No. 10 St. Norbert College Men s Basketball Preview

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1 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE Men s Basketball Dan Lukes, Sports Information Director 23 Schuldes Sports Center, De Pere, Wisconsin 545 Phone: FAX: E:Mail: dan.lukes@snc.edu No. 0 St. Norbert College Men s Basketball Preview (2-0, 0-0 MWC) Game 3: vs. (0-2, 0-0 CCIW) Date...November 23, 200 Site...De Pere, Wisconsin Venue:... Schuldes Sports Center (2,00) Game Time... 7 p.m. Head Coach...Mark Scherer (5th Season) Alma Mater... Eureka, 983 Overall Record at...same Game Overview St. Norbert opens the home portion of the 200- season with a game against CCIW foe. The Series St. Norbert trails the all-time series 4-3 with. The Green Knights beat the Blue Jays 63-6 last Nov. 2 in. David Wipperfurth poured in 2 points to lead St. Norbert to the non-conference win. John Taylor added 4 points to go along with seven assists for the Green Knights. Of the seven games played between St. Norbert and, four have been decided by two points. The Coaches St. Norbert head coach Gary Grzesk (UW-Green Bay, 996) is in his fifth season in De Pere. He was 5-3 in three season at before arriving at St. Norbert to give him an overall mark of head coach Mark Scherer is in his 5th season in. About the Green Knights St. Norbert enters 2-0 overall coming off a pair of road victories last week. The Green Knights beat Marian on Nov. 5 before topping Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe UW-Oshkosh at Kolf Sports Center on Nov. 8. St. Norbert s win over Oshkosh is the third-straight victory in the series. The Green Knights last won three consecutive games against Oshkosh over a stretch from Sophomore Paul Appleton came off the bench to lead St. Norbert with 2 points against Marian. Senior David Wipperfurth finished 0-for- from the free throw line on his way to a 22-point night against Oshkosh. John Taylor passed out seven helpers in both games. Wipperfurth is averaging 4.5 points per game while fellow senior Chris Peterson is chipping in.5 points per contest. St. Norbert is averaging 63.0 points while allowing 49.5 points per game. The Green Knights are shooting 42.3 percent from the floor while holding opponents to 34.8 percent shooting. About the Bluejays enters 0-2 after dropping a pair of games last week. The Bluejays fell on the road at Cornell on Nov. 6 before losing to Hamline 7-67 at home on Saturday. Junior Zach Boyd paces scoring 7 points per game. Boyd also averages 0.5 rebounds per game. The Bluejays are averaging 68.5 points while allowing 73.0 points per game. is shooting 44.6 percent while opponents are shooting 50.0 percent from the floor. Shooting Blanks St. Norbert held UW-Oshkosh to 4 total second-half points in its win on Nov. 8. The Green Knights did not allow a three-pointer, holding the Titans to 0-for- 4 shooting from long range. Oshkosh finished 4-for-44 from the floor for the game, including going 4-for-24 in the second half. That s Teamwork St. Norbert had 23 made baskets in its win at Marian to open the 200- season. The Green Knights were credited 5 assists in the game. John Taylor led the way for St. Norbert, dishing out seven helpers Schedule/Results Date Opponent Result/Time NOVEMBER (2-0, 0-0 MWC) Mon., Nov. 5 at Marian W Thurs., Nov. 8 W Tue., Nov p.m. DECEMBER (0-0, 0-0 MWC) Fri., Dec. 3 * 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 4 * 4 p.m. Wed., Dec. 8 at * 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. * 3 p.m. Sat., Dec. 8 * 3 p.m. Wed., Dec. 29 ^ 7 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 30 Augustana/UW-Stout^ 5/7 p.m. JANUARY (0-0, 0-0 MWC) Sat., Jan. 8 * 4 p.m. Tue., Jan. * 7 p.m. Fri., Jan. 4 * 7 p.m. Sat., Jan. 5 at * 4 p.m. Fri., Jan. 2 * 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 22 * 3 p.m. Wed., Jan. 26 at * 7 p.m. Sat., Jan. 29 * 4 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 MWC) Fri., Feb. 4 at * 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 5 at * 4 p.m. Wed., Feb. 9 * 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2 at * 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 9 * 4 p.m. * - Midwest Conference Game ^ - Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament - De Pere, Wis. (Rank) - D3hoops.com ranking Midwest Conference Standings Team MWC Overall St. Norbert (0)

