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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh’s Levi Borchert was tabbed the Player of the Year to lead the individuals chosen to the 2022 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Basketball Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-River Falls’ Rodrick Payne was selected the Newcomer of the Year and UW-Oshkosh’s Matt Lewis the Coach of the Year. 

Borchert secured first team accolades for the second straight season after being named Newcomer of the Year in 2020. He leads the conference with 10.7 rebounds and 34.1 minutes per game, while ranking second with 18.6 points per contest and a .621 field goal percentage (187 of 301). Borchert has produced 14 double-doubles and scored in double figures in 24 of 25 games, including a career-high 32 points against UW-River Falls on Jan. 22, 2022. He matched a career high with 18 rebounds against St. Norbert College (Wis.) on Dec. 21, 2021.

Repeat selections on the first team from a season ago included: UW-La Crosse’s Ethan Anderson and Wyatt Cook (Player of the Year); UW-Oshkosh’s Eddie Muench and Hunter Plamann; and UW-Platteville’s Quentin Shields. Anderson and Shields also secured first team recognition in 2020. 

Payne ranks fifth in the conference with 7.0 rebounds per game, 10th with a .509 field goal percentage and 12th with 14.1 points per contest. He reached double figures in scoring in 17 games, including a season-best 27 points at UW-Oshkosh on Jan. 22, 2022. Payne produced five double-doubles. A Newcomer of the Year is defined as a student-athlete who used his first season of participation in men’s basketball this season. Transfers are not eligible unless they didn’t participate in men’s basketball at their previous institution. 

UW-La Crosse’s Sean Suchomel, UW-Oshkosh’s Eric Peterson and UW-Platteville’s Justin Stovall claimed a spot on the five-member all-defensive team for the second straight year. Stovall also received the distinction in 2020. 

Lewis has directed the Titans to the WIAC regular-season and tournament titles, as well as a 22-3 record and a bid into the NCAA Division III Championship. This is the fourth time in the last five seasons that UW-Oshkosh has eclipsed the 20-win mark. 

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

2022 All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Team 

Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School) 

Ethan Anderson, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Black River Falls, Wis. (Black River Falls) 
Levi Borchert, Oshkosh, Junior, Forward, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly) 
Wyatt Cook, La Crosse, Senior, Forward, Pewaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee) 
Derek Gray, Whitewater, Freshman, Guard, Madison, Wis. (La Follette) 
Noah Hanson, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Eau Claire, Wis. (North) 
Eddie Muench, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Ripon, Wis. (Ripon) 
Hunter Plamann, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (Xavier) 
Quentin Shields, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill. (Brooks College Prep Academy) 
Kyle Tuma, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Valders, Wis. (Valders) 
Lovell Williams, Stout, Sophomore, Guard, Rogers, Minn. (Rogers) 

Honorable Mention 

Seth Anderson, La Crosse, Senior, Forward, Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield) 
Jack Brahm, Whitewater, Junior, Forward, Bayside, Wis. (Glendale Nicolet) 
Gage Malensek, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Brookfield, Wis. (Central) 
Garrett Nelson, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Beaver Dam, Wis. (Beaver Dam) 
Rodrick Payne, River Falls, Freshman, Center, Cottage Grove, Minn. (East Ridge) 
Logan Pearson, Platteville, Sophomore, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
Justin Stovall, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 
Quinn Steckbauer, Oshkosh, Junior, Guard, Merrill, Wis. (Merrill) 
Armani Tinsley, Stout, Senior, Guard, Detroit, Mich. (Western International) 
Brock Voigt, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 

All-Defensive Team 

Jon Ciriacks, Stout, Senior, Forward, East Troy, Wis. (East Troy) 
Eric Peterson, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Batavia, Ill. (Batavia) 
Justin Stovall, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 
Sean Suchomel, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 
Brock Voigt, Eau Claire, Junior, Forward, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 

All-Sportsmanship Team 

Nathan Banasik, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Prairie du Chien, Wis. (Prairie du Chien) 
Dylan Bunders, La Crosse, Senior, Forward, Almond, Wis. (Almond-Bancroft) 
JT Petrie, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Sheboygan Falls, Wis. (Sheboygan Falls) 
Bryce Phillips, River Falls, Senior, Guard, St. Paul, Minn. (North St. Paul) 
Will Pytleski, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest) 
Alex Ranney, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Waterloo, Wis. (Lake Mills) 
Drew Scott, Stout, Senior, Center, Prairie du Chien, Wis. (Prairie du Chien) 
Brady Wagner, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Lake Mills, Wis. (Lake Mills) 

Player of the Year:  Levi Borchert of Oshkosh 

Newcomer of the Year:  Rodrick Payne of River Falls 

Coach of the Year:  Matt Lewis of Oshkosh 

Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete:  Spencer Page of Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Spencer Page has been selected recipient of the 2022 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete Award.  

Page, a senior from Rice Lake, Wis. (Rice Lake), sustains a 3.76 grade point average and is double-majoring in business finance and business economics. He secured a spot on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court for the 2020-21 season and is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. Page has been recognized on UW-Eau Claire’s Dean’s List. 

A two-year team captain, he secured All-WIAC honorable mention recognition in 2020. Page started all 26 games for the Blugolds this season and contributed 9.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest. 

In 2021, he was elected as a member of the Northwestern Mutual Internship iLead Program, as well as a Target 20 qualifier for the Northwestern Mutual Internship Program. Page is a member of UW-Eau Claire’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and has volunteered at the Eau Claire Community Table and Eau Claire Boys and Girls Club. 

Also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award were: UW-La Crosse’s Seth Anderson (Sr., Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield); UW-Oshkosh’s Eric Peterson (Sr., Batavia, Ill./Batavia); UW-Platteville’s Blake McCann (Sr., Janesville, Wis./Craig); UW-River Falls’ Thomas Robarge (Sr., Chippewa Falls, Wis./Chi-Hi); and UW-Stout’s Drew Scott (Sr., Prairie du Chien, Wis./Prairie du Chien). 

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. The award is based on academic achievements, athletics accomplishments and involvement in other campus activities, organizations and community service projects.