Men's Basketball Preview: Stout and Eau Claire tangle in rivalry game

SATURDAY'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-10, 0-5 WIAC) are looking for that elusive conference win and will travel to UW-Eau Claire (9-7, 2-3 WIAC), Saturday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. to participate in a double header with the women's programs to see if they can find it.  The Blue Devils are only a few points from turning their conference record into a winning record. Stout lost in the last seconds, 77-75, to nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 5, and it was a similar story in a 75-72 loss to UW-Platteville, Jan. 12. Stout overcame a huge first half deficit (21 points), but could never get over that hump and lost, 71-69, at UW-River Falls, Jan. 16.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-9, 0-4 WIAC) will be on the road twice this week, traveling to UW-River Falls (7-8, 0-4 WIAC), Wednesday, Jan. 16, for a 7 p.m. tip-off, then will be at UW-Eau Claire (9-6, 2-2 WIAC), Saturday, Jan. 19 to participate in a double header with the women's programs. The men are scheduled to tip-off at 7 p.m. 


JIM LAKE INTERVIEWS: Throughout the season, Pete Knutson of iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3FM will speak with men's basketball head coach Jim Lake. You can find all of the broadcasts and interviews on iHeartRADIO. 

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

ON THE AIR: iHeartRadio's Newstalk WMEQ AM 880 and 106.3 FM will provide broadcast coverage for the season with Pete Knutson and Jake Bostrom providing commentary during the games. Game streams are available on wmeq.com or through the iHeartRadio App.

PARKING: Parking on the UW-Stout campus is restricted during the business week. For games in Johnson Fieldhouse during the week, please plan to park in Lot 29. Do not park in Lot 4, which is a reserved lot for students that live in the residence halls.

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.


THE BLUE DEVILS IN 2018-19

• The Blue Devils are averaging 78.7 points per game and giving up 80.3. Stout last year finished the season averaging 69.6 points and gave up 74.9. Three times this season, Stout has scored 90 points or more three times and seven times have scored 80 points or more. The team's highest offensive output so far this year was 96 points in a win over Silver Lake College. Their lowest output was 69 points in a win over Finlandia University in December.  As a team, the Blue Devils are third in the WIAC scoring offense, but eighth in scoring defense. 
• Stout is tied for first in the WIAC in steals (8.00) with UW-Eau Claire. Kyle Williams is fifth in the league in steals (1.50) and John Keefe is 15th (1.08). Stout has six players with 13 or more steals.
• After missing all except two minutes of last season due to injury, John Keefe eased into the first games of the season, then went on a tear. Keefe scored 12 and 7 points, respectively in the first two games, and has scored in double digits in nine of 10 games played. Keefe is currently leading the WIAC in scoring with 21.3 points and is ranked 28th nationally. But Keefe has missed the last two games. Keefe has scored in double digits in 11 of the 12 games he has played. Three times he has scored 30 points or more and seven times more than 20 points. Keefe is third in the WIAC in 3-pointers made with 3.2 per outing. Keefe hit a career-best 33 points in an overtime loss to McMurry University. Keefe currently has 1137 career points, and is 13th on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list, just passing Mel Coleman (1130). Keefe currently has 171 3-pointers made, and is fifth on the all-time list - 1. Eric Hostetter (219); 2. Jerrel Enerson-Matthews (187); 3. Jeremy Leibfried (186); 4. Jerrod Buchholtz (182). In injury in the UW-Whitewater game Jan. 9 kept Keefe out of the game with UW-Platteville, Jan. 12. 
• Zach Dahl overcame a cold start to the season from the floor. The senior captain did not hit a shot from the floor in the first two games, scoring only two points from the free throw line, which may have been an early season precursor. Dahl has steadily increased his scoring totals and is now averaging 7.9 points per game and is among the team leaders in rebounds, averaging 3.9 per game. On the free throw line, Dahl has been steady, hitting 27 of 35 attempts (.771). Dahl is 20 of 44 from 3-point range, and his percentage (.455) is second in the league. 
• Sophomore captain Jon Ciriacks played the first two games of the season, then missed the next five games before returning against Crown College, Dec. 7. Now, Ciriacks is averaging 14.1 points and 7.6 rebounds. During his freshman season, Ciriacks averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds. Ciriacks is the team's second-leading scorer and top rebounder. Out of 11 games played, Ciriacks has scored in double figures nine times, twice scoring 20 or more points. Ciriacks pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds in the season-opener against Lawrence, giving him is first career double-double. Players must have seen time in 75 percent of all games to appear in the WIAC statistics categories and Ciriacks has played in 69 percent of the games. Ciriacks would be eighth in scoring and third in rebounds. 
• Sophomore Luke Geiger exceeded his entire freshman season scoring totals during the Blue Devils' season-opening overtime win over Lawrence. Geiger last season had 11 points for the entire season, but finished the game with 15 points. Geiger is currently third on the team in scoring, averaging 11.9 points. Geiger nine times this season has scored in double digits, scoring a career-best 21 points against Northland College.. With 27 3-pointers, Geiger trails only Keefe on the team. Geiger scored 20 points against River Falls. 
• Junior transfer Kyle Williams has come off the bench to average 5.4 points, is second on the team in assists with 41, and leads the team with 21 steals.
• Only five Blue Devils have played in all 16 games - Zach Dahl, D'Marcco Patrick, Braden Walbeck, Garret Parks and Brandon Gilbertson. Dahl and Patrick have started all 16 games. 
• The 96 points scored against Silver Lake is the most since scoring scoring 109 against Crown College in February, 2011. Stout scored 94 against Silver Lake College last December.

