9o-5 (2011-12 DWU Men's Basketball Media Guide ... - DWU Athletics
9o-5 (2011-12 DWU Men's Basketball Media Guide ... - DWU Athletics
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PROFILES<br />
Tiger Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong><br />
FRESHMEN<br />
#20 Luke Bamberg<br />
6-6 • 190 • Freshman • Forward<br />
Corsica, S.D.<br />
Corsica High School<br />
General: Comes to <strong>DWU</strong> after a successful<br />
prep career at Corsica High School ...<br />
helped his teams to a 44-3 record and a<br />
state title in his final two seasons ... expected to make an<br />
immediate impact with the Tigers ... also signed to play<br />
baseball for <strong>DWU</strong>.<br />
High School: A four-year starter and letterwinner at Corsica<br />
High School ... averaged <strong>12</strong> points, eight rebounds and five<br />
assists per game as a senior despite missing part of the<br />
season with a knee injury ... shot 55 percent from the field ... led<br />
the Jaguars to the <strong>2011</strong> Class “B” State Championship and a<br />
23-2 record ... went 21-1 as a junior ... a four-time All-<br />
Conference selection, including a two-time first-team honoree<br />
... earned Class “B” All-State Second-Team honors and Class<br />
“B” All-Tournament honors as a senior ... earned the<br />
Sportsmanship Award at the Hanson Classic ... also lettered<br />
twice in baseball.<br />
Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1992 ... son of Robert and Brenda<br />
Bamberg ... an undecided major ... played high school<br />
basketball with Tiger teammate Kris Menning.<br />
Jace Eckstaine<br />
5-11 • 170 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Crooks, S.D.<br />
Tri-Valley High School<br />
General: Had a successful prep career for<br />
Tri-Valley High School ... could make an<br />
immediate impact as a freshman ... adds<br />
depth to the Tiger lineup.<br />
High School: A three-year starter and four-time letterwinner for<br />
Tri-Valley High School ... averaged 17 points, six rebounds,<br />
three assists and two steals per game as a senior ... averaged<br />
13 points, four rebounds and three assists per game as a<br />
junior ... earned All-Conference honors ... helped the Mustangs<br />
to a 17-6 record in both his junior and senior seasons ... also<br />
lettered three times in football and twice in track ... a part of the<br />
2007 and 2008 Class “11B” State Championship football<br />
teams ... earned All-Conference honors and was named to the<br />
Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45 Honorable Mention squad ...<br />
a member of the honor roll for four years ... a member of the<br />
National Honor Society.<br />
Personal: Born Oct. 23, 1992 ... son of Terry and Tara Eckstaine<br />
... an undecided major.<br />
www.dwu.edu/athletics<br />
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TIGERS<br />
Thomas Geraets<br />
6-4 • 175 • Freshman • Guard<br />
Dell Rapids, S.D.<br />
Dell Rapids High School<br />
General: Joins the Tigers after a<br />
successful prep career at Dell Rapids High<br />
School ... could see playing time as a<br />
freshman ... adds height and depth to the <strong>DWU</strong> lineup.<br />
High School: A three-year starter and letterwinner at Dell<br />
Rapids High School ... shot just under 74 percent from the freethrow<br />
line ... had 66 steals as a senior ... helped the Quarriers<br />
to a 23-3 record and a third-place finish at the Class “A” State<br />
Tournament as a senior ... named Dell Rapids’ Athlete-of-the-<br />
Year in 2010 ... also lettered twice in football.<br />
Personal: Born Sept. 29, 1992 ... son of Julie Wanner and the<br />
late Jay Geraets ... an athletic training major.<br />
#24 Stephen Lee<br />
6-6 • 185 • Freshman • Forward<br />
Viborg, S.D.<br />
Viborg High School<br />
General: Played for successful prep<br />
programs with Viborg and Viborg/Hurley ...<br />
adds height to the Tiger lineup ... should<br />
see varsity minutes as a freshman.<br />
High School: Earned three varsity letters and was a three-year<br />
starter at Viborg ... helped Viborg/Hurley to a runner-up finish at<br />
the Class “A” State Tournament as a senior ... averaged 6.3<br />
points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a senior ... a<br />
part of three Tri-Valley Conference Championships as well as<br />
three district and regional championships ... earned Tri-Valley<br />
Conference Honorable Mention honors as a junior ... also<br />
lettered three times in football and five times in track ... earned<br />
All-Conference Honorable Mention honors for football and All-<br />
State First-Team honors for football.<br />
Personal: Born July 10, 1992 ... son of Troy and Amy Lee ... an<br />
undecided major.<br />
#52 Pyne Lenocker<br />
6-5 • 215 • Freshman • Forward<br />
Tulare, S.D.<br />
Hitchcock-Tulare High School<br />
General: Played prep basketball for a<br />
successful program at Hitchcock-Tulare ...<br />
could see varsity minutes as a freshman.<br />
High School: Earned two letters and started for one year at<br />
Hitchcock-Tulare High School ... averaged <strong>12</strong>.4 points and nine<br />
rebounds per game as a senior ... shot 62 percent from the<br />
field and 56 percent from the line ... blocked 47 shots ... helped<br />
the Patriots to a fifth-place finish at the Class “B” State<br />
Tournament as a senior and a runner-up finish as a junior ...<br />
also lettered four times in track and three times in football.<br />
Personal: Born April 13, 1993 ... son of Bryan and Barb<br />
Lenocker ... a history major ... sister Aimee runs for the <strong>DWU</strong><br />
cross country team.<br />
www.dwu.edu
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