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May 16, 2008


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May. 15Penn State’s Hilliary Scott Named LC Head Men’s Basketball CoachLynchburgTransaction
For immediate release – 5/15/2008 - #375
Penn State’s Hilliary Scott Named LC Head Men’s Basketball Coach

LYNCHBURG, VA – He’s coming home. Lynchburg native and former Penn State University assistant Hilliary Scott was announced Thursday afternoon as the new head [ more ]
May. 15Edgewood College's Scheele takes basketball skills to Europe for tourEdgewoodPlayer profile
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Scheele takes basketball skills to Europe for tour
MADISON, Wis. (May 15, 2008) - Edgewood College women’s basketball standout Megan Scheele will leave Friday with USA Athletes International on a nine-day, four-game tour of England, France, Belgium and Amsterdam. This will be Scheele’s second international basketball trip as she participated on [ more ]
May. 15UW-Platteville to play in IrelandUW-PlattevilleMiscellaneous
The UW-Platteville basketball teams leave Sunday, May 18, for a 10-day educational study tour to Ireland that includes three games for each team.

The Pioneers face the Irish National Under 21 teams on Wednesday, May 21 in Dublin's National Basketball Arena and will also play National League Division 1 clubs. The [ more ]
May. 15Duran Named Head Women's Basketball Coach at Washington CollegeWashington CollegeTransaction
CHESTERTOWN, Md. – Washington College Athletic Director Dr. Bryan Matthews has announced the hiring of Megan Duran as the school's new head women's basketball coach. Duran's previous coaching experience includes stints at Pfeiffer University, Newbury College, and Hartwick College.

Duran comes to Washington College from Pfeiffer, a Division II institution in North [ more ]
May. 15Loeffler Leaving Stevens to Join Men’s Basketball Staff at LafayetteStevensTransaction
HOBOKEN, N.J. (May 15, 2008) – Following two very successful seasons as the head men’s basketball coach at Stevens Institute of Technology, Josh Loeffler (West Grove, Pa.) has accepted the position of assistant coach at Lafayette College – a Division I institution located in Easton, Pa. Loeffler is leaving Stevens after [ more ]
May. 13Wittenberg Men’s Basketball Legends Inducted Into Ohio Basketball Hall of FameWittenbergMiscellaneous
Springfield, Ohio – Two years after the 1961 Wittenberg men’s basketball team led by Head Coach Ray Mears and star forward Al Thrasher, class of 1964, was collectively inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame & Museum, the Tiger legends will be honored individually at the organization’s third annual induction [ more ]
May. 13Oglethorpe Men’s Basketball Heads to Europe for International CompetitionOglethorpeMiscellaneous
The Oglethorpe University men’s basketball team flew to Paris on Sunday for a nine-day stint in Europe that includes mixing some international basketball with cultural experiences. The team, along with head coach Philip Ponder, completed the school’s best season this March since the 1993-1994 campaign and, along the way, found time [ more ]
May. 12Oglethorpe Women’s Hoops Takes Game to ItalyOglethorpeMiscellaneous
After recording the most successful season in women’s basketball history at Oglethorpe University by storming all the way to the Final Four, the women’s team will now travel from Atlanta to Italy to play some international basketball and brush up on a different type of history: Italian Renaissance art.

The team, along [ more ]
May. 08Kielsmeier To D-II Wayne StateHoward PayneTransaction
BROWNWOOD, Texas - Head women’s basketball coach Chris Kielsmeier announced today that he will be leaving Howard Payne University to take the head women’s basketball coaching position at NCAA Division II Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska.

After leading the Lady Jackets to their first ever NCAA III National Championship, a perfect [ more ]
May. 06Defiance College Hires Brumett as New Men’s Basketball Head CoachDefianceTransaction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2008; DC MEN’S BASKETBALL
Contact: Seth Mikel (419) 783-2566 or smikel@defiance.edu

DC Hires Brumett as New Men’s Basketball Head Coach

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College announced on Tuesday that it had hired Kyle Brumett as its new head coach for the men’s basketball program. Brumett is set to begin [ more ]
May. 01Dan Holbrook Named ECAC Division III All-StarMass-DartmouthWeekly conference awards
CAPE COD, MA- Senior center Dan Holbrook (Lexington, MA/Lexington HS/Westfield State) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s basketball team has received another prestigious honor.

