12 Samuel Aslesen
Samuel Aslesen
  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    202
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Howard, S.D.
  • High School:
    Howard High School
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Major:
    Mathematics
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    15.4
  • fg %
    56.4
  • 3pt %
    24.4
  • ft %
    77.0
  • reb/g
    6.0
  • a/g
    1.2
Bio

Awards & Honors

Junior (2023-24):  Started in 28 games for the Tigers at the center position … Aslesen was named to the GPAC All-Conference Second Team ... averaged 12 points per game and pulled down 5.9 rebounds per game … led the Tigers in total blocks with 52 blocks and finished third in the conference with 1.9 blocks per game … scored a career high 22 points against Mount Marty (Jan. 20th) and recorded a career high 12 rebounds at (RV) Briar Cliff (Nov. 21st) and five blocks against Dakota State in the first game of the season.

Sophomore (2022-23): Appeared in 26 games for DWU… tallied a season and career high 13 points against No. 25 Morningside… during his 12-point performance against Briar Cliff, he went 4-of-4 beyond the arc for a season and career high.

Freshman (2021-22): Appeared in 11 games for coach Wilber and DWU ... shot season totals of 41.7% from the field, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 62.5% at the charity stripe during his first collegiate season as a Tiger ... scored a season-high six points against Dickinson State and went 2 for 3 from the floor.

High School: A four-year basketball player for the Tigers on the court ... recorded 18 points and nine rebounds per game during his sophomore year ... shot 39.4% from the 3-point line ... tallied 16 points and seven rebounds ... shot 46.0% from the field during his junior campaign ... led Howard High School to a 16-5 record in 2020 ... a Dak-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention selection ... an All-Conference First-Team honoree in the Cornbelt Conference ... a four-year letterwinner and a three-year starter ... competed on the track and football teams all four years ... an All-Conference Honorable Mention and Second-Team performer at defensive back ... a three-year starter and letterwinner on the gridiron ... a three-year letterwinner in track and field ... a member of the National Honor Society and the Howard High School Student Council ... held a 4.0 GPA.

