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Jim Capelle
Senior • Forward • Wisconsin Dells
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2004, 2005 & 2006 … Started all 80 games that he has played in, including 50 victories … Totaled 1,123 points, 447 rebounds, 146 assists, 132 three-point baskets and 64 steals … Ranks 10th in UW-Oshkosh history in career three-point field goals and 19th in career points … Scored in double figures in 64 of the 80 games that he has played in.

2006: Started all 26 games … Received All-WIAC honorable mention recognition … Averaged 13.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game … Shot 89.5 percent (137-153) from the free-throw line to rank 11th in the NCAA Division III … Scored 27 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 70-67 overtime loss to UW-La Crosse in the WIAC Tournament … Scored 25 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 65-55 victory over UW-Superior … Scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 60-55 loss to UW-La Crosse … Scored 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 81-63 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 80-49 win over Finlandia University (Mich.).

2005: Started all 27 games … Received NCAA Division III All-West Region third team honors by D3hoops.com … Received All-WIAC first team honors … Averaged 14.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game … Shot 83.1 percent (103-124) from the free throw line … Scored a career-high 28 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 81-71 win over Cardinal Stritch University … Scored 26 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 77-71 overtime win over UW-Superior … Scored 24 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 74-65 loss to UW-Stout … Scored 21 points and grabbed a career-best 11 rebounds in 67-60 win over UW-Eau Claire.

2004: Started all 27 games … Received All-WIAC first team honors … First UW-Oshkosh freshman to receive All-WIAC first team honors … First UW-Oshkosh freshman to lead UW-Oshkosh in scoring since Ralph Sims during the 1974-75 season … Averaged 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game … Shot 85 percent (85-100) from the free throw line … Scored 21 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished off a career-best 5 assists in 80-54 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 21 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 65-45 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 21 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 70-62 loss to UW-Stout … Scored 19 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 71-50 win over Marian College … Scored 17 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 70-59 loss to UW-Stevens Point.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Wisconsin Dells High School, where he was a four-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Monte Mattei … Played in the 2003 Wisconsin High School Basketball Division 2 All-Star Game … Also earned four varsity letters in football and three in baseball.

Personal: Majoring in communications.


Chris Curtin
Freshman • Guard •Sturgeon Bay
 

High School: A 2006 graduate of Sturgeon Bay High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Jim Benesh … Played in the 2006 Wisconsin High School Basketball Division 2 All-Star Game … Also earned four varsity letters in football and three in track and field … Member of the school’s 2004 WIAA Division 4 state championship football team.

Personal: Majoring in physical education and health promotion … Father, Cam, played four seasons for the UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team from 1979-82.


Matt Dirkmann
Junior • Guard • Mishicot
 

Transfers to UW-Oshkosh from UW-Manitowoc.

2006: Played basketball at UW-Manitowoc.

2005: Played basketball at UW-Manitowoc.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Mishicot High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Pat Rau … Also earned three varsity letters in football.

Personal: Majoring in physical education and health promotion.



Chad Doedens
Senior • Guard • Cedarburg
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2004, 2005 & 2006 … Played in 79 games, including 77 as a starter … Played in 49 victories … Totaled 388 points, 215 rebounds and 204 assists … Ranks 15th in UW-Oshkosh history in career assists.

2006: Started all 26 games … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game … Scored 13 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished off 5 assists in 76-55 win over UW-Superior … Scored 13 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished off 5 assists in 82-75 overtime loss to Lawrence University … Scored 10 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished off 4 assists in 68-67 overtime loss to UW-Whitewater … Scored 9 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off 6 assists to tie a career high in 58-56 loss to UW-River Falls.

2005: Started all 27 games … Averaged 4.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game … Scored 12 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 77-63 win over UW-Stout … Scored 8 points, grabbed a career-best 8 rebounds and dished off 4 assists in 81-71 win over Cardinal Stritch University … Scored 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off a career-best 6 assists in 77-68 win over Edgewood College … Scored 8 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished off 6 assists to tie a career high in 85-67 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 74-65 loss to UW-Stout.

