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Jul. 09Emory Women's Basketball Squad Earns Spot On WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor RollEmoryMiscellaneous
The 2008-09 Emory University women’s basketball program was recognized for its collective performance in the classroom, earning a spot on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for Division III. The awards recognize teams throughout the nation in NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III as [ more ]

Jul. 02Washington University Men’s Basketball Announces Class of 2013Washington U.Miscellaneous
Two-time defending NCAA Division III National Champion Washington University in St. Louis head men’s basketball coach Mark Edwards announced today that seven student-athletes will join the Bears’ program as freshmen for the 2009-10 season.

The seven players hail from five different states: Robert Burnett, West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley) (6-7, 235, forward), [ more ]

Jun. 29Ramsey Makes Jump To College GameUniversity of the OzarksMiscellaneous
Longtime Lamar High School Girl’s Basketball Coach Carl Ramsey is the new Head Women’s Basketball Coach at the University of the Ozarks, it was announced by Ozarks’ Athletics Director Jimmy Clark June 29.

Ramsey makes the jump to his alma mater after spending the last 29 seasons as head coach at one [ more ]

Jun. 23Saint Vincent cagers honored for academicsSt. VincentWeekly conference awards
The Presidents' Athletic Conference has announced that eight basketball players from Saint Vincent College have been named to the Spring 2009 PAC Academic Honor Roll.

The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who attain a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher during their season of competition.

Six members of the Saint [ more ]

Jun. 22North Park names Edquist new men's assistant coachNorth ParkMiscellaneous
The North Park athletic department introduced Chris Edquist as its new assistant men’s basketball coach and head women’s golf coach this week.

Edquist, a former head coach for the sophomore boys basketball team at Amundsen High School, succeeds coach Steve Schafer, who accepted the position of assistant men’s basketball coach at Benedictine [ more ]

Jun. 22Bianca Richburg Commits to Greensboro WomenGreensboroTransaction
Bianca Richburg, a recent graduate of Orange High School in Mebane, NC, has committed to attend and play basketball at Greensboro College.

Richburg, who will play for first-year Pride Head Coach Randy Tuggle, concluded a stellar career for OHS. She led the Panthers in 13 of 16 offensive categories and helped the [ more ]

Jun. 16Neils steps down as Eagle women's basketball coachEdgewoodTransaction
MADISON, Wis. - Tola Neils has announced her resignation as Edgewood College’s head women’s basketball coach, effective immediately. Neils compiled a 51-30 record in three seasons at the helm, including a 40-14 record in the Northern Athletics Conference.

“We would like to thank Coach Neils for her service to Edgewood College,” said [ more ]

Jun. 15Edgewood College announces six recruits for 2009-10EdgewoodMiscellaneous
MADISON, Wis. - Edgewood College men’s basketball coach Todd Adrian is proud to announce six high school seniors who have committed to attend Edgewood College and become Eagle student-athletes next fall. Mike Gehring (Iron Ridge, Wis.), Max Franklin (Marshall, Wis.), Travis Schaaf (Verona, Wis.), Michael Janusek (Cartersville, Ga.), Tommy Norton (Morris, [ more ]

Jun. 12Ursinus Mens and Womens Basketball Schedules ReleasedUrsinusMiscellaneous
The 2009-10 schedules for the Ursinus College mens and womens basketball teams have been posted.

Both schedules can be viewed here http://bit.ly/haHnl [ more ]

Jun. 09Gard named UW-Platteville head coachUW-Platteville
UW-Platteville conducted an extensive national search for its 13th men’s basketball coach, but as it turned out, the ideal candidate was already on the Pioneer bench.

Jeff Gard was introduced as the head coach Tuesday in front of a large gathering in the Pioneer Student Center. He moves to the head coaching [ more ]

Jun. 09UW-Platteville announces recruitsUW-Platteville
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has added six top-flight recruits for its 2009-10 basketball season. They will join an outstanding nucleus from last year's team that finished 23-6, advanced to the second round of the NCAA III playoffs and finished sixth in the final D3hoops.com poll.

