Rockford, Ill. - The Rockford University men's basketball team defeated Concordia University Wisconsin 75-72 in overtime on Tuesday night to advance to the NACC Tournament semifinals for the first time since the 2020-21 season. That was Rockford's third victory over the Falcons this season. With the win, the Regents are now slated to head to Milwaukee to face top-seeded and NACC regular season champion, Wisconsin Lutheran College on Thursday, February 22 at 7 PM. If the Regents are able to knock off the Warriors, Rockford would advance to the NACC Tournament Championship Game on Saturday, February 24 at either St. Norbert College or Benedictine University.
Date - Thursday, February 22, 2024
Time - 7:00 PM
Location - Time of Grace Center (Milwaukee, WI)
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2024 Men's Basketball NACC Tournament Schedule
Quarterfinal Games - Tuesday, February 20 at 7 PM
Game 1 - #8 Aurora University 65 at #1 Wisconsin Lutheran College 85
Game 2 - #5 Concordia Wisconsin 72 at #4 Rockford University 75 (OT)
Game 3 - #6 MSOE 58 at #3 Benedictine University 69
Game 4 - #7 Concordia Chicago 60 at #2 St.Norbert College 76
Semifinal Games - Thursday, February 22 at 7 PM
Game 5 - #4 Rockford University at #1 Wisconsin Lutheran College
Game 6 - #3 Benedictine University at #2 St. Norbert College
Championship Game - Saturday, February 24 (Time TBA)
Game 7 - Semifinal winners (higher seed will host)
Rockford University
- The Regents are 8-2 in their last 10 games.
- Rockford has won 8 of its last 9 NACC games.
- Rockford is in the top five in the NACC in thirteen major team statistical categories.
- Jaden Bell is 12th in NCAA Division III in 3-point field goal percentage (44.1%).
- Kevin Diemer was selected as the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week twice this year.
- Two weeks ago – He had 28 points, 13 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal and shot 50% from floor and 87.5% on free throws
- Mid-December - He averaged 22.5 points on 52.8% shooting, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks
- Kevin Diemer is third in the NACC in scoring (18.6), fourth in assist to turnover ratio (2.0), eighth in field goal percentage (48.2%), ninth in assists (3.1) and made 3-point field goals (2.0), tenth in rebounding (6.7) and 14th in blocks (0.8).
- Jaden Bell is second in the NACC in 3-point field goal percentage (44.1%) and made 3-point field goals (2.6), 17th in steals (1.3), 19th in scoring (13.2), and 24th in assists (2.3).
- Micah Swanson is eighth in the NACC in blocks (1.1) and 20th in rebounding (5.7).
- Mateo Fernandez Solari is third in the NACC in steals (2.2) and 15th in assists (2.6).
- Kevin Diemer 1,000-point and 500-rebound clubs
- Diemer currently has 1,564 points (7th all-time) and needs 28 points to pass Tom Clinton.
- Diemer currently has 832 rebounds (6th all-time) and needs 30 rebounds to pass Jeff Mosher.
- Micah Swanson 1,000-point and 500-rebound clubs
- Swanson currently has 1,022 points (25th all-time) and needs 19 points to pass Ron Alden.
- Swanson currently has 575 rebounds (15th all-time) and needs 17 rebounds to pass Goran Secerovic.
- Jeremy Reigle is in his fifth season as Rockford's head coach
- 66-47 overall record (.584 Win Pct) and 43-35 NACC record (.551 Win Pct).
- 4 straight NACC Tournament appearances.
- 1 NACC regular season title (2020-21).
- 1 NACC Tournament Championship Game appearance (2020-21).
- 2020-21 NACC South Division Coach of the Year.
Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Lutheran has won eight straight games, which is the longest current winning streak in the NACC.
- Wisconsin Lutheran has not lost a home game this season (13-0).
- Wisconsin Lutheran is in the top five in the NACC in sixteen major team statistical categories, including leading the conference in five.
- Jacob Helfe is ninth in NCAA Division III in 3-point field goal percentage (45.5%).
- Wisconsin Lutheran ranks 16th in NCAA Division III in turnover margin (4.5), 20th in assist/turnover ratio (1.42), 22nd in winning percentage (84.6%), 24th in scoring margin (+12.5), 26th in 3-point field goal percentage (37.6%) and 27th in field goal percentage (48.0%).
