2014-2015 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Game-by-Game Statistics
2014-15 | 2013-14 | 2012-13 | 2011-12
2014-15 (Senior): Produced another strong season running the offense and setting the tone defensively for the Blue Jays...Team captain played in 23-of-24 games and was in the starting lineup 22 times...Led Elizabethtown and the Landmark Conference with 2.5 steals per game, which also ranked 17th in NCAA Division III...Topped the conference and was 40th in the nation in total steals (58)...Ranked fifth in the Landmark in assists (87) and assists per game (3.8), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1), 12th in minutes per game (30.0) and 15th in free throw percentage (62.9%)...Fourth on the team in scoring (7.8 ppg) and rebounding (3.4 rpg)...Surpassed Damian Burnside for the program's career steals record with his 236th, which came in a game at 23rd-ranked Catholic Feb. 4...Increased his school record steals total to 243 by season's end...Finished just outside the top 10 on E-town's career assists list with 303...Scored in double figures eight times, including a stretch of five in a row from Nov. 22-Dec. 13...Collected a season-high 15 points at Wilkes Nov. 25...Landmark Winter Academic Honor Roll student-athlete...Voted to the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 Team...Recognized on the Landmark Winter All-Sportsmanship Team.
2013-14 (Junior): Switched jersey numbers from 23 to 11, took control of the starting point guard role and experienced the best season of his career to date...Started all 25 games...His 9.0 points per game, 67 steals, 120 assists, .707 free throw percentage, and .448 field goal percentage were all career-bests...Led the Commonwealth Conference in steals per game (2.68) and total steals...Ranked ninth in the country in steals per game and 19th in total steals...Already ranks sixth on Elizabethtown's career steals list...Sits 12 steals shy of third on that list and 50 behind Damian Burnside's career record of 235 from 1981-85, a number Wenger is on pace to eclipse at his current career rate...Though not a vital part of his game over his first two seasons, Wenger transformed into a scoring guard when his team needed it...He scored a career-high 28 points against Gwynedd Mercy Nov. 23, going 8-of-10 from the field and 10-of-13 at the foul line...Hit a last second shot to cap a 21-point night and bring the Blue Jays back from 15 down to defeat Lebanon Valley 86-84 Jan. 8...Knocked down an off-balance 3-pointer with two seconds left to upset Stevenson 65-63 Jan. 22...Came within two assists of a triple-double Dec. 4 against Widener, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists...Dished out five assists or more 12 times...Established a new career-high with nine assists at Widener Feb. 12...Ranked third in the league and 47th in Division III with 4.8 assists per game, while helping the team place 38th in DIII with 15.7 assists per game...Named to the MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll for the second straight season.
2012-13 (Sophomore): Started the Blue Jays' final 23 games beginning Nov. 20 at Lebanon Valley...Proved himself as one of the nation's best defenders, finishing top 25 (19th) in Division III in steals per game (2.65) for the second straight season...Led Elizabethtown with 61 steals and ranked second in the Commonwealth Conference in steals per game...Showed uncanny rebounding ability for a point guard, grabbing 95 on the season for an average of 4.1 per game, up half a rebound per game from his freshman totals...Put up five points per game while playing 29 minutes per night...Swiped a career-high nine steals against Hood Dec. 8, also believed to be a single-game school record...Scored a season-high 11 points in losses to Messiah (Dec. 1) and York (Pa.) (Jan. 21)...Dealt a season-high six assists with six rebounds at Alvernia Feb. 2...Logged more than 30 minutes in 13-of-23 games...Selected to the MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll in his first year eligible.
2011-12 (Freshman): Played in 22 games and made 16 starts as a true freshman...Tied for fifth on the team in scoring average with 6.3 points per game...Made college debut Nov. 15, at Penn State Harrisburg...First points came in a loss at York (Pa.) on Nov. 18, as he scored four (4-of-4 free throws) in 15 minutes...Put together back-to-back double figure scoring outputs Nov. 22-30 and again Jan. 28-Feb. 1...Scored a season-best 16 points against Arcadia Jan. 28...Finished a rebound shy of his first career double-double (12 pts., 9 reb.) at Widener Feb. 1...Netted 14 points while playing a career-high 35 minutes against McDaniel Dec. 18...Earned 60 free throw attempts, third most on the team...His 2.6 steals per game led the team, were second most in the Commonwealth Conference and 21st in Division III...Handed out two assists per game, second on the team and tied for 15th in the league.
High School: Collected seven varsity letters while a member of the basketball and soccer teams at Lancaster Catholic...Pennsylvania Class AAA All-State Boys' Basketball Third Team selection as a senior...Averaged 12.7 points per game in her final year as a Crusader, leading his team through a 22-0 unbeaten regular season...LCHS won Section IV of the Lancaster-Lebanon League all four years he was with the program...Took home a District 3-AAA Championship his senior year and led team to the PIAA Class AAA Eastern Final...L-L League Section IV All-Star as a junior and senior...L-L League All-Star and co-MVP and District 3 MVP as a senior (2010-11)...Scored 15 points per game for his career and also averaged seven rebounds, four assists and three steals per game...Coached by Joe Klazas...High school teammates with fellow Blue Jay men's basketball player Will Schlosser...National Honor Society inductee.
Personal: Given name is E. Philip Wenger, Jr....Son of Phil and Kim Wenger...Oldest of three children, which includes sister, Taylor, and brother, Chad...Business administration major.
WENGER IN THE NEWS:
Lancaster New Era (4/4/11): Wenger named all-state
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2011-2012Freshman
Guard
6'2"
175 lbs
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2012-2013Sophomore
Guard
6'2"
180 lbs
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C
2013-2014Junior
Guard
6'2"
185 lbs
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C
2014-2015Senior
Guard
6'2"
185 lbs
