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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: UW-Stout (3-21, 0-15 WIAC) close out the regular season today and have a tall order in front of they as they host second ranked UW-Whitewater (21-3, 14-1 WIAC). The Warhawks are currently tied for first in the WIAC with UW-Stevens Point, and the Pointers and the Warhawks have split their two regular season contests. Tonight is Senior Night as the Blue Devils prepare to say goodbye to Jarvis Ragland and four-year manager Elayna Kuehl.

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, Jimmie Kaska, 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 : Jarvis Ragland, UW-Stout's only senior, leads both the Blue Devils and the WIAC in scoring and is second in the league in rebounding.  Ragland is averaging 17.2 points per contest and 6.6 rebounds per outing. Ragland is shooting at a 48.9 percent mark (133-272). Ragland has scored in double figures in all but two games he has played this season, with a career-high of 26 points against Northwestern, Dec. 20, and a season-low of six points, that coming against UW-Platteville Jan. 24.  Ragland has been the team's leading scorer in 15 games this season, and has been the team's leading rebounder 12 times. Ragland 10 times this season has scored 20 points or more and four times has pulled down 10 or more rebounds, giving him the team's only double-doubles of the season, and his only career double-doubles. Ragland ranks first in scoring in tthe WIAC, second in rebounding, 10th in field goal percentage, and ninth in minutes played (31.5). Ragland has had the team's only double-doubles of the season, tossing in 25 points and pulling down 15 rebounds against Bethany Lutheran, 18 points and 10 rebounds against UW-Whitewater, 21 points and 11 rebounds against UW-Oshkosh the first time around and 21 points and 10 rebounds against the Titans in the second meeting. .Ragland also has 30 assists, second on the team.

Team captain Brett Ahsenmacher scored a career-best 22 points against John Carroll University and is currently averaging 9.0 points. Ahsenmacher is tied with Ragland for second on the team in assists with 32, and leads the team in steals with 20...Freshman Jalen Patterson has been increasing his team input and is now averaging 7.1 points per contest. Patterson's 13 blocked shots over 19  games (0.68/game) ranks third in the WIAC...Freshman John Keefe, who had a 30 point outburst - a team season-high - in early December, is averaging 6.4 points and leads the team in assists with 38...John Lahti is averaging 642 points over 19 minutes.

Freshman guard Sam Ortmann has dished off 30 assists. Ortmann, Lahti and Isaac Elliott - all three freshmen - are the only Blue Devils to have played in all 24 games this season. Stout has had 11 players start at least one game this season. Stout's team scoring average of 66.3 points is fifth best in the league, but their points allowed, 76.9, is ranked ninth. Stout has lost seven conference games by seven points or less.   |  2014-15 Statistics

KUJAKS OUT: The Kujak brothers have been lost for the season. Reggie Kujak went down with a wrist injury against UW-Eau Claire and Hank Kujak went down with a leg injury against UW-Oshkosh. Hank set a career-best in points scored, tallying 17 against UW-Whitewater, Jan. 10 and finished the season with 26 assists in 13 games. Reggie had been coming along as a force in the paing, averaging 4.7 rebounds per game and had 14 blocked shots, which if he had played in the 75 percent minimum of games required to be listed in the WIAC stats list would rank him third.

STOUT'S LAST TIME OUT:  UW-Stout held a five point halftime lead over UW-Superior, but like so often this year could not hold onto the lead and the Yellowjackets captured a 67-59 win at Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium Wednesday. Behind eight points by Mac Oreskovic and eight points by Jarvis Ragland, the Blue Devils led 35-30 at halftime. The Yellowjackets bounced back to take a 40-35 lead at 16:50 in the second half, but Stout came back to take the lead. Brett Ashenmacher hit a 3-pointer, Patrick D'Marcco made back-to-back buckets and Oreskovic hit a jumper at 12:37 to give Stout a 44-41 lead. Superior reversed that to take a 52-47 lead, then built that up to a seven point, 56-49 lead at 5:44. The Blue Devils made one more run at the Yellowjackets, closing the gap to 60-59 with just under two minutes left to play. Superior would close out the game on a 7-0 run. Oreskovic led the Blue Devils with a career-high 13 points. hitting 5-of-7 from the floor and 3-of-5 from 3 point range. John Lahti added 10 points for Stout. | Story and Box Score


SCOUTING UW-WHITEWATER:  The three top teams in the D3hoops.com Top 25 men's poll got picked off last week. The Warhawks were ranked No. 1 when they lost to UW-Stevens Point, 72-69, Feb. 11, and fell to No 2. Former No. 2 St. Thomas and No. 3 Marietta also suffered losses. The duo of Quardell Young and KJ Evans have proven to be a formidable pair this year for the defending national champion. Young is averaging 16.0 points and Evans leads the league in rebounds at 8.1 per contest. He is also tossing in 14.8 points. One of Whitewater's losses came to Cardinal Strich in the season opener, an NAIA program that was at Stout's Thanksgiving tournament. The Warhawks are outscoring their opponents 77.3-62.8..  |   Warhawk Statistics

