Men's Basketball Preview: Blue Devils head into WIAC tourney at Oshkosh

Away Games: Watch | Listen | Live Stats


THIS WEEK'S GAMES: After closing the regular season with two wins over UW-Whitewater, the Blue Devils (3-5, -5 WIAC) will turn their attention to the WIAC Championship tournament by traveling to UW-Oshkosh, Monday, March 1. Oshkosh was ranked 11th in the Feb. 22 D3hoops.com poll. The winner will play in the second round of the WIAC Championship, Wednesday, March 3. The championship game is Friday, March 5. Stout has not participated in the WIAC Championship tournament since 2017 when they were the sixth seeded team. 

2020-21 SEASON: The COVID-19 pandemic forced all sports to rethink their schedule and WIAC basketball will have eight regular season games, which will only be against conference opponents, plus a conference tournament. The conference has been divided into two divisions, and East and West. The teams in each division will meet twice during the shortened regular season, all in the same week with games on Wednesdays and Fridays. Stout is in the West Division along with UW-Eau Claire, UW-River Falls and UW-La Crosse. There will two games against a crossover opponent, and Stout will play UW-Whitewater twice. The conference tournament is scheduled to be held the first week of March, with the first round Monday, March 1, the second round Wednesday, March 3 and the championship game Friday, March 5. All tournament games will be played at the high seed. No fans will be allowed during the 2020-21 season.

BACK-TO-BACK: Before this COVID-schedule season, it was rare, but not unheard of for UW-Stout teams to play back-to-back games against the same opponent in the course of a season. Before this season, the phenomenon occurred 16 times - and it happened twice during two single seasons. The latest time it happened was during the 2006-07 season when Stout closed out the regular season with UW-La Crosse, then turned around and played the Eagles in the first round of the tournament. They lost both games. During the 1969-70 season, Stout closed out the regular season with UW-Stevens Point, then played the Pointers in the first round of the NAIA District 14 tournament. Stout won both games. Listed below is all of the instances Stout played back-to-back games and their opponents.

Back-to-Back Meetings
1909 - Dunn County Schools
1918-19 - Minnesota Aggie
1926-27 - Stevens Point
1927-28 - Superior
1928-29 - Hanson Furniture
1933-34 - River Falls and Superior
1934-35 - River Falls and Superior
1939-40 - Stevens Point
1942-43 - Stevens Point
1954-55 - Northland College
1955-56 - Northland College
1958-59 - Winona State
1969-70 - Stevens Point
2006-07 - La Crosse
2020-21 - River Falls, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Whitewater

2020-21 UW-Stout Men's Basketball Schedule 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 2020-21 BLUE DEVILS

• The Blue Devils are led in scoring by a couple of newcomers this season, but a couple of familiar names are having a resurgence. Senior transfer Armani Tinsley is averaging 15.4 points, Freshman Lovell Williams is averaging 11.1 points. Luke Geiger has scored 20 and 25 points, respectively, in the two wins over UW-Whitewater last week and Jon Ciriacks, playing in his first games since being injured in the season opener, has scored 15 points in each of the last two games. Geiger has jumped his average from 7.5 points per game coming into the Whitewater games and is now averaging 11.3 points. Geiger has also pulled down 4.9 rebounds, second on the team. 
• Armani Tinsley is the team's leading scorer and the senior transfer has scored in double digits in all eight games, averaging 15.4 points per contest. He scored a season-high 19 points in the first game with UW-Eau Claire.  Tinsley leads the team in 3-point baskets with 21, second in the league (2.63/game). 
• True freshman Lovell Williams came out of the gates firing, scoring 20 points in his first collegiate game and is averaging 11.1 points. After a pair of six point games, Williams returned to earlier season form and scored 14 points in the second game with La Crosse. Williams leads the team in assists with 22 total.
• TYresse Alexander notched his third double-double as a Blue Devil, scoring 22 points in the second game of the season against River Falls and pulled down 10 rebounds. Alexander is averaging 9.4 points and a team-best 5.0 rebounds. Alexander is second in the WIAC in field goal percentage at .610 (36-59). 
• Stout is averaging 73.4 points and giving up 79.4 points. 

