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Cortland Rides Hot Shooting to Defeat F&M, 75-66, in NCAA First Round
March 06, 2026BEVERLY, MASS. - Cortland shot 65 percent from the field, including 68 percent in the first half to build an 11-point lead, and the Red Dragons defeated Franklin & Marshall, 75-66, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament at Endicott College. -
Cortland Dominates Oswego, 84-51, to Repeat as SUNYAC Champion
February 28, 2026CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's basketball team dominated the SUNYAC tournament championship game from start to finish and the top-seeded Red Dragons defeated third-seeded Oswego, 84-51, at Corey Gymnasium.
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Hoopsville: Heating Up
February 26, 2026Don't miss a loaded Thursday edition of Hoopsville. We talk championship DNA with teams around DIII trying to keep rolling through conference tournaments. Plus, Mother Nature continues to play undefeated. Watch the archives or listen to the podcast right here!
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Team of the Week
February 16, 2026D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Cortland Men Clinch SUNYAC Top Seed with Win at Oswego
February 14, 2026OSWEGO, N.Y. - Aaron Coston (Kerhonkson/Rondout Valley) scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cortland men's basketball team clinched the top spot in the SUNYAC regular-season standings with a 65-58 win at second-place Oswego.
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Cortland Grabs SUNYAC Lead, Avenges Lone League Loss, with 74-60 Win at Oneonta
January 30, 2026ONEONTA, N.Y. - The Cortland men's basketball team moved into first place in the SUNYAC standings and avenged its lone league loss of the season with a 74-60 victory at Oneonta.
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Cortland Starts Quickly in Each Half to Rout New Paltz, 78-48
January 09, 2026CORTLAND, N.Y. - Cortland outscored visiting New Paltz 28-9 in the first 11 minutes of the game and opened the second half with a 23-5 run over the first six minutes as the Red Dragons defeated the Hawks, 78-48, in SUNYAC men's basketball action.
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Cortland Men Defeat Fredonia, 70-51
January 06, 2026CORTLAND, N.Y. - Nolan Raymond (Queens Village/Vermont Academy (VT)) scored 12 of his game-high 16 points in the second half as Cortland knocked off visiting Fredonia, 70-51, in a SUNYAC men's basketball contest.
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Cortland's Kendall Arcuri Reaches Career 1,000-Point Mark in 102-47 Win vs. Canton
December 06, 2025CORTLAND, N.Y. - Cortland senior Kendall Arcuri (Staten Island/St. Joseph by-the-Sea) reached the career 1,000-point mark with a game-high 16 points as the Red Dragons' men's basketball team sailed past visiting Canton, 102-47, in a SUNYAC contest.
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Cortland Wins in Double Overtime vs. Oswego to Open SUNYAC Play
December 05, 2025CORTLAND, N.Y. - Kendall Arcuri (Staten Island/St. Joseph by-the-Sea) scored 23 points, including a tip-in with 2:24 left in the second overtime to give Cortland the lead for good, and the Red Dragons outlasted visiting Oswego, 86-81, in the SUNYAC men's basketball opener for both teams.
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Cortland Men Shake Off Rough Start to Rout St. John Fisher, 99-74
November 25, 2025PITTSFORD, N.Y. - Cortland fell behind 16-0 in the game's first five minutes but dominated play after that as the Red Dragons defeated host St. John Fisher, 99-74, in a non-league men's basketball matchup.
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Cortland Defeats #25 St. Joseph (Conn.), 61-57, to Win Farmingdale Tip-Off Tournament
November 16, 2025FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - Isaiah Austin (Albany) hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 26 seconds remaining and the Cortland men's basketball team defeated nationally 25th-ranked University of St. Joseph (Conn.), 61-57, in the championship game of the Farmingdale State Tip-Off Tournament.
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Cortland Men Ride Strong First Half to Defeat Visiting Ithaca, 80-61
November 13, 2025CORTLAND, N.Y. - Cortland raced out to a 40-16 halftime lead and held off a comeback bid by Ithaca in the second half as the host Red Dragons defeated the Bombers, 80-61, in a men's basketball non-league contest.
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Cortland Wins SUNYAC Men's Basketball Title with Win at Top-Seeded New Paltz
March 01, 2025NEW PALTZ, N.Y. - The Cortland men's basketball team won its eighth State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title and first since 2016 with a 61-52 win at top-seeded New Paltz.
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Cortland Men Defeat Oneonta, 73-55, in SUNYAC Tournament First Round
February 25, 2025CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's basketball team, seeded third in the six-team SUNYAC tournament, advanced to the semifinals with a 73-55 first-round victory over sixth-seeded Oneonta at Corey Gymnasium.
