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Nick Wittler
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Onida, S.D.
  • High School:
    Sully Buttes High School
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Major:
    Biology
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    5.0
  • fg %
    34.5
  • 3pt %
    24.7
  • ft %
    52.9
  • reb/g
    1.2
  • a/g
    0.7

Bio

General: The 2018 state champion and South Dakota Class “B” Mr. Basketball finalist joins the Tigers for the 2020-21 season.

Sophomore (2021-22): Started in 24 games and appeared in 29, Wittler compiled season averages of 9.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest ... tallied shooting percentages of 39.6% from the floor, 36.6% from distance and 90.5% at the foul line ... his best game was against No. 12-ranked Morningside, where he notched 24 points and shot 45.5% from beyond the arc.

Freshman (2020-21): Saw action in three games for DWU.

High School: A two-time All-State First-Team member ... recorded 1,600 career points ... averaged 23.5 points, three assists and five rebounds per game ... finished with a record of 42-7 in his final two years ... also played football for four years ... a two-time All-State quarterback and a two-time Argus Leader Elite 45 member ... tallied more than 130 touchdowns in his career ... also participated in golf and track ... an Academic All-State member ... a 3.5 and 4.0 Honor Roll member.

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Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 No. 11 Jamestown L, 84-71
Feb 8 Northwestern L, 65-62
Feb 11 at Midland L, 68-64
Feb 15 No. 25 Morningside L, 83-61
Feb 18 Concordia (NE) W, 75-72
Feb 21 at (RV) Dordt L, 93-66
  Total Conference
Games 26 17
Games started 7 3
Minutes 407 237
Minutes per game 15.7 13.9
FG 49-142 24-77
FG Pct 34.5 31.2
3PT 23-93 10-51
3PT Pct 24.7 19.6
FT 9-17 4-8
FT Pct 52.9 50.0
Off rebounds 6 5
Def rebounds 26 14
Total rebounds 32 19
Rebounds per game 1.2 1.1
Personal fouls 23 15
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 19 10
Turnovers 24 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.6
Steals 5 3
Blocks 0 0
Points 130 62
Points per game 5.0 3.6
Points per 40 min 12.8 10.5

