KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Southern men's and women's basketball are set to attend the 2026 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Basketball Media Day, presented by Seigfreid Bingham, on Tuesday, October 6, at the College Basketball Experience in downtown Kansas City.
 
Lions head coaches Ronnie Ressel and Sam McMahon will both take the stage at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 6 at the 2026 MIAA Basketball Media Day.
 
MIAA basketball coaches from all 14 member institutions will travel to Kansas City, Missouri, to participate in the MIAA's annual media day. The invite-only event will begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6. Following MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy's opening remarks, MIAA head coaches will participate in 15-minute press conferences to speak on the upcoming season and take questions from media representatives in attendance.
 
Emmy Award-winning basketball broadcaster Brenda VanLengen returns as the media day emcee. VanLengen has worked as a women's college basketball analyst for the ESPN networks since 1996 and as a play-by-play announcer since 2010. She's also the creator and executive producer of a groundbreaking documentary series on the origin story of women's college basketball titled If Not For Them.
 
MIAA fans can watch all the action live, for free, exclusively on The MIAA Network.
 
2026 MIAA BASKETBALL MEDIA DAY
PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
9 a.m. – MIAA Commissioner, Mike Racy

SESSION I
9:15 a.m. – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Ryan McAdams and Zane Gibson
9:30 a.m. – Missouri Southern, Ronnie Ressel and Sam McMahon
9:45 a.m. – Pittsburg State, Amanda Davied and Jeff Boschee
10 a.m. – Break
10:15 a.m. – Nebraska Kearney, Drew Johnson and Marty Levinson
10:30 a.m. – Fort Hays State, Talia Kahrs and Mark Johnson
10:45 a.m. – Northeastern State, Keith Ferguson and Ja Havens
11 a.m. – Rogers State, Heather Davis and Justin Barkley
11:15 a.m. – Break

SESSION II
11:45 a.m. – Central Oklahoma, Hannah Moeller and Bob Hoffman
Noon – Newman, Amy Briggs and RJ Allen
12:15 p.m. – Emporia State, MJ Baker and Tom Billeter
12:30 p.m. – Washburn, Lora Westling and Brett Ballard
12:45 pm. – Break
1 p.m. – Northwest Missouri, Austin Meyer and Matt Keeley
1:15 p.m. – Missouri Western, Luke Scheidecker and Brooks McKowen
1:30 p.m.  – Central Missouri, David Slifer and Adam Bohac