2 St. Norbert College Quick Facts Location... De Pere, Wis. Founded Enrollment... 2,68 Nickname... Green Knights Colors... Dartmouth Green and Old Gold Conference... Midwest Conference President...Thomas Kunkel Director of Athletics... Tim Bald Conference... Midwest Conference Basketball Information Years of Basketball All-Time Record All-Time MWC Record NCAA Postseason Appearances (Last)... 4 (200) Staff Information Head Coach... Gary Grzesk Record at St. Norbert (Fifth Year) Record Overall (Eighth Year) Assistant Coaches... Woody Wilson, Jeff Nordgaard, Bryan Roehrig, Kyle Brown, Mike Dashner Facility Information Facility... Schuldes Sports Center Capacity... 2,00 Year Opened D3hoops.com Division III Top 25 Poll Preseason School Pts Record. UW-Stevens Point (2) Randolph-Macon (2) Eastern Mennonite Illinois Wesleyan (2) Carthage Wooster Franklin and Marshall Williams Middlebury St. Norbert St. Mary s (Md.) Virginia Wesleyan St. Thomas Anderson MIT Whitworth Hope John Guilford Washington U UW-Whitewater Plattsburgh State Texas-Dallas Augustana Manchester In St. Norbert s win on last Thursday, the Green Knights passed out 4 assists on 20 made baskets. Taylor once again had seven assists. For the season, St. Norbert has 29 assists on 43 made buckets. A Grand Goal Senior guard David Wipperfurth currently sits with 79 career points. Wipperfurth needs 209 points to give him,000 for his career. If Wipperfurth reaches,000 points this season, he would become the 25th player in St. Norbert history to reach that feat. Moving on Up With a win against, St. Norbert head coach Gary Grzesk will move into fourth place on the St. Norbert College men s basketball all-time wins list. Currently at overall, Grzesk is tied with Mike Heideman for fourth-place. Grzesk s record is good for a 66.7 winning percentage, placing him third all-time among St. Norbert coaches. Building a Winner In four seasons, head coach Gary Grzesk placed the St. Norbert men s basketball program onto the national Division III scene. St. Norbert s 23 wins a season ago set a school record. It marks just the third time in school history it won at least 20 games in a season. The Green Knights won 2 games twice (984 and 2002). St. Norbert s 43-0 record the last two-plus seasons marks the best two-year win total in men s basketball history. The Green Knights were 37-0 in Mike Heideman s first years at the helm in 983 and 984. Since starting the season 2-5, St. Norbert is 200- Statistical Comparison Category SNC ELM Overall Record Points Per Game Opp. Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebounds Per Game Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. Free Throw Pct Turnovers Per Game a solid St. Norbert reached its highest national ranking in the -year history of the D3hoops.com Top 25 with a No. 9 ranking the week of Feb., 200. St. Norbert s 23 wins last season marks just the second time in school history the Green Knights have won at least 4 consecutive in three consecutive seasons. A five-year stretch from is the first occasion. The Green Knights have never won at least 5 games in three straight seasons. Pick Me a Winner Over the past two seasons St. Norbert has compiled a 43-0 overall record. That mark is good for an.8 winning percentage. The Green Knights have the 3thbest winning percentage in Division III basketball since the season. Highest Winning Percentage Since Team Record (Win Pct). St. Thomas (.98) 2. Washington U (.900) 3. Chapman (.892) 4. Guilford (.878) 5. Elms (.864) 6. Middlebury (.864) 7. UW-Stevens Point (.859) 8. Whitworth (.847) 9. St. Mary s (Md.) (.83) 0. Texas-Dallas...5- (.823). Franklin and Marshall (.88) 2. Cabrini (.84) 3. St. Norbert (.8) Let s Get it Started Since the season, St. Norbert is in season openers. Under Gary Grzesk, the Green Knights are 4- in lidlifters, having won three consecutive openers. The Green Knights defeated Marian on Nov. 5 to open the 200- season. Season Openers Under Grzesk Date Opponent Result.7.06 at Augustana L at Concordia-Chicago W W Silver Lake W at Marian W Off-Season Acquisition Prior to the start of the 200- season, St. Norbert head coach Gary Grzesk added former UW-Green Bay teammate Jeff Nordgaard his the coaching staff. 2

