The Ross Winnekins File

2008-09: Junior season … appeared in seven games while being hampered by injury … played for the final time on Jan. 10 … scored 4.0 points per game and grabbed 3.0 rebounds per game … shot .333 (9-of-27) from the field and .588 (10-of-17) from the free throw line … finished the season 0-of-4 from three-point range … began the season playing 13 minutes in the opener on Nov. 15 and scored season high nine points … played a season high 16 minutes on Dec. 30 and collected a season high eight rebounds.

2007-08: Sophomore season...named to the Academic All-NCC team and the NCC Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll...saw action in all 28 games and started the final seven...played 16.1 minutes/game and 19.3 minutes/game in the conference...averaged 8.6 points/game and 9.6 in NCC games...pulled down 3.9 rebounds/game and 4.8 in NCC games...on the season shot .480 (94-196) from the field, .480 (12-25) from behind the arc, and .820 (41-50) from the free throw line...SCSU leader from the charity stripe and three-point land...led SCSU in blocks with 28 while handing out 25 assists and pulling away 11 steals...in NCC games ranks third in blocked shots (1.17), 12th in offensive rebounds (1.50), 15th in rebounding (4.7), 25th in scoring (9.6)...began season and career at SCSU hot, scoring 16, 15 and 24 points in the first three games respectively...24 points on 11/20 in 99-71 home win over Wayne State still stands as a career high...score over 20 points four times including three 23 point efforts near the end of the season...score 23 points on 2/7 in first career start in 73-65 road win over North Dakota going 8-12 from the field and 6-6 from the free throw line...in final game of the regular season on 3/1 on the road at South Dakota, played season high 33 minutes going 11-22 from the field scoring 23 points and pulling down 10 rebounds for first career double-double...22 shot attempts represent a career and SCSU season high...also scored 23 points on 3/5 in first round NCC tournament loss to eventual tournament champion Nebraska-Omaha going 7-11 from the floor which included 4-5 from behind the arc...three different times finished a game with three or more made three pointers...hit double figure scoring 10 different times...eight times finished a game perfect from the free throw line, including a pair of 6-6 efforts first on 1/26 against Minnesota Duluth before repeating against UND...SCSU won both games.

2006-07: Redshirt Season. Transferred to SCSU from the University of South Dakota.

Prior to SCSU: 2005 graduate of Wayzata High School...two-year letterwinner in basketball at Wayzata High School...named to the Classic Lake All-Conference team.

Personal: Born on April 6, 1987...son of Pat and Wes Winnekins of Plymouth...SCSU Athletic Honor Roll student...journalism major and marketing minor.

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