Voelker and Gard named to D3hoops.com All-Central Region team

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - D3hoops.com announced today the 2020 All-Central Region team and coach, and among the recipients were senior Carter Voelker and head coach Jeff Gard. Voelker was named first team All-Central Region while Gard was named the All-Central Region Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons.

Voelker was named WIAC Co-Player of the Year and in conference play, he ranked fourth in scoring (16.9 points/game), third in rebounding (7.1/game) and first in assists (4.0/game) while leading the WIAC with a 1.81 assist to turnover ratio. 

Voelker's top performances this season includes:
-12/27 - LeTourneau - 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. He shot 38.1% (8-of-21) from the field.
-1/18 - UW-La Crosse - 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Voelker shot 43.8% (7-of-16) from the field.
-2/15 - UW-River Falls - 30 points, six rebounds and 1 assist. He shot 76.9% (10-of-13) from the field and 87.5% (7-of-8) from three-point range.

In his 11^th season as head coach at UW-Platteville, Gard led the Pioneers to a third consecutive and 13^th trip in program history to the NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship tournament. Before earning an at large bid, the Pioneers clinched the outright WIAC regular season title which was a second in three seasons, a 21^st in program history, and a 14th outright championship. Gard was also named WIAC Coach of the Year.

The Pioneers had a conference best +13 point differential, ranking second in scoring (78 points/game) and second in points allowed (65 points/game).

UW-Platteville led the WIAC in knocking down and defending the three-point shot. The Pioneers made a conference-high 250 three-pointers (9.62/game) at a 39.6% clip as a team and held their opponents to just 30.4% from deep. As a team, they finished second in the conference in rebounding (37.6/game) and assists (12.88 per game).

All-Central Region

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Player of the Year: Jack Nolan, G, Washington U.
Coach of the Year: Jeff Gard, UW-Platteville
Rookie of the Year: Levi Borchert, F, UW-Oshkosh