FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MIAA Basketball Media Day for the upcoming 2025-26 season takes place on Monday (Oct. 6) 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 9:00 a.m. and lasts until about 2:00 p.m.
The invite-only 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 9:00 a.m., which will include the announcement of the Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. Following the Commissioner's remarks, media emcee host Brenda VanLengen will welcome the first men's and women's head coaches to the stage.
Fort Hays State takes the podium at 12:15 p.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 2025-26 MIAA Basketball Media Day press conferences.
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
9:00 AM - Commissioner 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