Men's Basketball - 2008-09 News Releases
March 10, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — An historic 2008-09 winter sports season wrapped up for the Wittenberg University Tigers over the last two weeks as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) awarded 29 Wittenberg student-athletes and coaches with postseason honors. Read More ... |
March 5, 2009
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kenyon Bryan Yelvington has been named Player of the Year to highlight the 2009 All-North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball squad, announced today after voting by the conference's head coaches. Read More ... |
Feb. 24, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Facing the Kenyon Lords for the second time in four days, the Wittenberg Tigers were unable to pull off a repeat as they were defeated 65-60 in North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament quarterfinal action. Read More ... |
Feb. 21, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A great deal was on the line Saturday at Pam Evans Smith Arena, and the Wittenberg Tigers rose to the challenge with a 68-44 victory over visiting Kenyon. Read More ... |
Feb. 18, 2009
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CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Cold shooting, coupled with a three-point barrage from the host Wabash Little Giants, sent the Wittenberg Tigers to a road loss by a 68-43 score. Wabash jumped out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back as the hosts evened up the season series between the two squads. Read More ... |
Feb. 16, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It took a frenetic final five minutes of basketball, but the Wittenberg Tigers fought their way to an 80-69 victory over the visiting Indiana University-East Red Wolves. A late addition to the Tigers' 2008-09 schedule after a game against Transylvania on Jan. 30 could not be made up, IU-East bounced back from a shaky opening half to turn the game into a fast-paced slugfest over the final 20 minutes. Read More ... |
Feb. 14, 2009
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Springfield News-Sun sports writer David Jablonski chronicles the sights and sounds of Wittenberg vs. Wooster, one of the best, most intense rivalries in NCAA Division III men's basketball year in and year out. Watch Video ... |
Feb. 14, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers battled through a first-half shooting slump to nearly catch the College of Wooster, only to have the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) leaders hit multiple clutch shots down the stretch in a 67-53 Fighting Scots victory. Read More ... |
Feb. 11, 2009
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DELAWARE, Ohio — The Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops put together a mind-blowing 22-0 run to start the game, a deficit simply too significant for the Wittenberg Tigers to overcome in an 83-59 loss. Read More ... |
Feb. 8, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg senior Kevin Murray (Carmel, IN/Carmel), a 6-3 wing, totaled 41 points on 14-of-24 (58.3) shooting, and added 14 rebounds as his team went 2-0. The Tigers defeated Earlham, 84-70, and Allegheny, 68-48, and enter the week tied for fourth in the standings with Kenyon. Murray shared the team lead with 26 points against Earlham, on 9-of-15 (.600) shooting from the field, including 4-of-9 (.444) from three-point range. Read More ... |
Feb. 7, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host its first-ever Take a Kid to the Game Day on Saturday, Feb. 14, part of a daylong celebration of basketball and community in Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena. Read More ... |
Feb. 7, 2009
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MEADVILLE, Pa. — With each game holding increased importance in a tight North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) race, the Wittenberg Tigers answered the bell with a 68-58 win at Allegheny. After a tight first half that included three ties and no lead larger than seven points for either team, Wittenberg powered past the Gators in the second half, leading by as many as 17 while pulling away. Read More ... |
Feb. 4, 2009
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Officially hitting the homestretch of the 2008-09 season, the Wittenberg Tigers jumped out to an early lead and held on for a very important 84-70 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over host Earlham. Read More ... |
Jan. 31, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A three-point home win over perennial powerhouse Wittenberg in December served notice that the Hiram Terriers were a force to be reckoned with in the 2008-09 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship race. A 79-75 victory on the Tigers' home floor nearly two months later thrust the Terriers into the NCAC lead. Read More ... |
Jan. 29, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers opened the first half with a 13-5 run and closed it with a 14-4 burst to take what turned out to be an insurmountable 15-point halftime lead en route to a 75-64 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over visiting Wabash. Read More ... |
Jan. 24, 2009
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GAMBIER, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers picked themselves up off the mat Saturday and picked up a crucial 73-61 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over host Kenyon. The win stopped a two-game slide while evening out Wittenberg's overall record at 8-8. Read More ... |
Jan. 21, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers found tough travels against an Ohio Wesleyan program that has given them all sorts of trouble over the past several seasons. The home-standing Tigers dropped their second consecutive NCAC outing, stymied at the offense end in 63-48 loss. Read More ... |
Jan. 17, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student Senate are putting school bragging rights on the line as never before. On Friday, Jan. 23, SAAC and Student Senate are hosting the first-ever "Blood Battle," a blood drive competition with North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) arch-rival Wooster. Read More ... |
Jan. 17, 2009
