Sports : Moore and Tupa join Central College men’s basketball team

Ryan Moore

Kole Tupa

Ryan Moore, guard, 6-1, 165, fr., Vinton-Shellsburg HS

Kole Tupa, forward, 6-5, 185, so., Center Point-Urbana

HS Awards/honors: One varsity letter; team Newcomer of the Year Award (2020-21)

2020-21 stats: 7 games, 8.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals

Moore and Tupa are members of the Central College men’s basketball team.

The Dutch have won 17 conference titles—including 11 since 1975. They’ve also made 11 NCAA Division III tournament appearances. Central returns four starters from last year’s squad which reached the American Rivers tournament semifinals and posted a 3-4 record over a modified schedule.

Central opens the 2021-22 campaign at home on November 6 against Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) at 6 p.m. The Dutch non-conference slate is highlighted by a trip to Orlando, Florida for the Hope College RDV Tournament Dec. 29-30.