AN OVERVIEW OF THE BLUE DEVILS

• The Blue Devils were led in 2019-20 by Jon Ciriacks who averaged 16.0 points, a mark that ranked fifth in the WIAC. Ciriack averaged 6.1 rebounds, seventh in the league and stepped outside to pop in a team-best 54 3-point shots, averaging 2.16 3-pointers, sixth in the WIAC. Ciriacks came close to doubling his 3-point output from the previous season when he hit 31 total 3-point attempts. Ciriacks shot .833 from the free throw line, hitting 75-of-90 charity attempts, tying for second in the WIAC. Ciriacks  scored in double figures in 20 of the team's 25 contests and seven times has scored 20 or more points. Ciriacks scored a career-high 35 points during the 2019-20 season against Bethany Lutheran. Ciriacks scored a career-best 399 total points (135-319), giving him 738 points, putting him 50th on the UW-Stout all-time scoring list. 
• Luke Geiger has been part of the inside-outside game for the Blue Devils and averaged 13.4 points, 12th in the WIAC. The lanky guard averaged 4.6 rebounds and led the team in assists with 38. Geiger scored a career-best 31 points against Concordia-Moorhead early in the season, 30 points in a win over Northland College and 27 points against Lakeland University. Geiger, who went from scoring 11 total points as a freshman to 332 points as a sophomore, finished with 335 points, tallying 678 career points, good for 60th on the all-time list. 
• TYreese Alexander, who transferred to Stout from Oakland Community College, finished the 2019-20 season averaging 9.6 points. Alexander found his spot in the second half of the season, which coincided with the conference season, when he scored in double digits in 10 of 14 conference games. Alexander shot a smooth .574 (99-181) from the floor, third in the WIAC. Alexander was second on the team in rebounds at 5.6 per game, ranking 13th in the WIAC, and led the team in blocked shots with 15, notching a Stout-best four blocked shots against UW-Stevens Point, Feb. 19. Alexander scored a career-best 21 points against UW-River Falls, Jan. 15, and scored 20 against UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 15.
• Stout returns four of their five starters and return six of their seven top scorers. 
• Josh Mericle started 20 games last season, including all 14 conference games. Mericle averaged 5.9 points per contest and scored a career-high 19 points, Edgewood College, Dec. 29, 2019, topping a previous best 15 point performance vs. Bethany Lutheran. Mericle was second on the team in assists, dishing off 37. 
• Kyle Jackson saw action in 20 games, starting two, and averaged 6.1 points. Marcus Hill was one of only three players (with Ciriacks and Geiger) who saw action in all 25 games. Hill came off the bench to average 16.4 minutes per contest, scoring 5.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. Jake Horton saw action in 23 games and started seven games. Horton averaged just over 14 minutes and was third on the team in assists with 33.
• Seeing action in more than 10 games last season are: Kaden Koski, Preston Briggs, Carson Moe, Zach Miller and Brady Booth. 
• When Ciriacks scored a career-best 35 points against Bethany Lutheran. The 35 points is the most since Jerrod Buchholz scored 34 points Jan. 5, 2011 against UW-River Falls. The following is a list of players who have scored 35 or more points in a single game since 1998-99. - Miles Webb scored 37 points Jan. 16, 2008 against UW-Stevens Point. Jeff Vandeberghe 36 points vs. Elmhurst College, Dec. 13, 2003. Steve Krueger 37 points vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 19, 2002.
• As a team, the Blue Devils finished fourth in the league in scoring with 74.0 points, while allowing 82.9 points.
• Blue Devil Statistics

