From the WIAC --
UW-Oshkosh Tabbed Men’s Basketball Preseason Favorite
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh has been selected to secure the 2017 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.
The Titans own 12 regular-season titles – with the most recent in 2002 – and claimed last year’s WIAC Tournament crown to secure the program’s first NCAA appearance 2003. UW-Oshkosh’s welcomes back 15 letterwinners and three starters from a squad that compiled a 18-10 mark last season. Leading the returnees is junior guard Charlie Noone, who
topped the conference with 70 three-point field goals made, while ranking third with a .424 three-point field goal percentage (70-of-165). He finished second on the team with 11.8 points per game and fourth with 81 rebounds.
UW-La Crosse, the defending conference champion, is pegged for second in the eight-team league race. The Eagles claimed the program’s first regular-season championship since 1965 and bring back 14 letterwinners and three starters from that unit.
The Eagles are followed in the preseason poll by: UW-Whitewater; UW-Eau Claire; UW-River Falls; UW-Stevens Point; UW-Platteville; and UW-Stout.
2016-17 Preseason Predictions--Voted on by WIAC Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors
2015-16 Record
1. UW-Oshkosh 18-10 overall, 9-5
2. UW-La Crosse 16-10, 10-4
3. UW-Whitewater 16-10, 7-7
4. UW-Eau Claire 17-10, 9-5
5. UW-River Falls 17-11, 9-5
6. UW-Stevens Point 14-12, 7-7
7. UW-Platteville 11-14, 5-9
8. UW-Stout 4-20, 0-14
Team Snippets
UW-Eau Claire
Head Coach: Matt Siverling; 7th season (5th at UWEC); 77-80 (overall) / 48-56 (at UWEC)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: George Diekelman, Jr., G (2016-First); Jack Martinek, Sr., G (2016-Honorable); Jared Schneidermann, Sr., F (2016-Defensive)
Notable Returning Players: Chris Duff, Jr., F; Andrew Duxbury, Sr., G; Deondre Lucas, Sr., G
UW-La Crosse
Head Coach: Ken Koelbl; 14th season at UWL; 187-152
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Austin Fritz, Sr., F (2016-Honorable); Ben Meinholz, So., F (2016-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Kenny Finco, Sr., G; Ryan Kruser, Sr., G; Clint Rihn, Sr., G; Sean Wheeler, Jr., G
UW-Oshkosh
Head Coach: Pat Juckem; 12th season (5th at UWO); 158-133 (overall) / 53-54 (at UWO)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Kyle Bolger, Sr., G (2016-Defensive); Charlie Noone, Jr., G (2016-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Ben Boots, So., G; AJ Mueller, Sr., F; Max Schebel, Sr., F; Brett Wittchow, So., G
UW-Platteville
Head Coach: Jeff Gard; 8th season at UWP; 107-78
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1
Returning All-WIAC: Cory Vaassen, Sr., F (2016-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Robert Duax, So., G; Dan Lowe, Jr., G; Matt Oestreich, Jr., G; Trey Sigel, Jr., G
UW-River Falls
Head Coach: Jeff Berkhof; 11th season at UWRF; 124-138
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/7
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Grant Erickson, Sr., G (2015-First, 2016-Honorable); Garret Pearson, Sr., F (2016-First)
Notable Returning Players: Devin Buckley, Jr., G; Logan Halverson, So., G
UW-Stevens Point
Head Coach: Bob Semling; 12th season at UWSP; 256-66
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: None
Notable Returning Players: Ethan Bublitz, So., G
UW-Stout
Head Coach: Eddie Andrist; 28th season (17th at UWST); 440-410 (overall) / 190-219 (at UWST)
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 13/4
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: John Keefe, Jr., G (2016-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Brett Ahsenmacher, Sr., G; Isaac Elliott, Jr., G; John Lahti, Jr., F
UW-Whitewater
Head Coach: Pat Miller; 16th season at UWW; 331-97
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2
Returning All-WIAC: Cole Van Schyndel, Sr., F (2016-Honorable)
Notable Returning Players: Andre Brown, So., G; Drew Bryson, Sr., G; Jerry Ngobi, Jr., G; Maurquis Turner, So., G
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