THE WARHAWKS LAST TIME OUT:  The Warhawks took a 22 point, 69-47 win over UW-Oshkosh Wednesday.Whitewater's four seniors competing on Senior Night combined for 53 points, led by wing KJ Evans , who registered his seventh double-double of the year with game highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Last week, UW-Whitewater clinched its fourth straight and seventh 20-win season in the last eight years Saturday with a convincing 85-66 triumph over UW-River Falls in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Kachel Gymnasium.  |  Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND WHITEWATER MET:   UW-Whitewater never let up, as they beat UW-Stout 96-67 Jan. 10 at Kachel Gym. The Warhawks shot the ball very well, 55 percent overall, while the Blue Devils shot only 41.1 percent from the field. Cody Odegaard socred a game high 26 points for the third ranked Warhawks, while Jarvis Ragland posted a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Blue Devils. | Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING UW-SUPERIOR:  The Yelllojackets have four players averaging in double figures. Johnquez Brooks is averaging 14.8 points. Ty Ketz is averaging 14.5 points, Brian Lindblom 13.0 points and Zach Schradle, the team's leading rebounder at 6.4 caroms per contest, is tossing down 11.0 points. The Yellowjackets are being outscored, 75.6-70.1.  |   Yellowjacket Statistics

THE YELLOWJACKETS LAST TIME OUT:  The 2014-15 season is coming to a close for the Yellowjacket mens' basketball team and they were playing the role of "spoiler" on Valentine's Day Saturday at UW-Oshkosh. This was an important game for the Titans in terms of making the playoffs, and they played like it. The Yellowjackets fell to the Titans, 70-58.  |  Story and Box Score

LAST TIME STOUT AND SUPERIOR MET:   A tough UW-Superior team stole the show late against UW-Stout Saturday afternoon in Johnson Fieldhouse. The final minutes tested the Blue Devils, but Superior came out on top 72-65. Superior's Zach Schradle finished with a game high in both points and rebounds, posting a 23 and 15 double-double. Jalen Patterson posted a career high 17 points for the Blue Devils | Game Story and Statistics


CLIMBING THE LADDER: Jarvis Ragland has been climbing the UW-Stout career scoring list througout the season. He currently has 892 career points and is 32nd on the all-time career list, recently passing Jarrod Buchholtz (879, 2007-11) and Randy Neve (875, 1990-93) and  Dale Magedanz (1969-73) and Keith Moessner (1956-59) each have 886 career points. Ragland currently has 379 points this season, moving onto the single season list and recently moved into the top 45 of the all-time UW-Stout leading rebounders. Ragland currently has 331 career rebounds.

AWARDS AND HONORS: 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 2014-15 season is Brett Ahsenmacher.

THE COACHES: UW-Stout: Eddie Andrist (186-198 at Stout, 436-389 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. UW-Superior:  Paul Eberhardt is in his third season as the head coach of the Yellowjacket men's basketball team. In his first two seasons Eberhardt has guided the Yellowjackets to a 16-35 record.   UW-Whitewater: Pat Miller (311-86) is in his 12th year as the head coach of the Warhawks. With a winning percentage of .783, Miller ranks 12th all-time, among all NCAA divisions, in winning percentage among coaches with a minimum of 10 seasons coaching at the NCAA level. He passed Ohio State's Thad Matta and North Carolina's Dean Smith following the 2013-14 campaign

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-Superior, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-Whitewater and UW-River Falls. Superior will leave the conference after the 2014-15 season.

UP NEXT: The season has concluded for the Blue Devils.

UW-Stout 2014-15 Individual Season Highs (Updated February 20, 2015)

Points: 30, John Keefe vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
3-Pointers Made: 5, John Keefe vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Rebounds: 15, Jarvis Ragland vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Assists: 7, Hank Kujak vs. Wartburg College, Nov. 29, 2014
Steals: 3, (8x) Jalen Patterson vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 30, 2014; John Lahti vs. John Carroll, Dec. 29, 2014; John Keefe vs. UW-Stevens Point, Dec. 10, 2014; Hank Kujak vs. UW-La Crosse, Dec. 6, 2014; Hank Kujak vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014; John Keefe vs. Viterbo University, Nov. 19, 2014; Brett Ahsenmacher vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014; D'Marcco Patrick vs. Coe College, Nov. 16, 2014

UW-Stout 2014-15 Team Season Highs (Updated February 20, 2015)

Points: 90 vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Field Goals Made: 35 vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Field Goal Percentage: .547 (35-64) vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
3-Pointers Made: 12 vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014
Free Throws Made: 28 vs. Coe College, Nov. 16, 2014
Free Throw Percentage: .800 (16-20) vs. Cardinal Stritch, Nov. 30, 2014
Rebounds: 46 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Assists: 16 (2x) vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014; vs. Wartburg College, Nov. 29, 2014
Steals: 11 vs. Coe College, Nov. 16, 42014
Double-Doubles: 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 February 20, 2015)

Jarvis Ragland - #3
Points: 26 vs. Northwestern, Dec. 20, 2014
Rebounds: 15 vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Assists: 4 vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014

John Keefe - #4
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

Mac Oreskovic - #5
Points: 13 vs. UW-Superior, Jan. 18, 2015
Rebounds: 2 (3x) vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 3, 2015; vs. Cardinal Stritch, Nov. 30, 2014; vs. Viterbo University, Nov. 19, 2014:
Assists: 2 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 21, 2015

D'Marcco Patrick - #10
Points: 15 vs. Coe College, Nov. 16, 2014
Rebounds:5 vs, UW-Superior, Feb. 18, 2015
Assists: 4 vs. UW-La Crosse, Febr. 4, 2015

Sam Ortmann - #12
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

Brett Ahsenmacher - #13
Points: 22 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Rebounds: 5 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 7, 2015
Assists: 3 (5x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 21, 2015; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 14, 2015; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 7, 2015; vs. St. Scholastica, Dec. 30, 2014; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014

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

Cory Speer - #23
Points: 5 vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014
Rebounds: 3 vs. Ripon College, Nov. 15, 2014
Assists: 5 vs. Viterbo University, Nov. 19, 2014:

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

Reggie Kujak - #32
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 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014


The Last Time...(updated February 20, 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: 12, 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