A quick follow-up about all of the 2022 Northwood commits who played during their freshman year of college.
Tate Besteman (Rudyard) - Mid Michigan
Appeared in 14 games as a true freshman. Averaged 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Scored a career high of 8 points against Alma JV.
Aidan Bellisle (Menominee) - Northern Michigan
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Evan Bennett (Superior) - UW-Superior
Appeared in 8 games as a true freshman. Averaged 1.0 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 4 points against Finlandia.
Jaden Borseth (Ewen-Trout Creek) - Gogebic
Appeared in 27 games and made 26 starts as a true freshman. Averaged 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 24 points in his first game against Itasca. In the same game he went 10-10 from the free throw line and had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.
Will Boser (Eau Claire Memorial) - Concordia-St. Paul
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Khai Branham (Bemidji) - St. Mary's
Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman. Averaged 4.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. Scored a career high of 19 points against Gustavus Adolphus.
Robert Bueckers (Pine River-Backus) - North Central (MN)
Played on the JV team as a true freshman. No varsity statistics were recorded.
CJ Campbell (New Richmond) - Northern Michigan
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Cooper Diedrich (Athens) - UW-Stout
Appeared in 16 games as a true freshman. Averaged 3.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Scored a career-high of 11 points against UW-Whitewater.
Matthew DiGiorgio (Hurley) - Gogebic
Appeared in 24 games as a true freshman. Averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 16 points against UWSP Marshfield.
Cameron Driver (Superior) - Itasca
On the Itasca roster, but didn't appear in any games as a true freshman. Could potentially still have 4 years of eligibility if this season was a redshirt season.
LeRoy Fairbanks IV (Cass Lake-Bena) - Minnesota-Morris
Appeared in 7 games as a true freshman. Averaged 2.0 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. Scored a career high of 4 points multiple times.
Noah Freddersen (Menomonie) - North Dakota State
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Tre Holmes (Hibbing/Northwestern) - Iowa Lakes
Appeared in 21 games as a true freshman. Averaged 3.5 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. Shot 35.9% from three-point range. Scored a career high of 15 points against Rock Valley, while recording a career high of 3 assists.
Colin Hudson (Escanaba) - Bay
Appeared in 32 games and made 30 starts as a true freshman. Averaged 8.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 22 points against Mid Michigan College. Recorded a double-double in his first career game against Harper College with 11 points and 11 rebounds. He was named to MCCAA Second Team All-Conference and the MCCAA All-Freshman Team at the end of the season.
Jayce Kipling (Ishpeming) - DuPage
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Von Lyons (Ironwood) - Gogebic
Appeared in 14 games as a true freshman. Averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 6 points against Bay College.
Jack Matrella (Bessemer) - Finlandia
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman. Averaged 1.3 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 10 rebounds against Wisconsin Lutheran, including shooting 2-2 from three-point range. Finlandia announced they were closing at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. No word on where Jack is planning to attend next.
Monte Mayberry (Northwestern) - Cardinal Stritch
Cardinal Stritch announced they were closing at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. No word on where Monte is planning to attend next.
Ayden McDonald (Hibbing) - Augustana
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Announced he was transferring to Minnesota-Duluth.
Koy Nelson (South Shore) - St. Scholastica
Appeared in 10 games as a true freshman. Averaged 1.6 points per game. Scored a career-high of 8 points against St. Olaf.
Andre Renta (Hudson) - St. Cloud State
Appeared in 28 games and made 8 starts as a true freshman. Averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Scored a career-high of 15 points against Sioux Falls in the final game of the season. Also had a game against Minot St. where he scored 12 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists.
Braxton Sbraggia (Hurley) - Gogebic
Appeared in 28 games along with 12 starts as a true freshman. Averaged 5.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 12 points of two occasions this season. Finished second on the team with 7 blocks on the season. Finished with the highest field goal percentage on the team with an overall percentage of 51.1% (68-133).
Andrew Schienebeck (Chequamegon) - Northern Vermont-Johnson
Appeared in 6 games during his true freshman season. Recorded 2 points and 1 rebound on the season.
Johnny Schutz (Jeffers) - Finlandia
Appeared in 25 games and made 7 starts as a true freshman. Averaged 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. Scored a career-high 27 points against Maranatha Baptist, which included making 6 three-pointers. Finlandia announced they were closing at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. No word on where Johnny is planning to attend next.
Sam Serna (Cherry) - Hibbing
Appeared in 19 games and made 1 start during his true freshman season. Averaged 2.7 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game. Scored a career high of 6 points on four separate occasions.
Mekhi Shaw (Eau Claire Memorial) - Southwest Minnesota State
Redshirt during true freshman season. Didn't record any statistics. Will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.
Phillip Sheetz (Moose Lake-Willow River) - North Central (MN)
Played on the JV team as a true freshman. No varsity statistics were recorded.
Connor Smale (Escanaba) - Finlandia
Appeared in 25 games as a true freshman. Averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Scored a career high of 12 points against UW-Superior, while going 4-5 from three-point range. Finlandia announced they were closing at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. No word on where Connor is planning to attend next.
Luke Strasser (Ontonagon) - Gogebic
Appeared in 16 games as a true freshman. Averaged 0.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game. Scored a career-high of 3 points against Madison College.
Tanner Swanson (Superior) - Ridgewater
Appeared in 23 games and made 28 starts during his true freshman season. Averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. Scored a career high of 14 points against Bethany Lutheran JV.
Jasper Timm (Duluth Marshall) - UW-Stout
Appeared in 8 games as a true freshman. Finished the season with stats of 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.
Keion Twyman (Chippewa Falls) - UW-Stout
Appeared in 5 games as a true freshman. Finished the season with stats of 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 steal.
Will Van Scoy (Duluth East) - UW-River Falls
Appeared in 24 games as a true freshman. Averaged 4.0 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Scored a career-high of 9 points against St. Scholastica.
Milton Verseman (Northland Pines) - Finlandia
Appeared in 5 games as a true freshman. Finished the season with 5 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal. Finlandia announced they were closing at the end of the 2022-2023 school year. No word on where Milton is planning to attend next.
LJ Wells (Eau Claire Memorial) - Northern Kentucky
Appeared in 24 games and made 4 starts during his true freshman season. Averaged 1.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Also added 10 steals and 4 blocks throughout the season. Exploded for his career high of 20 points and 7 rebounds in a game against Toledo.
John Witcher (Hudson) - Elmhurst
Appeared in 6 games as a true freshman. Scored a total of 7 points and grabbed 7 rebounds on the season. In his first appearance he made his only three-pointer on the season, which resulted in his career high of 3 points.
