MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

This is the way to step down. Well done. Give your assistant the one year interim deal.

It worked out well for Coach Lewis at UWO after being named the interim head coach when Coach Juckem left for WashU.

[tomt4525]

Wow, that's huge news out of Whitewater...didn't expect to see that with the team WW has returning as well as the talented recruiting class incoming.  Speaking of, thought I would do a recruiting update.  I'm sure there are guys I haven't seen commit to WIAC schools, but here goes.

UWEC
Mason Monarski 6'0" Chippewa Falls
Jackson Tomczak 6'7" Chippewa Falls
Grant Paetzold 6'1" Cameron
Alex Mierow 6'5" Franklin

UWLX
Ben Goedheer 6'6" Catholic Memorial
Vince Vandervest 6'4" Bayport
Jordan Hibner 6'2" Monona Grove
Khristian Green 6'2" Wauwatosa West/transfer from Cleveland St Community College

UWO
Jack Ambrose 6'6" Batavia(IL)
Nicholas Kraftzenk 6'7" Fox Valley Lutheran
Mitchell Metcalf-Grassman 6'5" Shawano
Kaine Fort 6'9" Peshtigo
Max Tutas 6'3" Sheboygan North
Tristan Johanknecht 6'9" Oshkosh West
Riley Rindfleisch 6'8" Wisconsin Lutheran
Landon Key 6'4" Wisconsin Lutheran
Jamariea Dalton 6'2" Fon Du Lac

UWP
Luke Beighley 6'6" Whitehall
Matt Kirk 6'4" Milton
Will Gardner 6'2" Franklin
Seth Bunders 6'1" Wauzeka-Steuben
Bristol Lewis 6'3" United Township(IL)
Max Lucey 6'4" Cuba City
Lucas Rameker 6'4"

UWRF
Reid Tengblad 6'6" Holmen
Drew Tengblad 6'6" Holmen
Micah Thompson 6'5" Perham(MN)
Zac Johnson 6'2" River Falls/transfer from D2 Augustana

UWSP
AJ Uttech 6'1" Columbus
Austin Schaumburg 6'4" Dunlap(IL)
Logan Baumgartner 6'4" Medford
Mason Prey 6'4" Wausau Catholic Newman
Jackson Watson 6'1" Libertyville(IL)/transfer from D1 Bowling Green
Josiah Butler 6'3" Fox Valley Lutheran/Link Prep
Cal Krohn 6'8" Waukesha West/transfer from IPFW Volleyball
Parker Prahl 6'5" Iola Scandinavia/transfer from Lawrence
Seth Miron 6'5" Kimberly
Sam Coulthard 6'2" Neenah
Malik Abdul-Wahid 6'6" Brookfield Central/Winona St and Bryant & Stratton transfer

UWST
Collin Vick 6'2" Owatonna
Mason Stoik 6'5" Eau Claire Memorial
Jackson Wilhelmson 6'4" Kenosha Indian Trail
Dominic Croci 6'1" Hurley
Caden Hoffman 6'0" Concordia St Paul Transfer
Nolan Stauffacher 6'5" Columbus
Carson Hoffman 6'10" Osceola

UWW
Collin Madson 6'3" Mukwonago
Jake Fisher 6'2" Oconomowoc
Tristian Lynch 6'6" Green Bay New Lutheran
Brock Marino 6'7" Lake Villa(IL)
Aidan Chislom 6'5" McFarland
Darius Chestnut 6'2" Sun Prairie West
Joah Bodden 6'6" Kettle Moraine
Jaylyn Kelly 6'1" Wauwatosa West/transfer from Waubonsee Community College

[Greek Tragedy]

Good work, like usual, Tom.

Not a big deal, but Jake Fisher (Whitewater) was a walk on at D1 Western Illinois, not an incoming freshman.

[WIACer]

Wow! Never would have thought this.  Congrats to Pat Miller on a very good career in the WIAC. As a player, Ast and head coach. I reserve a little because I have not seen an official announcement, but if true, wow. He was one of the best.

