NEW SCOREBOARD AND VIDEOBOARD IN RICE AUDITORIUM Rice Auditorium received a new scoreboard and videoboard in September along with a new sound system in August. The new scoreboard with side panels for player points/stats replaces the previous unit that was in Rice Auditorium for over 20 years. Videoboard features include player bios, stat graphics and corporate advertising for Wildcat home volleyball and basketball events, helping enhance the game-day expe- rience and environment for Wildcat fans. 2018-19 WILDCAT BASKETBALL ATHLETIC PHONE DIRECTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS All Area Codes (402) New Scoreboard/Videoboard .......Inside Front Cover Administration Staff Directory/Table of Contents .............................1 Dr. Marysz Rames, President’s Offi ce .............375-7200 Wayne State College ...............................................2 Mike Powicki, Athletic Director ........................ 375-7520 Wayne State College Administration .......................3 Mike Barry, Associate Athletic Director / Sports & Rec Wildcat Athletic Facilities ......................................4-5 Facilities Director .............................................375-7521 Athletic Training Services ........................................6 Linda Anderson, Assistant Athletic Director Head Coach Jeff Kaminsky .....................................7 for Internal Affi ars/Senior Woman Administrator . 375-7308 Assistant Coaches ...................................................8 Megan Finn, Director of Athletic Developement ... 375-7543 2018-19 Season Outlook .........................................9 Jeni Kemnitz, Athletic Business Manager ....... 375-7183 2018-19 Wildcat Roster .........................................10 Chuck Parker, Faculty Athletic Representative .... 375-7036 Wildcat Player Profi les...................................... 11-18 Deb Harm, Athletic Administrative Assistant .... 375-7520 2017-18 Wildcat Statistics .....................................19 Athletic Department FAX .................................375-7120 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference ..............20 Sports Information 2017-18 NSIC Statistical Leaders ....................21-22 Mike Grosz, Sports Information Director .........375-7326 2017-18 NSIC All-Conference Teams ....................23 Matt Busch, Graduate Assistant SID ...............375-7326 Wildcat Coaching History .................................24-25 Training Room Wildcat Basketball Records ..............................26-29 Muffi n Morris, Head Athletic Trainer ................375-7310 Jade Johnson, Assistant Athletic Trainer .........375-7310 All-Time Award Winners ...................................30-31 Dylan Moore, Assistant Athletic Trainer ...........375-7310 All-Time WSC Men's Basketball Results ..........32-45 Strength and Conditioning WSC All-Time Series History .................................46 Grant Darnell, Head Coach .............................375-7465 Past Letterwinners ............................................47-48 Baseball Past NCAA Tournament Teams ....Inside Back Cover Alex Koch, Head Coach ..................................375-7499 2018-19 Team Picture ............................ Back Cover Kirk Clark, Assistant Coach .............................375-7012 CREDITS: The 2018-19 Wayne State College men's basketball media Men’s Basketball guide is a publication of the Wayne State College athletic department, Jeff Kaminsky, Head Coach ............................ 375-7309 under the direction of Sports Information Director Mike Grosz. Additional Nathan Stover, Assistant Coach ......................375-7728 help provided by graduate assistant Matt Busch and student assistant Riley Vanderveen. Photos by Bob Berry and Mike Grosz and front cover Women’s Basketball designed by Lexie Lenihan. Brent Pollari, Head Coach ...............................375-7311 Amber Schwarte, Assistant Coach ..................375-7122 Cross Country Marlon Brink, Head Coach ..............................375-7507 Football Dan McLaughlin, Head Coach ........................ 375-7315 Scott McLaughlin, Defensive Coordinator .......375-7157 Brian Frana, Offensive Coordinator ................. 375-7115 Denny Honold, Special Teams Coordinator .... 375-7157 Women’s Soccer Joe Cleary, Head Coach ................................. 375-7506 Alex Piekarski, Assistant Coach ......................375-7733 Softball Shelli Manson, Head Coach ............................375-7522 Krissi Oliver, Assistant Coach .......................... 