The Becker boys basketball team gathered this week at the high school to celebrate their 2017-18 season and hand out much-deserved awards.
The evening started off with Head Coach Josh Ihrke welcoming his team and their family and friends. Coaches from the 9th grade, 10th grade and JV teams got a chance to speak on behalf of their squads before Ihrke began announcing awards.
Awards
All Conference: Lucas Dertinger and Brandon Gustafson;
All Conference Honorable Mention: Justin Kringler;
Varsity Best Teammate: Bryce Boser;
Varsity Most Improved; Justin Kringler;
Varsity Most Dedicated: Brandon Gustafson;
Varsity Defense MVP: Josh Fobbe;
Varsity Offense MVP: Lucas Dertinger;
Varsity Team MVP: Lucas Dertinger;
JV Best Teammate: Cole Koske;
JV Most Improved; Jeremy Laugen;
JV Most Dedicated: Isaac Boyer;
JV Defense MVP: Carter Hietala;
JV Offense MVP: Sam Koubsky.
Participation Awards
Basil Ricker, James Schafer, Carter Hanson, Jake Jurgens, Sam Koubsky, Zach Wenner, Cam Fischer, Isaac Boyer, Cole Koste, Noah Fakhreddine, Devin Riley, Andrew Kolbinger, Jeremy Laugen and Max Phelps.
Varsity Letters
Lucas Dertinger, Justin Kringler, Bryce Boser, Caleb Quernemoen, Travis Myers, Jordan Ulbrich, Sam Ricker, Brandon Gustafson, Josh Fobbe, Nick Mittelstaedt, Cade Callahan, Gabe Lindbom, Anthony Agnew (Manager) and Nate Croal (Manager).
The Bulldogs finished the season 11-15 overall and 9-4 in the Granite Ridge Conference, good for a tie for second place.
Dertinger led the team in points with 521, followed by Gustafson (369), Ricker (213), Quernemoen (175) and Callahan (120).
Gustafson was the team leader in rebounds with 159, followed by Kringler (142), Dertinger (140), Ricker (78) and Callahan (70).
Callahan led the Bulldogs in blocked shots with 21. He was followed by Gustafson (13), Dertinger (11), Boser (7) and Kringler (7).
Dertinger was the team leader in steals with 61, followed by Kringler (27), Ricker (26), Quernemoen (19) and Fobbe (17).
Kringler was the team’s top free-throw shooter, netting 75% of his attempts. He was followed by Dertinger (73%), Ricker (68%), Callahan (67%) and Gustafson (65%).
For three-pointers, Dertinger and Nick Mittelstaedt had the best percentage (37%) and they were followed by Quernemoen (32%), Fobbe (26%) and Ricker (23%).
Gabe Lindbom (58%) had the team’s best field goal percentage followed by Gustafson (55%), Callahan (47%), Travis Myers (44%) and Dertinger (42%).
For assists, Kringler tallied the most (87) followed by Dertinger (86), Ricker (61), Gustafson (29) and Callahan (24).
