Gregory already touched on many of the advantages of the WIAC- lack of D2 and NAIA institutions. Wisconsin does send a fair amount of players to the GLIAC and NSIC schools, so when these players get home sick they almost always land in the WIAC. Point this year has Hass (Augustana SD), Heuer (UWGB) and Tillema- who had many D2 options but wanted to play with his older brother Dan who coincidently started his career at MN-Duluth. Whitewater in particular seems to be a landing spot for many of Milwaukee's wayward souls, in fact last year they had Darnell Harris- a sure fire D1 recruit out of HS who somehow decided to spend a year at UWW before heading back to a JC this year and is committed to a D1 school again, the name escapes me. This is actually the first UWW team I can remember being mostly kids recruited by them out of HS.
Wisconsin, for a smaller state not only has some very good HS basketball programs and players but also some great coaching. Many players who played for Bo Ryan at Platteville, Dick Bennett at Point/UWGB, Ken Anderson at EauClaire, and VanderMeulen at UWW are on the sidelines at many WI high schools.
Wisconsin, for a smaller state not only has some very good HS basketball programs and players but also some great coaching. Many players who played for Bo Ryan at Platteville, Dick Bennett at Point/UWGB, Ken Anderson at EauClaire, and VanderMeulen at UWW are on the sidelines at many WI high schools.