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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MIAA Basketball Media Day for the upcoming 2023-24 season takes place on Tuesday (Oct. 10) at The College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City, presented by Seigfreid Bingham. The event will stream live on The MIAA Network for FREE. The event starts at 9:15 a.m. and lasts until about 2:00 p.m.
The event features press conferences with head coaches from all 14 conference schools along with MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy's press conference beginning the day at 9:15 a.m., which will include the announcement of the Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. Following the Commissioner's remarks, media day host Matt Tritten will welcome the first men's and women's head coaches to the stage.
Fort Hays State takes the podium at 10:15 a.m. At that time, head coaches Mark Johnson and Talia Kahrs will take questions from the media.
The MIAA Network can be viewed on desktop, mobile devices, and Internet-connected television devices anywhere in the world. Individuals can use The MIAA Network website or The MIAA Network apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, and Roku to view media day.
Fans can participate in media day can tweet a question for their favorite coach using the hashtag #AskMIAA.
Below is the complete schedule for the 2023-24 MIAA Basketball Media Day press conferences.
Opening
9:15 – MIAA Commissioner, Mike Racy
Session I
9:30 a.m. – Emporia State, Brian Ostermann and Craig Doty
9:45 a.m. – Washburn, Lora Westling and Brett Ballard
10:00 a.m. – Newman, Amy Briggs and R.J. Allen
10:15 a.m. – Fort Hays State, Talia Kahrs and Mark Johnson
10:30 a.m. – BREAK
10:45 a.m. – Nebraska-Kearney, Drew Johnson and Kevin Lofton
11:00 a.m. – Northeastern State, Keith Ferguson and Ja Havens
11:15 a.m. – Rogers State, Heather Davis and Justin Barkley
11:30 a.m. – BREAK
Session II
11:45 a.m. – Central Oklahoma, Emma Andrews and Bob Hoffman
12:00 p.m. – Central Missouri, Dave Slifer and Adam Bohac
12:15 p.m. – Missouri Western, Candi Whitaker and Will Martin
12:30 p.m. – Northwest Missouri State, Austin Meyer and Ben McCollum
12:45 p.m. – BREAK
1:00 p.m. – Pittsburg State, Amanda Davied and Jeff Boschee
1:15 p.m. – Missouri Southern, Ronnie Ressel and Sam McMahon
1:30 p.m. – Lincoln, Andrea "Drea" Mize and Jimmy Drew
Closing
1:45 p.m.