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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

21 Sam Schultz

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 230
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Aurora, Ill.
  • Highschool Oswego East

Biography

2023-24 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week honors on 1/29/24
  • Started all 33 games for the Wildcats
  • Led the GLIAC with 308 total rebounds, a top-5 mark across Division ||
  • Also led the conference averaging 9.3 rebounds/game
  • Averaged 10.0 points/game with a career-high 21 points in a home win over Hillsdale on 11/21/23
  • Recorded a notable ten double-doubles including a 16-point, 15 rebound performance vs. Northwood on 12/19/23
  • Stuffed the stat sheet with 78 assists, 25 steals, and 12 blocks on the season

2022-23 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Played in 21 games, averaging 7.2 ppg and 4.3 rpg
  • Scored a season-best 17 points against Michigan Tech

2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Played in 22 games, averaging 8.4 ppg and 6.0 rpg
  • Notched a season-high 15 points against Concordia Wisconsin
  • Recorded three double-doubles, with a season best 13 rebounds against Finlandia

2020-21 (Freshman)

  • Played in 16 contests, averaging 6.4 ppg and 3.6 rpg
  • Scored a season-high of 15 points against Saginaw Valley State
  • Had an eight rebound showing against Davenport

Before NMU

  • Named the team's and conference's Most Valuable Player
  • Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors three times
  • Named All-State Honorable Mention four times and left Oswego East High School as the school's all-time leading rebounder

Personal

  • Son of Dan Schultz
  • From Aurora, Illinois
  • Born on October 4, 2001

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2020-21Freshman

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    12
  • 21

    2021-22Redshirt Freshman

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Redshirt Sophomore

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2023-24Redshirt Junior

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    21