Illinois Wesleyan Men’s Basketball NCAA Division III First Round Game Notes, March 6-7, 2015 CONTACT: Stew Salowitz, [email protected], (309) 556-3206 Cell: (309) 826-7839 FRIDAY, MARCH 6 (at Stevens Point, Wis.) 5 p.m. – Illinois Wesleyan (19-8) vs. Dubuque (23-5) 8 p.m. (Central) – Wis.-Stevens Point (21-5) vs. Concordia (Wis.) (19-9) SATURDAY, MARCH 7 (at Stevens Point, Wis.) 7 p.m. – Winner game 1 vs. Winner game 2 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY “TITANS” (19-8) Head Coach: Ron Rose (Illinois Wesleyan ‘88) Assistant Coaches: Dave Feeney, Pat Marino, Stan ChismarK, Andy Etheridge NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) 2 ** Dylan Overstreet # G 6-3 180 Sr. Paxton, Ill. / Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS 4 * Andy Stempel G 6-3 180 So. Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Stevenson HS 5 Jaylen Beasley F 6-6 180 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington HS 10 ** Brian Nelms G 5-11 175 Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill. / Rolling Meadows HS 11 * Jordan Nelson G 6-1 170 Sr. Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln HS 12 Joel Pennington G 6-0 175 Jr. Wildwood, Mo. / Lafayette HS 13 ** Bryce Dolan G 6-0 165 Jr. Washington, Mo. / St. Francis Borgia 15 Brady Rose G 6-2 170 Fr. Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington HS 20 ** Pat Sodemann # G 6-3 195 Sr. Chesterfield, Mo. / ParKway West HS 24 Brandon Heyen F 6-8 210 Sr. Paxton, Ill. / Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS 34 Ryan Coyle F 6-6 208 Jr. Lisle, Ill. / St. Francis HS 35 Kevin Connelly F 6-5 195 Fr. Indian Head ParK, Ill. / Nazareth Academy 40 Alec Bausch F 6-6 210 So. Des Peres, Mo. / DeSmet Jesuit HS 41 * Trevor Seibring F 6-8 235 So. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community HS 50 Rob MahlKe F 6-8 220 Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. /Downers Grove No. HS 52 ** MiKe Marietti C 6-8 245 Jr. FranKfort, Ill. / Providence Catholic HS * - Indicates letters won. # - Indicates co-captains. PROBABLE STARTERS 2 ** Dylan Overstreet # G 6-3 180 Sr. Paxton, Ill. / Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS 13 ** Bryce Dolan G 6-0 165 Jr. Washington, Mo. / St. Francis Borgia 20 ** Pat Sodemann # G 6-3 195 Sr. Chesterfield, Mo. / ParKway West HS 41 * Trevor Seibring F 6-8 235 So. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community HS 52 ** MiKe Marietti C 6-8 245 Jr. FranKfort, Ill. / Providence Catholic HS NO. NAME PRONUNCIATION 13 Bryce Dolan DOUGH-lan 20 Pat Sodemann SO- de-man 41 Trevor Seibring SEE-bring 52 MiKe Marietti MAHR –e- etti NCAA TOURNEY HISTORY: Illinois Wesleyan is maKing its sixth straight TIP-INS: IWU is No. 7 in national D-III stats with 17.5 assists and 24th overall appearance in the 32 per game and No. 15 with 9.6 3s per game ... The national years of NCAA affiliation since leader in 3s per game is Grinnell with 21.9, who also leads dropping out of NAIA competition with 20.1 assists per contest. (after 1982-83)…Titan teams are 53-23 (.707) in the NCAA tourney and were 30-19 in NAIA CCIW CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Senior Dylan Overstreet is postseason play from 1948-83 … IWU has made six No. 6 at IWU with 383 career assists, No. 26 with 76 3- appearances in the semifinal round of four teams … The pointers and No. 41 with 197 free throws ... He has 895 Titans won the championship in 1997 with third place career points and needs 16 to break into the top 50 all-time finishes in 1996, 2001 and 2006… Third place was not at the school … His 126 assists this season is tied for No. 17 contested in 2012 or 2014 ... Illinois Wesleyan teams have in an IWU campaign … Overstreet was a second team all- made 11 appearances in the round of 8 in the Division III CCIW choice as a junior and a first team selection as a tourney (1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, sophomore and as a senior … Overstreet finished 12th in the 2010, 2012, 2014) and 17 appearances in the round of 16 in league with an 11.9 scoring average, was second in assists the Division III tournament…In the 1990s, IWU made the with 4.21 per game and led the conference with a 2.27 Division III tournament nine times and six years in a row assist/turnover ratio. He was also ninth in CCIW play with a (1994-99). .504 field goal percentage, 10th in steals (1.21 per game) and 12th in free throw accuracy (.720). D-III LEADER: IWU has a record of 53-23 (.707) in a total of 23 NCAA Division III appearances, the most in Division III JOSTENS TROPHY: Senior Dylan