MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Hoops_n_Golf]

It's time to man up! Let's do a preseason poster's poll

I'm looking to get at least 10 ballots with all 8 teams listed in order of finish. I will post results later this week.

I'm guessing the WIAC's poll will be out this week, let's beat them to the punch!

Mine will be up later today or tomorrow.

I'll be your Huckelberry:

1) WW
2) SP
3) Osh
4) River
5) P-Ville
6) EC
7) LaX
8) Stouuuuut

[Greek Tragedy]

http://athletics.uwsp.edu/news/2015/10/30/MBB_1030154217.aspx

Purple /Gold game this Wednesday for the Pointers.

[frodotwo]

Here's my completely uneducated guess:

1 - SP
2 - OSH
3 - RF
4 - WW
5 - PLT
6 - EC
7 - LX
8 - ST

[bleedpurple]

Congratulations to Quardell Young who was drafted in the 5th round of the NBA Developmental League draft today. After being drafted by the Maine Red Claws, he was traded to the Texas Legends, an affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. Training camp opens November 2nd.

[tomt4525]

Predicted Order of Finish

1.  Stevens Point
2.  Whitewater
3.  Oshkosh
4.  River Falls
5.  Eau Claire
6.  Platteville
7.  La Crosse
8.  Stout

[tomt4525]

Newcomers for each team in the WIAC

UWEC

Dan Becken 6'6" Sophomore  Centennial, MN     transfer from Northern State
Kyle McDonald 6'1" Freshman  Cambridge-Isanti, MN
Adam Pronschinske 6'5" Freshman  Neenah
Wilyam Wright  6'1"  Freshman Plainfield East, IL
Gianni Rossato 6'7" Freshman  Eau Claire Memorial
Steven Christiansen 6'5" Freshman  Apple Valley, MN

UWL

Devin Yurk  6'2" Junior Sheboygan North     Took last 2 years off from basketball
Taulvish McCray 5'10" Freshman  Neenah
Ben Meinholz  6'3"  Freshman  Milwaukee Marquette
Emmanuel Okafor  6'4"  Freshman  Chicago Mount Carmel, IL
Sam Skoyen  6'3"  Freshman  Hastings, MN
Mike Vidmar  6'0"  Freshman  Muskego
Paul Weiss  6'5"  Freshman  Christian Liberty, IL
Luke Norcia  6'1"  Freshman  Highland Park, IL
Brendan Manning  6'3"  Freshman  Cedar Rapids, IA
Kirk Martin  6'3"  Freshman  River Ridge
Jake Martig  6'1"  Freshman  St Cloud, MN
Colten Haack  6'5"  Freshman  Mishicot
James Kuefler  6'4"  Freshman  Belgrade-Brooten-Elrose, MN

UWO

Ben Boots  6'1"  Freshman Kimberly
Brett Wittchow  6'4"  Freshman  Laconia
Alex Van Dyke  6'8"  Freshman  Union Grove
Sam Johnson  6'6"  Freshman  Riverside Brookfield, IL
Ezeka Omeka  6'4"  Freshman  Maine East, IL

UWP

Daniel Lowe  6'6"  Sophomore  Transfer from NAIA St Xavier
Ethan Woodrow  6'8"  Freshman  Fountain Central, IN
Nathan Cokenour  6'11"  Freshman  O'Fallon, IL
Robert Duax  6'4"  Freshman  Dubuque, IA
Colin Connelly  6'4"  Freshman  Clayton Ridge, IA
Clay Gerds  6'8"  Freshman  Fort Atkinson
Zach Gaines  6'5"  Freshman  Cuba City

UWRF

Logan Halvorsen  6'1"  Freshman  Rosemount, MN
Austin Heidecker  6'5"  Freshman  Prior Lake, MN
Andy Leo  6'9"  Freshman  Blaine, MN
Luke Trio  6'5"  Freshman  Easton, MN

