Men's Basketball Preview: Blue Devils mark Senior Day Saturday in finale

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THIS WEEK'S GAMES: The Blue Devils (6-18, 0-13 WIAC) will will close out the season by hosting UW-La Crosse (16-8, 9-4 WIAC), Saturday, Feb. 16 for Senior Day. The Blue Devils will recognize senior John Keefe, Zach Dahl, Braden Walbeck and Tanner Schmitt.  The Blue Devils lost at UW-Stevens Point (15-7, 7-5 WIAC), Feb. 13, while the Eagles pulled off the upset win, 66-61, over third-ranked UW-Oshkosh Wednesday. 

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. | Listen to Interviews

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 74.3 points per game and giving up 80.8. Stout last year finished the season averaging 69.6 points and gave up 74.9. Three times this season, Stout has scored 90 points 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 fourth in the WIAC scoring offense, but eighth in scoring defense. 
• The Blue Devils have lost four conference games by three points or less and overall have lost eight games by five points or less. 
• Stout is second in the WIAC in steals. The Blue Devils average 7.50 steals per contest. UW-La Crosse is tops in the WIAC in steals with 7.71. Kyle Williams is sixth in the league in steals (1.55).
• After missing all except two minutes of last season due to injury, John Keefe eased into the first games of the season, but now has been out the last three games. Keefe scored 12 and 7 points, respectively in the first two games, but has scored in double digits in nine of 10 games played. Keefe is no longer appearing in the WIAC statistics because he has not played in 75 percent of the Blue Devils' 18 games. Keefe has played in 13. Keefe is currently leading the WIAC in scoring with 21.3 points and is ranked 28th nationally. 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). An injury in the UW-Whitewater game Jan. 9 kept Keefe out of action ever since. To be listed among the WIAC leaders, a player must have seen action in 75 percent of the games. Even if Keefe would play in the final four games, that would tally only 68 percent of the games. 
• Senior captain Zach Dahl is averaging 7.7 points per game and is among the team leaders in rebounds, averaging 3.6 per game. On the free throw line, Dahl has been steady, hitting 33 of 41 attempts (.805).. Dahl is 29 of 69 from 3-point range, and his percentage (.420) is fourth in the league. Up until Wedneday night, Dahl had not missed a start, but did not play against UW-Stevens Point .Dahl is averaging 26.1  minutes played, top on the team among all active players.
• 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 13.2 points and 6.8 rebounds. During his freshman season, Ciriacks averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds. Ciriacks is the team's third-leading scorer and top rebounder. Out of 19 games played, Ciriacks has scored in double figures 13 times, three times 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. Ciriacks is currently 15th in the league in scoring and fifth in rebounds.  
• Sophomore Luke Geiger has turned into Stout's leading scorer in absence of the prolific Keefe and has started 11 games. Geiger has been the team's leading scorer in nine of the last 10 games. Geiger scored a career-best 27 points in a 79-77 loss to UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, hitting seven 3-pointers. Geiger was only a matter of inches short of scoring 30 points in the game when his potential buzzer-beater fell off the back of the rim. In conference games only, Geiger ranks fourth in the WIAC averaging 15.5 points. On the season, Geiger is averaging 13.8 points, second on the team behind Keefe, 12th in the WIAC in all games. Geiger has scored in double digits in 19 games and has scored more than 20 points four times and 15 or more points 13 times. Geiger exceeded his entire freshman season scoring totals during the Blue Devils' season-opening overtime win over Lawrence. Geiger leads the Blue Devils in 3-pointers made with 49 and is seventh in the league in 3-pointers made. 
• Junior transfer Kyle Williams has come off the bench to average 4.1 points. Williams leads the team in assists with 60, eighth in the WIAC, and leads the team with 34 steals, sixth in the WIAC.
• Freshman Garret Parks is the only Blue Devils to have seen action in all 24 games, averaging 5.5 points per contest and is shooting 51.5 percent (51-99) from the floor. He has scored in 21 of the 24 games and hit a collegiate-high 13 points against Bethel University in November.  Parks has started 13 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.
• 2018-19 Statistics

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.
• 2017-18 Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST TIME OUT

