Siebert earns All-MWC honors for third time

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University men’s basketball star Chris Siebert has been named to the All-Midwest Conference team for the third consecutive year.

A senior guard, Siebert (Baraboo, Wis./Baraboo) was a first-team selection this season after earning second-team honors for both the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. Siebert averaged 17.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for the Vikings.

Siebert ranked seventh in the league in points per game and was among the leaders in a number of other categories. He ranked fourth with 3.1 3-pointers made per game and was fifth in 3-point shooting at 46.2 percent. Siebert finished 12th in field goal percentage at 46.8, 12th in free throw percentage at 81.7 and 13th at 2.9 assists per game.

Siebert made 72 3-pointers on the season, which ranks second in school history to the 75 John Dekker made in 2009-10.

Siebert finished a stellar career fourth in scoring at Lawrence with 1,360 points. He trails only All-American Chris Braier, Lawrence Hall of Famer Joel Dillingham and All-American Ryan Kroeger. Siebert also is the 10th player in Lawrence history to earn all-conference honors at least three times.

Lawrence finished fifth in the conference with a 10-8 record, and the Vikings had a 12-11 overall mark.