With the conclusion of this season’s NCAA Tournament, the college men’s basketball season is officially complete. That means all national statistics are now final, and UWM has a pair of top-10 finishes.
Point guard Kaylon Williams finished ninth in the nation in assists per game, averaging 6.5 per contest. He also won the Horizon League assist title for the second-straight year, becoming the first player to lead the league in assists two years in a row since Martell Bailey (UIC) did it in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Plus, his 6.5 assist per game average is the highest since Javier Mendiburu (Green Bay) tallied 7.1 assists per contests in 2004-05. Williams finished the year with five 10-assist games this season, while there were only four others total around the rest of the league.
Meanwhile, UWM’s three-point defense was stellar all season long. The 29 percent tally for opponents finished eighth in the country and marks the first time the Panthers have ever held opponents below 30 percent from the three-point arc in a season. Milwaukee was also 58th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 62.5 points per game.
On the offensive end, the Panthers finished 45th nationally in three-point field goals made per game, averaging 7.8 per contest. That number was also second in the league. Plus, Tony Meier finished 87th nationally in three-pointers made per game.
Finally, with the NCAA’s official RPI has not yet been released, the final national polls show some of the tests the Panthers faced in their non-league schedule. In the coaches’ poll, Michigan State finished seventh, Marquette 10th and Wisconsin 12th. In the Associated Press poll, Michigan State was fifth, Marquette 11th and Wisconsin 14th.