Holbrook has been named a first team Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III New England All-Star.

Holbrook was one of five players on the first team, and one [ more ]
Apr. 30Waynesburg hires Sam Jones as head women's basketball coachWaynesburgMiscellaneous
WAYNESBURG (April 30) – Waynesburg University Director of Athletics Rudy Marisa announced the hiring of Sam Jones as the new head women’s basketball coach on Wednesday afternoon. Jones is the fifth head coach in program history, following Terry Acker, who completed his ninth year with the team in 2007-08.

“Sam was chosen [ more ]
Apr. 30Greensboro's Freeman Wins Presigious HonorGreensboroMiscellaneous
Greensboro College women\'s basketball player Katie Freeman was presented the 2007-08 Craven E. Williams award on April 27.

Awarded to rising seniors at Greensboro College, the honor is the college’s highest distinction that recognizes academics, athletics and community service.

The winners were announced as part of the annual Greensboro College athletics convocation, [ more ]
Apr. 26Sarah Coughlin Named Rhode Island College Team MVP.Rhode Island CollegeMiscellaneous

Senior guard Sarah Coughlin (North Attleboro, MA) was named the women’s basketball team’s MVP at Rhode Island College's Winter Sports Banquet. She played in 25 games, starting all of them, averaging 8.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game. Coughlin finishes her career at RIC ranking second all-time [ more ]
Apr. 26Tirrell Hill Named Rhode Island College Team MVPRhode Island CollegeMiscellaneous

Junior guard Tirrell Hill (Bronx, NY) was named the men’s basketball team’s MVP at Rhode Island College's "Dinner of Champions" event on Friday, Apr. 25 at the Quonset Point Officers' Club. The First Team All-Little East selection played in 30 games, starting 29 of them, averaging 13.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 [ more ]
Apr. 22Todd Wright named Maryville College's women's basketball coachMaryville (Tenn.)Transaction
Maryville College introduced Todd Wright as its new women’s basketball coach during a press conference held at the College’s Cooper Athletic Center today. Officially starting his new duties May 1, Wright will begin recruiting and preparing for the upcoming season immediately.

Wright, formerly the head women’s basketball coach and assistant professor of [ more ]
Apr. 18Marcus Reilly Named Head Women's Basketball Coach at Rhode Island CollegeRhode Island CollegeMiscellaneous

Rhode Island College has named Marcus Reilly as its new Head Women’s Basketball Coach. Reilly takes over for Spencer Manning, who guided the Anchorwomen over the previous five seasons.

Reilly joins the RIC staff after spending two separate stints guiding the Community College of Rhode Island Lady Knights, compiling a 77-35 record [ more ]
Apr. 17Heidelberg Names Marcie Alberts Head Women's Basketball CoachHeidelbergTransaction
Director of athletics Duane Sheldon is pleased to announce that Marcie Alberts has been named head women’s basketball coach at Heidelberg College. Alberts is just the eighth head coach in the storied history of the program that dates back to 1966.

“We are very excited to have Coach Alberts leading our women’s [ more ]
Apr. 15Emory & Henry Names Paul Russo as New Head Men's Basketball CoachEmory and HenryTransaction
Emory & Henry Names Paul Russo as New Head Men's Basketball Coach

Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Paul Russo has been appointed to serve as Emory & Henry College's head basketball coach on a permanent basis after serving since November as the interim head coach.

An assistant basketball coach at Emory & Henry since [ more ]
Apr. 14Guilford Honors Three at Postseason Awards BanquetGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Three Guilford College basketball student-athletes received awards for their achievements during the 2007-08 season Sunday night at the team's annual banquet. Freshman T.C. Anderson (Morrisville, N.C./Green Hope), senior Ray Edmond (Winston-Salem, N.C./North Forsyth) and sophomore Tyler Sanborn (Elkin, N.C./Elkin) were honored.

