Men's Basketball | 10/2/2025 5:00:00 PM
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) will host its 2025 Basketball Media Day presented by
Seigfreid Bingham on Monday, October 6, at the
College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City.
MIAA basketball coaches from all 14 member institutions will travel to Kansas City, Missouri, to participate in the Association's annual media day. The invite-only event will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, October 6. Following Commissioner Mike Racy's opening remarks, MIAA head coaches will participate in 15-minute press conferences to speak on the upcoming season and take questions from media representatives in attendance.
Jennies Basketball Head Coach
Dave Slifer and Mules Basketball Head Coach
Adam Bohac are scheduled to take the podium for their press conference at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
Emmy Award-winning basketball broadcaster Brenda VanLengen returns as the media day emcee. VanLengen has worked as a women's college basketball analyst for the ESPN networks since 1996 and as a play-by-play announcer since 2010. She's also the creator and executive producer of a groundbreaking documentary series on the origin story of women's college basketball titled
If Not For Them.
Below is the official press conference schedule for the 2025 MIAA Basketball Media Day presented by Seigfreid Bingham. MIAA fans can watch all the action live, for free, exclusively on
The MIAA Network.
Mules Basketball is slated to tip off its 2025-26 season Nov. 7-9 at the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic in Billings, Mont., while Jennies Basketball will begin its campaign Nov. 14-15 at the MIAA/NSIC Crossover in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Season tickets for Mules and Jennies Basketball are on sale now at
UCMAthletics.com/tickets, and at the UCM Athletics Ticket Office located on the east end of the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center in Warrensburg.
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
9:00 AM – MIAA Commissioner,
Mike Racy
SESSION I
9:15 AM – Northwest Missouri,
Austin Meyer and Matt Keeley
9:30 AM – Central Missouri, Dave Slifer and Adam Bohac
9:45 AM – Missouri Western,
Luke Scheidecker and Brooks McKowen
10:00 AM – Break
10:15 AM – Rogers State,
Heather Davis and Justin Barkley
10:30 AM – Northeastern State,
Keith Ferguson and Ja Havens
10:45 AM – Central Oklahoma,
Hannah Moeller and Bob Hoffman
11:00 AM – Arkansas-Fort Smith,
Ryan McAdams and Zane Gibson
11:15 AM – Break
SESSION II
11:45 AM – Newman,
Amy Briggs and RJ Allen
12:00 PM – Nebraska Kearney,
Drew Johnson and Marty Levinson
12:15 PM – Fort Hays State,
Talia Kahrs and Mark Johnson
12:30 PM – Pittsburg State,
Amanda Davied and Jeff Boschee
12:45 PM – Break
1:00 PM – Missouri Southern,
Ronnie Ressel and Sam McMahon
1:15 PM – Washburn,
Lora Westling and Brett Ballard
1:30 PM – Emporia State,
MJ Baker and Tom Billeter