The six newcomers are:

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Jun. 09Webb Returns to Washington College as Assistant CoachWashington CollegeTransaction
CHESTERTOWN, Md. - Jonathan Webb, one of the most outstanding Washington College basketball players of the past decade, returns to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season.

Webb, a 2006 graduate, was a four-year starter for the Shoremen, earning All-Centennial Conference honors three times and team Most Valuable [ more ]

Jun. 08Ursinus Mens Basketball announces Class of 2013 commitmentsUrsinusMiscellaneous
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – Ursinus College head mens basketball coach Kevin Small has announced three commitments for the Class of 2013 on Monday.

Point guard Matt Donahue (Camp Hill, PA/Trinity) and forwards Kevin Janowski (New Egypt, NJ/New Egypt) and Jon Ward (Allentown, PA/Parkland) join a team who advanced to the NCAA Division [ more ]

Jun. 05Former Batavia standout, North Park coach named assistant at Benedictine BenedictineTransaction
Lisle, Illinois ~ Steve Schafer, former assistant basketball coach at North Park University and an all-conference and all-area performer during his high school career at Batavia High School, has been named assistant men’s basketball coach at Benedictine University, Director of Athletics Mark McHorney announced recently.

Schafer is a 1997 graduate of Batavia [ more ]

May. 29Carthage Women's Basketball Lands Divsion I TransferCarthageTransaction
Carthage College women’s basketball coach Tim Bernero has announced a commitment from NCAA Division I transfer forward Diana Jacklin (Jr., 6-0, Berwyn, Ill./Morton West) to attend Carthage in the fall. Jacklin attended Florida Gulf Coast University her freshman and sophomore years and red-shirted on the basketball team as a [ more ]

May. 29Candice Brown Takes Helm of Vassar Women's ProgramVassarTransaction
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 29, 2009) – After turning around the Manhattanville College women’s basketball program in three seasons, taking a team that won nine games her first year to 18 wins this past season, Candice Brown was named head women’s basketball coach at Vassar College following a national search. The announcement [ more ]

May. 29McDevitt Returns to Familiar PostSt. Joseph's (Maine)Transaction
Most Successful Coach in SJC Women’s Basketball History to Pilot Lady Monks

STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph’s College Athletic Director Brian Curtin announced today that Mike McDevitt has been named as the St. Joe’s Women’s Basketball Head Coach, filling the vacancy that was left by Deb Reardon last month.

For McDevitt, [ more ]

May. 27Mercedes Van Wagner Named Assistant Coach at Washington CollegeWashington CollegeTransaction
Washington College head women's basketball coach Megan Duran has announced the hiring of Mercedes Van Wagner as the Shorewomen's assistant coach. A four-year starter at center for Division II Kutztown and a 2008 graduate of the school, Van Wagner spent the 2008-09 academic year playing professional basketball and teaching English in [ more ]

May. 22Emory Women's Basketball Names Nora Jabbour Assistant CoachEmoryTransaction


Emory University head women’s basketball coach Christy Thomaskutty has announced the appointment of Nora Jabbour as assistant coach. Jabbour will begin her duties on June 1.

Jabbour comes to the Eagles’ program from the United States Military Academy where she served on head coach Dave Magarity’s staff for two [ more ]

May. 21Edgewood College's Scheele named NAC Woman of the YearEdgewoodMiscellaneous
MADISON, Wis. - Edgewood College women’s basketball standout Megan Scheele has been named the Northern Athletics Conference’s Woman of the Year. Scheele, a first team All-American honoree by both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and D3Hoops.com, will be the NAC’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.