BLUE DEVILS LAST WEEK

• The Blue Devils swept a series with UW-Whitewater, winning the first game, 93-90, in overtime, and grabbing the sweep with an 87-80 second game decision.  
• Jon Ciriack hit a 3-pointer with 1:26 left in overtime to tie the game and Armani Tinsley hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left to give Stout a three point lead and the Blue Devils went on to a 93-90 win over UW-Whitewater Wednesday at Kachel Gymnasium. Ciriacks, playing in his first game since an injury in the season opener, played a big part in regulation to get Stout to overtime. Trailing 82-78, Ciriacks drained a 3-pointer with 45 seconds remaining in regulation to cut the lead to one. The Warhawks' Derek Gray hit a free throw to make it 83-81 with 14 seconds left. Armani Tinsley tied the scored with a layup with three seconds left. Stout took the lead early in overtime, but the Warhawks took an 86-85 lead on a pair of free throws, then stretched the lead to three points, 88-85, on Derek Gray's layup. Ciriack tied the game, and Tinsley gave Stout a three point, 91-88 lead. The Warhawks' Gage Malensek pulled the Warhawks to within one point, but Ciriacks layup gave Stout the cushion they would need. Tinsley led all scorers with 25 points. Luke Geiger added 20 points and Ciriacks and Lovell Williams finished with 15 each. | Game Story and Statistics
•  Luke Geiger scored eight of his team-high 25 points in the first five minutes of the game and UW-Stout went on to sweep UW-Whitewater 87-80 Friday at Johnson Fieldhouse. Geiger hit two 3-pointers and a bucket over the first five minutes of the game and Stout (3-5) built up a 10 point 17-7 lead  by the time Geiger sat down at 14:14. In a mostly fast-paced game, Stout would keep the Warhawks had an arm's pace, only to see Whitewater close the gap. Whitewater cut the gap to 23-19 at 9:40, but Josh Mericle hit a 3-pointer to extend the lead. Stout's lead would vary between eight and five points before Whitewater would cut the lead to one point, 35-34 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Gage Malensek.  Back-to-back steals and subsequent layups by Geiger and Armani TInsley gave Stout 43-36 lead with 16 seconds left, but Derek Gray cut the lead to four points with a 3-pointer just before the buzzer and Stout held a 43-39 halftime lead. It was more of the same in the second half, only the score was tighter throughout the half. Stout held an eight-point, 55-47 lead at 14:55. Whitewater took their only leads of the game late in the second half, 72-71, at 5:25 and 76-75 at 4:10. A 3-pointer by Lovell Williams gave Stout the lead back, 78-76. The Warhawks tied the score at 80 apiece on a Malensek layup with 1:40 remaining. That would prove to be Whitewater's last points of the night. The Blue Devils would respond. Geiger nailed a 3-pointer, Armani Tinsley dropped in a pair of free throws and Geiger closed out the scoring with two free throws. Tinsley and Geiger were both perfect from the line, Tinsley hit all six of his attempts and Geiger made all four.  Stout got 15 points from Jon Ciriacks, 12 points from Armani Tinsley and 11 points from Marcus Hill. The Warhawks (1-6) were led by Malensek's game-high 34 points. Dayne Armwald added 14 points, Breontae Hunt 12 and Trevon Chislom 10. Both teams took advantage at the free throw line. Whitewater made 23 of 29 charity shots, while Stout shot a season-best 91.7 percent, hitting 22 of 24 from the line. From the floor, Whitewater shot 44.6 percent (25-56) and hit seven 3-pointers. Stout shot 41.4 percent (29-70) from the floorand made seven 3-pointers. Stout out-rebounded the Warhawks 47-32. Marcus Hill collected nine rebounds for Stout. TYreese Alexander and Geiger each had five boards.  | Game Story and Statistics

Stat Tracker / per game

UW-Stout	Statistic	UW-Oshkosh	x
73.4	Pts	78.4	x
79.4	Pts Allowed	68.6	x
.431	FG %	.488	x
.476	FG % Defense	.430	.x
7.9	3 pt made	11.0	x
7.8	3 pt allowed	5.4	x
36.6	Rebounds	37.6	x
32.4	Rebounds Allowed	34.0	x
14.5	Turnovers	12.0	x
Armani Tinsley 15.4	Leading Returning Scorer	Eddie Muench 19.4	x x
TYreese Alexander 5.0	Leading Returning Rebounder	Levi Borchardt 10.8	x x

SCOUTING UW-OSHKOSH

• The Titans earned the second season in the East Division. Their last two scheduled games with UW-Eau Claire were canceled due to COVID protocols. The Titans are the top scoring team in the WIAC, averaging 78.4 points and are third defensively, giving up 68.6. Eddie Muench leads the Titans in scoring with a healthy 19.4 points per game average, leading five players averaging more than 10 points per contest. Muench averages 3.8 3-pointers per game. Hunter Plamann is adropping in 13.0, Levi Borchert 12.8, Will Mahone 12.2 and Eric Peterson 10.2. Borchert, who scored double-doubles in three consecutive games, nearly averages more rebounds than points, pulling down 10.8 boards, second in the WIAC. Plamann leads the league in assists at 4.2/game.   | Statistics

THE TITANS  LAST YEAR

• UW-Oshkosh finished the 2019-20 season at 20-9 overall, 11-3 in the WIAC, good for second. Oshkosh won the conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, downing Transylvania, 74-58, before seeing their season end at the hands of North Central College, 84-82, in overtime. 