2004: Played in 26 games, including 24 as a starter … Averaged 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game … Scored a career-high 16 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 63-55 loss to UW-Platteville … Scored 15 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 73-58 loss to Lawrence University … Scored 12 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 80-54 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 9 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 64-50 loss to UW-Whitewater … Scored 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 56-52 loss to Edgewood College … Scored 9 points in 74-49 win over Beloit College … Scored 6 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished off 4 assists in 60-48 win over Luther College (Iowa) … Scored 8 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 75-60 win over UW-Superior.

High School:
A 2003 graduate of Cedarburg High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Ben Siebert … Also earned two varsity letters in soccer and one in football.

Personal: Majoring in business.


Kerry Gibson
Senior • Center • Jefferson
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2004, 2005 & 2006 … Played in all 80 games, including 73 as a starter … Played in 50 victories … Totaled 781 points, 503 rebounds and 248 blocked shots … Needs 97 blocked shots to tally the third-highest career total in NCAA Division III history … Needs 27 blocked shots to set a WIAC career record … Ranks first in UW-Oshkosh history in career blocked shots.

2006: Started all 26 games … Received All-WIAC honorable mention recognition … Averaged 11.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and a WIAC-leading 3.9 blocked shots per game … Ranked second in the NCAA Division III in blocked shots per contest … Scored a career-high 27 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, blocked six shots and dished off 2 assists in 82-75 overtime loss to Lawrence University … Scored 23 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 6 shots and dished off 2 assists in 70-69 win over Carroll College … Scored 21 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and blocked six shots in 74-52 win over UW-Stevens Point … Scored 19 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in 80-61 loss to UW-Stout … Scored 15 points, grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds and blocked 2 shots in 55-49 win over UW-River Falls … Scored 13 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked a career-best 9 shots in 59-49 loss to UW-Whitewater.

2005: Started all 27 games … Received All-WIAC honorable mention recognition … Averaged 11.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and a WIAC-leading 2.9 blocked shots per game … … Ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III in blocked shots per contest … Scored 26 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 77-72 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire in the WIAC Tournament … Scored 22 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 97-92 overtime win over UW-Whitewater … Scored 18 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 69-44 loss to UW-Stevens Point … Scored 17 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 74-59 win over UW-Stevens Point … Scored 10 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and blocked 6 shots in 74-65 loss to UW-Stout … Scored 9 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 81-71 win over Cardinal Stritch University.

2004: Played in all 27 games, including 20 starts … Averaged 5.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and a WIAC-leading 2.5 blocked shots per game … Scored 12 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 63-55 loss to UW-Stevens Point … Scored 11 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 74-49 win over Beloit College … Scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 68-53 loss to UW-Stevens Point … Scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 65-45 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 65-50 loss to UW-La Crosse … Scored 8 points, blocked 6 shots and grabbed 3 rebounds in 75-60 win over UW-Superior … Scored 7 points, blocked 6 shots and grabbed 4 rebounds in 63-55 loss to UW-Platteville … Scored 6 points, blocked 6 shots and grabbed 7 rebounds in 57-47 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 5 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 80-54 win over Finlandia University (Mich.).

High School: A 2003 graduate of Jefferson High School, where he was a four-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coaches Greg Fetherston and Kyle Koski … Also earned three varsity letters in golf, two in football and one in baseball.

Personal: Majoring in history.


Mike Higgins
Freshman • Forward • Pembine
 

High School: A 2006 graduate of Niagara High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Jim Hoogland … Also earned three varsity letters in football and one in both baseball and golf.

Personal: Major is undecided.



Ryan Johnsen
Junior • Guard • Greendale
 

Transfers back to UW-Oshkosh from Edgewood College.

UW-Oshkosh Career: Earned varsity letter in 2005 … Played in 4 games, all victories … Totaled 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

2006: Played basketball at Edgewood College … Started all 26 games … Received All-Lake Michigan Conference honorable mention recognition … Averaged 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game … Scored a career-high 27 points in 78-48 win over California Institute of Technology … Scored 24 points in 75-72 loss to Robert Morris College-Springfield (Ill.).

