MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE FEBRUARY 28, 2017
MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE www.wiacsports.com Matt Stanek, FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations * 780 Regent Street * Madison, WI 53715 * Phone (608) 265-6406 * [email protected]
STANDINGS
WIAC OVERALL School W L H A W L H A N UW-River Falls* 12 2 6-1 6-1 24 3 11-1 11-1 2-1 UW-Whitewater 9 5 4-3 5-2 21 6 13-3 6-3 2-0 UW-Oshkosh 9 5 2-5 7-0 17 10 6-6 10-4 1-0 UW-Eau Claire 8 6 5-2 3-4 18 8 9-3 6-5 3-0 UW-Stevens Point 8 6 4-3 4-3 14 10 7-4 6-5 1-1 UW-La Crosse 5 9 2-5 3-4 14 13 4-6 9-7 1-0 UW-Stout 4 10 2-5 2-5 13 13 6-6 5-7 2-0 UW-Platteville 1 13 1-6 0-7 8 17 6-6 1-11 1-0 *Champion
THREE RECEIVE NCAA INVITATIONS
For the first time since 2012, three WIAC teams will participate in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater received two of the 21 at-large bids into the 64-team field, while UW-River Falls earned an automatic bid by winning the WIAC Championship (presented by Culver’s). All first round games will be held on March 3 with second round matchups taking place on March 4. UW-River Falls (24-3) is making the third NCAA appearance in program history and will host Bethel University (Minn.) (21-6) in a first round contest. Also competing in River Falls will be Benedictine University (Ill.) (23-4) and Wartburg College (Iowa). UW-Whitewater (21-6) will also host first and second round contests. The Warhawks, who are making their 21st postseason appearance and fifth in the last six years, will meet University of Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.) (20-7) in their opening game. The other first round matchup will feature Augustana College (Ill.) (19-8) and University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (19-7). UW-Oshkosh (17-10) will travel to Holland, Mich., and square off against Hope College (Mich.) (21-6) in the first round. The Titans are making their second straight – and seventh overall – NCAA appearance. Washington University-St. Louis (Mo.) (20-5) and Ripon College (Wis.) (20-5) will also participate in Holland. Conference teams have combined to win 12 NCAA Division III championships with UWWhitewater earning championships in 1984, 1989, 2012 and 2014.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE FRIDAY, MARCH 3 NCAA Division III Championship First Round (at River Falls) #10 Benedictine (IL) vs. #RV Wartburg (IA), 5:30 PM #RV Bethel (MN) at #4 UW-River Falls, 8:00 PM NCAA Division III Championship First Round (at Whitewater) #RV Augustana (IL) vs. St. Thomas (MN), 5:30 PM Northwestern (MN) at #22 UW-Whitewater, 7:30 PM NCAA Division III Championship First Round (at Holland, MI) #9 Washington (MO) vs. #RV Ripon, 5:30 PM-ET #RV UW-Oshkosh at #18 Hope (MI), 7:30 PM-ET SATURDAY, MARCH 4 NCAA Division III Championship Second Round (at River Falls) First Round Winners, 7:00 PM NCAA Division III Championship Second Round (at Whitewater) First Round Winners, 7:00 PM NCAA Division III Championship Second Round (at Holland, MI) First Round Winners, 7:00 PM-ET Poll: D3hoops.com
WIAC CHAMPIONSHIP (PRESENTED BY CULVER’S)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 First Round UW-River Falls (#1) - Bye UW-Oshkosh (#2) - Bye UW-La Crosse (#5) 76, UW-Eau Claire (#4) 66 (at Eau Claire) UW-Whitewater (#3) 78, UW-Stout (#6) 69 (at Whitewater) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Semifinals UW-River Falls (#1) 68, UW-La Crosse 55 (at River Falls) UW-Oshkosh (#2) 75, UW-Whitewater 61 (at Oshkosh) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Championship UW-River Falls 60, UW-Oshkosh 59 (at River Falls)
NCAA Division III Statistics http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=MBB WIAC Statistics http://static.wiacsports.com/custompages/mbball/1617/confstat.htm
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2016-17 WIAC Men’s Basketball WIAC COACHES ALL-TIME TOP WINNING RECORDS (Updated on 2/27/17) (Based on available info.) (Ranked by number of wins)
