2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Sara Blake
Russell Kramer

3 Nate Axelrod

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 5-7 / 155
  • Hometown Dublin, Ohio
  • High School Coffman
  • Letters 3
  • Major(s) Finance economics

Biography

2017-18:  Received Jostens Trophy as nation’s Most Outstanding Division III men’s basketball player by Rotary Club of Salem, Va...won first-team All-America honors from D3hoops.com and NABC...also was first-team Academic All-America® selection...selected to Reese’s Division III College All-Star game...tabbed Great Lakes Region Player of the Year by D3hoops.com and Great Lakes District Player of the Year by NABC...was first-team selection for third straight season by both organizations...named North Coast Athletic Conference’s Player of Year for third consecutive season....one of 50 to watch list for Bevo Francis Award.
  • Led NCAC in scoring (19.2 points/game) and assists (6.8/game)...also ranked second in free throw percentage (.857), tied for ninth in steals (1.2/game), and ranked 14th in 3-point field goals (1.9/game).
  • Scored 17 points and dished out 9 assists vs. Trine Nov. 17.
  • Collected 9 assists vs. Otterbein Nov. 21.
  • Had 5 points and 2 assists during 14-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay vs. Capital Nov. 26...finished with team bests of 26 points and 9 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 24 points and 11 assists at Hanover Nov. 29.
  • Tallied 23 points during first half in North Coast Athletic Conference opener vs. DePauw Dec. 2...finished with team highs of 29 points and 8 assists.
  • Scored 4 points during game-ending 9-2 run in win at Wabash Dec. 6...led Bishops with 21 points and 4 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 26 points and 4 assists at Oberlin Dec. 9.
  • Contributed 18 points and team-high 7 assists vs. sixth-ranked Ramapo Dec. 28...finished with 4 3-pointers, helping team sink school-record 25 trifectas.
  • Led Bishops with 24 points, 11 assists, and career-high 9 rebounds in 2-point loss to top-ranked Whitman Dec. 30.
  • Named to D3hoops.com Classic all-tournament team after his efforts in Ramapo and Whitman games.
  • Scored 18 of his game-high 30 points during second half vs. Wooster Jan. 6.
  • Led Bishops with 19 points and 7 assists at fifth-ranked Wittenberg Jan. 17.
  • Tallied 18 points during first half at DePauw Jan. 20...finished with 22 points and team-best 9 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 25 points and 8 assists vs. Wabash Jan. 24.
  • Dished out team-high 9 assists vs. Oberlin Jan. 27...contest marked his 105th consecutive game started, breaking the Ohio Wesleyan record set by Justun Lott (1991-95).
  • Named North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Week for his efforts in the Wabash and Oberlin games.
  • Led Bishops with 28 points and 9 assists vs. Kenyon Feb. 3...the 9 assists moved his career total to 616, tying school record.
  • Doled out 6 assists at Hiram Feb. 7, moving his career total to 622 and breaking school career record set by Andy Winters (2009-13).
  • Drove for lay-in to help Bishops wipe out 19-point first-half deficit on way to win over fifth-ranked Wittenberg Feb. 13...led team with 22 points and 4 assists.
  • Scored 17 first-half points as Bishops built 28-point halftime lead vs. Allegheny Feb. 17...finished with 19 points and team-high 6 assists.
  • Converted 3-point play to highlight 7-0 run that gave Bishops lead in overtime in NCAC tournament quarterfinal vs. Wabash Feb. 20...sank 2 free throws with :04 left to send game into overtime...led team with 23 points and 10 assists.
  • Scored game-winning bucket in overtime to lift Bishops past 17th-ranked Wooster in NCAC tournament semifinal Feb. 23...had converted 3-point play in final seconds of regulation to send game into overtime...finished with 16 points and 4 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 23 points and 7 assists in NCAC tournament championship game at sixth-ranked Wittenberg Feb. 24...raised his career totals to 2001 points and 655 assists, ranking second and first respectively in OWU history and fourth and second respectively in NCAC history.
  • Named to All-NCAC tournament team.
2016-17:  Won second-team All-America honors from D3hoops.com and by NABC...also was second-team Academic All-America® selection.
  • Named North Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year...was first-team All-NCAC pick for third straight season.
  • Led NCAC in assists (4.7/game) and ranked fourth in scoring (17.2 points/game), fourth in 3-point field goals (2.0/game), ninth in free throw percentage (.767), and 10th in steals (1.2/game).
  • Tallied 18 points vs. Trine Nov. 19, raising his career total to 1008 and making him the 30th Ohio Wesleyan men’s basketball player to surpass the 1000-point mark.
  • Led Bishops with 22 points and 5 assists vs. 25th-ranked Washington (Mo.) Dec. 29.
  • Scored 10 points during 15-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay at Hiram Jan. 11...finished with career-high 39 points.
  • Hit 4 straight free throws down the stretch to seal win vs. Wittenberg Jan. 18...finished with team-high 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
  • Posted team bests of 28 points and 3 assists vs. 12th-ranked Denison Feb. 1.
