Men's Basketball WIAC/Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week
MENOMONIE (March 2, 2021) - UW-Stout guard
Luke Geiger (Sr, Burlington) scored a season-high 20 points in 93-90 overtime win over UW-Whitewater on Feb. 24, then did that better two days later, scoring a team-high 25 points as the Blue Devils completed a sweep of UW-Whitewater with an 87-80 win on Feb. 26. For his efforts, Geiger was named the WIAC/Kwik Trip Athlete of the Week and The Heights/UW-Stout Athlete of the Week.
In the first game against Whitewater, Geiger scored 11 of his 20 points in the second half of regulation, then scored the opening basket of overtime to put UW-Stout ahead. With the score tied at 88, Geiger pulled down a rebound that seconds later led to
Armani Tinsley's go-ahead 3-pointer. Geiger was 6-of-13 from the field with a 3-pointer and went 7-of-9 from the line. He had nine rebounds.
In the rematch, Geiger scored eight points, two 3-pointers and a lay-up, in the first five minutes of the game and scored 12 points in the first half. In the second half, Geiger hit a 3-pointer with 1:22 remaining to break an 80-80 tie, grabbed a rebound with 30 seconds remaining and hit two free throws with nine seconds left to seal the game. On the night, Geiger was 9-of-14 with three 3-pointers and was 4-for-4 from the line. He had five rebounds and four steals.
For the week, Geiger was 15-of-27 (.555) from the floor, 4-of-9 (.444) from 3-point range, 11-of-13 (846) from the line, had 14 rebounds and five steals.
Geiger finished the season averaging 10.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
The Blue Devils' season ended Monday, March 1 when the Blue Devils lost 98-89 to UW-Oshkosh in the first round of the WIAC Championship.