[Greek Tragedy]

https://www.gazettextra.com/sports/college/pat-miller-steps-down-as-uw-whitewater-mens-basketball-coach/article_d0697ad4-2f48-11ee-82b8-1b8d6822b223.html

I clicked on it too many times, so you get to look at it for free a couple of times, then it blocks you and makes you pay for it. So, if you click on it, I would probably copy and paste it somewhere so you can read it again...or post it if you want. I skimmed it, so I don't remember all the details.

https://www.nbc15.com/2023/07/30/whitewater-mens-basketball-coach-steps-down-after-22-years/

[WashingtonWiz99]

Gotta be a sign of the times in higher ed.

The amount of head jobs that opened this past year in the Midwest (Lake Forest, Carroll, MSOE, Ripon, UWSP, UWL, UWW) along with Finlandia, Cardinal Stritch and Iowa Wesleyan closing. This is not your father's college experience.

[Greek Tragedy]

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/2023/07/31/longtime-uw-whitewater-head-coach-pat-miller-to-retire-after-22-years/70502427007/

Another article on Pat Miller: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

[Greek Tragedy]

Gotta be a sign of the times in higher ed.

The amount of head jobs that opened this past year in the Midwest (Lake Forest, Carroll, MSOE, Ripon, UWSP, UWL, UWW) along with Finlandia, Cardinal Stritch and Iowa Wesleyan closing. This is not your father's college experience.

It's really everywhere, not just the Midwest.

[PauldingLightUP]

UW-River Falls 2023-2024 schedule is here.

Non cons at UW-Superior Tournament (n Concordia Moorhead, at UW-Superior), vs Gustavus Adolphus, at St. Mary's, vs Northwestern, at Crown, vs Viterbo, vs St. Olaf, at Hamline, vs Northland, vs North Central (Minn).

That's five UMAC, five MIAC, and one NAIA.

https://uwrfsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24

[Greek Tragedy]

UW-River Falls 2023-2024 schedule is here.

Non cons at UW-Superior Tournament (n Concordia Moorhead, at UW-Superior), vs Gustavus Adolphus, at St. Mary's, vs Northwestern, at Crown, vs Viterbo, vs St. Olaf, at Hamline, vs Northland, vs North Central (Minn).

That's five UMAC, five MIAC, and one NAIA.

https://uwrfsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24

Seems pretty standard considering where River Falls is. Sure, they have a weekend trip or two (Wheaton last year, Neb. Wes. etc), but they are always going to have a lot of UMAC and MIAC opponents. They just can't beat up on Finlandia every year now.

[Greek Tragedy]

https://www.blugolds.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/schedule

https://uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/schedule

https://athletics.uwsp.edu/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24

Platteville

Stout

La Crosse

Whitewater

[badgerwarhawk]

Coach Miller's stepping down doesn't come as a surprise to me.  The rumor has been circulating for a couple of years and I thought it was going to happen after his 20th season.  But then there was Covid and that screwed up season.  That was followed by a season that by his standards didn't measure up.  But now is the perfect time.  We're coming off a Final Four run with the bulk of the team returning.  The program is in great shape for whoever assumes the reins.  I just wasn't sure whether he wanted to make a run at his fourth national championship before heading off. 

Our basketball program has been really lucky to have maintained the coaching stability that we've had.  First Vandermulen for a couple of decades and then Miller for the same.  That kind of stability leads to success.  Who's next?

[tomt4525]

La Crosse gets a commit from Milwaukee Tech 6'3" G, Tarek Abdelkireem.  Tarek brings plenty of outside shooting to La Crosse, from what I can tell, he has 3 years of eligibility.

[Greek Tragedy]

A sneak peek at La Crosse's non conference opponents.

https://twitter.com/UWLEagleMBB/status/1686819114587668486?t=AKvs2pDgeoZXEwX2yxdUYw&s=19

@ UW Superior 11/10
Concordia Moorhead 11/12
Bethel 11/18
@ Ripon 11/21
Wartburg 11/25
Bethany Lutheran 11/29
@ Calvin 12/2
@ Aurora 12/3
Luther 12/6
@ Wisconsin Lutheran 12/9
@ St. Mary's MN 12/13

[cubs]

Ypu can add two more names to the list of recruits for the Eagles. Both Domonic Pitts and Evan Moherek, graduates of Racine St. Catherine's, who went 25-2 and lost in the Sectional Final last season, plan to attend La Crosse and try out for the basketball team.

Mohorek averaged 14.6 PPG while Pitts averaged 13.5 PPG.