BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- When senior guard
Brady Rose scored 30+ points in three straight games earlier this season, he joined an elite group of Illinois Wesleyan men's basketball players in the past 50 years who have scored at such a prolific clip over a span of games.
A look at the history books reveals the following, dating back to 1968-69:
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30+ POINTS IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES
2018-19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rose (34-Calvin, 30-Alma, 33-WashU)
1988-89Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jeff Kuehl (30-Aurora, 32-Elmhurst, 33-Carthage); Kuehl had eight 30+ games in 1988-89 and missed the final five games with a broken hand
1983-84Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Blaise Bugajski (38-Carroll, 32-Millikin, 32-Wis.-Whitewater); Bugajski had 10 30+ games in 1983-84
1980-81Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Greg Yess (30-DePauw, 32-Quincy, school-record 47-Indiana Central); Yess had six 30+ games in 1980-81
1976-77Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Jack Sikma (38-Carthage, 33-North Central, 33-Elmhurst)
                       Sikma (31-St. Augustine, 33-Hawaii-Hilo, 31-Henderson State); Sikma had 10 30+ games in 1976-77
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30+ POINTS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
2010-11          Sean Johnson (35-Monmouth, 34- Dominican)
1999-00Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Korey Coon (30-Wheaton, 42-North Central)
1996-97Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bryan Crabtree (33-North Central, 30-Elmhurst); Crabtree had seven 30+ games in 1996-97
1995-96Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Crabtree (40-Millikin, 31-Ripon)
1990-91Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â David Caldwell (30-Augustana, 30-Wheaton)
1983-84Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bugajski (40-Kearney State, 40-Midwestern State)
1982-83Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bugajski (32-Wheaton, 34-Eureka)
1978-79Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Al Black (32-Wis.-Platteville, 31-Augustana)
1972-73Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dean Gravlin (35-Carroll, 31-Carthage)
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