Men's Basketball Releases

Issued: March 3, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL NAMES DRAKE TEAM MVP

EAU CLAIRE - Casey Drake (Jr.-Rhinelander) was named team Most Valuable Player as head coach Terry Gibbons announced the 2003-04 UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team award winners at a banquet held this past Sunday. Complete Story

Issued: March 3, 2004

DRAKE, ARCHAMBAULT EARN ALL-WIAC HONORS

MADISON - UW-Eau Claire men's basketball player Casey Drake (Jr.-Rhinelander) has been named to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference first team while Dan Archambault (Jr.-Oshkosh/West) has earned honorable mention, it was announced by conference sports information director Matt Stanek. Complete Story

Issued: February 24, 2004

BLUGOLDS COME UP SHORT AGAINST FALCONS IN TOURNEY

RIVER FALLS - The eighth-seeded UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team ended its season with an 82-69 loss to top-seeded UW-River Falls here tonight at the Karges Center in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament. Complete Story

Issued: February 22, 2004

TOURNEY TIME! MEN'S BASKETBALL HEADS TO RIVER FALLS

The Blugolds upended the Falcons in the first round of last season's WIAC tourney and will look to bring down the No. 1 seed Tuesday when they travel to River Falls to battle the Falcons. Complete Story

Issued: February 17, 2004

BLUGOLDS TOP PLATTEVILLE, CLINCH SPOT IN WIAC TOURNEY

PLATTEVILLE - Will Jefferson (Jr.-Wausau/East) did not miss a single shot en route to a career-high 20 points and head coach Terry Gibbons earned his 150th career win with the Blugolds as the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team defeated UW-Platteville 65-61 here tonight in the Pioneers' 500th game in Williams Fieldhouse. Complete Story

Issued: February 14, 2004

DRAKE'S 35 NOT ENOUGH AS BLUGOLDS FALL TO STEVENS POINT

EAU CLAIRE - Casey Drake (Jr.-Rhinelander) scored a career-high 35 points but it was not enough to lift the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team over 12th-ranked UW-Stevens Point as the Blugolds fell to the Pointers 80-68 here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: February 12, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO BATTLE 12th-RANKED STEVENS POINT

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team, looking to earn a spot in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament, will square off with UW-Stevens Point Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: February 10, 2004

BLUGOLD MEN FALL AT HOME TO TITANS

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team shot only 16 percent from the field in the second half en route to losing 57-47 to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent UW-Oshkosh here tonight at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: February 8, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO GET EVEN WITH OSHKOSH

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will look to avenge a 65-45 loss earlier this year to UW-Oshkosh when they host the Titans Tuesday at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: February 7, 2004

BLUGOLD MEN FALL TO THE FALCONS

RIVER FALLS - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team played UW-River Falls tough but in the end Division III Preseason Player of the Year Rich Melzer was too tough as the Blugolds fell 68-60 here tonight at the Karges Center. Complete Story

Issued: February 3, 2004

BLUGOLDS FALL AGAIN IN FINAL SECONDS

EAU CLAIRE - For the third time in the last five games the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team dropped a decision in the final seconds of play, falling 67-66 in overtime to UW-La Crosse tonight here at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: February 1, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO TOP EAGLES ON TUESDAY

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team, coming off a disappointing 77-57 road loss to UW-Whitewater on Saturday, will look to right the ship this Tuesday when they battle Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference cellar-dweller UW-La Crosse at 7:00 p.m. at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 31, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO WHITEWATER

WHITEWATER - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team shot 20 of 21 from the free throw line but it wasn't enough to overcome a 39-26 halftime deficit as they lost 77-57 to ninth-ranked UW-Whitewater here tonight at Kachel Gymnasium. Complete Story

Issued: January 27, 2004

BLUGOLDS WIN TIGHT ONE OVER SUPERIOR

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team held Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-Superior scoreless for the final 4:32 of the second half en route to a 58-49 victory over the Yellowjackets here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 26, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST SUPERIOR