3 SNC vs. Overall: leads 4-3 All-Time Series Results Date H/A Result Score.2.09 A W H L A L H W A W H L OT A L 63-5 Nordgaard (UW-Green Bay, 996), who led Green Bay in scoring for three seasons, is third on the Phoenix alltime scoring list with,9 career points (5.9 points per game). Nordgaard was selected 53rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 996 NBA draft, where he appeared in 3 games for the Bucks during the season. After his NBA career, Nordgaard played professionally with the Fort Wayne Fury (Continental Basketball Association) and the Indiana Legends (American Basketball Association). in France, Italy, Spain, Greece and Poland. Most recently, Nordgaard served as head coach of the Polish team AZS Koszalin. While teammates with Grzesk at Green Bay, the Phoenix compiled a record of and made three trips to the NCAA tournament (994, 995, 996). Road Warriors St. Norbert is 9-7 over the past 26 games on the road. The Green Knights finished 9-2 on the road a year ago after finishing 7-3 away from home during the season. St. Norbert was 3-2 over the final five games of the season. Home Sweet Home St. Norbert has enjoyed much success in home games in past seasons. Since , the Green Knights have gone in home contests, good for a 65.3 winning percentage. In those years, St. Norbert has only had a losing record in home games six times, and has never suffered a losing streak longer than four games. The Green Knights are 37-2 in its last 49 games played at Schuldes Sports Center. HOME COOKING In Gary Grzesk s four season as head coach, St. Norbert has compiled a 37-2 record at Schuldes Sports Center. That record includes a 32-6 record in the last 38 games. Year Overall Home Record MWC Home Record Totals Nifty Fifty St. Norbert defeated UW-Oshkosh last Thursday at Kolf Sports Center. It marks the 5th time in Gary Grzesk s tenure that the Green Knights have held their opponents to 50 points or fewer. St. Norbert is 5-0 in those games. It happened twice in , four times in , three times in and five times in as well. Games Allowing 50 Points or Less Under Grzesk Date Opponent Result.8.0 W W at W at W W W at W St. Scholastica W Concordia-Chicago W W W Rockford W Northern Michigan W OT W at W Happy New Year St. Norbert is as happy as any team when the new year rolls around. The Green Knights have won 6 straight games in the month of January, and have compiled a record of 2-2 in the last 23 games in the new month. The last loss in the month of January came on Jan. 30, 2008, a loss at home against. Overall under Gary Grzesk, St. Norbert is 25-6 in the month of January. Grzesk Named Co-Region Coach of the Year At the conclusion of the season, St. Norbert head coach Gary Grzesk was named Co-Midwest Region Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Grzesk shared the honor with Carthage head coach Bosko Djurickovic. Grzesk led St. Norbert to a record-setting season with a 23-4 record and a second-round appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Green Knights won the Midwest Conference regular-season and tournament titles and were ranked as high as No. 9 in the D3hoops.com Top 25. # - Chad Ljunggren Played one minute in win at Marian... #3 - John Taylor Scored two points and dished out seven assists in 29 minutes in win at Marian...Passed out seven assists for the St. Norbert Record Breakdown Under 200- Grzesk Overall Record Home Away Neutral Ahead at Half Behind at Half Tied at Half Overtime Games Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin Point Margin Score 49 points or less Score points Score points Score points Score 80+ points Allow 49 points or less Allow points Allow points Allow points Allow 80+ points With higher shooting percentage With lower shooting percentage With same shooting percentage When making more 3-pt When making less 3-pt When making equal 3-pt When making more Free Throws When making less Free Throws When making equal Free Throws With more rebounds With less rebounds With equal rebounds Committing more turnovers Committing less turnovers Committing equal turnovers With more fouls With less fouls With equal fouls November December January February March

