MILWAUKEE – Jamichael Stillwell of the Milwaukee men's basketball team has been named one of 30 finalists for the 2024-25 Riley Wallace award, organization officials announced on Wednesday.
The award is presented annually to the most impactful transfer in NCAA Division I college basketball.
Stillwell posted a double-double back in the season opener against Lakeland and never stopped producing, rewriting the MKE record book along the way.
He finished the year with a school-record 16 double-doubles to shatter the former program mark of nine in a season, concluding the campaign with per-game averages of 13.0 points and 10.9 rebounds per contest. As of March 12, he ranks sixth in the nation in rebounds per game (10.9, which also leads the Horizon League), fifth in offensive rebounds per game (3.97), and ninth with his double-double total (16).
In addition to the new double-double standard, he reset nearly every Panther rebound record over the course of the season: highest per-game season average (10.9 rpg, was 8.5), most total rebounds in a season (333, was 280), most offensive rebounds in a season (123, was 101), most games of 10-or-more rebounds in a season (19, was 11), most consecutive games of 10+ rebounds (5, was 4), most rebounds in a single game (19, was 18), most offensive rebounds in a game (11, was 10), as well as most defensive rebounds in a game (16, was 15). He also set a new standard for most boards in back-to-back outings at 37, easily passing the former standard of 32. Lastly, he also set a new mark for most consecutive double-doubles (5, was 4).
The press release from CollegeInsider.com is below:
FINALISTS FOR 2024-25 RILEY WALLACE AWARD
The most impactful transfers in division I college basketball
BOSTON, MA -- CollegeInsider.com has announced the finalists for the 2024-25 Riley Wallace award. The award is presented annually to the most impactful transfer in division I college basketball.
The award is named in honor of the longtime Hawaii coach. During his coaching career at Hawaii, Riley Wallace welcomed many transfers into the program and became the winningest coach in program history. Wallace guided Hawaii to nine postseason appearances, including a school-record streak of four straight from 2001-04.
The Warriors appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times under Wallace and have been invited to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on six occasions. Prior to his arrival, the program had just one NCAA appearance and two trips to the NIT.
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
The 2025 award will be announced in San Antonio, TX, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
RILEY WALLACE AWARD FINALISTS
| Miles Barnstable |
6-2 |
Jr. |
St. Thomas |
| Oscar Cluff |
6-11 |
Sr. |
South Dakota State |
| Ryan Conwell |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Xavier |
| Dylan Darling |
6-1 |
So. |
Idaho State |
| Mark Freeman |
5-11 |
Sr. |
James Madison |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie |
6-1 |
Jr. |
Maryland |
| PJ Haggerty |
6-3 |
So. |
Memphis |
| Devin Haid |
6-5 |
Jr. |
Connecticut |
| Chucky Hepburn |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Louisville |
| Joshua Jefferson |
6-9 |
Jr. |
Iowa State |
| Chaz Lanier |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Tennessee |
| Alijah Martin |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Florida |
| Mark Mitchell |
6-9 |
Jr. |
Missouri |
| Jacksen Moni |
6-10 |
Sr. |
North Dakota State |
| Brian Moore Jr. |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Norfolk State |
| Malik Moore |
6-5 |
Jr. |
Montana |
| Paulius Murauskas |
6-8 |
So. |
Saint Mary's |
| Dominick Nelson |
6-5 |
Jr. |
Utah Valley |
| Otega Oweh |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Kentucky |
| Sean Pedulla |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Ole Miss |
| Kadary Richmond |
6-6 |
Sr. |
St. John's |
| Javon Small |
6-3 |
Sr. |
West Virginia |
| Jamichael Stillwell |
6-8 |
Jr. |
Milwaukee |
| Bennett Stirtz |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Drake |
| John Tonje |
6-5 |
Sr. |
Wisconsin |
| JT Toppin |
6-9 |
So. |
Texas Tech |
| Milos Uzan |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Houston |
| Teddy Washington Jr. |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Southeast Missouri State |
| Danny Wolf |
7-0 |
Jr. |
Michigan |
| Kam Woods |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Robert Morris |
