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Men's Basketball

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Ashley Huss, Western Michigan
Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Adam Pearson, USD
Kiah Pieters
Kiah Pieters

23 Paul Bruns

23 Paul Bruns

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    North Sioux City, S.D.
  • Highschool:
    Dakota Valley HS
  • Major:
    Finance

Summary

Biography

2024-25
One of five Coyotes to appear in all 33 games and made 21 starts … averaged a team leading 4.6 rebounds per game to go with 8.7 points and 1.2 assists per game … shot 40.9 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from deep … for the second straight year he was named to both the Academic All-Summit League team and the CSC Academic All-District Team … scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting with three 3-pointers and one three rebounds … recorded a double-double at North Dakota State (2/26/25) with 14 points and 11 rebounds on 5-of-11 shooting with three assists and two steals … shot 5-for-9 and had four 3-pointers for 15 points against Oral Roberts (1/16/25) … had 10 games with six or more rebounds … shot 50.0 percent or better in 12 games … had 13 games with multiples 3-pointers and twice knocked down four triples against Oral Roberts (1/16/25) and against Idaho State (12/4/24) … totaled 287 points, 151 rebounds, 39 assists, 25 steals and 49 3-pointers.

2023-24
Played in 32 games and made 28 starts…averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per game…scored his 1,000th career point at Omaha (Feb. 15)…totaled 326 points, 144 rebounds, 34 assists, and 17 steals…scored a season-high 26 points at San Diego (Dec. 21), just one point shy of his career high…tallied 17 double-digit scoring games…shot 37.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three…shot 81.8 percent from the free throw line…named to Academic All-Summit League team and College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.

2022-23
Played in all 31 games and started five of them…averaged 23.5 minutes played…made his Coyote debut in the first game of the season at Wisconsin…shot 41.4 percent from the floor and 34.5 percent from three…converted 88.4 percent from the free-throw line…scored 8.9 points per game and hauled in 3.7 rebounds per game…had 13 double-digit scoring efforts…scored a season-high 20 points at home versus UC Irvine…played a season-high 35 minutes at Coastal Carolina.

North Dakota
Led UND in scoring with 14.8 points per game and hauled in 5.8 rebounds per game while dishing out 35 assists on the season...shot 40 percent from the floor, 36.9 percent from three, and 82.2 percent from the free-throw line...scored 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting including 6-of-10 from deep and grabbed 11 rebounds for his first of three double-doubles on the year against NDSU...awarded the Summit League Freshman of the Year and received all-Summit League honorable mention honors as well...led all freshmen in the conference in scoring and rebounding and had nine 20-plus point performances last season.

Prep
played at Dakota Valley High School – just 30 minutes from the campus of USD...earned South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Class A Player of the Year as a junior and senior and Midco Sports Class A Player of the Year those same years...averaged 27.5 points per game and 13 rebounds a game as a senior.
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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4"
    23
  • 23

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    6'4"
    23
  • 23

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    6'4"
    23