Closed Gym League
The Closed Gym League is an extension of the original Closed Gyms. 2004 was the inaugural year for
the League, which runs year round. Teams in this league are selected through a draft process. Once a season
has been completed, teams are redrafted and the next season begins.
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League News
Season 6 of the Closed Gym League began on September 25th at Milwaukee Lutheran High School. The draft was held on
September 22nd and the results are posted here. Good Skill to all teams.
The schedule for Season 6 can be found here.
For a refresher on the league rules, click here.
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League Standings
W |
L |
QW |
LP |
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| 1st - Pichler Painting | 9 |
1 |
25.5 |
52.5 |
| 2nd - Aurora Sports Medicine Institute | 7 |
3 |
27.5 |
48.5 |
| 3rd - New Balance | 8 |
2 |
21 |
45 |
| 4th - Forward Dental | 4 |
6 |
19 |
31 |
| 5th - Thrivent Financial | 4 |
6 |
16 |
28 |
| 6th - Double D Resurfacing | 4 |
6 |
20 |
32 |
| 7th - Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 2 |
8 |
14.5 |
20.5 |
| 8th - Flying Knueppels B.C. | 2 |
8 |
16.5 |
22.5 |
Schedule/Results
Click here for this season's schedule and results.
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Most Valuable Player- Josh Metzger helped his team earn the CGL6 title by leading the league in scoring and rebounding as well as finishing in the Top 10 in assists. "We just had a balanced attack this season. Well, Endres and Wolter were a little imbalanced, but our chemistry was phenomenal. I'm proud of the way we played and I'm glad they let me shoot a lot." |
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GM of the Year- Scott Frey chose to draft all grizzled CGL veterans for his CGL6 squad and it worked out perfectly for him. Metzger was the main cog for Pichler Painting, but everyone else filled their roles well and contributed to the championship. "I'm sorry Aurora SMI, but you are The Biggest Loser." |
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Rookie of the Year- Scott Meerstein turned into a major contributor on the 2nd best team in the league averaging 21.8 points and 11.8 rebounds a game for Aurora SMI. "I'd just like to mention Hischke, Bowman, Janicki and Kuphall as key elements to my success as well as my team's. I also want to mention Landisch and Novotny so that all of my teammates are listed and can feel good about themselves." |
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Not Quite Rookie of the Year- Gareth Malkowski averaged 29.3 points, 9.44 rebounds and 4.00 assists a game for Thrivent Financial. He also set CGL season records for threes attempted (142) and made (59) while shooting 42% from behind the arc. Because the commissioner values winning above all else Gareth failed to qualify for official ROTY status. "That's a bunch of crap! I should be eligible simply based on the fact that I launched 16 threes a game!" |
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Most Improved Player- The numbers speak for themselves. Emer's career averages before CGL6: 6.9 pts, 3.1 reb, and 2.3 assists. CGL6: 22.0, 7.1, 4.00. Emer is still the only player to NEVER have missed a CGL game. 66 for 66! |
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| CGL6 All-Stars | PPG |
RPG |
APG |
| Derrick Canada | 18.4 | 11.9 | 9.14 |
| Josh Emer | 22.0 | 7.1 | 4.00 |
| Scott Landisch | 30.1 | 11.5 | 6.00 |
| Adam Lewis | 21.3 | 13.7 | 3.33 |
| Craig Machut | 26.8 | 11.3 | 4.11 |
| Gareth Malkowski | 29.3 | 9.44 | 4.00 |
| Mike Masino | 24.4 | 11.0 | 2.00 |
| Josh Metzger | 34.4 | 17.8 | 5.30 |
| All-CGL6 Western Conference |
| Brad Bestor |
| Mike Busateri |
| James Hischke |
| Charles Manning |
| Steve Wiliams |
| All-CGL6 Eastern Conference |
| Tony Fisher |
| Ryan Goodno |
| Nate Keller |
| Eric Melka |
| Jake Wolter |
Game Stats Week of - November 27th
| Game # 1 | 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final Score |
| Pichler Painting | 24 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 102 |
| Aurora SMI | 29 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 100 |