 

A LOOK AT THE BLUE DEVILS

• Jim Lake is in his first year at the helm of the Blue Devils, coming to Menomonie after coaching at Ferris State University where the Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II national title last season.
• Stout was picked to finish eighth in the WIAC in a preseason poll conducted by league coaches and sports information directors.
• Team captains for the 2018-19 season are seniors John Keefe and Zach Dahl and sophomore Jon Ciriacks.
• Also returning from last season are: Luke Geiger, Josh Mericle, Tanner Schmitt, Brady Booth and Trey Hake. Braden Walbeck and D'Marcco Patrick return after not having played last season.
• Dahl had a breakout season last year, averaging 9.4 points per contest, playing in 24 games and starting 20. Dahl had a career night with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against UW-Whitewater. He led the team in rebounds from the guard position.
• Ciriacks came off the bench in 19 games during his freshman season to average 4.2 points per contest and 2.2 rebounds.
• Keefe returns for his super senior season. The Blue Devils' leading scorer from the 2016-17 season made it less than two minutes into last season when he was injured in the season opener and was lost for the entire season. Keefe was injured when he laid in his only basket of the season. During the 2016-17 season, Keefe scored in double figures in 19 of 26 games, and scored a career-high 32 against former WIAC foe UW-Superior in November. Keefe dished off at least two assists in every game and had four or more assists in 16 games. Keefe led Stout in all major categories, including points per game (15.0), rebounds/game (6.2), assists/game (4.6), steals/game (1.5), and minutes/game (35.5). Keefe was fifth in the WIAC in points, fourth in rebounds and first in assists and minutes/game. In addition, Keefe had top six statistical finishes in the conference in free throw percentage (.828, 6th), 3-point field goals made (2.15, 5th) and assist/turnover ratio (2.38, 2nd). Keefe was a WIAC all-conference honorable mention selection
• The Blue Devils last year averaged 69.6 points per game and gave up 74.9. Stout lost their three leading scorers - Issac Elliott, Sam Ortmann and Joe Duty, who combined to average 39.0 points per game. Dahl was the team's fourth-leading scorer, averaging 9.7 points.

