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Men's Basketball

2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Aaron Mercado
Kiah Pieters
Aaron Mercado
Aaron Mercado
Madisen Martinez

10 A.J. Plitzuweit

10 A.J. Plitzuweit

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Vermillion, S.D.
  • Highschool:
    Vermillion HS
  • Major:
    Communication Studies

Summary

Biography

2022-23
Played in 29 games and started 27 of them…averaged 27.6 minutes per game…preseason all-Summit second team selection…shot 43.6 percent from the floor and 41.6 percent from three…converted 88 percent from the free-throw line…led the team with 2.6 assists per game…scored 11.7 points per game…grabbed 2.3 rebounds per game…recorded 17 double-digit scoring efforts…registered a season-high 33 points in the win over Lipscomb…named Summit League Peak Performer on Nov. 14.

2021-22
Medical Redshirt

2020-21
Started in 22 games … earned Summit League Newcomer of the Year … all-Summit League First-Team honors … member of the all-Summit League Newcomer team … Summit League Player of the Week (Feb. 22) … averaged 34.3 minutes per game … recorded a career-high 37 point twice (Omaha & Oral Roberts) … one of three players to score 37 or more points twice in the season … averaged 19 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists on the season … ranked second in scoring, first in assists and fourth in rebounds on the team … ranked 46th in the nation in points per game … led the team with 2.4 3-point FG’s made per game … recorded a career-best eight 3-pointers vs Oral Roberts (2/20) … dished out a season-high eight assists vs Omaha (1/30) … recorded 19 double-digit scoring games … had seven 20-point plus games … recorded a season-high seven rebounds at Kansas City (1/8) … went 13-of-13 from the charity stripe at SDSU (2/6) … shot 45.5 percent from the field, 43.3 percent from deep and 89.2 percent from the charity stripe

2019-20
Redshirt season 

Augustana (2018-19)
NSIC Freshman of the Year ... Honorable Mention All-NSIC selection ... played in 25 games making 24 starts as a true freshman ... ranked second on the team with 14.6 points per game, the most by a freshman in the conference ... led the Vikings with 4.1 assists per game ... sank 88.9 percent of his free throw attempts ... scored in double digits in 19 games ... ranked 11th in the league with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio ... tallied a season-best 26 points vs. Upper Iowa (Jan. 11) ... dished a season-high nine assists against Sioux Falls (Feb. 22). 

Prep
2018 South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and South Dakota Mr. Basketball ... two-time first-team all-state honoree ... averaged 33.9 points, 9 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game as a senior ... named conference MVP ... set a Vermillion High School scoring record with 52 points in a single game.  

Personal
Son of Dawn and Jay Plitzuweit ... plans to major in communication studies
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    4
  • 10

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
    10