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Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Morningside W, 99-90
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) L, 91-76
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 99-72
Feb 22 Dordt L, 77-74
Feb 26 at Morningside L, 91-74
Mar 14 vs. The Master's L, 69-65
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 20
Games started 30 20
Minutes 956 637
Minutes per game 31.9 31.9
FG 172-305 107-190
FG Pct 56.4 56.3
3PT 10-41 7-31
3PT Pct 24.4 22.6
FT 107-139 58-76
FT Pct 77.0 76.3
Off rebounds 71 38
Def rebounds 109 66
Total rebounds 180 104
Rebounds per game 6.0 5.2
Personal fouls 64 41
Disqualifications 1 -
Assists 35 21
Turnovers 41 33
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.6
Steals 29 18
Blocks 13 6
Points 461 279
Points per game 15.4 13.9
Points per 40 min 19.3 17.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 26 at Buena Vista W, 83-67 1 29 6-9 66.7 0-1 0.0 5-5 100.0 17
Nov 2 at Saint Mary W, 77-64 1 34 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 6-9 66.7 16
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) W, 76-48 1 28 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 19
Nov 9 Valley City State L, 78-76 1 28 3-10 30.0 0-2 0.0 5-5 100.0 11
Nov 14 at University of South Dakota - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) W, 82-41 1 24 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 13
Nov 20 Northwestern L, 87-68 1 28 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 4
Nov 23 at Valley City State W, 72-56 1 30 7-12 58.3 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 17
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 76-68 1 26 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 4-5 80.0 13
Dec 2 at South Dakota State - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 73-59 1 37 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 82-77 1 28 6-10 60.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 14 Midland W, 92-64 1 23 4-9 44.4 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 14
Dec 20 at Justice W, 80-77 1 29 11-17 64.7 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 23
Dec 22 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 81-64 1 30 9-16 56.3 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 24
Dec 29 Jamestown W, 78-69 1 36 10-17 58.8 2-4 50.0 7-8 87.5 29
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) L, 95-84 1 37 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 11
Jan 8 at Northwestern L, 73-67 1 33 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 11 Hastings W, 77-64 1 33 9-13 69.2 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 21
Jan 15 at Morningside L, 79-72 1 36 9-13 69.2 0-1 0.0 10-13 76.9 28
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 76-70 1 36 8-8 100.0 1-1 100.0 8-10 80.0 25
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-49 1 28 5-10 50.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 58-54 1 37 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 1 at Midland W, 70-56 1 39 7-13 53.8 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 14
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 77-76 1 24 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 14
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 80-72 1 36 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Feb 12 Morningside W, 99-90 1 38 7-10 70.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 16
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) L, 91-76 1 29 5-14 35.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 99-72 1 30 5-12 41.7 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 22 Dordt L, 77-74 1 35 5-8 62.5 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 12
Feb 26 at Morningside L, 91-74 1 37 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 9-11 81.8 19
Mar 14 vs. The Master's L, 69-65 1 38 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 7
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Oct 26 at Buena Vista W, 83-67 1 29 3 4 7 1 0 1 0
Nov 2 at Saint Mary W, 77-64 1 34 4 8 12 1 2 3 1
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) W, 76-48 1 28 6 5 11 2 0 1 1
Nov 9 Valley City State L, 78-76 1 28 1 3 4 0 0 1 0
Nov 14 at University of South Dakota - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) W, 82-41 1 24 0 2 2 1 1 4 1
Nov 20 Northwestern L, 87-68 1 28 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
Nov 23 at Valley City State W, 72-56 1 30 3 3 6 1 5 2 1
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 76-68 1 26 2 3 5 3 1 2 0
Dec 2 at South Dakota State - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 73-59 1 37 4 5 9 0 1 0 0
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 82-77 1 28 3 5 8 1 1 0 0
Dec 14 Midland W, 92-64 1 23 1 3 4 1 0 0 0
Dec 20 at Justice W, 80-77 1 29 3 4 7 4 0 1 0
Dec 22 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 81-64 1 30 6 3 9 1 0 0 1
Dec 29 Jamestown W, 78-69 1 36 1 2 3 2 1 0 1
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) L, 95-84 1 37 0 4 4 3 3 1 0
Jan 8 at Northwestern L, 73-67 1 33 3 3 6 1 6 0 2
Jan 11 Hastings W, 77-64 1 33 2 4 6 1 2 2 0
Jan 15 at Morningside L, 79-72 1 36 5 1 6 1 0 0 0
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 76-70 1 36 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-49 1 28 2 5 7 1 0 1 0
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 58-54 1 37 2 2 4 1 1 0 0
Feb 1 at Midland W, 70-56 1 39 1 5 6 2 3 3 0
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 77-76 1 24 3 3 6 2 3 0 0
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 80-72 1 36 1 5 6 1 0 3 1
Feb 12 Morningside W, 99-90 1 38 1 7 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) L, 91-76 1 29 2 1 3 0 2 0 0
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 99-72 1 30 2 2 4 1 2 0 1
Feb 22 Dordt L, 77-74 1 35 2 5 7 0 4 1 0
Feb 26 at Morningside L, 91-74 1 37 6 5 11 0 0 1 1
Mar 14 vs. The Master's L, 69-65 1 38 0 6 6 2 0 1 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Oct 26 at Buena Vista W, 83-67 1 5 1 -
Nov 2 at Saint Mary W, 77-64 1 2 - 0.5
Nov 6 Dakota State (SD) W, 76-48 1 2 - -
Nov 9 Valley City State L, 78-76 1 3 - -
Nov 14 at University of South Dakota - - - -
Nov 16 at Doane (NE) W, 82-41 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 20 Northwestern L, 87-68 1 2 - -
Nov 23 at Valley City State W, 72-56 1 2 - 0.2
Nov 26 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 76-68 1 4 - 3.0
Dec 2 at South Dakota State - - - -
Dec 4 at Dordt L, 73-59 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 7 at Hastings W, 82-77 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 14 Midland W, 92-64 1 3 - -
Dec 20 at Justice W, 80-77 1 3 - -
Dec 22 at Park-Gilbert (AZ) W, 81-64 1 2 - -
Dec 29 Jamestown W, 78-69 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 2 Concordia (NE) L, 95-84 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 8 at Northwestern L, 73-67 1 4 - 0.2
Jan 11 Hastings W, 77-64 1 0 - 0.5
Jan 15 at Morningside L, 79-72 1 2 - -
Jan 18 at Mount Marty W, 76-70 1 3 - 0.0
Jan 22 Waldorf W, 71-49 1 2 - -
Jan 26 Doane (NE) W, 58-54 1 1 - 1.0
Feb 1 at Midland W, 70-56 1 2 - 0.7
Feb 5 at Briar Cliff (IA) W, 77-76 1 3 - 0.7
Feb 8 Mount Marty W, 80-72 1 1 - -
Feb 12 Morningside W, 99-90 1 0 - 0.5
Feb 15 at Concordia (NE) L, 91-76 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 19 at Waldorf W, 99-72 1 2 - 0.5
Feb 22 Dordt L, 77-74 1 1 - 0.0
Feb 26 at Morningside L, 91-74 1 2 - -
Mar 14 vs. The Master's L, 69-65 1 1 - -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 11 4.1 0.5-1.1 0.2-0.5 0.5-0.7 1.5
2022-23 26 10.6 1.3-2.8 0.8-1.8 0.2-0.2 3.5
2023-24 28 30.9 4.2-9.2 1.4-4.2 2.2-3.0 12.0
2024-25 30 31.9 5.7-10.2 0.3-1.4 3.6-4.6 15.4
Total 95 22.5 3.4-6.8 0.7-2.2 1.9-2.5 9.5

