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St. Norbert College Sports Information Dan Lukes, Sports Information Director 123 Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin 54115 920-403-4077 - phone 920-403-3128 - FAX dan.lukes@snc.

1 St. Norbert College Sports Information Dan Lukes, Sports Information Director 123 Schuldes Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin phone FAX dan.lukes@snc.edu - Web site - St. Norbert College Green Knights Men s Basketball Preview NICOLET NATIONAL BANK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT No. 18 St. Norbert College (8-0) vs. College of St. Scholastica (3-5) - 12/29-7 p.m. vs. John Carroll Univ. (5-2) or UW-Stout (2-7) - 12/30-5 or 7 p.m. Schuldes Sports Center (2,100) - De Pere, Wisconsin Game Overview: St. Norbert hosts the Eighth Annual Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament at Schuldes Sports Center. The Green Knights are looking for their third consecutive and fifth overall tournament title. Admission to the tournament is free. Broadcast: The game will be broadcast with video streaming at Live stats for all games will be at The Series: St. Norbert leads St. Scholastica 3-0 in an all-time series that dates back to The Green Knights won the last meeting with a win on Dec. 29, 2008 in the Second Annual Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament. UW-Stout leads St. Norbert 5-0 in an all-time series that dates back to the season. The Blue Devils won the last meeting on Dec. 19, 2005 in Menomonie. St. Norbert and John Carroll have never met in men s basketball. The Coaches: St. Norbert coach Gary Grzesk (UW-Green Bay, 1996) is in his ninth season in De Pere. He was in three seasons at Lakeland before arriving at St. Norbert to give him an overall mark of St. Scholastica coach David Staniger (St. Scholastica, 1989) is in his 15th season in Duluth. John Carroll coach Mike Moran (Xavier, 1973) is in his 23rd season in University Heights. UW-Stout coach Ed Andrist (UW-Stout, 1976) is in his 15th season in Menomonie. Including 11 seasons as coach at Mount Senario, Andrist is overall in 26 total seasons. About the Green Knights: St. Norbert enters the tournament 8-0 overall. The Green Knights, ranked No. 18 in this week s D3hoops.com Top 25, have won 31 of its last 32 games - MORE Results Date Opponent Result N 15 at UW-Oshkosh W N 18 North Park W N 22 Monmouth * W N 25 at Lake Forest * W /3ot D 3 at Ripon * W D 6 Grinnell * W D 13 at UW-Eau Claire W D 17 at Illinois College * W D 29 St. Scholastica % 7 p.m. D 30 John Carroll/UW-Stout % 5 or 7 p.m. J 3 at Cornell * 3 p.m. J 7 at Lawrence * 7:30 p.m. J 13 Beloit * 7:30 p.m. J 17 Knox * 3 p.m. J 21 at Carroll * 7:30 p.m. J 24 at Monmouth * 3 p.m. J 27 Ripon * 7:30 p.m. J 31 Carroll * 5 p.m. F 4 Lawrence * 7:30 p.m. F 7 at Beloit * 4 p.m. F 10 Lake Forest * 7:30 p.m. F 14 at Knox * 3 p.m. F 21 Cornell * 5 p.m. * - Midwest Conference game; % - Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament - De Pere, Wis. Note: Home games in bold; (rankings) by D3hoops.com.

overall and 28 consecutive regularseason games dating back to last season. Senior forward Andrew Schwoerer is averaging 18.5 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and is shooting 59.

