Grusczynski to Play Basketball at
UW-Stevens Point
Second-team
All-State selection Kevin Grusczynski from Seymour High School has informed
UW-Stevens Point men�s basketball coach Jack Bennett of his intentions to
attend the school in the fall and play for the defending NCAA Division III
national champions.
Grusczynski, a 6-5
swing/forward, was the Bay Conference Player of the Year after leading the
Thunder to their fifth straight WIAA Division 2 state title game. He set
single-season school records with 495 points and 21.2 points per game while
earning Green Bay Press Gazette, Green Bay News Chronicle and Appleton
Post-Crescent area Player of the Year honors.
�Kevin
demonstrated the ability and unselfishness to be part of a championship
caliber program throughout his high school years,� Bennett said. �During his
senior season, he elevated his play and effectiveness to a new level.�
Grusczynski played
on state runner-up teams the past three years and a state title team in
2001. He is one of only four players ever to play in four WIAA state
championship games as his teams compiled a 91-14 record. He shot 69.5
percent from the field as a senior and ranks second in Seymour history with
1,150 career points. Grusczynski was the Most Valuable Player of the Sentry
Classic holiday tournament held at UW-Stevens Point in December.
�Kevin is very
versatile and developed an outside game his senior year to go with his
ability to work in and around the lane,� Bennett said.
At UW-Stevens
Point, Grusczynski will join his brother Kyle, who has played in all 62
games for the Pointers over the past two seasons.
�We�re always
pleased when we can add a family member to someone who has already been an
integral part of our championship teams,� Bennett said. �Kevin has been
raised well, taught well and coached well. He should be an important part of
Pointer basketball in the future.�
UW-Stevens Point
set a school record for victories in 2003-04 with a 29-5 overall record. The
Pointers defeated Williams (Mass.) 84-82 for their first national
championship after claiming the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference postseason tournament crown. The Pointers won the WIAC regular
season title the previous four seasons and have posted a 117-27 record over
the past five seasons. |
