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Krull Named to
All-WIAC Men�s Basketball Squad
Junior forward Jon Krull led UW-Stevens Point�s
selections to the all-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men�s
basketball squad as a first-team selection.
Senior forward Brian Bauer and freshman guard Pete
Rortvedt were honorable mention performers for the Pointers, who placed
third in the league while posting a 17-10 overall record and 11-5 conference
mark.
A Marshall native, Krull ranked third in the conference in scoring at 16.7
points per game. He also was sixth in the league in assists with 3.26 per
game and fifth in steals with 1.41 per game. Krull also led the Pointers
with 5.1 rebounds per game.
Krull was the best in the conference at getting to
the free throw line, making more charity shots than any other league player
attempted. He ranked seventh in the league at 82.4 percent, making 168 of
204 attempts.
Krull is the second member of his family to earn
an all-WIAC honor as his great uncle Jack Krull was a first-team pick for
the Pointers in 1957-58.
An Auburndale native, Bauer ranked 10th in the
league in scoring at 13.0 points per game. He did his best work in
conference games, averaging 14.3 points in 14 league games. Bauer ranked
second on the team with 4.3 rebounds per game and scored 29 points in a key
double overtime win over UW-Stout.
A Minocqua native and Lakeland High School
graduate, Rortvedt was the only freshman among the top 30 scorers in the
WIAC, ranking 13th with 12.3 points per game. He also had 71 three-pointers,
marking the third-highest single-season total in school history. Rortvedt
made a school and WIAC tournament single-game record nine three-pointers
while scoring 30 points in a quarterfinal win over UW-Platteville.
UW-Whitewater�s Jeremy Manchester was the league�s
Player of the Year and Warhawks� coach Pat Miller earned Coach of the Year
honors. |