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 11 0 45 5-12 41.7 2-6 33.3 5-8 62.5 17
2022-23 26 0 275 33-73 45.2 20-47 42.6 4-5 80.0 90
2023-24 28 28 865 117-257 45.5 39-119 32.8 63-84 75.0 336
2024-25 30 30 956 172-305 56.4 10-41 24.4 107-139 77.0 461
Total 95 58 2141 327-647 50.5 71-213 33.3 179-236 75.8 904

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 11 45 4.1 4.4-10.7 1.8-5.3 33.3 4.4-7.1 15.1
2022-23 26 275 10.6 4.8-10.6 2.9-6.8 42.6 0.6-0.7 13.1
2023-24 28 865 30.9 5.4-11.9 1.8-5.5 32.8 2.9-3.9 15.5
2024-25 30 956 31.9 7.2-12.8 0.4-1.7 24.4 4.5-5.8 19.3
Total 95 2141 22.5 6.1-12.1 1.3-4.0 33.3 3.3-4.4 16.9

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2021-22 11 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3
2022-23 26 0.6 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2
2023-24 28 2.0 3.9 5.9 1.7 0.7 0.8 1.9
2024-25 30 2.4 3.6 6.0 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.4
Total 95 1.5 2.7 4.3 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
2021-22 11 0 3 - 0.5
2022-23 26 0 31 0 1.5
2023-24 28 28 58 - 2.4
2024-25 30 30 64 1 0.9
Total 95 58 156 1 1.3

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 11 0.9 6.2 7.1 0.9 1.8 0.9 2.7
2022-23 26 2.3 5.1 7.4 2.2 1.5 0.9 0.9
2023-24 28 2.6 5.0 7.6 2.2 0.9 1.0 2.4
2024-25 30 3.0 4.6 7.5 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.5
Total 95 2.7 4.9 7.5 1.8 1.4 1.1 1.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 30 31.9 5.7-10.2 0.3-1.4 3.6-4.6 15.4
Conference 20 31.9 5.3-9.5 0.3-1.6 2.9-3.8 13.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 31.8 5.1-9.4 0.5-1.4 3.2-4.1 13.8
Away 16 31.6 6.5-11.1 0.2-1.4 3.9-5.0 17.1
Neutral 1 38.0 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 3.0-6.0 7.0
Result
Wins 20 30.9 6.2-10.4 0.5-1.2 3.6-4.7 16.6
Losses 10 33.8 4.7-9.6 0.1-1.6 3.4-4.6 12.9
Month
October 1 29.0 6.0-9.0 0.0-1.0 5.0-5.0 17.0
November 7 28.3 4.7-9.0 0.4-1.4 3.4-4.4 13.3
December 6 30.5 7.7-13.5 0.7-2.2 3.3-4.2 19.3
January 7 34.3 6.6-10.4 0.3-1.0 4.3-5.9 17.7
February 8 33.5 4.9-9.2 0.1-1.2 3.1-3.9 13.0
March 1 38.0 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 3.0-6.0 7.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 30 30 956 172-305 56.4 10-41 24.4 107-139 77.0 461
Conference 20 20 637 107-190 56.3 7-31 22.6 58-76 76.3 279
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 13 413 66-122 54.1 7-18 38.9 41-53 77.4 180
Away 16 16 505 104-178 58.4 3-23 13.0 63-80 78.8 274
Neutral 1 1 38 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 7
Result
Wins 20 20 618 125-209 59.8 9-25 36.0 73-93 78.5 332
Losses 10 10 338 47-96 49.0 1-16 6.3 34-46 73.9 129
Month
October 1 1 29 6-9 66.7 0-1 0.0 5-5 100.0 17
November 7 7 198 33-63 52.4 3-10 30.0 24-31 77.4 93
December 6 6 183 46-81 56.8 4-13 30.8 20-25 80.0 116
January 7 7 240 46-73 63.0 2-7 28.6 30-41 73.2 124
February 8 8 268 39-74 52.7 1-10 10.0 25-31 80.6 104
March 1 1 38 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 7