4 second-straight game in win... #4 - David Wipperfurth Played 2 minutes, scoring seven points to go along with three steals in win at Marian...Poured in 22 points, going 0-for- from the free throw line in win... #5 - Andy Fox Made first collegiate shot, a three-pointer, to go along with two steals in win at Marian...Chipped in two points and two rebounds in win at UW- Oshkosh... #0 - Brandon Gries Scored nine points, going 2-for-3 from three-point range in collegiate debut, win at Marian...Played 3 minutes, scoring two points to go along with two rebounds in win... # - Kyle Johnsen Played four minutes, grabbing one rebound and dishing out one assist in win at Marian... #2 - Mike Brumm Scored three points in five minutes in win at Marian... #4 - Steve Papke Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 2 minutes in win at Marian...Scored eight points and grabbed three rebounds in win... #5 - Rob Durrett Scored five points off the bench in win at Marian...Pulled down two rebounds in nine minutes in win. #22 - Jack Whalen Went -for-2 from the floor for two points in win at Marian... #23 - Michal Banczer Played one minute in win at Marian... #24 - Chris Peterson Scored seven points to go along with five rebounds in win at Marian...Scored 6 points, going 3-for-5 from three-point range, and pulled down three rebounds in win... #25 - Paul Mallers Score first points of the season for St. Norbert...Finished with eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in win at Marian... #34 - Paul Appleton Led St. Norbert in scoring with 2 points in 9 minutes off the bench in win at Marian...In first start of the season, scored four points and grabbed three Since St. Norbert is... Statistic Record Overall at Home When ahead at half When scoring 60+ points When allowing 59 points or less With higher shooting percentage When making more 3-pt When making more free throws When outrebounding opponent When committing less turnovers When committing less fouls In December and January rebounds in win... #44 - Cody Stelmach Played four minutes in win at Marian... #45 - Garrett Thorn Grabbed three rebounds in collegiate debut, a win at Marian...Scored first three collegiate points to go along with three rebounds in win at UW- Oshkosh... #5 - Mitchell Cloghessy Scored three points to go along with one rebound in win at Marian... St. Norbert Career Numbers Points Points David Wipperfurth John Taylor Paul Mallers Chris Peterson Steve Papke Mike Brumm Rob Durrett Paul Appleton Kyle Johnsen Jack Whalen... 2 Mitchell Cloghessy... 2 Brandon Gries... Kenny Rideout... 0 Trent Monckton... 9 Andy Fox... 5 Kahelote Cornelius... 5 Cody Stelmach... 4 Rebounds Rebounds Paul Mallers David Wipperfurth John Taylor Chris Peterson Steve Papke Rob Durrett Paul Appleton Kyle Johnsen Mike Brumm Kenny Rideout... 4 Jack Whalen... 8 Garrett Thorn... 6 Cody Stelmach... 6 Mitchell Cloghessy... 5 Andy Fox... 4 Brandon Gries... 3 Trent Monckton... 3 Kahelote Cornelius... 2 Assists Assists John Taylor David Wipperfurth Paul Mallers Chris Peterson Mike Brumm Kyle Johnsen Steve Papke Rob Durrett... 9 Paul Appleton... 2 Jack Whalen... 3 Trent Monckton... 2 Kahelote Cornelius... 2 Andy Fox... Garrett Thorn... Cody Stelmach... 4

5 Specialty Stats St. Norbert-Opponent Opponent Points in Paint Off T/O 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench at Marian at at at at at at Starting Lineups Opponent Guard Guard Center Forward Forward at Marian Taylor Wipperfurth Peterson Mallers Papke Taylor Wipperfurth Peterson Appleton Papke at at at at at at The Last Time... A Scored 30 or More Points: David Wipperfurth (33), vs., A Scored 35 or More Points: Brandon Hansen (40), vs., A Scored 40 or More Points: Brandon Hansen (40), vs., A Grabbed 20 or More Rebounds: Andy Riemer (20), vs. Edward Waters,.5.98 A Had 0 or More Assists: Tony Jandron (0), vs., A Had 6 or More Steals: Ryan Lallensack (7), vs. Norhtern Michigan, A Had 5 or More Blocked Shots: Steve Papke (5), vs., A Made 2 or More Free Throws: Bryan Fleischmann (2-3), vs., A Made 5 or More Free Throws: Drew Demerath (7-8), vs., A Attempted 5 or More Free Throws: Drew Demerath (7-8), vs., A Made 5 or More 3-Point Field Goals: David Wipperfurth (6), vs., A Attempted 2 or More 3-Point Field Goals: Brandon Hansen (3), vs., St. Norbert Scored 20 or More Points: 23 - vs., St. Norbert Cored 65 or More First Half Points: 65 - vs.,.9.02 St. Norbert Made 50 or More Field Goals: 50 - vs., St. Norbert Attempted 00 or More Field Goals: 08 - vs. Cornell, St. Norbert Made 2 or More 3-Point Field Goals: 8 - vs. Silver Lake,.5.09 St. Norbert Attempted 30 or More 3-Points Field Goals: 30 - vs.,.9.07 St. Norbert Made 36 or More Free Throws: 43 - vs.,.7.09 St. Norbert Attempted 45 or More Free Throws: 52 - vs.,.7.09 St. Norbert Had 60 or More Rebounds: 66 - vs., St. Norbert Had 30 or More Assists: 32 - vs.,.6.0 St. Norbert College Men s Basketball

