2003-04 Men's Basketball Archive
| No |
Name |
Yr |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Hometown |
| 4 |
Logan Heine |
Fr. |
Guard |
6'0 |
150 |
Horicon,
WI |
| 10 |
Nick Howard |
So. |
Guard |
6'2 |
170 |
Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| 12 |
Ryan Hiir |
Jr. |
Guard |
6'2 |
165 |
Greenfield, WI |
| 21 |
Jeff Merchant |
So. |
Forward |
6'4 |
210 |
Seward, IL |
| 22 |
Adrian Serafico |
Fr. |
Forward |
6'3 |
175 |
Sturgeon Bay, WI |
| 24 |
Cory Nickel |
Sr. |
Guard |
6'2 |
190 |
New Holstein, WI |
| 32 |
Terrance Doss |
So. |
Guard |
6'2 |
180 |
Chicago, IL |
| 34 |
Danny Jansson |
Sr. |
Guard |
6'0 |
185 |
Helsinki, Finland |
| 42 |
Maloney Ferguson |
Fr. |
Forward |
6'8 |
180 |
Appomattox, VA |
| 50 |
Nick Zeck |
Jr. |
Center |
6'5 |
240 |
West Allis, WI |
| 54 |
Eric Wilbee |
Jr. |
Center |
6'8 |
275 |
Rapid River,
MI |
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2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule
(16-13 overall, 8-4 LMC - 3rd Place)
| Day |
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time |
Result |
|
Fri
Sat
|
Nov. 21
Nov. 23 |
Transylvania Tournament
|
Lexington, KY
|
TBA |
L,
77-79
L,
64-79
|
| Tues |
Nov. 25 |
Lake Forest |
Lake Forest, IL |
7:00PM |
L,
67-68 |
| Sat |
Nov. 29 |
Trinity International |
Home |
3:00PM |
W,
73-60 |
| Wed |
Dec. 3 |
North Central |
Naperville, IL |
7:00PM |
W,
75-73 |
| Sat |
Dec. 6 |
Concordia |
Home |
3:00PM |
L,
58-79 |
| Tues |
Dec. 9 |
Edgewood College |
Madison, WI |
7:00PM |
L,
71-48 |
| Fri |
Dec. 12 |
Northland Baptist |
Home |
7:00PM |
W,
84-51 |
| Sat |
Dec. 13 |
Benedictine Univ. |
Home |
3:00PM |
L,
58-62 |
| Sat |
Dec. 20 |
Rockford College |
Home |
4:00PM |
W,
88-78 |
| Sat to Wed |
Dec. 27
to
Dec. 31 |
Clarke Tournament |
Sienna Heights
Purdue North Central
DePauw |
3:00 PM
11:30AM |
L,
80-69
W,
83-75
L,
56-48 |
| Tues |
Jan. 6 |
Viterbo |
LaCrosse, WI |
7:00PM |
L,
58-48 |
| Tues |
Jan. 13 |
Wis. Lutheran |
Milwaukee, WI |
7:00PM |
W,
67-63 |
| Sat |
Jan. 17 |
Marian College |
Fond du Lac, WI |
3:00PM |
W,
75-70 |
| Tues |
Jan. 20 |
Maranatha Baptist |
Home |
7:00PM |
W,
71-60 |
| Sat |
Jan. 24 |
MSOE |
Home |
3:00PM |
W,
81-69 |
| Tues |
Jan. 27 |
Concordia |
Mequon, WI |
7:00PM |
L,
70-58 |
| Sat |
Jan. 31 |
Edgewood College |
Home |
3:00PM |
W,
70-66 |
| Wed |
Feb. 4 |
UW-Whitewater |
Whitewater, WI |
7:00PM |
L,
88-61 |
| Sat |
Feb. 7 |
Wis. Lutheran |
Home |
3:00PM |
W,
74-61 |
| Tues |
Feb. 10 |
Marian College |
Home |
7:00PM |
L,
65-73 |
| Sat |
Feb. 14 |
Maranatha Baptist |
Watertown, WI |
7:30PM |
W,
82-78 (2 OT's) |
| Tues |
Feb. 17 |
MSOE |
Milwaukee, WI |
7:00PM |
W,
85-72 |
| |
Feb. 19
Feb. 21 Feb. 28
|
LMC Tournament
Maranatha
Edgewood
Wis. Lutheran
|
Home
Madison, WI
Home
|
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm |
W,
79-70
W,
67-63
W,
60-54 |
|
Mar. 4 |
NCAA Tournament
Lawrence Univ.
