MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

  

[palum]

From Platteville's website
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — After nearly two decades as the University of Wisconsin-Platteville athletic director, Mark Molesworth announced that he will retire, effective Jan. 8, 2016.

Mark is a class act he will be hard to replace.  Link to the announcement

http://athletics.uwplatt.edu/general_releases/Mark-s_Retirement 

[John Gleich]

So, any news about RF's me him?

... New gym?

It's under construction...

https://www.uwrf.edu/FalconCenter/constructionupdates.cfm

Is that news?


Find what I was looking for:

Q: What's the schedule for the project?

A:
May 2, 2014:  Groundbreaking Ceremony

May 27, 2014: Bid Date                 

July 14, 2014: Start Construction

October, 2016: Substantial Completion                 

January, 2017: Occupancy

Summer, 2017: Karges and Nelson Deconstruction

*Please note: dates are subject to change. *Renovation of Ramer Field will happen concurrently with the Falcon Center project.



So, they're looking at an early 2017 opening... 2016 portion of the schedule is Karges it appears.

[cubs]

I keep waiting to hear about Whitewater picking up a transfer or two that make me envious, but I haven't heard anything yet...any news out there??

UW Milwaukee transfer Trinson White, who prepped at Milwaukee Riverside, has opted to transfer to Whitewater.

Former Sheboygan North standout Shaquille Francis is also headed to Whitewater in the fall. He played at Kishwaukee CC the last 2 years.

[Greek Tragedy]

La Crosse schedule is out

http://www.uwlathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Tough opener in Rock Island against Augustana

vs. Lakeland

vs. Hope (Fri)
at Bethel (Sat)

vs Viterbo

at Loras

at Coe (Fri)
at Central (Sat)

vs Luther

at La Verne (Mon)
at Cal Tech (Tues)

[Greek Tragedy]

http://athletics.uwstout.edu/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.uwrfsports.com/mobile/index.aspx?schedule=113&path=mbball

http://www.uwlathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Whitewater

Oshkosh

Platteville

Stevens Point

Eau Claire

[Greek Tragedy]

http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/images/2015/07/07/2014-15_mbb_attendance.pdf

Saw this over on the CCIW page. The WIAC was 6th in attendance with Stevens Point 5th overall and Whitewater 28th. I never understood why Whitewater doesn't attract more fans. They are a very successful program in a lot of sports. Point averages over 600 more a game than Whitewater. 

[tomt4525]

http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/images/2015/07/07/2014-15_mbb_attendance.pdf

Saw this over on the CCIW page. The WIAC was 6th in attendance with Stevens Point 5th overall and Whitewater 28th. I never understood why Whitewater doesn't attract more fans. They are a very successful program in a lot of sports. Point averages over 600 more a game than Whitewater.

Sounds like a recruiting advantage to me...Which I'm sure Semling and Dernbach use quite frequently around the state.

[John Gleich]

http://i.turner.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/images/2015/07/07/2014-15_mbb_attendance.pdf

Saw this over on the CCIW page. The WIAC was 6th in attendance with Stevens Point 5th overall and Whitewater 28th. I never understood why Whitewater doesn't attract more fans. They are a very successful program in a lot of sports. Point averages over 600 more a game than Whitewater.

Wow, the WIAC was down to 6th in the country in attendance. That's pretty pathetic.

[Greek Tragedy]

You would think just the sheer size of the schools would give them an advantage. I understand not everyone is a fan, bit when a school of 6,000 to 10,000 only averages 500 fans, there's a problem. And that doesn't even count the community. Get out and promote the school.

[AndOne]

You would think just the sheer size of the schools would give them an advantage. I understand not everyone is a fan, bit when a school of 6,000 to 10,000 only averages 500 fans, there's a problem. And that doesn't even count the community. Get out and promote the school.

I think there are lots of schools, even those of 6,000 to 10,000, where a sizable portion of the student population does their own thing. And, whatever the that "thing" may be, it may have nothing to do with athletics. This can apply even on a week night at a school where not much else may be happening, and a good percentage of the students live in campus housing, and thus only a short walk from the gym.  As far as attendance by non-students, perhaps the community has lots of other entertainment choices besides a college basketball game.
Lastly, as far as promoting a team either on camps or in the community, if the team lacks quality, no amount of promotion is likely to make much difference. 

[AppletonRocks]

I'm not sure if our schedule is finalized but I doubt it will include Superior.  One opponent I am sure of is CCIW Augustana who are coming to our place. 

I've also heard that the conference schedule isn't going to start until after the semester break.

Yep, that's the nice luxury that we CCIW types have enjoyed ever since Carroll left the league in '92, a nice luxury that we will lose once Carroll rejoins the league in 2016-17 and forces each current CCIW program to play two more conference games -- including, I'm almost certain, one in December. That's the way it was back in the old nine-team days, and it's the way that it's been for the WIAC throughout the nine-team era. It's just hard to figure out how to create a schedule for nine teams that doesn't necessitate at least one December game for everybody, unless you follow the MIAC model of a Monday/Wednesday/Friday playing schedule for a couple of weeks in January and/or February.

Ah, the old days. 

[bulk19]

The dean of Wisconsin's family of basketball coaches - Dick Bennett - returns to Eau Claire Friday and speaks out on a variety of topics, including thoughts of his son taking over Wisconsin's Badgers team, and "ugly" basketball...

http://www.leadertelegram.com/Sports/2015/07/18/Return-trip.html

[bulk19]

Former Blugold Eric Konkol describes his three-month transition as an assistant coach in the D1 ranks to taking over the program of Louisiana Tech men's team...

http://www.leadertelegram.com/Sports/2015/07/14/Next-step.html

[Greek Tragedy]

http://athletics.uwstout.edu/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.uwrfsports.com/mobile/index.aspx?schedule=113&path=mbball

http://www.uwlathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Oshkosh
Http://uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/schedule

@ St. Norbert
Coe
Wis. Lutheran
Edgewood
@ Viterbo
MMBC
@Carthage
Vs Adrian
@Trine
Vs Augustana (Wis Dells)
Vs Carroll Univ (Wis Dells)

Platteville

Stevens Point

Eau Claire

Whitewater