MBB Preview: Blue Devils off to Wartburg College tournament

Wartburg College Buzz Levick Tournament: Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio

THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (0-1, 0-0 WIAC) will travel to Waverly, Iowa, where they will compete in the Wartburg College Buzz Levick Tournament. The Blue Devils will meet Monmouth College (1-0, 0-0 MWC), Friday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. and either Emmaus College (2-4) or host Wartburg College (1-0), Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. Wartburg will have Live Stats and Live Video available for the games.

WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games will be available in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video, with Sam Ripp on the call. WMEQ 880 Radio, with Pete Knutson, Jay Fahl or Jake Bostrom, will broadcast and provide a live audio stream of away conference games and a select number of home games. Stout will provide Live Stats for all home games. Check the Blue Devil Webcast page or on the schedule page to see broadcasts and Live Stats available when Stout is on the road.

CAREER STATS: 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.

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS: UW-Stout returns eight of its top-10 scorers from last year, including junior guard Brett Ahsenmacher who was second on the team with 8.9 points per contest. The roster includes two seniors, seven juniors, seven sophomores and 10 freshmen - of the newcomers, four are transfers. Due to injuries last season, the Blue Devils had only three players that participated in all 25 games, and utilized 12 different starting lineups. UW-Stout will play just four of its first 10 games at Johnson Fieldhouse. The Blue Devils will look to shake off a 3-22 season.

Until Hank and Reggie Kujak join the squad at the conclusion of the football season, junior guard Brett Ahsenmacher brings the most experience to the Blue Devils. Ahsenmacher has played in 50-of-52 games over his career, and started 22 of the 24 games he played in last year. Ahsenmacher averaged 8.9 points last season and scored a career-best 22 points against John Carroll University last season. Ahsenmacher was second on the team in assists and led the team in in 3-pointers made.

Jalen Patterson showed flashes last season, finishing the year averaging 6.8 points. Patterson's 13 blocked shots averaged 0.62 per contest and ranked sixth in the WIAC...guard John Keefe exploded for 30 points early in the season against Bethany Lutheran and finsihed the season averaging 6.5 points. John Lahti saw considerable time in the paint, starting 14 games during his freshman season. Lahti, Sam Ortmann and Isaac Elliott are the only three players last season to have seen action in all 25 games. Stout last season lost seven conference games by seven points or less. | 2014-15 Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT: The University of Minnesota Crookston found their range against UW-Stout, and their range was long distance as the Golden Eagles connected on 13 3-pointers on their way to a 74-51 win over the Blue Devils Nov. 14 at Johnson Fieldhouse. The NCAA Division II Golden Eagles hit on 13-of-25 long range shots, shooting.520 from beyond the arc. For the game, Crookston hit 26-of-49 shots (.531). | Crookston Story and Box Score


SCOUTING MONMOUTH COLLEGE: The Scots finished last season at 16-8 overall, 13-5 in Midwest Conference action. The 2015-16 squad accumulated the most wins since the 1991season.he Scots return a pair of all-conference players in 6-foot-5 senior post Andrew Mathison (and sophomore guard Will Jones. Mathison, who became the program's first D3Hoops.com All-Region honoree, led the Scots with 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Jones was second on the team in both categories (14.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg) as the Scots recorded their most wins since 1995. Mathison and Jones led the team in scoring in all but one of the team's first 15 games last season.  | Scots Statistics

MONMOUTH LAST TIME OUT: The initial minutes of the Fighting Scots men's basketball season was tight fought before pulling away for a 101-71 win over Eureka. The Scots battled back and forth with the Eureka Red Devils at Glennie Gymnasium in the Scots' season-opener as Eureka played their third game in four days. | Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND MONMOUTH MET: The teams have never met | Game Story and Statistics


SCOUTING EMMAUS BIBLE COLLEGE: After six games, the Eagles are led by Caleb Ruter's 16 points per game. Skylar Sandry is tossing in 13.6 and Nathaniel Glidewell is averaging 10.2 points. Sandry is averaging 5.6 rebounds and Glidewell 5.2. The Eagles have lost their last three games. | Eagles Statistics

EMMAUS LAST TIME OUT: The Eagles lost 100-75 at Eureka College, Nov. 17. The Eagles got all five of their starters in double figures, led by Skylar Sandry's 20 points, but only got four points out of their bench. | Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND EMMAUS MET: The teams have never met | Game Story and Statistics


SCOUTING WARTBURG COLLEGE: . Junior Jordan Cannon was the Knights' MVP last season, earning first team all conference honors. Cannon was eighth in the conference in scoring (16.1) and sixth in 3-pointers last season. Cannon tops all returners in rebounds, averaging 4.3. Nick Webber averaged 11.8 points and pulled down 4.1 rebounds, while Nate Woeste averaged 8.9 points as a freshman.  Logan Pitz was the team's most valuable defender honors. The Knights finished 15-13 overall, 6-8 in the IIAC. | Knights Statistics

