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THIS WEEK'S GAMES:  The Blue Devils (13-11, 4-9 WIAC) will close out the regular season by hosting UW-Oshkosh (15-9, 8-5 WIAC), Saturday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. in Senior Day. The Blue Devils have earned a spot in the WIAC Tournament and are currently the sixth seed. The Titans are currently tied for second place. Seeding will be clear after this weekend.  The Blue Devils will honor seniors Brett Ahsenmacher, John Lahti and Jacob Nordstrom following the Oshkosh game.


EDDIE ANDRIST INTERVIEWS: Throughout the season, Pete Knutson of Sports Radio 1400 AM will speak with men's basketball head coach Eddie Andrist. Listed are each of the interviews throughout the season. This week's Interview | Listen to Interviews

WEBCASTS: All UW-Stout home games will be available in a live video stream by Blue Devil Video. 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 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

• John Keefe leads the Blue Devils in five separate categories, including: points per game (15.2), rebounds per game (6.2), assists per game (4.6), free throw percentage (72-85, .847) and minutes per game (35.6). Keefe is fifth in the WIAC in scoring, fourth in rebounds and first in assists.
• John Lahti has scored in double digits in the last four games. He's upped his average to second best on the team with 10.2 points per game, and 14.0 ppg over the last four games, the best on the team over that four game stretch.
• Jacob Nordstrom is 11th in the league in rebounds (4.8), while Lahti is 20th (3.8).  The pair are in the top 10 in the league in blocked shots, with Nordstrom second (0.96) and Lahti fifth (0.83). 
• The Blue Devils are averaging 69.7 points per game and giving up 73.0 points.
• Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT

• After UW-Stout's Jacob Nordstrom tied the score at 10 apiece in the first half, UW-La Crosse went off on a 17-4 run over the next five minutes and the Eagles went on to a 77-52 win Wednesday at Mitchell Hall.
• The Blue Devils trailed 44-21 at halftime and played relatively even with the Eagles in the second half.  Stout got as close as 17 points after the break.
• John Lahti had another big night at the net for the Blue Devils, dropping 18 points. John Keefe added 10 points for Stout.
• The Blue Devils have lost four straight in conference play. Suffering two home losses in their last two contests. First, coming against seventh ranked River Falls and then to Stevens Point.
• Against River Falls, the Blue Devils couldn't escape the Falcons lead heading into the second half. John Lahti led with 11 points.
• Stout got to within one point with about eight minutes left in the second half against the Pointers, but fell short while Stevens Point shot lights out from the three point line. John Keefe led the team with 15 points and eight boards.

CAREER BESTS

• The Blue Devils have tallied a number of individual team best scoring this year.
• John Keefe went off for 32 points against Superior
• Cory Speer lit up Buena Vista for 31.
• Sam Ortmann scored a best 14 points against Buena Vista, then topped that with a 16 points effort against Bethany Lutheran.
• Keegan Dickson scored 20 points and Jacob Nordstrom has matched a career high by scoring 10 three times this season.
• Isaac Elliot tallied 19 points against Robert Morris, 17 in the first half.
• John Lahti opened the season with a career-best 17 points against UM-Crookston.
• Sophomore transfer Braden Walbeck ran his career-best up the ladder throughout the season and scored 17 against Dubuque.
• The 95 team points scored by Stout against UW-Superior was the most by a Blue Devil team since downing Bethel University 95-60, to open the 2010-11 season.
• The Blue Devils are ranked fourth in the WIAC in scoring. Stout is third in assists (13.33) and fourth in steals (6.60). Stout has a turnover margin of plus-3.07, and leads the league in assists/turnover ration (1.37).
• Stout is outscoring their opponents, 74.9-69.5.

