UW-Stevens Point men's basketball news
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Hoopsville: End is Nigh
February 19, 2026Time is running out. Some conference tourneys begin this weekend, other regular season schedules will come to a close, and some races will come down to the final game. On Thursday's first Hoopsville show, we look at conference showdowns and importance of finishing strong. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here! -
Saturday men: Rolling into 2026
January 03, 2026No. 21 Tufts and Franklin and Marshall picked up where they left off in 2025, while No. 5 Mary Washington rallied past No. 12 Catholic and WIAC play started with a big win for UW-Stevens Point. Get the recap from Saturday's Division III men's basketball action here.
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Point taken: Defending champs upset
December 07, 2024Undefeated UW-Stevens Point rallied past No. 1 Trine while No. 2 WashU and No. 3 Emory made their case to take over the top spot in the next national rankings. Elsewhere, No. 12 Hampden-Sydney beat its archrival on the road, and Kylie Grassi had a day to remember for the Bridgewater State women.
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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.
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Semling out at Stevens Point
March 01, 2023After 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.
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Two down, 126 to go
February 18, 2022The 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.
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Tournaments give D-III a national feel
December 05, 2019When 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.
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Thursday men: All smiles for Pointers
February 22, 2019There 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.
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Hoopsville: Rankings Pressure
February 07, 2019UWSP 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.
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NCAA finally closes the Stevens Point case
February 05, 2019Twenty-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.
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Wednesday men's wrapup: January begins
January 02, 2019Conference 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.
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Wednesday: Pointed in the right direction
January 17, 2018UW-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.
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Wednesday: The bigger they come
January 03, 2018The 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.
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La Crosse names Dernbach interim coach
October 03, 2017UW-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.
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2017 D3hoops.com Classic pairings announced
June 09, 2017The 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.
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Hoopsville: Midseason Meanings
January 08, 2017As 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.
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Hoopsville: Surprise, Surprise?
January 05, 2017The 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.
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Pointers suspend Semling, impose postseason ban
January 05, 2017UW-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.
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Men's wrap: Streak stoppers
December 10, 2016After 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.
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Traveling is the right call
November 24, 2016When 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.
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Caps, Pios and powers headline Hoopsville Classic
August 29, 2016Christopher 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.
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Four in double figures for men's basketball in Senior Day win over Blugolds
February 13, 2016STEVENS 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.
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Pelkofer, three-point barrage spark second-half rally in win at UW-Stout
February 10, 2016MENOMONIE, 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.
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Pelkofer's career-high 30 not enough in overtime loss to Falcons
February 06, 2016STEVENS 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.
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Men's basketball falls to Warhawks' second-half surge
February 03, 2016STEVENS 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.
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Pelkofer, defense key third-straight win for men's basketball
January 30, 2016OSHKOSH, 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.
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Balanced attack leads men's hoops to win over Blue Devils
January 27, 2016STEVENS 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.
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Nelson's three, McGann's free throws give Pointers win over Eagles
January 23, 2016STEVENS 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.
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Men's basketball falls on road to conference-leading Falcons
January 20, 2016RIVER 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
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UW-Oshkosh rallies past men's basketball on late run
January 16, 2016STEVENS 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.