Scheele, a native [ more ]

May. 20Randy Tuggle Hired as Greensboro Women's CoachGreensboroTransaction
Randy Tuggle has been named head coach of the Greensboro College women's basketball and men's and women's cross country teams, announced Pride Athletics Director Kim Strable. He replaces his cousin, Jason, who accepted the director of athletics post at his alma mater: Eden's Morehead High School. Randy was the lead Pride [ more ]

May. 20Hoop Group Elite moves its July headquarters to Albright CollegeAlbrightMiscellaneous
READING, Pa. - Hoop Group Elite, the nation’s #1 exposure camp for amateur basketball players, is proud to announce the moving of its summer camps to Albright College.

The camp (formerly known as Eastern Invitational) has spent the last 28 years at The College of New Jersey, but was unable to turn [ more ]

May. 19Jason Tuggle Resigns Greensboro PostGreensboroTransaction
Jason Tuggle has resigned as Greensboro College’s head women’s basketball and men's and women's cross country coach. Tuggle accepted the director of athletics position at Eden’s Morehead High School, his alma mater.

Tuggle leaves GC as the winningest coach in program history (138-58, .704 win percentage). His teams won the USA South [ more ]

May. 04Washington U. Promotes Caleb Lawson to Full-Time AssistantWashington U.Transaction
Washington University in St. Louis has promoted Caleb Lawson to full-time assistant men’s basketball coach, as announced today by athletic director John Schael. Lawson replaces Tim Whittle, who took the head men’s basketball coaching position at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn.

“I am extremely excited that Coach Edwards has given [ more ]

Apr. 28D3hoops.com Bracketologist Patrick Abegg Passes Away at Age 44Washington U.Miscellaneous
1986 Washington University in St. Louis graduate and D3hoops.com Bracketologist Patrick Abegg passed away on Saturday, April 25, at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., at the age of 44 following a brief illness.

Abegg was a 1986 graduate of the school of Arts & Sciences where he majored in [ more ]

Apr. 28R-MC to Provide Live Video Webcast of Nathan Davis Press ConferenceRandolph-MaconMiscellaneous
The Randolph-Macon Athletic Department announced Tuesday that it will provide a free video webcast of Wednesday’s press conference, introducing Nathan Davis as the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach. You can viw the press conference starting at 2:30 by logging on to www.rmc.edu/athletics.

-Yellow Jackets- [ more ]

Apr. 27Nathan Davis ’97 Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at R-MCRandolph-MaconTransaction
Nathan Davis ’97 Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Randolph-Macon College

ASHLAND, VA – Nathan Davis, who is a 1997 graduate of Randolph-Macon and has 11 years of experience coaching at the Division I level, is returning to his alma mater as the Yellow Jackets new Head Men’s Basketball Coach.

Davis comes [ more ]

Apr. 27All-American Sean Wallis to Return For Fifth SeasonWashington U.Miscellaneous
Senior All-America point guard Sean Wallis of the two-time NCAA Division III defending National Champion Washington University in St. Louis men’s basketball team has elected to return to the Danforth Campus for a fifth season, as announced Monday by head coach Mark Edwards.

Wallis applied for and was granted an NCAA medical [ more ]

Apr. 27Harris Named Men's Coach At Vassar CollegeVassarTransaction
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 21, 2009) -- Del Harris, who led the Vassar College men’s basketball team to a 10-15, 5-9 record after the program had graduated six players including two First-Team All-Liberty League selections and the league Player of the Year, has been elevated from Interim Coach to Head Coach. The [ more ]

Apr. 23Rogers Named Thomas More Men's Basketball CoachThomas MoreTransaction
(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – Thomas More College Athletic Director Terry Connor has announced today (Thursday, April 23, 2009) Jeff Rogers has been named the new head men’s basketball coach.