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 vs. Valley City State L, 84-77 1 39 7-18 38.9 5-14 35.7 0-0 - 19
Nov 6 vs. Presentation W, 90-75 1 25 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 12 at Morningside L, 80-64 1 30 5-11 45.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 10
Nov 16 at No. 5 Jamestown W, 80-68 1 16 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 18 vs. No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 73-59 1 20 5-6 83.3 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Nov 19 vs. No. 16 Carroll L, 78-71 1 30 5-13 38.5 0-6 0.0 5-6 83.3 15
Nov 22 at Mount Marty L, 71-65 1 17 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 30 at Dakota State (SD) W, 74-62 0 22 2-10 20.0 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 5
Dec 2 Doane (NE) W, 85-77 - 14 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Dec 3 Hastings W, 84-68 - 11 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 6
Dec 10 at Dordt L, 77-74 - 17 2-6 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 18 at St. Thomas L, 76-66 - 6 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 19 vs. (RV) Rochester W, 74-66 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 30 at Viterbo W, 78-75 0 11 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 5 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 78-76 - 16 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 7 at (RV) Concordia L, 78-69 - 24 5-9 55.6 4-8 50.0 1-2 50.0 15
Jan 11 Midland W, 74-68 - 14 0-6 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Mount Marty L, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Hastings L, 70-59 - 17 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 21 at Doane (NE) W, 80-69 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 25 (RV) Dordt W, 70-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 103-73 0 11 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 30 at Northwestern W, 64-63 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 No. 11 Jamestown L, 84-71 - 10 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 Northwestern L, 65-62 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 11 at Midland L, 68-64 - 13 1-4 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Feb 15 No. 25 Morningside L, 83-61 - 16 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Feb 18 Concordia (NE) W, 75-72 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at (RV) Dordt L, 93-66 - 6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 5 vs. Valley City State L, 84-77 1 39 0 2 2 4 3 1 0
Nov 6 vs. Presentation W, 90-75 1 25 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
Nov 12 at Morningside L, 80-64 1 30 0 3 3 1 1 1 0
Nov 16 at No. 5 Jamestown W, 80-68 1 16 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 vs. No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 73-59 1 20 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
Nov 19 vs. No. 16 Carroll L, 78-71 1 30 0 3 3 1 1 0 0
Nov 22 at Mount Marty L, 71-65 1 17 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 30 at Dakota State (SD) W, 74-62 0 22 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Dec 2 Doane (NE) W, 85-77 - 14 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Dec 3 Hastings W, 84-68 - 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 10 at Dordt L, 77-74 - 17 1 1 2 2 2 0 0
Dec 18 at St. Thomas L, 76-66 - 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 vs. (RV) Rochester W, 74-66 - 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dec 30 at Viterbo W, 78-75 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 5 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 78-76 - 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Jan 7 at (RV) Concordia L, 78-69 - 24 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Jan 11 Midland W, 74-68 - 14 2 1 3 2 1 0 0
Jan 15 Mount Marty L, 81-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at Hastings L, 70-59 - 17 0 4 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 21 at Doane (NE) W, 80-69 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 (RV) Dordt W, 70-66 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 103-73 0 11 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Jan 30 at Northwestern W, 64-63 - 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Feb 1 No. 11 Jamestown L, 84-71 - 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Northwestern L, 65-62 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 11 at Midland L, 68-64 - 13 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
Feb 15 No. 25 Morningside L, 83-61 - 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Feb 18 Concordia (NE) W, 75-72 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at (RV) Dordt L, 93-66 - 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 5 vs. Valley City State L, 84-77 1 1 - 1.3
Nov 6 vs. Presentation W, 90-75 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 12 at Morningside L, 80-64 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 16 at No. 5 Jamestown W, 80-68 1 2 - -
Nov 18 vs. No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan L, 73-59 1 1 - 0.0
Nov 19 vs. No. 16 Carroll L, 78-71 1 0 - 1.0
Nov 22 at Mount Marty L, 71-65 1 1 - -
Nov 30 at Dakota State (SD) W, 74-62 0 1 - -
Dec 2 Doane (NE) W, 85-77 - 0 - 2.0
Dec 3 Hastings W, 84-68 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 10 at Dordt L, 77-74 - 1 - 1.0
Dec 18 at St. Thomas L, 76-66 - 1 - -
Dec 19 vs. (RV) Rochester W, 74-66 - 0 - -
Dec 30 at Viterbo W, 78-75 0 2 0 -
Jan 5 Briar Cliff (IA) W, 78-76 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 7 at (RV) Concordia L, 78-69 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 11 Midland W, 74-68 - 0 - 2.0
Jan 15 Mount Marty L, 81-79 - - - -
Jan 20 at Hastings L, 70-59 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 21 at Doane (NE) W, 80-69 - 0 - -
Jan 25 (RV) Dordt W, 70-66 - - - -
Jan 28 at Briar Cliff (IA) L, 103-73 0 1 - 0.0
Jan 30 at Northwestern W, 64-63 - 0 - -
Feb 1 No. 11 Jamestown L, 84-71 - 1 - -
Feb 8 Northwestern L, 65-62 - 0 - -
Feb 11 at Midland L, 68-64 - 3 - -
Feb 15 No. 25 Morningside L, 83-61 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 18 Concordia (NE) W, 75-72 - - - -
Feb 21 at (RV) Dordt L, 93-66 - 1 - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 3 1.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 29 28.2 3.7-9.2 1.8-5.0 0.7-0.7 9.8
2022-23 26 15.7 1.9-5.5 0.9-3.6 0.3-0.7 5.0
2023-24 17 8.4 0.8-2.2 0.7-1.8 0.1-0.3 2.5
Total 75 18.3 2.3-6.0 1.2-3.6 0.4-0.6 6.1

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 3 0 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 29 24 817 106-268 39.6 53-145 36.6 19-21 90.5 284
2022-23 26 7 407 49-142 34.5 23-93 24.7 9-17 52.9 130
2023-24 17 3 142 14-38 36.8 12-31 38.7 2-5 40.0 42
Total 75 34 1370 169-448 37.7 88-269 32.7 30-43 69.8 456

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 3 4 1.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 29 817 28.2 5.2-13.1 2.6-7.1 36.6 0.9-1.0 13.9
2022-23 26 407 15.7 4.8-14.0 2.3-9.1 24.7 0.9-1.7 12.8
2023-24 17 142 8.4 3.9-10.7 3.4-8.7 38.7 0.6-1.4 11.8
Total 75 1370 18.3 4.9-13.1 2.6-7.9 32.7 0.9-1.3 13.3

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 29 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.9 1.3 0.8 0.1
2022-23 26 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.0
2023-24 17 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0
Total 75 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2021-22 29 24 14 52 66 26 38 22 2
2022-23 26 7 6 26 32 19 24 5 0
2023-24 17 3 2 9 11 6 6 3 0
Total 75 34 22 88 110 51 68 30 2

