Printable Career and Game-By-Game Stats
2007-08 Season Notes
Second Team All-Horizon League ... Inside Wisconsin Sports First Team All-State ... started all 30 games ... reached double figures in points 20 times, including five efforts of 20 or more points ... reached double figures in rebounds twice, accounting for both of his double-doubles ... scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds in the exhibition win over Parkside Nov. 1 ... had seven points and six rebounds vs. Upper Iowa Nov. 9 ... poured in 19 points during the second half and overtime in a win at Ball State Nov. 14 ... also had seven rebounds in the game ... tallied 11 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Northern Iowa Nov. 18 ... poured in 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win over South Dakota State Nov. 20 ... added five steals in the victory ... had 11 points and six rebounds vs. Drake Nov. 24 ... tallied 25 points and 10 rebounds vs. Sam Houston State Nov. 27 ... collected nine rebounds to go with five points at UIC Dec. 6 ... scored 17 points at Loyola Dec. 8 ... tossed in 22 points while grabbing eight rebounds in a win over Central Michigan Dec. 19 ... led the way with 26 points in a victory at Wyoming Dec. 29 ... also contributed seven rebounds and four steals ... added 15 points and six rebounds in a win over Wright State Jan. 3 ... tossed in 17 points, including the game-winning three-pointer, vs. Detroit Jan. 5 ... had 16 points and seven rebounds at Youngstown State Jan. 7 ... collected 11 points and eight rebounds at Valparaiso Jan. 10 ... tallied 14 points and six rebounds at Butler Jan. 12 ... scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Green Bay Jan. 19 ... tossed in 24 points while adding nine rebounds in a win over Youngstown State Jan. 24 ... recorded a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. Cleveland State Jan. 26 ... collected 14 points at Detroit Jan. 31 ... had 11 points and five rebounds in a loss to Butler Feb. 12 ... scored 11 points and six rebounds at Cleveland State Feb. 20 ... collected 16 points to go with seven rebounds vs. Loyola Feb. 28.
2006-07 Season Notes
Horizon League All-Newcomer Team honoree ... named state newcomer of the year by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ... started 30 games, missing one contest due to the stomach flu ... finished second on the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game ... led the team in rebounding at 5.7 boards per contest ... reached double figures in points 17 times ... reached double figures in rebounds twice, recording a double-double both times ... ranked 10th in the league in rebounding ... finished 18th in the league in scoring ... scored seven points and grabbed 13 rebounds vs. Parkside Nov. 1 ... added 11 points and eight rebounds vs. Edgewood Nov. 6 ... made his UWM debut by scoring 27 points and grabbing 12 rebounds vs. Radford Nov. 10 ... had seven points and five rebounds vs. UAB Nov. 12 ... scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Michigan Nov. 15 ... tallied 14 points at Northern Iowa Nov. 19 ... tossed in 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 16 minutes vs. South Dakota State Nov. 22 ... tallied 13 points and grabbed six rebounds vs. Tennessee Tech Nov. 26 ... collected 16 points and nine rebounds vs. Youngstown State Dec. 10 ... scored 13 points at Wisconsin Dec. 13 ... tallied 13 points to go with nine rebounds in a win over Wyoming Dec. 27 ... collected 17 points and nine rebounds vs. #15 Butler Dec. 30 ... scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win over Detroit Jan. 4 ... recorded 18 points and pulled down eight rebounds in a win over UIC Jan. 17 ... tallied a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Wright State Jan. 21 ... was named Horizon League Player of the Week after those two efforts ... scored 10 points at Butler Feb. 3 ... tossed in 16 points vs. Loyola Feb. 14 ... missed the game Feb. 21 at UIC with the stomach flu ... scored 12 points, including the game-winning layup, in a victory at UW-Green Bay Feb. 24 ... led the way with 17 points in a Horizon League Tournament First Round game at UIC Feb. 27.
2005-06 Season Notes
Sat out due to NCAA transfer regulations.
Before UWM
Played two seasons at Northern Illinois ... averaged 7.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 21 games in 2004-05 ... started seven games ... scored a career-high 19 points in an upset win over DePaul ... led the Huskies in scoring twice and in rebounding four times ... in his two years at NIU, Paulsen appeared in 39 games, starting nine.
Custer High School
Named South Dakota's Mr. Basketball following his senior season ... also named named the South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and the Player of the Year by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches' Association ... three-time First-Team All-State selection ... for his career, Paulsen scored 1,790 points - a school record - while averaging double figures in points every season since his freshman campaign ... led his team to the 2002 state title and then back to the state finals in 2003 ... in his last two seasons at Custer, the Wildcats compiled a 48-4 record, including 25-straight wins during his senior year... averaged a double-double of 24.5 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per contest during his senior season.
Personal
Son of Fred and Marilyn ... has served as a special education mentor.
2007-08 Season HighsPoints 27 vs. S. Dakota State 11/20Rebounds 11 vs. Cleveland State 1/26Assists 4 - 2 timesSteals 5 vs. S. Dakota State 11/20Blocks 1 - 8 times3-Point 5 - 2 timesMinutes 40 - 2 times
UWM Career HighsPoints same - 1 timeRebounds 12 vs. Radford 11/10/06Assists same - 1 timeSteals sameBlocks 2 vs. Loyola 2/14/073-Point sameMinutes 44 vs. Detroit 1/4/07
