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Head Coach Ken Koelbl

Office Number: (608) 785-8819; E-Mail: koelbl.kenn@uwlax.edu

Ken Koelbl begins his seventh season as head men's basketball coach at UW-La Crosse in 2009-10. He led the Eagles to a 19-8 overall record and 12-4 mark in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in 2006-07. The 12 conference wins were the most since 1982-83 (12-4) and the team recorded its second consecutive winning season for the first time since 1987-88 (18-10) and 1988-89 (15-12). UW-L advanced to the 2007 WIAC Tournament Championship for the first time in school history, falling at top-ranked UW-Stevens Point.

Koelbl has compiled an overall record of 78-78 (.500) overall and 40-56 (.417) in the WIAC after six seasons.

He led the Eagles to a breakthrough year in 2005-06 as UW-L finished 20-8 overall and 10-6 in the WIAC. The 20 overall wins were the most since 1982-83 (20-7) while the 10 conference victories were the most since 2001-02 (10-6). The Eagles made their first ever appearance in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Tournament in 2006, falling 79-71 to Calvin College (Mich.) in Holland, Michigan.

ken koelbl men's basketballKoelbl served as an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point from 1995-2003. He also served as the Pointers’ recruiting coordinator and basketball camp administrator/instructor. Koelbl helped lead the Pointers to four straight Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships, including the 2002-03 season when the team finished 24-4 overall. UW-Stevens Point advanced to the NCAA III Tournament “Elite Eight” in 1997 and 2000.

Koelbl, who earned his bachelor’s degree from Viterbo University (1990) and master’s degree from South Dakota State University (1994), was an assistant coach at Viterbo from 1990-92 before serving as a graduate assistant coach at South Dakota State from 1992-94. Following his position at South Dakota State, Koelbl served as head assistant coach at St. Mary’s (Minn.) University from 1994-95.

A 1996 inductee into the Viterbo University Athletic Hall of Fame, Koelbl was a NAIA Baseball and Basketball District 14 selection in 1990.

A native of Onalaska, Wis., Koelbl and his wife, Ellen, have three children, Kyle (1997), Kelsey (1999) and Kevin (2000).

Ken Koelbl's Head Coaching Year-by-Year

Year School   Overall Record WIAC Record
2003-04 UW-La Crosse   11-14 4-12
2004-05 UW-La Crosse   7-18 4-12
2005-06 UW-La Crosse   20-8 10-6
2006-07 UW-La Crosse   19-8 12-4
2007-08 UW-La Crosse   11-15 6-10
2008-09 UW-La Crosse 10-15 4-12
Totals Six Years   78-78 40-56

Assistant Coach Aaron Bonnett

Office Number: (608) 785-8819; E-Mail: bonnett.aaro@uwlax.edu

Aaron Bonnett begins his fourth year on UW-L’s staff in 2009-10 after serving as an assistant coach at UW-Stevens Point for five seasons. The Pointers won three Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) titles and two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Championships while Bonnett served as an assistant. Bonnett earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Ripon College (Wis.) and his master’s in education at UW-Stevens Point. He served as the varsity assistant basketball coach at Adams-Friendship (Wis.) High School for three years after graduating from Ripon. Bonnett, a graduate of Adams-Friendship where he played basketball, football and baseball, helped lead the team to three conference titles as an assistant coach. The Green Devils also made two state tournament appearances, including a second-place finish in 1999.

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