Cross Garners D3hoops.com First Team All-Region Honors
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville basketball’s junior Chas Cross was selected D3hoops.com first team All-West Region on Wednesday.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball junior Chas Cross was selected D3hoops.com first team All-West Region on Wednesday.
Chas previously was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Player of the Year. The Winnebago, Ill. native, led the conference in points (15.8 ppg.), rebounds (8.5 rpg.), and free throw attempts (137). He ranked second in blocks (46), fourth in field goal percentage (.564), 10th in steals (1.32 spg.) and 13th in free throw percentage (.677) in the WIAC.
The six-foot-eight-inch center recorded seven double-doubles, which put him 98th in the nation. He totaled 442 points, 46 blocks, 45 assists, 37 steals and 237 rebounds for the year. He was just three blocks away from breaking Jeff Skemp's single season block record, and Cross is the first Pioneer to be named Player of Year since Skemp was co-Player of the Year in 2009. He grabbed a career-best 15 rebounds at UW-Eau Claire (Feb. 13) to go with his 17 points, five assists and four blocks. Cross tied a career-high with 27 points versus UW-River Falls (Jan. 26) and made 9-10 from the free throw line.
D3hoops.com 2013 men's All-West Region team
Player of the Year: Taylor Hall, F, Bethel
Coach of the Year: John Tauer, St. Thomas
Rookie of the Year: Brett Rasmussen, F, Augsburg
| First team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G |
Scott Theisen |
Carleton |
Sr. |
Champlin, Minn. |
| G |
Wade Gebbers |
Whitworth |
Sr. |
Brewster, Wash. |
| F |
Ben Eisenhardt |
Whitman |
Jr. |
Bainbridge Island, Wash. |
| F |
Taylor Hall |
Bethel |
Sr. |
Blaine, Minn. |
| C |
Chas Cross |
UW-Platteville |
Jr. |
Winnebago, Ill. |
| Second team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G |
Ryan Milne |
Colorado College |
Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| G |
Nathan Roeder |
North Central (Minn.) |
Sr. | Hudson, Wis. |
| F |
Wes Nordquist |
Buena Vista |
Sr. | Adel, Iowa |
| F |
Dan Kornbaum |
Augsburg |
Jr. | Little Falls, Minn. |
| C |
Tommy Hannon |
St. Thomas |
Sr. | St. Paul, Minn. |
| Third team | ||||
| Pos. | Player | School | Yr. | Hometown |
| G |
Jake Veith |
La Verne |
Sr. |
Chino Hills, Calif. |
| G |
Erik Olson |
UW-Stout |
Sr. |
Buffalo, Minn. |
| G |
Quardell Young |
UW-Whitewater |
So. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
| F | Seth Light | Coe | Sr. | Carlisle, Iowa |
| F |
Josiah Brensdal |
Redlands |
Sr. |
Kent, Wash. |
| C |
Tyler Wedemeier |
Luther |
Sr. |
Westgate, Iowa |
There was a tie for the last backcourt spot.