Bissen, a senior forward, recorded back-to-back double-doubles in the Beavers two opening weekend victories. He averaged 15.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in victories over Wisconsin-LaCrosse (71-61) and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (70-60). Against LaCrosse, he scored 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor (62.5 percent) and 5-of-7 from the free throw line (71.4 percent), grabbed 15 rebounds (3-12), had four assists, two blocks and two steals. Against Eau Claire, Bissen scored 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor (57.1 percent) and 6-of-10 from the free throw line (64.7 percent), grabbed 11 rebounds (4-7), had two blocks, two steals and an assist.