UW-Stout	Statistic	UW-La Crosse	UW-Oshkosh
69.7	Pts	71.1	69.8
73.0	Pts Allowed	68.0	65.3
.430	FG %	.450	.447
.453	FG % Defense	.445	.434
7.9	3 pt made	5.7	8.3
8.8	3 pt allowed	6.3	6.4
33.9	Rebounds	34.3	34.2
35.4	Rebounds Allowed	32.7	29.9
11.0	Turnovers	10.6	12.7
John Keefe 15.2	Leading Scorer	Ben Meinholz 14.5	Ben Boots 13.5
John Keefe 6.2	Leading Rebounder	Zach Schradle 9.1	Max Schebel 5.7

SCOUTING UW-LA CROSSE

• La Crosse sits tied with Stout with a 4-8 conference record on the season.
• The Eagles score as a committee, three players averaging double-digits, and five players averaging better than 7.0 ppg. 
• Zach Schradle leads the conference in rebounding by almost three per game. He is 64th in the nation overall in rebounds per game.
• Statistics

EAGLES LAST TIME OUT

• The Eagles fell to the Blugolds on the road in their last contest.
• Trailing 48-41 with 18:01 left in the second half, UWL used a 10-5 run to cut the lead to 53-51 with 14:02 remaining on a Meinholz three-point field goal.
• UW-Eau Claire went on an 12-1 run to take a 65-52 advantage with 8:55 remaining and UWL could get no closer than 11 points the rest of the game. 
• Eau Claire won 88-68. Shooting over 60 percent from the field in the game.
• Game Story and Statistics

LAST TIME STOUT AND LA CROSSE MET

• In their only fourth WIAC contest at the time, Stout took a 65-60 win on Dewy Mintz Court in the teams' last battle.
• In a good defensive battle from both teams, Stout got the upper hand, shooting 42.2 percent from the field and hold the Eagles to 41.1 percent from the field.
• Jacob Nordstrom but in a good game for the Blue Devils, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the win.
• Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING UW-OSHKOSH

• Ben Boots leads the Titans in scoring with 13.5 points, followed by Charlie Noone with 13.0 and Brett Wittchow with 10.6. Max Schebel is tops in rebounds with 5.7 per contest.
• The Titans are 20th in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 65.3 ppg and 15th in the nation in free throw percentage sinking free throws 74.8 percent of the time.
• The Titans are first in the league with fewest rebounds allowed with 29.9. The Titans pull down 34.2 rebounds per contest.
• Oshkosh is averaging 69.8 points and giving up 65.3.
• Statistics

TITANS LAST TIME OUT

• Charlie Noone scored 19 points and Adam Fravert added a career-high 13 off the bench to lead the UW-Oshkosh men's basketball team to a 67-63 win at nationally ranked UW-Whitewater on Wednesday (Feb. 15).
• With the victory, UW-Oshkosh moves into a tie for second in the league standings with UW-Whitewater and UW-Eau Claire with one game remaining. UW-Whitewater is ranked 17th in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com.
• The Titans can clinch the second seed and a first-round bye in next week's WIAC Championship with a victory at UW-Stout
• Oshkosh won in their final regular season home game against Platteville last week, winning 77-69. 
• Boots scored 21 in the win, and the bench provided 52 total points.
• A 3-pointer by Kramper pulled the Pioneers within 65-59 with just over three minutes to play, but Noone answered with a 3-pointer on the next Titan possession, and UW-Oshkosh held a lead of at least seven points the rest of the way.
• Game Story and Statistics

LAST TIME STOUT AND OSHKOSH MET

• UW-Stout had four players in double figures, led by John Lahti's career-best 20 points, as the Blue Devils extended their winning streak to seven by downing UW-Oshkosh, 74-67, Jan. 7 at Kolf Sports Center.
• Lahti was 8-for-9 from field goal range and was perfect at the free throw line on all four attempts. John Keefe tossed in 18 points, Cory Speer 17, and Jacob Nordstrom 10, including the final two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach.
• The Blue Devils were perfect from the line, hitting all 15 of their free throw attempts, matching a feat of perfection that has happened only four times before, twice against UW-Oshkosh. Stout was 11-11 against the Titans in 2005 and 10-10 in 2003. Stout was 16-16 against UW-La Crosse in 2003 and 13-13 against UW-Superior in 2004.
• Brett Wittchow led the Titans with 19 points. Charlie Noone contributed 11. The Blue Devils held Ben Boots to less than half of his game average. Boots was averaging 14.6 points, but was held to seven.
• At the time, the Blue Devils extended their winning streak to seven games after the win.
• Game Story and Statistics

AWARDS AND HONORS: Cory Speer was selected as the UW-Stout/DigiCopy Athlete of the Week, Jan. 10, after coming off the bench against UW-Platteville and UW-Oshkosh...John Keefe was selected WIAC Athlete of the Week, Nov. 29, after scoring 32 points against UW-Superior and 15 against Buena Vista University...John Keefe was selected as the UW-Stout/DigiCopy Athlete of the Week, Nov. 20, after his performance over the first three games of the season.

