Latest Division III men's basketball news releases

  • Brockport's Dunne Announces Retirement After 24 Years; Clarke Set to Take Over as Interim Head Coach
    September 20, 2023
    SUNY Brockport Head Men's Basketball Coach Greg Dunne announced his retirement on Wednesday afternoon following an incredible 24 years with the program, including the last 16 as the Golden Eagles head coach. Dunne retires as the winningest head coach in program history, recording 271 career victories. Associate Head Coach Joe Clarke has been named the interim head coach and will take over the reins of the program effective immediately.
  • Allegheny's Hinckley Inks Deal With Italian Professional Team
    July 21, 2023
    CANOSA DI PUGLIA, Italy -- Recent Allegheny College graduate and one of the all-time Gator greats, Caden Hinckley '23 (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)), will continue his basketball career at the professional level.
  • David Hastings Named Acting Head Coach For 2023-24
    July 12, 2023
    KEENE, N.H.--The Keene State College Department of Athletics and Recreation is pleased to announce that David Hastings will serve as acting head men's basketball coach for the 2023-24 season.
  • Clemens Joins Allegheny College Men's Basketball Staff as Assistant Coach
    July 06, 2023
    MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Eighth-year head men's basketball coach Bob Simmons announced on Thursday the addition of Josh Clemens to Allegheny College's staff for the upcoming 2023-24 season.
  • Butterfield Retires after 23 Seasons at UTD
    June 20, 2023
    After 23 seasons, Terry Butterfield is retiring in October as the UT Dallas head men's basketball coach. Hired as just the second coach in school history in 2000, Butterfield shaped the Comets into a regional and national contender.
  • KSC Men's Basketball Heading to South Dakota in November For Small College Basketball Champions Classic
    June 15, 2023
    KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Small College Basketball is proud to announce the participating teams and schedule for the 2023 Champions Classic.  This upcoming tournament marks the second year of the Champions Classic, and will take place on Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18. Once again, this year's event will be hosted by Northern State University and all games will be held within Wachs Arena in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
  • All-American Hunter Is National Statistical Champion
    June 15, 2023
    INDIANAPOLIS--Keene State senior forward Jeff Hunter was the NCAA Division III men's basketball national statistical leader in double-doubles for 2022-2023.
  • Willie Hope Named LVC Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
    June 07, 2023
    ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley head men’s basketball coach Brad McAlester has announced the hiring of Willie Hope as an assistant coach.
  • Maurice Kearney Named Cortland Men's Basketball Head Coach
    May 30, 2023
    Maurice Kearney has been named the men's basketball head coach at SUNY Cortland, according to Director of Athletics Mike Urtz. Kearney replaces Tom Spanbauer, who retired from the position this past spring after 28 years at the helm.
  • Rowan Names Eric Brennan Interim Head Men's Basketball Coach
    April 28, 2023
    GLASSBORO, NJ – Eric Brennan has been named the interim head men's basketball coach at Rowan University after serving as an assistant coach with the Profs for the past five years, it was announced today by director of athletics Dr. John Giannini.  
  • Justin Klingman Named Goucher Men's Basketball Head Coach
    April 10, 2023
    Justin Klingman, the current associate head coach at Catholic University, has been named the head coach at Goucher, the third head coach in program history.
  • Mike Rhoades, Lebanon Valley College Class of 1995, Named Penn State Head Men’s Basketball Coach
    March 30, 2023
    Dr. Patrick Kraft, Pennsylvania State University vice president for intercollegiate athletics, announced that Mike Rhoades, Lebanon Valley College Class of 1995, is the new head coach of the school's men's basketball program. J.D. Byers '05, Rhoades' longtime assistant, joins him at PSU. Rhoades will be formally introduced in a press conference at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon, which will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.
  • Long-time Cortland coach Spanbauer announces retirement
    March 28, 2023
    Tom Spanbauer has announced his retirement after 28 years as head coach of the SUNY Cortland men's basketball program. He will continue to work at Cortland as the women's tennis head coach – a position he's held since 2006 – and as a physical education instructor. A national search will be conducted for the position later this spring.
  • Allegheny's Caden Hinckley Named ECAC Player of the Year
    March 21, 2023
    DANBURY, Conn. -- Allegheny College senior Caden Hinckley (Boise, Idaho/Mt. Lebanon (Pa.)) isn't done collecting hardware just yet.
  • Saint Vincent's Gales named ECAC Rookie of the Year
    March 21, 2023
    DANBURY, Conn. (March 21) – The list of postseason accolades for Saint Vincent College freshman Jaden Gales continues to grow.
  • Hunter, Brito Selected as D3hoops.com All-Americans
    March 19, 2023
    KEENE, N.H..--The Keene State College men's basketball duo of Jeff Hunter and Octavio Brito were both named as All-America award winners by D3hoops.com ahead of the NCAA Division III national championship game on Saturday afternoon.