• UW-Stevens Point held UW-Stout scoreless for a seven minute stretch in the first half and went to defeat the Blue Devils, 80-53, Wednesday at Quandt Fieldhouse. The Pointers extended a 17-10 lead to at the 11:07 mark to 35-10 before Stout (6-18, 0-13 WIAC) broke the dry spell with a free throw by Braden Walbeck. Stevens Point (16-7, 8-5 WIAC) held a 51-25 halftime lead.  The teams played evenly through the second half with the Pointers holding a 29-28 second half advantage. The Blue Devils got 15 points from Luke Geiger, all from 3-pointers, and 10 points from Walbeck. Stout was held to 31.5 percent (17-54) for the game. Stout was 8 of 27 from 3-point range and 11 of 15 from the line.
• The Blue Devils lost a pair of home games, falling 70-61 to UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 6, then falling in the last second, 79-77, to UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9 | Game Story and Stats
• In a game that featured nine tied scores, UW-Whitewater's Andre Brown hit a runner with 4.9 seconds left to break up the final tied score and went on to defeat UW-Stout, 79-77, Feb. 9 on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. With the score tied at 77, Brown drove down the right side of the free throw lane and layed in the contested shot. The Blue Devils (6-17, 0-12 WIAC) called two timeouts to set up a play and Luke Geiger, who had already hit seven 3-pointers, got the call and took a shot from just outside the 3-point line the hit the back of the rim and rolled off as the buzzer sounded. The score differential in the game was never more than seven points. Geiger led all scorers. Jon Ciriacks scored 24 points, one less than his career-best.   | Game Story and Statistics
•  UW-Stout built up a lead late in the first half, carried that into halftime, but UW-Eau Claire went on a 14-2 run to open the second half and defeated the Blue Devils, 70-61, Feb. 6 on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. Stout was led by Jon Ciriacks with 14 points. Braden Walbeck finished with 12 and Zach Dahl had 11. | Game Story and Statistics

Stat Tracker / per game

UW-Stout	Statistic	@UW-Stevens Point	UW-La Crosse
74.3	Pts	69.7	70.0
80.8	Pts Allowed	60.7	65.5
.413	FG %	.456	.449
.469	FG % Defense	.438	.444
8.5	3 pt made	7.6	5.9
7.9	3 pt allowed	6.4	6.0
35.0	Rebounds	31.0	33.2
39.0	Rebounds Allowed	31.2	33.0
13.3	Turnovers	9.2	10.8
Luke Geiger (John Keefe) 13.8 (21.3)	Leading Scorer	Nate Dodge 16.7	Ben Meinholz 14.3
Jon Ciriacks 6.8	Leading Rebounder	Canon O'Heron  4.8	Brendon Manning 8.8

SCOUTING UW-STEVENS POINT

• The Pointers are getting 16.7 points from Nate Dodge, who is ranked second in the WIAC. Three other players - Canon O'Hearn (12.8), Ethan Bublitz (11.8) and Drew Fredrickson (10.4) - are averaging in double figures.  The Pointers pull down only 31.- rebounds, but they allow only 31.2 rebounds per contest. Bublitz  and O'Heron are both averaging 4.8 rebounds. Brett Tauber is averaging 4.6 boards. The Pointers have had only three different lineups all season. The Pointers are tops in the conference in free throw percentage (.778). 
• UW-Stevens Point, ranked No. 12 by D3hoops.com to begin the season, reached the "Sweet 16" of the 2017-18 NCAA Division III Championship for the ninth time in program archives a year ago and returns four starters from that squad. Senior guard Nate Dodge was second on the team with 11.6 points per game and placed second in the league with 77 three-pointers made. He set a school single-game mark with 10 three-point field goals made against Hope College (Mich.) on Dec. 9, 2017. Senior forward Canon O'Heron was second in the conference with a .585 field goal percentage (137-of-234). Junior guard Ethan Bublitz is back after playing in just one game last season due to injury, but he led the 2016-17 team with 14.3 points per game. | 2018-19 Statistics

POINTERS LAST TIME OUT

• Stevens Point gave No. 3 UW-Oshkosh all it could handle, but the Pointers fell to the Titans, 77-70, on Feb. 9. Nate Dodge shot 7-for-11 from the field and led the Pointers with 17 points.  Ethan Bublitz added 15 points, six coming at the free throw line. Junior Brandon Spray poured in a career-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor.  Canon O'Heron rounded out the quartet of Pointers in double figures with 10 points.. | Game Story and Statistics
• Stevens Point quickly vaporized a 4-0 deficit with a 16-0 run and a 65-47 win at UW-Whitewater on Feb. 6.  The Pointers held the Warhawks to a season-low points scored in a game. Drew Fredrickson led all scorers with 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field.  Nate Dodge added 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting and he went 3-for-3 from the free throw line.  Eight other players scored for UWSP in the win. | Game Story and Statistics

