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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-1, 0-0 WIAC) picked up their first conference win Thursday, a 79-68 triumph at UW-Superior, but will now turn their attention to No. 4
UW-Whitewater (5-0, 0-0 WIAC) on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. when the teams clash at Johnson Fieldhouse.
CAREER STATS:Â Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to check out the UW-Stout career high for points, rebounds, and assists of each Blue Devil player.
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BLUE DEVILS BY THE NUMBERS |
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    20+ point games for Jimmy Whitehead this season |
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    Games Stout has led at the half this season |
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    Blue Devils averaging at least 10 minutes per game |
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    different Stout players who have had at least 8     rebounds in a game this season |
THE BLUE DEVILS (6-1, 1-0 WIAC): UW-Stout will put their six game winning streak on the line today with Whitewater. The Blue Devils' lone loss came in the season opener, an 83-84 overtime affair to Mount Mercy. Stout is holding their opponents to 63.8 points per game while scoring 72.6, a difference of nine points. Stout also holds an edge when it comes to rebounding, pulling down 41.0 to 29.4 for the opponent. With two wins in the Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout last weekend, Stout improved its record to 5-1 heading into the conference season. Leading the way for the Blue Devils is senior guard
Jimmy Whitehead, who is averaging 19.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Whitehead, the reigning WIAC player of the week, has been the difference maker late in games, averaging 11.7 points and shooting 69 percent. He has scored at least 10 points in the second half of six of the Blue Devils' first seven games.
Alex Oman has also been filling it up for Stout, at the clip of 14.2 ppg. Oman leads Stout in assists (16) and steals (7). Rounding out the Blue Devils averaging double digits in points is
Aaron Jenny, averaging a career-high 13.3 ppg to go along with a team-leading 6.0 rebounds per contest. Jenny has been a consistent scoring threat, hitting double figures in five of seven games, including a career best 24 against UW-Superior.
Adam Wadzinski and
Brett Ahsenmacher have provided a scoring touch off the bench, as Wadzinski has hit (8-20) of his three-point tries and Ahsenmacher has hit 47 percent (7-15) of his attempts from beyond the arc.
Josh Kosloske and
Debonair Townsend have been the guys down low for Stout, with Kosloske matching Jenny with 6.0 rpg and Townsend leading the team in blocked shots with five. UW-Stout is receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. . |Â
2013-14 Statistics
STOUT'S LAST TIME OUT: With the exception of about three minutes, the Blue Devils led for the entire game on their way to a 79-68 win over UW-Superior Thursday in Superior.
Aaron Jenny scored a career-best 24 points and
Jimmy Whitehead continued to tickle the twine often, scoring 23 points
Josh Kosloske pulled down nine rebounds. |
Story and Stats
SCOUTING UW-WHITEWATER (5-0, 0-0 WIAC) : The Warhawks are off to typically strong start, winning their first five games by an average of nearly 23 points per game. Ranked No. 4 in the latest d3hoops.com top 25, their closest game so far was a 73-62 victory over then No. 17 St. Norbert College. Last season, Whitewater finished second in the conference and are predicted to finish second again this season, just behind UW-Stevens Point. Leading the way for the Warhawks is junior guard KJ Evans, who is averaging 16.0 ppg and 9.2 rpg. He has been the team's leading scorer twice and scored under 15 points just twice in addition to being the team's leading rebounder in four of five games. Quadrell Young leads the team in assists (17), steals (9), and blocks (4), to go along with 10.2 ppg. Guard Eric Bryson is one of only six Warhawks who has connected from downtown this season, hitting five of 11 attempts from beyond the arc. Bryson is third on the team in scoring and rebounding, with 11.4 ppg. Reggie Hearn, scoring at an 14.2 ppg clip, rounds out the Warhawks averaging double figures in scoring. The Warhawks blew out Beloit College, 93-62, Wednesday and Hearn cashed in with 25 points, playing just over 20 minutes..  |
2013-14 Statistics
LAST TIME THEY MET: The teams played three times last year, including in the WIAC tournament semi-final game, where the Warhawks took a 64-59 win to end Stout's season. Stout trailed throughout much of the game, but twice tied the score in the waning minutes. During the season, the Warhawks took a nearly identical win, 64-58, and 58-55.