6 6 St. Norbert College Men s Basketball St. Norbert #3 - John Taylor Points: 25 (2/5/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 8 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 9 (/9/0 vs. ) #4 - David Wipperfurth Points: 33 (2/27/0 vs. ) Rebounds: (2/7/07 vs. Northern Michigan) Assists: 6 (2/0/0 vs. ) #5 - Andy Fox Points: 3 (/5/0 at Marian) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last /8/0 ) Assists: (/5/0 at Marian) #0 - Brandon Gries Points: 9 (/5/0 at Marian) Rebounds: 2 (/8/0 ) Assists: N/A # - Kyle Johnsen Points: 0 (/7/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 0 (/7/09 vs. ) Assists: 4 (/3/09 vs. ) #2 - Mike Brumm Points: 6 (2/30/09 vs. Chicago) Rebounds: 4 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 6 (2 times, last /6/0 vs. ) #4 - Steve Papke Points: 6 (/6/0 vs. ) Rebounds: (2/4/09 vs. ) Assists: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) #5 - Rob Durrett Points: 2 (2/29/07 vs. Rockford) Rebounds: 5 (2 times, last /25/08 vs. ) Assists: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) #20 - Kenny Rideout Points: 5 (/24/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: n/a #2 - Trent Monckton Points: 2 (3 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 2 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) #22 - Jack Whalen Points: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 4 (/6/0 vs. ) Assists: (3 times, last 2/2/0 vs. ) #24 - Chris Peterson Points: 32 (/22/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 3 (/22/0 vs. ) Assists: 3 (2/30/09 vs. Chicago) #25 - Paul Mallers Points: 4 (2 times, last /30/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2/27/0 vs. ) Assists: 6 (2/0/0 vs. ) #30 - Kahelote Cornelius Points: 4 (2/5/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) Assists: (2 times, last /4/0 vs. ) #34 - Paul Appleton Points: 6 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) Rebounds: 4 (2 times, last 2/20/0 vs. ) Assists: 2 (2 times, last 2/4/09 vs. ) #44 - Cody Stelmach Points: 2 (2 times, last /4/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: (2/9/09 vs. MSOE) #45 - Garrett Thorn Points: 3 (/8/0 ) Rebounds: 3 (2 times, last /8/0 ) Assists: (/8/0 ) #5 - Mitchell Cloghessy Points: 4 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) Rebounds: 2 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: n/a Miscellaneous Statistics Career Double-Doubles Double-Doubles Chris Peterson... Kyle Johnsen Point Games Games David Wipperfurth...7 John Taylor... Chris Peterson...0 Paul Appleton... Steve Papke... Mike Brumm Point Games Games David Wipperfurth...5 Chris Peterson...4 John Taylor Point Games Games David Wipperfurth... Chris Peterson Rebound Games Games Paul Mallers...2 David Wipperfurth... Chris Peterson... Steve Papke... Kyle Johnsen... Leading Scorer Games David Wipperfurth... Paul Appleton... Leading Rebounder Games Chris Peterson...2 Steve Papke... Paul Appleton... Garrett Thorn... Leader in Assists Games John Taylor...2 Three-Point Plays St. Norbert...0 Opponents...0 First to Score St. Norbert...2 Opponents...0 Jump Balls Won St. Norbert...2 Opponents...0 How SNC Scored First Points Layup Pointer...0 Free Throw...0 Jumper...2 Tip-in...0 Dunk...0 Runs of 8-0 or more St. Norbert...2 Opponents...0 Runs of 2-0 or more St. Norbert... Opponents...0 First Half Points St. Norbert...67 Opponents...56 Second Half Points St. Norbert...59 Opponents...43 Overtime Points St. Norbert...0 Opponents...0 Total Points St. Norbert...26 Opponents...99

