ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) released their preseason coaches' poll on Wednesday afternoon, where the UNW men's basketball team was voted to finish second. The Eagles come off of an impressive 2018-19 campaign where they boasted a 15-1 UMAC record, UMAC Regular Season and Tournament Championships, and a Division III NCAA Tournament second-round berth. Northwestern received three first place votes and 59 points, falling just short of Bethany Lutheran who was picked to finish atop the UMAC with six first place votes and 62 points.
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University of Northwestern
Tim Grosz | 20th Season |
2018-19 Season
15-1 UMAC, 22-7 | 1st |
Postseason: Won the UMAC tournament, beating Crown and St. Scholastica. Defeated #8 St. John's in the opening round of the NCAA DIII Tournament, advancing to the round of 32. Fell to eventual National Champion #4 UW-Oshkosh in the second round.
Top Returners
- Tanner Youngberg (Pocahontas, Iowa/Pocahontas Area), Sr., G | 2018-19 UMAC All-Conference First Team; 2018-19 UMAC All-Defensive Team; 2017-18 UMAC All-Conference Second Team; three-time UMAC Player of the Week | 2018-19 NCCAA North Central All-Region Team | 14.1 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 2.8 APG |
- Brady Peterson (Princeton, Minn./Homeschool), Sr., G | 9.0 PPG, 45.8 3PT%, 4.1 RPG |2019 UMAC Conference Tournament MVP
- Michael Moore (Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg), So., G | 11.1 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 4.3 APG |
Need to Know
2017 graduate and former UNW men's basketball standout,
Cody Sprenger (Grey Eagle, Minn./Long Prairie-Grey Eagle), enters his first year as an assistant coach for the Eagles. Head Coach
Tim Grosz, the winningest coach in UNW history (366 wins) enters his 20th season with the Eagles.
