2011-12 Highlights: Named to Academic All-GLVC Team and CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District 4 Men's Basketball Team...earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award...selected to inaugural GLVC All-Defensive Team...recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...member of the NABC Honors Court...started all 29 games at center...averaged 4.5 points and 6.1 rebounds-per-game...led team in both rebounding (6.1 rpg) and blocks (1.0 bpg)...grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in a 75-68 GLVC First Round win over UIS (Feb. 26)...hauled in a game-high 12 rebounds in the 67-42 win over Saint Joseph's (Feb. 18)...had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in an 80-75 loss to No. 1 Bellarmine (Feb. 4)...finished with a double-double of 12 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in a 75-59 win over Quincy (Jan. 12)...picked up a game-high 10 rebounds in a 52-41 in-region win over Wayne State (Dec. 31)...grabbed 11 rebounds and added five points, four steals and three blocks in the 79-53 win over Olivet Nazarene (Dec. 10)...scored 10 points in the 80-66 win over St. Francis (Ill.) (Dec. 7) .
2010-11 Highlights: Started all 31 games...averaged 7.9 points and a team-best 6.1 rebounds-per-game - also good for ninth in the GLVC...shot 68.7% (92-for-134) from the field which was a team-best...led Flyers for third-straight season with 48 blocks for an average of 1.55 blocks-per-game, good for third in the GLVC...Academic All-GLVC selection and Br. David Delahanty Award winner, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...narrowly missed a triple-double with nine points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight assists against UIS (Feb. 19)...earned six points, five blocks and four steals in the 69-45 win over UW-Parkside (Feb. 12)...had a game-high eight rebounds and five blocks to break the school-record for career blocks in the 83-57 win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 10)...finished with a game-high eight rebounds and tied a season-high with three blocks in the 71-51 win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 6)...was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and finished with 12 points against Southern Indiana (Jan. 27)...posted eight points and eight rebounds in the 69-58 win over Missouri S&T (Jan. 22)...hauled in a team-season high 11 rebounds in the 65-62 win over Rockhurst (Jan. 17)...had nine points and nine rebounds against Indianapolis (Jan. 15)...totaled 11 points in the 95-60 win over UIS (Jan. 6)...added 10 points and five rebounds in a 68-46 win over Olivet Nazarene (Dec. 18)...scored 10 points in an 82-61 victory over St. Francis (IL) (Dec. 11)...picked up 13 points on 6-for-7 shooting and added six rebounds, including five offensive boards, in an 88-77 win over IU-Northwest (Dec. 7)...notched a team-best 17 points - on 7-for-8 shooting - and seven rebounds against UMSL (Dec. 4)...pitched in 10 points in a 60-45 win over Maryville (Dec. 2)...recorded a team-best 16 points and eight rebounds against Hillsdale (Nov. 27)...tied a career-high with four steals against Ferris State (Nov. 20)...posted a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the Flyers to the 84-70 come-from-behind win over Alaska-Anchorage (Nov. 13).
2009-10 Highlights: Started all 29 games for Flyers, averaging 9.7 points and a team-best 7.9 rebounds...broke his own single-season record with 54 blocked shots...Academic All-Great Lakes Valley Conference selection and Br. David Delahanty Award winner, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds in a 69-62 win over Quincy (Feb. 20)...posted 10 points against Illinois-Springfield (Feb. 18)... scored a game-high 14 points against Saint Joseph[apos]s (Feb. 13)...hauled in a game-high 13 rebounds against UW-Parkside (Feb. 11)...chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds in a 64-53 win over UW-Parkside (Feb. 6)...added 10 points against No. 2 Southern Indiana (Jan. 30)...had a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds against No. 16 Kentucky Wesleyan (Jan. 28)...collected a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds against No. 19 Drury (Jan. 23)...notched a double-double with a season-high 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 69-66 win over Rockhurst (Jan. 14)...recorded a career-high and team-season best 14 rebounds against Bellarmine (Jan. 4)...picked up a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 2)...had 13 points on 6-for-6 shooting, including seven rebounds in a 95-73 win over Trinity Christian (Dec. 29)...totaled 12 points and seven rebounds in a 90-71 win over Purdue Calumet (Dec. 22)...garnered a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds against Missouri-St. Louis (Dec. 3)...was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, including three blocks, and finished with 16 points against Southwest Minnesota State (Nov. 20)...collected 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in a 65-60 triumph over Ferris State (Nov. 15).