THE TITANS LAST TIME OUT

• The Titans' games last week with UW-Eau Claire were canceled. The Titans' swept Stevens Point, 86-66, 76-62, two weeks ago. 
• All five UW-Oshkosh starters scored in double figures as the nationally ranked Titans men's basketball team produced its best shooting performance of the season and never trailed en route to an 86-66 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 19 in Kolf Sports Center. UW-Oshkosh reclaimed a 13-10 lead it would not relinquish early in the first half before going on a 21-4 scoring run for a 34-16 cushion with 4:16 remaining in the opening period. The Titans, who extended their winning streak to four games, went on to lead by at least 11 points for the final 29:19 of the contest. UW-Oshkosh has now won four straight games over UW-Stevens Point and swept the regular season series against the Pointers for the third year in a row. Levi Borchert paced a balanced UW-Oshkosh offense with a career high-tying 20 points on 9-for-12 shooting from the field to go along with a game-best eight rebounds and a pair of steals. Borchert now leads the conference with a .634 field goal percentage. Will Mahoney added a season-high 17 points for the Titans, who also received 15 points and six rebounds from Eric Peterson, 13 points and a season-high seven assists from Hunter Plamann, and 11 points, five boards and five assists from Eddie Muench. UW-Oshkosh's five starters combined to shoot 31 of 49 (63.3 percent) from the floor, including 11 of 18 (61.1 percent) from 3-point range | Game Story and Statistics
• Eddie Muench led all players with 23 points, Levi Borchert had 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, and the nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh men's basketball team extended its winning streak to three games with a 76-62 win at UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 17. | Game Story and Statistics

LAST YEAR WHEN OSHKOSH AND STOUT MET LAST SEASON

• The Titans swept both games last season, an 83-69 win in Johnson Fieldhouse, Jan. 11, 2020, and an 84-60 win in Oshkosh, Feb. 15, 2020. The Titans have won the last seven meetings. Stout's latest win over the Titans came Jan. 7, 2017, 74-67, in Oshkosh. 
• In the first meeting, Stout's Jon Ciriacks broke 20 points for the second consecutive game, but UW-Oshkosh broke away from a two-point half time lead to down the Blue Devils, 83-69, Saturday on Dewey Mintz Court in Johnson Fieldhouse. The Titans held a 33-31 halftime lead, but scored the first five points of the half to take a 38-31 lead, built that up to an eight point 46-38 lead and only let Stout as close as five points the rest of the way. The Titans' Jack Flynn and Eddie Muench each scored 13 points in the second half and Flynn finished with 17 points and Muench 15 points for the game. Will Mahoney added 17 points for the game for the Titans and Adam Fravert contributed 14 and Levi Borchert came off the bench to score 11. Flynn recorded a double-double pulling down 11 rebounds. Ciriacks, fresh off a 23 point effort in a win over UW-Eau Claire Wednesday, led all scorers with 25 points. Luke Geiger scored 16 points, 14 in the second half for Stout and TYreese Alexander added 11 points.  | Game Story and Statistics
• Stout's TYreese Alexander scored a game-high 20 points but UW-Oshkosh pulled away midway through the second period to take an 84-60 win at the Kolf Sports Center Saturday. Trailing 39-33 to start the second half, the Blue Devils' Luke Geiger hit a bucket and Jon Ciriacks drained a 3-pointer to pull Stout to within one point, 39-38, 75 seconds into the last half. Oshkosh (ran up a seven point lead, but Stout cut the lead to four points on a 3-pointer by Jake Horton. Stout kept the score close until Oshkosh built up an 11 point lead, which Stout cut to nine points, but that would be the closest - 59-50 - the Blue Devils would get. The Titans ran out to a 17-point lead on a 10-2 run. Alexander connected on 10 of 14 shots, all from two-point range, and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. Marcus Hill came off the bench to finish with 12 points, dropping in 5 of 7 shots, added a pair of free throws and six rebounds. Geiger and Ciriacks each scored eight points. Stout shot 41.3 percent (23-56) from the field for the game. Stout made 10 of 12 free throws.  Adam Fravert and Jack Flynn each added 15 points for the defending national champion Titans. Quinn Steckbauer came off the bench for 14 points and Levi Borchert provided 11 points. The Titans shot 55.2 percent (32-58) from the floor and added eight 3-pointers and 12 free throws.  | Game Story and Statistics

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Luke Geiger, Sr, Burlington, Wis.; TYreese Alexander, Sr, Pontiac, Mich. (Oxford); Lovell Williams, Fr, Rogers, Minn. (Maple Grove); Zach Miller, Jr, Mount Pleasant, SC (Wando); 