BLUE DEVIL HISTORY: UW-Stout, then Stout Institute, played their first game Jan. 11, 1907, hosting the University of Wisconsin at the Armory in Menomonie. The Badgers handed the Trainers a 29-19 loss.




UW-STOUT COACH EDDIE ANDRIST

• Eddie Andrist (203-298 at Stout, 453-421 overall) is in his 17th year as the coach of the Blue Devils, and his 28th 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 as a UW-Stout assistant, first as a student coach in the 1970s, then again during the 1980s.
• Andrist spent two stints coaching international basketball, working with the country of Qatar

UW-LA CROSSE COACH KEN KOELBL

• Ken Koebl is in his 14th season as head men's basketball coach at UW-La Crosse in 2016-17.  He has led the Eagles to eight overall winning seasons in the last 11 years. 
• Koelbl was named the 2015-16 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Coach of the Year after leading UWL to its 12th regular-season conference title in school history and first since 1965.  The Eagles finished 16-10 overall and 10-4 in the WIAC in 2015-16, advancing to the WIAC Tournament Semifinals for the fifth time (2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2016) under Koelbl.  

UW-OSHKOSH COACH PAT JUCKEM

• Pat Juckem (yuck-um) is entering his fifth season as head coach of the UW-Oshkosh men's basketball program.
• Juckem owns a 53-54 record and one NCAA Division III Championship appearance during his four seasons at UW-Oshkosh. He has also helped two Titan players garner a total of three All-WIAC first team honors.

CONFERENCES: Stout is a member of the eight 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. Oshkosh was picked to win the league, followed by La Crosse, Whitewater, Eau Claire, River Falls, Stevens Point, Platteville and Stout.


DEWEY MINTZ COURT: The basketball court in Johnson Fieldhouse was named Dewey Mintz Court, Dec. 10, in honor of 27-year Blue Devil coach Dwain Mintz, who coached the Blue Devil men's basketball team from 1962-1989. Nearly 30 years after he retired, Mintz is currently fourth on the WIAC all-time men's basketball coaches wins list with a record of 385-280.Mintz coached league contenders throughout his tenure at UW-Stout from 1963-89, including conference championships in 1966, 1969 and 1975. He was the NAIA District 14 Coach of the Year in 1966 and 1973, and NAIA Area IV Coach of the Year in 1969. During his 27 years at UW-Stout, Dewey Mintz Court is the fifth floor named among member schools in the WIAC. The others include: Bo Ryan Court at UW-Platteville; Ken Anderson Court at UW-Eau Claire; Dave "Augie" Vander Meulen Court at UW-Whitewater; and Bennett Court at UW-Stevens Point, named in honor of Dick and Jack Bennett.

UP NEXT: The Blue Devils will compete in the WIAC Tournament against an opponent yet to be determined


UW-Stout 2016-17 Individual Season Highs (Updated February 15, 2017)

Points: 32, John Keefe vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
3-Pointers Made: 6, John Keefe, vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Rebounds:15, John Keefe vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017
Assists: 8, John Keefe vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 10, 2016
Steals: 5, John Keefe vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016

UW-Stout 2016-17 Team Season Highs (Updated February 15, 2017)

Points: 95 vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
Field Goals Made: 40 vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
Field Goal Percentage:  .654 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1, 2017 (school record)
3-Pointers Made: 15 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Free Throws Made: 19 vs. Buena Vista, Nov. 27, 2016
Free Throw Percentage: 1.000 (15-15) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 7, 2017
Rebounds: 51 vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017
Assists: 21 (2x) vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2017; vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Turnovers: 16 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Blocked Shots: 8 vs. Hope College, Nov. 18, 2016
Steals: 11 vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
Double-Doubles: 24 pts, 15 rbs, John Keefe vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017; 15 pts, 11 rbs, John Keefe vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 10, 2016


UW-Stout Career Bests (updated February 15, 2017)

