Bio

Shelley Dietz capped her collegiate career in the way that every athlete dreams of.

After the UW-Oshkosh women’s basketball team lost the title game of the 1995 NCAA Division III Championship during her junior season, Dietz and the Titans achieved a 31-0 record and won the 1996 NCAA Division III title during her senior campaign.

Dietz, a Menasha High School graduate, was the second-leading scorer for the Titans that year, averaging 12 points per game. She also topped the squad with 56 3-point baskets on 44 percent long-range shooting. Playing a team-high 28 minutes per contest, Dietz received NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention, NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region first team and All-WIAC first team accolades.

During the 1996 campaign, Dietz contributed 3.4 rebounds per game and totaled 59 steals, 49 assists and 15 blocked shots. Dietz posted the best individual performances by a Titan in 1996 when she tallied 26 points during victories over both UW-Stout and Edgewood College. Dietz finished her career in style by scoring a game-best 20 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead UW-Oshkosh to a 66-50 win over Mount Union College (Ohio) during the NCAA Division III championship game at Kolf Sports Center. That contest was played before an NCAA Division III-record 4,001 fans.

In 1995, Dietz started all 31 games as UW-Oshkosh posted a 28-3 record and finished second in the NCAA Division III Championship. She accounted for 12 points per game while topping the Titans with 57 3-pointers, 68 steals, 19 blocks and 86-percent accuracy at the free throw line. UW-Oshkosh won its first 17 games of the season, including a victory over UW-Superior in which Dietz tallied 22 points. She stepped her game up during the Titans’ first four NCAA Division III tournament contests, posting totals of 22, 16, 19 and 16 points. In the 59-55 loss to Capital University (Ohio) in the title game of the NCAA Division III Championship, Dietz recorded 11 points and five rebounds.

In 1994, the Titans won their first of three straight WIAC titles. Dietz averaged 10.9 points per game her sophomore year, in addition to marking team-highs of 28 3-point baskets and 32 blocked shots. It was the first season she started every game, a feat she accomplished during each of her last three years. UW-Oshkosh finished 24-3 and reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III Championship.

UW-Oshkosh tallied a 16-8 record during Dietz’s freshman season as it finished third in the WIAC standings. Dietz listed fourth on the team in scoring at 9.4 points per game. She also hauled in an average of 4.5 rebounds per contest and drilled 40 percent (12-30) of her 3-point attempts.

During Dietz’s four years at UW-Oshkosh the Titans posted a 99-14 record. She appeared in 112 games, including 105 as a starter. Dietz finished her career with 1,257 points, the seventh-highest total in school history. Dietz ranks third all-time in the WIAC with 44-percent 3-point shooting while listing 10th with 153 3-pointers.

In addition to being a member of the school’s only basketball national championship, Dietz was the leading scorer on UW-Oshkosh’s inaugural women’s golf team in 1996. She earned All-WIAC first team honors and captured seventh place at the league championship. The Titans finished third in the team standings.

Currently, Dietz lives in Green Bay, where she owns and operates three Subway restaurants in the area with her brother, Mark. The 1997 UW-Oshkosh graduate hasn’t been able to leave the hardwood, however, officiating basketball games since 2001. Dietz has refereed games at the WIAA Girls State High School Tournament four times in the last five years. Recently, she has officiated several NCAA Division III women’s games, including some at UW-Oshkosh.

Dietz keeps her competitive spirit flowing by playing in softball, volleyball and flag football leagues each year.