2008-09 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Dustin Sitzmann
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- LeMars, Iowa
- High School:
- Gehlen Catholic
2007-08 (Junior)
Played in 10 games, all as a reserve ...Scored six points, grabbed six rebounds and dished three assists in limited action ...Scored four points in win over Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 17), including offensive putback to give fans free Godfather’s pizza as part of a promotion when Jays score 75+ at home ...Also grabbed two rebounds against MVSU ...Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds in career-high six minutes of win over Savannah State (Nov. 29), including pizza-clinching points once again ...Team is 24-2 all-time when he plays and had 22 straight wins before it was snapped in season-finale on March 21 at Florida ...A fan favorite at Qwest Center Omaha ...Runs the point guard for Creighton’s scout team in practice ...Named to Creighton Dean’s List, MVC Academic Honor Roll and received the MVC’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
September 2007 Canada Trip
Averaged 2.8 points in 4.8 minutes per game ...Also had three assists without a turnover ...Scored seven points and dished two helpers vs. Lethbridge (Sept. 2).
2006-07 (Sophomore)
Played in six games, all in a reserve role ...Team won all six games he appeared in ...Played a season-high four minutes against Indiana State in Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinals, dishing a career-best two assists (Mar. 2) ...Had only steal of the season in closing minute of a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 29 ...Credited with one assist against Drake on Jan. 9 ...A solid student, he was a member of the Dean’s List and MVC Academic Honor Roll and received the MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
2005-06 (Freshman)
Played in 10 games, all off the bench ...Team won nine of the games he appeared in ...Made his first career shot attempt, a three-pointer, during Creighton’s 70-44 win over Nebraska (Dec. 11) ...Played two minutes in season-opening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 19) ...Made road debut by playing one minute at eventual Final Four participant George Mason (Nov. 22) ...Played at the end of both halves of game at Chattanooga (Dec. 6) ...Played one minute in first half of Creighton’s NIT win over Akron (March 16) ...Named to Creighton’s Dean’s List ...Also named to MVC Academic Honor Roll and earned the MVC’s Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
2004-05 (Redshirt)
Served as the scout team point guard while redshirting ...Did not play in any games ...A member of the Creighton Dean’s List both semesters.
Gehlen Catholic High School
Averaged 19.7 points and seven assists per game as a senior, as team went 21-4, won the War Eagle Conference and were district champions ...Named co-MVP of the basketball team and was first-team all-conference as a senior ...A second-team all-conference choice as a junior after averaging 13.6 points and five assists per game ...Owns school records for three-pointers in a season and career ...Ranked second in his class with a 3.99 GPA and was named to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State team ...Lettered three times each in both basketball and cross country ...Took 106th in class A at the state cross country meet, finishing in a time of 18:32 ...Played for coach Luke Sauer.
Personal
Full name is Dustin Robert Sitzmann ...Son of the Eugene and the late Betty Sitzmann ...Born April 2, 1985 in Sioux City, Iowa ...Siblings are Kelly (30), Jessica (26) and Jami (21) ......Cousin Shannon Sitzmann plays volleyball at Winthrop ...Lists favorite sports memory as dunking on Kenny Lawson Jr. ...Favorite sports team (besides Creighton) is Notre Dame football ...Nickname is Dusty ...Lists travel as a hobby ...Favorite athlete is Steve Nash ...An exercise science major.
Dustin Sitzmann's Career Highs
Points
4 vs. Mississippi Valley State 11/17/07
Field Goals
2 vs. Mississippi Valley State 11/17/07
Field Goal Attempts
2 (3x), last vs. Northern Iowa 2/5/08
3-Point Field Goals
1 vs. Nebraska 12/11/05
3-Point Field Goals Attempted
1 (5x), last vs. Northern Iowa 2/5/08
Free Throws
2 vs. Savannah State 11/29/07
Free Throws Attempted
2 vs. Savannah State 11/29/07
Rebounds
2 (2x), last vs. Savannah State 11/29/07
Assists
2 vs. Indiana State 3/2/07
Blocks
None
Steals
1 (2x), last vs. North Carolina Central 12/20/07
Minutes
6 vs. Savannah State 11/29/07
Awards & Honors
2007-08
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2006-07
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2005-06
Creighton University Dean’s List
MVC Academic Honor Roll
MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
2004-05
Creighton University Dean’s List