|
Appleton, WI |
7:00pm |
L,
86-51 |
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2003-04 Men's Basketball Press
Releases
Nickel Named To NABC All-District
Second Team
April 4, 2004
Lakeland College's Cory Nickel was recently named to the National Association
of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Team. The senior guard was one
of five student-athletes on the Midwest Region's Second Team; six were
named to the First Team. Nickel, the LMC's Player of the Year, averaged
19.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 4.3 apg, and 1.9 spg in 29 games. He led the Muskies
(16-13) to the LMC Tournament Championship and a berth to the NCAA Division
III Tournament. The NABC All-District Teams are selected and voted on
by member coaches of the NABC.
Men's Basketball Drops First Round
NCAA Tournament Game
March 4, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team picked the wrong night to have
an off shooting night as they fell 86-51 to host Lawrence University in
the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night in Appleton. The
loss ended the Muskies season at 16-13 while the Vikings improved to 22-4
and advanced to a second round game against Buena Vista this Saturday
in Iowa.Full
story...
Men's Basketball All-LMC Awards Announced; Nickel Player
Of Year
March 2, 2004
The men's basketball coaches had their end of season meeting last evening,
and voted on the ALL-Lake Michigan Conference awards for the 2003-04 season.
Here is a complete list of the awards.Full
story...
Men's And Women's Basketball Teams Hit The Road For
NCAA Tournament
Feb. 29, 2004
The Lakeland men’s and women’s basketball teams will hit the
road this week to open play in the NCAA Division III Tournament.
The Lakeland women (22-5) get things started Wednesday
night when they travel to Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., just
south of St. Paul.
The Lakeland men (16-12) get a short trip to Appleton
Thursday night to meet Lawrence University (21-4).
Times for both games will be at 7pm.
If either Lakeland team would win, they would advance
to the second round and a game against Buena Vista in Storm Lake, Iowa,
on Saturday. Storm Lake is in northwestern Iowa.Full
story...
Double Dip: Men Complete Super Saturday By Earning
Program's First NCAA Bid
Feb. 28, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team earned their first-ever NCAA
bid with a 60-54 victory over Wisconsin Lutheran Saturday night in Sheboygan
to win the Lake Michigan Conference Tournament and an automatic NCAA Tournament
birth. The win completed a super day for Muskie athletics as the women's
basketball team earned an NCAA bid earlier in the day with a win over
Edgewood College.Full
story...
Men's Basketball Looks For
First-Ever NCAA Bid
Feb. 26, 2004
by: Corey Kempf
With Wisconsin Lutheran's upset of number one seed Concordia University
on Sunday, the Lake Michigan Conference Tournament Final will not see
the top seed win the tournament for an amazing fifth straight year. Although
it hurt the previous two seasons when Lakeland won the regular season,
the curse of the number one seed is a blessing for the Muskies this year.
Full
story...
Nickel And Zeck Sweep Player
Of The Week Honors
Feb. 24, 2004
Senior guard Cory Nickel was awarded Player of the Week honors for the
third time this season. Nickel led the Muskies in scoring and assists
in all three victories last week, averaging 27.3 points and 5.0 assists
per game.Full
story...
Muskie Men Upset Edgewood;
Advance To LMC Tournament Championship
Feb. 21, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team used a strong second half surge
and some late three-point heroics to upset the number one seeded Edgewood
College Eagles 67-63 in Madison Saturday night.
Full story...
Muskie Men Advance To Second
Round Behind Hot Shooting
Feb.
20, 2004
It was a night
of three pointers in the first round of the Lake Michigan Conference tournament
as the Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team advanced to the second round
with a 79-70 win over Maranatha Baptist Bible College. Full
story...
Nickel Selected To Academic
All-District Team
Feb. 19, 2004
Senior guard Cory Nickel was recently selected to the 2003-2004 Academic
All-District V Men's Basketball First Team (College Division) by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The First Team selection
guarantees that Nickel go on to represent District V on the Academic All-America
national ballot.Full
story...
