UW-La Crosse men's basketball news

  • Catholic, La Crosse get big comebacks
    March 14, 2025
    Catholic came from 19 points down in the second half, while UW-La Crosse rallied from 16 points down and the Cardinals and Eagles kept their teams in the NCAA Tournament for another night, as Catholic defeated Roanoke in overtime and UW-La Crosse knocked off Illinois Wesleyan. Meanwhile, WashU got the better of Wisconsin Lutheran again in the rematch, and the No. 1 seeds all advanced, handily.
  • Second Half Rally Leads UWL to Win over Illinois Wesleyan in NCAA Sweet 16; Eagles Advance to Elite Eight
    March 14, 2025
    La Crosse, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team, ranked fifth on D3hoops.com, advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Elite Eight with a 72-65 victory over ninth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University Friday night in Mitchell Hall in the Sweet 16.
  • UWL Advances to First NCAA III Sweet 16 in School History with Win over St. Norbert; Host Illinois Wesleyan
    March 08, 2025
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Championship with a 77-67 win over St. Norbert College (Wis.) Saturday night in the second round at The La Crosse Center.
  • UWL Never Trails in First Round Win over Greenville; Six Players in Double Figures
    March 07, 2025
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Tournament Second Round with a 120-93 win over Greenville University (Ill.) Friday night at The La Crosse Center.
  • UWL Set to Host First Two Rounds in NCAA Division III Championship; Faces Greenville in Opening Game
    March 06, 2025
    The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team has earned an at-large bid to the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Championship, the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee announced Monday.
  • UWL Sets School Record for Victories; Advances to WIAC Championship Game with Home Win over UW-Eau Claire
    February 26, 2025
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team set a single-season school record with its 22nd win of the year with a 69-55 victory over UW-Eau Claire Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championship (presented by Culver's).  
  • Hoopsville: Position Push
    February 10, 2025
    Three weeks! That's what is left of the hoops season. Teams are still pushing for position in conference races with a keen eye on how their results (and others) are impacting their NCAA position. Hear their takes on Hoopsville On Demand - right here!
  • Team of the Week
    January 13, 2025
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Hoopsville: Pivot Point
    January 16, 2023
    The season has hit the point where most conferences are pivoting into the second half of their schedules. It only gets tougher from here. Plenty of action to talk about on and off the courts. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast.
  • Wednesday: Conference play gets underway
    November 30, 2022
    Opening night in the WIAC brought road victories for No. 4 UW-La Crosse and No. 15 UW-Oshkosh while Illinois Wesleyan started CCIW play with a win at No. 11 Elmhurst. On the women's side, No. 1 Hope fended off archrival No. 15 Calvin and UW-Platteville rolled at No. 19 UW-Oshkosh.
  • UW-La Crosse Opens WIAC Season with Win at UW-Whitewater
    November 30, 2022
    Whitewater, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team opened its Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) season with a 88-74 win at UW-Whitewater Wednesday night in Kachel Gymnasium in Williams Center. The Eagles, ranked fourth on D3hoops.com, improve to 7-0 overall while the Warhawks drop to 4-3. UW-Whitewater was also playing its conference opener. 
  • Team of the Week
    November 21, 2022
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • Early returns favor W&J, WPI
    November 08, 2022
    The polls are closed and we're projecting Election Night victories for the Presidents (of W&J) and John Adams (of WPI). Read about those victories, plus two pre-Cortaca Jug battles in our first recap of the 2022-23 season.
  • Saturday men: Beating the unbeaten
    December 11, 2021
    Hardin-Simmons dealt rival and ninth-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor its first loss of the season while No. 8 Wheaton (Ill.) did the same against No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan. Plus the third time was the charm for UW-La Crosse. Get the recap here.
  • Wednesday: The late shows
    November 17, 2021
    UW-La Crosse and Stockton beat the clocks and their opponents on Wednesday night while Rowan and Marymount didn't use their shot clocks much at all. On the women's side, the Bombers dropped No. 12 Scranton and No. 3 Trine rallied past Benedictine.
  • Sunday: Fly, Eagles, fly
    December 29, 2019
    Two sets of Eagles improved to 10-0 as No. 2 Emory topped UW-Oshkosh and No. 15 UW-La Crosse held off Augustana. On the women's side, No. 7 Wartburg blitzed No. 14 Baldwin Wallace and Mass-Boston upset No. 12 Messiah.