LAST TIME STOUT AND STEVENS POINT MET

• From the floor, UW-Stout had one of their best shooting nights of the season, hitting 48.3 percent of their shots, but it wouldn't be enough as the Blue Devils were downed by UW-Stevens Point, 72-61, Wednesday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse.  The Blue Devils (6-12, 0-7 WIAC) dropped in 28 of 58 shots from the floor, more field goals than the Pointers (12-5, 4-3 WIAC). But the visitors made up for it by making eight 3-pointers and making their free throw shots count by connecting on 14 of 18 charity shots. Stevens Point led for the majority of the game and did not trail after the midway point of the first, although the Blue Devils did knot the score with six minutes left in the first half at 18 apiece. The Pointers went on an 11-0 run over the next five minutes and led 31-24 at halftime. | Game Story and Statistics

SCOUTING UW-LA CROSSE

• With the win over UW-Oshkosh, the Eagles broke a three game losing skid and clinched the second seed in the WIAC Tournament, earning a first round bye. The Eagles are scoring 70.0 points and are giving up 65.7. Ben Meinholz is the team's leading scorer with 14.3 points and is ranked ninth in the WIAC. Brendon Manning is averaging 13.4 points and is second in the WIAC in rebounds with 8.8 caroms. Manning has been the Eagles' leading rebounder in 19 games. Manning leads the WIAC in field goal percentage (.621), hitting 128 of 206 shots. Mannging opened the season by score 30 points in a 70-60 win over St. Mary's University. Meinholz leads the league in steals with 2.30.
• 2018-19 Eagle Statistics

THE EAGLES THE LAST TIME OUT

• La Crosse closed the game on a 10-0 run in earning a 66-61 victory over third-ranked UW-Oshkosh Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall on Senior Night.  The loss ends a 21-game winning streak for the Titans, ranked third in this week's D3hoops.com polls.  With the win, UWL locks up the number two seed in next week's WIAC Championships (Presented by Culver's).  After UW-Oshkosh took a 61-56 lead with 2:49 remaining, UWL's Taulvish McCray scored on a lay-up with 2:29 left followed by another defensive stop by the Eagles with 2:16 remaining. Ben Meinholz hit two free throws to cut its deficit to 61-60 with 1:49 left in the game.  The Titans missed a jumper with 1:22 remaining and the Eagles would get the rebound and capitalize on the offensive end with a Meinholz layup to give the Eagles the lead for good at 62-61 with :44 left. Meinholz and Manning both hit two free throws in final :27 to seal the win for the Eagles.  Manning led three scorers in double figures as he finished with 14 points while Meinholz added 12 points and Dahlke scored a career-high 11 points off the bench. Manning recorded 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season while Dahlke added a career-high eight rebounds. | Game Story and Statistics
• La Crosse men's basketball team dropped its third straight game with a 61-52 loss to UW-Eau Claire Saturday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles fall to 15-8 overall and 8-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Blugolds improve to 14-9 overall and 7-5 in the conference.  |  Game Story and Statistics
• The Eagles will host conference champion UW-Oshkosh, Wednesday, Feb. 13. 

LAST TIME STOUT AND LA CROSSE MET

• UW-La Crosse used a 22-7 run to start the game as the Eagles never trailed in a 92-72 conference-opening win over UW-Stout Jan. 2 in Mitchell Hall.  After La Crosse took a 59-37 lead with 15:09 remaining, Stout (6-6, 0-1 WIAC) scored seven unanswered points, three by John Keefe and two apiece by Jon Ciriacks and Josh Mericle, to pull with in 59-44 with 13:46 on the clock.The Eagles answered back with a five point run and Stout could not get any closer than 16 points the rest of the way. | Game Story and Stats 
• The Eagles hold a four-game winning streak over the Blue Devils. Stout's last win over the Eagles came at Johnson Fieldhouse, a 65-60 win Jan. 14, 2017. 

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...2017-18: Isaac Elliott was an All-WIAC honorable mention selection. Elliott also earned Academic All-America second team honors....Sam Ortmann was named to the WIAC All-Defensive team...Isaac Elliott was selected as the WIAC Athlete of the Week and the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week Feb. 13 after scoring 25 points against UW-River Falls and 19 against UW-Stevens Point...Senior Isaac Elliott was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week, Jan. 8, after scoring 22 points against UW-Stevens Point...Freshman Joe Duty was selected as the UW-Stout/Toppers Athlete of the Week, Dec. 12, after scoring 19 points in a win over Finlandia University. Duty also had five assists in a win at Silver Lake College.

