2004-05 WIAC Men's Basketball
Athletes of the Week

Week of Feb. 14 - 20
Kerry Gibson, Sophomore (Jefferson), Center of UW-Oshkosh
Gibson totaled 27 points, 18 rebounds, seven blocked shots and two assists as UW-Oshkosh recorded victories over UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stevens Point to finish third in the WIAC standings. Against UW-Eau Claire on February 16, Gibson scored 10 points, grabbed nine rebounds, blocked three shots and dished off one assist as the Titans defeated the Blugolds, 67-60. Against UW-Stevens Point on February 19, Gibson scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds, blocked four shots and dished off one assist as the Titans defeated the Pointers, 74-59. UW-Stevens Point entered the contest as the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com. Gibson's performance for the two games also included nine-of-18 shooting from the field and nine-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line. Gibson's seven blocked shots give him 71 for the season, the fourth-highest count in WIAC history.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dan Archambault, Senior, Outside, Oshkosh (West)
UW-La Crosse, Joe Werner, Sophomore, Forward, Chippewa Falls (McDonnell)
UW-Platteville, Brandon Temperly, Senior, Forward, Hazel Green
UW-Stevens Point, Jason Kalsow, Senior, Forward, Huntley, Ill.
UW-Stout, Terry Farmer, Junior, Forward, Kenosha (St. Joseph)

Week of Feb. 7 - 13
Nick Bennett, Senior (Stevens Point/SPASH), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Bennett posted his highest scoring total of the season by dropping in 31 points, including 24 in the second half, against UW-Whitewater on February 9. He missed his first five shots, but made 10 of his next 12, including five three-point baskets. On February 12, Bennett went six-of-10 from the field and finished with 19 points in a win over UW-Superior. For the week, he was 16-of-27, including seven-of-13 from the three-point line, and 11-of-12 on free throws. Bennett scored 50 points, had six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Drake, Senior, Outside, Rhinelander
UW-La Crosse, Marcus Conigliaro, Junior, Guard, Milwaukee (Vincent)
UW-Oshkosh, Kerry Gibson, Sophomore, Center, Jefferson
UW-River Falls, Jeff Holt, Senior, Forward, Elmwood
UW-Stout, Terry Farmer, Junior, Forward, Kenosha (St. Joseph)
UW-Whitewater, Angelo Griffin, Senior, Center, Milwaukee (Bay View)

Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
Jason Kalsow, Senior (Huntley, Ill.), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Kalsow posted his first career 30-point game and inched closer to UW-Stevens Point's all-time scoring record. He made 11-of-15 shots, including three-of-five from three-point range, and six-of-eight free throws to finish with a career-best 31 points against UW-Eau Claire on February 5. He added seven assists, five rebounds and one steal in the contest. Kalsow has 1,641 points and is now just eight points short of matching Tim Naegli's all-time school scoring record.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dan Archambault, Senior, Outside, Oshkosh (West)
UW-La Crosse, Chris Fehrenbach, Freshman, Guard, Waukesha (Catholic Memorial)
UW-Oshkosh, Pete Warning, Junior, Center, Shiocton
UW-Platteville, Jeff Skemp, Freshman, Center, Hazel Green (Southwestern)
UW-River Falls, Jeff Holt, Senior, Guard, Elmwood
UW-Stout, Ryan Stangl, Freshman, Guard, Spring Valley
UW-Superior, Laron Reed, Senior, Guard, Broadview, Ill.
UW-Whitewater, Jeremy Manchester, Junior, Guard, Racine (St. Catherine's)

