MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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Mike Mudgett (Gilman) to UWEC, 8pts 5rebs

Gibby's outdoing himself on the recruiting circut this year.  He's all the way up to 2 recruits so far.

[BoBo]

My guess is that Joe will give up sports as a profession and get on with his life.

He has already started his MBA.

I agree chmarx ... I don't think he's going to go "chasing the dream." He could definitely go overseas and get paid but he's getting married this summer and I just think he'll move onto the real world. HOWEVER ... if the NBDL does happen to move into La Crosse as is being discussed and there's a way for him to get on that team ... that might be something he'd consider. I know it's not the same as the CBA but the Bobcats threw a couple Wisconsin guys a bone (Jon Bryant, Sam Okey) the last time they were in town. Finding a spot for Joe would definitely help their attendance because of how well liked he has been by La Crosse basketball fans.

As you can read from this article, http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2007/05/10/sports/01werner.txt, the door is still open a crack.

[chmarx]

Yeah, I saw that article too, Bobo.

PS, I think the NBDL would hurt the UWL program.  The presence of the Catbirds and then Bobcats of the CBA sucked a lot of the air out of the local market, leaving little for college teams.  It would be ironic if, just when Koebl's team is ready to make an impact in the WIAC, they lost their importance to the La Crosse community.

Both teams outdrew the Eagles by a lot.  Of course, this coincided with a very down period in UWL basketball.

Werner playing for the Rimrockers (if they relocate to La Crosse) would be intriguing.  I don't think he has what it takes to make it in the NBA, but it would be a chance to stay in shape in case the Packers call and make a few bucks.

[old_hooper]

Great for him.  There are only a few Antonio Gates out there.  He has the size, speed and I those are probably big reasons why he got the opportunity.  For him to even get the tryout says a lot about his athletic ability.  Best of luck to him in his future                                                                                 .

[chmarx]

Plus karma for your nice thoughts, OH.

[Pioneer Hoops Fan]

Pioneers land another recruit this week.  John Henney from Burlington Catholic Central. 

http://www.uwplatt.edu/athletics/basketball/mens/0708/5-11henney.html

Looks like a good solid class for Combs and the Pioneers.  I do believe they have a couple of kids coming in from Illinois as well, but to this point for me that is only speculation or hearsay if you will.

[Stout survivor]

For those interested here is BDshootblocker update

plays for Al-Rayyan and has two games in.

http://www.asia-basket.com/events/aclubc/aclubc07.asp


Click on the asia cup champs days 1 & 2

[Just Bill]

Blue Stars (LEB) 76 - Al Rayyan (QAT) 68 (Q's: 19-18, 41-34, 56-46 & 76-68)

- Blue Stars' scorers: William Pippen (22 pts, 9 reb), Fadi El Khatib (15 pts, 14 reb, 6 ast), John Carter (14 pts, 15 reb), Rony Fahed (14 pts, 2 ast, 2 stl), Jean Abdel Nour (9 pts), Basem Balaa (2 pts)
- Al Rayyan's scorrers: Saad Ali (17 pts, 3 stl, 8 reb), Chudney Gray (13 pts, 4 ast, 3 stl), Erfan Ali Saeed (10 pts, 9 reb), Jacob Nonemacher (9 pts), Yaseen Ismail (5 pts), Baker Mohammed (5 pts), Khaled Abdi (3 pts), Mohammed Yousef (3 pts), Omar Salem (3 pts)

Al Rayyan (QAT) 100 - Young Cagers (IND) 47 (Q's: 21-10, 43-26, 80-36 & 100-47)

- Al Rayyan's scorers: Baker Mohammed (16 pts), Mohammed Yousef (15 pts, 9 reb), Jacob Nonemacher (14 pts, 15 reb), Chudney Gray (13 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast), Omar Salem (11 pts, 10 reb), Yaseen Ismail (10 pts, 3 stl), Malek Abdulla (9 pts), Ali Turki (10 pts, 2 stl), Saad Ali (2 pts).
- Young Cagers' scorers: Riyaz Uddin (14 pts, 13 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl), Anoop Mukkanniyil (10 pts), Lokhesh Yadav (7 pts), Sambhaji Kadam (6 pts, 2 stl), Muraleekeishna Ravindran (4 pts, 2 bs), Dalip Kumar (2 pts), Rajanna Raj (2 pts), Jayachandra Subash (2 pts).

Clearly India is no Indiana when it comes to basketball.  Wait until cricket season!

[chmarx]

Glad to see that he is off to a solid start.

[diehardfan]

Fun, glad he's doing well... kudos to you guys for the updates.

[uww4ever]

How com WW never posts recruits??  Cmon, theres gotta be one or two that come to UDUB DUB for the "atmosphere"

[uww4ever]

And oh yes.... "GO JACOB"  .........."not"

[badgerwarhawk]

How com WW never posts recruits??  Cmon, theres gotta be one or two that come to UDUB DUB for the "atmosphere"

WHITEWATER doesn't generally post recruit information until the recruits are actually enrolled and attending the fall semester.  Given that there is no binding committment involved they prefer to do that way. 

That should not be mistaken for a lack of activity however.  The staff has been very active and I will say that the word is good.  If things pan out the way they're looking we'll be adding some good players who can make immediate and significant contributions.   

[janesvilleflash]

Rumor only.

UW-WW
Tom Anderson     F    6'6"      Monona Grove
Jovan Campbell   G     6'2"     Milw. Vincent (Transfer)
Matt Goodwin     G     6'1"     Milw. Rufus King (Transfer from Pacific)
Myles McKay      G     6'4"     Menomonee Falls (Transfer from UW-Milwaukee)

[chmarx]

La Crosse hosted a last chance track meet for people to qualify for the national championships.  Joe Werner competed in the javelin!

According to WKBT News tonight, he just missed qualifying.