 APG
F —
#50 Weston Zacher, 6-8, So. — 7.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 0.9 APG
LAST TIME OUT
Dickinson State opened Frontier Conference play at home with a challenging weekend, falling 85-57 to Carroll College on Friday and 65-62 to (RV) Rocky Mountain on Saturday. The Blue Hawks dropped to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
On Friday, DSU got off to a quick start behind back-to-back threes from
Griffyn Doughty, but Carroll responded with a 13-3 run and never trailed again. The Saints took control with a 46-23 halftime lead and outscored DSU 44-16 in the paint.
DC Stewart led the Blue Hawks with 13 points off the bench, while Doughty added 12.
Michael Nance grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
Saturday's contest was more tightly contested, with DSU leading 32-28 at halftime and shooting 45.5% from the field.
Weston Zacher sparked the offense with 12 points off the bench, and Doughty added 11.
Cordell Stinson finished with 10 points and six rebounds. The Blue Hawks went 17-of-20 from the free throw line (85%) but were limited to one offensive rebound and couldn't convert on a final possession to tie the game.
THE SERIES
vs
Bismarck State — First Meeting;
Last: N/A /
Streak: N/A
OPPONENT SNAPSHOTS
Bismarck State (0-6, 0-2 Frontier) — First-year NAIA program still seeking its first win, this is the first NAIA matchup between the two teams.
STATISTICAL LEADERS (season to date)
Points/Game —
Griffyn Doughty (So.) 15.1 •
Total Points — Doughty 121
Shooting % (FG) —
Nate Visentin (Jr.) .581
3-Point % —
DC Stewart (Jr.) .478
Free Throw % —
Jake Daniel (Sr.) 1.000
Rebounds/Game —
Nate Visentin (Jr.) 8.5 •
Total Rebounds —
Cordell Stinson (Sr.) 49
Assists/Game —
Quincy Linton (Jr.) 2.1 •
Total Assists — Linton 17
Steals/Game — Linton (Jr.) 1.4 •
Total Steals — Linton 11
Blocks/Game — Visentin (Jr.), Stinson (Sr.) 0.8 •
Total Blocks — Stinson 4
SEASON PREVIEW
Dickinson State enters the 2025–26 campaign focused on building chemistry and competing in a challenging Frontier Conference. Sixth-year head coach
Derek Selvig leads a retooled Blue Hawk squad coming off a 19–11 season that included regular-season and tournament titles in the North Star Athletic Association.
Senior forward
Cordell Stinson returns to anchor the lineup after earning All-Conference and All-Defensive honors a season ago. He is joined by returning senior guard
Jake Daniel and sophomore forward
Weston Zacher. The Blue Hawks also welcome a strong group of newcomers, including junior guards
Quincy Linton (South Puget Sound CC) and
Isaiah Vargas (Highline CC), and junior forward
Nate Visentin (Spokane CC).
HEAD COACH – DEREK SELVIG:
Derek Selvig enters his sixth season as head men's basketball coach at Dickinson State, coming off a historic 2024–25 campaign that saw the Blue Hawks capture both the NSAA regular-season and tournament championships. Under his leadership, DSU earned its first NAIA National Tournament berth in 20 years and ranked among the league's top teams in both offensive efficiency and scoring defense.
Since arriving in Dickinson, Selvig has developed multiple All-Conference performers, including 2025 NAIA All-American
Kose Egbule and three-time All-NSAA guard
John Evans. His 2024–25 squad also featured four All-Conference selections and earned him NSAA Coach of the Year honors.
Prior to DSU, Selvig was an assistant coach at Montana Tech, helping the program to back-to-back winning seasons and its first win over an NCAA Division I opponent. A native of Glendive, Mont., Selvig starred at the University of Montana (2007–12), where he led the Grizzlies to two NCAA Tournament appearances and later played professionally in Germany.
