University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Sports Information Mitch Capelle, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations 140 Health Enhancement Center - Stevens Point, WI 54481 Phone: 715-346-2840 Fax: 715-346-3626 e-mail: [email protected] Web: http://athletics.uwsp.edu
UW-Stevens Point Men’s Basketball Notes 2008-09 Schedule/Results THIS WEEK 2008-09 Record: 13-2, 7-0 WIAC #4 UW-Stevens Point (13-2, 7-0 WIAC) Current Streak: 5-game win streak vs. Wednesday, Jan. 21 - 7:00 p.m. - at UW-Eau Claire (9-6, 3-4 WIAC) Saturday, Jan. 24 - 3:00 p.m. - vs. UW-Oshkosh (10-7, 4-4 WIAC) Nov. 15 St. John’s W 97-70 Nov. 19 at Wisconsin Lutheran W 71-59 Pointers This Week: Nov. 21 vs. Southwestern (at Trinity) W 74-59 The fourth-ranked and league-leading Pointers have a pair of games on the Nov. 22 at Trinity (Texas) W 71-70 OT schedule this week, heading to UW-Eau Claire for a match-up with the Blu- Dec. 2 at Lawrence 59-75 L gold on Wednesday and then return home to face UW-Oshkosh on Alumni Dec. 6 *UW-Whitewater W 67-64 OT Weekend on Saturday. Dec. 10 *UW-La Crosse W 82-69 Dec. 13 at Elmhurst W 62-53 Radio: Dec. 20 Edgewood W 93-63 This week’s games can be heard live on WKQH (104.9 FM) radio with Dec. 30 Carroll 71-85 L Scott Krueger and John Zellmer calling the action. Pregame is scheduled Jan. 3 at *UW-Oshkosh W 74-65 to begin 15 minutes before tip-off. Fans can also listen live on the internet Jan. 7 at *UW-River Falls W 94-87 OT Jan. 10 at *UW-Platteville W 73-66 OT by visiting www.b1049.com and clicking the “Listen Live” button. Live Jan. 14 *UW-Stout W 78-58 Stats are also available for every Pointer home basketball game. Visit the Jan. 17 at *UW-Superior W 104-60 men’s basketball homepage and click “Live Stats” to follow the game. Jan. 21 at *UW-Eau Claire 7:00 PM Jan. 24 *UW-Oshkosh 3:00 PM Around the WIAC Jan. 26 Viterbo 7:00 PM Jan. 28 *UW-River Falls 7:00 PM 2008-09 Standings as of 01/17/09 This Week in the WIAC Feb. 4 at *UW-Stout 7:00 PM WIAC Overall Wednesday, Jan. 21 Team Record Record Feb. 7 *UW-Superior $ 3:00 PM UW-La Crosse @ UW-River Falls 7:00 PM Stevens Point 7-0 13-2 Feb. 11 *UW-Eau Claire 7:00 PM UW-Stevens Point @ UW-Eau Claire 7:00 PM Platteville 6-1 14-2 UW-Superior @ UW-Stout 7:00 PM Feb. 14 at *UW-Whitewater $ 3:00 PM Whitewater 6-1 14-2 Feb. 18 at *UW-La Crosse 7:00 PM Oshkosh 4-4 10-7 UW-Whitewater @ UW-Platteville 7:00 PM Feb. 21 *UW-Platteville 3:00 PM Eau Claire 3-4 9-6 Saturday, Jan. 24 Feb. 24-28 WIAC Tournament TBA Superior 2-5 9-7 UW-Eau Claire @ UW-La Crosse 3:00 PM Bold - Home contest La Crosse 2-5 8-8 UW-Oshkosh @ UW-Stevens Point 3:00 PM River Falls 2-5 8-8 * - WIAC opponent UW-Platteville @ UW-Stout 1:00 PM Stout 0-7 5-10 $ - FSN broadcast - canceled UW-Superior @ UW-Whitewater 1:00 PM The Series: The Pointers hold a 79-78 all-time series lead UWSP in the WIAC against the Blugold, dating back to 1916. The Pointers hold a Team (through games of Jan 19, 2009) 108-83 all-time series lead with the Titans, dating back to 1899. Rank Actual This is the fi rst match-up of the 2008-09 season for the Point- SCORING OFFENSE 2nd 78.0 ers and Blugold. Last season, UW-Stevens Point won all three SCORING DEFENSE 2nd 66.9 meetings including an 88-65 victory in the WIAC Tournament SCORING MARGIN 3rd +11.1 FT PERCENTAGE 6th .731 Semifi nals. Earlier this season the Pointers defeated the Titans FG PERCENTAGE 4th .492 74-65 in Oshkosh, as all fi ve starters scored in double fi gures FG PCT DEFENSE 2nd .435 and the team shot 59.6 percent from the fl oor in the victory. 