2005: Played in 4 games at UW-Oshkosh … Averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game … Scored 3 points, grabbed 1 rebound and dished off 1 assist in 88-61 win over Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) … Scored 2 points, grabbed 1 rebound and dished off 1 assist in 85-67 win over Finlandia University (Mich.).

2004: Redshirt in basketball at UW-Oshkosh.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Greendale High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Paul Krajewski … Also earned three varsity letters in football … Brother, Kyle, is a freshman member on UW-Oshkosh’s football and baseball teams.

Personal: Majoring in accounting … Owns a 3.35 cumulative grade point average.



Jordan Johnson
Junior • Forward • Waupaca
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2005 & 2006 … Played in 49 games, including 32 victories … Started five games … Totaled 115 points, 108 rebounds and 36 assists.

2006: Played in all 26 games, including five as a starter … Averaged 2.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Scored a career-high 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 80-66 win over UW-Platteville … Scored 6 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 80-49 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 6 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 72-52 win over Edgewood College … Scored 6 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 81-63 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 2 points, grabbed a career-best 8 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 70-69 win over Carroll College … Grabbed 6 rebounds and dished off 1 assist in 58-56 loss to UW-River Falls.

2005: Played in 23 games … Averaged 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds per game … Scored 9 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished off 1 assist in 88-61 win over Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) … Scored 5 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished off 1 assist in 81-71 win over Cardinal Stritch University … Scored 4 points, grabbed 2 rebounds and dished off 1 assist in 77-62 loss to UW-La Crosse … Scored 4 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 71-61 win over UW-Superior … Scored 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 74-65 loss to UW-Stout.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Waupaca High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Tim Locum …
Played in the 2004 Wisconsin High School Basketball Division 2 All-Star Game … Also earned three varsity letters in football.

Personal: Majoring in accounting … Owns a 3.56 cumulative grade point average.


Derek Khan
Sophomore • Guard • Greenfield
 

2006: Attended UW-Oshkosh.

2005: Played basketball at UW-Waukesha.

High School:
A 2004 graduate of Greenfield High School, where he started one season for head boys’ basketball coach Jim Nowak.

Personal: Majoring in business marketing.



D.J. Marsh
Freshman • Forward • Bayside
 

2006: Received medical basketball hardship at UW-Oshkosh.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Nicolet High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Paul Hepp.

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice.


Luke Miller
Freshman • Forward • Elk Grove Village, Ill.
 

High School: A 2006 graduate of Elk Grove High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Steve Messer … Also earned two varsity letters in both baseball and football.

Personal: Majoring in broadfield social science.



Matt Miller
Sophomore • Guard • Hudson
 

Career: Earned varsity letter in 2006 … Played in all 26 games, including 17 victories … Totaled 127 points, 16 steals, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.

2006: Played in all 26 games … Averaged 4.9 points, 0.6 steals, 0.5 assists and 0.4 rebounds per game … Scored a career-high 16 points and dished off 1 assist in 69-58 win over Robert Morris College-Springfield (Ill.) … Scored 13 points and grabbed 1 rebound in 54-50 win over UW-Platteville … Scored 12 points and dished off 1 assist in 80-49 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 10 points and dished off 1 assist in 72-52 win over Edgewood College … Scored 9 points and dished off 2 assists in 68-58 win over UW-Eau Claire,

High School: A 2005 graduate of Hudson High School, where he was a four-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Tim Scharfenberg … Played in the 2005 Wisconsin High School Basketball Division 1 All-Star Game … Also earned one varsity letter in soccer.

Personal: Majoring in computer science … Brother, Nate, played four seasons for the UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team from 2000-03.


John Polkowski
Freshman • Forward • Goodman
 

High School: A 2006 graduate of Goodman High School, where he was a four-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Bill Taylor … Also earned four varsity letters in baseball and three in football.

Personal: Majoring in physical education and health promotion.



Dane Secker-Anderson
Sophomore • Forward • Oshkosh
 

Transfers to UW-Oshkosh from the University of North Dakota.

2006: Played basketball at the University of North Dakota … Appeared in 19 of team’s 28 games … Averaged 2.7 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game … Scored a career-high 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 86-78 loss to Mayville State University (N.D.) … Scored 8 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 78-72 win over Southwest State University (Minn.) … Scored 6 points and grabbed a career-best 7 rebounds in 80-77 overtime win over Valley City State University (N.D.).

