After another championship season on the court, the UW-Stevens Point men�s basketball team has been rewarded with two first-team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference performers as well as the league�s Coach of the Year.

     The Pointers interior tandem of senior Josh Iserloth and sophomore Jason Kalsow both received first team all-conference honors, while seventh-year coach Jack Bennett landed his second career Coach of the Year honor.

     Bennett led UW-Stevens Point to its fourth consecutive conference championship, posting a conference record of 14-2. The Pointers are currently 24-3 overall as they continue their season in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday. Bennett was also named the Coach of the Year in 2000 when his squad won the first of the four straight titles. In his seventh year with the Pointers, Bennett has compiled a 142-47 record.

     Iserloth, a Plymoth native, led the Pointers in scoring and finished eighth in the conference at 16.9 points per game. He scored in double figures in 24 of the Pointers 27 games, made a team high 40 three point shots and ranked second on the team in rebounding at 5.1 per game. Iserloth also finished second in the conference in blocked shots averaging 1.74 blocks per game.

     Iserloth was named to the all-conference team for the third straight year and becomes the fourth player in school history to accomplish the feat, joining Tim Naegeli (1985-87), Bill Zuiker (1979-81) and Tom Ritzenthaler (1970-72). He is also one of 14 players in conference history to play on four championship teams.

     Kalsow, a Huntley, Ill. native, led the Pointers in both rebounding and assists. He finished sixth in the conference in both categories, averaging 7.4 rebounds and 3.59 assists per game.  Kalsow also finished third in the conference in field goal percentage shooting 60.3 percent. It is Kalsow�s second straight year receiving all-conference honors after being earning honorable mention accolades a year ago.

2003 WIAC All-Conference Men�s Basketball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Height, Hometown (High School)

Rich Melzer, River Falls, Junior, Forward, 6-8, Minneapolis, Minn. (River Falls)

Tim Dworak, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, 6-7, Kewaunee

Josh Iserloth, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, 6-8, Plymouth

Jason Larson, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, 6-1, Sugar Land, Tex. (Stephen F. Austin)

Aubrey Lewis-Byers, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, 6-3, Janesville (Craig)

Tyler Selk, Platteville, Senior, Forward, 6-5, Randolph

Jason Kalsow, Stevens Point, Sophomore, Forward, 6-7, Huntley, Ill.

Casey Taggatz, La Crosse, Junior, Guard, 5-10, Stevens Point (SPASH)

Cody Kastern, Superior, Junior, Forward, 6-7, Superior (Senior)

Scott Sowinski, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, 6-4, Appleton (Xavier)

Honorable Mention

Londen Donlow, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, 6-5, Whitefish Bay (Dominican)

Andy Bray, Stout, Junior, Forward, 6-8, Menominee, Mich.

Nate Templer, Stout, Junior, Forward, 6-5, Beaver Dam

Nate Miller, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, 5-11, Hudson

Bryan Stangel, Platteville, Senior, Forward, 6-5, Monroe

Casey Chapman, Stout, Senior, Guard, 6-1, Hartland (Arrowhead)

Co-Players of the Year: Tim Dworak, Oshkosh and Rich Melzer, River Falls

Coach of the Year: Jack Bennett, Stevens Point