2 overall and 28 consecutive regularseason games dating back to last season. Senior forward Andrew Schwoerer is averaging 18.5 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and is shooting 59.8 percent from the floor. Senior guard Austin Elliott is averaging 15.4 points per game, while senior center Steven Hofacker is registering 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while shooting 64.4 percent from the floor. Junior forward Bryan Dalton is averaging 10.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. St. Norbert is scoring an average of 83.0 points per game, and is shooting 55.2 percent from the floor (first in Division III), 44.9 percent on 3-pointers and 73.9 percent at the free-throw line. Opponents are scoring an average of 65.1 points per game while shooting 38.2 percent from the floor, 32.3 percent on 3-pointers and 70.8 percent at the free-throw line. About the Saints: St. Scholastica enters the tournament 3-5 overall. The Saints have been idle since Dec. 13, when they fell in a road loss at Finlandia. Senior guard LaMonte Hall leads the Saints in scoring at 11.5 points per game. Junior guard Jake Naslund averages 11.3 points per game. Junior guard Andrew Laughlin is netting 8.3 points per game, while sophomore guard Julius Johnson averages 6.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. St. Scholastica is scoring an average of 65.6 points per game, and is shooting 43.1 percent from the floor, 32.6 percent on 3-pointers and 68.8 percent at the free-throw line. Opponents are scoring an average of 72.0 points per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the floor, 36.4 percent on 3-pointers and 70.2 percent at the free-throw line. About the Blue Streaks: John Carroll enters the tournament 5-2 overall. The Blue Streaks lost to No. 24-ranked Marietta on Dec. 20. John Carroll has eight players averaging 8.3 points per game or better. Senior forward Jake Hollinger leads John Carroll in scoring at 12.4 points per game. Senior guard David Hendrickson nets 12.3 points per game, while sophomore guard David Linane average 11.4 points per game. Sophomore forward Doug Caputo averages 9.4 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds per game. John Carroll is scoring an average of 91.0 points per game, and is shooting 47.5 percent from the floor, 37.3 percent on 3-pointers and 71.2 percent at the free-throw line. Opponents are scoring an average of 79.1 points per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the floor, 36.3 percent on 3-pointers and 73.1 percent at the free-throw line. About the Blue Devils: UW-Stout enters the tournament 2-7 overall. The Blue Devils last played on Dec. 20, when they dropped a decision at Northwestern (Minn.). Of the 15 players on Stout s roster, 11 are freshmen. Senior forward Jarvis Ragland leads the Blue Devils at 20.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Brett Ahsenmacher is averaging 10.1 points per game, while freshman guard John Keefe is netting 9.2 points per game. Stout is scoring an average of 69.2 points per game, and is shooting 43.2 percent from the floor, 31.4 percent on 3-pointers and 65.5 percent at the free-throw line. Opponents are scoring an average of 78.8 points per game while shooting 49.4 percent from the floor, 41.6 percent on 3-pointers and 67.3 percent at the free-throw line. Charity Case: St. Norbert has made hay at the free-throw line this season, canning charity tosses at a clip of 17.0 made per game. The Green Knights are second in the Midwest Conference in made free throws per game, just behind Grinnell s 21.7 made per game. St. Norbert is 136-for-184 at the Head Coach Gary Grzesk Education: Bachelor s degree in Spanish at UW-Green Bay (1996); master s degree in education administration at Youngstown State (1998). Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at UW-Green Bay ( ). Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at Youngstown State ( ); assistant coach at UW-Green Bay ( ); head coach at Lakeland ( ); head coach at St. Norbert (April 13, 2006 to present). Grzesk s Head Coaching Record Lakeland Year Overall LMC Place NCAA rd First Rd T3rd st Totals St. Norbert Year Overall MWC Place NCAA th T3rd T3rd st Second Rd st First Rd rd st First Rd st Second Rd Totals Career Grzesk vs. MWC at St. Norbert Team Overall Home Away Neutral Beloit Carroll Cornell Grinnell Illinois Coll Knox Lake Forest Lawrence Monmouth Ripon Totals MWC Glance Team MWC Overall St. Norbert Ripon Carroll Monmouth Lake Forest Lawrence Beloit Grinnell Knox Cornell Illinois College

