2016-17 UW-Platteville Men's Basketball News
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Men's Basketball to hold annual golf outing on August 5
May 15, 2017Join the Pioneer Men's Basketball team at the Platteville Country Club on Aug. 5. Click here to register. Click Here to sponsor the event. -
Camp registration is open
March 16, 2017
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Inaugural Garding Against Cancer to be held May 6
March 15, 2017The inaugural Garding Against Cancer event promises to be as fun as Badger hoops but with stakes higher than a national-championship run. So mark your calendar to join Greg and Michelle Gard in the fight for a cure and to support those personally affected by cancer — all here in Wisconsin!
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Duax earns All-WIAC honors
February 28, 2017MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin–Platteville's Robert Duax was named to the 2016–17 All–Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's Basketball Team, chosen by the league’s coaches and announced by league office on Wednesday.
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Vaassen, Pioneers put a scare in #4 UW–River Falls
February 18, 2017PLATTEVILLE — The UW–Platteville men’s basketball team gave visiting fourth-ranked UW–River Falls all it could handle in Saturday night’s Senior Night season finale.
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Hot night from 3-point land can't stop Pointers
February 15, 2017STEVENS POINT — The UW–Platteville men’s basketball team shot 47 percent from 3-point land Wednesday night, connecting on 8 of 17 from beyond the arc, but it couldn’t help end the Pioneers recent struggles.
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Duax scores game-high 28 points in WIAC road loss at UW–Oshkosh
February 11, 2017OSHKOSH — Sophomore guard Robert Duax topped the 20-point for the third straight game Saturday night, pouring in a team-high 28 points but visiting UW–Platteville suffered a 77–69 loss at UW–Oshkosh.
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Pioneers name athletes of the week, LaMere and Williams earn WIAC honors
February 08, 2017
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Sigel's hot hand can't stop loss to visiting UW–Eau Claire
February 08, 2017PLATTEVILLE — Senior guard Trey Sigel caught fire Wednesday night, scoring all 17 of his points in the second half but the host UW–Platteville Pioneers only got as close at 12 points in a 83–66 conference loss to UW–Eau Claire.
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Pioneers name athletes of the week, Williams earns WIAC honors
February 06, 2017
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Pioneers come up just short at UW–La Crosse with 91–86 loss
February 04, 2017LA CROSSE — Sophomore Robert Duax (Dubuque/Hempstead) scored a team-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds, but it couldn’t end UW–Platteville’s losing streak.
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Warhawks spoil Autism Awareness night with 68–64 win on Bo Ryan Court
February 01, 2017PLATTEVILLE — The UW–Platteville men’s basketball team couldn’t shake its recent losing streak Wednesday night.
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Blue Devils escape Bo Ryan Court with narrow WIAC road win
January 28, 2017PLATTEVILLE — After spending most of the first half on the bench in foul trouble, sophomore guard Robert Duax (Dubuque/Hempstead) scored 13 of his team-high 16 points in the second half to lead UW–Platteville’s valiant comeback effort.
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Pioneers name athletes of the week
January 25, 2017
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Duax scores game-high 22 points in 83–58 loss at UW–Eau Claire
January 25, 2017EAU CLAIRE — Sophomore Robert Duax (Dubuque/Hempstead) scored a team-high 22 points, hit four 3-pointers and came up with five steals, but the UW–Platteville men’s basketball team came out on the wrong side of a 83–58 decision at UW–Eau Claire Wednesday night.
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Visiting UW–La Crosse Eagles pull away in the second half
January 21, 2017PLATTEVILLE — Senior forward Cory Vaassen (Dickeyville/Cuba City) scored a season-high 21 points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to lead the UW–Platteville men's basketball team Saturday night, but the Pioneers couldn't hold off visiting UW–La Crosse.
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Freshman Voelker comes up clutch in WIAC win over UW–Stevens Point
January 18, 2017PLATTEVILLE — Freshman Carter Voelker (Kiel) scored 16 of his career-high 18 points in the second half to lead the UW–Platteville men’s basketball team to a come-from-behind 76–71 WIAC victory over visiting UW–Stevens Point Wednesday night at Bo Ryan Court.
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Warhawks slip by Pioneers, 68–66, on last-second basket
January 14, 2017WHITEWATER — Cole Van Schyndel’s layup with two seconds left lifted the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater men’s basketball team to a 68–66 victory over visiting UW–Platteville Saturday night.
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Duax catches fire late in WIAC loss to UW–Oshkosh
January 11, 2017PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Sophomore Robert Duax scored 13 straight points late in the second half to fuel the shorthanded University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team’s comeback effort Wednesday night at Bo Ryan Court, but it wasn’t quite enough.
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Falcons soar past visiting Pioneers with sizzling second half shooting
January 07, 2017RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The 17th-ranked University of Wisconsin–River Falls men's basketball team overwhelmed visiting UW–Platteville in the second half of Saturday's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday evening.
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Kramper's hot hand not enough to match sizzling Blue Devils in WIAC opener
January 04, 2017MENOMONIE — The University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team opened Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with an 82–73 loss at UW–Stout.
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Red-hot Knights rally past Pioneers in championship game of holiday tournament
December 30, 2016GREEN BAY — St. Norbert College outscored the University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team 45–31 in the second half to rally from a seven-point halftime deficit to win the championship game of the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament 63–56 Friday night at UW–Green Bay’s Kress Events Center.
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Duax, Pioneers hold off University of Northwestern in opening game of Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament
December 29, 2016GREEN BAY — Sophomore guard Robert Duax (Dubuque/Hempstead) had a game-high 25 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead the University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball to a 74–65 victory over the University of Northwestern (Minn.) in the opening game of the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament in Green Bay Thursday night.
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VanWambeke lifts Loras over UW–Platteville with game-winning floater at the buzzer
December 17, 2016DUBUQUE, Iowa — Senior Justin VanWambeke capped a heroic 36-point performance with the game-winning basket at the buzzer to lift host Loras College to an 88–86 non-conference victory over the University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team Saturday afternoon.
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Trey-mendous; Sigel's hot hand leads Pioneers to victory over Dubuque
December 14, 2016PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Junior guard Trey Sigel (Rock Island, Ill.) hit five 3-pointers and scored 27 points in a career-best performance to lead the University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team to an 83–78 wire-to-wire victory over the University of Dubuque Wednesday night at Bo Ryan Court.
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Pioneers name athletes of the week
December 06, 2016
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UW–Platteville men fall to 5–2 with non-conference loss at Central College
December 03, 2016PELLA, Iowa — Just four days after scoring one of the biggest victories in the Jeff Gard era (a 57–40 win at No. 6 North Central College), the UW–Platteville men's basketball team suffered an 86–77 non-conference loss at Central College Saturday afternoon at P.H. Kuyper Gym.
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Pioneers name athletes of the week
November 29, 2016
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Defense dominates in upset road win over #6 North Central
November 29, 2016NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The University of Wisconsin–Platteville men’s basketball team used a dominating defensive effort to upend sixth-ranked North Central College on its home court Tuesday night 57–40.
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Duax pumps in a career-high 29 points to lead Pioneers past Lake Forest
November 26, 2016PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — Sophomore guard Robert Duax (Dubuque, Iowa/Hempstead) light up the scoreboard to the tune of a game-high 29 points to lead the University of Wisconsin–Platteville men's basketball team to a wire-to-wire 78–70 non-conference victory over Lake Forest (Ill.) in the second game of men's-women's doubleheader Saturday night at Bo Ryan Court.