Anderson, the back up point guard for [ more ]
Apr. 11Jon Miller tabbed to lead Hanover’s basketball programHanoverTransaction
Hanover College President Sue DeWine has appointed Jon Miller head coach of the College’s men’s basketball program. He is the 21st coach in Hanover’s basketball history and succeeds Mike Beitzel, who retired following the 2007-08 season after 20 seasons on the Panthers’ bench.

Miller, a 1997 Hanover graduate, returns to his alma [ more ]
Apr. 09Guilford's Strong Chosen For The Collegiate Basketball InvitationalGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) was selected to participate in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational (CBI). Only 64 college seniors from the NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA levels are selected for this event.

The CBI will be held April 24-26 in [ more ]
Apr. 09Dudek Selected to All-MBWA First-Team; Enright Garners Second-Team AccoladesStevensMiscellaneous
The Met Basketball Writers Association announced its All-Division III women’s team on Tuesday, and Stevens Institute of Technology junior guard Dani Dudek (Rockaway, N.J.) was named a first-team all-star, while senior forward Dora Enright (Longmont, Colo.) received second-team recognition. For Enright, this is the third time in as many years that [ more ]
Apr. 09Farid, Gray and Williams Receive All-Met Honors from NIT and MBWAStevensMiscellaneous
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (April 9, 2008) – On Wednesday morning, the National Invitation Tournament and Met Basketball Writers Association released the 2007-08 All-Met Division III men’s college basketball team. Stevens Institute of Technology produced three All-Met selections this year. Seniors Waleed Farid (Woodside, N.Y.) and Tim Williams (Selden, N.Y.) as well [ more ]
Apr. 07Dan Holbrook Named D3hoops.com All-AmericanMass-DartmouthMiscellaneous
STERLING, VA- Senior center Dan Holbrook (Lexington, MA/Lexington HS/Westfield State) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s basketball team has received another prestigious honor.

Holbrook has been named an honorable mention D3hoops.com Division III All-American. Holbrook is the fourth Corsair All-American, joining Kevin Kolek, who was honored in 1989, Waldemar Sender, who [ more ]
Apr. 03Dan Holbrook to Play in New England Senior All-Star GameMass-DartmouthMiscellaneous
BABSON PARK, MA- Senior center Dan Holbrook (Lexington, MA/Lexington HS/Westfield State) of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth men’s basketball team has been chosen to play in the New England Basketball Coaches Association Division III Senior All Star Game.

Holbrook will be the lone representative from the Corsairs. The All-Star Game, which is [ more ]
Mar. 27Packard Named Team MVP, Wraps Up Illustrious Career University of DallasPlayer profile
Senior forward Joe Packard (Lindale, TX/Lindale High School) finished up his outstanding career at the University of Dallas by being named the team’s MVP at the conclusion of the 2008 season. This marks the second year in a row that he was selected by his teammates as the team MVP. [ more ]
Mar. 24Edgewood's Scheele Named All-AmericanEdgewoodMiscellaneous
MADISON, Wis. (Mar. 23, 2008) – Junior forward Megan Scheele was named to the D3Hoops.com All-American team. Scheele was a fourth team selection, placing her among the top 20 players in the nation. Scheele becomes the first D3Hoops.com All-American in Edgewood College history.

This selection follows her first team All-Central Region selection [ more ]
Mar. 24Guilford's Ben Strong Repeats As D3hoops.com First Team All-AmericanGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight D3hoops.com First Team All-America award over the weekend. The teams were announced over the Internet prior to the webcast of Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball title game.

Strong also earned a spot on the [ more ]
Mar. 24Emory's Spiros Ferderigos Earns Spot on NABC District TeamEmory
Emory University senior Spiros Ferderigos (Oldsmar, FL) has been recognized by National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for his outstanding 2007-08 season by earning a berth on the organization’s All-District team.