- Ryan Broeckel was named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week three times this year.
- Last week - He averaged 22 points and 18 rebounds.
- Mid-January - He averaged 30 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.
- Early December - He averaged 22 points and 11.5 rebounds.
- Jacob Stoltz was named the NACC Men's Basketball Player of the Week once this year.
- Late November - He had 23 points and 7 rebounds in their only game that week.
- Ryan Broeckel is first in the NACC in rebounding (8.3), second in blocks (1.8), third in field goal percentage (52.7%), fourth in scoring (17.9), fifth in steals (1.9), 12th in free throw percentage (73.3%) and 20th in assists (2.5).
- Jacob Stoltz is second in the NACC in assists (3.8), third in assist to turnover ratio (2.3), fifth in made 3-point field goals (2.3), sixth in free throw percentage (76.9%) and steals (1.8), seventh in scoring (16.7) and 14th in field goal percentage (44.2%).
- Grayson Goetz is first in the NACC in assists (4.8), fourth in field goal percentage (51.5%), fifth in assist to turnover ratio (2.0), 12th in scoring (14.1) and 25th in steals (1.1).
- Jacob Hefle is first in the NACC in 3-point field goal percentage (44.1%) and made 3-point field goals (2.7) and 22nd in steals (1.2).
- AJ Vos is third in the NACC in blocks (1.6), 17th in rebounding (5.9) and 20th in steals (1.2).
- Aaron Aanonsen is in his 7th season as the head coach at Wisconsin Lutheran College.
- 107-61 overall record (.637 Win Pct) and 80-42 NACC record (.656 Win Pct).
- 5 straight NACC Tournament appearances
- 3 NACC regular season titles (2022-23, 2020-21 and 2019-20).
- 1 NACC Tournament title (2021).
- 3 NACC Coach of the Year awards (2022-23, 2020-21 and 2019-20).
- Rockford is 14-19 overall and 11-19 in NACC games against Wisconsin Lutheran.
- Rockford won the first ever meeting between the two schools 88-82 at home on November 24, 2000.
- Rockford has lost three straight in the series and is 4-6 in its last ten games against Wisconsin Lutheran
- Rockford has not won at Wisconsin Lutheran since November 25, 2017 (91-78).
- Wisconsin Lutheran won the only meeting between the two schools earlier this season.
- L 84-68 at Wisconsin Lutheran (01/13/24)
- Rockford
- Wisconsin Lutheran
- Ryan Broeckel - 26 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals
- Grayson Goetz - 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists
- Jacob Hefle - 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals
- Jacob Stoltz - 12 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steal and 1 block
Individual Leaders
Team Stats
| Rockford |
NACC Rank |
Statistic |
NACC Rank |
WLC |
| 77.2 |
4th |
Points per Game |
1st |
82.5 |
| 71.7 |
3rd |
Opponent's Points per Game |
2nd |
70.0 |
| +5.5 |
3rd |
Scoring Margin |
1st |
+12.5 |
| 45.8% |
7th |
Field Goal Percentage |
1st |
48.0% |
| 44.4% |
5th |
Opponent's Field Goal Percentage |
4th |
44.3% |
| 33.8% |
9th |
3-Point Field Goal Percentage |
2nd |
37.6% |
| 35.7% |
10th |
Opponent's 3-Point Field Goal Percentage |
4th |
34.3% |
| 67.7% |
12th |
Free Throw Percentage |
8th |
71.3% |
| 38.5 |
2nd |
Rebounds per Game |
6th |
34.8 |
| 32.1 |
2nd |
Opponent's Rebounds per Game |
5th |
34.9 |
| +6.5 |
2nd |
Rebounding Margin |
5th |
-0.1 |
| 16.8 |
1st |
Assists per Game |
3rd |
16.5 |
| 13.2 |
7th |
Turnovers per Game |
2nd |
11.6 |
| 13.7 |
4th |
Opponent's Turnovers per Game |
2nd |
16.1 |
| +0.6 |
4th |
Turnover Margin |
1st |
+4.5 |
| +1.3 |
2nd |
Assist to Turnover Ratio |
1st |
1.4 |
| 8.4 |
4th |
Steals per Game |
3rd |
9.3 |
| 3.5 |
5th |
Blocks per Game |
2rd |
3.9 |
