Men's Basketball

All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Awards Published

Printable PDF of the 2024 All-WIAC Men's Basketball Team

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Logan Pearson was selected the Kwik Trip Player of the Year to top the individuals chosen to the 2024 All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Basketball Team by the league coaches. In addition, UW-Oshkosh’s Michael Metcalf-Grassman was tabbed the Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year and UW-Platteville’s Jeff Gard was named the Kwik Trip Coach of the Year.
 
Pearson secured first team recognition for the second straight year. He ranks second in the conference with 23.4 points per game, third with a .842 free throw percentage, tied for fourth with 6.0 rebounds per contest and a .437 three-point field goal percentage, and tied for fifth with 55 three-point field goals. Pearson has surpassed the 20-point mark in 19 games, including a career-high 38 points against UW-La Crosse on Jan. 27.
 
Metcalf-Grassman is third in the WIAC with a .539 field goal percentage, tied for fifth with 6.0 rebounds per game and 16th with 12.4 points per contest. A newcomer 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-Whitewater’s Miles Barnstable and Trevon Chislom were repeat selections on the first team from a season ago. Barnstable also collected Newcomer of the Year recognition.
 
Gard secured the coaching honor for the third time in his career (2018, 2020) after leading the Pioneers to the 23rd regular-season WIAC championship in program history, as well as their fourth WIAC tournament crown. UW-Platteville owns a 23-4 record and earned a bid into the NCAA Division III tournament. The 23 wins are the most since the 2019-20 campaign.
 
A five-member All-Defensive Team was selected and an All-Sportsmanship Team was named for individuals that displayed exemplary sportsmanship throughout the season. The All-Sportsmanship Team included one member from each school.
 
2024 All-WIAC Men’s Basketball Team
Name, School, Year, Position, Hometown (High School)
Malik Abdul-Wahid, Stevens Point, Junior, Forward, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
Miles Barnstable, Whitewater, Sophomore, Guard, Sheboygan, Wis. (Howards Grove)
Trevon Chislom, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, McFarland, Wis. (McFarland)
Brody Fox, Stout, Junior, Guard, Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
Carter Huschka, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
Zac Johnson, River Falls, Junior, Guard, River Falls, Wis. (River Falls)
Jack Leifker, River Falls, Sophomore, Center, Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park)
Max Love, Platteville, Sophomore, Forward, St. Charles, Ill. (North)
Michael Metcalf-Grassman, Oshkosh, Freshman, Guard, Shawano/Waukesha, Wis. (Shawano)
JJ Paider, La Crosse, Sophomore, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
Logan Pearson, Platteville, Senior, Forward, Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)
 
Honorable Mention
Delvin Barnstable, Whitewater, Senior, Guard, Sheboygan, Wis. (Lutheran)
Josiah Butler, Stevens Point, Freshman, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)
Dustin Derousseau, La Crosse, Sophomore, Guard, Tomah, Wis. (Tomah)
Will Fuhrmann, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Reedsburg, Wis. (Reedsburg)
Noah Hanson, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
Drew Maloney, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, St. Charles, Minn. (St. Charles)
Brady Olson, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Cuba City, Wis. (Cuba City)
Ben Probst, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Madison, Wis. (La Follette)
Aidan Shore, Stout, Junior, Center, Sterling, Ill. (Sterling)
 
All-Defensive Team
Jake Gross, La Crosse, Senior, Guard, Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)
Marshall Holland, River Falls, Senior, Forward, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids)
Carter Huschka, Eau Claire, Senior, Forward, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
Brady Olson, Platteville, Junior, Guard, Cuba City, Wis. (Cuba City)
Aidan Shore, Stout, Junior, Center, Sterling, Ill. (Sterling)
 
All-Sportsmanship Team
Josh Crubaugh, La Crosse, Sophomore, Forward, New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower)
Caden Hoffman, Stout, Senior, Guard, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Rancho Solano Prep)
Logan Ketterhagen, Eau Claire, Junior, Guard, Cedar Grove, Wis. (Cedar Grove-Belgium)
Ryan Peterson, Stevens Point, Senior, Guard, Eagle River, Wis. (Northland Pines)
Will Pytleski, Whitewater, Senior, Forward, Green Bay, Wis. (Southwest)
Jake Reeck, River Falls, Senior, Guard, Winona, Minn. (Winona)
Austin Schaff, Platteville, Senior, Guard, Sussex, Wis. (Kettle Moraine Lutheran)
Quinn Steckbauer, Oshkosh, Senior, Guard, Merrill, Wis. (Merrill)
 
Kwik Trip Player of the Year:  Logan Pearson of Platteville
Kwik Trip Newcomer of the Year:  Michael Metcalf-Grassman of Oshkosh
Kwik Trip Coach of the Year:  Jeff Gard of Platteville
Max Sparger Scholar-Athlete:  Quinn Steckbauer of Oshkosh
 
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