University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2006-07: Ranked 2nd on team in FG% (.549) and 4th in scoring (8.9 ppg), starting 27 of 28 games ... led Seawolves in FTs made (90) and attempted (132) ... held Great Northwest Athletic Conference ranks of 7th in FG%, 9th in FTs made, and 30th in scoring ... one of squad’s top defenders, unofficially led team with an average of 2.1 charges taken per game ... scored double figures in 14 games ... totaled 31 points (9-13 FG, 13-17 FT) in season sweep of rival Alaska Fairbanks; other top performances included 23 points (8-13 FG, 7-8 FT), 4 assists, 0 turnovers, 3 blocks in win over Saint Martin’s; 11 pts (2-3 FG, 7-10 FT) and 5 rebounds in Glacier Classic win over Augustana; 11 pts (7-11 FT) and 6 rebounds in loss at eventual GNAC co-champ Seattle; 8 pts (6-6 FT) in Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout victory over Div. I Missouri-Kansas City ... received team's Best Defensive Player Award, as voted by his teammates.

BEFORE UAA: Played for Waverley Falcons (2003-05) and Diamond Valley Eagles (2006) of the Australian Basketball Association's Big V league ... averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds for Diamond Valley ... 3-time Waverley team MVP ... won 2004 Big V scoring title at 29.1 ppg and was named Big V Youth Player of the Year ... Waverley team captain ... named to high school All-Australian team in 2002.

PERSONAL: Born Ivan Maximilian Platenik on Dec. 20, 1983 in Melbourne, Australia ... son of Stjepan and Cathie Platenik ... management major.

Career Highs
Points: 23 vs Saint Martin’s, 2/3/07
Rebounds: 6 at Seattle, 1/27/07
Assists: 5 vs Northwest Nazarene, 1/13/07
Blocks: 3 vs Saint Martin’s, 2/3/07
Steals: 2, three times

Year    GP-GS Min/Avg  FG-FGA  Pct 3FG-FGA Pct  FT-FTA  Pct OR-DR-Reb/Avg PF-D  A  TO  B   S  Pts/Avg
2006-07 28-27 516/18.4 79-144 .549   0-1  .000  90-132 .682 29-51- 80/2.9 73-3 32  38  9  15  248/8.9