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 30 956 31.9 7.2-12.8 0.4-1.7 24.4 4.5-5.8 19.3
Conference 20 637 31.9 6.7-11.9 0.4-1.9 22.6 3.6-4.8 17.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 413 31.8 6.4-11.8 0.7-1.7 38.9 4.0-5.1 17.4
Away 16 505 31.6 8.2-14.1 0.2-1.8 13.0 5.0-6.3 21.7
Neutral 1 38 38.0 2.1-5.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-6.3 7.4
Result
Wins 20 618 30.9 8.1-13.5 0.6-1.6 36.0 4.7-6.0 21.5
Losses 10 338 33.8 5.6-11.4 0.1-1.9 6.3 4.0-5.4 15.3
Month
October 1 29 29.0 8.3-12.4 0.0-1.4 0.0 6.9-6.9 23.4
November 7 198 28.3 6.7-12.7 0.6-2.0 30.0 4.8-6.3 18.8
December 6 183 30.5 10.1-17.7 0.9-2.8 30.8 4.4-5.5 25.4
January 7 240 34.3 7.7-12.2 0.3-1.2 28.6 5.0-6.8 20.7
February 8 268 33.5 5.8-11.0 0.1-1.5 10.0 3.7-4.6 15.5
March 1 38 38.0 2.1-5.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-6.3 7.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 30 2.4 3.6 6.0 1.2 1.4 1.0 0.4
Conference 20 1.9 3.3 5.2 1.1 1.6 0.9 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.3
Away 16 3.1 3.4 6.5 1.1 1.7 1.0 0.5
Neutral 1 0.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0
Result
Wins 20 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.4
Losses 10 2.3 3.4 5.7 0.7 1.6 0.5 0.5
Month
October 1 3.0 4.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
November 7 2.3 3.6 5.9 1.1 1.3 1.9 0.7
December 6 3.0 3.7 6.7 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.3
January 7 2.3 2.7 5.0 1.1 1.9 0.7 0.3
February 8 2.3 4.1 6.4 0.9 2.0 1.0 0.4
March 1 0.0 6.0 6.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
Event
Total 30 30 64 1 0.9
Conference 20 20 41 - 0.6
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 13 13 23 - 1.1
Away 16 16 40 1 0.6
Neutral 1 1 1 - -
Result
Wins 20 20 43 1 1.1
Losses 10 10 21 - 0.4
Month
October 1 1 5 1 -
November 7 7 16 - 0.9
December 6 6 16 - 3.0
January 7 7 15 - 0.6
February 8 8 11 - 0.4
March 1 1 1 - -

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 30 3.0 4.6 7.5 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.5
Conference 20 2.4 4.1 6.5 1.3 2.1 1.1 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 2.0 4.7 6.8 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.4
Away 16 4.0 4.3 8.2 1.3 2.1 1.3 0.6
Neutral 1 0.0 6.3 6.3 2.1 0.0 1.1 1.1
Result
Wins 20 3.1 4.9 8.0 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.5
Losses 10 2.7 4.0 6.7 0.8 1.9 0.6 0.6
Month
October 1 4.1 5.5 9.7 1.4 0.0 1.4 0.0
November 7 3.2 5.1 8.3 1.6 1.8 2.6 1.0
December 6 3.9 4.8 8.7 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.4
January 7 2.7 3.2 5.8 1.3 2.2 0.8 0.3
February 8 2.7 4.9 7.6 1.0 2.4 1.2 0.4
March 1 0.0 6.3 6.3 2.1 0.0 1.1 1.1

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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