3 free-throw line as a team. Opponents have attempted just 89 free throws this season, making 63 (7.9 per game). Start Me Up: St. Norbert s 8-0 start is its best beginning to a men s basketball season in 92 years. The Green Knights went 8-0 during the season, and also went 12-0 in Building a Winner: In his first eight-plus seasons, head coach Gary Grzesk turned the St. Norbert men s basketball program into an annual contender for the Midwest Conference championship, winning the MWC title four times in the last five seasons. The Green Knights have won 20 games four times in the last five years under Grzesk. In the program s previous 86 seasons, St. Norbert had 20-win seasons just twice. St. Norbert s 25 wins in 2014 is a school record. The Green Knights won 23 games in 2010, and also won 21 games twice (1984 and 2002). St. Norbert also won 20 games in 2011 and St. Norbert s record from 2011 to 2014 marks the best four-year total in school history. Since starting the season 2-5, St. Norbert is a solid St. Norbert reached its highest national ranking in the 13-year history of the D3hoops.com Top 25 with a No. 5 ranking the weeks of Feb. 17, Feb. 24 and March 3, Schwoerer Stuff: St. Norbert senior forward Andrew Schwoerer is a pre-season All- America selection this season by both D3hoops.com and DIII News. Schwoerer reached the career 1,000-point mark last season, only the third St. Norbert player since 1975 to do so during his junior season. Schwoerer has 1,153 career points to place 16th on the St. Norbert career scoring list. Gary Herold is 15th with 1,222 points from Romie Kosnar is 14th with 1,234 points from St. Norbert College Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament History 2007 Tournament Recap St. John's 79, UW-Whitewater 71 St. Norbert 84, Rockford 35 UW-Whitewater 100, Rockford 47 St. Norbert 75, St. John's 56 Tony Jandron, St. Norbert (MVP) Tom Katzfey, St. Norbert Jake Dietz, St. Norbert Ryan Lieser, St. John's Brady Brink, St. John's Matt Goodwin, UW-Whitewater 2008 Tournament Recap UW-Platteville 74, Carthage 48 St. Norbert 70, St. Scholastica 42 Carthage 73, St. Scholastica 63 St. Norbert 70, UW-Platteville 68 Tom Katzfey, St. Norbert (MVP) John Taylor, St. Norbert David Wipperfurth, St. Norbert Mike Shaw, UW-Platteville Curt Hanson, UW-Platteville Steve Djurickovic, Carthage 2009 Tournament Recap Edgewood 67, Chicago 61 Northwestern 72, St. Norbert 70 St. Norbert 71, Chicago 60 Northwestern 84, Edgewood 70 Brian Lecheler, Northwestern (MVP) Gabe Jefferson, Northwestern Stephen Hanson, Northwestern Ben Wisniewski, Edgewood Kent Faurote, Edgewood Chris Peterson, St. Norbert 2010 Tournament Recap Augustana 81, UW-Stout 75 St. Norbert 69, Lakeland 58 UW-Stout 84, Lakeland 74 Augustana 57, St. Norbert Tournament Recap, cont. Bryant Voiles, Augustana (MVP) Kyle Nelson, Augustana Kameron Norton, Augustana John Taylor, St. Norbert David Wipperfurth, St. Norbert Eric Hostetter, UW-Stout 2011 Tournament Recap UW-La Crosse 73, Kalamazoo 44 St. Norbert 71, Northland 53 Kalamazoo 85, Northland 78 UW-La Crosse 78, St. Norbert 57 Al Chery, UW-La Crosse (MVP) Cory Degner, UW-La Crosse Andrew Schwoerer, St. Norbert Paul Appleton, St. Norbert Joe Prepolec, Kalamazoo Adrian Flores, Northland 2012 Tournament Recap UW-Whitewater 71, Northwestern 61 St. Norbert 67, Marian 47 Marian 71, Northwestern 69 St. Norbert 66, UW-Whitewater 55 Izaiah Anderson, St. Norbert (MVP) Brandon Gries, St. Norbert Garrett Thorn, St. Norbert Austin Elliott, St. Norbert Luke Knoble, UW-Whitewater Quardell Young, UW-Whitewater 2013 Tournament Recap Viterbo 77, Buena Vista 66 St. Norbert 103, Alma 69 Buena Vista 87, Alma 84 St. Norbert 70, Viterbo 63 Austin Elliott, St. Norbert (MVP) Brandon Gries, St. Norbert Kam Cerroni, St. Norbert Cole Lewis, Viterbo Cole Darrow, Buena Vista D.J. Beckman, Alma