Week of Jan. 24 - 30
Brad Reitzner, Senior (Stoughton), Guard of UW-Platteville
Reitzner matched his career-high of 31 points in a 73-58 win over No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point on January 26. He scored 24 points in the second half and at one time scored 16 straight for the Pioneers, who moved into a first-place tie with the Pointers with the victory. Reitzner made 9-of-15 shots from the field, including five-of-eight from the three-point arc and eight-of-nine from the free throw line.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Drake, Senior, Outside, Rhinelander
UW-La Crosse, Joe Werner, Sophomore, Forward, Chippewa Falls (McDonnell)
UW-Oshkosh, Jim Capelle, Sophomore, Forward, Wisconsin Dells
UW-River Falls, Jeff Holt, Senior, Guard, Elmwood
UW-Stevens Point, Nick Bennett, Senior, Guard, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Stout, Jacob Nonemacher, Sophomore, Center, Kalispell, Mont.
UW-Superior, Leonard Cobb, Sophomore, Forward, Detroit, Mich.

Week of Jan. 17 - 23
Mark Gossens, Sophomore (Little Chute/Fox Valley Lutheran), Forward of UW-Platteville
Gossens led the Pioneers to second place in the WIAC standings with victories over UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire this week. He averaged a double-double in the wins with 11.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per contest. In a 67-59 victory over No. 18-ranked UW-Stout, he scored 16 points on six-of-six shooting from the field and four-of-four shooting from the line. He also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and dished out three assists. Gossens secured a game-high 12 rebounds in the win over UW-Eau Claire. In the two games, he made eight-of-15 shots from the field, seven-of-nine from the line and dished out seven assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dan Archambault, Senior, Outside, Oshkosh (West)
UW-La Crosse, Chris Fehrenbach, Freshman, Guard, Waukesha (Catholic Memorial)
UW-Oshkosh, Jim Capelle, Sophomore, Forward, Wisconsin Dells
UW-Stevens Point, Nick Bennett, Senior, Guard, Stevens Point (SPASH) & Jason Kalsow, Senior, Forward, Huntley, Ill.
UW-Stout, Greg Chaisson, Junior, Guard, Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest)
UW-Superior, Laron Reed, Senior, Guard, Broadview, Ill.
UW-Whitewater, Jeremy Manchester, Junior, Guard, Racine (St. Catherine's)

Week of Jan. 10 - 16
Adam Chandler, Freshman (Burnsville, Minn.), Guard of UW-Stout
Chandler played an integral part in both UW-Stout wins last week. For the second game in a row, Chandler scored a career high as UW-Stout downed No. 24-ranked UW-Oshkosh, 74-65, in Oshkosh on January 11. He led the Blue Devils with a career-high 21 points, hitting eight-of-11 from the floor, including four-of-six from three-point range. Chandler paced UW-Stout to a 37-21 halftime lead over UW-Eau Claire by scoring 11 of his game-high 19 points in the first half of a 76-54 victory over the Blugolds on January 15. Against the Blugolds, he was five-of-11 from floor, including four-of-eight from three-point range. On the week, Chandler scored 40 points, hitting 13-of-22 from the floor, eight-of-14 from three-point range, six-of-eight from the line, had seven steals, five rebounds and four assists.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Will Jefferson, Senior, Outside, Wausau (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Jim Capelle, Sophomore, Forward, Wisconsin Dells
UW-Platteville, Brad Reitzner, Senior, Guard, Stoughton
UW-Stevens Point, Jon Krull, Sophomore, Forward, Marshall
UW-Superior, Leonard Cobb, Junior, Forward, Detroit, Mich.

Week of Jan. 3 - 9
Angelo Griffin, Senior (Milwaukee/Bay View), Center of UW-Whitewater
Griffin led the Warhawks to a pair of WIAC victories during the week, including a 71-63 win over previously undefeated and No. 1-ranked UW-Stevens Point. Against the Pointers, he had 16 points on eight-of-13 shooting from the field and a game-high eight rebounds. In a 73-68 victory at UW-River Falls, Griffin led the Warhawks with 21 points and a game-high eight rebounds. In the two games, he had 37 points, 16 rebounds, two assists and shot three-of-three from the free throw line and 17-of-26 (65.4 percent) from the field.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Drake, Senior, Outside, Rhinelander
UW-La Crosse, Joe Werner, Sophomore, Forward, Chippewa Falls (McDonnell)
UW-Oshkosh, Kerry Gibson, Sophomore, Center, Jefferson
UW-Platteville, Brandon Temperly, Senior, Forward, Hazel Green (Southwestern)
UW-River Falls, Eric Kossoris, Sophomore, Guard, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Kyle Grusczynski, Senior, Guard, Seymour
UW-Stout, Adam Chandler, Freshman, Guard, Burnsville, Minn.
UW-Superior, Laron Reed, Senior, Guard, Broadview, Ill.

