Winona State University Men's Basketball

Career Head Coaching Record 583-303 (.658) 2025-26 9-19 2024-25 22-11 2023-24 21-10 2022-23 15-12 2021-22 15-11 2020-21 7-6 2019-20 18-12 2018-19 14-17 2017-18 19-10 2016-17 11-16 2015-16 16-13 Winona State University (2015-Present) 167-137 (.549) 2014-15 26-8 2013-14 30-6 2012-13 21-13 2011-12 19-12 Midland University (2011-15) 96-39 (.711) Benedictine College (2010-11) 16-16 (.500) 2007-08 33-4 2006-07 33-2 2005-06 24-8 2004-05 27-9 2003-04 33-6 2002-03 32-5 2001-02 21-11 2000-01 23-11 Bellevue University (2000-08) 225-56 (.801) 1998-99 21-15 1997-98 22-9 1996-97 17-17 1995-96 19-14 Viterbo University (1995-99) 79-55 (.590) AT WINONA STATE Overall Record (11 years): 167-137 Career Head Coaching Record (28 years): 583-303 Two 20-win season tenures at WSU in 2023-24 (21-10) and 2024-25 (22-11) Made the 2025 Central Region semifinals for the first time since 2014 Finished 7th in final NCAA DII Central Region ranking in 2023-2024 NCAA D2 Statistical Champion – Fewest Turnovers Per Game (8.7) in 2019-2020 Led the NSIC in Scoring Defense, Defensive FG% & Defensive 3pt FG% in 2015-2016 Finished 1st or 2nd in the NSIC in 3pt FG Made Per Game in six of last eight seasons. Finished 2nd in the NSIC in Scoring Defense in 2022-2023 2 Players Named Academic All-American (Caleb Wagner, Connor Dillon) Earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award All 10 Years 43 Player Nominations Selected to the NABC Academic Honors Court   PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 11 Players Named to the NSIC All-Conference Team Tyler Mason - 2026 (2nd team) Luke Haertle - 2025 (1st team & Newcomer of the Year) Connor Drew - 2025 (2nd team) Isaiah Thompson - 2025 (2nd team) Connor Dillon - 2023 (2nd team), 2024 (1st team) Alec Rosner - 2022 (1st team) Kevion Taylor - 2019 (2nd team), 2020 (1st team), 2021 (1st team) Caleb Wagner - 2018 (2nd team), 2020 (1st team) Tommy Gathje - 2018 (Honorable mention) Riley Bambenek - 2017 (2nd team) Kyle Bauman – 2016 (2nd team) Devin Whitelow – Named the NSIC Bob Olson Outstanding Senior of the Year in 2021 Devin Whitelow – All-Time NCAA Record (All Divisions) for Assist/Turnover Ratio in a Season (5.96:1) Devin Whitelow – Ranked 1st in 2018-2019 & 2nd in 2019-2020 in NCAA D2 in Assist/Turnover Ratio Owen King – Finished 2nd in NCAA D2 in Assist/Turnover Ratio in 2022-2023 Kevion Taylor – Ranked 7th Nationally in 3pt FG Made/Game & 8th in Total 3pt FG Made in 2019-2020 Josh Mongan – Finished 1st in the NSIC in Assist/Turnover Ratio in 2016-2017 6 Players Have Finished in the Top 5 in Scoring in the NSIC since 2019   BEFORE WINONA STATE Head Coach: Midland (NE) University (2011-2015) Overall Record: 96-39 2014 Rawlings NAIA Division II National Coach of the Year 2014 NAIA Division II Runner-Up 3 NAIA Division II National Tournament Appearances in 4 Seasons 2014 NAIA Division II Runner-Up Team Inducted into the MU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024 Head Coach: Benedictine (KS) University (2010-2011) Overall Record: 16-16 Assistant Coach: Creighton (NE) University Head Coach: Bellevue University (2000-2008) Overall Record: 225-56 2-time NAIA Division II Runner-Up (2004, 2008) 4-30+ win seasons 7 NAIA Division II National Tournament Bids in 8 Seasons 6-time MCAC Regular Season Champion Inducted into the Bellevue University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017 2004 NAIA Division II Runner-Up Team Inducted into the BU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2024 Head Coach: Viterbo (WI) University (1995-1999) Overall Record: 79-55 1999 NAIA Division II Final Eight 1998 MCC Regular Season Champion Assistant Coach: Eastern Illinois University Assistant Coach: Creighton (NE) University   PLAYING EXPERIENCE Played College Basketball at Creighton (NE) University from 1986-1991 2-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion (1989, 1991) 2-time NCAA Tournament Participant Led the MVC in 3pt FG% in 1989 (44%) Named Captain Prior to the 1989-1990 Season Played HS Basketball at Chilton (WI) High School from 1983-1986 1986 WIAA Class B State Champion Coached by his father, Jim and teammates with his brother, Mark in 1985-1986 2-time 2nd Team All-State 4-time 1st Team All-Conference Inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a Player in 2014 Inducted into the Chilton High School Wall of Honor in 2017   PERSONAL Married to Andrea, a middle school principal in the Arcadia (WI) School District Undergraduate Degree – Creighton University (1991 – Finance and Business Management) Graduate Degree – United States Sports Academy (2007 – Master’s in Sport Management) Resides in Winona