Egner Named Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women�s basketball coach Shirley Egner has been named the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association women�s basketball College Coach of the Year after leading the Pointers to a 30-3 record and the NCAA Division III national championship.

Egner was selected among all of the collegiate women�s basketball coaches in Wisconsin for the honor. University of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan was the men�s winner and Jack Hervert from UW-Waukesha County was the top junior college coach in the state.

Egner has compiled a 200-128 overall record in 13 seasons, winning her 200th career game in the 2002 Division III championship game when the Pointers defeated St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 67-65. UW-Stevens Point�s 30-3 record in 2001-02 made the Pointers just the eighth team in Division III history to win 30 games in a season.

The championship season marked the 12th time in her career she has led the team to a double-digit victory total. The Pointers� 14-2 conference record in 2001-02 is the best in Egner�s tenure and the school�s best since a 15-1 mark in 1986-87.

She will be presented the award at the organization�s fall clinic Sept. 27-28 in Madison.

Former Pointer Frank Playing with Oklahoma Storm of USBL

Former UW-Stevens Point men�s basketball standout Gabe Frank is playing this summer with the Oklahoma Storm of the United States Basketball League.

The USBL is a summer league with 10 teams throughout the country. Frank played the past two seasons with the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association before joining the Storm, who are coached by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Frank, a first-team All-WIAC selection as a senior, has appeared in all nine games so far this season and is averaging 7.4 points per game with a team-leading 15 three-pointers.

Also, former UW-Stevens Point All-American forward Brant Bailey recently completed his second season with the Birmingham Bullets of the British Basketball League. Bailey led the team in scoring at 21 points per game and also grabbed 4.2 rebounds per contest. He was selected to the league All-Star game for the second straight season.