Men's Basketball Sweeps Season
Series From MSOE
Feb. 17, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team used a balanced scoring
attack to defeat the Raiders of MSOE by a score of 85-72. The win moves
the Muskies to 13-12 overall and 8-4 in the Lake Michigan Conference while
the Raiders dropped to 9-16 overall and 5-7 in the LMC. The win also clinches
the 3rd seed for the conference tournament coming up this weekend, while
MSOE earns the 4th seed. Full
story...
Lakeland Outlasts Maranatha
In 2 Overtimes
Feb. 14, 2004
In games like these, the team that comes out on top is the team that can
be most consistent. The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team fit that
bill on Valentine's Day with an 82-78 double overtime victory over the
host Maranatha Crusaders.Full
story...
Lakeland Men Bitten By Second
Half Chill
Feb. 10,
2004
Even a scoreboard glitch in the last minute of the game couldn't save
the Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team from this loss. Shooting only
36.7% in the second half, the Muskies (11-12, 6-4) fell to Marian College
(4-17, 2-9), 65-73.
Full
story...
Men's Basketball Uses Balanced
Scoring Attack To Stop Wisco
Feb. 7, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team used a balanced scoring attack
to defeat Wisconsin Lutheran 74-61 Saturday afternoon at Lakeland. The
win moves the Muskies to 11-11 overall and 6-3 in the Lake Michigan Conference
while the Warriors dropped to 9-12 overall and 4-5 in the LMC. Full
story...
Lakeland Avenges Early Season
Loss Against Edgewood
Jan. 30, 2004
Hot shooting and tough defense allowed the Lakeland College Men's Basketball
Team to comeback from a halftime deficit to beat the visiting Edgewood
Eagles, 70-66. Full
story...
Muskies Suffer Setback At Concordia
Jan. 27, 2004
Just when the Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team finally gets to .500
on the season, conference leader Concordia had to come along. On January
27, Ryan Wietor and the Concordia Falcons stymied the Muskies climb to
the top of the conference by a final score of 58-70. Full
story...
Player-of-the-Week
(Jan. 19-25)
Cory Nickel of Lakeland College
...Senior...Guard...New Holstein, WI (New Holstein High School) Full
story...
Terrific Shooting Sends Muskies
Past Maranatha
Jan. 20, 2004
Even though Maranatha Baptist shot 57 percent from behind the arc, the
Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team was still able to pull out the
71-60 victory behind their own hot shooting Tuesday night at Lakeland.Full
story...
Nickel And Zeck Players Of The Week
Jan. 20, 2004
Cory Nickel of Lakeland College
...Senior...Guard...New Holstein, WI (New Holstein High School). Full
story...
Nickel Leads Muskies Past
Marian
Jan. 17, 2004
In a game as close as this, free throws can mean everything. They did
exactly that when the Lakeland College Men's Basketball team snuck past
Marian College, 75-70, on January 17. Full
story...
Cold Shooting Brings Unfortunate
End to Tournament for Lakeland
Jan. 15, 2004
Not even the free throw line came so free in the Lakeland College Men's
Basketball 48-56 loss to DePauw University (IN) in the fifth place game
of the Clarke College Holiday Tournament on December 30. Full
story...
Muskies Get First Conference
Victory Of Season
Jan. 13, 2004
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball didn't have to beat the Wisconsin
Lutheran Warriors in every aspect of the game; they just had to beat them
where it counts the most, on the scoreboard. They did just that on their
way to a 67-63 win on January 13. Full
story...
Shooting Woes, Depleted Lineup Cost
Muskies
Jan. 6, 2004
For the second straight game, the Lakeland
College Men's Basketball team could not overcome an ice-cold first half
in their 48-58 loss to Viterbo University on January 6. Full
story...
Men Play For Fifth Place After Second Round Victory
Dec. 29, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team won their second round game
at the Clarke College Holiday Basketball Tournament with an 83-75 victory
over Purdue-North Central. The Muskies will now play for fifth place against
DePauw, a team Lakeland fell to earlier this year. Full
story...
Muskie Men Fall In First Round
Of Holiday Tournament
Dec. 27, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team won't be repeat champions of
the Clarke College Holiday Tournament. Unfortunately, the Muskies fell
to an outstanding Siena Heights (MI) team 80-69 on Saturday in Dubuque,
Iowa. Full
story...
