When people make significant contributions to this university, it is our tradition to name things for them. I was honored to offer such a naming to Dave "Augie" Vander Meulen at Saturday night’s Athletic Hall of Fame banquet. During his coaching tenure at UW-Whitewater, Dave guided our men’s basketball team to 21 winning seasons, 4 WIAC Championships, 12 NCAA tournament berths, 3 Final Four appearances and 2 national titles. He retired with 440 wins, which earned him the #2 rank in the number of victories in the history of the WIAC. He also ranks second in the number of national tournament victories (21) by an WIAC basketball coach. Dave also served our students and student-athletes as a proud member of the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Coaching as well as Intercollegiate Athletics.
Given his successful record, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has named the floor in the Kachel Gymnasium as the Dave "Augie" Vander Meulen Court.
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