2005: Redshirt in basketball at the University of North Dakota.

High School: A 2004 graduate of Oshkosh West High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Steve Randall … Also earned one varsity letter in baseball.

Personal: Majoring in communications.



Huston Sprang
Sophomore • Guard • Manitowoc
 

Career: Earned varsity letter in 2006 … Played in five games, all victories … Totaled 7 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

2006: Played in five games … Averaged 1.8 points, 0.8 steals and 0.6 rebounds per game … Scored a career-high 5 points and dished off 1 assist in 80-49 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Scored 2 points and grabbed a career-best 2 rebounds in 76-55 win over Haskell Indian Nations University (Kan.) … Grabbed 1 rebound in 72-52 win over Edgewood College.

High School: A 2005 graduate of Manitowoc Lincoln High School, where he was a two-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach and former UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball player Mark Christenson.

Personal: Majoring in marketing.


Nathan Wesener
Senior • Forward • Potter
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2004, 2005 & 2006 … Played in all 80 games, including 20 as a starter … Participated in 50 victories … Totaled 276 points, 239 rebounds, 57 assists and 37 steals.

2006: Played in all 26 games, including 20 as a starter … Averaged 4.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 60.3 percent (44-73) from the field … Scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in 59-49 loss to UW-Whitewater … Scored 9 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished off 3 assists in 81-63 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 9 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 54-50 win over UW-Platteville … Scored 9 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in 58-55 loss to UW-Stout … Scored 6 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to tie a career high in 58-56 loss to UW-River Falls … Scored 2 points, grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 69-58 win over Robert Morris College-Springfield (Ill.).

2005: Played in all 27 games … Averaged 2.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game while shooting 62.5 percent (25-40) from the field … Scored 11 points in 77-72 win over Carroll College … Scored 6 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 62-51 win over UW-River Falls … Scored 6 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 88-61 win over Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) … Scored 4 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and dished off 1 assist in 65-59 win over UW-River Falls.

2004: Played in all 27 games … Averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … Scored 7 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in 72-64 win over UW-Platteville … Scored 7 points and grabbed 1 rebound in 64-50 loss to UW-Whitewater … Scored 7 points and grabbed 3 rebounds in 75-60 win over UW-Superior … Scored 6 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 71-50 win over Marian College … Scored 6 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off a career-best 3 assists in 65-45 win over UW-Eau Claire … Scored 6 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished off 2 assists in 65-47 win over UW-La Crosse … Scored 2 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in 70-59 loss to UW-Stevens Point.

High School: A 2003 graduate of Hilbert High School, where he was a three-year varsity starter for head boys’ basketball coach Dave Schmitting … Played in the 2003 Wisconsin High School Basketball Division 4 All-Star Game … Also earned four varsity letters in track and field and three in football … Played in WIAA Division 6 championship football games in 2001 and 2002.

Personal: Majoring in secondary education.


Jordan Wypiszynski
Junior • Forward • Ashwaubenon
 

Career: Earned varsity letters in 2005 & 2006 … Played in nine games, all victories … Totaled 1 point and 4 rebounds.

2006: Played in five games … Averaged 0.2 points and 0.4 rebounds per game … Scored 1 point and grabbed 2 rebounds, both career highs, in 72-52 win over Edgewood College.

2005: Played in four games … Averaged 0.5 rebounds per game … Grabbed 1 rebound in 85-67 win over Finlandia University (Mich.) … Grabbed 1 rebound in 88-61 win over Purdue University-North Central (Ind.).
2004: Competed in track and field at St. Cloud State University (Minn.).

High School: A 2003 graduate of Ashwaubenon High School, where he was a three-year varsity letterman for head boys’ basketball coach Jeff Vanderloo … Also earned four varsity letters in track and field and two in football … Won the high jump title at the 2002 WIAA Division 1 Track and Field Championship … Member of the school’s football team that captured WIAA Division 2 state titles in 2000 and 2001.

Personal: Majoring in communications … Earned a varsity letter as a member of the 2005 UW-Oshkosh men’s outdoor track and field team.