University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Men's Basketball

Steve Schweer will enter his first season as the head coach of the UW-Oshkosh men's basketball program in 2026-27.   Schweer, who was named the 16th head coach in the 127-year history of men's basketball at UW-Oshkosh on May 22, came to Oshkosh after leading the men's basketball program at Illinois College to the most successful eight-season stretch in program history from 2019-26 and serving as the associate director of athletics for the last three academic years.   During his tenure leading Illinois College, the Blue Boys went 114-79 (.591) under Schweer, including 20-win seasons in 2023 (25-3) and 2024 (24-5). The Blue Boys won the first two Midwest Conference regular season championships in program history in 2023 and 2024 before securing the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship with tournament titles in both seasons. Illinois College set program records in wins (25; 2024) and consecutive wins (16; Nov. 15, 2023-Jan. 21, 2024) during that stretch.   The Blue Boys won the first NCAA tournament game in program history with a 59-57 victory over University of Dubuque in St. Louis, Mo. on March 1, 2024, before falling to host Washington University in St. Louis in a tight 68-67 decision the following night.   Under Schweer's leadership Illinois College student-athletes earned 13 All-Midwest Conference honors, including a conference player of the year nod for Jake Mazrimas in 2024.   The Midwest Conference and D3hoops.com Region 9 Coach of the Year in 2023, Schweer has served as a member of the NCAA Men's Basketball National Rules Committee.   As associate director of athletics, Schweer created the Student-Athlete Justice, Equity and Inclusion Team at Illinois College, served on numerous campus initiative committees, and coordinated the gameday operations for men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis and volleyball.   Before joining the Blue Boys, Schweer was the head assistant men's basketball coach at North Central College (Ill.) in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, helping the Cardinals to the 2017 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament title and the third round of the Division III Championship. In 2018, North Central earned an at-large bid to the national tournament. While in Naperville Schweer was also the men's basketball recruiting and strength and conditioning coordinator as well as the JV coach.   Schweer spent five years at Monmouth College (Ill.) and held a variety of roles while in Monmouth. While serving as the assistant men's basketball coach for the entirety of his tenure with the Scots, he was the assistant to the athletic director, assistant director of student success and athletics department recruiting coordinator from 2012-16 and the head men's golf coach for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.   Following his first coaching position with Lakeland College in 2008, Schweer spent two seasons as the assistant men's basketball coach and assistant facility and event manager at North Park University while earning his master's degree.   In all, student-athletes have earned 58 all-conference honors, four conference player of the year awards, 15 all-region honors and four All-America nods under Schweer's tutelage. Nineteen players have reached the 1,000 career points milestone and one eclipsed the 2,000-point mark.   Schweer played collegiate basketball at Illinois Wesleyan University from 2003-06. During his time with the Titans, he was a four-year letterwinner and was twice voted as the team's defensive player of the year. Schweer played in 93 games and started in 12, totaling 317 points and 276 rebounds, while helping the program to four straight Division III Championship appearances. The Titans reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2003 and 2004.   Schweer received his bachelor's degree from Illinois Wesleyan in 2006 and his master's degree from North Park in 2011. He and his wife, Tabitha, are parents of Samantha and Camden. (May 22, 2026)

Max DeGeorge begins his first season with UW-Oshkosh men's basketball in 2025-26. DeGeorge came to Oshkosh from Grinnell College (Iowa). During his time with the Pioneers, he was a four-year member of the men’s basketball team and played in at least 13 games in each season including 25 contests in 2023-24 and 21 in 2024-25. He concluded his career by helping Grinnell to the third Midwest Conference Tournament championship in program history and fourth appearance in the NCAA Championship.   The Grand Junction, Colorado native was named to the Academic All-Midwest Conference Team three times (2022-24) and both the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Roll and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team in 2024. He worked for the Grinnell Athletics Department for four years in a variety of roles and founded the on-campus Statistics in Sports Organization as a freshman.   DeGeorge joins the ranks of a family well-established in the college coaching world. His dad, Mike, in the head men’s basketball coach at California Polytechnic State University; his uncle, Dave, is the athletic director and head baseball coach at Beloit College; his uncle, Ed, was the head football coach at North Central College (Ill.) in the late 1990s and early 2000s; and his grandpa, Ed, was the head football coach at Beloit for 29 seasons from 1977 to 2005. (7/22/2025)