WARTBURG LAST TIME OUT: Wartburg defeated Grinnell 105-91 Tuesday night. This was the first loss of the season for the Pioneers and also snapped their four-game winning streak against the Knights. Five Wartburg players finished in double digits and were led by 16 from sophomore Sam Stoveall . Classmate Nate Woeste and junior Nick Webber had 15 points, sophomore Bo Bader had 14 and junior Lenart Kalen tallied 10. Grinnell led 58-51 at halftime, but Wartburg outscored them 54-33 in the second frame to earn the win. | Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND WARTBURG MET: Stout holds a 2-0 lead in the series. Jarvis Ragland (Sr, Milwaukee) scored a career-high 24 points and the Blue Devils held a double digit lead the entire second half on the way to an 84-69 over the Wartburg College Knights in game four of the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout last season. Ragland led five Stout players in double figures. During the 2011-12 season, the Blue Devils defeated Wartburg, 68-52, in the championship game of the Wartburg tournament.  | Game Story and Statistics


AWARDS AND HONORS: (last season) Brett Ahsenmacher was selected as the UW-Stout Northwestern Mutual athlete of the week, Jan. 5, after his performance at the St. Norbert Tournament...Brett Ahsenmacher was selected to the all-tournament team at the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament hosted by St. Norbert College, Dec. 29-30...Jarvis Ragland was selected as the UW-Stout Northwestern Mutual athlete of the week, Dec. 1 and as the WIAC Athlete of the Week Dec. 2 after averaging 22.5 points during the UW-Stout Thanksgiving Turkey Shootout.

TEAM CAPTAINS: Blue Devil team captain for the 2015-16 season is Brett Ahsenmacher.

VARSITY RESERVE: The Blue Devils have a number of varsity reserve games on their schedule. Stout defeated UW-Barron County, 92-74, Nov. 17. The Blue Devils will take on UW-Superior (Dec. 1), St. Mary's (Dec. 3, Jan. 28), and UW-Eau Claire (Jan. 13, Jan. 30).

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Eddie Andrist (186-200 at Stout, 436-391 overall) is in his 15th year as the coach of the Blue Devils, and his 26th 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. Monmouth College: Todd Skrivseth is in his fifth season and Skrivseth has returned the Scots to a force in the Midwest Conference. The 2014-15 team surged to a 16-8 record and finished second in the league while completing a 9-1/2 game turnaround from the previous season to qualify for the four-team conference championships. It was the program's first tournament appearance in 16 years. Emmaus Bible: Luke Wilkerson is in his second year as the head men's basketball coach at Emmaus and is also the school's athletic director. Wartburg College: Dick Peth, enters his 19th year as head coach of the Wartburg men's basketball program. He led the Knights to back-to-back Iowa Conference championships in 2004-05 and 2005-06 and a record-setting fifth consecutive season of 20-plus wins in 2004-05.

CONFERENCES: Stout is a member of the nine team Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) along with UW-La Crosse, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Whitewater and UW-River Falls. Superior left the conference after the 2014-15 season.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will host Bethany Lutheran College, Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. as part of a doubleheader night with the women's program.

UW-Stout 2015-16 Individual Season Highs (Updated November 15, 2015)

Points: 7, Keegan Dickson vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
3-Pointers Made: 2, Brett Ahsenmacher vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Rebounds: 6, Keegan Dickson vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 5, John Keefe vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Steals: 2, John Keefe vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015

UW-Stout 2015-16 Team Season Highs (Updated November 15, 2015)

Points: 74 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Field Goals Made: 23 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Field Goal Percentage: .404 (23-57) vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
3-Pointers Made: 3 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Free Throws Made: 2 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Free Throw Percentage: .500 (2-4) vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Rebounds: 32 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 11 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Steals: 5 vs. Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Double-Doubles:   (2014-15 season) Jarvis Ragland (4x), 25 points, 15 rebounds vs, Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014; 18 points, 10 rebounds vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 10, 2015; 21 points, 11 rebounds vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14, 2015; 21 points, 10 rebounds vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 31, 2015.


UW-Stout Career Bests (updated November 14, 2015)

Jacob Nordstrom - #3
Points: 2 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015, 2 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 19, 2013
Rebounds: 2 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14
Assists: x

Solon Ellis - #4
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Jerry Butler - #5
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Caleub Watkins - #10
Points: x
Rebounds: 2 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: x

John Keefe - #11
Points: 30 vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Rebounds: 6 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Assists: 5 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 30, 2014

Zach Dahl - #12
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Brett Ahsenmacher - #13
Points: 22 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Rebounds: 5 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 7, 2015
Assists: 4 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 21, 2015

Isaac Elliott - #14
Points: 14 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 5 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 24, 2015
Assists: 2 vs. Northwestern, Dec. 20, 2014.