Name School (Seasons) Years W-L-T Ken Anderson EC (27) 1969-95 631-152 Dave Vander Meulen WW (23) 1979-2001 440-182 Bill Zorn EC (40) 1929-68 397-357 Dwain Mintz ST (27) 1963-89 385-280 Ted Van Dellen OSH (22) 1991-2012 358-225 Bo Ryan PLT (15) 1985-99 353-76 Pat Miller WW (16) 2001-present 352-103 Rick Bowen RF (20) 1987-2006 265-249 Burt McDonald LC (17) 1973-89 263-184 Bob Semling STP (12) 2006-present 262-71 Robert Kolf OSH (32) 1925-56 243-225 Dick Wadewitz PLT (21) 1964-84 239-269 Terry Gibbons EC (16) 1996-2011 235-185 Bob White OSH (20) 1965-84 232-266 Ed Andrist ST (17) 2001-present 203-232 Ken Koelbl LC (14) 2004-present 201-165 Jack Bennett STP (9) 1997-2005 200-56 John Barth PLT (17) 1947-63 198-146 Hale Quandt STP (15) 1948-62 178-126 Ted Whereatt SUP (14) 1931-43, 47 174-70 Dick Bennett STP (9) 1977-85 173-80 Bob Parker STP (9) 1988-96 158-84 Bob Weigandt WW (17) 1951-67 154-181 Bob Krueger STP (13) 1963-75 149-146 Jeff Berkhof RF (11) 2007-present 148-141 John Muraski ST (11) 1990-2000 145-156 Chick Agnew WW (21) 1922-42 143-146 Eddie Kotal STP (12) 1931-42 133-49 Jeff Kaminsky SUP (11) 1995-2005 116-163 Ray Johnson ST (18) 1939-56 116-201 Jeff Gard PLT (8) 2010-present 115-95 Carl Vergamini SUP (10) 1955-63, 65 105-107 Paul Combs PLT (6) 2004-09 102-57 *Note: Semling coached the first 11 games of the 2017 season
Pct. .806 .707 .527 .579 .614 .823 .774 .516 .588 .787 .519 .470 .560 .466 .467 .549 .781 .576 .586 .713 .684 .653 .460 .505 .512 .482 .495 .731 .416 .366 .548 .495 .642
WIAC ACTIVE COACHES W-L RECORDS Name, School Matt Siverling, EC Ken Koelbl, LC Pat Juckem, OSH Jeff Gard, PLT Jeff Berkhof, RF Kent Dernbach, STP Ed Andrist, ST Pat Miller, WW
Career 95-88 201-165 175-143 115-95 148-141 8-5 453-423 352-103
At School 65-64 201-165 70-64 115-95 148-141 8-5 203-232 352-103
WIAC Only 44-64 107-113 35-41 60-64 77-95 8-5 100-167 183-69
D3HOOPS.COM TOP 25 - FEB. 27 # Team
1. Whitman (WA) (25) 2. Christopher Newport (VA) 3. Babson (MA) 4. UW-River Falls 5. Ramapo (NJ) 6. Middlebury (VT) 7. Marietta (OH) 8. Whitworth (WA) 9. Washington (MO) 10. Benedictine (IL) 11. Neumann (PA) 12. Hanover (IN) 13. Rochester (NY) 14. Tufts (MA) 15. Lycoming (PA) 16. Salisbury (MD) 17. Susquehanna (PA) 18. Hope (MI) 19. Denison (OH) 20. St. Norbert 21. Mass. Inst. of Tech. 22. UW-Whitewater 23. Guilford (NC) 24. New Jersey City 25. Swarthmore (PA)
W-L 27-0 25-2 25-2 24-3 25-2 24-3 24-4 23-4 20-5 23-4 25-2 23-3 21-4 20-6 23-4 20-7 21-5 21-6 22-5 19-5 21-6 21-6 23-5 21-7 22-5
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Others Receiving Votes: Amherst (MA); St. John Fisher (NY); Wooster (OH); Hardin-Simmons (TX); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CA); Albertus Magnus (CT); Augustana (IL); Ohio Wesleyan; Williams (MA); North Central (IL); Scranton (PA); Endicott (MA); Wesleyan (CT); UW-Oshkosh; Oswego State (NY); Bethel (MN); Emory (GA); Nichols (MA); Staten Island (NY); UW-Eau Claire; Ripon; Eastern Connecticut State; Wartburg (IA)
WIAC IN THE POLLS (D3HOOPS.COM)
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2016-17 WIAC Men’s Basketball WIAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS Eau Claire (18)
1938 (c), 1939 (t), 1955, 1956 (c), 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (c), 1974 (c), 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 (c), 1987 (c), 1989 (c), 1991
La Crosse (12)
1915, 1919, 1922, 1924, 1925 (c), 1931, 1932, 1937 (c), 1951, 1964, 1965, 2016
Oshkosh (12)
1914, 1921, 1925 (c), 1938 (c), 1939 (t), 1947 (c), 1948 (quin), 1963, 1967, 1968, 1978, 2002 (t)
Platteville (19)
1927 (c), 1928, 1943 (q), 1948 (quin), 1953, 1954, 1956 (c), 1958, 1959, 1975 (c), 1988, 1990, 1993 (c), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005 (c)
River Falls (14) 1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1927 (c), 1929, 1930, 1936 (c), 1947 (c), 1948 (quin), 1949, 1950, 2004, 2017 Stevens Point (29)
1918, 1933, 1935 (c), 1936 (c), 1937 (c), 1942 (c), 1948 (quin), 1957, 1961, 1969 (c), 1982 (c), 1983, 1984 (c), 1985, 1986, 1987 (c), 1992, 1993 (c), 2000, 2001 (c), 2002 (t), 2003, 2005 (c), 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 (c)
Stout (6)
1926, 1942 (c), 1943 (q), 1966, 1969 (c), 1975 (c)
Whitewater (15)
1943 (q), 1952, 1962, 1973 (c), 1974 (c), 1984 (c), 1989 (c), 1994, 2001 (c), 2002 (t), 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015 (c)
Former members Superior (4)
1934 (c), 1935 (c), 1939 (t), 1941 (c)
Milwaukee (7)
1913, 1934 (c), 1940, 1941 (c), 1943 (q), 1948 (quin), 1960
c: Co-Champion t: Tri-Champion q: Quad-Champion quin: Quintent-Champion
WIAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Eau Claire (1)
2001
Oshkosh (3)
2002, 2003, 2016
Platteville (1)
1999
River Falls (2)
2012, 2017
Stevens Point (8)
2000, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
Whitewater (4)
2006, 2008, 2013, 2015
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