2008-09 Highlights: Started all 28 games at center for the Flyers...averaged 7.2 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Flyers...had 50 blocks, which was the most in school-history for a single-season...collected 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds against #10 Northern Kentucky (Feb. 28)...tallied 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds, two blocks and four steals in an 84-78 win over UW-Parkside (Feb. 26)...picked up seven points and a team-best nine rebounds against #22 Bellarmine (Feb. 19)...converted a season-best 9-for-11 from the field and finished with 18 points in a 78-59 win over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 14)...picked up a team-season best six blocks against Indianapolis (Feb. 12)...garnered 13 points and eight rebounds against Northern Kentucky (Jan. 29)...was 8-for-9 from the floor and finished with a season-high and team-best 21 points in an 86-60 win over Indianapolis (Jan. 24)...had seven points and a team-best six rebounds and four blocks against Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 22)...was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and finished with a career-high 12 points in a 101-82 win over UW-Parkside (Jan. 17)...grabbed a team-best seven boards in a 67-51 win over Quincy (Jan. 10)...swatted five shots in a 73-50 win over Missouri S&T (Jan. 8)...topped Flyers with eight rebounds against Drury (Jan. 4)...posted a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds - 10 of which were offensive - in a 101-37 win over Robert Morris (Springfield) on Dec. 29th...had nine points against Winona State (Dec. 20)...totaled a then, team-season high four blocked shots against UIC (Dec. 17)...was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and finished with seven points and seven rebounds in an 81-65 win over Missouri-St. Louis (Dec. 6).
Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner for Stagg...as a senior, was named to the All-Tournament teams at Lemont/Stagg Thanksgiving Tournament and Luther North Christmas Tournament...served as team captain as a senior and was given the ‘Best Character’ award...averaged 13.6 points and 9.7 boards per game as a senior...earned High Honor Roll honors all four years...helped Stagg to a pair of 18-10 finishes in 2007 and 2008, including a pair of appearances in the Regional Final...member of the National Honor Society and was an AP Scholar...competed for Full Package AAU basketball team in 2007...son of John and Debbie Strus...majoring in math with a minor in secondary education.
Strus' Career Statistics
|
|
Minutes |
Total |
3-Point |
F-Throws |
Rebounds |
|
|
Year |
gp-gs |
min |
avg |
fg |
fga |
pct |
fg |
fga |
pct |
ft |
fta |
pct |
off |
def |
tot |
avg |
pf |
fo |
ast |
t/o |
blk |
stl |
pts |
avg |
|
2008-09 |
28-28 |
787 |
28.1 |
83 |
129 |
.643 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
35 |
66 |
.530 |
70 |
94 |
164 |
5.9 |
71 |
3 |
21 |
33 |
50 |
24 |
201 |
7.2 |
|
2009-10 |
29-29 |
962 |
33.2 |
98 |
162 |
.605 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
84 |
132 |
.636 |
76 |
153 |
229 |
7.9 |
77 |
1 |
46 |
55 |
54 |
33 |
280 |
9.7 |
|
2010-11 |
31-31 |
848 |
27.4 |
92 |
134 |
.687 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
62 |
93 |
.667 |
70 |
118 |
188 |
6.1 |
78 |
3 |
40 |
55 |
48 |
31 |
246 |
7.9 |
|
2011-12 |
29-29 |
713 |
24.6 |
48 |
79 |
.608 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
34 |
60 |
.567 |
74 |
103 |
177 |
6.1 |
75 |
0 |
28 |
38 |
29 |
29 |
130 |
4.5 |
|
TOTAL |
117-117 |
3310 |
28.3 |
321 |
504 |
.637 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
215 |
351 |
.613 |
290 |
468 |
758 |
6.5 |
301 |
7 |
135 |
181 |
181 |
117 |
857 |
7.3 |