Jalen Patterson - #15
Points: 17 vs. UW-Superior, Jan. 17, 2015
Rebounds: 6 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 4, 2015
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 28, 2015; vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014

Justin Thomas - #21
Points: 6 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Rebounds: 1 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: x

Cory Speer - #23
Points: 5 vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014
Rebounds: 4 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 15, 2015
Assists: 5 vs. Viterbo University, Nov. 19, 2014:

Sam Ortmann - #24
Points: 10 (2x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 31, 2015; vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Rebounds: 5 (3x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 28, 2015; vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014; vs. Viterbo University, Nov. 19, 2014:
Assists: 6 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014

Brandyn Christman - #31
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Luke Murphy - #32
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov.14, 2015
Assists: 1 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015

Hank Kujak - #33
Points: 17 vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 10, 2015
Rebounds: 9 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Assists: 7 vs. Wartburg College, Nov. 29, 2014

Keegan Dickson - #34
Points: 7 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Rebounds: 6 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: x

Colton Williams - #35
Points: 6 vs. Cardinal Stritch, Nov. 30, 2014
Rebounds: 4 vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 14, 2015
Assists: 3 vs. Wartburg College, Nov. 29, 2014

Reggie Kujak - #44
Points: 11 vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 30, 2014
Rebounds: 10 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Assists: 2 vs. UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 10, 2014

John Lahti - #42
Points: 13 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 11, 2015
Rebounds: 6 vs. Cardinal Stritch, Nov. 30, 2014
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 21, 2015; vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014

Mason Elsen - #44
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Joe Haas - #45
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x


The Last Time...(updated November 14, 2015)

A Stout Individual...
Scored 30 points: 30, John Keefe vs. Bethany Lutheran, (12/3/14)
Scored 25-29 points: 26, Jarvis Ragland vs. Northwestern, (12/20/14)
Recorded 15 rebounds: 15, Jarvis Ragland vs. Bethany Lutheran, (12/3/14)
Recorded 10 assists: 11, Erik Olson vs. UW-Stevens Point (2/13/13)
Recorded 6 steals: 8, by Jerrel Enerson-Matthews vs. Bethany Lutheran (11/21/08)

A Stout Team...
Had five players score in double digits:vs. Wartburg College, Nov. 29, 2014 - Jarvis Ragland (24), Isaac Elliott (11), John Keefe (10), Brett Ahsenmacher (10), John Lahti (10)
Had four players score in double digits: vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 11, 2015 - Jalen Patterson (15), John Lahti (13), Jarvis Ragland (10), John Keefe (10)
Scored 105 points: 109, vs. Crown College (2/15/11)
Scored 100-104 points: 102 vs. Silver Lake College (2/17/2010)
Recorded 60 rebounds: 64, vs. Concordia-Texas (12/11/2011)
Recorded 55-59 rebounds: 56 vs. Northland College (11/24/12)
Recorded 25 assists: 25, vs. Silver Lake College (2/17/2010)
Won 10 or more games in a row: 10, 2005-06 season
Lost 5 or more games in a row: 14, 2014-15 season
Was held to 40 or fewer points in game: 40, vs. Plattsburgh State (12/30/13)

UW-Stout Individual Game Records
Most Points: 43, Chris Korba vs. UW-Oshkosh, 1991
Most Field Goals Attempted: 32, Bill Heideman vs. UW-River Falls, 1967-68
Most Field Goals Made: 17, Bill Heideman vs. UW-River Falls, 1967-68
Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 14, Eric Hostetter vs.Crown College, 2010-11; Jeff Vandenberghe vs. Elmhurst, 12/13/03
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: 9/14, Jeff Vandenberghe vs. Elmhurst, 12/13/03; 9/12, Jerrod Buchholtz vs. UW-River Falls 1/5/11
Consecutive Field Goals Made: 13, Craig Summers vs. E. Montana,1981-82
Best Field Goal Percentage: 100%, Tuwan Clayton (8/8) vs. Northwestern, 12/1/94; Jimmy Whitehead (8/8) at UW-Eau Claire, 1/25/14; Aaron Jenny (5/5) vs. Northland, 11/24/12; Josh Kosloske (5/5) at Luther College, 11/25/13; Brandon White Blackmon (5/5) vs. UW-La Crosse, 1/12/08
Most Free Throws Attempted: 22, Cal Glover vs. UW-Stevens Point, 1970-71
Most Free Throws Made: 16, Cal Glover vs. UW-Stevens Point, 1970-71; Troy Hamilton vs. Mt. Senario, 1989-90; Keith Moessner vs. UW-La Crosse, 1957-58
Consecutive Free Throws Made: 16, Cal Glover vs. UW-Superior, 1970-71
Best Free Throw Percentage: 100%, 16-16, Cal Glover vs. UW-Superior, 1970-71; 12-12, Duke Severson vs. Augsburg, 1959-60; 11-11, Nate Templer vs. La Crosse, 2/12/03; 8-8, Erik Olson vs. UW-Superior, 1/30/13
Most Rebounds: 38, Mel Coleman vs. UW-Whitewater, 1967-68
Most Assists: 14, Brian Ellingson vs. Northland, 1986-87
Most Steals: 8, Jerrel Enerson-Matthews vs. Bethany Lutheran 11/21/08
Most Blocked Shots: 9, Jacob Nonemacher vs. UW-Whitewater, 1/27/07