UWSP

Mark Nelson  6'3"  Freshman  Monona Grove     Transfer from Lindenwood University
Drew Fredrickson  6'0"  Freshman  Mount Horeb
Ethan Bublitz  6'2"  Freshman  Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Canon O'Heron  6'6"  Freshman  Bangor
Brett Tauber  6'7"  Freshman  Madison Memorial
Chaz Mootz  6'0"  Freshman  Merrill

UWST

Luke Murphy  6'1"  Freshman  River Falls     Transfer from UW-Whitewater
Caleub Watkins  6'0"  Freshman  Eleva-Strum
Tanner Schmitt  6'2"  Freshman  Westby
Justin Thomas  6'3"  Freshman  Arcadia
Michael Fifield  6'7"  Freshman  Oconto
Dalton Soto  6'4"  Freshman  Blair-Taylor     Was committed to UWSP last year, no idea if he ever made it to campus
Devin Oesau  6'3"  Freshman  Gilmanton

UWW

Trinson White  6'5"  Senior  Milwaukee Riverside     Transfer from UW-Milwaukee
Haki Stampley  6'3"  Senior  Milwaukee Hamilton     Transfer from Lynn College
Isaac Quinn  6'8"  Senior  Kenosha Tremper     Transfer from  Cardinal Stritch
Ethan Guske  6'0"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Tranfer from Augustana
Tyler Edmondson  6'7"  Junior  Waubonsie Valley, IL     Transfer from MKendree College
Shaquille Francis  6'3"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Transfer from Kishwaukee CC
Deiondre Cunningham  6'1"  Junior  Wisconsin Lutheran     Transfer from Otero CC
Andre Brown  6'0"  Freshman  Kenosha Indian Trail
Mitch Pfeifer  6'3"  Freshman  Kettle Moraine
Marquis Turner  6'3"  Freshman  Milwaukee King
Andre Carroll  6'1"  Freshman  Wauwatosa West
Pat Hamilton  6'4"  Freshman  Glenbrook North, IL

[The Dino Man]

Newcomers for each team in the WIAC

UWEC

Dan Becken 6'6" Sophomore  Centennial, MN     transfer from Northern State
Kyle McDonald 6'1" Freshman  Cambridge-Isanti, MN
Adam Pronschinske 6'5" Freshman  Neenah
Wilyam Wright  6'1"  Freshman Plainfield East, IL
Gianni Rossato 6'7" Freshman  Eau Claire Memorial
Steven Christiansen 6'5" Freshman  Apple Valley, MN

UWL

Devin Yurk  6'2" Junior Sheboygan North     Took last 2 years off from basketball
Taulvish McCray 5'10" Freshman  Neenah
Ben Meinholz  6'3"  Freshman  Milwaukee Marquette
Emmanuel Okafor  6'4"  Freshman  Chicago Mount Carmel, IL
Sam Skoyen  6'3"  Freshman  Hastings, MN
Mike Vidmar  6'0"  Freshman  Muskego
Paul Weiss  6'5"  Freshman  Christian Liberty, IL
Luke Norcia  6'1"  Freshman  Highland Park, IL
Brendan Manning  6'3"  Freshman  Cedar Rapids, IA
Kirk Martin  6'3"  Freshman  River Ridge
Jake Martig  6'1"  Freshman  St Cloud, MN
Colten Haack  6'5"  Freshman  Mishicot
James Kuefler  6'4"  Freshman  Belgrade-Brooten-Elrose, MN

UWO

Ben Boots  6'1"  Freshman Kimberly
Brett Wittchow  6'4"  Freshman  Laconia
Alex Van Dyke  6'8"  Freshman  Union Grove
Sam Johnson  6'6"  Freshman  Riverside Brookfield, IL
Ezeka Omeka  6'4"  Freshman  Maine East, IL

UWP

Daniel Lowe  6'6"  Sophomore  Transfer from NAIA St Xavier
Ethan Woodrow  6'8"  Freshman  Fountain Central, IN
Nathan Cokenour  6'11"  Freshman  O'Fallon, IL
Robert Duax  6'4"  Freshman  Dubuque, IA
Colin Connelly  6'4"  Freshman  Clayton Ridge, IA
Clay Gerds  6'8"  Freshman  Fort Atkinson
Zach Gaines  6'5"  Freshman  Cuba City

