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2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Joe Rosga

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Paul, Minn.
  • Highschool Cretin-Derham Hall

Biography

AWARDS
2017-18 First Team All-Summit League
2016-17 Honorable Mention All-Summit League
2015-16 Honorable Mention All-Summit League
2015-16 Summit League All-Newcomer Team

2018-19 (SENIOR)
Started and played in 26 games ... logged 31.8 minutes per game, most on the team ... scored 12.0 points, 19th in the Summit League ...   pulled down 2.8 rebounds ... handed out 2.4 assists, most on the team and 12th in the Summit League ... recorded 1.0 steals ... shot 40.7 percent ... 41.5 percent from beyond the arc, 11th in the Summit League ... shot 89.7 percent from the foul line ... scored a season-high 22 points in a win at Wyoming on Dec. 11 ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds two times ... handed out a career-best seven assists against Montana State on Dec. 18 ... made 61 3s on the season, tops on the team ... made a season-high five 3s at Oral Roberts on Feb. 7 ... had 10 games with two-or-more steals ... recorded 15 games in double figures ... tallied 13 games with 3-or-more made 3-pointers ... made a perfect 7-for-7 from the foul line at Wyoming on Dec. 11, also a season high ... attempted a season-high 17 shots at Kansas State on Dec. 12 ... played a season-high 41 minutes at Wyoming ... 17 games with at least 10 field-goal attempts ... became just the third player in program history with at least 1,500 points and 240 made 3s in a career ... finished out career ranked fourth on the all-time scoring list with 1,621 points ... ranks sixth in program history with 245 made 3s ... 88.3 career free-throw percentage ranks third highest in program history ... finished with 312 career assists, good for ninth in school history.

2017-18 (JUNIOR)
Started and played in all 30 games ... named All-Summit League First Team ... tallied a team-most 34.2 minutes per game, second in the Summit League ... scored 16.1 points, most on the team and seventh in the Summit League ... ripped down 4.1 rebounds ... dished out 2.9 assists, most on the team and ninth in the Summit League .... recorded 0.7 steals ... shot 48.1 percent, 12th in the Summit League ... 44.0 percent from 3, fourth in the Summit League ... led the Summit League in free-throw percentage at 90.1 percent, also good for 13th in the NCAA ... ranked fifth in the Summit League in free-throw attempts at 3.7 ... put up a career-high 33 points against Navy on Nov. 26 ... had a team-high 27 games in double figures ... grabbed a season-best 12 rebounds in win against Wyoming on Nov. 29 ... posted two double-doubles ... notched six games with 20-or-more points ... tallied a season-high six assists three times ... had six games with five-or-more assists ... swiped a season-high four steals at Omaha on Jan. 18 ... knocked down a season-most six 3-pointers against Navy ... nine games with at least four 3s made ... attempted a season-high 16 free throws at Navy ... made a season-high 10 field goals on two occasions ... became 35th player in program history to score at least 1,000 career points at Northern Colorado on Dec. 13 ... played a season-high 50 minutes in win against ORU in Summit League Quarterfinal on Mar. 4.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
Started and played in all 30 games … earned All-Summit League honorable mention … logged team-leading 34.5 minutes per game, fifth in the Summit League … scored 15.3 points, 12th in the Summit League … grabbed 4.1 rebounds … tallied 3.2 assists … shot 45.5 percent from the field … 44.3 percent from deep, sixth in the Summit League … made 2.5 3s per game, first on the team and tied for fifth in the Summit League … shot 85.4 percent from the foul line, fourth in the Summit League … scored in double figures in 24 games … recorded at least 20 points on eight occasions … dropped in a season-high 30 in season opener against Jacksonville on Nov. 12 … buried a season-high nine 3s against Jacksonville, second most in program history … made at least five 3-pointers in a game five times … ripped down a season-high nine boards in a victory against Western Illinois on Jan. 11 … dished out a career-most seven assists in win against North Dakota State on Jan. 14 … racked up six games of at least five assists … played a season-high 42 minutes against Fort Wayne on Feb. 4 … had nine games with multiple steals.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared and started in 29 games ... Led the team in scoring averaging 12.7 points per game ... Was named to the Summit League All-Newcomer Team ... Also named Honorable Mention All-Summit League ... Earned the Floyd M. Theard Jr. Memorial Award ... Scored in double-figures 21 times ... Scored a season-high 25 points against Omaha (Mar. 6) ... Dished out a season-high six assists at South Dakota (Feb. 21) ... Grabbed a season-best seven rebounds on two occasions against South Alabama (Nov. 28) and again at South Dakota (Feb. 21) ... Had a season-high four steals on two times against Weber State (Dec. 13) and again against South Dakota State (Mar. 7) ... Led the time in scoring 10 times, rebounding three times and assists six times.

BEFORE DENVER
Led Cretin-Derham Hall to a 25-4 record as a senior ... Averaged 19 points, 4.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds as a senior ... 2015 Minnesota AP Boys Basketball Second Team as a senior ... Named Team MVP ... 2015 All-Tournament Team ... Named All Conference three times.

PERSONAL
Born March 30, 1997 ... Son of Jeff Rosga and Chris Peterson ... Rosga has three sisters and one brother, Jaylen, Jeffrey, Abby and Jordin ... Chose Denver for the outstanding academics and the coaching staff ... Hopes to play basketball professionally and start a foundation for kids with special needs and depression ... Volunteered at a homeless shelter ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends.
 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-16Freshman

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    2016-17Sophomore

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    2017-18Junior

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    2018-19Senior

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