Wisconsin Swing News

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

WISCONSIN SWING 75 - UTAH PUMP N RUN 71
Kyle Kelm 11 points, Chris Siebert 5 points, Derek Braucht 10 points, Zach Ripley 6 points, Josh Gasser 16 points, Ben Averkamp 14 points, Chip Rank 5 points

WISCONSIN SWING 76 - 2D1 BASKETBALL ACADEMY(CA) 71
Kyle Kelm 19 points, Chris Siebert 8 points
Garrett Schwarz 3 points, Derek Braucht 6 points
Zach Ripley 6 points, Josh Gasser 8 points
Ben Averkamp 13 points, Chip Rank 13 points

WISCONSIN SWING 79 - ILLINOIS WOLVES 66
Kyle Kelm 20 points, Chris Siebert 3 points
Garrett Schwarz 1 points, Derek Braucht 3 points
Zach Ripley 8 points, Josh Gasser 5 points
Ben Averkamp 19 points, Chip Rank 20 points

WISCONSIN SWING 115 - BAY AREA WARRIORS (CA) 99
Kyle Kelm 19 points, Chris Siebert 10 points
Garrett Schwarz 9 points, Derek Braucht 7 points
Zach Ripley 9 points, Josh Gasser 29 points
Ben Averkamp 22 points, Chip Rank 10 points

WISCONSIN SWING 81 - OAKLAND REBELS 59
Kyle Kelm 19 points, Chris Siebert 9 points
Garrett Schwarz 4 points, Derek Braucht 7 points
Zach Ripley 4 points, Josh Gasser 4 points
Ben Averkamp 19 points, Chip Rank 15 points

The Wisconsin Swing took a team of 16 and 17 year olds to Denver, CO, to compete in the Double Pump Spring Tournament. The Swing began pool play with a 75-71 win over Utah Pump N Run on Friday night. Saturday morning, the team concluded pool play by defeating 2D1 Basketball Academy of Los Angeles 76-71.

Entering bracket play as the 1 seed from their pool, the Swing met the Illinois Wolves. They took care of business down the stretch by finishing the game on a 19-3 run to win 79-63. The Swing proceeded to defeat the Bay Area Warriors (San Francisco) 115-99, erasing a double-digit deficit in the second half. In the round of 16, they took on the Oakland (CA) Rebels and pulled away late for a 81-59 win.

The Swing will compete in the quarterfinals of the 72-team tournament versus the Las Vegas Prospects.

SUNDAY:
QUARTERFINALS:

WISCONSIN SWING 84 - LAS VEGAS PROSPECTS 74

SEMI FINALS:

DOUBLE PUMP ELITE (CA) 67 - WISCONSIN SWING 55

*After winning the quarterfinals, Swing families scrambled for an hour and a half to find different flights home. Chip Rank, Josh Gasser, and Kyle Kelm all had early flights. No luck finding new flights meant no luck for a Championship. Rank, Gasser, and Kelm played the first 4 minutes of the semifinal game before having to scurry to the airport. Swing was up 15-6 when the three checked out. The remaining 5 (Zach Ripley, Ben Averkamp, Garrett Schwarz, Chris Seibert, and Derek Braucht) built the lead to 13, but slowly ran out of gas without any subs on the bench. Double Pump Elite eventually won the game by 12.

The Swing team definitely opened some eyes in Denver and across the country with 6 straight impressive wins over some of the countries best 17u teams.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GUYS ON AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE ON THE NATIONAL CIRCUIT!!

COLLEGE COACHES IN ATTENDANCE AT SWING GAMES:
Columbia
William and Mary
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Wisconsin-Green Bay
St. Louis
North Dakota State
Adams State
UNLV
Purdue
Iowa
Northern Iowa
Princeton
Iowa State
Washington State
Eastern Arizona
Lamar
San Jose State
Colby
Creighton
Colorado
Colorado State
Denver
Northern Arizona
...etc.