 

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT

• Trailing 31-10, UW-Stout went on a 17-3 run to close out the final six minutes of the first half to pull to within seven points, 34-27, at halftime, but UW-River Falls would just barely hold off the Blue Devils and defeated Stout, 71-69, Wednesday. Stout kept up the offensive in the second half, getting as close a one point, 66-65, with 2:22 left in the game, but could not get over the hump.Trailing by five at 2:33, Luke Geiger pulled Stout to within 66-61. D'Marcco Patrick stole the ball and went the distance to lay the ball in, then connected on both free throws following a River Falls technical foul and Stout trailed 66-65. The Falcons extended the lead to three points on a pair of free throws by Julian Jackson, but Patrick brought Stout back to within one point, 68-57, making two charity shots. A 3-pointer by the Falcons' Jack Stensgard was answered by a layup by Zach Dahl. The Falcons missed three consecutive shots in the final 40 seconds of the game and a potential game winning 3-pointer by Geiger missed the mark.Geiger would lead all scorers with 20 points, one point short of a career-best. Patrick finished with 10 points.
• That  first Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) win has been elusive for the UW-Stout as the Blue Devils fell, 75-72, to UW-Platteville Saturday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Zach Dahl hit a 3-pointer with 57.1 seconds left in the game to give the Blue Devils a one point, 70-69, lead. The Pioneers had fouls to give and they used them before fouling Luke Geiger, who drained both shots with 24 seconds to push Stout (6-9, 0-4 WIAC) up 72-69. But the Pioneers' (9-6, 2-2 WIAC) Carter Voelker hits a 3-pointer with 14 seconds remaining to tie game at 72, the was fouled, but missed free throw. The Pionners' Clay Gerds pulls down rebound and Platteville's Kyle Tuma hits the game-winner with 2.1 seconds remaining. Stout's last chance shot was off the mark. Geiger led Stout, which was playing without leading scorer John Keefe, with 19 points. Jon Ciriacksadded 16 points.
• UW-Whitewater carried through a 24-10 first half lead and took a 40-26 halftime lead into the locker room to down UW-Stout 83-60 at Kachel Gymnasium. The Blue Devils (6-8, 0-3)  cut the score to as close as 27-22 with five minutes remaining in the half, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way. Stout got 13 points from John Keefe, a double-double from Jon Ciriacks with 12 points and 10 rebounds and 10 points from Luke Geiger. Stout shot 40 percent (22-55) from the field, 31.8 percent (7-22) from the 3-point range and 64.3 percent (9-14) from the free throw line.

Stat Tracker / per game

UW-Stout	Statistic	UW-River Falls	UW-Eau Claire
78.7	Pts	78.3	69.1
80.3	Pts Allowed	75.1	66.9
.417	FG %	.440	.459
.454	FG % Defense	.432	.454
9.1	3 pt made	7.4	8.2
7,4	3 pt allowed	8.7	7.0
38.2	Rebounds	41.3	30.6
40.5	Rebounds Allowed	35.2	31.1
13.4	Turnovers	12.7	11.7
John Keefe 21.3	Leading Scorer	Julian Jackson 13.9	Cole Rabedeaux 17.1
Jon Ciriacks 7.6	Leading Rebounder	Austin Heidecker 11.4	Ben Widdes/Cole Rabedeaux 4.4

SCOUTING UW-RIVER FALLS

• Julian Jackson (13.9), Matt Keller (13.3) and Austin Heidecker (12.5) lead the team in scoring. Heidecker by far leads the WIAC in rebounds, pulling down 11.4 per contest. A 47.9 percent shooter, Heidecker averages 3.5 offensive rebounds and 7.9 defensive boards. The Falcons are second in the league in rebounds (41.3). River Falls averages 78.3 points per game and gives up 75.1.
•  UW-River Falls has accumulated 60 wins in the last three seasons for the best three-year stretch in program history. Senior guard Clay Seifert is the leading returning scorer after averaging 9.2 points per contest and adding a team-high 76 assists and 33 steals. Junior guard Matt Keller produced 7.6 points per game. Seifert and Keller each made 34 three-point field goals.