Rogers is the eighth head men’s basketball coach school history and is only moving up one chair on the Saints’ bench as he [ more ]

Apr. 22Alvernia Coach Inducted Into Pennsylvania Sports Hall Of FameAlverniaMiscellaneous
Reading, Pa. (April 22, 2009) – Alvernia University Head Men’s Basketball coach Mike Miller was inducted into the Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame as a part of their 2008 class, and recently accepted his award at the 2009 ceremony. Miller joins six others, including Olympian silver medalist [ more ]

Apr. 22Reardon Steps Down as Women’s Basketball CoachSt. Joseph's (Maine)Transaction
STANDISH, ME – Deb Reardon, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Saint Joseph’s College for the last five seasons, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Reardon posted a 65-65 record in five seasons at the helm for the Lady Monks and helped guide the team to two playoff appearances in as many [ more ]

Apr. 21Edwards to Throw Out First Pitch at St. Louis Cardinals GameWashington U.Miscellaneous
Washington University in St. Louis head men’s basketball coach Mark Edwards has been chosen to throw out the first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game against the World Champion Philadelphia Phillies on Monday, May 4. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m., while game time is slated for [ more ]

Apr. 21Washington U.'s Jaimie McFarlin to Return for Fifth YearWashington U.Player profile
Senior forward Jaimie McFarlin of the 2009 NCAA Division III runner-up Washington University women’s basketball team has elected to return to the Danforth Campus for a fifth season, as announced Tuesday by head coach Nancy Fahey.

McFarlin applied for and was granted an NCAA medical red shirt following the 2007-08 season, in [ more ]

Apr. 17Macalester names Wash U's Tim Whittle as head men’s basketball coachMacalesterTransaction
St. Paul, Minn. – Tim Whittle has been named the Macalester College head men’s basketball coach. Whittle arrives in St. Paul following a successful assistant coaching stint at national powerhouse Washington University in St. Louis.

Whittle has served as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator for the two-time NCAA Division III [ more ]

Apr. 15 NJCU MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH MARC BROWN TO BE INDUCTED INTO COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOLNew Jersey CityMiscellaneous
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 (Men’s Basketball)

NJCU MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH MARC BROWN TO BE INDUCTED INTO COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME

JERSEY CITY, NJ…New Jersey City University second-year head men’s basketball coach MARC BROWN will be inducted into his second different Hall of Fame on Thursday, May 7 when the former basketball [ more ]

Apr. 14Nazareth names Kevin Broderick as men's basketball coachNazarethTransaction
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 14, 2009) – Kevin Broderick, a Nazareth alumnus and head coach at SUNY Oswego for the past 13 seasons, has been named head men’s basketball coach at Nazareth College.

Broderick, a 1989 graduate, replaces Mike Daley, who stepped down last month after compiling a 318-284 record in 23 seasons.
Broderick [ more ]

Apr. 14Mount Saint Mary Announces Kadlubowski as Men’s CoachMount St. MaryTransaction
NEWBURGH, NY – Mount Saint Mary College director of athletics John Wright is pleased to announce the hiring of Ryan Kadlubowski as the head coach for the men’s basketball program.

“Ryan’s prior experience as a Division III student-athlete and coach at a highly successful program will be invaluable as he readies to [ more ]

Apr. 13Peery named VaSID College Division All-State First-TeamRoanokeMiscellaneous
Senior forward Curtis Peery was named VaSID College Division All-State First-Team announced this afternoon. It was the first time that Peery garnered this honor in his career in addition to his Second-Team D3Hoops.com All-South Region selection.

Peery, a local product out of Salem High School, was named All-ODAC for the third-straight [ more ]

Apr. 08Guilford Trio Lands All-State HonorsGuilfordMiscellaneous
Greensboro, N.C. -- Guilford College's Clay Henson ( Glen Alpine, N.C./Freedom), Tyler Sanborn (Elkin, N.C./Elkin) and Rhett Bonner (Yadkinville, N.C./ North Forsyth (Presbyterian)) earned spots on the 2009 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division Men's Basketball Team, the organization announced Wednesday. Henson and Sanborn earned first-team honors while [ more ]

Apr. 03Philip Rowe appointed Endicott men's basketball coachEndicottTransaction
Director of Athletics Brian Wylie has announced the hiring of Philip Rowe as the new head men's basketball coach at Endicott College. Rowe, whose most recent coaching position was as an assistant in 2005-06 at 6th-ranked George Washington University, inherits an Endicott squad that went 10-15 last season. Rowe will look [ more ]

Apr. 03STANDOUT SALLY NNAMANI NAMED 2008-2009 ECAC FIRST TEAM ALL-STARLehmanMiscellaneous
The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its 2008-2009 Division III Metro Women’s basketball award winners late Thursday evening, and Lehman College senation Sally Nnamani was tabbed as a First Team All-Star for her terrific effort this past season.

