2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
2023-24
MIAA Player of the Year ... NABC All-America pick ... D2CCA Second-Team All-America selection ... First-Team All-MIAA ... NABC All-Distric First-Team honoree ... Top-25 Watch List for Bevo Francis Award.
2022-23
MIAA Second-Team pick ... saw action in 30 games ... made 30 starts ... averaged 12.8 points per game and led the team in rebounding (5.2/game) ... scored 384 points and became a member of Northwest's 1,000-point club ... knocked in 79 three-pointers ... shot 88.7% from the free throw line (47-of-53) ... shot 46.4% from the field (129-of-278) ... posted six 20-plus scoring games, including a season-high 27 vs. Missouri Western at the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. ... tallied 18 double-figure scoring games ... drained a season-best seven three-pointers vs. Washburn (2/4) ... knocked in six three-pointers vs. Truman State (11/20) and at Northeastern State (2/11) ... had 21 games of two or more made three-pointers ... buried four three-pointers, including two in a crucial 10-point second-half run as tallied 14 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds in Northwest's 61-53 MIAA Tournament championship win over Central Oklahoma.
2021-22
Saw action in 38 games and made 36 starts as he helped the Bearcats win their third consecutive NCAA Division II national championship ... MIAA Third-Team selection ... named to the MIAA All-Tournament team ... earned a spot on the NCAA Central Region All-Tournament squad ... averaged 12.7 points per game ... pulled down 5.8 rebounds per contest ... drained 90 three-pointers, which ranks as the eighth-best single-season mark in Bearcat history ... shot 47.4% from the floor ... made 82.1% of his free throws ... scored a career-high 32 points and drained 10 three-pointers against Briar Cliff (11/26) ... posted five 20-point scoring games ... secured five double-doubles, including an 11-point, 12-rebound effort against Black Hills State in the NCAA Div. II national semifinals in Evansville, Ind.
2020-21
Started all 30 games in helping Northwest to the NCAA Division II national championship ... averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game ... shot 44.4% from the field ... knocked in 52 three-pointers ... drained 80.5% of his free throws ... registered 26 steals ... tallied 20 points and six rebounds in an 86-78 win at Rogers State (11/21) ... scored 11 points in an 84-69 win at Pittsburg State (1/2) ... posted his third career 20-point game with 24 as he sank six three-pointers vs. No. 5 Washburn (1/7) ... handed out a career-high five assists at Nebraska-Kearney (1/16) ... snatched his second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in a win at Lincoln (1/28) ... scored 17 points in an 85-44 drubbing of Washburn in the NCAA Central Region ... made 8-of-11 shots and scored 19 points in the national title win over West Texas A&M (3/27).
2019-20
Played in 30 games ... drew five starting assignments ... averaged 6.5 points. 3.6 rebounds and shot 50.7 percent from the field as a true freshman ... scored 11 points in his collegiate debut vs. Daemen (11/1) ... earned MIAA player of the week honors after torching Illinois-Springfield (11/27) for a career-high 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting including 7-of-10 from three-point range ... also grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds vs. UIS ... knocked in four three-pointers and scored 12 points in a 77-76 win over No. 17 Missouri Southern (2/20) ... scored 18 points off the bench in the MIAA tournament championship victory over Missouri Southern (3/8).
PRIOR TO NORTHWEST
Dreamer, from Murdock, Nebraska, was a two-time class C-2 all-state boys basketball player for Elmwood-Murdock High School. He was the honorary captain of the Class C-2 all-state team after averaging 22.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, leading the Knights to the state tournament . Dreamer transferred to Lincoln East High School for his senior year to play under head coach Jeff Campbell. Dreamer also played AAU basketball with the well-known Martin Brothers AAU program out of Iowa.
"We are very excited to announce the signing of Wes Dreamer," McCollum said. "He is a very unselfish kid that comes from a great family. He transferred to Lincoln East this year to add strength and play against high level competition throughout the entire season which will help him in his transition to college basketball. At 6'7", Wes has great length and is able to stretch the floor with his shooting ability, two things that we value a lot in our program."
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Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
PF
6'7"
200 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
Power Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2021-22Sophomore
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2022-23Junior
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Forward
6'7"
200 lbs