Kent Dernbach, who was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point for their final men's basketball national title, will return to take over the program after the end of the Bob Semling administration.
After 17 years and two national championships, but also a suspension, a show-cause order, and a 3-23 mark in the WIAC over the past two seasons, Bob Semling's tenure as men's basketball head coach at UW-Stevens Point is over.
The only conference that awards its automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament via regular season play did so on Friday night when New York University won the UAA women's title and Emory won the men's title. Elsewhere, the NESCAC and WIAC tournaments tipped off with upsets.
When schools from Wisconsin, Texas and Ohio descend on the Tidewater region of Virginia for a weekend, it's no accident. The tournament at Christopher Newport is just part of a growing trend of showcase tournaments featuring top-notch D-III competition from across the country. Ryan Scott has more.
There will definitely be more than one WIAC team in the NCAA Tournament, while Capital lost for the third time in four games, MIT fell into the world of the at-large bids and Augsburg kept its tournament hopes alive on a busy Thursday of Division III men's basketball.
UWSP men's basketball case is closed, the first regional rankings are out, we are into the final weeks of the season. There is a lot that is providing pressure for teams around the country. You don't want to miss Thursday's extended edition of Hoopsville. Watch it On Demand or listen to the podcast episode.
Twenty-five months ago, UW-Stevens Point suspended head men's basketball coach Bob Semling for the remainder of the 2016-17 season, and even that was the second self-imposed punishment the school handed down for violations which occurred in 2015. Now, nearly three and a half years later, the long process has finally come to a conclusion.
Conference play got underway in many locations across Division III men's basketball on Wednesday night, including Wisconsin, Virginia and Massachusetts, with Stevens Point, MIT and Christopher Newport posting key wins.
UW-Stevens Point beat rival UW-Whitewater on the road to tighten its grip on first place in the WIAC while Williams and Swarthmore survived scares from their archrivals. Elsewhere the OAC remains chaotic, Wittenberg kept rolling and MIT started a big week on the wrong foot.
The night started with No. 6 Lycoming losing by 10 to Leb Val and then things got worse for highly ranked teams. Illinois Wesleyan beat No. 2 Augustana by 19, Stevens Point rolled No. 3 River Falls by 25 and Whitewater blasted Oshkosh by 26. Get the recap from a wild night of conference play.
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.
The ninth edition of our annual tournament in Las Vegas features the defending women's national champs, a men's Final Four team, a multiple-time national champion and 12 more teams. Here's the full set of pairings.
As the season continues to march along, we continue to see more and more twists. There aren't many more answers despite being about halfway through the season. Sunday nightt on Hoopsville, we continued to cover the UWSP investigation and checked in with teams from the Northeast, Atlantic, South, and Central regions. You can watch Hoopsville On Demand or download the podcast.
The Division III basketball season is back from the holiday "break" - though not much of a break for many of the teams - and with the start of the 2017 part of the schedule comes plenty to talk about. On Thursday's Hoopsville, Dave discussed the shocking news out UWSP, upsets in the men's Top 25, tragedy again at Geneseo, and much more.
UW-Stevens Point men's basketball coach Bob Semling has been suspended for the rest of the season and the Pointers have imposed a postseason ban following an investigation into illegal preseason practices.
After losing four of its first five games, John Carroll jump started its season by beating No. 3 Marietta 88-76. Carroll picked up its first win since returning to the CCIW and Stevens Point won at Hope. Get the full recap from a full day's action.
When the NCAA changed how it counts games for postseason selections, it spurred some teams to travel farther away early in the season. There are benefits on the court and off of it, as Ryan Scott learned at the 2016 Hoopsville Classic. He has more in Around the Nation.
Christopher Newport, Marietta and defending ODAC champs Lynchburg are headed to Stevenson this November for the fifth annual Hoopsville National Invitational Classic. So are two perennial national powers. Get the full field and schedule here.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team used a balanced offensive attack with four players in double figures to earn a 74-63 conference victory over UW-Eau Claire on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
MENOMONIE, Wis. – Stephen Pelkofer scored 18 of his game-high 24 points and the UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat UW-Stout 65-61 on Wednesday evening at Johnson Fieldhouse.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A career-high 30 points from Stephen Pelkofer were not enough for the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team in an 81-79 overtime loss to UW-River Falls on Alumni Day at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Trinson White scored 21 of his game-high 23 points after the break as UW-Whitewater pulled away from the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team in the second half, defeating the Pointers 72-51 on Wednesday night at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Stephen Pelkofer scored 23 points and the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team held UW-Oshkosh to 27.1 percent shooting to record its third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) victory with a 55-42 road win on Saturday afternoon at Kolf Sports Center.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Four players scored in double figures and the UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team shot 61.5 percent in the first half of a 68-51 win over UW-Stout on Wednesday evening at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Mark Nelson hit a clutch three-pointer in the final minute and Sean McGann sank two free throws with 15 seconds left to give the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team a 69-67 win over UW-La Crosse on Saturday night at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. – UW-River Falls gradually pulled away from the UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team in the final 6:38 of the game to defeat the Pointers 56-48 on Wednesday night in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) matchup on Wednesday night at Karges Center.Box Score
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Stephen Pelkofer and Sean McGann combined for 45 points but UW-Oshkosh used a 14-0 second-half run to defeat the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team 64-59 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) play on Saturday afternoon at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Stephen Pelkofer drained a three-pointer from the right wing with one second remaining to give the UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team a 60-57 win over Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) foe UW-Platteville on Wednesday night at Bennett Court at Quandt Fieldhouse.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The No. 19 UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team cut a 19-point second-half deficit to two late but No. 15 UW-Whitewater held on to win 69-63 in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) action on Saturday evening at Kachel Gymnasium in Williams Center.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Brad Freeborn came off the bench to score a career-high 14 points but the No. 19 UW-Stevens Point men's basketball team could not overcome a slow start in a 63-59 loss at UW-Eau Claire in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opener for both teams on Wednesday evening at Zorn Arena.
Dernbach returns to Stevens Point
April 27, 2023Kent Dernbach, who was an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point for their final men's basketball national title, will return to take over the program after the end of the Bob Semling administration.