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Cortland moves into tie for first with ten 3's from Austin
February 04, 2025Isaiah Austin tied a school single-game record with 10 made 3-pointers and finished with 40 points as Cortland defeated visiting Fredonia, 90-66, in a SUNYAC men's basketball game.
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Maurice Kearney Named Cortland Men's Basketball Head Coach
May 30, 2023Maurice 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.
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Long-time Cortland coach Spanbauer announces retirement
March 28, 2023Tom 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.
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Cortland's Austin Grunder Repeats as SUNYAC Player of the Year
March 03, 2023SUNY Cortland senior forward/guard Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) has been named the 2022-23 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight year and freshman forward Aaron Coston (Kerhonkson/Rondout Valley) has been chosen as the SUNYAC Rookie of the Year in a vote of the league’s coaches.
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Cortland Blisters the Nets in 93-55 SUNYAC First-Round Win vs. Geneseo
February 21, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland shot 61 percent from the field, including 88 percent (21-of-24) in the first 16 minutes of the second half, and the Red Dragons cruised past visiting Geneseo, 93-55, in the opening round of the 2023 SUNYAC men's basketball tournament.
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Cortland Men Clinch SUNYAC Third Seed with 67-60 Win at Geneseo
February 18, 2023GENESEO, N.Y. – Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) scored 30 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out four assists as Cortland clinched the third seed in the upcoming SUNYAC men's basketball tournament with a 67-60 victory at Geneseo.
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Austin Grunder Sets Cortland Career Rebounding Mark in 83-74 Win at Buffalo State
February 17, 2023BUFFALO, N.Y. – Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) became Cortland's career rebounding leader during a 27-point, 17-rebound effort as the Red Dragons defeated host Buffalo State, 83-74, in SUNYAC men's basketball action.
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Cortland Men Edge New Paltz, 74-71
February 04, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. - Austin Grunder (Trumansburg) scored 20 points and pulled down 16 rebounds and Cam Williams (Rome/Rome Free Academy) finished with 20 points and nine rebounds as Cortland edged visiting New Paltz, 74-71, in SUNYAC men's basketball action.
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Lubin Scores Career-High 31 Points as Cortland Defeats Plattsburgh, 89-71
January 28, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Kareem Lubin (Monroe/Washingtonville) scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the second half as Cortland pulled away for an 89-71 victory over visiting Plattsburgh in SUNYAC men's basketball action.
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Austin Grunder Becomes Cortland's Career Scoring Leader in 93-81 Win vs. Potsdam
January 27, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Senior Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) scored 24 points and became Cortland's men's basketball career scoring leader as the Red Dragons defeated visiting Potsdam, 93-81, in SUNYAC action at Corey Gymnasium.
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Brockport Men Hand Cortland First SUNYAC Loss
January 10, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Brockport outscored Cortland by a 29-3 margin over an 11-minute span between the end of the first half and start of the second half to break open a close game and the Golden Eagles handed the Red Dragons their first SUNYAC loss, 86-62, in men's basketball action at Corey Gymnasium.
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Grunder Scores 32 as Cortland Sails Past Buffalo State, 102-59
January 07, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) scored 32 points and moved into second place on the Cortland men's basketball career scoring chart as the Red Dragons sailed past visiting Buffalo State, 102-59, in SUNYAC action.
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Cortland Men Ride Quick Start to Defeat Fredonia, 87-62
January 06, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Cortland scored the game's first 14 points and led by double figures the remainder of the contest as the Red Dragons defeated visiting Fredonia, 87-62, in a SUNYAC men's basketball game. Cortland improved to 11-2 overall and leads the SUNYAC with a 6-0 mark.
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Cortland Men Win Tight Battle vs. Scranton, 87-82
January 03, 2023CORTLAND, N.Y. – Austin Grunder (Trumansburg/Charles O. Dickerson) totaled 29 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, and Aaron Coston (Kerhonkson/Rondout Valley) scored four of his career-high tying 16 points in the final 30 seconds, as Cortland defeated visiting Scranton, 87-82, in a closely-contested non-league men's basketball game at Corey Gymnasium. Cortland improved to 10-2 with the victory, while the Royals fell to 9-3. The game featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes, and neither team led by more than six points.
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Cortland Men's Comeback Falls Just Short in 55-51 Loss at Juniata
December 30, 2022HUNTINGDON, PA. – Cortland cut a 13-point deficit to two over the final six minutes but couldn’t complete the comeback as the Red Dragons fell to host Juniata College, 55-51, in the championship game of the Eagles’ Doc Greene Tournament. Cortland had its seven-game winning streak snapped and is now 9-2. Juniata improved to 8-4.