  • Tuesday: Birds of a different feather
    November 27, 2019
    This week is usually about turkeys but on Tuesday night Owls and Eagles made the headlines in Division III basketball. Plus DeSales is still top dog in the Lehigh Valley in women's hoops.
  • Hoopsville Special: Brackets Breakdown
    February 25, 2019
    The brackets are out, the teams selected, it is time to play for national championships. But first, we break down what was revealed today on Hoopsville. Watch a special edition of the show On Demand as we take a look at the 2019 national tournaments.
  • Wednesday: Down the stretch they come
    February 13, 2019
    The NESCAC race ended with its top six teams separated by one game. The OAC could finish in a four-way tie for first. Plus St. John's blasted its rivals and the DePauw women wrapped up the NCAC title on the last Wednesday night of the regular season.
  • UWL defeats nationally ranked UW-Oshkosh
    February 13, 2019
    The UW-La Crosse men's basketball team closed the game on a 10-0 run to defeat No. 3 UW-Oshkosh 66-61.   The win moves the Eagles to 16-8 overall and 9-4 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play. The loss ends a 21 game win streak for the Titans, ranked No. 3 in this weeks D3hoops.com polls, and drops them to 22-2 overall and 12-1 in WIAC action.
  • 6th Annual Hoopsville Marathon
    January 31, 2019
    Time for the annual Hoopsville Marathon! Watch Thursday's show On Demand (or listen to the podcast episodes) and hear from coaches, administrators, alums, and fans of Division III basketball around the country. Also hear from both national committee chairs, the head of officials, and many others.
  • Team of the Week
    January 28, 2019
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 22nd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • UW-La Crosse Rallies for Win over Nationally-Ranked Saint John's
    November 22, 2017
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 65-63 win over 20th-ranked Saint John's University (Minn.) Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Johnnies, ranked 20th on the D3hoops.com Preseason Top-25 Poll, falls to 2-1 on the year. It marks the second straight season UWL has won its first four games.
  • La Crosse names Dernbach interim coach
    October 03, 2017
    UW-La Crosse selected Stevens Point assistant Kent Dernbach as its interim head coach. He was the Pointers' interim head coach during Bob Semling's suspension related to the NCAA's investigation of program violations related to out-of-season practices.
  • Koelbl leaving Lax
    September 14, 2017
    Ken Koelbl has decided to step down as head men's basketball coach at UW-La Crosse effective immediately. He will remain with the university in its admissions office and the Eagles will name an interim head coach.
  • UWL Earns Tournament Win at UW-Eau Claire; Advances to Semifinals
    February 21, 2017
    Eau Claire, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team earned a 76-66 victory at UW-Eau Claire Tuesday night in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships (presented by Culver's). The Eagles improve to 14-12 on the season and advance to play at sixth-ranked UW-River Falls Thursday, February 23 at 7 p.m. in the tournament semifinals. UW-Eau Claire drops to 18-8 on the season with Tuesday's loss.
  • UWL Earns Home Win over UW-Stout; Koelbl Reaches 200th Victory
    February 15, 2017
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team earned a 77-52 victory over UW-Stout Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall in the Eagles' regular-season home finale. UWL improves to 13-11 overall and 5-8 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while UW-Stout drops to 13-11 overall and 4-9 in the conference.
  • UW-La Crosse with Five Players in Double Figures in Win over UW-Platteville
    February 04, 2017
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team earned a 91-86 home victory over UW-Platteville Saturday on Senior Night. The Eagles improve to 11-10 overall and 3-7 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Pioneers fall to 8-11 overall and 1-9 in the conference. UWL swept the regular-season meetings, picking up a 77-66 victory in Platteville January 21.
  • UW-La Crosse Rally Falls Short in Loss to UW-Oshkosh
    January 25, 2017
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team fell 61-55 to UW-Oshkosh Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles drop to 10-8 overall and 2-5 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Titans improve to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the conference. UW-Oshkosh earned its third straight win over UWL.
  • Fifth-Ranked UW-River Falls Earns Win at UW-La Crosse
    January 18, 2017
    La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team dropped its fourth straight game with a 91-76 loss to fifth-ranked UW-River Falls Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles fall to 9-7 overall and 1-4 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) while the Falcons improve to 15-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference. UW-River Falls, ranked fifth on this week's D3hoops.com Top-25 Poll, earned its 13th straight win Wednesday.
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