Posts Tagged ‘Trenton Massner’
WIU’s Massner will get chance to Heat up during NBA Summer League
MACOMB, Ill. — Trenton Massner’s history-making efforts as a senior on the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team were noticed far beyond the Summit League borders. Coaches with the Miami Heat liked what they saw. Massner, the 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Wapello, Iowa, inked a free-agent deal with the Heat after going undrafted in last…
Read MoreMassner sets WIU single-game scoring record with 46 points in Summit League victory
MACOMB, Ill. — Trenton Massner felt he was due for a game like this. “I haven’t been making a shot all year,” Massner said. “It’s like if I was making my shot all year, I’d have four or five of those.” This was the one that put him in the record book. Massner scored a…
Read MoreLeathernecks open season with second-half rally, down-to-the-wire victory over Redbirds
NORMAL, Ill. — Down, but never out. That’s a mantra that could carry the Western Illinois University men’s basketball team a long way. It lifted the Leathernecks to a season-opening victory Monday night. Trailing by as many as 13 points early in the second half, WIU went on a 16-2 run to get back in…
Read MoreLeathernecks’ Massner earns preseason first-team All-Summit League recognition
MACOMB, Ill. — Western Illinois University senior guard Trenton Massner was one of six men’s basketball players named to the preseason All-Summit League first team, while the Leathernecks were picked to finish seventh in the 10-team preseason poll. Massner, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard from Wapello, Iowa, is the Leathernecks’ top returning scorer at 16.4 points…
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