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Joe Reitz

# 42
Center - C

Height:

6-7

Weight:

256

Senior

Previous Affiliations
Hamilton Southeastern

Fishers, Ind.

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NOTEWORTHY: Enters his senior season in the top 10 of four career statistical categories at WMU: free throws made (4th-390), free throws attempted (4th-560), field goal percentage (4th-.542), points (9th-1,234) ... he also has 685 career rebounds, 69 short of entering the top 10 in that category ... has started 94 of his 96 career games, including 55 consecutive starts ... is the second leading scorer and rebounder in the MAC among active players.

2006-07: ESPN the Magazine First Team Academic All-America, first in WMU men’s basketball history and seventh in MAC history ... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV First Team ... Second Team All-MAC ... Academic All-MAC ... Preseason All-MAC West ... CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-American ... led WMU and was 12th in scoring (13.9 ppg), third in rebounding (8.6), eighth in field goal percentage (.560), third in offensive rebounds (3.12 rpg) and second in defensive rebounds (5.47 rpg) in the MAC ... finished 45th in the country in rebounding ... set a new school record for free throws attempted in a season (219), eighth in free throws made (145) and 10th in rebounds (275) ... MAC West Player of the Week (12/18) after scoring 17 points and hauling in a career-high 18 rebounds vs. Illinois State (12/16) ... started at center in all 32 games for WMU ... three-time MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... led WMU in scoring 13 times and rebounding 24 times ... posted 10 double-doubles ... scored in double figures in 25 games and posted double-digit rebounds in 13 contests ... scored a season-high 28 points with 10 rebounds at Northern Illinois (1/6) ... scored 26 points in a home victory over Central Michigan (1/16) ... contributed 24 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime victory over Valparaiso (2/17) by setting new career highs in free throws made and attempted (14-18) ... finished in a tie for ninth in scoring (40 points) and fourth in rebounding (20 rebounds) at the Old Spice Classic (11/23-26) ... earned third letter.

2005-06: Named Second Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC ... named MAC Player of the Year by MAC Report Online ... named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV First Team ... participated in 2006 NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., representing WMU ... second in the MAC in rebounding (7.4) and fifth in scoring (15.5) ... MAC West Player of the Week (2/20) after averaging 23 points and eight rebounds against Eastern Michigan and Indiana State ... MAC West Player of the Week (2/13) after averaging 20.5 points and 7.5 rebounds against Ohio and Akron ... MAC West Player of the Week (1/30) after averaging 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds in three wins against EMU, Ball State and CMU ... scored a career-high 31 points on career-highs in made field goals (10) and free throws (11) vs. Ohio (2/12) ... tied his career high with 25 points at Detroit (12/3) ... scored 23 points in only 22 minutes at Northern Illinois (2/4) ... scored 23 points and pulled down eight rebounds against EMU (2/15) and Indiana State (2/18) ... made season debut with 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Northwood (11/5) ... notched his second double-double of the season with 21 points and 13 rebounds against Bowling Green (1/7) ... third double-double of the season came against Kent State with 18 points and 10 rebounds (1/17) ... hit the game-winning tip-in against Loyola Marymount (12/22) ... notched his fourth double-double of the season against Ball State with 20 points and 10 rebounds (1/26) ... fifth double-double of the season came at rival CMU with 20 points, seven in double overtime, and 12 rebounds (1/29) ... named MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (1/11) for academic success and accomplishments against Ohio and Bowling Green ... earned second letter.

2004-05: Named to MAC All-Freshman Team ... garnered program’s “Mr. Hustle” award ... ranked among the league leaders in rebounding (15th, 5.5 rpg.) and offensive rebounds (7th, 2.39 orpg.) ... owned four double-doubles on the year ... started 32 of the team’s 33 games ... made Bronco debut with starting assignment in the season opener against New Mexico State (11/19) ... netted 12 points the next night against Portland (11/20) ... earned first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds versus Alaska Fairbanks (11/21) ... 12-point performance against Akron (1/8) marked first of five-straight double figure efforts ... accounted for 13 points and nine boards versus Kent State (1/12) ... scored 10 points and corralled personal-best 14 rebounds against Northern Illinois (1/19) ... netted career-high 25 points at home against Ball State (1/22) ... finished the game 9-of-12 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe ... collected 27 points and 10 rebounds on 10-of-16 shooting in back-to-back nights against Central Michigan (1/29) and Toledo (1/31) ... converted on 8-of-11 free throw chances en route to 16-point night at Central Michigan (2/15) ... came off the bench for first time all year and responded with 11 points and seven boards in 14 minutes of action against Bowling Green (3/2) ... concluded the regular season with double-double at Ball State, finishing with 13 points and 11 boards ... collected 10 points and 10 rebounds in the MAC Tournament win over Akron (3/10) ... contributed 14 points and six rebounds against Buffalo (3/11) in the MAC Semifinal ... grabbed nine boards in the NIT win at Marquette (3/14) ... earned first letter.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Hamilton Southeastern High School ... first player in school history to be named an Indianapolis Star Indiana All-Star ... Hamilton County Player of the Year and all-state selection by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association as a senior ... also garnered all-conference and all-county accolades during his career ... two-time member of the All-Metro North team ... finished fourth in the school’s record book in points (946) and rebounds (511) ... member of conference, county and sectional championship squads during his tenure ... averaged 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game in 2003-04 while shooting 64.2 percent from the field ... collected 17.2 points and 8.9 boards per outing as a junior ... selected to Indiana Junior All-Star team ... all-league and all-county honoree in football, where he served as team captain ... member of National Honor Society and academic honor roll.

Personal: Born Aug. 24, 1985 in Indianapolis, Ind. ... full name is Joseph David Reitz ... son of Dave and Jane Reitz ... has one brother, Andy (24), and two sisters, Betsy (19) and Katie (17) ... majoring in finance with a 3.73 GPA.

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