UW-Stevens Point’s Tillema Tops All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Squad; Semling Tabbed Coach of the Year
Printable version of the 2014 All-WIAC Men's Basketball Team
MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Tyler Tillema was selected the Player of the Year to lead the individuals named to the 2014 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Basketball Team by the league coaches, while UW-Stevens Point head coach Bob Semling was chosen the Coach of the Year.
Tillema also collected first team laurels in 2012 and his Player of the Year selection marks the eighth overall for the program. He currently ranks second in the WIAC with 20.2 points per game, third with 3.84 points per contest, fifth with 1.28 steals per game, seventh with a .536 field goal percentage and 10th with a .397 three-point field goal percentage.
Tillema has led the team in scoring in 15 games, including double figures in 25 of 26 contests and 15 performances of 20-plus points. He amassed a season-high 33 points against Whitworth University (Wash.) on Dec. 28.
Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included: UW-Platteville’s Chas Cross (Player of the Year); UW-Stevens Point’s Trevor Hass and Clayton Heuer; and UW-Whitewater’s Quardell Young.
UW-Stevens Point’s Austin Ryf and UW-Whitewater’s Eric Bryson were selected to the All-Defensive Team for the second straight year.
Semling earned the coaching honor for the second straight year and fourth time in his career after leading the Pointers to the WIAC regular-season and tournament titles. UW-Stevens Point began the season with a 20-game winning streak - the second-longest stretch in program history. The Pointers also earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship for the eighth consecutive season.
An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.
2014 All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Team
First Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Eric Bryson, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Elkhorn, Wis.
Chas Cross, Platteville, Senior, Center, Winnebago, Ill.
KJ Evans, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Beloit, Wis. (Memorial)
Trevor Hass, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard/Forward, New London, Wis.
Clayton Heuer, Stevens Point, Senior, Center, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Lincoln)
Aaron Jenny, Stout, Senior, Guard, Spicer, Minn. (New London-Spicer)
Jade Royston, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Calahan Skogman, La Crosse, Sophomore, Forward, Seymour, Wis.
Tyler Tillema, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Randolph, Wis.
Ollie White, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Minnetrista, Minn. (Mound-Westonka)
Quardell Young, Whitewater, Junior, Guard, Kenosha, Wis. (Bradford)
Honorable Mention
Bronson Byrne, Superior, Senior, Center, Chanhassen, Minn. (Chaska)
Lucas Collom, La Crosse, Junior, Forward, Galesville, Wis. (Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau)
Eric Gerber, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Stoughton, Wis.
Reggie Hearn, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (Marshall)
Adam Hjelter, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Guard, Hutchinson, Minn.
Alex Oman, Stout, Senior, Forward, Lake Elmo, Minn. (Stillwater)
Jarrod Peterson, Superior, Senior, Guard, Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata)
Jim Stocki, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
Luke Tweed, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Fall Creek, Wis.
Jimmy Whitehead, Stout, Senior, Guard, La Crosse, Wis. (Aquinas)
All-Defensive Team
Eric Bryson, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Elkhorn, Wis.
Chas Cross, Platteville, Senior, Center, Winnebago, Ill.
Alex Merg, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Greendale, Wis.
Austin Ryf, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Winneconne, Wis.
Ollie White, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Minnetrista, Minn. (Mound-Westonka)
All-Sportsmanship Team
Justin Behnke, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall)
Aaron Corry, Superior, Senior, Forward, Lake Nebagamon, Wis. (Northwestern)
Connor De Bruin, La Crosse, Junior, Guard, Little Chute, Wis.
Eric Effertz, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, Ladysmith, Wis.
Eric Gerber, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Stoughton, Wis.
Trevor Hass, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard/Forward, New London, Wis.
Hank Kujak, Stout, Sophomore, Guard, Blair, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)
Patrick Souter, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Greendale, Wis.
Andre Wallace, Oshkosh, Sophomore, Center, Sun Prairie, Wis.
Player of the Year: Tyler Tillema of Stevens Point
Coach of the Year: Bob Semling of Stevens Point
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete: Alex Merg of Whitewater
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