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4/29/2009 - MEN'S BASKETBALL
Belmont's Wicke Receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Belmont University men's basketball senior Andy Wicke (Hendersonville, Tenn.) has been awarded a coveted educational grant through the NCAA postgraduate scholarship program. The 6-2 shooting guard was one of 58 student-athletes who participated in NCAA winter sports - men's and women's basketball, men's and women's gymnastics, women's ice hockey, women's rifle, men's skiing, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's indoor track and field and wrestling - selected as a 2008-09 Postgraduate Scholarship Award winner.
Wicke was one of only two NCAA Division-I men's basketball players chosen to receive a postgraduate scholarship, joining Brett Winkelman of North Dakota State University. 29 male and 29 female student-athletes from Divisions I, II and III were selected from a deep and distinguished candidate pool. Each will receive a one-time, nonrenewable grant of $7,500.
Wicke concluded his decorated college basketball career with 1,236 points - good for sixth all-time on Belmont's NCAA-era scoring list.
Wicke also finished his career second in Atlantic Sun Conference history in made three-point field goals with 303. He holds the Curb Event Center single-game record for made three-point field goals with 10, against Gardner-Webb Feb. 15, 2007.
In 2008-09, Wicke established single-season Belmont records for minutes played (1,056) and steals (70).
He was also part of 88 Belmont victories and four postseason appearances - including three NCAA Tournaments - over his stellar four-year career.