MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[chucktab]

Any word on the progress of the search at UWEC?  Candidates?

[jimhoops1234]

Any word on the progress of the search at UWEC?  Candidates?

Here are a few we know WON'T be getting the job...

Lance Randall - St. Leo HC
Todd Skrivseth - Monmouth HC
Eric Konkol - moving to Miami as an assistant with Jim Larranaga (don't see giving up an ACC assistant spot to come back to Wi)

Should be a large pool of national candidates, but more interesting would be to see the guys from in state who applied.  (Severling at Superior, Adrian from Edgewood, etc)


Very curious to see if anyone else has some names.

[buf]

Any word on the progress of the search at UWEC?  Candidates?

According to the uwec website, the deadline to apply was April 22nd.  I would think we should be getting names of the finalists within the next week or two.

[jimhoops1234]

Not sure if anyone has thrown this name out there yet..

Kyle Green - Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa
- has head coaching experience
- coached at D1, D2, D3

Shanagolden....you heard anything about him? 

[Hoops Junkie]

I heard that he has applied for the position but not much more then that.  Be interesting to see what happens here at UWEC

[linde4]

Most haven't thought of or mentioned one other key person... Stu Engen, former head coach at UW-La Crosse, and Minnesota State University-Moorhead and a 20 year resume of success nearly every place he's been.  He was let go at Moorhead after '09-'10 season, but his .500 records at a school with half the scholarships of some others in that league isn't too shabby.  Haven't heard if he applied, but he'd be a great candidate I would think, at least over the "up and coming" pool of guys...

[wcbsas]

Not sure if anyone has thrown this name out there yet..

Kyle Green - Assistant Coach at Northern Iowa
- has head coaching experience
- coached at D1, D2, D3

Shanagolden....you heard anything about him? 

I would think Green would have higher expectations than a D3 coaching position considering he left a D2 head coaching job to take the one has now.

[jimhoops1234]

I agree. I would be surprised to see him leave his spot at Northern Iowa. He's at a good mid major with a HC that could move up. Leaving him as a candidate at Northern Iowa or doing something similar to Konkol and getting a better assistant job.  I just heard that he had applied. Wasn't endorsing, just throwing the name out there.

Stu Engen...I have heard he wasn't in to it like he used to be the last few years at Moorhead (granted it's a tough spot). Similar to Gibby that 20+ years had worn on him, younger kids, etc. Maybe a year off re-energized him. Interesting name though that hadn't been mentioned yet.

[Hoops Junkie]

Engen is an interesting name.  Has experience in WI at WWTC i believe and at Upper Iowa and Moorhead State. 

Another good name.

Does someone like Grzesk leave a St Norberts?  What about Adrian at Edgewood?  Does Siverling leave Superior after a year to goto Eau Claire.

What about Will Ryan leaving NDSU and trying to make magic like his dad?

[linde4]

Engen is an interesting name.  Has experience in WI at WWTC i believe and at Upper Iowa and Moorhead State. 

Another good name.

Does someone like Grzesk leave a St Norberts?  What about Adrian at Edgewood?  Does Siverling leave Superior after a year to goto Eau Claire.

What about Will Ryan leaving NDSU and trying to make magic like his dad?

I could see Coach Grzesk leaving IF he really wanted to be in the WIAC or a simple change of scenery, but I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't see it as a jump up or better job... my guess is they're treating him well at Norby's and he wants to stay put.  Adrian?, maybe, but might be the same scenario as Grzesk.  And Siverling - I'm surprised there hasn't been more talk about him, because obviously he was there not too long ago.  But I don't believe that consecutive lateral movement, in-conference, is ever perceived as a good thing... my guess is Siverling agrees and will stay put too.

Will is an good thought, but I don't know that he's too interested in the WIAC right now.  Platteville was different when it was open, for obvious reasons, but I don't see him applying for anything at this point just to be a head coach.  All of these are only opinions, though.  That's what's fun about following it - who really knows?Huh!!!

I think this is down to Rutter and two or three other sleepers we don't know about.

[jimhoops1234]

From Eau Claire newspaper

The finalists are Edgewood College coach Todd Adrian, former UW-Stout assistant and Eau Claire native Eric Gardow, Northern Iowa assistant Kyle Green, Milwaukee School of Engineering coach Brian Miller, former Loyola-Chicago coach James Whitesell and Hamline coach Nelson Whitmore.

[frodotwo]

Harris leaving is old news but I heard there's more to it than his mother living out of state.  I heard there's some issues with one of the coaches and also that Danny Tillema is not playing next year if Harris leaves.  Take it for what it's worth but my source is excellent on this one.

Further rumor is that both Tillema's are leaving as well as Jamie Mauch. That leaves Point with no one for next year with any starting experience, and 8 of their top 11 scorers gone.   I don't recall Point ever having no starts coming into a new year.

[playball]

Why leave Point?!  Good program with good funding... where would all these guys be going?

[John Gleich]

Harris leaving is old news but I heard there's more to it than his mother living out of state.  I heard there's some issues with one of the coaches and also that Danny Tillema is not playing next year if Harris leaves.  Take it for what it's worth but my source is excellent on this one.

Further rumor is that both Tillema's are leaving as well as Jamie Mauch. That leaves Point with no one for next year with any starting experience, and 8 of their top 11 scorers gone.   I don't recall Point ever having no starts coming into a new year.

Any talk about why?

[frodotwo]

Harris leaving is old news but I heard there's more to it than his mother living out of state.  I heard there's some issues with one of the coaches and also that Danny Tillema is not playing next year if Harris leaves.  Take it for what it's worth but my source is excellent on this one.

Further rumor is that both Tillema's are leaving as well as Jamie Mauch. That leaves Point with no one for next year with any starting experience, and 8 of their top 11 scorers gone.   I don't recall Point ever having no starts coming into a new year.

Any talk about why?

Mauch is most likely lack of playing time and personality conflicts play heavily in the Tillema's leaving.