EAU CLAIRE - Coming off back-to-back losses at the buzzer, the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will look to turn things around as they host conference rival UW-Superior Tuesday at W.L. Zorn Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game. Complete Story

Issued: January 24, 2004

BLUGOLDS FALL TO STOUT AT BUZZER

MENOMONIE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball lost at the buzzer for the second straight game when UW-Stout's Jeff Vandenberghe scored on a put back at the final horn to give the Blue Devils a 59-57 win here tonight at Johnson Fieldhouse. Complete Story

Issued: January 21, 2004

BLUGOLDS FALL IN LAST SECONDS TO PLATTEVILLE

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team fell to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference UW-Platteville 56-55 in the final seconds here tonight at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 19, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST PLATTEVILLE WEDNESDAY

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will follow up an impressive 78-50 win over St. Mary's by hosting Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent UW-Platteville Wednesday at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 17, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL TROUNCES ST. MARY'S

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball trounced the Cardinals of St. Mary's 78-50 for the second consecutive year here tonight at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 15, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST ST. MARY'S

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will host St. Mary's University of Minnesota Saturday at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 14, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL DOWNED BY OSHKOSH

OSHKOSH - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team shot just 32.7 percent from the floor en route to a 65-45 loss to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent UW-Oshkosh here tonight at Kolf Sports Center. Complete Story

Issued: January 13, 2004

DRAKE NAMED WIAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK

MADISON - UW-Eau Claire men's basketball outside player Casey Drake (Jr.-Rhinelander) was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's and Basketball Players of the Week, it was announced today by conference sports information director Matt Stanek. Complete Story

Issued: January 10, 2004

DRAKE’S RUNNER LIFTS BLUGOLDS IN OVERTIME THRILLER

EAU CLAIRE – Casey Drake’s (Jr.-Rhinelander) runner in the lane with 1.3 seconds left in overtime lifted the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team to an 80-79 win over the 13th-ranked UW-Whitewater here tonight at Zorn Arena.Complete Story

Issued: January 9, 2004

DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST WHITEWATER SET FOR SATURDAY

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's and women's basketball teams will each square off against Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponent UW-Whitewater Saturday evening at W.L. Zorn Arena in a conference doubleheader. Complete Story

Issued: January 7, 2004

BLUGOLDS FALL TO RIVER FALLS

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team trailed by just one point at halftime but was outscored 41-25 in the second half en route to a 73-56 loss to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-River Falls here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: January 5, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST RIVER FALLS ON WEDNESDAY

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team, with wins in three of its last four games, will host Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-River Falls Wednesday night at W.L. Zorn Arena at 7:00 p.m. Complete Story

Issued: January 3, 2004

MEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS ONE TO THE POINTERS

STEVENS POINT - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team shot 63.2 percent from the floor in the second half but couldn't overcome a 15-point halftime deficit in losing to second-ranked UW-Stevens Point 70-58 here tonight at Quandt Fieldhouse. Complete Story

Issued: December 30, 2003

MEN EDGE VITERBO, WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT HOLIDAY CLASSIC

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team held Viterbo University scoreless for more than nine minutes of the second half and went on a 16-0 run en route to defeating the V-Hawks 52-46 in the championship game of the 35th annual Eau Claire Holiday Classic here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: December 29, 2003

MEN TOP FINLANDIA TO ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team scored 46 second half points against 27 from Finlandia en route to a 73-53 victory over the Lions here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: December 23, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST 35TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will invite three non-conference schools to W.L. Zorn Arena on Monday and Tuesday, December 29-30, for the 35th annual Eau Claire Holiday Classic Tournament, where the Blugolds will look to win their fifth straight Classic championship. Complete Story

Issued: December 13, 2003

BLUGOLD MEN HANDLE ST. SCHOLASTICA

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team had their strongest offensive game of the year shooting 61.4 percent from the floor en route to defeating the College of St. Scholastica 83-54 here tonight at W. L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: December 11, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL HOSTS ST. SCHOLASTICA ON SATURDAY

