Men's Basketball

UW-Platteville Selected To Win Men’s Basketball Title

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Platteville, the two-time defending conference champion, has been selected to claim the 2022 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) men’s basketball championship, based on a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.
 
UW-Platteville secured last year’s championship after winning the WIAC tournament (teams were divided into two divisions and the tournament decided the regular-season and tournament titles). The Pioneers have 22 regular-season titles in their trophy case, including three of the last four years. UW-Platteville enters the 2021-22 campaign ranked No. 5 nationally in the D3hoops.com Preseason Poll and welcome back four starters. Three All-WIAC performers from last season lead the returnees, including Quentin Shields, Justin Stovall and Kyle Tumas.
 
UW-Oshkosh is No. 17 in the D3hoops.com poll and have 19 regular-season first-place finishes to their credit with four tournament titles. UW-La Crosse has 12 regular-season titles and is ranked No. 15 by D3hoops.com.
 
UW-Platteville is followed in the conference predictions by: UW-Oshkosh; UW-La Crosse; UW-Whitewater; UW-River Falls; UW-Eau Claire; UW-Stout; and UW-Stevens Point.
 
A majority of WIAC teams begin their non-conference schedules the weekend of Nov. 5, while the conference slate will include a pair of games in early December – Dec. 1 and Dec. 4, and resume after the holidays on Jan. 5. The top-six teams in the league standings will qualify for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s). The event will be held Feb. 22, 24, and 26, with all games hosted by the higher-seeded team. The winner of the tournament will receive an automatic NCAA bid.
 
2021-22 Preseason Predictions – Voted on by WIAC Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors
 
2020-21 Record
1. UW-Platteville (8-2 overall, 5-1 WIAC)
2. UW-Oshkosh (5-2, 4-1)
3. UW-La Crosse (8-3, 5-1)
4. UW-Whitewater (1-7, 1-4)
5. UW-River Falls (5-4, 3-2)
6. UW-Eau Claire (2-3, 2-3)
7. UW-Stout (3-6, 1-5)
8. UW-Stevens Point (2-7, 1-5)

 
Team Capsules
 
UW-Eau Claire
Head Coach:  Matt Siverling; 12th season (10th at UWEC); 143-126 (overall) / 114-102 (at UWEC)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  16/3
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Carter Brooks, Sr., F (2020-Honorable); Spencer Page, Sr., F (2020-Honorable); Alex Voigt, Jr., F (2021-Defensive)
 
Notable Returning Players:  David Ijadimbola, So., G; Brock Voigt, Jr., F
 
 
UW-La Crosse
Head Coach:  Kent Dernbach; 6th season (5th at UWL); 67-37 (overall) / 59-32 (at UWL)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  14/1
Starters Returning/Lost:  5/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Ethan Anderson, Sr., G (2020-First, 2021-First); Seth Anderson, Sr., F (2021-Honorable, 2021-Defensive); Wyatt Cook, Sr., F (2020-Honorable, 2021-First/Player of the Year); Sean Suchomel, Sr., G (2021-Defensive)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Will Fuhrmann, So., G; Henry Noone, Jr., F; Craig Steele, Jr., G; Austin Westra, Jr., F
 
 
UW-Oshkosh
Head Coach:  Matt Lewis; 4th season at UWO; 54-14
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  13/3
Starters Returning/Lost:  5/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Levi Borchert, Jr., F (2020-Honorable/Newcomer of the Year, 2021-First); Will Mahoney, Jr., G (2021-Honorable); Eddie Muench, Sr., G (2021-First); Eric Peterson, Sr., G (2021-Defensive); Hunter Plamann, Sr., G (2021-First)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Cole Booth, So., G; Nick Otto, Jr., F; JT Petrie, Sr., G; Quinn Steckbauer, Jr., G
 
 
 
UW-Platteville
Head Coach:  Jeff Gard; 13th season at UWP; 188-118
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  16/4
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Quentin Shields, Sr., G (2018-Honorable, 2020-First, 2020-Defensive, 2021-First); Justin Stovall, Sr., F (2020-Honorable, 2020-Defensive, 2021-First, 2021-Defensive); Kyle Tuma, Sr., F (2020-Honorable, 2021-Honorable)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Blake McCann, Sr., G; Logan Pearson, So., G; Ben Probst, So., G; Alex Ranney, Sr., G
 
 
UW-River Falls
Head Coach:  Jeff Berkhof; 16th season at UWRF; 195-183
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  10/8
Starters Returning/Lost:  2/3
Returning All-WIAC:  Noah Hanson, Sr., G (2021-Honorable)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Jake Reeck, Jr., G; Bryce Phillips, Sr., G; Dylan Parker, So., G
 
 
UW-Stevens Point
Head Coach:  Bob Semling; 17th season at UWSP; 318-107
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  9/5
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/1
Returning All-WIAC:  Garrett Nelson, Sr., G (2020-Honorable, 2021-Honorable)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Cliff McCray, Jr., G; Zach Mootz, Sr., G; Peter Timmerman, Sr., F; Brady Wagner, Sr., G
 
 
UW-Stout
Head Coach:  Jim Lake; 4th season at UWS; 15-44
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  13/9
Starters Returning/Lost:  4/1
Returning All-WIAC:  TYreese Alexander, Sr., F (2021-Honorable); Jon Ciriacks, Sr., F (2019-Honorable, 2020-Honorable); Armani Tinsley, Sr., G (2021-Honorable); Lovell Williams, So., G (2021/Newcomer of the Year)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Brody Fox, So., G; Luke Geiger, Sr., G; Drew Scott, Sr., F
 
 
UW-Whitewater
Head Coach:  Pat Miller; 21st season at UWW; 394-148
Letterwinners Returning/Lost:  13/5
Starters Returning/Lost:  5/0
Returning All-WIAC:  Trevon Chislom, Jr., F (2021-Honorable); Gage Malensek, Jr., G (2021-First)
 
Notable Returning Players:  Jack Brahm, Sr., F; Brian Conaghan, Jr., G; Breontae Hunt, Sr., F
 
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