375-7227 Track and Field Marlon Brink, Head Coach ..............................375-7507 2018-19 Wildcat Seniors: Pictured left Brett Suckstorf, Assistant Coach .....................375-7507 to right - Kendall Jacks, Vance Janssen and Volleyball Trevin Joseph. Scott Kneifl , Head Coach ................................375-7303 Kim DePew, Assistant Coach ..........................375-7560 2018-19 Wildcat Men's Basketball - 1 ABOUT WAYNE STATE COLLEGE Innovative programs. Excellent career preparation. Personal attention. Active campus life. Scenic surroundings. Founded in 1891 as Nebraska Normal College, Wayne State College, in Wayne, Neb. earned a distinguished reputation as a teachers’ college from its early days. We’re still a great teachers’ college—but so much more! Innovative Programs Wayne State’s four academic schools—Arts and Humani- ties, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences—offer a comprehensive selection of courses. You’ll fi nd over 150 majors and minors ranging from pre-professional studies to criminal justice to a nationally accredited undergraduate sports management program, and many others in 14 academic departments across campus. The Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) at Wayne State College provides pre-professional training in medicine, pharmacy and dentistry in cooperation with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Students who successfully complete the program at WSC are automatically accepted into medical, pharmacy, or dental school at UNMC. Upper-level education majors at Wayne State have the opportunity to participate in the Northeast Nebraska Teacher Academy (NENTA), the fi rst of its kind in the nation, where WSC students receive classroom experience with participating K-12 schools in the region. Through WSC WebCat On-line, students can register for class, check on grades and student accounts, from the Personal Attention convenience of their home or residence hall room. Students at Wayne State College don’t get lost in the crowd. With an average class size of 21 and a student/faculty ratio of 19:1, WSC students Excellent Career Preparation get to know their professors and classmates. Eighty percent of Wayne Whether students plan to be accountants or wildlife biologists, they State professors have the highest degree in their fi eld—and most teach receive the preparation they need at Wayne State College. In addition to fi rst-year as well as upper-level classes. You will fi nd dedicated professors classes taught by experts in their fi elds, Wayne State College provides and instructors at Wayne State College where teaching is their life’s work internship and cooperative programs for students in a number of majors. and their enthusiasm is contagious. Many regional businesses actively recruit Wayne State students for intern- Wayne State College offers a variety of support services and programs ships, with many of these internships resulting in full-time employment after to students. The heart of the WSC campus is the Student Center, where graduation. academic and personal support services are located. The Learning Center The WSC Career Services offi ce assists students with career explora- and Peer Tutoring Program are designed to help all students achieve the tion, job preparation skills, interviews, as well as arranging internships and highest possible level of success in their studies. cooperative experiences. Active Campus Life With more than 90 clubs and organizations on campus, Wayne State College students have many opportunities to be involved in campus and community life. Wayne State College has an active Greek life, with Greek Olympics being held at Homecoming each fall, as well as other social and service activities. The Student Activities Board (SAB) plans a variety of special programs each year, bringing musical groups such as Dierks Bentley, Three Doors Down, Terri Clark, Vertical Horizon, Five for Fighting, Goo Goo Dolls, Sawyer Brown, Blackhawk, Firehouse, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and others to campus. Comedian Adam Sandler and other national performers have performed on campus. The Multicultural Center, one of the newest campus programs, provides outreach and support to Wayne State College students and the region through special events during the year. Wayne State College competes in NCAA Division II, and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Competitive sports include football, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men's and women's track and fi eld, men's and women's cross country, baseball, softball and women’s soccer. Scenic Surroundings You’ll feel right at home on Wayne State’s beautiful, historic campus located in the northeast Nebraska community of Wayne. The campus combines stately, historic buildings with the newly renovated Willow Bowl, Student Center, Ramsey Theatre, Studio Arts Building and Connell Hall. A new state-of-the-art outdoor track was completed in the summer of 2014 while fi eld turf was installed in the summer of 2013 to complete a $1.3 mil- lion