Nnamani earned the accolade after putting forth a phenomenal 2008-2009 campaign that saw her [ more ]

Apr. 03LEHMAN COLLEGE SENSATION DUANE RHODEN NAMED 2008-2009 ECAC SECOND TEAM ALL-STARLehmanMiscellaneous
The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced its 2008-2009 Division III Metro Men’s basketball award winners late Thursday evening, and Lehman College senation Duane Rhoden was tabbed as a Second Team All-Star for his terrific effort this past season.

Duane Rhoden received Second Team praise for his tremendous efforts in his final season [ more ]

Apr. 02Ellenwood Resigns as Men’s Basketball Coach at Thomas MoreThomas MoreTransaction
(CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky.) – Thomas More College Athletic Director Terry Connor has announced today (Thursday, April 2, 2009) that head men’s basketball coach John Ellenwood has resigned to accept the position as head men’s basketball coach at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio.

Ashland University is an NCAA Division II institution of 6,900 [ more ]

Mar. 26Reece Freeman Earns NABC All-District HonorsMass-DartmouthMiscellaneous
AMHERST, MA-Senior guard Reece Freeman of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team has been honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Freeman has been named second team All-Northeast District by the NABC.

Freeman, who earned first team All-Little East Conference honors and was named to the LEC All-Defensive Team, [ more ]

Mar. 25SEASON FINALE OF ERIC HARRISON BASKETBALL PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE!LehmanMiscellaneous
Early Wednesday morning, the Lehman College athletic department released the final installment of the Eric Harrison Basketball Show for the 2008-2009 season. Fans interesting in listening to the program can do so by visiting the women’s basketball page on www.lehmanathletics.com.

Women’s basketball Head Coach Eric Harrison covers many bases on the season [ more ]

Mar. 25SEASON FINALE OF STEVEN SCHULMAN BASKETBALL PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE!LehmanMiscellaneous
Early Wednesday morning, the Lehman College athletic department released the final installment of the Steven Schulman Basketball Show for the 2008-2009 season. Fans interesting in listening to the program can do so by visiting the men’s basketball page on www.lehmanathletics.com.

On the season finale of the Steven Schulman basketball program, the Lehman [ more ]

Mar. 24Guilford's Sanborn Named All-AmericanGuilfordMiscellaneous
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Guilford College’s Tyler Sanborn (Mount Airy, N.C./Elkin) was named a 2009 D3hoops.com Fourth Team All-American Saturday. He is Guilford’s eighth men’s basketball student to receive All-America honors in the Quakers’ 95 recorded hoops seasons. The announcement followed Guilford's third-place finish in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championships.

A [ more ]

Mar. 24D3Hoops.com gives Scheele an All-American sweepEdgewoodMiscellaneous
MADISON, Wis. - After being named an All-American by the nation’s coaches, Megan Scheele has now been honored as an All-American by D3Hoops.com, the country’s top media outlet for Division III basketball. Scheele was named to the five-member first team, creating a sweep of NCAA Division III’s two major All-American awards.

The [ more ]

Mar. 20Baruch's Ray Rankis Named NABC Atlantic Co-Coach of the YearBaruchMiscellaneous
The Baruch College men’s basketball program continues to be recognized for an outstanding 2008-09 season with two honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the Atlantic Region.

Ray Rankis, previously named CUNYAC Coach of the Year, was honored as Co-Coach of the Year by the NABC in the Atlantic [ more ]

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