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WOOSTER, Ohio — A whopping six of the nine players who saw action for the Wittenberg Tigers at arch-rival Wooster on Saturday, Jan. 17, were making their first on-court appearance in one of the best rivalries in all of small college athletics. The Tigers' kiddie corps grew up quickly, but only after spotting the Scots a 15-point second half lead in what ended up a 68-59 Wooster victory. Read More ... |
Jan. 14, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The best shooting performance of the 2008-09 season helped the Wittenberg Tigers overcome a slow start in a 91-58 victory over visiting North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Earlham. Read More ... |
Jan. 10, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers started fast and finished strong to claim a key early-season North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) victory over visiting Allegheny by a 72-64 score. Read More ... |
Jan. 3, 2009
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OBERLIN, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers opened the 2009 calendar year with a solid road win, picking up a 68-49 victory over North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Oberlin. The Tigers improved to 5-6 overall and 2-1 in the NCAC with the win, their fourth in the last six games. Read More ... |
Dec. 30, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg rode the hot shooting of sophomore wing Chris Sullivan (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) to pick up the consolation game win over the College of Mount St. Joseph in the Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic by a 82-75 score. Sullivan finished as one of three Tigers in double figures as Bill Brown's squad finished 1-1 in their host tournament. Read More ... |
Dec. 29, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A David Nowicki (Carmel, Ind./Westfield) runner in the lane fell off the front of the rim in the dying seconds as the Tigers fell to NAIA foe Taylor University 58-56 in the opening round of the Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. Down by 10 at the break, the Tigers rallied to claim a brief lead late in the game, but they could not close out the feisty Trojans. Read More ... |
Dec. 23, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome an outstanding field of eight teams for the 2008 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic. The competition is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 29, and Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Wittenberg's HPER Center Arena with games on both days scheduled for 12:30, 2:45, 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. Read More ... |
Dec. 22, 2008
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio — After struggling through a 2-5 start to the 2008-09 season, the Wittenberg Tigers were in desperate need of a spark. They got one Monday from freshman wing Michael Cooper (Springfield, Ohio/South), who was simply sensational in an 87-66 nonconference win over homestanding Otterbein. Read More ... |
Dec. 13, 2008
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HIRAM, Ohio — After forty years of dominating the series against the Hiram Terriers, the Tigers finally snapped their consecutive win streak, falling to Hiram 80-77 on the road. Read More ... |
Dec. 10, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — A pair of freshmen broke into double figures as the Tigers picked up a much-needed win against North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) foe Denison by a 74-45 score. Read More ... |
Dec. 6, 2008
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CEDARVILLE, Ohio — Against the fourth-ranked team in NAIA Division II, the Wittenberg Tigers could ill-afford a tough night from the floor if they wished to stay with the high-flying Cedarville University Yellow Jackets. However, 36 percent shooting from the floor, coupled with a Cedarville three-point barrage sent the Tigers to their third conseutive defeat by a 80-53 final. Read More ... |
Dec. 3, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It's deja vu all over again for the Tiger men's basketball team, as they fell in the home opener against OAC foe Ohio Northern by a 78-62 score. Following a year when Wittenberg started the campaign 1-5 with a difficult non-conference slate, Wittenberg found this year's schedule equally daunting. Read More ... |
Nov. 29, 2008
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PARKLAND, Wash. — Following up on an emotional come-from-behind victory the night before, the Wittenberg Tigers could not provide an encore as they fell to host Pacific Lutheran in the Pacific Northwest Invitational by a 80-60 final. Read More ... |
Nov. 28, 2008
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PARKLAND, Wash. — Senior wing Kevin Murray (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) scored 21 points to help the Wittenberg Tigers rally from a halftime deficit and then hold off a late challenge from Concordia-Portland (Ore.) in the final minutes for a 70-67 victory. Read More ... |
Nov. 25, 2008
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The new-look Wittenberg Tigers were unable to finish what they started in their 2008-09 season opener, falling by a deceiving 73-62 score at Ohio Athletic Conference preseason favorite Capital. Read More ... |
Nov. 8, 2009
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Wittenberg Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown discusses the start of the 2008-09 season. Listen ... |
Nov. 6, 2008
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Wooster's men and Denison's women were tabbed as the favorites in preseason voting by both league coaches and members of the media after the North Coast Athletic Conference's 25th annual Basketball Media Day, which was held today via teleconference. Wittenberg was picked to finish second in both the men's and women's title races by both the coaches and the media. Read More ... |
May 13, 2008
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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 ceremony. Read More ... |
April 24, 2008
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — As usual, summer will be a busy time around the Wittenberg University athletics complex in 2008. Twelve different Wittenberg varsity athletic teams – men's basketball, women's basketball, field hockey, football, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball – are sponsoring summer camps this year. Read More ... |
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