| Pichler Painting | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Scott Frey | 12 | 3 | .250 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Brian Endres | 9 | 7 | .778 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Josh Metzger | 21 | 12 | .571 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 11 | 7 | .636 | 35 | 10 | 4 |
| Greg Monfre | 14 | 4 | .286 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Randy Pichler | 4 | 1 | .250 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Ted Starck | 3 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Ben Starck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Wolter | 19 | 7 | .368 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 6 | 5 | .833 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
TOTALS |
82 |
35 |
.426 |
41 |
17 |
.414 |
20 |
15 |
.750 |
102 |
46 |
23 |
| Aurora SMI | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| James Hischke | 11 | 2 | .182 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Jay Bowman | 6 | 5 | .833 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean Janicki | 8 | 2 | .250 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Craig Kuphall | 9 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Scott Landisch | 22 | 15 | .682 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 37 | 11 | 6 |
| Scott Meerstein | 13 | 5 | .385 | 8 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| Dan Novotny | 13 | 6 | .462 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
TOTALS |
82 |
38 |
.463 |
31 |
10 |
.323 |
20 |
14 |
.700 |
100 |
44 |
21 |
| Game # 2 | 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final Score |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 30 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 117 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 28 | 39 | 23 | 34 | 124 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Jake Browarski | 27 | 16 | .593 | 13 | 9 | .692 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 45 | 6 | 2 |
| Brad Bestor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Gadowski | 13 | 4 | .308 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Jim Kluck | 10 | 5 | .500 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Machut | 20 | 12 | .600 | 14 | 9 | .643 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 10 | 10 |
| Caleb Niedfeldt | 11 | 3 | .273 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| Gunnar Stapp | 10 | 5 | .500 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
TOTALS |
91 |
45 |
.495 |
50 |
22 |
.440 |
7 |
4 |
.571 |
117 |
34 |
31 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Mike Busateri | 17 | 9 | .529 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| Aaron Bauer | 12 | 7 | .583 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| Jesse Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Lewis | 16 | 5 | .313 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 15 | 7 |
| Charles Manning | 36 | 16 | .444 | 13 | 7 | .538 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 44 | 2 | 10 |
| Stefan Jabkiewicz | 18 | 9 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| Slim's Friend | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
TOTALS |
115 |
50 |
.435 |
27 |
12 |
.444 |
15 |
12 |
.800 |
124 |
64 |
32 |
| Game # 3 | 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final Score |
| New Balance | 20 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 102 |
| Forward Dental | 24 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 95 |
| New Balance | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Derrick Canada | 11 | 4 | .364 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Tim Arndorfer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Frank | 16 | 8 | .500 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| Jeff Johnson | 19 | 6 | .316 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| Matt Krug | 12 | 2 | .167 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Eric Melka | 27 | 18 | .667 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 6 | 4 | .667 | 42 | 23 | 4 |
| Jorone Taylor-Lewis | 8 | 2 | .250 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
TOTALS |
93 |
38 |
.408 |
37 |
14 |
.378 |
15 |
9 |
.600 |
102 |
63 |
22 |