4 St. Norbert Quick Facts St. Norbert Men s Basketball Career Highs Nickname: Green Knights Location: De Pere, WI Colors: Dartmouth Green & Old Gold Founded: Enrollment: ,168 President: Thomas Kunkel Athletics Director: Tim Bald Conference: Midwest Conference Facility: Schuldes Sports Center Capacity: ,100 Year Opened: Head Coach: Gary Grzesk Record at St. Norbert: (ninth year) Record Overall: (12th year) Assistant Coaches: Woody Wilson Bryan Roehrig, Corey Ciesielczyk Justin Zwiefelhofer, Steve Kestly First Season of Men s Basketball: Seasons of Men s Basketball: All-Time Overall Record: , All-Time MWC Record: MWC s: six (1984, , 11, 13, 14) NCAA Tournament Appearances: Seven (1958, 84, 2002, 10, 11, 13, 14) NAIA Tournament Appearances: Three (1961, 62, 65) D3hoops.com Division III Top 25 Poll #5 - Dec. 15, 2014 Place School (1st-place) Pts. Record 1 Washington-Mo. (23) Augustana (2) UW-Whitewater Richard Stockton Dickinson St. Thomas Emory Virginia Wesleyan Illinois Wesleyan Ohio Wesleyan WPI Albertus Magnus Centre Wooster Amherst Scranton Babson St. Norbert Eastern Connecticut St UW-Stevens Point North Central-Ill Randolph-Macon Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Marietta Franklin and Marshall Others receiving votes: Chapman 44, St. Olaf 37, Bates 35, Williams 34, MIT 34, Lynchburg 31, Chicago 21, Hardin-Simmons 19, Gustavus Adolphus 18, Christopher Newport 18, Cortland State 15, Marymount 14, Stevenson 11, Rhode Island College 10, Cabrini 9, Calvin 8, Western Connecticut St. 6, Middlebury 5, Dubuque 5, Bethel 4, Keene State 4, Widener 3, Wheaton-Ill. 2. #1 - Nick Hofman Points: 4 (2 times, last 12/6/14 vs. Rebounds: 3 (12/6/14 vs. Assists: 3 (1/14/14 vs. Ripon) #3 - Terrence Garner Points: 16 (2 times, last 12/6/14 vs. Rebounds: 5 (2 times, last 12/17/14 vs. Assists: 4 (11/22/14 vs. Monmouth) #4 - Mitch Winter Points: 16 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois Rebounds: 4 (12/13/14 vs. UW-Eau Claire) Assists: 2 (2 times, last 12/6/14 vs. #5 - Ben Socha Points: 2 (12/17/14 vs. #10 - D.J. DeValk Points: 15 (12/13/14 vs. UW-Eau Claire) Rebounds: 3 (11/22/14 vs. Monmouth) Assists: 6 (2 times, last 12/3/14 vs. Ripon) #11 - Carson Hughes Points: n/a Rebounds: 1 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois #12 - Austin Elliott Points: 23 (12/3/14 vs. Ripon) Rebounds: 7 (12/6/14 vs. Assists: 8 (11/25/14 vs. Lake Forest) #15 - Turner Kehoe Points: n/a Rebounds: 1 (12/6/14 vs. #20 - Sean Benka Points: 4 (11/16/13 vs. North Park) Rebounds: 2 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois Assists: 1 (2 times, last 1/11/14 vs. Monmouth) #21 - Brett O Sullivan Points: 2 (12/6/14 vs. Rebounds: 3 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois Assists: 1 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois #22 - Ben Bobinski Points: 7 (12/29/13 vs. Alma) Rebounds: 3 (2/1/14 vs. Knox) Assists: 1 (3 times, last 1/14/14 vs. Ripon) #24 - Mitchell Reinthaler Points: 4 (11/22/14 vs. Monmouth) Rebounds: 2 (12/17/14 vs. Illinois #25 - Reggie Roemer Points: 2 (2 times, last 12/17/14 vs. Assists: 1 (12/6/14 vs. #30 - Andrew Schwoerer Points: 31 (11/25/14 vs. Lake Forest) Rebounds: 14 (11/15/14 vs. UW-Oshkosh) Assists: 6 (1/10/12 vs. Ripon) #34 - Michael Alfieri Points: 2 (12/17/14 vs. #42 - Bryan Dalton Points: 28 (11/25/14 vs. Lake Forest) Rebounds: 13 (12/6/14 vs. Assists: 6 (11/25/14 vs. Lake Forest) #44 - Tim Marshall Points: 4 (3 times, last 12/6/14 vs. Rebounds: 3 (12/3/14 vs. Ripon) Assists: 1 (3 times, last 12/17/14 vs. #53 - Steven Hofacker Points: 18 (11/22/14 vs. Monmouth) Rebounds: 12 (11/18/14 vs. North Park) Assists: 4 (2 times, last 12/17/14 vs.

5 St. Norbert College Men's Basketball St. Norbert College Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 17, 2014) All games Overall record: 8-0 Conf: 5-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 5-0 Neutral: 0-0 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 30 Andrew Schwoerer Austin Elliott Steven Hofacker Bryan Dalton Mitch Winter Terrence Garner D.J. DeValk Nick Hofman Tim Marshall Mitchell Reinthaler Reggie Roemer Sean Benka Brett O'Sullivan Michael Alfieri Ben Socha Carson Hughes Turner Kehoe Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SNC OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/14 at UW-Oshkosh W /18/14 NORTH PARK UNIV. W * 11/22/14 MONMOUTH COLLEGE W * 11/25/14 at Lake Forest College Wo * 12/3/14 at Ripon College W * 12/6/14 GRINNELL COLLEGE W /13/14 at UW-Eau Claire W * 12/17/14 at Illinois College W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Totals St. Norbert College Opponents

NICOLET NATIONAL BANK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

NICOLET NATIONAL BANK HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT St. Norbert College Athletics Communications Dan Lukes, Assistant Athletics Director/Athletics Communications 2016 Mulva Family Fitness & Sports Center - De Pere, Wisconsin 54115 920-403-4077 - phone 920-403-3128