MBB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[ChickenHoops]

Missed this from a week ago, but 6'5 G Jacob Butler from Minneapolis and UW-River Falls committed to UW-La Crosse for his final season.

Another NIL play?

[PauldingLightUP]

UW-Stout released their MBB and WBB conference schedules. So, you can start planning your January and February Wednesday's and Saturday's.

Same format again with all WIAC bye Saturday January 31.

[Greek Tragedy]

Two observations.

I don't understand why, again, they have the bye on a Saturday. Thought you'd want to get some butts in the seats. Have the bye on the previous Wednesday and then the bye falls exactly halfway through the conference season. I guess they have their reasons.

Also, Stout's 2025-2026 roster is up and it includes Aiden Shore, who was out for all but 2 games last season. He had some good numbers in 2023-2024.

[PauldingLightUP]

The only thing I can reason is so there are an even 7 Saturday and 7 Wednesday game dates.

But, I don't like reason anyway. Because the option could be 8 Saturday's and 6 Wednesday's.

Either way it's uneven. 7 home games and 7 home games no matter how you slice it.

[ChickenHoops]

The only thing I can reason is so there are an even 7 Saturday and 7 Wednesday game dates.

But, I don't like reason anyway. Because the option could be 8 Saturday's and 6 Wednesday's.

Either way it's uneven. 7 home games and 7 home games no matter how you slice it.

You'd think that an academic institution league like the WIAC would try to keep the athletes home on a school day and move the bye to a Wednesday. Maybe they use AI to update their schedules. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Do teams use that bye for non-conference games?  That could be why they keep it on a Saturday - much easier to schedule something.

[Greek Tragedy]

For the most part, I imagine without actually looking up past schedules, they have all their non-conference games before the new year and when the calendar flips, it's just conference games. I could be wrong.

[Greek Tragedy]

Riley Zayas has informed me that Stevens Point will be playing Hardin-Simmons, a Sweet 16 team last year, on Friday, December 20, at the Leslie Robinson Classic in San Antonio. On Saturday, they will play host Trinity TX.

[ChickenHoops]

Riley Zayas has informed me that Stevens Point will be playing Hardin-Simmons, a Sweet 16 team last year, on Friday, December 20, at the Leslie Robinson Classic in San Antonio. On Saturday, they will play host Trinity TX.

That might be a nice pre-Christmas trip if I can get some help with the chickens. The level of disease risk has dropped precipitously so this ought to work out. The Riverwalk is cool; will Trinity be the Pointers Alamo?

[Greek Tragedy]

UPDATED FROM last post 4/12 and mostly from Tomt4525.

WIAC Recruiting Update  --since it picked up recently.

Rankings are from PrepHoops

Eau Claire

Bryce Borowicz 6'1" West De Pere -ranked 96
Cole Wilcek 6'4" Farmington(MN)
Roan Demovsky 6'1" De Pere -ranked 38
Roman Thompson 6'4" Kettle Moraine -ranked 40
Mondes Kelly 6'6" Bay Port
Tyler Haney 6'1" Sun Prairie West
Colin Schultz 6'2" Pulaski
Will Boser 6'6" Concordia St. Paul ( Eau Claire Memorial)
Kenji Scales 6'2" Sioux Falls (Eastview, Richfield MN)
Xavier Lewis, 6'6" (transfer from University of Mary) 1 year remaining (?)
Carter Koch 6'5" - Oconto

La Crosse

Jack Crowley 6'2" Downers Grove N(IL)
Eli Schroeder 6'1" Shakopee(MN)
Carter Wollan 6'3" Amery -ranked 34
Carson Bauer 6'4" West Bend West- ranked 41
Griffin Hannah 6'0" Mount Horeb
Devin Fielding 6'2" Winona St (La Crosse Central)
6'5 G Jacob Butler (UW-River Falls transfer) one year remaining

Oshkosh

Oskar Kangas 6'5" Iron Mountain(MI)
AJ Ohrmundt 6'7" Arrowhead-ranked 63
Adam Guyette 6'4" Green Bay Notre Dame-ranked 93
Isaiah Lomax 6'5" Elkhorn -ranked 110
Aiden Hawkinson 6'2" Waupon
6'9" F Ben Grabner -Kimberly

Platteville

Elliot Bessen 6'1" Eau Claire North-ranked 105
Caleb Cunico 6'4" Rockridge(IL)
Ryan Prowicz 6'2" Hampshire(IL)
SaVont Johnson 6'3" Addams Friendship-ranked 109
Ben Forbes 6'9" McFarland
Nick Medema 6"7" Randolph
Kaden Mackenzie 6'4" Waunakee

River Falls

Daniel Cleary 6'7" Lake Country Lutheran- ranked 78
Evan Clausen 6'5" Baldwin-Woodville-ranked 74
Blake Marshall 6'4" Pine Creek CO going to Nebraska Wesleyan

Stevens Point

Drew Daoust 6'1" Southern Door-ranked 27
Zach Orr 6'0" Rice Lake -ranked 43
Bobby Grganto 6'6" Downers Grove North(IL)
Isaiah Moore 6'5" Oakton J.C. (Evanston IL)
Emmitt Huhn 6"8" St. Mary's Springs
Max Raimer 6'4" Sun Prairie East
Tyler Orr - (Transfer from Winona St) - 3 years remaining(?)

