Lawrence University Sports News

Contact: Joe Vanden Acker, Sports Information Director, 920-832-6878
For Immediate Release March 17, 2005

Lawrence’s Braier chosen for D3hoops.com All-Midwest Region team

APPLETON, Wis. -- Lawrence University basketball standout Chris Braier has been named to the D3hoops.com All-Midwest Region team.
Braier, a 6-foot-5 forward from Wauwatosa, was a second-team selection and was chosen for the all-region team for the second consecutive season.
The former star at Wauwatosa East High School led the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game and paced the league in rebounding at 11.5 per contest. Braier, who was the 2004 Midwest Conference Player of the Year, also led the team in steals (1.7 spg) and blocks (0.5 bpg) and was second in assists (3.0 apg). Braier shot a very good 51 percent (150-294) from the floor.
Braier, who had a league-high 13 double-doubles this season, was chosen for the all-conference first-team for the third consecutive season. He led Lawrence to its second consecutive Midwest Conference championship. He also helped Lawrence win its second straight Midwest Conference Tournament, earning a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second year in a row.
Lawrence finished with a 20-6 record, only the third 20-win season in school history, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament after winning a first-round game at Gustavus Adolphus College.
Braier, who was a first-team all-region selection last season, was named to All-America teams by D3hoops.com and DIII News in 2004.