 

THE FALCONS THE LAST TIME OUT

• UW-Oshkosh used a 20-2 scoring run in the first half to build a 23-point halftime lead that helped them run away with a 91-56 win over UW-River Falls on Saturday night in Oshkosh. The Titans have now won 13 games in a row this season, while the Falcons dropped to 0-4 in the WIAC. The Falcons stayed close in the opening minutes, only trailing 9-7 after Matt Kellerknocked down a jumper four minutes into the game. However, the Falcons didn't hit another field goal for the next six minutes, a stretch where the Titans went 8-12 from the field and went up by 21 points. UWRF brought the game back within 15 points after a jumper from Julian Jackson with three minutes remaining in the first half, but UW-Oshkosh closed the half on a 10-2 run to solidify their lead. The Titans went into the break shooting 7-11 from beyond the arc and over 50 percent from the field. | Game Story and Statistics
• The Falcons couldn't find their first WIAC win of the season, falling 74-64 on the road at UW-Platteville on Jan. 9. Jack Stensgard led UW-River Falls with 18 points and knocked down five three-pointers, but he was the only Falcon to finish in double figures. UWRF led in the early minutes of the game by as much as 8-5 after Stensgard knocked down two three-pointers. However, a three-pointer from Quentin Shields put the Pioneers up 10-8 and they led the game the rest of the way. The Falcons tied the game back up at 14-14 after a pair of free throws from Alex Ohde, and the game was back within two points at 22-20 after a jumper from Julian Jackson. Nathan Macho, Jr. knocked down a three-pointer with thirty seconds remaining in the half to make it only a four point deficit at 33-29. Macho, Jr. made all three of his shots in the first half and had seven points off the bench. The teams traded baskets throughout the beginning of the second half, and the deficit was reduced to two points when Stensgard made another three-pointer with under 11 minutes remaining in the second half. However, they wouldn't get that close again and would ultimately lose by 10 points. The Falcons shot 35 percent from the field and 29 percent from beyond the arc, while the Pioneers finished shooting 41 percent overall and 42 percent on three-pointers.  Austin Heidecker had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Falcons, but the team struggled with fouls as five players had at least three fouls. 

LAST YEAR WHEN STOUT AND RIVER FALLS MET

• Three starters scored in double figures for UW-Stout, but it was UW-River Falls that finished with the upper-hand as the Falcons defeated the Blue Devils, 96-68, Jan. 20, 2018 at Page Arena. Stout's Joe Duty scored 13 of his game-high 23 points in the first half, including the Blue Devils' (7-10, 1-5 WIAC) first five points of the game. The Blue Devils, fresh off their first conference win earlier in the week, were outscored 42-29 in the first half as the Falcons (12-4, 3-3 WIAC) shot 58.3 percent from the floor, hitting 14 of 24 shots. River Falls stayed hot in the second half, finishing 56.4 percent (32-57) for the game.
• UW-Stout came back from a 12-point second half deficit and Adam Mackey hit the game winner with 1.6 seconds remaining as the Blue Devils defeated UW-River Falls Feb. 7, 2018, on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Mackey's bucket was the exclamation point as the Blue Devils (8-14, 2-9 WIAC) came back from 12 points down. Trailing 61-49 at 13:11 of the second half, Stout went on a 15-2 run to take a 64-63 lead six minutes later. Isaac Elliott and Sam Ortmann would each score five points in the run and Mackey hit a 3-pointer and Josh Mericle a two-pointer.

SCOUTING UW-EAU CLAIRE:

• The Blugolds have the lowest offensive output in the WIAC with 69.1 points, but are still outscoring their opponents by almost three points, ranking third in the WIAC in scoring defense (66.9). Cole Rabedeaux leads the team in scoring with 17.1 points per contest. In back-to-back games in December, Rabedeaux scored 30 points against Bridgewater State, then poured in 44 points, hitting 11 3-pointers against Mt. Aloysius the next day. Ben Widdes is averaging 12.3 points. Rabedeaux and Widdes have led the team in scoring in 11 of 15 games. Widdes and Rabedeaux are the team leaders in rebounds at 4.4 per contest. 
• UW-Eau Claire's Cole Rabedeaux, Ben Widdes and Clay Kujawa all appeared in every game last season. Rabedeaux, a junior guard, is the team's leading returning scorer at 6.7 points per contest and added 22 assists and 22 steals. Widdes, a senior guard, contributed 5.4 points per game, while Kujawa, a sophomore forward, grabbed 60 rebounds.. Assistant coach Josh Turnquist was a graduate assistant coach at Stout last season. 