Muskies Top Sharp-Shooting
Rockford College
Dec. 20, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team marked the return of Preseason
Conference Player of the Year, Ricky Davis, in style Saturday evening
with an impressive 88-78 victory over Rockford College. Full
story...
Muskies Feel Winter Chills;
Fall To Benedictine
Dec. 13, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball team was as cold as the weather
in the second half of their 62-58 loss to Benedictine University on Saturday,
December 13. Full
story...
Muskies Go Up Early, Then
Put Things on "Cruz" Control
Dec. 12, 2003
The Wehr Center hasn't seen this much energy since last season. A fiery
second half by the Lakeland College men's basketball team sent the Muskies
to an 84-51 victory over Northland Baptist Bible College on Friday, December
12. Full
story...
Muskies Fall To 0-2 In LMC;
Lose To Edgewood 71-48
Dec. 9, 2003
The Lakeland College Muskies Men's Basketball Team suffered a devastating
71-48 defeat to Edgewood College Tuesday night in Madison. The loss dropped
Lakeland to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the Lake Michigan Conference, while
the Eagles improved to 3-3 and 1-0. Full
story...
Nickel Reaches 1,000 Point
Milestone
Dec. 8, 2003
Senior guard Cory Nickel recently passed the 1,000 point barrier when
the Muskies defeated North Central College last Tuesday (Dec. 3rd). Full
story...
Concordia's Strong Second
Half Dumps Muskies
Dec. 6, 2003
Despite their 46 percent shooting, the Lakeland College men's basketball
team turned the ball over 31 times, giving the visiting Concordia Falcons
the 79-58 victory Saturday afternoon at Lakeland. Full
story...
Muskie Men Hold On For Tough
Road Win
Dec. 2, 2003
In a game of rallies the Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team held off
a furious comeback from North Central College to escape with a hard-fought
75-73 road victory Tuesday night in Naperville, IL. The win improved Lakeland
to 2-3 overall while North Central dropped to 2-3. Full
story...
Nickel Named LMC Men's Basketball
Hustle Player Of The Week
Dec. 2, 2003
Cory Nickel, a senior guard from New Holstein, WI (New Holstein High School)
was named the Hustle Player of the Week for Nov. 24th to the 30th. Full
story...
Men's Basketball Wins First
Game
Nov. 29, 2003
The Muskies Men's Basketball Team earned their first win of the season
with a 73-60 defeat of Trinity International (IL) Saturday afternoon in
Sheboygan. The Muskies improved to 1-3 while Trinity dropped to 1-9. Full
story...
Muskie Men's Basketball Loses
Heartbreaker to Lake Forest
Nov. 25, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team had a stroke of bad luck hit
them at the end of their game at Lake Forest on November 25. After four
missed free throws by the Muskies, Forester forward Eric McDonald connected
with two seconds left in the game to down Lakeland, 68-67. Full
story...
Muskie Men Drop Consolation
Match To Transylvania
Nov. 22, 2003
A day after losing a tough game to DePauw University, the Muskies dropped
the Consolation game of the Tip-Off Tournament to host Transylvania on
Saturday, 79-64.
Full story...
Men's Basketball Drops Heartbreaker
In Season Opener
Nov. 21, 2003
The Lakeland College Men's Basketball Team lost a 79-77 squeaker to DePauw
University (IN) in the Transylvania Tip-Off Classic in Kentucky Friday
evening. Full
story...
Season Preview: Men's Basketball
Shoots For 3rd Straight LMC Championship & 1st NCAA Bid
Nov. 19, 2003
Take a good look at this year's men's basketball roster. If you've paid
any attention to Lakeland College basketball it looks, well, really familiar.
Full
story...
GRZESK COMPLETES MEN'S BASKETBALL
COACHING STAFF
July
10, 2003
First year men's basketball coach Gary
Grzesk recently announced the additions to his coaching staff at Lakeland
College. Grezesk has put together an excellent group of young, proven
coaches that takes over a Muskie squad that finished 19-8 last year and
won their second straight Lake Michigan
Conference title. Full
story...
LAKELAND NAMES GARY GRZESK
NEW BASKETBALL COACH
May 20, 2003
Gary Grzesk, an assistant coach at UW-Green Bay, was named the 14th
head men's basketball coach in Lakeland College history on Tuesday. Full
story...
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