ST. PAUL, Minn. --- Crown College senior
Tim Wendel concluded his final regular season in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) achieving several incredible feats to earn himself a spot on the
D3hoops.com Team of the Week Monday.
The reigning UMAC Player of the Year also earned
UMAC Player of the Week for the third-consecutive week Monday. He surpassed 2,000 career points in a 37-point performance against Bethany Lutheran College Wednesday. He finished the regular season with 2,047 career points prior to the team's postseason game Monday evening. For the week, Wendel averaged 31.5 points per game (ppg), 11.0 rebounds per game (rpg) and 3.5 assists per game (apg) while shooting 44 percent from the field.
The Crown forward was one point shy of his career-best performance in his 37-point outing against Bethany Lutheran and made 13 total field goals include five from beyond the arc. In the regular season finale against Northland college, Wendel added 26 points and 12 rebounds.
Wendel ended the regular conference season averaging a UMAC-best 26.0 ppg and was second in rebounding (9.6 rpg). He shot 51.2 percent from the field and added 3.3 apg and 1.3 blocks per game (bpg).
The Storm and Wendel's season concluded in a heartbreaking loss to the College of St. Scholastica in the UMAC men's basketball tournament quarterfinal game Monday in St. Scholastica. After leading late in the second half, the Saints battle back with three-point shooting to advance to the semifinal game Wednesday. Wendel poured in 30 points, 18 rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block in the 75-71 loss. Wendel finishes as the UMAC all-time leading scorer for players in the NCAA era who played all four seasons in the UMAC.