KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association will host its annual Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, October 8 at the College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City.
 
Head men’s and women’s basketball coaches from all 14 MIAA institutions will travel to Kansas City, Missouri to participate in the Association’s 2024 Basketball Media Day, presented by Seigfreid Bingham.
 
The event begins at 9:00 a.m. (CST) on Tuesday, October 8 at the College Basketball Experience. Following MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy’s opening remarks, MIAA head coaches will participate in 15-minute press conferences, fielding questions from media representatives in attendance and Media Day Emcee, Brenda VanLengen.
 
An Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, Brenda 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 college basketball titled If Not For Them.

The 2024 Basketball Media Day will be the first for MIAA newcomers, Arkansas-Fort Smith. Also taking the stage for the first time will be Emporia State’s new men’s head coach Tom Billeter, Missouri Western’s new women’s head coach Ashton Feldhaus and Northwest Missouri’s new men’s head coach Matt Keeley.

Below is the official press conference schedule for the 2024 MIAA Basketball Media Day. MIAA fans can watch the entire Media Day live, exclusively on The MIAA Network.

Any inquiries about the event can be sent to Brenna Winn, MIAA Assistant Commissioner for Communications, by email at bwinn@themiaa.com or by calling (913) 346-5356.
 
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
9:00 AM – MIAA Commissioner, Mike Racy

SESSION I
9:15 AM – Washburn, Lora Westling and Brett Ballard
9:30 AM – Emporia State, Brian Ostermann and Tom Billeter
9:45 AM – Newman, Amy Briggs and RJ Allen
10:00 AM – BREAK
10:15 AM – Fort Hays State, Talia Kahrs and Mark Johnson
10:30 AM – Nebraska Kearney, Drew Johnson and Marty Levinson
10:45 AM – Northwest Missouri, Austin Meyer and Matt Keeley
11:00 AM – Missouri Western, Ashton Feldhaus and Will Martin
11:15 AM – BREAK

SESSION II
11:45 AM – Northeastern State, Keith Ferguson and Ja Havens
12:00 PM – Central Oklahoma, Emma Andrews and Bob Hoffman
12:15 PM – Rogers State, Heather Davis and Justin Barkley
12:30 PM – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Ryan McAdams and Zane Gibson
12:45 PM – BREAK
1:00 PM – Missouri Southern, Ronnie Ressel and Sam McMahon
1:15 PM – Pittsburg State, Amanda Davied and Jeff Boschee
1:30 PM – Central Missouri, David Slifer and Adam Bohac
 
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