No. 3 Marietta won a back-and-forth battle over Christopher Newport while the top teams in the WIAC thumped their Friday foes. Elsewhere Augustana ended Dubuque's win streak and Salisbury struck a winning blow for D3.

Tom Jessee, an assistant coach under the last three men to coach Augustana men's basketball, will get the head coaching job after it became open for the second consecutive year.

Steve Schafer, a 2001 Augustana graduate, will replace his former coach.

In the first part of this month's Hoopsville Podcast, Dave chatted with some of the great coaches who have retired. In this second part, hear from the D3hoops.com 'gang' as they talk about those who have retired and those who always stand as some of the best to coach in the division. Plus, Dave chats with Eric Bridgeland on his change of coaching scenery.

Coaches responsible for more than 4,000 wins have retired from Division III basketball this offseason. On the first of what will be a two-part podcast this month, Dave chats with some of the great coaches who decided to hang it up. Plus, catch up on some of the news in this month's Hoopsville Notebook. Listen to the podcast here.

In a season with multiple big coaching names announcing their retirement, Augustana men's basketball coach Grey Giovanine is putting his name on the list.

Augustana knocked off No. 4 Elmhurst at the buzzer, St. Joseph (Conn.) gave Jim Calhoun a big conference win, and Allegheny beat Wooster for the first time since 1998 in Wednesday's Division III men's basketball action.

A number of DIII coaches will hit milestone numbers this season. On Sunday's Hoopsville, we chat with several coaches who have either reached 500 or 600 win plateaus. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the Podcast here.

When student-athletes at one D-III school wore Halloween costumes perpetuating offensive racial stereotypes, the campus community responded, engaging in a sit-in protest and forcing postponement of a game. The action and reaction show how D-III athletes are held to a higher standard of behavior, says Ryan Scott in Around the Nation.

It was a good afternoon for the North Coast Athletic Conference women as No. 10 DePauw edged UW-Whitewater and Ohio Wesleyan topped No. 11 Trine. On the men's side, UW-Platteville dumped No. 7 Wash U. and No. 17 Augustana held off Calvin.

The Salem Rotary Club announced the 20 finalists for Division III's premier award recognizing excellence on and off the court. The men's and women's award winner will be introduced on Thursday, March 14.

We picked our projected teams live on Hoopsville tonight. Who do we think gets in? How will the NCAA pair them up? We've got a suggestion here in our projected 2019 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament bracket.

If there's one thing coaches Grey Giovanine, Mike McGrath and Becky Martin know, it's that you need to get screened for cancer early and often. And when Giovanine, the head men's coach at Augustana, announced his diagnosis recently, a lot of people came to realize the same thing. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

Upsets, great games, close finishes, record breaking accomplishments ... oh and conference play has resumed. Two hours may not be enough, but that doesn't mean we won't cram it all in to tonight's Hoopsville. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast to catch up with the New Year!

Wabash stayed perfect with a thrilling win over No. 15 Wooster while both groups of Vikings beat ranked foes in CCIW action. Meanwhile Williams and UW-Whitewater hung on for Ws and TCNJ tripped Montclair.

Nolan Ebel's big plays lifted No. 5 Augustana to an overtime win over No. 4 UW-Stevens Point. Elsewhere two sets of Tigers were on different ends of upsets and conference play got underway in the MIAC and ARC.

When the defending national champs lose just one player, and bring in two all-conference transfers, they're the team to beat. But in a season where it seems everyone is loaded, here's our preseason look at who will challenge Nebraska Wesleyan. The D3hoops.com men's basketball preseason Top 25:

Ryan Scott has taken you Around the Nation throughout the season and now he's ready to take you on to the Road to Salem, one last time. Our annual preview gets you ready for the 2018 NCAA Tournament with predictions on who will advance through each pod this weekend.

Augustana, Montclair State and Hanover earned regular season splits in very different ways while Frostburg State shocked York (Pa.). In women's action Otterbein upset Marietta in overtime and Trine swept Calvin.

Albright scored the biggest upset of the Division III women's basketball season to date as the Lions knocked off top-ranked and undefeated Tufts, 62-59. On the men's side, Augustana impressed, York (Pa.) thrilled and Marietta ground out a win in Top 25 battles.

After a flurry of interesting non-conference games this week, the Central region will settle into its conference races when we turn the page to 2018. What are the most intriguing story lines for one of Division III's deepest region? Here's a good place to start.

Wittenberg and Juniata upped their record to 8-0 with impressive wins while No. 8 UW-Oshkosh won a close game at Calvin. Elsewhere the OAC race is turning into a dog fight, Augustana stayed above the fray in the CCIW and Salem State stayed hot.

What does it take to be a successful coach? Good players, of course. And preparation. And all the things you hear about in post-game press conferences. But what about trust, flexibility and consistency? What makes the "soft skills" of coaching so hard? Ryan Scott talked to some of the best in the business to find out.

What does it take to be a successful coach? Good players, of course. And preparation. And all the things you hear about in postgame news conferences. But what about trust, flexibility and consistency? Why are the "soft skills" of coaching so hard? Ryan Scott talked to some of the best in the business to find out.

Averett continued its impressive start by knocking off another ODAC foe and Augustana opened conference play with a win over North Central. Elsewhere Transylvania trounced No. 5 Hanover and the St. Thomas women held off Bethel.

The preseason ballot might be the hardest one of the year for our Top 25 voters. How much weight do you give last year's performance or a program's history? What do you do with transfers and new players? Dave McHugh takes you inside his process for putting together his ballot.

With nearly everyone back from last season's national semifinalist team, Whitman is the clear choice as the No. 1 team in our preseason poll. Where did defending champions Babson and the other two national semifinalists land? Find out here.

‘I don’t know where your career will go, but we’ll make sure we find how far it can go.’” That's what Illinois Wesleyan coach Dennie Bridges told a high school recruit named Jack Sikma 40-plus years ago. Sikma's career took him to seven NBA all-star games, a world title and now the SCB Hall of Fall. We spoke with Sikma and Bridges about the journey.

Babson defeated Augustana 79-78 in the 2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship game to complete its victorious return to Salem. Joey Flannery sealed the title by blocking a potential game-winning shot with three seconds left. Get the recap from Saturday's championship action in Salem, Va.

Hoopsville is once again in Salem for the Division III Men's Basketball Championship Weekend. Dave is joined by many as they preview (and breaking down) the semifinals games on Friday. Tune in starting at 3:00 PM ET leading up to the first game.