UW-La Crosse men's basketball news
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In Division III, there is no tomorrow
April 08, 2026Mary Washington won it all, and within a day, reality hit. Across Division III, coaches say the transfer portal era has turned team-building into urgency: seize the moment, because you may not get to do it next year. Patrick Coleman has more. -
UW-La Crosse Advances to NCAA Division III Sweet 16 with Home Win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
March 07, 2026La Crosse, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Sweet 16 with a 79-62 victory over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.) Saturday night in Mitchell Hall in the NCAA Division III Second Round.
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UW-La Crosse Advances to NCAA III Second Round with Home Win over Hope
March 06, 2026La Crosse, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team earned a 75-61 victory over Hope College (Mich.) Friday night in Mitchell Hall in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III First Round.
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Saturday men: Titles taken, bubbles popped
February 28, 2026TCNJ took down Montclair State again, Grinnell got back to the tournament, UW-La Crosse won the WIAC tournament for the first time and much more in Saturday's Division III men's basketball conference tournaments.
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UWL Earns First WIAC Tournament Title in School History with Win at UW-Whitewater
February 28, 2026Whitewater, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team earned its first Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament (presented by Culver’s) title in school history with an 81-78 win at UW-Whitewater Saturday afternoon in Kachel Gymnasium in Williams Center.
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UWL Earns Win at UW-Stevens Point; Advances to WIAC Tournament Championship Game
February 26, 2026Stevens Point, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team earned an 82-63 victory at-Stevens Point Thursday night in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament (presented by Culver’s) Semifinals at Bennett Court at Quand Fieldhouse.
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UWL Advances to WIAC Semifinals with Home Win over UW-Stout; Eagles Never Trail in Earning 20th Victory of the Season
February 24, 2026La Crosse, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team earned a 87-83 victory over UW-Stout Tuesday night in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament (presented by Culver’s) First Round in Mitchell Hall.
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UWL Never Trails in Victory over UW-Platteville; Eagles Snap Six-Game Losing Streak to Pioneers
February 07, 2026La Crosse, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five with a 92-67 victory over UW-Platteville Saturday night in Mitchell Hall.
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Henpecked: Wes beats Bantams
January 24, 2026Wesleyan took down No. 1 Trinity (Conn.) and ended the Bantams’ 32-game winning streak in front of a capacity home crowd, while No. 15 Calvin defeated Hope in the latest installment of The Rivalry. Elsewhere, the top three teams in the WIAC fell and Ohio Northern got the upset win it just missed a month ago.
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UWL Never Trails in Victory over Saint John's; Wins Ninth Straight Home Opener
November 26, 2025La Crosse, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's basketball team opened its 2025-26 home season with an 80-65 win over Saint John's University (Minn.) Wednesday afternoon in Mitchell Hall. The Eagles, ranked third on this week's D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, improve to 6-0 on the season while the Johnnies drop to 2-3.
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Team of the Week
November 17, 2025D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Hoopsville: Coast-to-Coast
November 17, 2025The opening ten days of the basketball season has been thrilling. We may have another terrific season of hoops ahead. On Monday's Hoopsville, we go coast-to-coast chatting with teams cementing the fact they will be in the conversation until March. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
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Saturday: 2 and whoa starts
November 08, 2025No. 8 Johns Hopkins completed an impressive weekend in Iowa by overpowering Wartburg while No. 3 UW-Oshkosh won another nailbiter and No. 23 Hope swept its WIAC foes. On the men’s side, No. 2 Randolph-Macon held off Gettysburg and Sam Grieger saved the day for UW-La Crosse again.
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Friday night: Back at it!
November 07, 2025The Division III basketball season opened with an overtime buzzer beater, the return of two All-Americans from injury, and different paths to victory for the top three teams in the women’s poll. Take a tour with us around opening night with our recap.
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Catholic, La Crosse get big comebacks
March 14, 2025Catholic 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.
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Second Half Rally Leads UWL to Win over Illinois Wesleyan in NCAA Sweet 16; Eagles Advance to Elite Eight
March 14, 2025La 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.
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UWL Advances to First NCAA III Sweet 16 in School History with Win over St. Norbert; Host Illinois Wesleyan
March 08, 2025La 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.
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UWL Never Trails in First Round Win over Greenville; Six Players in Double Figures
March 07, 2025La 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.
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UWL Set to Host First Two Rounds in NCAA Division III Championship; Faces Greenville in Opening Game
March 06, 2025The 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.
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UWL Sets School Record for Victories; Advances to WIAC Championship Game with Home Win over UW-Eau Claire
February 26, 2025La 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).
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Hoopsville: Position Push
February 10, 2025Three 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!
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Team of the Week
January 13, 2025D3hoops.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.
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Hoopsville: Pivot Point
January 16, 2023The 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.
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Wednesday: Conference play gets underway
November 30, 2022Opening 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.
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UW-La Crosse Opens WIAC Season with Win at UW-Whitewater
November 30, 2022Whitewater, 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.
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Team of the Week
November 21, 2022D3hoops.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.
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Early returns favor W&J, WPI
November 08, 2022The 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.
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Saturday men: Beating the unbeaten
December 11, 2021Hardin-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.
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Wednesday: The late shows
November 17, 2021UW-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.
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Sunday: Fly, Eagles, fly
December 29, 2019Two 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.
