A Number of Successful Basketball Coaches Have Come Through Eau Claire

With the new basketball season underway around the country, a number of former Blugold men’s basketball players and assistant coaches are preparing for the new season with their own teams.

Below is a list of individuals that played and/or coached at Eau Claire during Blugold Head Coach Terry Gibbons’ tenure (click on names for more info).

Oliver Drake – Ashford University (NAIA), Basketball Head Coach

Scott Farr – UW-Manitowoc

Eric Gardow – Coaching Professionally in Qatar

Eric Konkol – Miami (NCAA DI), Assistant Coach

Cam Schuknecht – Nebraska Wesleyan (NCAA DII), Basketball Head Coach

Matt Siverling – UW-Superior (NCAA DIII), Head Coach

Not coaching basketball anymore, but Todd Oehrlein – UW-Madison (NCAA DI), Women’s Golf Head Coach

There are also a number of other former Blugold players and assistants that serve in the high school ranks.

“I am proud of each and every one of these individuals,” Gibbons said. “They have been great examples and role models to student-athletes here at UW-Eau Claire and beyond.”

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