Two of the three Maine schools in the NESCAC are hosting games this weekend, and Bates and Bowdoin are big rivals, for sure. But this year's Bobcats are fueled in part by the daughter of Bowdoin's winningest coach, and a head coach who's an alumna of the rival 22 miles down the road. Riley Zayas has more.
Buckle up! The finish to the DIII basketball season will be bumpy, full of twists and turns, and for some it will come to a sudden stop. Watch (or listen) to Thursday's Hoopsville as we hear from programs still looking to play in March and we share some of the men's games and teams you should be watching.
In a Hoopsville exclusive, the D-III national committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand here!
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
No. 20 Mary Hardin-Baylor bolstered its position atop the ASC standings with an offensive explosion while first place in the NESCAC is a Maine event after Saturday’s results. Plus, No. 4 UW-Whitewater pushed No 22 UW-Stout farther behind in the WIAC and the NEWMAC conference title chase finally began with a close win by No. 18 Smith.
Senior captain Meghan Graff scored a team-high 22 points and the Bates women's basketball team defeated No. 12 nationally ranked Trinity 61-53 Friday night at Alumni Gym.
Senior captain Meghan Graff scored a game-high 26 points and first-year Sophie Spolter added a career-high 13 in the Bates women's basketball team's 72-59 win over Middlebury Friday night at Alumni Gym.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
The Bates women's basketball team turned in its best defensive performance in a NESCAC game in 20 years on Sunday, defeating the Connecticut College Camels 59-35 at Alumni Gymnasium.
Senior captain Meghan Graff poured in a season-high 33 points and the Bates women's basketball team rolled to a 74-48 win over Colby Tuesday night in non-conference action at Alumni Gym.
Meghan Graff of Bates headlines our All-Region 1 team after leading the Bobcats to their first ever NESCAC title. GNAC MVP Lyric Grumblatt is our Rookie of the Year and G.P. Gromacki of Amherst our Coach of the Year.
Conference champs from the NESCAC and ASC survived stiff challenges from the CCC and SLIAC title winners, while Trinity won its Texas rematch and the OAC rolled through the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament. Read about it here.
The final automatic bids to the NCAA Division III basketball tournaments were awarded on Sunday, including to former No. 1 Yeshiva and current No. 1 Randolph-Macon. There were a handful of bubble-busting results. Find out about them here.
Bates bounds into our Top 25 for the first time since the 2005 preseason poll. The wait wasn't quite as long for Springfield, but the Pride are ranked for the first time in a while, too. Plus Simpson re-enters the top 10 and the Violets rise in our latest rankings
November is behind us and now comes the month of distractions: Exams, travel, holidays, academic breaks, etc. Hear from one coach whose team is already shaking up their conference without playing an official game and another who has landed in a new home. Plus, reactions to the latest Top 25 polls! Catch-up On Demand!
The top five teams in the first regular season poll won on Wednesday night, headlined by wins for No. 4 UW-Platteville and No. 3 Randolph-Macon. On the women's side, No. 1 Hope dominated its arch rival but two other highly-ranked teams fell to their foes. Get the recap here.
DIII Fall Championships have been canceled and many schools won't let winter sports start until January. Will there be a '20-'21 basketball season? We discuss ideas to shift the season and the feasibility to make such moves. Plus we celebrate the best of the best in the latest Hoopsville Podcast.
Sophomore Julia Middlebrook scored 11 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Bates women's basketball team past the Hamilton Continentals by a final score of 60-52 Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
The Bates women's basketball team hit a program-record 16 three-pointers and sophomore Meredith Melendy came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points in the Bobcats' 95-43 victory over the University of Maine-Farmington Thursday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
First-year Meghan Graff scored a career-high 21 points, including 17 in the first half, and senior captain Erika Lamere added a season-high 14 points to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 65-50 win over Norwich University Tuesday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
The Bates women's basketball team finished Saturday's game on a 19-4 run to defeat the Colby College Mules by a final score of 54-47 at Alumni Gymnasium.
Sophomore Julia Middlebrook hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in double overtime and the Bates women's basketball team won an 86-85 thriller over the University of New England Sunday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.
Senior co-captain Allie Coppola poured in a game-high 20 points and grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 75-44 victory over the University of Maine-Augusta Friday night at Alumni Gym.
Nina Davenport scored a game-high 32 points and the Bates women's basketball team hit a season-high 14 three-pointers on their way to an 82-73 victory over Trinity College Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gym.
Senior co-captain Allie Coppola returned to her home state and tallied half as many points as the entire Hamilton team in a 60-44 road win for the Bates women's basketball team Friday night.
Senior co-captain Allie Coppola scored a career-high 24 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and took over the game down the stretch to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 64-57 win over the Colby College Mules Friday night at Alumni Gym.
The Bates women's basketball team led wire-to-wire in a 70-45 victory over the D'Youville Spartans Friday afternoon in the consolation game of the 2016 Salem State Women's Holiday Tournament.
Junior forward Nina Davenport recorded game highs with 22 points, 13 rebounds and four assists, leading the Bates women's basketball team to a 60-57 non-conference victory over the visiting University of New England Monday night in Alumni Gymnasium.
Senior co-captain Allie Coppola pulled down 21 rebounds and added 10 points to lead the Bates women's basketball team to a 60-54 victory over Central Maine Community College in the Graef Memorial Classic Saturday afternoon.