UWRF

Logan Halvorsen  6'1"  Freshman  Rosemount, MN
Austin Heidecker  6'5"  Freshman  Prior Lake, MN
Andy Leo  6'9"  Freshman  Blaine, MN
Luke Trio  6'5"  Freshman  Easton, MN

UWSP

Mark Nelson  6'3"  Freshman  Monona Grove     Transfer from Lindenwood University
Drew Fredrickson  6'0"  Freshman  Mount Horeb
Ethan Bublitz  6'2"  Freshman  Kettle Moraine Lutheran
Canon O'Heron  6'6"  Freshman  Bangor
Brett Tauber  6'7"  Freshman  Madison Memorial
Chaz Mootz  6'0"  Freshman  Merrill

UWST

Luke Murphy  6'1"  Freshman  River Falls     Transfer from UW-Whitewater
Caleub Watkins  6'0"  Freshman  Eleva-Strum
Tanner Schmitt  6'2"  Freshman  Westby
Justin Thomas  6'3"  Freshman  Arcadia
Michael Fifield  6'7"  Freshman  Oconto
Dalton Soto  6'4"  Freshman  Blair-Taylor     Was committed to UWSP last year, no idea if he ever made it to campus
Devin Oesau  6'3"  Freshman  Gilmanton

UWW

Trinson White  6'5"  Senior  Milwaukee Riverside     Transfer from UW-Milwaukee
Haki Stampley  6'3"  Senior  Milwaukee Hamilton     Transfer from Lynn College
Isaac Quinn  6'8"  Senior  Kenosha Tremper     Transfer from  Cardinal Stritch
Ethan Guske  6'0"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Tranfer from Augustana
Tyler Edmondson  6'7"  Junior  Waubonsie Valley, IL     Transfer from MKendree College
Shaquille Francis  6'3"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Transfer from Kishwaukee CC
Deiondre Cunningham  6'1"  Junior  Wisconsin Lutheran     Transfer from Otero CC
Andre Brown  6'0"  Freshman  Kenosha Indian Trail
Mitch Pfeifer  6'3"  Freshman  Kettle Moraine
Marquis Turner  6'3"  Freshman  Milwaukee King
Andre Carroll  6'1"  Freshman  Wauwatosa West
Pat Hamilton  6'4"  Freshman  Glenbrook North, IL

Looks like some talented all the way around. After googling a handful of these recruits it looks as if UWW, UWSP and UWP certainly did a great job of filling needs.

My predicted order of finish after seeing the incoming players:
1. Oshkosh
2. Whitewater
3. River Falls
4. Stevens Point
5. Platteville
6. Eau Claire
7. Lacrosse
8. Stout

Go ahead...I know what everyone is going to say, Stevens Point will not finish #4. I actually thought about dropping them down to #5...
It's that time of year!!!

[Greek Tragedy]

I thought River Falls had 3 senior transfers.

[tomt4525]

I thought River Falls had 3 senior transfers.

That very well could be.  I went by the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook rosters, and if they didn't mention the transfer in their season overview...I didn't include them in their newcomers due to me not having their last years' roster memorized.

[Greek Tragedy]

I thought River Falls had 3 senior transfers.

That very well could be.  I went by the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook rosters, and if they didn't mention the transfer in their season overview...I didn't include them in their newcomers due to me not having their last years' roster memorized.

No problem! I appreciate your efforts! Nice to see a list of incoming players. I'm still waiting for the Pointers' press release of this year's recruiting class. I don't think I I will make Wednesday's Purple/Gold game.

[tomt4525]

I thought River Falls had 3 senior transfers.

That very well could be.  I went by the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook rosters, and if they didn't mention the transfer in their season overview...I didn't include them in their newcomers due to me not having their last years' roster memorized.

