2005-06
November 28, 2005
Chris
Braier - Forward -
Senior
-
Braier led the Vikings to a 2-0 record last week,
including an 82-75 overtime victory over UW-Oshkosh,
the nation’s No. 2 team, on Tuesday.
Braier averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds in the
two contests while shooting 51.4 percent (18-35)
from the floor. Braier scored 20
points, grabbed
nine rebounds and had six assists in the upset of
seven assists in
Tuesday’s victory was
also marked the highest-ranked opponent the Vikings have ever
defeated.
December 5, 2005
Nathan
Drury - Guard -
Junior
-
Drury paced the Pioneers to a 3-0 mark last week
that included a 75-65 win over #13 UW-Whitewater
and a pair of conference victories. Drury
started the week by netting a game-high 26 points
in
the upset over Whitewater. The junior guard’s
stellar play continued into the weekend, as he
combined for 47 points, nine rebounds and eight
assists in MWC road victories over Knox (85-58) and
(76-71). Drury tallied 30 points and six rebounds against
Knox,
including 7-12 shooting from three-point range, before closing out
the week with 17 points and five assists against
ranks
second in the conference in scoring (22.0 ppg) and is
also among
the
league’s best in steals per game (2.00).
December 12, 2005
Chris
Hebeler - Guard -
Senior
-
Hebeler put the Fighting Scots back on the winning
track against
one of the best long-distance shooting displays in
school history. Hebeler poured in a
career high 38
points during the 87-80 victory, including 12-17
shooting from three-point distance. Hebeler’s
dozen treys set a new single-game school record
for three-pointers made and paced the Scots to 20 three-pointers
total, a single-game team record. The senior guard made five
straight long balls on two separate occasions during the contest en
route to the highest point total in the MWC this season. Hebeler,
who only committed one turnover in 33 minutes of action, also
added four rebounds, three assists and one steal in the contest.
His
performance ranked 8th all-time on the Scots honor roll for points
in a game.
January 3, 2006
Chris
Braier - Forward -
Senior
-
Braier averaged 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds at
the Surf City Classic in
scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in
17 minutes of action in the Vikings 92-39 win
over Goucher on Thursday. The senior
forward
followed that performance with 19 tallies and 13
boards in a 64-59 win over NAIA DI tourney host Vanguard. Braier
now has 1,289 points for his career and moved past Adam LaVoy
(1,273) for third place on
over Vanguard. Braier is being honored
with Player of the Week
accolades for the second time this season.
January 10, 2006
Keven Bradley -
Guard -
Senior
-
Bradley broke his previous career-high and nearly
doubled his season scoring average (12.0 ppg)
in
the final 7:52 of the Vikings 83-75 conference
victory over Ripon on Saturday. Bradley closed
the game by scoring the Vikings last 20 points
en
route to a career-high 33 tallies. The senior
guard was a perfect 8-8 shooting from the field,
including 5-5 from three-point range and 12-15 from the free
throw line. He also added two rebounds, an assist and a steal,
while
only committing one turnover in 28 minutes of action. Bradley’s
performance shattered his previous career-high (19) for scoring and
helped No. 6 Lawrence improve to 9-0 overall and 3-0 in MWC
action this season.
January 17, 2006
John
Grotberg - Guard -
Freshman
-
Grotberg continued to score at a torrid pace
on
the road last week, averaging 36 points per
game as the Pioneers won two of three games in
conference action. Grotberg started his week
by
scoring 12 points in overtime, capping a career-high
45-point performance, to lead the Pioneers
to a
128-125 victory over Monmouth. Grotberg
then posted point totals of 31 and 32 points, respectively, in a
loss
to
unbeaten
(115-12). The freshman guard also
averaged 3.7 rebounds, 2.7
assists and 2.3 steals for the Pioneers last week. Grotberg entered
the week ranked third in Division III in scoring and has been
Grinnell’s high-scorer in 11 of its 12
games this season.
January 24, 2006
Jason
Maclin - Forward -
Junior
-
Maclin guided Knox to a 2-0 record on the road
last week and has helped the Prairie Fire to
victories in five of their last six contests. Maclin
started off his week with 27 points, including
a
clutch three-pointer in overtime, and eight
rebounds during an 80-79 OT victory over rival
Monmouth. The 6-5 forward added 23 points,
four boards and two assists in a 76-63 win at
College on Saturday. Maclin currently ranks second in
the
MWC in scoring (20.3 ppg) and
fourth in three-point percentage
(.449%). The Prairie Fire have won three
straight, including four
of five on the road, to take over fourth place in the MWC.
January 30, 2006
Josh
Hinz - Forward -
Senior
-
Hinz became
rebounder last week, as he led the Bucs
back into
the thick of the MWC tourney race with three
straight victories. Hinz netted 23 points
and 10
rebounds in Tuesday’s 63-58 victory over St.
Norbert, 29 points and 10 boards in a 60-57 win
Friday at
at
Knox on Saturday. Hinz has now scored
1,776 career points and pulled down 737 career rebounds. His
point total surpasses 1951 graduate and 1952 U.S. Olympian Ron
Bontemps (1,770 points), whose
scoring record stood for 55 years,
while his rebounding mark betters 2002 grad Henry Grant (733).
The 6-6 senior forward, who was a D3hoops.com All-American
last season, tied the rebounding record Friday at
set both records Saturday at Knox.
February 6, 2006
Josh
Hinz - Forward -
Senior
-
Hinz tied an NCAA Division III national record
and broke two
120-112 victory over Grinnell that kept the Bucs
MWC tourney hopes alive. Hinz
grabbed 36
rebounds in the contest, tying the NCAA DIII
single-game record and shattering the
record by 16 boards. The 6-6 senior also scored a
Flood Arena record 50 points in the game, shooting
18-27 from the field and 14-19 from the
free throw line. The
2004-05 D3hoops.com All-American tallied game-highs in
points
(16) and rebounds (8) in the Bucs
62-60 loss to Monmouth on
Friday. Hinz, who became
rebounding last week, is the MWC Performer of the Week for the
second consecutive week.
February 13, 2006
Brian
Schmitting - Center -
Junior
-
The Red Hawks dropped contests to St. Norbert
(73-64) and No. 22 Carroll (94-87) last week, but
Schmitting continued to display the efficiency
that has made him the NCAA Division III leader
in
field-goal percentage for the past five weeks.
Schmitting was a perfect 16-16 from the floor
in
the two contests, going 8-8 in each game.
The 6-6 junior center tallied 20 points and eight
rebounds against the Green Knights, before posting 19 points and
eight boards against the Pioneers. Schmitting, who ranks 10th in
the MWC scoring (14.4 ppg) and fifth
in rebounding (7.7), has
watched his field-goal percentage rise to 75.3 percent after last
week’s performances. No player at any level of NCAA men’s
basketball is shooting at a higher percentage this season.
February 20, 2006
Franklyn
Beckford - Forward -
Senior
-
Beckford scored 33 points in
93 victory over Grinnell on
Saturday. He shot
14-15 from the floor in the contest with his only
miss coming on the first and only three-point
field goal attempt of his career. By connecting on
each of his first 14 shots, the 6-4 senior forward
established a new NCAA record with 26 consecutive
field goals made in a season. His streak
also included his final six shot attempts against
Feb. 8 (23 points) and his 6-6 shooting performance at
Monmouth
on
Feb. 11 (13 points). Beckford also set school records for fi
eld
goal percentage in a season (.674) and career (.633).