TEAM CAPTAINS: Blue Devil team captains for the 2013-14 season are
Aaron Jenny and
Jimmy Whitehead.
THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Eddie Andrist (169-159 at Stout, 423-354 overall) is in his 14th year as the coach of the Blue Devils, and his 24th overall in the collegiate ranks. Andrist led the Blue Devils to their first NCAA Division III appearance five seasons ago when Stout advanced to the second round. Andrist coached at Mount Senario for 11 seasons and won three national championships. Andrist spent two stints coaching international basketball, working with the country of Qatar. |
UW-Superior:
Paul Eberhardt (11-20) is in his second season as head coach of the Yellow Jackets. Last year, his first with Superior, Eberhard led the team to a 9-17 record and a spot in the WIAC playoffs. Before coming to Superior, he served as Athletic Director and Dean of Students at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa. |
UW-Whitewater: Pat Miller (262-79) has been the head coach at Whitewater since the 2001-02 season. Over the course of his tenure, he has led the Warhawks to a first or second place finish in the WIAC in nine of 12 season, capturing four WIAC coach of the year honors. In 2011-12, Miller led the team to its third national championship and his winning percentage (.768) ranks 1st in school history and 4th in WIAC history. Before becoming head coach, Miller was an assistant coach for the previous eight season.
CONFERENCES: Stout, Superior and
Whitewater are all members of nine team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville and UW-River Falls.
UP NEXT: Next Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Blue Devils will travel to UW-River Falls to take on the Falcons at 7 pm, their last game of the semester before traveling to Florida on Dec. 28-30 for the Land of Magic Tournament in Daytona Beach.
UW-Stout 2013-14 Season Highs (Updated Dec. 6, 2013)
Points: 26,
Jimmy Whitehead vs. Wartburg College, Dec. 1, 2013
3-Pointers Made: 3,
Aaron Jenny vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 5, 2013;
Alex Oman vs. Ashford, Nov. 30, 2013;
Jimmy Whitehead vs. Luther, Nov. 25, 2013;
Brett Ahsenmacher vs.Luther, Nov. 25, 2013.
Rebounds: 10,
Aaron Jenny vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Assists: 5,
Jay Higgins vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Steals: 5,
Aaron Jenny vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 5, 2013
UW-Stout Career Bests (updated Dec. 6, 2013)
Phil Freeman - #4
Points: 12 vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Rebounds: 4 vs. Crown College, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 5, 2013; vs. Crown College, Nov. 16, 2013
Aaron Jenny - #5
Points: 24 vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 5, 2013
Rebounds: 12 vs. Crown College, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 4 (3x) vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 5, 2013;Â vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14, 2012; vs. UW-Platteville, Dec. 10, 2011
AJ Dubek - #10
Points: 4 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 2 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Assists: 1 vs. Concordia Wisconsin, Dec. 30, 2012
Jarvis Ragland - #11
Points: 21 vs. Macalester, Nov. 18, 2011
Rebounds: 9 (2x) vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Dec. 29, 2011; vs. Whitewater, Jan. 19, 2013
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 7, 2011; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 12, 2013
Hank Kujak - #12
Points: 12 vs. Wartburg College, Dec. 1, 2013
Rebounds: 5 (2x) vs. Stevens Point, Feb. 15, 2012; vs Wartburg College, Dec. 1, 2013
Assists: 3 vs. Eau Claire, Feb. 11, 2012
Brett Ahsenmacher - #13