No problem! I appreciate your efforts! Nice to see a list of incoming players. I'm still waiting for the Pointers' press release of this year's recruiting class. I don't think I I will make Wednesday's Purple/Gold game.

I wasn't planning on going to the Purple/Gold game initially, until I saw they were handing out their National Championship rings that night.  So, as of now, I'll be there but things can change.

[Dutch Calvinist Reformer]

Any reason rosters are so.....slow...... in getting posted?

[Just Bill]

Any reason rosters are so.....slow...... in getting posted?

Because no player spends any eligibility until the first game is played, so team's take their time figuring out who is going to be on the roster, who is going to be cut with the hope that they keep working out and trying again next year, and who is going to be cut outright.

Also, basketball coaches are paranoid about everything.

[Greek Tragedy]

UWW

Trinson White  6'5"  Senior  Milwaukee Riverside     Transfer from UW-Milwaukee
Haki Stampley  6'3"  Senior  Milwaukee Hamilton     Transfer from Lynn College
Isaac Quinn  6'8"  Senior  Kenosha Tremper     Transfer from  Cardinal Stritch
Ethan Guske  6'0"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Tranfer from Augustana
Tyler Edmondson  6'7"  Junior  Waubonsie Valley, IL     Transfer from MKendree College
Shaquille Francis  6'3"  Junior  Sheboygan North     Transfer from Kishwaukee CC
Deiondre Cunningham  6'1"  Junior  Wisconsin Lutheran     Transfer from Otero CC
Andre Brown  6'0"  Freshman  Kenosha Indian Trail
Mitch Pfeifer  6'3"  Freshman  Kettle Moraine
Marquis Turner  6'3"  Freshman  Milwaukee King
Andre Carroll  6'1"  Freshman  Wauwatosa West
Pat Hamilton  6'4"  Freshman  Glenbrook North, IL

Wow. Pat Miller does it again!

Not only does he bring in a solid freshman class (I'm only assuming that), Coach Miller brings in a ready-made, college experienced group of kids to contend for another title. I've never been sure what to think of his tactics, knowing obviously that they are within the guidelines of college recruiting. On one hand, I applaud the guy for consistently recruiting top players, both from high school and from other programs and on the other hand I curse the guy for being so good at it! To be fair, they are from Community Colleges, not like he's "stealing" players from other 4-year institutions. I also commend Pat for giving some players an opportunity of a 2nd chance where things may not have worked out elsewhere. In addition, a lot of these kids are given the chance to "come back home" as some are from the area and most are from the state.

I mean, look at the transfers he's brought in. I'm not talking impact players, I'm talking All-Conference, All-American, National Player of the Year-type players in KJ Evans, Reggie Hearn, Chris Davis, Goodwin and McKay. Wow.

While many teams build through the draft (high schools), Whitewater seems to build through free agency (transfers ). I understand most teams still add a transfer or two, but Miller might even focus on transfers, especially this year. It's  almost like he recruits players out of high school but tells them to come back in a year or two when they are awesome (I say that tongue in cheek, of course).

Jealous isn't the word. Envy, probably not. Just a tremendous compliment to Coach Miller on how well he builds a team every year. I do understand he has had good players that have been there for all four or five years, so I don't  want to take away from that. I was only focusing on his transfer habits.

Ironic how this is coming from  a fan whose team also wins championships on a regular basis (and National ones too once in awhile). I guess when the Pointers do, it means a little more to hear the players feel proud of being a part of the program for 4-5 years and finishing with a National Championship.

I might rub some people the wrong way (especially the Whitewater fans), and I apologize for that. I'm not trying to say it's the wrong way, it's just a different way that obviously works..and again, I applaud (and hate    ) Coach Miller for being so successful at it.

[badgerwarhawk]

Right or wrong aside I think this year was probably a matter of necessity as much as anything else.  Yes, we do get our fair share of transfers but this year the numbers are an exception to the rule rather than the rule.  Some of transfers tend to be the more high profile type player but typically the bulk of the roster are players we've recruited out of high school.  For every Evans there's a Bryson, Egan, Meng and Young.