Three people with past connections to Madison College will be inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Assocation (WBCA) Hall of Fame later this year. They are former WolfPack women’s basketball coach Steven Bentin and former men’s basketball players Eric Nelson and Dana MacKenzie.
The three are among the 30 people named in the 2026 induction class which will be honored on Sept. 27 in Wisconsin Dells.
Bentin coached the Madison College women’s basketball team from 2003 to 2006, posting a 78-16 record and taking the WolfPack to three straight NJCAA Division III National Tournaments.
In addition, his teams won three straight Wisconsin Technical College Conference titles and two Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association titles.
The 2005-06 team that he coached still holds the program record for wins in a season with 32, while 2004-05 squad earned the NJCAA Battaglia Sportsmanship Award.
Bentin was named WJCAA Coach of the Year twice and Region 13 Coach of the Year once.
His players included three NJCAA All-Americans, five all-region recipients, six all-state selections and seven all-conference honorees.
Nelson is being inducted for his years of coaching at Madison La Follette and Monona Grove high schools. He played for Madison College from 1985-1987 and remains the program’s all-time assists leader with 335.
As a freshman in 1985-86, Nelson helped Madison College earn a Region 13 crown and earn the school’s only appearance at a NJCAA Men’s Basketball National Tournament.
MacKenzie is being inducted following a long coaching career at Pecatonica and Waunakee high school. He was a member of the 1990-91 Madison College men’s basketball team.