THE BLUGOLDS LAST TIME OUT

• Eau Claire men's basketball team fell on the road Wednesday night, falling to UW-Platteville, 81-62. The Pioneers grabbed the lead early thanks to shooting over 50 percent from the field and over 60 percent from three in the first half while the Blugolds shot 43.5 percent from the field and were 2-of-6 from the three-point line. Platteville's hot shooting led to a 45-22 advantage heading into the locker room. Eau Claire's offense would get going in the second half and outscored the Pioneers 40-36 but it would not be enough for a come-from-behind win. The Blugolds finished the game 23-for-55 (41.8 percent) from the field but only 6-for-21 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc. Spencer Page (Fr. – Rice Lake, WI) came off the bench to lead Eau Claire in scoring, tallying 14 points in 24 minutes. Ben Widdes (Sr. – Rice Lake, WI) also finished in double figures, recording 13 points.
• Eau Claire was defeated by No. 9 UW-Stevens Point Pointers at Zorn Arena Jan. 12 by a score of 68-53.  The first half was highly contested between the Blugolds and the Pointers with eleven lead changes and saw the score tied five times. Eau Claire shot 48.1 percent from the field while holding Point to 39.3 percent, which allowed the Blugolds to gain a one-point lead closing out the first half, 30-29. The Blugolds could not keep the hot-shooting going in the second half while Stevens Point came out of the locker room with an 11-0 run early in that was just too much for Eau Claire to negate as the 9th-ranked Pointers came away with a 68-53 win. 

LAST YEAR WHEN STOUT AND EAU CLAIRE MET

• UW-Stout's Sam Ortmann stepped in front of the pass at the UW-Eau Claire free throw line, drove the distance of the court and was hammered as he layed the ball in. Waiting to get the ball for the free throw attempt, Ortmann turned to the UW-Stout bench and smiled, then calmly dropped in the charity shot to give Stout a 10 point, 55-45, lead with just less than four minutes remaining. That was the type of game it was for the Blue Devils as they picked up their first conference win of the season, 65-51, Jan. 17, 2018, on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Holding a 13 point, 50-37 lead with seven minutes left in the game, the Blue Devils (7-9, 1-4 WIAC) did not blink after the Blugolds (8-8, 0-5 WIAC) cut the lead to seven with back-to-back 3-pointers. The teams traded leads through much of the first half until Stout pulled ahead 24-22 with 2:23 left in the half on a Zach Dahl layup. Isaac Elliott extended the lead with two free throws, then added a jumper to give Stout a 28-22 lead with a minute remaining. The Blugolds cut the lead to 28-24 with a put-back bucket at the buzzer by Kyle McDonald. The Blue Devils extended the lead to seven points in the second half before Eau Claire tied the score at 37-all at the 13-minute mark. Ortmann gave Stout a lead with a three-point play and Stout would never trail again, going on a 13-0 run. That's when Eau Claire got the back-to-back 3-pointers by Cam Kuepers and Chris Duff. Stout finished the game on a 15-6 advantage, snagging their first conference win and breaking a six game losing streak to the Blugolds.
• In a game that featured 13 lead changes and 10 tied scores and a game that was even for the first 35 minutes, UW-Eau Claire grabbed the momentum in the last five minutes and went on to a 77-68 win over UW-Stout Jan. 31, 2018, at Zorn Arena. The Blugolds (10-10, 2-7 WIAC) gathered a little bit of that momentum late in the first half, overcoming a six point Stout (7-13, 1-8 WIAC) lead and tied the game 36-36 at halftime. The game differential in the second half was never more than five points for either team until until Eau Claire went on an 8-2 run to break a 58-58 tie and held a 66-60 lead with 5:02 left. Eau Claire closed out the game with an 11-6 run to take the nine point win. Eau Claire's George Diekelman led all scorers with 27 points. Clay Kujawa came off the bench to score 15 points and Dan Becken added 10 points. Zach Dahl led Stout with a career-best 18, scoring 10 in the second half. Isaac Elliott and Sam Ortmann each scored 16 points.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Week Eight: Jon Ciriacks, So, East Troy, Wis.