Week of Dec. 20 - Jan. 2
Andy Jahnke, Junior (Manitowoc), Guard of UW-Oshkosh
Jahnke averaged 21.8 points, 6 rebounds and 3.9 three-point field goals per contest as UW-Oshkosh posted a 3-1 record. In UW-Oshkosh's 77-72 win over Carroll College on Dec. 22, Jahnke scored a career-high 29 points on nine-of-16 shooting from the field and six-of-eight shooting from the free-throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds and dished off three assists. In UW-Oshkosh's 60-59 loss to North Central (Ill.) on Dec. 27, Jahnke scored 21 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished off three assists. In UW-Oshkosh's 88-61 win over Purdue University-North Central (Ind.), Jahnke scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. He also scored 16 points and dished off three assists in UW-Oshkosh's 81-71 victory over Cardinal Stritch on Dec. 30. Jahnke concluded the four games shooting 32-of-66 from the field, including 15-of-31 behind the three-point line. He also converted eight-of-10 free throw tosses.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Drake, Senior, Outside, Rhinelander
UW-La Crosse, Chris Ask, Sophomore, Guard, St. Charles, Minn.
UW-River Falls, Hans Hoeg, Sophomore, Guard, Litchfield, Minn.
UW-Stevens Point, Jon Krull, Sophomore, Forward, Marshall
UW-Stout, Jacob Nonemacher, Sophomore, Center, Kalispel, Mont.
UW-Whitewater, Mike Toellner, Sophomore, Forward, Mayville

Week of Dec. 13 - 19
Melvin Williams, Junior (Milwaukee/Riverside), Forward of UW-Whitewater
Williams was named the Most Valuable Player at the Holland Sentinel Community Tournament in Holland, Mich. after leading the Warhawks to the tournament title. In a 93-61 win over Concordia (Mich.) in the semifinals, he had a game-high 15 points and five rebounds with one blocked shot and one steal. In a 68-66 championship game victory over Hope (Mich.), Williams had a game-high 22 points with five rebounds and a steal with two seconds remaining to preserve the victory. In the two contests, he scored 37 points on 13-of-22 shooting from the field, including seven-of-10 from the three-point arch, and hauled in 10 rebounds.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Kerry Gibson, Sophomore, Center, Jefferson
UW-River Falls, Dan Torrez, Senior, Forward, Green Bay (Southwest)
UW-Stout, Terry Farmer, Junior, Forward, Kenosha (St. Joseph)

Week of Dec. 6 - 12
Casey Drake, Senior (Rhinelander), Outside of UW-Eau Claire
Drake helped the Blugolds earn two conference victories during the week to remain one game behind first-place UW-Stevens Point in the league standings. He led all scorers with 23 points, while grabbing seven rebounds in a 64-54 victory over No. 14-ranked UW-Oshkosh handing the Titans their first loss to UW-Eau Claire since February 24, 2001. Drake shot eight-of-16 from the floor, including two-of-three from the three-point arc and five-of-seven from the free throw line. In a 69-55 victory at UW-La Crosse, he led all scorers with 20 points to go with a team-best seven rebounds and four assists. Drake was eight-of-15 from the field in the contest against the Eagles and two-of-two from the free-throw line.

Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Kerry Gibson, Sophomore, Center, Jefferson
UW-Platteville, LeVon Crawford, Junior, Guard, Chicago, Ill. (Thornwood)
UW-Stevens Point, Nick Bennett, Senior, Guard, Stevens Point (SPASH)
UW-Stout, Luke Loney, Senior, Guard, River Falls

Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5
Kailus Coleman, Junior (La Crosse/Logan), Forward of UW-Stout
Coleman led UW-Stout in scoring in both games as the young Blue Devils defeated defending conference champion UW-River Falls, 83-43, on November 30, and edged No. 15-ranked UW-Whitewater, 74-73, on December 3 in Whitewater. He scored a career-high 22 points, including 18 in the first half, against the Warhawks. In the win over the Falcons, Coleman came off the bench to lead all scorers with 15 points. On the week, Coleman scored 37 points (18.5 ppg), hitting 15-of-23 (65.2 percent) from the floor, six-of-seven from three-point range, one-of-two from the line, had four rebounds, four steals and one assist.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Casey Drake, Senior, Outside, Rhinelander
UW-Oshkosh, Andy Jahnke, Junior, Guard, Manitowoc
UW-Platteville, Mark Gossens, Sophomore, Forward, Little Chute (Fox Valley Lutheran)
UW-Stevens Point, Tamaris Relerford, Senior, Guard, Beloit (Memorial)

Week of Nov. 22 - 28
Laron Reed, Senior (Broadview, Ill.), Guard of UW-Superior
Reed was named the Most Valuable Player at the Rochester (N.Y.) Invitational as UW-Superior claimed the team title. He scored a team-high 24 points, including 10-of-13 from the foul line, and dished out three assists with one steal in a 72-67 victory over No. 9 ranked Rochester in the championship game. Reed nailed five free throws in the final 3:57 as UW-Superior held its lead. In a 88-84 win over St. Lawrence (N.Y.), he scored 19 points on four-of-six shooting from beyond the arc and had four assists, three steals and one block. He also had 15 points, seven assists and five steals in a 81-46 victory over Northland on November 23.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dan Archambault, Senior, Outside, Oshkosh (West)
UW-Oshkosh, Jim Capelle, Sophomore, Forward, Wisconsin Dells
UW-Platteville, Brandon Temperly, Senior, Forward, Hazel Green (Southwestern)
UW-River Falls, Eric Kossoris, Sophomore, Guard, Waukesha (South)
UW-Stevens Point, Eric Maus, Senior, Center, Green Bay (Southwest)
UW-Stout, Ryan Stangl, Freshman, Guard, Spring Valley
UW-Whitewater, Craig Anderson, Sophomore, Forward, Mount Prospect, Ill.

Week of Nov. 15 - 21
Jason Kalsow, Senior (Huntley, Ill.), Forward of UW-Stevens Point
Kalsow was named the most valuable player at the Midway Classic hosted by Chicago (Ill.). He matched his career-high with 28 points as he led the Pointers to a 70-58 victory in the championship game against the host Maroons. Kalsow scored the first seven points in a 22-3 second half run, which gave the Pointers the lead for good. On Saturday, Kalsow was eight-of-10 from the field and finished with 17 points against Southwestern (Texas). For the week, Kalsow was 19-of-30 from the field and totaled 45 points. He had nine rebounds, seven assists, five blocks, five steals and just one turnover.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Will Jefferson, Senior, Outside, Wausau (East)
UW-La Crosse, Joe Werner, Sophomore, Forward, Chippewa Falls (McDonnell)
UW-Oshkosh, Andy Jahnke, Junior, Guard, Manitowoc (Lincoln)
UW-Platteville, Brad Reitzner, Senior, Guard, Stoughton
UW-River Falls, Hans Hoeg, Sophomore, Guard, Litchfield, Minn.
UW-Stout, Ryan Stangl, Freshman, Guard, Spring Valley
UW-Superior, Laron Reed, Senior, Guard, Broadview, Ill.
UW-Whitewater, Angelo Griffin, Senior, Center, Milwaukee (Bay View)

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