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2019-20: Jon Ciriacks repeated as an All-WIAC honorable mention selection...TYreese Alexander was selected to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship team...Jon Ciriacks was selected to the St. Norbert Nicolet National Bank all-tournament team, Dec. 30...Jon Ciriacks was selected as the UW-Stout Athlete of the Week after scoring 35 points against Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26...2018-19: Jon Ciriacks was an All-WIAC honorable mention selection...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 what is believed to be 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 (15-43) is in his third season in 2020-21 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-OSHKOSH'S MATT LEWIS

• Matt Lewis (53-13) is in his third season as head coach of the UW-Oshkosh men's basketball program. Lewis guided the Titans to their first NCAA Division III title as interim head coach during the 2018-19 season before having the interim tag removed May 1, 2019. Lewis has compiled a 49-12 record in his first two seasons at UW-Oshkosh. Under Lewis' direction the Titans have made two trips to the Division III Championship and won the WIAC regular season title once and secured one league postseason championship. As head coach, Lewis has helped four players achieve a total of six All-WIAC First Team honors. During Lewis' two-year tenure, three Titans have garnered a total of eight All-Region accolades and three players have received a total of six All-America honors. Last season Lewis and UW-Oshkosh compiled a 20-9 overall record and finished second in the WIAC with an 11-3 mark. The Titans, who won the WIAC postseason title and reached the second round of the Division III Championship, led the conference in scoring (81.8), average rebounding margin (+10.1), made free throws (403), free throw attempts (587), and rebounds (42.4), assists (13.7) and blocks (3.4) per game.

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. There will be no WIAC preseason poll this year.


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 winner of Monday's game will play in the second round of the WIAC Championship, Wednesday, March 3. The championship game is Friday, March 5. 


UW-Stout 2020-21 Individual Season Highs (Updated February 27, 2021)

Points: 25, (2x) Luke Geiger vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26; Armani Tinsley vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
3-Pointers Made: 5, Armani Tinsley vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
Rebounds: 10, TYreese Alexander vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Assists:6, Lovell Williams vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24 
Blocked Shots: 2, (3x) Lovell Williams vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24; Lovell Williams vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19;  Drew Scott vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17
Steals: 4,  Armani Tinsley vs. UW-Whiewater, Feb. 26


UW-Stout 2020-21 Team Season Highs (Updated February 27, 2021)

Points: 93 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
Field Goals Made: 35 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
Field Goal Percentage: ..490 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19
3-Pointers Made: 13 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
Free Throws Made: 22 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26
Free Throw Percentage: .917 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26
Rebounds: 49 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24
Assists: 13 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3
Turnovers: 21 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19
Fewest Turnovers: 10 vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12
Blocked Shots: 7 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19
Steals:10 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17
Double/Doubles: TYreese Alexander (22 pts, 10 rbs) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021;


UW-Stout Career Bests (updated Feburary 27, 2021)

Jake Horton - #0
Points: 12 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019
Rebounds: 3 (4x) vs. Northland, Dec. 11, 2019; vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 4, 2019; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019; vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. Northland, Dec. 11, 2019; vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019

Kyle Jackson - #1
Points: 15 vs. Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Rebounds: 8 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Assists: 2 (4x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019; vs. Lakeland University, Nov. 16, 2019; vs. UW-Green Bay, Nov. 9, 2019

Kaden Koski - #2
Points: 10 vs. UW-Platteville, Jan. 4, 2020
Rebounds: 5 (3x) vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 4, 2018; vs. Finlandia, Nov. 10, 2018; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 1 vs. Dubuque, Dec. 20, 2019

TYreese Alexander - #3
Points: 22 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Rebounds: 10 (4x) vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 20201; vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 22, 2020; vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 18, 2020; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019;
Assists: 2 (3x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021; vs. Northland, Dec. 11, 2019; vs. Alma College, Nov. 30, 2019

Luke Geiger - #4
Points: 31 vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019
Rebounds: 10 vs. Alma College, Nov. 30, 2019
Assists: 4 (3x) vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 4, 2019; vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019

Jon Ciriacks - #5
Points: 35 vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019
Rebounds: 13 (2x) vs. St. Olaf College, Nov. 8, 2019; vs. Lawrence, Nov. 9, 2018
Assists: 3 (5x) vs. Lakeland University, Nov. 16, 2019; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019; vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019; vs. Silver Lake College, Dec. 7, 2017; vs. Colorado College, Nov. 18, 2017

Josh Mericle - #10
Points: 19 vs. Edgewood College, Dec. 29, 2019
Rebounds: 6 vs. Lakeland University, Nov. 16, 2019
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 22, 2020; vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 8, 2020