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 (6-18) 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-STEVENS POINT'S BOB SEMLING

• Bob Semling enters his 14th season at UW-Stevens Point in 2018-19 and has won four national championships with the Pointers. In 13 seasons at UW-Stevens Point, Semling has led the Pointers to two NCAA Division III national championships (2010, 2015), in addition to being an assistant on the back-to-back national championship teams of 2004 and 2005. Through his first 13 seasons as head coach, Semling has compiled an overall record of 283-80, which includes a 152-37 mark in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play. His .771 career winning percentage entering this season was the highest among active Division III coaches and ranks 10th all-time among all divisions for coaches with at least 10 seasons as a head coach. On January 11, 2014, Semling became the all-time winningest coach in UW-Stevens Point program history by recording his 201st career victory at UW-Superior. In 2015, Semling was named the National Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), D3hoops.com and Schelde Sports/DIII News. He also earned NABC and D3hoops.com Coach of the Year honors in 2010. Semling is a five-time WIAC Coach of the Year and has received the award in each of the last three seasons.

UW-LA CROSSE'S KENT DERNBACH

• Kent Dernbach was named UW-La Crosse head coach on March 12, 2018.  He served as the Eagles' interim head coach for the 2017-18 season. UW-La Crosse started the 2017-18 season with a record of 8-2, including a 65-63 win over then 20th-ranked Saint John's University (Minn.). It was one of four losses by the Johnnies (23-4) this season, who were ranked seventh on the final regular-season D3hoops.com Top-25 Poll. UW-La Crosse finished 13-13 overall this year, losing six games by three points or less. The Eagles led the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in steals (9.08 per game), turnover margin (+3.08), turnovers forced per game (16.3) while ranking second in offensive rebounds (10.5) in 2017-18. Dernbach served as associate head coach at UW-Stevens Point from 2011-17.  He was the Pointers' interim head coach for the last 13 games of the 2016-17 season, leading the team to an 8-5 record. 

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 season is concluded.  


UW-Stout 2018-19 Individual Season Highs (Updated February 16, 2019)

Points: 33, John Keefe vs. McMurry University, Nov. 16, 2018
3-Pointers Made: 7, Luke Geiger vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, 2019; John Keefe vs. University of Northwestern, Nov. 29, 2018
Rebounds: 13, Jon Ciriacks vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 6, Kyle Williams  vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, 2019; 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 February 16, 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: 15 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, 2019
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: 8 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 16, 2019; vs, UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 23, 2019
Blocked Shots: 6 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 16, 2019
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 February 16, 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: 14 vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 2, 2019
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: 27  vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, 2019
Rebounds: 6 vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Assists: 3 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019

Jon Ciriacks - #5
Points: 25 vs. Northland College, Dec. 21, 2018
Rebounds: 13 vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 3 (3x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019;; 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: 3 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019

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-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
Rebounds: 2 vs. Michigan Tech, Dec. 15, 2018 (exh)
Assists: x

Trey Hake - #15
Points: 5 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017
Rebounds: 1 vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017
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: 1, vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 2, 2019
Assists: x

Tanner Schmitt - #23
Points: 5 vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018
Rebounds: 3 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 16, 2019
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: 5 (2x) vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 2, 2019; vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
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: 2 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh)
Assists: x

Zach Miller - #31
Points:  7  vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
Rebounds: 2  vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
Assists: x

Peter Brey - #32
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
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

Brady Booth - #44
Points: 4 (4x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019; vs. UW-La Crosse, Jan. 2, 2019; vs. UW-Green Bay, Dec. 11, 2018 (exh); vs. UW-Oshkosh, Jan. 10, 2018
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019;
Assists: 1 vs, UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 23, 2019

Cam Brussow - #45
Points: 3 (2x) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 13, 2019; vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019;
Rebounds: 2 (2x) vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019; vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 26, 2019
Assists:


The Last Time...(updated February 14, 2019)

A Stout Individual...
Scored 30 points: 30, John Keefe vs. Crown College, Dec. 7, 2018
Scored 25-29 points: 27 Luke Geiger  vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 9, 2019
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: 12, 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

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