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team will look to bounce back from Wednesday's 78-64 loss to UW-Superior when they face non-conference opponent St. Scholastica this Saturday at W.L. Zorn Arena for a 7:00 tip-off. Complete Story

Issued: December 10, 2003

BLUGOLDS FALL TO YELLOWJACKETS

SUPERIOR - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team, carrying a 2-0 record in conference action, committed 27 personal fouls to Superior's 15 en route to a 78-64 loss to UW-Superior here tonight at Clough Gates Gymnasium. Complete Story

Issued: December 6, 2003

BLUGOLD MEN DEFEAT STOUT IN OVERTIME

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team defeated Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-Stout 62-58 in overtime here tonight at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: December 4, 2003

BLUGOLD BASKETBALL TO HOST DOUBLEHEADER AGAINST STOUT

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's and women's basketball teams will host Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival UW-Stout in a doubleheader Saturday at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: December 3, 2003

BENCH LEADS MEN'S BASKETBALL TO WIN OVER LA CROSSE

LA CROSSE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team received 26 points from its bench en route to a 51-43 victory over UW-La Crosse in the Blugolds Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener here tonight at Mitchell Hall. Complete Story

Issued: November 30, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

HANOVER, Ind. - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team battled nationally-ranked Hanover but eventually fell to the third-ranked Panthers 63-56 in the championship game of the 2003 John R. Collier Tournament here today in Collier Arena. Complete Story

Issued: November 29, 2003

HONL'S HERIOCS LIFTS BLUGOLDS OVER WITTENBERG

HANOVER, IN - Chad Honl (Fr.-Eau Claire/Memorial) sank a jump shot with three seconds remaining in overtime to give the UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team a 66-64 victory over 20th-ranked Wittenberg (OH) tonight at the Collier Arena. Complete Story

Issued: November 29, 2003

TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY FOR STOUT DOUBLEHEADER

Tickets for the basketball doubleheader between UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout next Saturday (December 6) in Zorn Arena will be available from the UW-Eau Claire Service Center beginning at 7:30 Monday morning. Complete Story

Issued: November 25, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO WISCONSIN LUTHERAN

MILWAUKEE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team was unable to bounce back from a weekend loss as the Blugolds fell to Wisconsin Lutheran 84-69 here tonight. Complete Story

Issued: November 22, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team looked to win its 24th Tip-Off Tournament title in 26 years but were kept from the crown with a 68-56 loss to Cardinal Stritch here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: November 21, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL WINS TIGHT ONE IN OPENER

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team defeated Coe College in a back-and-forth game and advanced to the championship game of the 2003 Tip-Off Tournament with a 55-53 win here tonight at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: November 19, 2003

MEN'S BASKETBALL TO HOST BLUGOLD TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT

EAU CLAIRE - The UW-Eau Claire men's basketball team begins the 2003-04 season by hosting the 26th Annual Blugold Tip-Off Tournament this Friday and Saturday at W.L. Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: November 7, 2003

PETERSON LEADS GOLD OVER WHITE AT BLUE AND GOLD GAME

EAU CLAIRE - Mat Peterson (Fr.-Prairie du Chien) scored 23 points in his first action as a Blugold to lead the Gold team over the White team 65-60 at the annual Blue and Gold Intrasquad Game held here tonight at Zorn Arena. Complete Story

Issued: October 27, 2003

2003-04 MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW

EAU CLAIRE - Winning five of its last seven games and advancing to the second round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, UW-Eau Claire head men's basketball coach Terry Gibbons is optimistic for what the future may hold in 2003-04. Complete Story

Issued: September 15, 2003

SCHUKNECHT NAMED ASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH

EAU CLAIRE - Cam Schuknecht, formerly an assistant coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa has been named as an assistant men's basketball coach at UW-Eau Claire, it was recently announced by interim Athletic Director Tim Petermann. Complete Story