Armani Tinsley - #11
Points: 25 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021
Rebounds: 7 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Assists: 4 (2x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021

Preston Briggs - #12
Points: 8 vs. Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Rebounds: 6 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Assists: 2 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019

Cory Hoglund - #13
Points: 2 (2x) vs. UW-Eau Claire, Jan. 29, 2020; vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020
Rebounds: 3 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 25, 2020; vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019

Lovell Williams - #14
Points: 20 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Rebounds: 5 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021
Assists: 6 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021

Demetri Martin - #15
Points: 8 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021
Rebounds:5, vs. UW-Eau Claire, Feb. 12, 2021; 
Assists: 

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

Marcus Hill - #23
Points: 13 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2020
Rebounds: 10 vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 8, 2020
Assists: 2 (4x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26, 2021; vs. UW-Platteville, Feb. 8, 2020; vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019

Makete Fru - #22
Points: x
Rebounds: 1, vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 2, 2019
Assists: x

Jackson Noll - #24
Points: x
Rebounds: 1 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021
Assists: x

Matt Kissner - #25
Points: x
Rebounds: 2 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021
Assists: x

Brody Fox - #30
Points: 7 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Rebounds: 1 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021
Assists: 1 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021

Carson Moe - #32
Points: 6 vs. Cardinal Stritch, Dec. 4, 2019
Rebounds: 3 (3x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021; vs. Edgewood College, Dec. 29, 2019; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019
Assists: 1 (2x) vs. Northland, Dec. 11, 2019; vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019

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

Nick Jungel - #33
Points: 3 vs. UW-La Crosse , Feb. 19, 2021
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26, 2021
Assists: 1 vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 17, 2021

Drew Scott - #42
Points: 7 vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021
Rebounds: 7 (2x) vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021 
Assists: 1 (3x) vs. UW-La Crosse, Feb. 19, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 5, 2021; vs. UW-River Falls, Feb. 3, 2021

Brady Booth - #44
Points: 5 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Rebounds: 4 vs. UW-River Falls, Jan. 31, 2019;
Assists: 1 vs, UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 23, 2019



The Last Time...(updated February 27, 2021)

A Stout Individual...
Scored 30-plus points: 30, Luke Geiger vs. Northland, Dec. 11, 2019; 35, Jon Ciriacks vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019, 31 Luke Geiger vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Nov. 13, 2019
Scored 25-29 points: 25, Luke Geiger vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 26, 2021; 25, Armani Tinsley, vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021; 26, Jon Ciriacks vs. UW-Whitewater, Jan. 18, 2020
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
Scored 35 or more points since the 1998-99 season: 35, Jon Ciriacks vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019; 37, Miles Webb vs. UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 16, 2008; 36, Jeff Vandeberghe vs. Elmhurst College, Dec. 13, 2003. 37, Steve Krueger UW-Stevens Point, Jan. 19, 2002.

A Stout Team...
Had five players score in double digits: vs. Bethany Lutheran, Nov. 26, 2019 - TYreese Alexander (12); Jon Ciriacks (35)' Kyle Jackson (13), Josh Mericle (15); Cliff McCray (10); 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-Whitewater, Feb.26, 2021, Luke Geiger (25), Jon Ciriacks (15), Armani Tinsley (12), Marcus Hill (11); vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 24, 2021, Armani Tinsley (25), Luke Geiger (20), Lovell Williams (15), Jon Ciriacks (15); vs. UW-Whitewater, Feb. 22, 2020, Luke Geiger (26), TYreese Alexander (15), Jon Ciriacks (13), Cliff McCray (13); vs. Edgewood College, Dec. 29, 2019, Jon Ciriacks (25), Josh Mericle (19), Cliff McCray (15), Luke Geiger (14); 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-plus points: 111 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
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: 55 vs.Finlandia University, Nov. 24, 2019
Recorded 25 assists: 25, vs. Silver Lake College (2/17/2010)
Won 10 or more games in a row: 10, 2005-06 season
Lost 10 or more games in a row: 11, 2019-20 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, Dec. 7, 1991
42, Luther Forrest vs. UW-Oshkosh, Feb. 14, 1987
42, Bill Heideman vs. River Falls, Dec. 20, 1967
40, Fred Seggelink vs. Eau Claire, Feb. 2, 1963
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; 9-9, Jon Ciriacks vs. UW-Whitewater, 2/9/19; 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. Lakeland University, Nov. 16, 2019; 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