Points: 14 vs. Luther College, Nov. 25, 2013
Rebounds: 2 vs. Luther College, Nov. 25,, 2013
Assists: 1 vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Alex Oman - #14
Points: 28 (2x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 18, 2012; vs. UW-Superior, Feb. 1, 2012
Rebounds: 10 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Dec. 29, 2011
Assists: 6 vs. Northland, Nov. 24, 2012
Josh Watton - #15
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Assists: x
Michael Tesch - #21
Points: 2 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 1 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Assists: 1 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Jimmy Whitehead - #24
Points: 26 vs. Wartburg College, Dec. 1, 2013
Rebounds: 8 vs. Crown, Nov. 16, 2013
Assists: 4 vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Reggie Kujak - #31
Points: 2 vs. Ashford University, Jan. 26, 2013
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 9, 2013
Assists:
Jacob Nordstrom - #32
Points: 2 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 1 vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Assists: x
Jay Higgins - #33
Points: 10 vs. Winona State, Nov. 29, 2011
Rebounds: 13 vs. Concordia-Texas, Dec. 30, 2011
Assists: 5 vs. Mount Mercy, Nov. 15, 2013
Josh Kosloske - #34
Points: 16 vs. St. Scholastica, Nov. 16, 2012
Rebounds: 15 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 18, 2012
Assists: 2 (3x) vs UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14, 2012; vs. UW-Superior, Dec. 7, 2011; vs. Bethel, Nov. 19, 2013
Adam Wadzinski - #35
Points: 8 vs. Wartburg, Dec. 1, 2013
Rebounds: 5 (4x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14, 2012; vs. Loras College, Dec. 29, 2012; vs. Eau Claire, Jan. 3, 2013; vs. Wartburg, Dec. 1, 2013
Assists: 4 vs. Ashford, Nov. 30, 2013
Braxtyn Meyer - #42
Points: 1 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 2 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 18, 2013
Assists: x
Debonair Townsend - #44
Points: 9 vs. Wartburg, Dec. 1, 2013
Rebounds: 9 vs. La Crosse, Dec. 8, 2010
Assists: 1 (4x) vs. UW-Superior, DEc. 5, 2013; vs. La Crosse, Dec. 9, 2010; vs. Viterbo, Dec 18, 2010; vs. Superior, Feb. 9, 2011
Tim Butina - #45
Points: 13 vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 21, 2012
Rebounds: 13 vs. Northland, Nov. 24, 2012
Assists: 2 (4x) vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 27, 2011; vs. Northland College, Nov. 26, 2011; vs. Winona State, Nov. 16, 2009; vs. Waldorf, Nov. 20, 2009
The Last Time...(updated Dec. 6, 2013)
A Stout Individual...
Scored 30+ points:Â 34, Jerrod Buchholtz vs. UW-River Falls (1/5/2011)
Scored 25-29 points:Â 26,
Jimmy Whitehead vs. Wartburg College (12/1/2013)
Had five players score in double digits:Â vs. Luther College, Nov. 25, 2013 -
Jimmy Whitehead (24),
Aaron Jenny (19),
Brett Ahsenmacher (14),
Alex Oman (11),
Josh Kosloske (11).
Had four players score in double digits:Â vs. UW-Superior, Feb. 19, 2013 -
Chris Hortman (21),
Alex Oman (16),
Jarvis Ragland (14),
Josh Kosloske (11).
Recorded 15+ rebounds:Â 15,
Josh Kosloske vs UW-La Crosse (1/18/12)
Recorded 10+ assists:Â 11,
Erik Olson vs. UW-Stevens Point (2/13/13)
Recorded 6+ steals:Â 8, by Jerrel Enerson-Matthews vs. Bethany Lutheran (11/21/08)
A Stout Team...
Scored 105+ points:Â 109, vs. Crown College (2/15/11)
Scored 100-104 points:Â 102 vs. Silver Lake College (2/17/2010)
Recorded 60+ rebounds:Â 64, vs. Concordia-Texas (12/11/2011)
Recorded 55-59 rebounds:Â 56 vs. Northland College (11/24/12)
Recorded 25+ assists:Â 25, vs. Silver Lake College (2/17/2010)
Won 10 or more games in a row:Â 10, 2005-06 season
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ost 5 or more games in a row:Â 7, 2011-12 season