7 200- St. Norbert College Men s Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Hometown (High School) Chad Ljunggren Fr. G Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 3 John Taylor Sr. G Vernon Hills, Ill. (Stevenson) 4 David Wipperfurth Sr. G Sauk City (Sauk Prairie) 5 Andy Fox Fr. G 6-60 Hartland (Arrowhead) 0 Brandon Gries Fr. G 6-90 Kiel Kyle Johnsen Sr. G Greendale 2 Mike Brumm So. G 5-65 Grayslake, Ill. (Central) 3 Tyler Pauley Fr. G 5-60 Osceola 4 Steve Papke Sr. F Hokah, Minn. (La Crosse Aquinas) 5 Rob Durrett Sr. F Lake Bluff, Ill. () 20 Kenny Rideout Jr. F/C Vernon Hills, Ill. 2 Trent Monckton So. F Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South) 22 Jack Whalen So. G Chicago, Ill. (Northridge Prep) 23 Michal Banczer Fr. F Warsaw, Poland ( Academy) 24 Chris Peterson Sr. C Marinette (St. Thomas Aquinas) 25 Paul Mallers Sr. G/F Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (Dundee-Crown) 30 Kahelote Cornelius Jr. G 5-85 Oneida (Seymour) 32 J.J. Martin Fr. G/F Little Chute 33 Josh Rappaport Fr. F Grayslake, Ill. (Central) 34 Paul Appleton So. G/F Kimberly 44 Cody Stelmach So. G/F Denmark 45 Garrett Thorn Fr. F/C Rhinelander (Three Lakes) 5 Mitchell Cloghessy So. F Gardiner, Montana 53 Davis DeWolfe Fr. F/C Green Bay (Southwest) Alphabetical Roster No. Name Year Pos. 34 Paul Appleton So. G/F 23 Michal Banczer Fr. F 2 Mike Brumm So. G 5 Mitchell Cloghessy So. F 30 Kahelote Cornelius Jr. G 53 Davis DeWolfe Fr. F/C 5 Rob Durrett Sr. F 5 Andy Fox Fr. G 0 Brandon Gries Fr. G Kyle Johnsen Sr. G Chad Ljunggren Fr. G 25 Paul Mallers Sr. G/F 32 J.J. Martin Fr. G/F 2 Trent Monckton So. F 4 Steve Papke Sr. F 3 Tyler Pauley Fr. G 24 Chris Peterson Sr. C 33 Josh Rappaport Fr. F 20 Kenny Rideout Jr. F/C 44 Cody Stelmach So. G/F 3 John Taylor Sr. G 45 Garrett Thorn Fr. F/C 22 Jack Whalen So. G 4 David Wipperfurth Sr. G Head Coach: Gary Grzesk Assistant Coaches: Woody Wilson, Jeff Nordgaard, Brian Roehrig, Kyle Brown, Mike Dashner Roster By Class Seniors Rob Durrett Kyle Johnsen Paul Mallers Steve Papke Chris Peterson John Taylor David Wipperfurth Juniors Kahelote Cornelius Kenny Rideout Sophomores Paul Appleton Mike Brumm Mitchell Cloghessy Trent Monckton Cody Stelmach Jack Whalen Freshmen Michal Banczer Davis DeWolfe Andy Fox Brandon Gries Chad Ljunggren J.J. Martin Tyler Pauley Josh Rappaport Garrett Thorn 7

8 HEAD COACH - Fifth Season (66-33 Overall) Education: Bachelor s degree in Spanish at UW-Green Bay (996); master s degree in education administration at Youngstown State (998). Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at UW-Green Bay (993-96). Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at Youngstown State ( ); assistant coach at UW-Green Bay ( ); head coach at ( ); head coach at St. Norbert (April 3, 2006 to present). Gary Grzesk will be in his fifth season as St. Norbert College s men s basketball coach in St. Norbert is in four years under Grzesk s supervision. Grzesk piloted the Green Knights to a 23-4 record, setting a school record for wins. St. Norbert advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament, its first national post-season win in 26 years. The Green Knights won the Midwest Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and were ranked as high as No. 9 in the D3hoops.com Top 25. Grzesk s Head Coaching Record Year Overall LMC Place NCAA rd First Rd T3rd st Totals St. Norbert Year Overall MWC Place NCAA th T3rd T3rd st Second Rd Totals Career 7-64 Gary GRZESK The season was also a highly successful season for the Green Knights, who finished 8-6 overall and 2-4 in the Midwest Conference. St. Norbert rose to as high as No. in the D3hoops.com Top 25 and also topped No. -ranked UW-Platteville in the championship game of the Nicolet Bank Holiday Classic, the first win over a No. foe for any sport in St. Norbert history. In three seasons at from 2004 to 2006, Grzesk compiled a 5-3 record. The Muskies won the Lake Michigan Conference championship in 2006 and also captured the LMC Tournament title in also appeared in the 2004 NCAA Division III Tournament. Grzesk spent the season as an assistant at UW- Green Bay, his alma mater. Prior to returning to Green Bay, Grzesk was an assistant at Youngstown State (Ohio) University for six seasons from to Grzesk was an aide during Youngstown State s first 20-win season as a Division I member when the Penguins went 20-9 in A 996 graduate of UW-Green Bay, Grzesk was a four-year letterwinner for the Phoenix. He earned the team s Defensive of the Year award four times, helping Green Bay to three NCAA Tournament appearances. Grzesk is perhaps best known for guarding NBA lottery pick Jason Kidd in a 6-57 NCAA Tournament first-round win over California in 994. Grzesk, who started in 07 of the 20 collegiate games he played in, was Green Bay s captain his junior and senior seasons. He concluded his career with 450 points and 496 assists. The Phoenix was 74-9 in Grzesk s final three seasons. Gary Grzesk vs. All Opponents Augustana Benedictine Centre Chicago Concordia (Ill.) Concordia (Wis.) Clarke DePauw Dominican Edgewood Geneva Goshen Hope Illinois Tech Loras Maranatha Baptist Marian Martin Luther Milwaukee School of Engineering North Central (Ill.) Northland Baptist Bible Northern Michigan... - Northwestern College Purdue-North Central Rockford Siena Heights Silver Lake St. John s St. Olaf St. Scholastica Transylvania Trinity International... - UW-Eau Claire UW-La Crosse... - UW-Oshkosh UW-Platteville UW-River Falls UW-Stevens Point UW-Whitewater Viterbo Wisconsin Lutheran Grzesk, a Wauwatosa native, is married to the former Liz Hauger, herself a former college basketball coach at Youngstown State and UW-Green Bay. The couple has a son, Garrett, and a daughter, Gracie. 8

