Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association: Season 2025-26
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
Tournament Winner: UW at La Crosse
Coach of the Year: Jarod Wichser
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Final: UW at La Crosse - UW at Whitewater 81-78 UW at La Crosse (JT Gritzmacher): Sam Grieger, Devon Fielding, JJ Paider, Sam Ferge, Dustin Derousseau, Carter Wollan, Carson Bauer, Griffin Hannah, Eli Schroeder, Jack Crowley, Hutson Hendrickson, Jacob Butler, Ben Goedheer, Kade Van Asten, Sean Ladwig Standings 2025-26
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- All teams qualified to the play-offs  UW at La Crosse won Championship of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2025-26
Arrived: Devon Fielding (Winona State University)
 UW-La Crosse Wins First Even Men's Basketball Tournament Title-Mar 2, 2026
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won its first ever Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men’s Basketball Tournament (presented by Culver’s) with an 81-78 victory over UW-Whitewater at Kachel Gymnasium on Feb. 28. The Eagles (22-6) secured the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III championship in their fourth-ever appearance in the WIAC championship game. UW-Whitewater (20-7) was in its conference-leading 12th championship game. UW-La Crosse took an 11-5 lead with 15:32 left in the first in the first half on a pair of Jack Crowley free throws, but the Warhawks used a 15-3 run to take a 20-13 lead with 9:10 remaining on Brock Marino's tip-in. Luke Bara's three-pointer gave UW-Whitewater a 33-24 advantage with 5:14 left in the first half and a Collin Madson layup made it 35-28 with 3:59 remaining. UW-La Crosse ended the half on a 9-2 run to force a 37-37 tie on Devon Fielding’s tip-in at the first half buzzer. After UW-La Crosse took a 55-52 lead with 12:33 left, UW-Whitewater went on a 13-4 run to take a 65-59 advantage with 9:07 remaining on Bara's layup. The Warhawks later led, 73-67 with 3:57 left, but two free throws from Dustin Derousseau and a four straight points from Grieger tied the game with 2:03 remaining. Jake Quast's layup gave UW-Whitewater a 75-73 lead with 1:38 left. After JJ Paider converted one-of-two free throws for UW-La Crosse with 1:18 remaining to make it a one-point game, and after a Marino turnover, Jacob Butler’s layup with :59 left gave the Eagles a 76-75 lead. After UW-La Crosse extended their lead to 79-75, Isaac Verges had a three-point play with :08 left to cut the deficit to one. Derousseau made one free throw for an 80-78 lead, but the rebound on the second attempt went out-of-bounds on UW-Whitewater. Grieger made one-of-two free throws with :04 remaining and Madson's three-point attempt at the buzzer missed. Grieger led UW-La Crosse with 33 points, while adding six rebounds and three assists. Paider finished with 18 points, while Derousseau totaled 17 points, three rebounds and three assists. Bara led UW-Whitewater with 14 points, while Madson and Verges each scored 13. Courtesy of wiacsports.com  All-WIAC Awards 2026-Mar 5, 2026
 Sam Grieger, guard from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, was named the Player of the Year at the NCAA Division III.
He was also selected to the First Team.
Josiah Butler, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected as the All-WIAC Honorable Mention in 2024.
Dustin Derousseau, guard from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
He also earned a spot in the Defensive Team.
Among many awards he was selected to the NCAA Division III Region 9 Third Team in 2025.
He was also selected as the All-WIAC Honorable Mention in 2024.
Joey Fuhremann, forward from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville, was voted to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was selected as the All-WIAC Honorable Mention in 2025.
Collin Madson, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, was selected to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Michael Metcalf-Grassman, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, was chosen to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Seth Miron, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, was named to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
JJ Paider, forward from the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, earned a spot in the First Team of NCAA Division III.
Andre Renta, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, was voted to the First Team at the NCAA Division III.
Renta's team made it to the WIAC Tournament Semifinals in 2025.
Isaac Verges, guard from the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, was selected to the First Team of NCAA Division III.
He was also chosen to the Defensive Team.
Player of the Year:  Sam Grieger (6'4''-G) of UW-La CrosseCo-Newcomer of the Year: Aiden Hawkinson (6'3''-G) of UW-OshkoshCo-Newcomer of the Year: Max Raimer (6'4''-G) of UW-Stev.PointScholar-Athlete of the Year: Jack Leifker (6'8''-C) of UW-River FallsCoach of the Year: Jarod Wichser of UW-Whitewater All-WIAC First Team 2026  Butler  Derousseau  Fuhremann  Grieger  Madson  Metcalf-Grassman  Miron  Paider  Renta  Verges Josiah Butler (6'2''-G) of UW-Stev.Point Dustin Derousseau (6'3''-G) of UW-La Crosse Joey Fuhremann (6'8''-F) of UW-Platteville Sam Grieger (6'4''-G) of UW-La Crosse Collin Madson (6'3''-G) of UW-Whitewater Michael Metcalf-Grassman (6'5''-G) of UW-Oshkosh Seth Miron (6'5''-G) of UW-Stev.Point JJ Paider (6'7''-F) of UW-La Crosse Andre Renta (6'1''-G) of UW-Eau Claire Isaac Verges (6'0''-G) of UW-WhitewaterAll-WIAC Honorable Mention 2026  Baumgartner  LaChapell  Leifker  Lewis  Uttech  Vick Logan Baumgartner (6'4''-G) of UW-Stev.Point Joey LaChapell (6'0''-G) of UW-Oshkosh Jack Leifker (6'8''-C) of UW-River Falls Bristol Lewis (6'2''-G) of UW-Platteville AJ Uttech (6'2''-G) of UW-Stout Collin Vick (6'2''-G) of UW-Stout Richie Warren (6'6''-F) of UW-WhitewaterWIAC All-Defensive Team 2026  Combs Derousseau  Shore Verges Vick Carter Combs (6'0''-G) of UW-Stev.Point Dustin Derousseau (6'3''-G) of UW-La Crosse Aidan Shore (6'10''-C) of UW-Stout Isaac Verges (6'0''-G) of UW-Whitewater Collin Vick (6'2''-G) of UW-StoutWIAC All-Sportsmanship Team 2026  Ambrose  Boser  Jacobs  Ralph  Seckar Austin Ambrose (6'9''-F) of UW-Whitewater Will Boser (6'6''-G) of UW-Eau Claire James Jacobs (6'3''-G) of UW-Stev.Point Carson Leuzinger (5'11''-G) of UW-Stout Max Lucey (6'3''-F) of UW-Platteville Gavin Ralph (6'3''-G) of UW-River Falls Reed Seckar (6'0''-G) of UW-Oshkosh Kade Van Asten (6'7''-F) of UW-La Crosse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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