WICHITA, Kan. — The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) will conduct a virtual media day for the 2025-26 men's basketball season, the conference office announced Tuesday. The event will take place Thursday, October 16, starting at 9 AM CST. The 2025 KCAC Men's Basketball Virtual Media Day is presented by IMA Financial Group.

The format of the event will change for the 2025-26 season. Instead of a live event conducted on social media, as has been the tradition the past several years, interviews with coaches will be pre-recorded and released at 20-minute intervals throughout the day, and will be available to view on the Urban Edge Network (UEN). To view these broadcasts, visit the KCAC channel on UEN, or download the UEN app from the Google Play store or Apple App store.

The schedule for media day is as follows:
 

TIME INTERVIEW IS PUBLISHED ON OCT. 16	TEAM	HEAD COACH
9:00 AM	Avila University	Tyler Bredehoeft
9:20 AM	Bethany College	Terrence Murphy
9:40 AM	Bethel College	Jayson Artaz
10:00 AM	Evangel University	Bert Capel
10:20 AM	Friends University	Phil McClintock
10:40 AM	Kansas Wesleyan University	Jordan Murdock
11:00 AM	McPherson College	T.J. Eskildsen
11:20 AM	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Donnie Bostwick
11:40 AM	Ottawa University	Jamie Batish
12:00 PM	Southwestern College	Matt O'Brien
12:20 PM	Sterling College	Randy Stange
12:40 PM	Tabor College	Josh Roach
1:00 PM	University of Saint Mary	Troy Brown
1:20 PM	York University	Mitch McMullen

For media members that wish to be a part of the conference's Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll, please complete the following registration form: https://bit.ly/4h1AuXm.
   
About IMA Financial Group

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ABOUT THE KANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and sponsors 28 varsity sports. Founded in 1890, the KCAC is the second oldest intercollegiate athletic conference in the country. As the conference home to 14 member institutions, the KCAC emphasizes commitment, cooperation, high achievement, and working towards a common goal in the act of competition. To keep up with the latest conference news, follow the KCAC on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram using the handle @kcacsports.