The 6-foot-1 Ferderigos was selected as a second-team member to the All-South District Team, becoming the first Emory player to be [ more ]
Mar. 24RIC to Search for New Head Women's Basketball CoachRhode Island CollegeMiscellaneous

Rhode Island College announced it will not re-new the contract of Head Women’s Basketball Coach Spencer Manning. A nationwide search for a new coach will begin immediately.

Manning totaled a 68-65 (.511) record during his five seasons at the helm. The Anchorwomen posted a 12-13 overall record and were 5-9 (fifth place) [ more ]
Mar. 21University of Dallas Wraps-up Successful 2007-08 CampaignUniversity of DallasPlayer profile
The University of Dallas 2007-08 men’s basketball team finished the season 11-16 and was highlighted by several individual accomplishments. Senior forward Joe Packard (Lindale, TX/Lindale H.S.), senior forward Nick Netsch (Flower Mound, TX/Marcus H.S.), and sophomore guard Jeff Pritchard (Frisco, TX/Frisco H.S.) were all crucial to the team’s success. [ more ]
Mar. 21Guilford's Strong Named NABC First Team All-AmericanGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight State Farm Division III First Team All-America award Friday from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He is Guilford's fourth two-time men's basketball All-American and the Quakers' first two-time, first-team honoree since World B. [ more ]
Mar. 21Farid and Gray from Stevens Continue to Add to Year-End AwardsStevensMiscellaneous
HOBOKEN, N.J. (March 21, 2008) – Over the course of the last few days, Stevens Institute of Technology men’s basketball players Waleed Farid (Woodside, N.Y.) and Virgil Gray (Elmwood Park, N.J.) have been honored for their solid play throughout the 2007-08 season. In fact, both players were recognized by NJHoops.com on [ more ]
Mar. 20Guilford's Strong Repeats As NABC South District Player of the YearGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight South District Player of the Year Award Thursday from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He received a similar honor from D3hoops.com on Wednesday.

NABC-member coaches selected and voted on the all-district teams from eight [ more ]
Mar. 20Rich Glas Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Concordia-MoorheadConcordia-MoorheadTransaction
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., Athletic Director Dr. Larry Papenfuss announced today that former longtime University of North Dakota men’s basketball coach Rich Glas will be the new head coach for the Cobber men’s basketball team. Glas, who served as director of basketball operations for NCAA Division I University of Northern Iowa [ more ]
Mar. 19Guilford's Ben Strong Repeats As D3Hoops.com South Region Player of the YearGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight D3hoops.com South Region Player of the Year Award Wednesday. He is the first student so honored twice in his career with the south region prize.

For the seventh straight season, sports information directors nominated students for [ more ]
Mar. 19Baldwin-Wallace Basketball Coach and Athletic DirectorBaldwin-WallaceTransaction
(BEREA, Ohio) Baldwin-Wallace College Men’s Basketball Coach and Athletic Director Steve Bankson announced his retirement today (Wednesday, March 19, 2008) after 28 seasons as coach and 27 years as athletic director at the College. He is the winningest men’s basketball coach in school history and one of the most successful athletic [ more ]
Mar. 19Edgewood's Scheele Named First Team All-Central RegionEdgewoodMiscellaneous
MADISON, Wis. (Mar. 19, 2008) - Megan Scheele’s postseason awards cabinet keeps getting a little larger each week. This week, a junior forward from New Glarus, was named First Team All-Central Region by D3Hoops.com. This is her second consecutive all-region selection by D3Hoops.com, the top online source for Division III basketball [ more ]
Mar. 19GNAC Basketball Says GoodbyeGNACMiscellaneous





The 2008 basketball season saw the end of two remarkable careers come to an end on the local collegiate scene. For the past four years Jeff Carpenter at Rivier and Erin Moseley at Daniel Webster were the mainstays of their respective teams., the hub around which their teammates [ more ]
Mar. 18University of Dallas Places Two on All-Independent TeamUniversity of DallasWeekly conference awards
Association of Division III Independents
Names 2008 All-Independent Women’s Basketball Teams


KANSAS CITY, MO.--- Nicole Hayman, a junior guard from Chapman University, heads the All-Independent Women’s Basketball teams announced today by the Association of Division III Independents (AD3I).