9 Grzesk vs. The MWC vs. (7-) Date H/A Result Score.30.0 A W H W H W A W A W H W H W A L 6-54 vs. (4-5) Date H/A Result Score H W A L H W H L A W H W A L A L H L vs. (4-2) Date H/A Result Score.6.0 H W A W H W A L A L H W vs. (6-0) Date H/A Result Score.22.0 A W H W A W H W H W A W 54-5 vs. (6-2) Date H/A Result Score.23.0 A W H W H W A W H L A L A W H W 74-6 vs. (5-) Date H/A Result Score H L A W A W H W H W A W 52-5 vs. (2-7) Date H/A Result Score H W A W A L H L A L A L H L H L A L vs. (5-) Date H/A Result Score H W A W A L H W A W H W vs. (7-2) Date H/A Result Score H W H W A W A W H W H W A W A L H L Largest Margin of Victory Under Grzesk Mar. Opp. Score Date +49 Rockford Silver Lake St. Scholastica St. John s MSOE Concordia, Ill UW-Oshkosh Concordia. Ill BIG WINS AT SCHULDES Dec. 2, 2006 St. Norbert 74, 6 Gary Grzesk s first home win as head coach at St. Norbert College. Also the first home Midwest Conference win under Grzesk. Dec. 3, 2006 St. Norbert 22, 97 First time St. Norbert won consecutive home games under Grzesk. Also the first time St. Norbert scored 00 points under Grzesk. Dec. 7, 2007 St. Norbert 59, Northern Michigan 50 St. Norbert defeated Division II Northern Michigan in overtime. It was St. Norbert s first win over Northern Michigan since 980. Dec. 30, 2007 St. Norbert 75, St. John s 56 St. Norbert won the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament in the tournament s first season. Dec. 30, 2008 St. Norbert 70, No. UW-Platteville 68 St. Norbert defeated then No. -ranked UW- Platteville in the championship game of the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament. It marked the first time St. Norbert defeated a top-ranked team. Nov. 6, 2009 St. Norbert 60, UW-Oshkosh 52 St. Norbert defeated a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team for the second straight time at Schuldes. Feb. 27, 200 St. Norbert 85, 74 St. Norbert clinched the MWC tournament title and earned a trip the NCAA tournament. Grzesk Among St. Norbert Coaches Coach Wins Romie Kosnar (959-82) 24 years Paul DeNoble ( ) 7 years Al Skat (95-55) 5 years Mike Heideman (983-86) 4 years Gary Grzesk (2006-Present) 5 years Coach Win % George Carey (97-25) 9 years Mike Heideman (983-86) 4 years Gary Grzesk (2006-Present) 5 years

10 - Freshman - Guard - Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) Ljunggren Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: Chad Ljunggren 3 - Senior - Guard - Vernon Hills, Ill. (Stevenson) Taylor Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 25 (2/5/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 8 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 9 (/9/0 vs. ) Career 5+ Point Games Career 20+ Point Games 3 John Taylor