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2018-19: John Keefe was the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week Dec. 3 after scoring 27 and 32 points in a pair of games.

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 JIM LAKE

• Jim Lake (6-10) is in his first season as the head coach of the Blue Devils. Lake came to Stout after 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Ferris State. The Bulldogs won the 2017-18 NCAA Division II national title.
• Lake served at Ferris State University for a total of 10 years, the last five years beginning with the 2013-14 season as the program's top assistant men's basketball coach. Lake had served as a volunteer assistant coach for the Bulldogs in two different stints over the previous decade, working as a part-time assistant coach from 2011-13 before moving up to the full-time lead position, and as a volunteer assistant coach from 2003-06.
• During five seasons as the Bulldogs' top assistant coach, Lake helped Ferris State to four consecutive Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament championships and four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, culminating in a 38-1 overall record and the 2018 NCAA Division II national title with a 71-69 win over Northern State University in March.

UW-RIVER FALLS' JEFF BERKHOF

• Jeff Berkhof  (13th season at UWRF; 174-159) has been a mainstay of the Falcon basketball program as a player, assistant coach, and now in his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Falcons. Berkhof has brought the Falcons to the forefront of Division III college basketball and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He follows only his predecessor, Rick Bowen, in coaching victories at UW-River Falls with a 167-151 career record. During the 2017-18 season the Falcons made a late season run in the WIAC tournament knocking off #5 Seed UW-Whitewater and #1 Seed UW-Platteville to make it to the WIAC Tournament Championship game before being knocked off by #2 Seed UW-Stevens Point 59-44. This was the Falcons fifth WIAC Tournament Championship game in the past eight seasons.

UW-EAU CLAIRE'S MATT SIVERLING

• Matt Siverling - 9th season (7th at UWEC); 116-108 (overall) / 87-84 (at UWEC) - is in his seventh season as head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2018-19. Between 2004-2007 he was assistant men's basketball coach at UW-Eau Claire. The Blugold's finished off their 2016-2017 season in fourth place in the WIAC with an 8-6 record, and a 18-8 record overall. Prior to his return to Eau Claire, Siverling was the head men's basketball coach at UW-Superior for two seasons. With the Yellowjackets he led the team to two WIAC Tournament appearances. In 2011-2012 his 8-8 conference record was the team's best WIAC mark in 10 seasons. Assistant coach Josh Turnquist was a graduate assistant coach at Stout last season.

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. UW-Oshkosh is projected to win the conference crown, according to a preseason poll conducted by WIAC coaches and sports information directors, followed by: UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater, UW-La Crosse, UW-River Falls, UW-Eau Claire and UW-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 return home to host UW-Stevens Point, Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m., then begin the second round of conference play, Saturday, Jan. 26 at UW-Platteville at 7 p.m.


UW-Stout 2018-19 Individual Season Highs (Updated January 17, 2019)

Points: 33, John Keefe vs. McMurry University, Nov. 16, 2018
3-Pointers Made: 7, John Keefe vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 29, 2018
Rebounds: 13, Jon Ciriacks vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 6, John Keefe vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Steals: 7, Kyle Williams vs. Bethany Lutheran College, Nov. 27, 2018


UW-Stout 2018-19 Team Season Highs (Updated January 17, 2019)