Overstreet is one of 10 postseason. Second is Wittenberg, who has a Division III finalists for the 2015 Jostens Trophy, recognizing the postseason record of 51-27 in 27 tournament years. In third outstanding student-athlete in NCAA Division III men's place is Franklin & Marshall with a record of 43-28 in 23 basKetball. The award taKes into account three vital parts: appearances …Neither Wittenberg or FranKlin & Marshall basKetball ability, academic prowess and community service are in the 2015 tournament. … The awards presentation is March 19 in conjunction with the D-III championships in Salem, Va., March 20-21 … HEAD COACH RON ROSE: In his ninth season as head coach Overstreet is a business administration major with a 3.51 at his alma mater, Ron Rose (Illinois Wesleyan ‘88) has GPA and was among 158 men's nominees for the 2015 compiled a 175-81 record (.684) and a 82-44 mark in the NABC/Allstate Good WorKs Teams®. He is president of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin…He was the IWU chapter of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. For CCIW “Coach of the Year” in both 2014 and 2013… Rose is four years he has been a volunteer for the local Big the third winningest coach in IWU history by victories. The Brothers/Big Sisters organization, for the Buddy WalK, and all-time leader at the school is Dennie Bridges with a record participated in the annual tricK or treat for canned goods. of 667-319 in 36 seasons (1965-2001). Bridges was Rose’s He has also volunteered at the Illinois Special Olympics collegiate coach … As a guard, Rose played on teams that basKetball tournament … Illinois Wesleyan's Korey Coon was went to three NCAA Division III tournaments at Illinois the 2000 Jostens Trophy winner and was also a finalist in Wesleyan and were 5-3 in the tournament in 1986, 1987 1999 while Keelan Amelianovich (2006), Zach Freeman and 1988 … In 2013 he was also the co-winner of the (2007) and Jordan Zimmer (2012) have also been Jostens National Association of Basketball Coaches Midwest Region finalists from Illinois Wesleyan … For the IWU women, Lexi “Coach of the Year” … In 2014 he was co-winner of the Baltes (2014), Christina Solari (2010) and Claire Sheehan Illinois Division III "Coach of the Year Award" by the Illinois (2009) have been Jostens finalists. BasKetball Coaches Association, maKing five straight years as either a winner or co-winner of the honor… He was the LONG DISTANCE: IWU has made 259 3-pointers and has 654 2012 Midwest Region “Coach of the Year” by D3hoops.com. attempts this year, both ranKing No. 2 in IWU season records. The most 3s in a season is 302 (2013-14) and the 1 FOR 20: The 19-8 Titans need one more win to reach 20 most 3-point tries is 739 (also 2013-14) ... Senior Pat victories in 2014-15 … IWU has been a 20-game winner for Sodemann is tied for No. 8 all-time with 136 career 3- five straight seasons, for 24 times in school history and for pointers (81 games), senior Jordan Nelson is tied for 11th 23 times in the last 49 seasons. with 117 (47 games) and junior Bryce Dolan is 13th with 116 (81 games) ... IWU has a 3-point field goal in 549 straight POLLS: IWU is among those receiving votes (No. 30 in the games, going bacK to Jan. 28, 1996. listing) in the current D3hoops.com poll … From the CCIW, Augustana is No. 6 and Elmhurst is also receiving votes (No. HOME COOKING: Illinois Wesleyan was 9-1 at home this 28) ... Randolph-Macon is No. 1 and defending champ Wis.- year and has a 21-year Shirk Center record of 232-37 Whitewater is No. 2 … Wis.-Stevens Point is No. 8 and (.862)...In the last two years IWU is 27-2 at home and in the Dubuque is also among those receiving votes (No. 35) while past five+ seasons (2009-15), Illinois Wesleyan is 72-8 at Concordia (Wis.) is not among those in the poll. ShirK. NELSON 3rd TEAM ALL-CCIW: Senior Jordan Nelson was CCIW: Now in its 69th year, the CCIW has sponsored men’s named to the third team of the all-CCIW squads … He was basKetball as a championship sport since the conference second in the conference with 3.14 3-point field goals per began play in 1946-47. Illinois Wesleyan has dominated the game and fourth with a .458 3-point shooting percentage. league over the years, winning or sharing 29 titles in 68 Nelson was also 10th in CCIW games with a 12.7 scoring years. Augustana has 14 championships, including three average and seventh with an .829 free throw percentage. titles in a row from 2006-09. Millikin and Wheaton have claimed nine championships each, and North ParK was won DUBUQUE: The Titans have a 2-0 all-time record against six times.