11 4 - Senior - Guard - Sauk City (Sauk Prairie) Wipperfurth Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 33 (2/27/0 vs. ) Rebounds: (2/7/07 vs. Northern Michigan) Assists: 6 (2/0/0 vs. ) Career Double-Doubles Career 5+ Point Games 7 Career 20+ Point Games 5 Career 30+ Point Games Career 0+ Rebound Games 4 David Wipperfurth 5 - Freshman - Guard - Hartland (Arrowhead) - 6- Fox Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 3 (/5/0 at Marian) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last /8/0 ) Assists: (/5/0 at Marian 5 Andy Fox

12 0 - Freshman - Guard - Kiel - 6- Gries Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at - Senior - Guard - Greendale Points: 9 (/5/0 at Marian) Rebounds: 2 (/8/0 ) Assists: 0 Brandon Gries 2 Johnsen Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 0 (/7/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 0 (/7/09 vs. ) Assists: 4 (/3/09 vs. ) Career Double-Doubles Career 0+ Rebound Games Kyle Johnsen

13 2 - Sophomore - Guard - Grayslake, Ill. (Central) - 5- Brumm Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at 3 - Freshman - Guard - Osceola - 5- Points: 6 (2/30/09 vs. Chicago) Rebounds: 4 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 6 (2 times, last /6/0 vs. ) Career 5+ Point Games 2 Mike Brumm Pauley Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: 3 Tyler Pauley 3

14 4 - Senior - Forward - Hokah, Minn. (La Crosse Aquinas) Papke Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 6 (/6/0 vs. ) Rebounds: (2/4/09 vs. ) Assists: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) Career 5+ Point Games Career 0+ Rebound Games 4 Steve Papke 5 - Senior - Forward - Lake Bluff, Ill. () Durrett Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 2 (2/29/07 vs. Rockford) Rebounds: 5 (2 times, last /25/08 vs. ) Assists: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) 5 Rob Durrett

15 20 - Junior - Forward/Center - Vernon Hills, Ill Rideout Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 5 (/24/09 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: n/a 20 Kenny Rideout 2 - Sophomore - Forward - Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South) Monckton Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 2 (3 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: 2 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) 2 Trent Monckton 5

16 22 - Sophomore - Guard - Chicago, Ill. (Northridge Prep) Whalen Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 3 (/6/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 4 (/6/0 vs. ) Assists: (3 times, last 2/2/0 vs. ) 22 Jack Whalen 23 - Freshman - Forward - Warsaw, Poland ( Academy) Banczer Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: 23 Michal Banczer

17 24 - Senior - Center - Marinette - St. Thomas Aquinas Peterson Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 32 (/22/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 3 (/22/0 vs. ) Assists: 3 (2/30/09 vs. Chicago) Career Double-Doubles Career 5+ Point Games Career 20+ Point Games 4 Career 30+ Point Games Career 0+ Rebound Games 24 Chris Peterson 25 - Senior - Guard/Forward - Sleepy Hollow, Ill. (Dundee-Crown) Mallers Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 4 (2 times, last /30/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2/27/0 vs. ) Assists: 6 (2/0/0 vs. ) Career 0+ Rebound Games 25 Paul Mallers 7

18 30 - Junior - Guard - Oneida (Seymour) - 5- Cornelius Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 4 (2/5/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) Assists: (2 times, last /4/0 vs. ) 30 Kahelote Cornelius 32 - Freshman - Guard/Forward - Little Chute Martin Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: 32 J.J. Martin

19 33 - Freshman - Forward - Grayslake, Ill. (Central) Rappaport Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: 33 Josh Rappaport 34 - Sophomore - Guard/Forward - Kimberly Appleton Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 4 (2 times, last /30/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2/27/0 vs. ) Assists: 6 (2/0/0 vs. ) Career 5+ Point Games 34 Paul Appleton 9

20 44 - Sophomore - Guard/Forward - Denmark Stelmach Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 2 (2 times, last /4/0 vs. ) Rebounds: 2 (2 times, last 2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: (2/9/09 vs. MSOE) 44 Cody Stelmach 45 - Freshman - Forward/Center - Rhinelander (Three Lakes) Thorn Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 3 (/8/0 ) Rebounds: 3 (2 times, last /8/0 ) Assists: (/8/0 ) 45 Garrett Thorn

21 5 - Sophomore - Forward - Gardiner, Mont Cloghessy Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: 4 (/5/09 vs. Silver Lake) Rebounds: 2 (2/5/0 vs. ) Assists: n/a 5 Mitchell Cloghessy 53 - Freshman - Forward/Center - Green Bay (Southwest) DeWolfe Game-by-Game at Marian at at at at at at Points: Rebounds: Assists: 53 Davis DeWolfe 2