| Forward Dental | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Eric Brieske | 10 | 4 | .400 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| Doug Connor | 21 | 12 | .571 | 9 | 4 | .444 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| Patrick Duffy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Emer | 16 | 7 | .438 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| Ryan Goodno | 19 | 6 | .316 | 12 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| Kevin Lauer | 14 | 5 | .357 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Nate Osicka | 9 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
TOTALS |
89 |
37 |
.416 |
44 |
14 |
.318 |
8 |
7 |
.875 |
95 |
46 |
20 |
| Game # 4 | 1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final Score |
| Double D Resurfacing | 11 | 15 | 22 | 30 | 78 |
| Thrivent Financial | 21 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 91 |
| Double D Resurfacing | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Dan Wargolet | 16 | 2 | .125 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Bradley Farrow | 5 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .0000 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Tony Fisher | 28 | 12 | .429 | 6 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 29 | 5 | 3 |
| Nate Keller | 11 | 4 | .364 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 16 | 1 |
| Mike Masino | 23 | 5 | .217 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| Dean Pogodzinski | 18 | 6 | .333 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Jason Von Bergen | 9 | 1 | .111 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
TOTALS |
110 |
30 |
.273 |
46 |
11 |
.239 |
9 |
7 |
.778 |
78 |
61 |
11 |
| Thrivent Financial | FGA |
FGM |
% |
3PA |
3PM |
% |
FTA |
FTM |
% |
TP |
R |
A |
| Royce Malkowski | 16 | 3 | .188 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| Ben Royten | 18 | 11 | .611 | 17 | 11 | .647 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 8 | 1 |
| Gareth Malkowski | 18 | 7 | .389 | 11 | 4 | .364 | 4 | 3 | .750 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
| Adam Markham | 5 | 1 | .200 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| Ryan Schipp | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Andy Duncan | 7 | 2 | .286 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Steve Williams | 15 | 8 | .533 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 18 | 1 |
TOTALS |
84 |
32 |
.380 |
41 |
17 |
.414 |
14 |
10 |
.714 |
91 |
66 |
19 |
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Double D Resurfacing - 30/110 FGA, 11/46 3FGA - There was a cute statkeeper that kept distracting us throughout the game. I think his name was Zens or something. | Ryan Schipp - 0/10 FG, 1 point - I think not being a Lutheran really hurts me when I'm playing in a Lutheran establishment. I mean come on, hit a shot!. |
League Statistics
League teams play in either the Eastern or the Western Conference. Select from the links below to view the stats for that conference.
Eastern Conference - Current Season
(Double D Resurfacing; Pichler Painting; Forward Dental; New Balance)
Western Conference - Current Season
(Flying Knueppels B.C.; Thrivent Financial; Aurora Sports Medicine Institute; Milwaukee Sporting Goods)
Individual Season Leaders
| Perfect Attendance | Games |
| Jake Browarski | 10 |
| Mike Busateri | 10 |
| Doug Connor | 10 |
| Josh Emer | 10 |
| Jeff Frank | 10 |
| Scott Frey | 10 |
| Ryan Goodno | 10 |
| James Hischke | 10 |
| Dean Janicki | 10 |
| Nate Keller | 10 |
| Scott Landisch | 10 |
| Kevin Lauer | 10 |
| Eric Melka | 10 |
| Scott Meerstein | 10 |
| Josh Metzger | 10 |
| Dan Novotny | 10 |
| Jason Von Bergen | 10 |
| Steve Williams | 10 |
| Jake Wolter | 10 |
| League Points | LP |
| Scott Frey | 52.5 |
| Josh Metzger | 52.5 |
| Jake Wolter | 52.5 |
| James Hischke | 48.5 |
| Dean Janicki | 48.5 |
| Scott Landisch | 48.5 |
| Scott Meerstein | 48.5 |
| Dan Novotny | 48.5 |
| Randy Pichler | 47.5 |
| Greg Monfre | 46.5 |
| Jeff Frank | 45.5 |
| Eric Melka | 45.5 |
| Scoring | Average |
| Josh Metzger | 34.4 |
| Eric Melka | 30.6 |
| Scott Landisch | 30.1 |
| Gareth Malkowski | 29.3 |
| Charles Manning | 27.5 |
| Craig Machut | 26.8 |
| Steve Williams | 26.5 |
| Pat Duffy | 26.4 |
| Mike Masino | 24.4 |
| Dean Pogodzinski | 23.9 |
| Rebounding | Average |
| Josh Metzger | 17.8 |
| Eric Melka | 14.7 |
| Adam Lewis | 13.7 |
| Derrick Canada | 11.9 |
| Jeff Frank | 11.8 |
