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Marsh Named To All-WIAC First Team

Jordan Johnson D.J. Marsh Matt Miller Dane Seckar-Anderson

The UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team placed one player on the 2007-08 All-WIAC first team. D.J. Marsh (So. • Bayside) earned the honor by a vote of the league’s nine head coaches.

Marsh, who started all 26 games for the Titans, averaged a team-leading 17.1 points per contest. His scoring output ranked fifth in the WIAC. He also grabbed 6.6 rebounds per game and shot 82.2 percent from the free-throw line. The 6-foot-4 forward shot 50.3 percent from the field while accumulating 53 assists and 31 steals. 

Marsh posted a double-digit scoring total in 22 of UW-Oshkosh’s 26 games this past year. He eclipsed the 20-point mark on 12 occasions, including a career-best 33 in the Titans’ 67-66 WIAC Tournament loss to UW-Superior on Feb. 25. Marsh also grabbed a personal-high 13 rebounds in the contest. He amassed one other double-double during the year with a 16-point, 10-rebound performance in UW-Oshkosh’s 78-61 victory over UW-Stout on Feb. 2. Marsh also led the Titans to an 81-68 win over UW-La Crosse on Jan. 19 by scoring 30 points and grabbing seven rebounds while hitting 14-of-15 shots at the free-throw line.

Marsh was a starter in all 27 games for UW-Oshkosh during the 2006-07 season. He averaged 10.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game that season while hitting 42.3 percent of his three-point attempts.

Marsh’s career totals in two years include 726 points, 259 rebounds, 80 assists, 55 steals and 50.7 percent accuracy from the field. He received a medical hardship while attending UW-Oshkosh during the 2005-06 season.

The Titans also had Jordan Johnson (Sr. • Waupaca), Matt Miller (Jr. • Hudson) and Dane Seckar-Anderson (Jr. • Oshkosh) earn All-WIAC honorable mention status.

Johnson averaged a team-high 8.3 rebounds per game this past year, finishing just one board shy of winning the WIAC rebounding crown. He also scored 10.3 points per contest and led UW-Oshkosh with 67 assists and 41 steals. Johnson put together six double-doubles in 2007-08, including a 13-point, 14-rebound effort in a 77-67 loss to UW-Superior on Feb. 23 and a 15-point, 13-rebound performance in the Titans’ 81-68 victory over UW-La Crosse on Jan. 19.

Miller was the conference’s leader in both free-throw percentage (89.5 percent) and three-point field goals made (90). He finished the 2007-08 season hitting 43.1 percent of his attempts from long range while scoring 16.2 points per game. Miller also totaled 48 assists and 28 steals. He scored more than 20 points in a game eight times, including 29 with seven three-point baskets in the Titans’ 78-61 victory over UW-Stout on Feb. 2.

Seckar-Anderson was one of five players to start all 26 games for UW-Oshkosh in 2007-08. His average of 1.35 blocked shots per game ranked second in the WIAC. Seckar-Anderson also averaged 15.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while hitting 54.7 percent of his field goal attempts. He compiled three double-doubles, including 18 points and 12 rebounds in the Titans’ 78-61 win over UW-Stout on Feb. 2. In UW-Oshkosh’s 80-63 win against UW-River Falls on Feb. 16, Seckar-Anderson tallied a career-high 30 points.

The remaining members of the All-WIAC first team were Bryan Beamish, Steve Hicklin and Pete Rortvedt of UW-Stevens Point, Dan Beyer of UW-Eau Claire, Matt Goodwin and Miles McKay of UW-Whitewater, Curt Hanson and Jeff Skemp of UW-Platteville and Jake Smith of UW-Superior.

Johnson, who topped the WIAC in minutes played with 36.5 per game, also made the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Other members of the team included Khalifa El-Amin of UW-Stevens Point, Berent Froiland of UW-Platteville, Chris Jardine of UW-Stout, Billy Kegler of UW-La Crosse, Scott Kelly of UW-River Falls, Rob Perry of UW-Whitewater, Greg Polkowski of UW-Superior and Zack Ryan of UW-
Eau Claire.

Yellowjackets Nip Titans In WIAC Tournament Opener

Jordan JohnsonD.J. MarshDane Seckar-AndersonDan Culy’s two free throws with 16 seconds remaining pushed UW-Superior past UW-Oshkosh, 67-66, in the quarterfinal round of the WIAC Men's Basketball Tournament held Monday (Feb. 25) in Kolf Sports Center.

Fifth-seeded UW-Superior (12-14) advances to play top-seeded UW-Whitewater (22-4) in the semifinal round on Wednesday (Feb. 27) in Whitewater. The Warhawks defeated eighth-seeded UW-Stout (7-19), 78-67, on Monday.

Other quarterfinal round results on Monday had third-seeded UW-Stevens Point (21-5) edge sixth-seeded UW-La Crosse (11-15), 74-66 in overtime, and seventh-seeded UW-Eau Claire (12-14) trim second-seeded UW-Platteville (19-7), 84-80.

Fourth-seeded UW-Oshkosh (17-9) held a 66-62 advantage before UW-Superior's Jake Smith hit a three-point basket to cut the Yellowjackets' deficit to 66-65 with 29 seconds to play. The Titans had an opportunity to extend their lead, but Jordan Johnson (Sr. • Waupaca) missed two free throws with 19 seconds left. Johnson committed a foul going for his second miss, sending Culy to the charity stripe for what turned out to be the game's winning points.

Following a UW-Oshkosh turnover, Smith missed two free throws with four seconds remaining to keep the Titans' chance at a victory alive. The game ended with Smith blocking Johnson's desperation three-point attempt.

D.J. Marsh (So. • Bayside) brought UW-Oshkosh back from an 11-point, second-half deficit to a 66-62 lead. Marsh poured in 15 points in a span of 6:09 to take the Titans from a 53-49 deficit with 7:42 remaining to a 64-62 lead with 1:33 left.

UW-Oshkosh, which suffered a 77-67 loss to UW-Superior on Saturday (Feb. 23) in Kolf Sports Center, jumped to a 12-4 lead 5:04 into play. UW-Superior answered with a 16-3 scoring run to go ahead 20-15 with 7:11 remaining in the opening period. The Yellowjackets had their 32-23 halftime lead vanish as Marsh's three-point play tied the contest at 59 with five minutes left in the contest.

Marsh totaled 33 points and 13 rebounds, both career bests. It was his second double-double of the season. The Titans also acquired 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists from Johnson and 10 points, four rebounds and three steals from Dane Seckar-Anderson (Jr. • Oshkosh). Johnson was playing in his 102nd game for the Titans and concluded his UW-Oshkosh career with 600 points, 445 rebounds and 151 assists.

Culy topped UW-Superior with 25 points, including 7-of-9 shooting from the field and 7-of-7 shooting from the free-throw line. He also dished off three rebounds and blocked three shots. Smith totaled 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the field while Shane Manor contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. The freshman trio combined for 60 points, including 21-of-29 shooting from the field.

UW-Oshkosh, which ended the season with three straight losses, shot 45.2 percent (28-62) from the field. The Titans shot just 15.4 percent (2-13) behind the three-point arc and 57.1 percent (8-14) from the free-throw stripe.

UW-Superior shot 53.3 percent (24-45) from the field. The Yellowjackets hit 8-of-15 three-point shots (53.3 percent) and 11-of-17 free throws (64.7 percent).

The game featured just 14 turnovers, with UW-Superior committing nine and UW-Oshkosh five. The Titans won the rebounding battle, 35-25.