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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 off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 11 0 1 7 8 1 2 1 3
2022-23 26 0 16 35 51 15 10 6 6
2023-24 28 28 56 109 165 47 20 21 52
2024-25 30 30 71 109 180 35 41 29 13
Total 95 58 144 260 404 98 73 57 74

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 off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 30 71 109 180 35 41 29 13
Conference 20 20 38 66 104 21 33 18 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 13 13 21 49 70 16 14 12 4
Away 16 16 50 54 104 17 27 16 8
Neutral 1 1 0 6 6 2 0 1 1
Result                  
Wins 20 20 48 75 123 28 25 24 8
Losses 10 10 23 34 57 7 16 5 5
Month                  
October 1 1 3 4 7 1 0 1 0
November 7 7 16 25 41 8 9 13 5
December 6 6 18 22 40 9 3 1 2
January 7 7 16 19 35 8 13 5 2
February 8 8 18 33 51 7 16 8 3
March 1 1 0 6 6 2 0 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