3-PT FG PERCENTAGE 7th .361 Last season the Pointers lost both meetings against the Titans, 3-PT FG PCT DEFENSE 2nd .327 REBOUNDING MARGIN 8th +0.4 falling 73-62 at home and 73-61 on the road. BLOCKED SHOTS 3rd 3.40 ASSISTS 2nd 15.73 Assist/Turnover: UW-Stevens Point leads the WIAC in STEALS 7th 6.27 assist-to-turnover ration, boasting 1.58-to-1 ratio. Not only TURNOVER MARGIN 2nd +3.40 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO 1st 1.58 does that lead the conference, but the Pointers rank second in OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 9th 8.87 all of Division III in that category. Washington-St. Louis leads DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 4th 23.73 the nation with a 1.69-to-1 ratio. 3-PT FG MADE 3rd 7.73
Hold On: UW-Stevens Point also ranks No. 2 in Division III in turnovers per game, giving up the ball just 9.9 times per D3hoops.com Week 7 Poll Jan. 19, 2009 game. Carthage (Wis.) leads all schools with a 9.4 turnover # Team W-L Pts. Last Week average. This season Eau Claire is forcing an average of 14.6 1 Wheaton (Ill.) (18) 15-0 618 1 2 St. Thomas (5) 14-0 602 2 turnovers while UW-Oshkosh is forcing 10.1 per game. 3 Washington U. (2) 13-1 578 3 4 UW-Stevens Point 13-2 540 4 5 UW-Platteville 14-2 483 6 6 Buena Vista 14-1 478 5 NCAA Ranks ‘Em: UW-Stevens Point ranks in the top-100 7 UW-Whitewater 14-2 461 7 8 Capital 14-1 444 8 in 12 different statistical categories. The Pointers rank in the 9 Amherst 13-1 436 9 10 Trinity (Texas) 14-1 372 10 top-30 in turnovers per game, assist-turnover ratio, fi eld-goal 11 Puget Sound 13-2 339 12 12 Ithaca 14-1 305 13 percentage and won-loss percentage. 13 Richard Stockton 15-2 292 14 14 Mass-Dartmouth 13-1 277 15 15 Augustana 12-4 264 11 16 Elms 13-1 260 16 NCAA Ranks ‘Em 2: Matt Moses ranks 22nd in the nation 17 St. Norbert 12-1 240 17 18 Carnegie Mellon 11-2 178 19 in fi eld-goal percentage, shooting an impressive 60.7 percent 19 Elmhurst 11-4 162 20 20 Texas-Dallas 14-1 147 22 from the fl oor. He also ranks 54th in the nation in free-throw 21 Roanoke 14-2 135 18 22 Gettysburg 11-2 92 — percentage, converting on 86.4 percent of his shot from the 23 William Paterson 12-2 78 25 24 Franklin and Marshall 13-1 65 21 charity stripe. Pete Rortvedt ranks 37th in the nation in three- 25 Middlebury 14-2 51 — point fi eld goals per game, knocking down an average of 3.1 Others receiving votes: Whitworth 50, Anderson 37, St. John Fisher 35, Salem State 25, Randolph-Macon 21, Centre 20, Carroll per game. Khalifa El-Amin ranks 31st individually in assist- 10, DePauw 7, Worcester Polytech 7, St. Mary’s (Md.) 5, Carthage 4, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2, Rochester 2, Chapman 1. turnover ratio, boasting a 2.36-to-1 ratio. 2009 UW-Stevens Point Men's Basketball UW-Stevens Point Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 20, 2009) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 13-2 5-1 7-1 1-0 CONFERENCE 7-0 3-0 4-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-2 2-1 3-1 1-0
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UW-Stevens Point - TEAM GAME HIGHS
POINTS 104 at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 97 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (11/15/08) 94 at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 93 EDGEWOOD COLLEGE (12/20/08) 82 UW-LA CROSSE (12/10/08) FIELD GOALS MADE 40 at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 38 EDGEWOOD COLLEGE (12/20/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 66 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (11/15/08) 65 CARROLL UNIVERSITY (12/30/08) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .635 (40-63) at UW-Superior (01/17/08) .604 (32-53) UW-LA CROSSE (12/10/08) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 15 vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 14 at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 38 vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 28 at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .500 (14-28) at UW-Superior (01/17/08) .440 (11-25) at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) FREE THROWS MADE 25 at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 19 UW-STOUT (01/14/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 34 at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 27 UW-WHITEWATER (12/06/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .938 (15-16) ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (11/15/08) .909 (10-11) at UW-Superior (01/17/08) REBOUNDS 39 UW-STOUT (01/14/09) 39 at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) ASSISTS 26 EDGEWOOD COLLEGE (12/20/08) 20 at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 20 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (11/15/08) STEALS 10 ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY (11/15/08) 9 EDGEWOOD COLLEGE (12/20/08) BLOCKED SHOTS 7 UW-LA CROSSE (12/10/08) 6 at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) TURNOVERS 18 vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 15 UW-WHITEWATER (12/06/08) FOULS 23 UW-WHITEWATER (12/06/08) 21 CARROLL UNIVERSITY (12/30/08) 2009 UW-Stevens Point Men's Basketball UW-Stevens Point Player High/Low Analysis (as of Jan 20, 2009) All games
UW-Stevens Point - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Points 32 Moses, Matt vs UW-Stout (01/14/09) 26 Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) 26 El-Amin, Khalifa vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 25 El-Amin, Khalifa at Elmhurst College (12/13/08) 24 Beamish, Bryan at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) Field Goals Made 11 Moses, Matt vs UW-Stout (01/14/09) 9 Beamish, Bryan at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 9 Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) Field Goal Att. 20 Rortvedt, Pete vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 19 Rortvedt, Pete vs St. John's University (11/15/08) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (7-7) Jenkins, Jared vs Edgewood College (12/20/08) 1.000 (6-6) Jenkins, Jared vs UW-La Crosse (12/10/08) 3-Point FG Made 8 El-Amin, Khalifa vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 7 Rortvedt, Pete at UW-Superior (01/17/08) 3-Point FG Att. 16 Rortvedt, Pete vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 13 El-Amin, Khalifa vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) 13 Rortvedt, Pete vs St. John's University (11/15/08) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (2-2) El-Amin, Khalifa at UW-Oshkosh (01/03/09) 1.000 (2-2) Ritchay, Vinny vs Edgewood College (12/20/08) Free Throws Made 8 Moses, Matt at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 8 Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) Free Throw Att. 9 Moses, Matt vs UW-Stout (01/14/09) 8 Moses, Matt at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 8 Jenkins, Jared vs UW-Whitewater (12/06/08) 8 Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (8-8) Moses, Matt at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 1.000 (8-8) Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) 1.000 (7-7) Moses, Matt at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) 1.000 (5-5) Jenkins, Jared vs UW-La Crosse (12/10/08) 1.000 (4-4) Hurd, Louis at UW-River Falls (01/07/09) 1.000 (4-4) Moses, Matt vs UW-Whitewater (12/06/08) 1.000 (4-4) Moses, Matt at Lawrence University (12/02/08) 1.000 (4-4) El-Amin, Khalifa at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) 1.000 (4-4) El-Amin, Khalifa vs St. John's University (11/15/08) 1.000 (4-4) Brezinski, Jordan vs St. John's University (11/15/08) Rebounds 12 Moses, Matt at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) 11 Rortvedt, Pete at Elmhurst College (12/13/08) Assists 8 Beamish, Bryan at UW-Oshkosh (01/03/09) 8 Moses, Matt vs Edgewood College (12/20/08) Steals 4 El-Amin, Khalifa at Wisconsin Lutheran (11/19/08) 3 Rortvedt, Pete vs Edgewood College (12/20/08) 3 Rortvedt, Pete at Elmhurst College (12/13/08) 3 El-Amin, Khalifa at Lawrence University (12/02/08) 3 Moses, Matt at Trinity University (11/22/08) Blocked Shots 4 Beamish, Bryan vs UW-La Crosse (12/10/08) 2 Jenkins, Jared vs UW-Stout (01/14/09) 2 Schumacher, Ben vs UW-Stout (01/14/09) 2 Hurd, Louis at UW-Platteville (01/10/09) 2 Beamish, Bryan vs Carroll University (12/30/08) 2 Jenkins, Jared vs UW-La Crosse (12/10/08) 2 Wotachek, Jerome at Trinity University (11/22/08) 2 Beamish, Bryan at Trinity University (11/22/08) 2 Beamish, Bryan vs Southwestern Univers (11/21/08) Wis.-Stevens Point (13-2) Men's Basketball National Ranking Summary Thru Games 01/18/2009 Back to team selections WIAC - All Teams Category Rank Actual National Leader Actual Won-Lost Percentage (392 ranked) 19 86.7 St. Thomas (Minn.) 100.0 Wheaton (Ill.) 100.0 Scoring Offense (392 ranked) 60 78.0 Grinnell 119.5 Scoring Defense (392 ranked) 101 66.9 Wm. Paterson 55.9 Scoring Margin (392 ranked) 35 11.1 Amherst 20.5 Field-Goal Percentage (392 ranked) 26 49.2 Wheaton (Ill.) 54.8 Field-Goal Percentage Defense (392 ranked) 176 43.5 Middlebury 36.1 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (392 ranked) 67 7.7 Grinnell 22.5 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (286 ranked) 106 36.1 Connecticut Col. 43.5 Three Pt FG Defense (392 ranked) 144 0.327 McDaniel 0.217 Free-Throw Percentage (392 ranked) 58 73.1 Aurora 80.9 Rebound Margin (392 ranked) 198 0.4 Wis.-Whitewater 11.6 Assists Per Game (392 ranked) 48 15.7 Grinnell 23.5 Assist Turnover Ratio (392 ranked) 21.58Washington-St. Louis 1.69 Blocked Shots Per Game (392 ranked) 87 3.4 Middlebury 7.4 Steals Per Game (392 ranked) 299 6.3 Grinnell 17.2 Turnovers Per Game (392 ranked) 29.9Carthage 9.4 Turnover Margin (392 ranked) 51 3.4 Grinnell 13.5 Personal Fouls Per Game (392 ranked) 70 16.6 Penn St.-Behrend 12.2
Category Player Rank Actual National Leader Actual Points Per Game (500 ranked) Matt Moses 314 14.7 John Grotberg, Grinnell 30.8 Pete Rortvedt 437 13.6 Field-Goal Percentage (413 ranked) Matt Moses 22 60.7 Jeremy Off, Milwaukee Engr. 72.8 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game (500 ranked) Pete Rortvedt 37 3.1 John Grotberg, Grinnell 6.5 Khalifa El-Amin 163 2.3 Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage (121 ranked) Pete Rortvedt 117 32.8 Matt Chalupa, Grinnell 63.5 Free-Throw Percentage (500 ranked) Matt Moses 54 86.4 Matt Miller, Wis.-Oshkosh 94.6 Rebounds Per Game (500 ranked) Pete Rortvedt 416 5.8 Mark Carson, Rochester Inst. 14.9 Assists Per Game (500 ranked) Bryan Beamish 116 4.1 David Arseneault, Grinnell 11.2 Khalifa El-Amin 128 3.9 Matt Moses 409 2.7 Blocked Shots Per Game (500 ranked) Bryan Beamish 189 1.0 Rob Bledsoe, Rhodes 4.1 Steals Per Game (500 ranked) Aswad Thomas, Elms 4.3 Assist Turnover Ratio (329 ranked) Khalifa El-Amin 31 2.36 Jeremy Namkung, Pomona-Pitzer 4.0 Bryan Beamish 129 1.63