Prochaska Court was dedicated on October 11, 2003, in conjunction with the 2003 Upper Iowa University Homecoming. The UIU Board of Trustees named the court after retired coach and Professor Bill Prochaska.
Originally from Protovin, Iowa, Prochaska graduated from Upper Iowa University in 1963. He was a three-year basketball letter winner and a one-year baseball letter winner for the Peacocks.
After earning his master’s degree from Mankato State University, Prochaska represented Upper Iowa student-athletes at more than 1,000 athletic contests from 1971-2002.
During his tenure at UIU, Prochaska coached men’s basketball (1971-92), baseball (1972-87), women’s golf (1990-99) and men’s golf (1994-02). He coached 14 all-conference basketball players, 21 all-conference baseball players, three all-conference golfers and three All-Americans. Under his direction, the Peacocks earned two conference titles in baseball and qualified for the NAIA playoffs twice in basketball.
From 1976-82, Prochaska served as Athletic Director at Upper Iowa. He was also the physical education department chair and division chair of education.
Prochaska was inducted into the Iowa High School Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1993 and was inducted into the Iowa Athletic Coaches Association Softball Umpire Hall of Fame in 1992. He was inducted into the UIU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Bill and his wife Janet live in Fayette. They are the parents of two children, Melissa and Mike.