Points: 96 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Field Goals Made: 34 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Field Goal Percentage: .517 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 5, 2019
3-Pointers Made: 14 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018
Free Throws Made: 23 vs. Finlandia University, Dec. 14, 2018
Free Throw Percentage: .941 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Rebounds: 52 (2x) vs. Finlandia University, Dec. 14, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 18 vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Turnovers: 21 vs. Bethany Lutheran College, Nov. 27, 2018
Fewest Turnovers: 9 vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Blocked Shots: 5 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Steals: 10 (3x) vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018: vs. Finlandia University, Dec. 14, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Double/Doubles: Jon Ciriacks (12 pts, 10 rbs) vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 9, 2019;  Jon Ciriacks (16 pts, 13 rbs) vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018


UW-Stout Career Bests (updated January 17, 2019)

John Keefe - #0
Points: 33 vs. McMurry, Nov. 16, 2018
Rebounds: 15 vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2017
Assists: 9 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 8, 2015

D'Marcco Patrick - #1
Points: 15 vs. Coe College, Nov. 16, 2014
Rebounds: 6 (2x) vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 29. 2018; vs. Finlandia University, Dec. 14, 2018
Assists: 5 vs. Bethany Lutheran College, Nov. 27, 2018;

Kaden Koski - #2
Points: 8 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Rebounds: 5 (3x) vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018; vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: x

Garret Parks - #3
Points: 13 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018
Rebounds: 7 (2x) vs. Finlandia, Dec. 14, 2018; vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018
Assists: 2 (2x) vs. Lawrence University, Nov. 9, 2018; vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018

Luke Geiger - #4
Points: 21 vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Rebounds: 6 vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Assists: 2 (3x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 16, 2019; vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018

Jon Ciriacks - #5
Points: 25 vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Rebounds: 13 vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 3 (2x) vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017; vs. Colorado College, Nov. 18, 2017

Josh Mericle - #10
Points: 11 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 27, 2018
Rebounds: 5 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 27, 2018
Assists: x

Elliott Lyden - #11
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 (2x) vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018; vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Assists: 1 vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018

Zach Dahl - #12
Points: 20 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 3, 2018
Rebounds: 12 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 3, 2018
Assists: 5 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 3, 2018

Braden Walbeck - #13
Points: 17 vs. University of Dubuque, Dec. 10, 2016
Rebounds: 6 vs. Lawrence University, Dec. 30, 2016
Assists: 3 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018

Cam Wall - #14
Points: 3 vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh)
Rebounds: vs. Michigan Tech, Dec. 15, 2018 (exh)
Assists: x

Kyle Williams - #20
Points: 11 vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 29, 2018
Rebounds: 6 (2x) vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018; vs. McMurry, Nov. 16, 2018
Assists: 7 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018

Makete Fru - #22
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Tanner Schmitt - #23
Points: 5 vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Rebounds: 2 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 13, 2018; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 10, 2018
Assists: 1 (5x) vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018; vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh); vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 20, 2018; vs. Whitworth, Dec. 29, 2017; vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 10, 2018

Matt Newman - #24
Points: 3 (2x) vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh); vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Rebounds: 5 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018

Peter Shanks - #25
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 2, 2019
Assists: x

Carson Moe - #30
Points: x
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh)
Assists: x

Zach Miller - #31
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: x

Peter Brey - #32
Points: x
Rebounds: x
Assists: 2 vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh)

Brandon Gilbertson - #33
Points: 10 vs. McMurry, Nov. 16, 2018
Rebounds: 4 (2x) vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 29, 2018; vs. Bethany Lutheran College, Nov. 27, 2018
Assists: 1 vs. Bethel University, Nov. 17, 2018

Trey Hake - #34
Points: 5 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017
Rebounds: 1 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017
Assists: x

Brady Booth - #44
Points: 4 (3x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 2, 2019; vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh); vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 10, 2018
Rebounds: 3 vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: x

Cam Brussow - #45
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. Michigan Tech, Dec. 15, 2018 (exh)
Assists:


The Last Time...(updated January 17, 2019)

