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Wisconsin Basketball Assistant Emerging as Head Coach Candidate

The college basketball coaching carousel is in full swing, and a Wisconsin Badgers assistant is actively being considered for a head coaching job.

A source told Badgernotes.com that Wisconsin men’s basketball associate head coach Joe Krabbenhoft is in the running for the opening at Southern Illinois University and ‘may even be a finalist.’

The program recently parted ways with Bryan Mullins, who compiled an 86-68 record across five seasons, including a 19-13 mark in 2023-24.

SIU Interested in Wisconsin Basketball Assistant Joe Krabbenhoft

Joe Krabbenhoft started his professional career with the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program in 2012, initially serving as a Video Coordinator under his former head coach, Bo Ryan.