KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association hosts 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.
 
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.
 
The 2024-25 MIAA basketball season concluded with the Washburn men and Pittsburg State women competing in the NCAA Division II Final Four. It was the first time the league had both a men’s and women’s team competing in the national semifinals since 2017.  
 
This MIAA season will be the first for four new head coaches. MJ Baker is now the head women’s coach at Emporia State, Hannah Moeller is now the head women’s coach at Central Oklahoma, and Luke Scheidecker is now the head women’s coach at Missouri Western. Also entering his first year at Missouri Western is the Griffons new men’s coach, Brooks McKowen.
 
The official press conference schedule for the 2025 MIAA Basketball Media Day presented by Seigfreid Bingham is listed below. MIAA fans can watch all the action live, for free, exclusively on The MIAA Network.
 
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, David 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