UW-La Crosse Boys Basketball
Camp Director

Ken Koelbl
Camp Director/Head Coach

Ken Koelbl begins his ninth season as head men's basketball coach at UW-La Crosse in 2011-12.  He led the Eagles to a 14-12 overall record and 9-7 mark in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in 2010-11.  UW-L earned its fourth overall winning season in the last six years.

Koelbl has compiled an overall record of 109-99 (.524) overall and 56-70 (.444) in the WIAC after eight seasons.  He earned his 100th career victory with a 82-73 win over UW-Platteville December 11, 2010.

The Eagles finished 17-9 overall and 9-7  in the WIAC in 2009-10.

UW-L went 19-8 overall and 12-4 in the 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 led the Eagles to a breakthrough year in 2005-06 as UW-L finished 20-8 overall and 10-6 in the league.  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.

Koelbl 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 WIAC 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 (Wis.) 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 four children, Kyle (1997), Kelsey (1999), Kevin (2000) and Kole (2010).

JUNIOR EAGLE STAFF

The UW-La Crosse Men’s Basketball staff will provide all of the organization and instruction at every session. The Eagle Men’s Basketball players will be coaching the teams and also providing personal instruction to all participants.