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South Milwaukee Alumni Update: New Team For McKinney Jones, Belmont’s Local Star And More

Update: Check out this story on Trey from the Fort Wayne newspaper.

Thanks to Ante Udovicic for the continued updates …

Trey McKinney Jones (Class of 2008)

A few weeks ago, Trey officially signed with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the NBA D League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks. He has put in a lot of work over the years, but especially this summer and fall to get ready and it showed on Saturday. On Saturday the Mad Ants had their pre-season game against the Canton Charge and Trey had a very nice game. Fort Wayne won 87-84 and Trey had a game high 17 pts on 8 of 14 shooting and the following stat line:

17 pts   7 reb   1 ast   2 steals   1-1 from 3 pt range

Go to this link for his initial player profile:

http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/trey_mckinney_jones/index.html

Drew Windler (Class of 2009)

Drew is a senior starter on the perennial NCAA Tournament team Belmont and they had a great early season resume builder on Sunday, getting a huge road win at #12 ranked North Carolina to move to 3-1 on the season. Drew had 16 points and 3 steals in the game and also rebounded the miss of UNC’s last shot (by former Menomonee Falls standout JP Tokoto) and made the long pass ahead to a teammate for an assist on the game-winning layup. Drew is averaging 16 pts and 5 reb per game thus far through 4 games. Good luck tonight against Lipscomb and this season Drew!

http://www.belmontbruins.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/bios/windler_drew_s0lw

Taylor Zaeske (Class of 2013)

Taylor not only earned CACC Rookie of the Week honors 3 times this season, she is the only freshman to earn 1st team all-conference in Women’s volleyball. Great season so far Taylor!! The link to the article is below this paragraph just in case you can’t see the photos from the article pasted below the link.

http://www.caldwellathletics.com/news/2013/11/12/WVB_1112134456.aspx?path=wvball

Katie Bartlett (Class of 2013)

A former Rocket basketball player, Katie makes her home debut this Thursday night at Alverno College at 7:00pm as the inferno takes on Edgewood. Here is Katie’s early season bio. Good luck Thursday and this season Katie!

http://athletics.alverno.edu/sports/wbkb/2013-14/bios/bartlett_katie_limj

Natalie Marlowe (Class of 2008)

In her second year at Hendirx College as an assistant womens’ basketball coach (and assistant womens’ golf coach too!) Natalie’s team is 1-1 so far his year. Last year they struggled losing their first 17 games only to finish 4-5 in their final 9 games and start to build something. So far so good this year…best of luck to Natalie and the Warriors!

http://www.hendrixwarriors.com/coaches.aspx?rc=99&path=wbball

Brett Hochstaetter (Class of 2011)

Former Rocket standout wrestler is a redshirt sophomore walk-on getting some varsity wrestling matches at 174 lbs for the Badgers. Way to go Brett and good luck! The Badgers’ dual meet at Michigan State Dec. 8 will be aired live on the Big Ten Network. Brett’s bio is linked below.

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/brett_hochstaetter_779680.html

Sterling Smith (Class of 2012)

Sterling is a redshirt freshman Defensive Lineman on the Division II playoff bound 10-1 St. Cloud State Huskies. They travel to Arkansas on Saturday to play at Henderson State in the opening round of the D II playoffs. Good luck Sterling! (their website is a little off on his bio as they have Sterling graduating from South HS – oh well).

http://www.scsuhuskies.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=840&path=football

Pat Berg (Class of 2012)

Pat is a backup QB on Concordia University’s football team and they play at noon this Saturday at UW Platteville in the opening round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Good luck Pat!! Here is his bio (although I think his height of 5’9″ is off a little bit…he has got to be 6’1″).

http://cuwfalcons.com/sports/fball/2013-14/bios/berg_patrick_d8oa

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Bucks Bring South Milwaukee’s McKinney Jones To Camp

From South Milwaukee to the Milwaukee Bucks …

Trey McKinney Jones, a South Milwaukee High School graduate who played collegiate basketball at Missouri-Kansas City and Miami, has been invited the Bucks’ training camp.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the story.

Go Trey!

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South Milwaukee’s Tie To The Madness

Miami is a really good team, with as good a chance as any to make the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four this year.

And a former South Milwaukee basketball star is one reason why.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel profiles Trey McKinney Jones today in an excellent story about perserverance and persistence in his long journey from the South Shore to South Beach. Check it out here. From it:

McKinney Jones was an all-Southeast Conference basketball player, a state track champion and a high honor roll student at South Milwaukee High School, but the college basketball recruiting experts looked right past him.

“No.”

Instead of accepting their rejection and disinterest, however, McKinney Jones’ father got to work.

Dwight Jones compiled his son’s highlights on a YouTube video and created a website with his son’s résumé. And after putting in a full day as an engineer in management at Rockwell Automation, he would settle down at his phone every night and become a salesman.

Six years later, McKinney Jones is a starting guard and solid, all-around player for the Miami Hurricanes, the fifth-ranked team in the country having one of the best seasons in school history. The Hurricanes, who won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Sunday, will play Pacific on Friday in the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2-seeded team in the East Regional.

Do you have a favorite memory of Trey? Post your comments below!

And go Hurricanes!

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Celebrating Trey McKinney Jones … South Milwaukee Rocket Turned Miami Basketball Star

Miami upset No. 13 Michigan State in a Big Ten-ACC Challenge game Wednesday night.

Here’s why this matters in South Milwaukee: Trey McKinney Jones. He’s a former Rocket, and he’s really good.

McKinney Jones scored a career-high 18 points in leading the Hurricanes to the 67-59 victory. Check out the ESPN story here.

Read Trey’s story on the Miami University website, and it’s a good one.

After spending two years at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he started 25 games as a sophomore, Trey transferred to the U and sat out a season. He then played in all 33 games as a junior at Miami, averaging seven points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.7 steals. In five games so far this year, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound senior is averaging 12.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, and he is tied for the team lead with 11 three-pointers.

The best part of the story: Trey graduated earlier this year with a marketing degree, and he’s now pursuing a second undergraduate degree in liberal arts as he finishes his senior season.

Learn more on Trey’s website, and keep an eye on Miami basketball this season. Go ‘Canes! Go Trey!

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