The Anaheim Hills, Calif., native, who leads the Panthers to their eighth straight [ more ]
Mar. 18NJCU’S DANA JOHN TO BE FEATURED ON NCAA ON CAMPUS ON ESPN CLASSIC ON MARCH 19New Jersey CityMiscellaneous
NJCU’S DANA JOHN TO BE FEATURED ON NCAA ON CAMPUS ON ESPN CLASSIC ON MARCH 19

JERSEY CITY, NJ…New Jersey City University men’s basketball junior All-America guard DANA JOHN (Hillside, NJ/Pocono Mountain East (Pa.)), a two-time First-Team All-New Jersey Athletic Conference selection, and perhaps the most well-known collegiate athlete in any sport [ more ]
Mar. 18Coaching Changes Announced for MC‘s Women’s BasketballMaryville (Tenn.)Transaction
Jeff Pardue, head women’s basketball coach at Maryville College, formally announced his resignation on Monday, March 17, 2008.

Pardue, a Tennessee native, led the program for 37 games spanning the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Coach Pardue was 28-9 (.757) during his stint at MC while compiling an 11-2 mark (.846) within the [ more ]
Mar. 172007-2008 Lesley University Women's ReviewLesleyMiscellaneous
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Lesley University women’s basketball team had their best season under Head Coach Dan Hunt as they finished the 2007-2008 season with a 11-14 (5-9 North Atlantic Conference) record. The season was highlighted with key wins over stiff competition, a milestone reached by a senior captain, and [ more ]
Mar. 14Saint Vincent to host ECAC ChampionshipSt. VincentGame Notes
The Saint Vincent College men's basketball team will host Post University of Connecticut in the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday night at 7:30 in the Robert S. Carey Student Center.

Saint Vincent (21-4) will be looking to complete an undefeated home season in the title match, [ more ]
Mar. 13PLATTSBURGH SET TO HOST NCAA MEN'S SECTIONAL FOR FIRST TIME Plattsburgh StateGame Notes
THIS WEEK: No. 7 Plattsburgh State (27-2 overall, 16-0 SUNYAC) welcomes two other Top 10 teams – No. 3 Amherst (24-3, 9-0 NESCAC) and fifth-ranked Brandeis (22-5, 10-4 UAA) – and Richard Stockton (22-6, 10-3 NJAC) for the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament Sectional round on Friday and Saturday at [ more ]
Mar. 13Roxanne Long new head women's coach at Texas LutheranTexas LutheranTransaction
SEGUIN, Texas – Roxanne Long is the new head coach for women’s basketball at Texas Lutheran University, Director of Athletics Bill Miller announced Thursday.

Long, 33, comes to TLU from Keller Central High School in Keller, Texas, where she has served as the head varsity coach for girls basketball since 2003.

“I [ more ]
Mar. 12Oh How Sweet (Sixteen) it is, Majors Bound for St. LouisMillsapsMiscellaneous
Though the memory of the "Mississippi Miracle" loss against football rival Trinity University on Oct. 27, 2007, will forever be etched in the minds of Millsaps Majors supporters all over the country, for one shining moment on Saturday night in the Hangar Dome Chad Songy's fall-away 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left [ more ]
Mar. 12Blaire Moldenhauer: Player Promotional Flyer.BardPlayer profile
Bard Freshman Blaire Moldenhauer (Albany, MO) completed her first season as a Raptor by being the first Women's Basketball Players to earn the Skyline Rookie of the Year honor. In addition to her Rookie of the Year award, Moldenhauer also earned a spot on the 2nd Team All-Conference. Off to [ more ]
Mar. 11Buena Vista Making its Third-Ever Trip to Sweet SixteenBuena VistaMiscellaneous
After its thrilling 54-53 victory on Saturday night over ninth-ranked UW-Stevens Point, the Buena Vista men's basketball team will now travel to St. Louis, Mo., for its Sweet Sixteen matchup with 11th-ranked Washington University-St. Louis (21-6), this Friday night at 8:00 p.m.

Junior Matt Cleveland turned in a game-high 13 points, on [ more ]
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