UMAC Men's and Women's Basketball Coaches to join online chats on Nov. 3 and 4
ST. PAUL -- All 16 of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference's (UMAC) men's and women’s basketball coaches will join fans in two online chat sessions to give a sneak-peak into the upcoming 2010-11 seasons. On Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 3 and 4, four coaches will each fill two half-hour sessions that will lead up to the announcement of the UMAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll results on www.umacathletics.com.
The women’s basketball coaches will kick off the chat on Nov. 3 as Presentation College head coach Alaina Benson and Martin Luther College head coach Larry Czer will join College of St. Scholastica head coach Stacy Deadrick and University of Minnesota, Morris head coach Tim Grove at 10:30 a.m. In the 11:15 a.m. session, Crown College head coach Bill Adamson and Northwestern College head coach Aaron Kahl will be joined by Bethany Lutheran College head coach Tiffany Young Klockziem and Northland College head coach Bill Wilson.
The UMAC men’s basketball coaches will get their turn to chat on Thursday, Nov. 4. At 10:30 a.m., the University of Minnesota, Morris’ Paul Grove and Presentation College’s Jeremy Reigle will team up with Northland College’s Rob Robinson and Martin Luther College’s Jim Unke. Then, at 11:15 a.m., Northwestern College’s Tim Grosz and Crown College’s Luke Herbert will round out the session with Bethany Lutheran College’s Rick Jeddeloh and the College of St. Scholastica’s David Staniger.
Media, fans and other follows of UMAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball can join the chat by visiting www.umacathletics.com on Nov. 3 and 4. To set reminders for each chat session, sign up in the respective men’s and women’s fields below.
All questions in the chat sessions will be screened before being presented to the coaches. The coaches will try to answer as many questions from the audience as possible in their half-hour window.
Wednesday, November 3
10:30 a.m. - Alaina Benson (Presentation), Larry Czer (Martin Luther), Stacy Deadrick (St. Scholastica), Tim Grove (Minnesota, Morris)
11:15 a.m. - Bill Adamson (Crown), Aaron Kahl (Northwestern), Tiffany Young Klockziem (Bethany Lutheran), Bill Wilson (Northland)
Thursday, November 4
10:30 a.m. - Paul Grove (Minnesota, Morris), Jeremy Reigle (Presentation), Rob Robinson (Northland), Jim Unke (Martin Luther)
11:15 a.m. - Tim Grosz (Northwestern), Luke Herbert (Crown), Rick Jeddeloh (Bethany Lutheran), David Staniger (St. Scholastica)