| Scott Meerstein | 11.8 |
| Scott Landisch | 11.5 |
| Steve Williams | 11.5 |
| Craig Machut | 11.3 |
| Ben Starck | 11.3 |
| Assists | Average |
| Derrick Canada | 9.14 |
| Duane West | 9.00 |
| James Hischke | 8.30 |
| Tony Fisher | 8.00 |
| Greg Monfre | 7.33 |
| Scott Landisch | 6.00 |
| Caleb Niedfeldt | 5.78 |
| Jeff Frank | 6.80 |
| Patrick Duffy | 6.13 |
| Josh Metzger | 5.30 |
| Jake Wolter | 5.30 |
| Field Goal % | FG % |
| Josh Metzger | .571 |
| Scott Landisch | .564 |
| Eric Melka | .562 |
| Aaron Bauer | .545 |
| Craig Kuphall | .537 |
| Steve Williams | .513 |
| Jeff Frank | .503 |
| Craig Machut | .503 |
| Ben Starck | .500 |
| Brian Endres | .500 |
| 3-Point FG % | 3 Pt % |
| Scott Landisch | .519 |
| James Hischke | .462 |
| Brad Bestor | .455 |
| Mike Masino | .423 |
| Ryan Goodno | .417 |
| Scott Frey | .415 |
| Gareth Malkowski | .415 |
| Derrick Canada | .407 |
| Dean Pogodzinski | .396 |
| Josh Emer | .396 |
*Minimum Five 3 FGA per game
Team Statistics
| Scoring | Average |
| Aurora SMI | 113.5 |
| Pichler Painting | 112.5 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 107.4 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 106.8 |
| Thrivent Financial | 105.4 |
| Forward Dental | 105.4 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 105.1 |
| New Balance | 101.8 |
| Rebounding | Average |
| New Balance | 54.4 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 54.1 |
| Pichler Painting | 54.1 |
| Aurora SMI | 50.1 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 49.0 |
| Thrivent Financial | 48.9 |
| Forward Dental | 46.2 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 41.7 |
| Assists | Average |
| Pichler Painting | 28.3 |
| Aurora SMI | 27.3 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 23.9 |
| Thrivent Financial | 23.1 |
| Forward Dental | 23.0 |
| New Balance | 22.9 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 22.2 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 20.7 |
| Points Allowed | Per Game |
| Pichler Painting | 98.5 |
| Aurora SMI | 99.5 |
| New Balance | 100.7 |
| Thrivent Financial | 107.4 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 107.5 |
| Forward Dental | 111.2 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 115.2 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 118.2 |
| Field Goal% | FG % |
| Aurora SMI | .482 |
| Pichler Painting | .467 |
| New Balance | .457 |
| Thrivent Financial | .452 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | .434 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | .431 |
| Forward Dental | .428 |
| Double D Resurfacing | .410 |
| 3-Point FG % | Made/Attempted |
3 Pt % |
| Aurora SMI | 134/309 | .434 |
| Pichler Painting | 141/366 | .385 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 170/446 | .381 |
| Thrivent Financial | 126/333 | .378 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 167/449 | .372 |
| Forward Dental | 470/170 | .362 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 110/339 | .324 |
| New Balance | 116/367 | .316 |
| Free Throw % | Made/Attempted |
FT % |
| Forward Dental | 76/98 | .776 |
| Aurora SMI | 127/168 | .756 |
| Flying Knueppels B.C. | 87/124 | .702 |
| Milwaukee Sporting Goods | 124/183 | .678 |
| Pichler Painting | 102/154 | .662 |
| Double D Resurfacing | 104/163 | .638 |
| New Balance | 98/159 | .616 |
| Thrivent Financial | 97/160 | .606 |
Archive - Season 1 Final Stats
Archive - Season 2 Final Stats
Archive - Season 3 Final Stats
Archive - Season 4 Final Stats
Archive - Season 5 Final Stats
League Rules
Click here for the league rules.
League Records
Click here for current Individual and Team records.
The Legend of the Closed Gym
It's been said that back in the late 80's-early 90's, a group of 10 or more men would gather together in the name of basketball. These men were asked to come to these so-called Open Gyms because they 1) were reliable, 2) were competitive, 3) would cause no arguments, and 4) loved to play. Because phone calls were placed to specific individuals on an invitation only basis, a significant fact was brought to the operator's attention: "Hey, these aren't Open Gyms." And thus the Closed Gyms were born.
If you have any questions about the Closed Gym League, contact us at konandchari@hotmail.com. Put BASKETBALL in the subject line.