2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
SENIOR (2018-19): 2018-19 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year... 2018-19 All-Summit League Second Team... Started all 31 games in his final season at WIU… Averaged 9.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per contest... His 3.42 blocks per game led the nation... Finished with 106 total blocks, which ranked second in the nation... Became the third player in Summit League history to be named the Defensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons... Joined Ceola Clark III (2009-10, 2011-12) as Western Illinois players that won the award twice... Currently leads the nation with 102 blocked shots… Broke his 2016-17 program record (85) for blocks in a one season... Recorded the first triple-double in Summit League history since 2007 with a 14 point, 16 rebound and 10 block performance at Purdue Fort Wayne on Feb. 7... The 10 blocks tied the single-game record for blocks at the NCAA Division I level for the 2018-19 season... Ripped down a career-high 19 rebounds at Eastern Illinois on Nov. 17... Ranked fourth in The Summit League with a 56.5 field goal percentage (121-214)... Put together seven double-doubles over the 2018-19 season... Named Summit League Player of the Week twice.
JUNIOR (2017-18): Summit League ‘Defensive Player Of The Year’… Summit League All-League Honorable Mention… became the program’s all-time leader in blocked shots notching his 150th against Oral Roberts (Jan. 6)… ended the year with 72 blocks, ranking him fourth in program history in blocked shots in a total season… led The Summit League in field goal percentage, shooting 65.7 percent from the field… Ranked 14th in the nation and first in The Summit League in blocked shots per game with 2.57… he ended 27th in the nation in total blocks… ranked fifth in The Summit League in rebounds per game with 7.1… Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Chancellor's List...led the team in double-doubles with six… averaged 10.8 points per contest… posted a career-high 31 points against Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota… swatted four Jackrabbit shots in the first round of The Summit League Championships against South Dakota State… recorded eight blocks against American (Dec. 6)… had 12 games with double-digit points… pulled down 13 rebounds in back-to-back games against American (Dec. 6) and Milwaukee (Dec. 9)
SOPHOMORE (2016-17): Set school record with 85 blocks in a single-season... His 3.0 blocks per game ranked fourth in Division I...  Played in and started all 28 games... Averaged 7.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game... He shot .578 from the field (78-135) and .575 from the free throw line (42-73)... Scored 10-plus points in 10 games... He grabbed 10-plus rebounds in four games and 8-plus rebounds in eight games... Recorded back-to-back double-doubles near the beginning of league play, scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds versus South Dakota State (Jan. 4) before scoring 10 points and grabbing a career-high 13 boards versus Oral Roberts (Jan. 7)... Scored a career-high 15 points in three games.
FRESHMAN (2015-16): Played in all 27 games, starting 18 of them, averaging 14.6 minutes per game... Averaged 2.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game... Led the team with 22 blocks... Scored a season-high eight points at home versus Fort Wayne (Feb. 25)... Scored seven points at home versus Eastern Illinois (Dec. 12)... Scored six points twice, first at Wisconsin (Nov. 13) and then again at home versus UIC (Nov. 17)... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds twice, first at Eastern Illinois (Nov. 21) and then again during the final game of the season (Feb. 27)... Recorded a season-high three blocks at Loyola (Dec. 21).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from River Valley High School... Played high school basketball for head coach Luke Thatcher... Played AAU for the Wisconsin Swing, was named Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State Honorable Mention after this past season... As a senior he started all 26 games for River Valley High School and averaged 17.4 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game. He also shot 62.3 percent from the field... Tabbed First Team All-Conference, was named to the Dodgeville Chronicle's All-Area Team, and was a finalist for the Wisconsin Sports Network's 'Player of the Year' award... Broke several school records while at River Valley including most free throws in a game (14), most free throws in a season (118), most blocks in a game (10), most blocks in a season (102), and most blocks in a career (185).
PERSONAL: Born on 12/9/1996... Son of Scott and Kayla Gilbeck... A native of Spring Green, Wis... Lists his father as a major influence on his sports career because "he has always supported me and encouraged me to get better"... List fishing as his hobby... His favorite teams are the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Bucks... His favorite musical artist is Johnny Cash.
MAJOR: Undecided.
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Center
6'11"
250 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
Center
6'11"
250 lbs
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2017-18Junior
Center
7'0"
235 lbs
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2018-19Senior
Center
7'0"
235 lbs
