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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Adam Fravert and UW-Platteville’s Carter Voelker were tabbed Co-Players of the Year to top the individuals selected to the 2020 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Basketball Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Oshkosh’s Levi Borchert was chosen the Newcomer of the Year and UW-Platteville’s Jeff Gard the Coach of the Year.

Fravert secured first team recognition for the second straight year and becomes the sixth player in program archives to receive Player of the Year status, joining John Lallensack (1968), Ralph Sims (1977 and 1978), Tim Dworak (2002 and 2003), D.J. Marsh (2009) and Ben Boots (2019). Fravert leads the WIAC with 8.7 rebounds per contest, 62 three-point field goals made and 39 blocked shots, while ranking third with 18.9 points per game and sixth with a .819 free-throw percentage (95-of-116).

He has reached double figures in scoring in 25 of 27 contests and surpassed the 20-point mark in 10 games, including a season-high 37 points against LaGrange College (Ga.) on Dec. 30, 2019. Fravert has produced a league-best 12 double-doubles (points-rebounds) and grabbed a season-best 14 rebounds against UW-Eau Claire on Feb. 29. He also earned a spot on the All-Defensive Team for the second straight year.

Voelker claimed first team accolades for the second consecutive season and becomes the 10th Pioneer to secure Player of the Year honors, joining Steve Kundert (1974), Steve Showalter (1988), T.J. Van Wie (1993), Ernie Peavy (1995), Ben Hoffmann (1998), Merrill Brunson (1999), Jeff Skemp (2009), Chas Cross (2013) and Robert Duax (2018). Voelker leads the WIAC with 95 assists and a 1.90 assist/turnover ratio, while ranking fourth with 6.5 rebounds per contest, seventh with 15.5 points per game and 10th with a .731 free-throw percentage (76-of-104).

He has achieved double figures in scoring in 21 of 26 games and exceeded 20 points in seven games, including a season-best 30 points against UW-River Falls on Feb. 15. Voelker hauled in a season-best 13 rebounds in two games.

This is the seventh time in conference history that the Player of the Year award has been shared.

Borchert tops the WIAC with a .667 field goal percentage (102-of-153), while ranking seventh with 6.2 rebounds per contest. He had also added 9.1 points per game. A Newcomer of the Year is defined as a student-athlete who used his first season of participation in men’s basketball this season.

Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included: UW-Eau Claire’s Cole Rabedeaux; UW-Oshkosh’s Jack Flynn; and UW-Stevens Point’s Ethan Bublitz. Flynn was also a first team selection in 2018, while Bublitz added first team distinction in 2017.

Gard was selected the Coach of the Year for the second time in the last three seasons after leading the Pioneers to the 21st regular-season conference title in program archives. UW-Platteville’s 22 wins are the third-most for the program in the last 21 seasons. The Pioneers also secured a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship for the third straight year – and 13th time overall.

An All-Sportsmanship Team was chosen for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. It included one member from each school.

2020 All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)

Ethan Anderson, La Crosse, Sophomore, Guard, Black River Falls, Wis.
Equan Ards, Whitewater, Junior, Guard/Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (Hamilton)
Ethan Bublitz, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Jackson, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Julian Jackson, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Minneapolis, Minn. (Patrick Henry)
Jack Flynn, Oshkosh, Senior, Center, Appleton, Wis. (West)
Adam Fravert, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Marshfield, Wis.
Terek Nesheim, La Crosse, Senior, Forward, Mount Horeb, Wis.
Cole Rabedeaux, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Poulsbo, Wash. (North Kitsap)
Quentin Shields, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Chicago, Ill. (Brooks College Prep Academy)
Carter Voelker, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Kiel, Wis.

Honorable Mention

Levi Borchert, Oshkosh, Freshman, Forward, Kimberly, Wis.
Carter Brooks, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Lakeville, Minn. (North)
Jon Ciriacks, Stout, Junior, Forward, East Troy, Wis.
Wyatt Cook, La Crosse, Junior, Forward, Pewaukee, Wis.
Blake Ehrke, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Deerfield, Wis.
Cam Kuepers, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, Madison, Wis. (Lakeside Lutheran)
Garrett Nelson, Stevens Point, Junior, Guard, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Spencer Page, Eau Claire, Sophomore, Forward, Rice Lake, Wis.
Brandon Spray, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward, Prairie du Sac, Wis. (Sauk Prairie)
Jack Stensgard, River Falls, Junior, Guard, Inver Grove Heights, Minn. (Simley)
Justin Stovall, Platteville, Junior, Forward, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young)
Kyle Tuma, Platteville, Sophomore, Forward, Valders, Wis.

All-Defensive Team

Adam Fravert, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Marshfield, Wis.
Luke Norcia, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Highland Park, Ill.
Quentin Shields, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Chicago, Ill. (Brooks College Prep Academy)
Justin Stovall, Platteville, Junior, Forward, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young)
Blake Wacholz, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Lakeville, Minn. (South)

All-Sportsmanship Team

TYreese Alexander, Stout, Junior, Forward, Pontiac, Mich. (Oxford)
Zac Haese, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Wrightstown, Wis.
Tanner Hudziak, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Wild Rose, Wis.
Riley Jensen, Whitewater, Senior, Center, Milton, Wis. (Janesville Craig)
Matthew Keller, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Elk River, Minn.
Matt Koerner, Stevens Point, Senior, Forward/Center, West Bend, Wis. (West)
Adam Link, Eau Claire, Senior, Guard, Marshall, Wis.
Jake Zeitler, Oshkosh, Senior, Forward, Luxemburg, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco)

Co-Players of the Year:  Adam Fravert of Oshkosh and Carter Voelker of Platteville

Newcomer of the Year:  Levi Borchert of Oshkosh

Coach of the Year:  Jeff Gard of Platteville

University of Wisconsin-River Falls’ Matthew Keller has been selected recipient of the 2020 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award.

A senior from Elk River, Minn., Keller maintains a 3.75 grade point average and is majoring in computer science with a minor in economics. He is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma/National College Athlete Honor Society, as well as a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Keller has been recognized on UW-River Falls’ Dean’s List numerous semesters and received an Academic Achievement Award Scholarship.

A team captain this season, Keller finished second on the squad with 11.6 points per contest. He was a member of UW-River Falls’ conference regular-season and tournament championship team during the 2016-17 campaign. Keller also received the Falcons’ Newcomer of the Year Award that season.

Keller has volunteered with Feed My Starving Children, Trick-or-Treat For Canned Goods and game nights at Wellhaven Senior Living.

UW-Eau Claire’s Blake Wacholz (Sr., Lakeville, Minn./South) was also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award.

The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Max Sparger, who served as commissioner of the Wisconsin State University Conference for 22 years from 1971-93. He oversaw the transition of the conference from NAIA to full NCAA membership. Sparger arrived at UW-Stout in 1959 and served the institution in a variety of capacities, including an assistant football and basketball coach, head wrestling coach and head football coach. He served as UW-Stout's athletics director from 1969-71 and was inducted into the WIAC Hall of Fame in 2012.

In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average. In addition, he must be in his last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years.