Upper Midwest Athletic Conference: Season 2022-23

2021-22
2023-24
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference 2022-23
Tournament Winner: Bethany Lutheran College
Regular Season Champion: Bethany Lutheran College
Tournament MVP: Drew Sagedahl
Regular Season MVP: Kyle Kaemingk
All NCAA3 Players 2022-23
Conference History
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Semis Final 2023 Semis
Bethany Lutheran87
Minnesota Morris74
Bethany Lutheran93
Wisconsin-Superior75
Wisconsin-Superior69
Northwestern59
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Final: Bethany Lutheran College - University of Wisconsin at Superior 93-75

BLC (Brandon Polesky): Jax Madson, Mason Ackley, Justin Schrupp, Hunter Nielsen, Drew Sagedahl, Elijah Johnson, Sam Hansen, Nate Fedorchak, Carson Domeier, Domanik Paulson, Conner Andree, Gabriel Torres, Aleck Sharma, Xavier Patterson, Thomas Datka, Carter Hansen, Cooper Hansen, Gabe Bassett, Jaren Morton, Easton Hulke, Riley Ashburn, Hayden Jones, Brayden Lenzmeier, Teon Thomas
UW-Superior (Jordan Schneidermann): J'Vaun Walker, Jacksen Smith, Ty Melchert, Trae Widiker, Colin Hackbarth, Damian Cejka, Evan Bennett, Carter Brown, Luka Dragovic, Levy Miguel, Ethan Rens, Jayden Fitch, Kyle Bilodeau, Josef Fahrenholtz, Joey Barker, T.J. Moberg, Andrew Kunelius, Reid Johnson, Luke Fehrenbacher, Jackson Allfrey

Standings 2022-23
#
Team
W-L
1
Bethany Lutheran College
12-2 (21-4)
2
University of Wisconsin at Superior
10-4 (16-9)
3
University of Northwestern, MN
9-5 (14-11)
4
University of Minnesota Morris
8-6 (13-11)
5
North Central University
8-6 (15-10)
6
The Crown College
6-8 (15-10)
7
Northland College
3-11 (5-20)
8
Martin Luther College
0-14 (2-22)
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Tournament MVP
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Regular Season MVP
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Bethany Lutheran Captures Men's Basketball Tournament Championship-Feb 27, 2023
MANKATO, MN - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Men's Basketball Tournament concluded on Sunday, with the Bethany Lutheran beating Wisconsin-Superior to win the title, and earn the UMAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

No. 1 Bethany Lutheran 93 No. 2 Wisconsin-Superior 75
This one was way closer than the final score might indicate, the difference in the game was runs within the last few minutes of each half. In the first half, it was 38-36 Vikings with just under two minutes to go until halftime, the Vikings would then go on a 7-0 run to take a nine point lead into the locker room. In the second half, the Yellowjackets were within seven before a 21-10 run from Bethany Lutheran over the final six minutes and change to put the game out of reach down the stretch.

Rebounding and second chance points were both game changers for the Vikings, Bethany Lutheran outrebounded UW-Superior by thirteen, led by Mason Ackley's fourteen rebounds and outscored the Yellowjackets 16-4 in second chance points.
Drew Sagedahl (6'1''-G)l earned tournament MVP after pouring in another 18 points on Sunday.
Bethany Lutheran had 16 second chance points compared to just 4 from UW-Superior
J'Vaun Walker (6'0''-PG) scored a game high 24 points for the Yellowjackets on 10-19 shooting.
The Vikings will learn where they are headed for the NCAA Tournament during the Division III men's basketball selection show on Monday, February 27th at noon. The show will air on NCAA.com

Courtesy of umacathletics.com

All-UMAC Awards 2023-Feb 28, 2023
All-Tournament MVP: USA Drew Sagedahl (6'1''-G) of BLC
Player of the Year: USA Kyle Kaemingk (6'6''-F) of Northwestern
Defensive Player of the Year: USA Seth Royston (6'8''-F) of Crown
Rookie of the Year: USA Blake Munson (5'9''-PG) of Minn.-Morris
Coach of the Year: Patrick Garvin of BLC

First Team
USA Cade Carroll (6'5''-F) of Crown
USA Josef Fahrenholtz (6'7''-C) of UW-Superior
USA Micah Filer (6'4''-G) of N.Central Univ.
USA Kyle Kaemingk (6'6''-F) of Northwestern
USA Seth Royston (6'8''-F) of Crown
USA Drew Sagedahl (6'1''-G) of BLC

Second Team
USA Henry Fahnbulleh (6'6''-C) of Northwestern
USA Caleb Hoilien (6'5''-F) of Northwestern
USA Noah Kannegiesser (6'0''-PG) of Minn.-Morris
USA Jax Madson (6'2''-G) of BLC
USA J'Vaun Walker (6'0''-PG) of UW-Superior

Honorable Mention
USA Mason Ackley (6'4''-F) of BLC
USA Jordan Brennan (6'1''-G) of Northland
USA Pal Dak (6'3''-G) of Minn.-Morris
USA Tanner Holtman (6'3''-G) of N.Central Univ.
USA Hunter Nielsen (6'8''-C) of BLC
USA Xavier Patterson (6'0''-PG) of BLC

All-Defensive Team
USA Mason Ackley (6'4''-F) of BLC
USA Pal Dak (6'3''-G) of Minn.-Morris
USA Hunter Nielsen (6'8''-C) of BLC
USA Seth Royston (6'8''-F) of Crown
USA J'Vaun Walker (6'0''-PG) of UW-Superior