A Stout Individual...
Scored 30 points: 30, John Keefe vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Scored 25-29 points: 25, Jon Ciriacks vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Recorded 15 rebounds: 15, John Keefe vs. Silver Lake College, Jan. 3, 2016; Jarvis Ragland vs. Bethany Lutheran, Dec. 3, 2014
Recorded 10 assists: 11, Erik Olson vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 13, 2013
Recorded 6 steals: 7, Kyle Williams vs. Bethany Lutheran College, Nov. 27, 2018; 8, by Jerrel Enerson-Matthews vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 21, 2008

A Stout Team...
Had five players score in double digits: vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 29, 2017: Zach Dahl (17); Keegan Dickson (13); Isaac Elliott (10); Sam Ortmann (10); Joe Duty (10); 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-Oshkosh, Jan. 5, 2018, John Keefe (22), Jon Ciriacks (13), Zach Dahl (11), Kyle Williams (10); vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 29. 2018, Jon Ciriacks (20), John Keefe (17), Zach Dahl (14), D'Marcco Patrick (10); vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018, John Keefe (24), Luke Geiger (15), Zach Dahl (12), Braden Walbeck (12); vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018, Jon Ciriacks (16), Luke Geiger(15), John Keefe (12), D'Marcco Patrick (10); vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 17, 2018, Isaac Elliott (21), Sam Ortmann (15), Keegan Dickson (13), Zach Dahl (12); vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 6, 2018, Isaac Elliott(22), Sam Ortmann (14), Zach Dahl (13), Joe Duty (12); vs. Finlandia University, Dec. 10, 2017, Isaac Elliott (19), Joe Duty (19), Zach Dahl (17), Sam Ortmann(10); vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017, Sam Ortmann (17), Isaac Elliott (15), Adam Mackey (13), Jon Ciriacks (11); vs. Colorado College, Nov. 18, 2017, Brandon Emery (11), Keegan Dickson (11) Isaac Elliott (25), Sam Ortmann(14); vs. Marian University, Nov. 17, 2017, Joe Duty (21); Zach Dahl (15); Isaac Elliott (15); Brandon Emery (13);
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: 57 vs. Puget Sound, (12/30/17) 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: 6, 2018-19 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 Isaac Elliott vs. UW-La Crosse, 2/14/18; 12-12, Duke Severson vs. Augsburg, 1959-60; 11-11, Nate Templer vs. La Crosse, 2/12/03;10-10 Isaac Elliott vs. UW-Eau Claire, 1/17.18; 8-8 Isaac Elliott vs. UW-Oshkosh, 2/17/18; 8-8, Erik Olson vs. UW-Superior, 1/30/13; 8-8 Jon Ciriacks vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018; 8-8 Luke Geiger vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
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

TEAM-SINGLE GAME
Most Points: 124, vs. Valley City State, 12/11/71; vs. Marian College, 1/24/86
Most Field Goal Attempts: 116, vs. UW-Oshkosh, 12/08/67
Most Free Throw Attempts: 74, vs. UW-La Crosse, 1/10/53
Fewest Free Throw Attempts: 0, vs. Ashford University, 1/26/13
Most Field Goals Made: 54, vs. Valley City State, 12/11/71
Most 3-pt Field Goals Made: 20, vs. Crown College, 11/20/10; 16, vs. UW-River Falls, 2/7/2018; 16 vs. Crown College, 2/15/11
Most Free Throws Made: 40, vs. Bethel College, 12/8/98
Best Field Goal Percentage: 65.4%, vs. UW-Eau Claire, 2/1/17
Best Free Throw Percentage: 100%, vs. UW-La Crosse (16-16), 2/12/03; vs. UW-Oshkosh (15-15), 1/7/17; vs. UW-Superior (13-13), 2/3/04; vs. UW-Oshkosh (11-11), 12/10/05; vs. UW-Oshkosh (10-10, 2/1/03
Most Rebounds: 90, vs. Northland, 11/28/67
Most Assists: 37, vs. Marian College, 1/24/86
Most Fouls: 38, vs. UW-Whitewater, 12/04/71