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 3 0.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 29 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.3 1.9 1.1 0.1
2022-23 26 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.9 2.4 0.5 0.0
2023-24 17 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.7 1.7 0.8 0.0
Total 75 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 15.7 1.9-5.5 0.9-3.6 0.3-0.7 5.0
Conference 17 13.9 1.4-4.5 0.6-3.0 0.2-0.5 3.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 7 12.1 1.0-4.0 0.3-2.4 0.4-0.7 2.7
Away 14 14.1 1.6-4.9 0.9-3.4 0.1-0.4 4.1
Neutral 5 25.0 4.0-9.2 1.8-5.6 1.0-1.2 10.8
Result            
Wins 11 13.4 1.0-4.2 0.5-2.7 0.2-0.5 2.7
Losses 15 17.3 2.5-6.4 1.1-4.2 0.5-0.7 6.7
Month            
November 8 24.9 3.5-9.2 1.4-5.6 0.6-1.1 9.0
December 6 11.7 1.3-3.7 0.8-2.5 0.3-0.7 3.8
January 7 12.7 1.0-4.1 0.7-3.3 0.1-0.3 2.9
February 5 9.8 1.2-3.4 0.4-2.0 0.2-0.4 3.0

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 7 407 49-142 34.5 23-93 24.7 9-17 52.9 130
Conference 17 3 237 24-77 31.2 10-51 19.6 4-8 50.0 62
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 7 - 85 7-28 25.0 2-17 11.8 3-5 60.0 19
Away 14 3 197 22-68 32.4 12-48 25.0 1-6 16.7 57
Neutral 5 4 125 20-46 43.5 9-28 32.1 5-6 83.3 54
Result                    
Wins 11 2 147 11-46 23.9 6-30 20.0 2-6 33.3 30
Losses 15 5 260 38-96 39.6 17-63 27.0 7-11 63.6 100
Month                    
November 8 7 199 28-74 37.8 11-45 24.4 5-9 55.6 72
December 6 0 70 8-22 36.4 5-15 33.3 2-4 50.0 23
January 7 0 89 7-29 24.1 5-23 21.7 1-2 50.0 20
February 5 - 49 6-17 35.3 2-10 20.0 1-2 50.0 15

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 407 15.7 4.8-14.0 2.3-9.1 24.7 0.9-1.7 12.8
Conference 17 237 13.9 4.1-13.0 1.7-8.6 19.6 0.7-1.4 10.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 7 85 12.1 3.3-13.2 0.9-8.0 11.8 1.4-2.4 8.9
Away 14 197 14.1 4.5-13.8 2.4-9.7 25.0 0.2-1.2 11.6
Neutral 5 125 25.0 6.4-14.7 2.9-9.0 32.1 1.6-1.9 17.3
Result                
Wins 11 147 13.4 3.0-12.5 1.6-8.2 20.0 0.5-1.6 8.2
Losses 15 260 17.3 5.8-14.8 2.6-9.7 27.0 1.1-1.7 15.4
Month                
November 8 199 24.9 5.6-14.9 2.2-9.0 24.4 1.0-1.8 14.5
December 6 70 11.7 4.6-12.6 2.9-8.6 33.3 1.1-2.3 13.1
January 7 89 12.7 3.1-13.0 2.2-10.3 21.7 0.4-0.9 9.0
February 5 49 9.8 4.9-13.9 1.6-8.2 20.0 0.8-1.6 12.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.0
Conference 17 0.3 0.8 1.1 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.0 0.0
Away 14 0.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.0
Neutral 5 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.0
Result                
Wins 11 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0
Losses 15 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.0
Month                
November 8 0.1 1.6 1.8 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.0
December 6 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 7 6 26 32 19 24 5 0
Conference 17 3 5 14 19 10 17 3 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 7 - 2 2 4 4 8 0 0
Away 14 3 4 16 20 9 9 3 0
Neutral 5 4 0 8 8 6 7 2 0
Result                  
Wins 11 2 3 5 8 7 7 0 0
Losses 15 5 3 21 24 12 17 5 0
Month                  
November 8 7 1 13 14 8 8 5 0
December 6 0 2 4 6 5 4 0 0
January 7 0 2 6 8 3 10 0 0
February 5 - 1 3 4 3 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.9 2.4 0.5 0.0
Conference 17 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.7 2.9 0.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 7 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.9 3.8 0.0 0.0
Away 14 0.8 3.2 4.1 1.8 1.8 0.6 0.0
Neutral 5 0.0 2.6 2.6 1.9 2.2 0.6 0.0
Result                
Wins 11 0.8 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0
Losses 15 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.8 2.6 0.8 0.0
Month                
November 8 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.6 1.6 1.0 0.0
December 6 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.9 2.3 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.3 4.5 0.0 0.0
February 5 0.8 2.4 3.3 2.4 1.6 0.0 0.0

Photos

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Doane (NE) vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

12/2/2022 6:45 PM CST

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Doane (NE) vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

12/2/2022 6:45 PM CST

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Doane (NE) vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

12/3/2022 2:45 PM CST

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Hastings vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

12/3/2022 2:45 PM CST

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

1/11/2023 7:45 PM CST

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

1/11/2023 7:45 PM CST

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

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Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

1/11/2023 7:45 PM CST

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Jamestown vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

2/1/2023 7:45 PM CST

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Morningside vs. Dakota Wesleyan (SD)

2/15/2023 7:45 PM CST