Stout

Gavin Johnson 6'4" Cannon Falls(MN)
2nd Unknown Commit
6'3 G Wesley Mboga - Eau Claire Memorial

Whitewater

Trent Grunewald 6'4" Howards Grove
Mikey Wildes 6'3" Kimberly
Agape Keys Jr 6'4" Milwaukee Academy of Science

[tomt4525]

UPDATED FROM last post 4/12 and mostly from Tomt4525.

WIAC Recruiting Update  --since it picked up recently.

Rankings are from PrepHoops

Eau Claire

Bryce Borowicz 6'1" West De Pere -ranked 96
Cole Wilcek 6'4" Farmington(MN)
Roan Demovsky 6'1" De Pere -ranked 38
Roman Thompson 6'4" Kettle Moraine -ranked 40
Mondes Kelly 6'6" Bay Port
Tyler Haney 6'1" Sun Prairie West
Colin Schultz 6'2" Pulaski
Will Boser 6'6" Concordia St. Paul ( Eau Claire Memorial)
Kenji Scales 6'2" Sioux Falls (Eastview, Richfield MN)
Xavier Lewis, 6'6" (transfer from University of Mary) 1 year remaining (?)
Carter Koch 6'5" - Oconto

La Crosse

Jack Crowley 6'2" Downers Grove N(IL)
Eli Schroeder 6'1" Shakopee(MN)
Carter Wollan 6'3" Amery -ranked 34
Carson Bauer 6'4" West Bend West- ranked 41
Griffin Hannah 6'0" Mount Horeb
Devin Fielding 6'2" Winona St (La Crosse Central)
6'5 G Jacob Butler (UW-River Falls transfer) one year remaining

Oshkosh

Oskar Kangas 6'5" Iron Mountain(MI)
AJ Ohrmundt 6'7" Arrowhead-ranked 63
Adam Guyette 6'4" Green Bay Notre Dame-ranked 93
Isaiah Lomax 6'5" Elkhorn -ranked 110
Aiden Hawkinson 6'2" Waupon
6'9" F Ben Grabner -Kimberly

Platteville

Elliot Bessen 6'1" Eau Claire North-ranked 105
Caleb Cunico 6'4" Rockridge(IL)
Ryan Prowicz 6'2" Hampshire(IL)
SaVont Johnson 6'3" Addams Friendship-ranked 109
Ben Forbes 6'9" McFarland
Nick Medema 6"7" Randolph
Kaden Mackenzie 6'4" Waunakee

River Falls

Daniel Cleary 6'7" Lake Country Lutheran- ranked 78
Evan Clausen 6'5" Baldwin-Woodville-ranked 74
Blake Marshall 6'4" Pine Creek CO going to Nebraska Wesleyan

Stevens Point

Drew Daoust 6'1" Southern Door-ranked 27
Zach Orr 6'0" Rice Lake -ranked 43
Bobby Grganto 6'6" Downers Grove North(IL)
Isaiah Moore 6'5" Oakton J.C. (Evanston IL)
Emmitt Huhn 6"8" St. Mary's Springs
Max Raimer 6'4" Sun Prairie East
Tyler Orr - (Transfer from Winona St) - 3 years remaining(?)

Stout

Gavin Johnson 6'4" Cannon Falls(MN)
2nd Unknown Commit
6'3 G Wesley Mboga - Eau Claire Memorial

Whitewater

Trent Grunewald 6'4" Howards Grove
Mikey Wildes 6'3" Kimberly
Agape Keys Jr 6'4" Milwaukee Academy of Science

I'll add some that is missed as of now.

Danny Wresinski 6'7" Nazareth Academy(IL) -committed to Platteville, then decommitted and has re-committed
Cody Loegering 6"1" Mounds View(MN) -UWRF
Ian Johnson 6'4" Williston St transfer - UWRF
Brody Variano 6'0" Hersey(IL) - UWRF
Kenari Parr 6'2" St Thomas More - UW-Stout

[PauldingLightUP]

Stout's full men's schedule is here.  Non cons vs Oak Hills, at Macalester, vs Maranatha, at Calvin, at Hamline, at IWU, vs UW-Superior, vs North Central, at Saint Mary's, at UW-Oshkosh Arena Tournament x2.

Also an exhibition at Michigan Tech in there.

Sad Stout has to take non Division III NCCAA Oak Hills as the 11th game to open the season. Now they already have two, but surely one of the other five UMAC's must need a game with Northland closing. 

https://stoutbluedevils.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2025-26

Also looks like the Oshkosh Arena tournament will move up the 28th and 29th of December this year after being on the 29th and 30th from the beginning.

[Greek Tragedy]

And scheduling Maranatha probably isn't much better. Too bad they couldn't schedule Hope or Trine or another MIAA school to play along with Calvin. Long trip for one game.