  • Hunter Named Finalist For 2022-2023 Jostens Trophy
    March 15, 2023
    SALEM, Va. - The Jostens Trophy awards have long been coveted prizes in NCAA Division III men's and women's basketball by both student-athletes and their collegiate institutions. We are one step closer to learning who will lift the hardware in 2023 with the announcement of 20 finalists on Wednesday morning by the Rotary Club of Salem, Va., and Keene State College senior forward Jeff Hunter is among the 10 men's basketball finalists.
  • Hunter, Brito Chosen as NABC All-Americans
    March 15, 2023
    KANSAS CITY, Mo.--The Keene State College men's basketball duo of Jeff Hunter and Octavio Brito were both named as All-America award winners by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
  • Hunter, Brito Named To NABC All-District, D3hoops.com All-Region Teams
    March 15, 2023
    KANSAS CITY, Mo.--The Keene State College men's basketball duo of Jeff Hunter and Octavio Brito were both named First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and First Team All-Region by D3hoops.com, as announced today by the respective organizations.  
  • Billings Voted to All-District, All-Region Teams
    March 14, 2023
  • Hoopsville: Final Fours
    March 13, 2023
    80 minutes. 2 games. That's now all that leaves 8 programs from being crowned national champions. Tune in to Hoopsville On Demand as we talk to ALL eight programs competing in the national semifinals. You can also listen to the podcast!
  • USJ Men's Hoops Historic Postseason Run Concludes, Falls to Wheaton (Ill.) in NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
    March 10, 2023
    The Blue Jays end the year with a 29-2 record
  • Oswego Earns First Elite 8 Trip In Program History!!
    March 10, 2023
    ASHLAND, V.A. – The Oswego State Men's Basketball team traveled to Randolph-Macon College to take on the number one seeded Yellow Jackets. The Lakers marched into Crenshaw Stadium and knocked the Yellow Jackets out of tournament play. Your Oswego State Lakers are still dancing and have danced their way into the Elite 8 for the first time in school history!
  • Season Best 16 Threes Lead Titans Over Profs, Oshkosh Headed to Elite Eight
    March 10, 2023
    With a season-high 16 made threes and 40 points off the bench, the UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight for the fourth time in program history and the third time in five tournaments after defeating Rowan University (N.J.) on Friday afternoon.
  • Wheaton advances to the Sectional Final with a 74-67 victory against University of Saint Joseph
    March 10, 2023
    Newport News, Va. – The Wheaton men's basketball team defeated the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) 74-67 on Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sectional Semifinal. Wheaton will face the winning team from Friday's other Sectional Semifinal between University of Mary Hardin Baylor and the host Captains of Christopher Newport University on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (EST).
  • New Year, Different Result: No. 5 Men’s Basketball Sees Season End at No. 7 Swarthmore in Sweet 16
    March 10, 2023
    SWARTHMORE, Pa. – One of the best seasons in Keene State College men's basketball program history – and a record-breaking one in several categories – came to a sudden end Friday night in the Sweet 16 sectional semifinals of the 2023 NCAA Division III tournament when the fifth-ranked Owls fell to host and No. 7-ranked Swarthmore College 82-58 at Tarble Pavilion. KSC had beaten the Garnet on the same floor a year ago in the first round, but suffered a far different fate this time around, shooting a season-worst 29.9 percent including 25 percent after halftime, and 5-for-26 from three-point range. Swarthmore connected at a much higher 53 percent rate, and because of it advanced to an Elite Eight matchup with Nichols College, who trailed in the second half before going on to pound Stockton University 86-68 in the earlier game.
  • Hoopsville: Dream Time
    March 09, 2023
    It is a gut-wrenching time of March. Teams who have battled to the 3rd round can see the semifinals tantalizingly close. On Hoopsville, we chat with some of the programs still battling with hopes of playing for national titles. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
  • Hoopsville: Sweetness!
    March 06, 2023
    In the blink of an eye, we are down to just 16 teams remaining in each of the DIII NCAA Tournaments. Monday we recap a terrific, and wild, tournament weekend. The upsets, the finishes, the battles. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
  • How Sweet It Is! Big Second Half Helps No. 5 Owls Oust Tufts, Reach Sweet 16 For Third Time Since 2016
    March 05, 2023
    KEENE, N.H. – If you had plans for next Friday night, you may need to add following the Keene State College men's basketball team to that list for at least the third consecutive weekend. That is because the Owls are once again one of the final 16 teams standing in Division III for fifth time in the last 19 seasons. Behind another sterling performance from star senior forward Jeff Hunter, who scored 17 of his team's 42 points in the second half and posted yet another double-double overall, and a smothering defense that held Tufts University to under 30 percent shooting in the final 20 minutes, KSC pulled out a 77-72 victory in an NCAA tournament second round game held Saturday night at Spaulding Gymnasium.
  • Hopkins Tops Hamilton, 81-71, to Move to Round of 16
    March 04, 2023
    Blue Jays Advance to Sweet 16 for Third Time, Tie Program Record for Wins
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