  • Connected on 3-pointer during 7-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay vs. Wooster Feb. 11...finished with 24 points and team-high 5 assists.
  • Sank a pair of free throws with :00.9 left to break 70-70 tie and give Bishops win at Wittenberg Feb. 15...finished with 16 points and team-high 7 assists...the win clinched a share of the NCAC championship for Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Scored 14 first-half points as Bishops erased 12-point deficit in NCAC tournament quarterfinal win vs. Kenyon Feb. 21...led team with 26 points.
  • Led Bishops with 9 assists in NCAC tournament semifinal win vs. Wittenberg Feb. 24.
  • Contributed 12 points and 5 assists in NCAC tournament championship game vs. Wooster Feb. 25...named to All-NCAC tournament team.
2015-16:  Named second-team All-America by D3hoops.com and third-team All-America by NABC.
  • Selected Great Lakes Region Player of the Year by D3hoops.com...also was first-team all-district choice by NABC.
  • Named NCAC Player of the Year...was first-team All-NCAC selection for second straight season.
  • Led NCAC in assists (5.6/game) and ranked fifth in scoring (16.2 points/game), fourth in free throw percentage (.788), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.366), and ninth in field goal percentage (.505).
  • Led team in scoring 11 times...reached double figures in scoring 25 times and in assists once.
  • Tallied 19 points vs. Calvin Nov. 21.
  • Rang up 20 points during first half at Transylvania Dec. 22...finished with team bests of 26 points and 7 assists.
  • Contributed 6 points during late 11-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay vs. Denison Jan. 23...led team with 23 points and 7 assists.
  • Dished out season-high 10 assists and scored 17 points at Wooster Jan. 27.
  • Recorded season-high 30 points at Wabash Feb. 10.
  • Poured in 23 points during first half of NCAC tournament quarterfinal vs. Wabash Feb. 23...matched season best with 30 points.
  • Knocked down trio of 3-pointers during first half of NCAA Division III second-round win vs. Lynchburg March 5...shared team lead with 22 points and added 7 assists.
  • Scored 12 points during first half and added 11 more points during first 5 minutes of second half in NCAA Division III sectional semifinal at Benedictine March 11...led Bishops with 27 points and 9 assists.
2014-15:  Named National Rookie of the Year by D3hoops.com...was first-team All-NCAC selection and was tabbed NCAC Newcomer of the Year.
  • Led NCAC in assists (5.9/game) and ranked third in 3-point field goal percentage (.463), fourth in free throw percentage (.834), fifth in scoring, 10th in 3-point field goals (1.8/game), and 11th in field goal percentage and steals (1.4/game).
  • Led team in scoring 8 times...reached double figures in scoring 24 times and in assists 4 times.
  • Scored 16 points and had 4 assists in collegiate debut at Kenyon Nov. 18.
  • Recorded double-double with 12 points and 11 assists at Calvin Nov. 22...the 11 assists tied school record for assists by a freshman.
  • Contributed 13 points and team-best 5 assists at 10th-ranked Wooster Dec. 3.
  • Led Bishops with 18 points and 6 assists at Hope Jan. 3.
  • Posted team bests of 21 points and 5 assists vs. Wittenberg Jan. 7.
  • Went 8-for-8 from the line during final 2 minutes to help close out win vs. 10th-ranked Wooster Jan. 28...finished with 19 points and team-high 10 assists...tied school record by going 13-for-13 from the line.
  • Sank 3-pointer to put Bishops ahead and came up with steal during the closing seconds in NCAC win at Wittenberg Feb. 4...finished with team-high 14 points.
  • Led Bishops with 25 points and season-high 12 assists vs. Kenyon Feb. 7...the 12 assists set a school record for assists by a freshman.
  • Scored 22 of his season-high 32 points during the first half of NCAC win vs. Oberlin Feb. 18...was 12-for-16 from the field, including 6-for-8 from 3-point range...the win clinched the NCAC championship for the Bishops, Ohio Wesleyan’s first outright conference title since the 1986-87 season.
  • Named NCAC Player of the Week after his efforts in the Oberlin and DePauw games.
  • Led Bishops with 8 assists in NCAC tournament quarterfinal win vs. Oberlin Feb. 24.
  • Scored 11 points in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. DePauw Feb. 27.
  • Had 14 points in NCAA Division III first-round game vs. St. Olaf March 6.
High School:  Won 3 letters in basketball.
  • Was 2-time honorable mention all-district selection.
  • Received all-conference honors twice.
  • Set school season and career records for free throw percentage...also set school standard for consecutive free throws.
  • Helped team win district championship.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014-15Freshman

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    5'7" 150 lbs
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  • 3

    2015-16Sophomore

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    5'7" 155 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Junior

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    5'7" 155 lbs
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    2017-18Senior

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    5'7" 155 lbs
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