John Keefe - #0
Points: 32 vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
Rebounds: 15 vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017
Assists: 9 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015

Solon Ellis - #1
Points: 3 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 15, 2017); vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 4, 2017
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 8, 2017
Assists: 4 vs. Pacific Lutheran, Dec. 29, 2015

Keegan Dickson - #2
Points: 20 vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016
Rebounds: 9 (2x) vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 10, 2016; vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Assists: 3 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016

Jacob Nordstrom - #3
Points: 19 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 28, 2017
Rebounds: 9 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 14, 2017; vs. Central College, Dec. 29, 2016
Assists: 3 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2017

Ringo Dau - #4
Points: 6 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 8, 2017
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 4, 2017
Assists: 1 vs. Hope College, Nov. 18, 2016

Brandyn Christman - #10
Points: 13 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 16, 2016
Rebounds: 7 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 20, 2016
Assists: 1 vs. Emmaus Bible, Nov. 21, 2015

Zach Dahl - #12
Points: 2 vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017;
Rebounds: 2 vs. Monmouth College, Nov. 20, 2015
Assists: x

Brett Ahsenmacher - #13
Points: 22 vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014
Rebounds: 8 vs. Northwestern, Dec. 7, 2016;
Assists: 4 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 21, 2015

Isaac Elliott - #14
Points: 19 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Rebounds: 6 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 30, 2016; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 24, 2015
Assists: 2 (4x) vs. UM-Crookston, Nov. 15, 2016; vs. University of Northwestern, Dec. 15, 2015; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 24, 2015; vs. Northwestern, Dec. 20, 2014.

Peyton Fulkerson - #20
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017;
Assists: x

Sam Ortmann - #24
Points: 16 (2x) vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2017; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 5, 2016
Rebounds: 8 vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016
Assists: 6 (2x) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 11, 2017; vs. John Carroll University, Dec. 29, 2014

John Lahti - #25
Points: 20 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 7, 2017
Rebounds: 11 vs. University of Northwestern, Dec. 15, 2015
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 5, 2015

Braden Walbeck - #30
Points: 17 vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 10, 2016
Rebounds: 6 vs. Lawrence University, Dec. 30, 2016
Assists: 2 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2017

Adam Mackey - #32
Points: 4 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1, 2017
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1, 2017
Assists: 1 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1, 2017

Tanner Schmitt - #40
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Joe Haas - #45
Points: 2 (2x) vs. Pacific Lutheran, Dec. 29, 2015; vs. Emmaus Bible, Nov. 21, 2015
Rebounds: 1 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 6, 2016; vs. Emmaus Bible, Nov. 21, 2015
Assists: x



The Last Time...(updated February 12, 2017)

A Stout Individual...
Scored 30 points: 31, Cory Speer vs. Buena Vista (11/27/16)
Scored 25-29 points: 26, John Keefe vs. UW-Superior (12/1/15)
Recorded 15 rebounds: 15, John Keefe vs. Silver Lake College (1/3/17); 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. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 1, 2017: John Keefe (21); John Lahti (17); Keegan Dickson (16); Brett Ahsenmacher (14); Sam Ortmann (13); vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 14, 2017: Jacob Nordstrom (12); Cory Speer (12); Brett Ahsenmacher (11); John Lahti (11); Sam Ortmann (10); vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 5, 2016: Sam Ortmann (16); John Keefe (13); Keegan Dickson (12); Jacob Nordstrom (10); Cory Speer (10); vs. UW-Superior, Nov. 22, 2016: John Keefe (32); Keegan Dickson (20); Cory Speer (12); John Lahti (11); Jacob Nordstrom (10). vs. Robert Morris, Nov. 19, 2016: John Keefe (24); Isaac Elliott (19); Keegan Dickson (16); Sam Ortmann (10); John Lahti (10).
Had four players score in double digits: vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 11, 2017 - John Keefe (15); John Lahti (13); Jacob Nordstrom (12); Brett Ahsenmacher (10); vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 7, 2017. John Lahti (20), John Keefe (18), Cory Speer (17), Jacob Nordstrom (10); vs. Buena Vista, Nov. 27, 2016, Cory Speer (31); John Keefe (15); Sam Ortmann (14); John Lahti (11).
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, 2015-16 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