Audio podcast version, from SoundCloudavailable below: The end of the regular season is quickly coming. The first look at regional rankings is now out and before we know it conference tournaments will be underway. On a midday Thursday edition of Hoopsville, we try and catch up with a very busy time of the season. So […]
Wednesday men: JCU defends top spot
Luke Frazier finished with a double-double for John Carroll.John Carroll athletics file photo by Ben Peskar John Carroll got by in his first game since returning to the No. 1 spot in the D3hoops.com Top 25, while Clark finished a season sweep of WPI and Otterbein did the same to Marietta on Wednesday in Division […]
Women’s unranked regional rankings – D3hoops
DeSales does alright in Region 4 when the rankings are alphabetical, but at 19-2, with a .579 SOS, the Bulldogs would probably be fine in a full-on actual ranking as well.By Pete Meshanic, d3photography.com The first public NCAA Division III regional rankings are not really rankings at all. They are an alphabetical listing of the […]
D3hoops.com men’s Top 25, 2023-24 Week 9
Through games of Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024: Dropped out: No. 17 Washington U., No. 20 Loras, No. 21 Tufts, No. 24 Emory. Others receiving votes: WPI 55; St. John’s 47; Loras 42; Tufts 38; Williams 30; UW-Whitewater 23; Central 22; Gettysburg 22; Washington U. 15; Pomona-Pitzer 14; St. Thomas (Texas) 8; Stevens 7; Farmingdale State […]
Saturday run stoppers – D3hoops
Kaci Kranson had a double-double as No. 13 Scranton defeated No. 8 Catholic on Saturday afternoon.File photo by Timmy Drewes Scranton stopped Catholic’s undefeated run through the regular season while Colby pulled CBB rival Bates back to the pack in the NESCAC and Ohio Wesleyan topped NCAC leader DePauw in Saturday’s NCAA Division III women’s […]
Gromacki fastest to 600 wins
Amherst athletics photo Amherst women’s basketball coach GP Gromacki recorded his 600th career win on Friday night as the Mammoths brought their winning streak to five with a 58-48 win over Connecticut College. Gromacki earned his 600th win in fewer games, 686, than any coach in NCAA basketball history — regardless of division, men’s basketball […]
10th Annual Marathon – D3hoops
Audio podcast version, from SoundCloud, available in four parts in the player below (scroll to find the part you want to listen to): Friday was the 10th Annual Hoopsville Marathon and was scheduled to be a bit of a “half” marathon. The “big show” is scheduled to be on air for at least six hours […]
Celebrating quintessential moments – D3hoops
“Did you know Duncan Robinson played D3 basketball?!” He was the D3hoops.com 2014 National Rookie of the Year.Photo by Eric Kelley, d3photography.com By Ben Kaplan The kind folks at D3hoops.com have agreed to let us squat on some of their cyber real estate and promote our new book, Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small-College […]
‘Burg-er kings: Knights, Bullets win at home
Jaedon Muprhy’s 18 points helped Wartburg top Loras in a battle for first place in the ARC on Wednesday night..Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com | More photos from this game No. 11 Wartburg tightened its grip on first place in the ARC by fending off No. 19 Loras in overtime while No. 25 Gettysburg grabbed […]
SUNY New Paltz falls just short in 84-83 OT thriller at No. 5 Oswego
OSWEGO, NY — The State University of New York at New Paltz nearly pulled off arguably the biggest upset in program history Tuesday night, going up against No. 5 nationally ranked Oswego at Max Ziel Gymnasium. The Hawks held a nine-point lead with just less than six minutes to go and re-took control with a […]