The madness of March hit early for Benedictine as the men's basketball team fell 83-82 in triple overtime at St. Norbert in one of the widest games of the year in the nation where both teams consistently answered each other.
Following reports in the campus newspaper that he used the N-word to one of his players during an open gym this week, Benedictine University has removed Keith Bunkenburg's name from the school's athletics website and has named an interim coach in his place.
The bench scored 32 points and no single player logged more than nine as the Benedictine University men's basketball team rode a team effort to a home win over MSOE
Nick Kosich nearly logged a triple-double while Trevor Montiel added a double-double as Benedictine opened conference play with a home win over Dominican
Benedictine rallied from down 13 in the first half and nearly rallied from down 14 with three minutes left but fell into Pool C consideration after losing at home for the first time this year to MSOE in the NACC Tournament
In a matchup of the co-leaders in the NACC, Benedictine led for nearly the entire game in pounding Wisconsin Lutheran on Senior Night 83-55 to win a share of the program's first conference title since 2016-17 and secure a first round bye in the tournament
Freshman Cade Ellingson converted on a three-point play in the closing minute as #24 Benedictine rallied late to remain even atop the conference standings, setting the stage for a first-place contest against Wisconsin Lutheran on Tuesday
Benedictine played from behind for most of the game but rallied to force overtime before finishing 1-for-4 from the line in the extra session, allowing MSOE to hit a shot in the closing seconds and win. Despite the loss, Benedictine remains tied atop the conference after Concordia Wisconsin upended Wisconsin Lutheran
All five starters scored in double figures as Benedictine shot a season high 57 percent from the field, storming past Rockford to an eighth straight win. Benedictine has shot over 50 percent in each of the last three games and six times during the streak, improving to 18-3 on the year and maintaining a first place tie atop the NACC
Nick Kosich knocked down seven three-pointers as Benedictine won a sixth straight and improved to 16-3 on the year and 12-2 in the NACC, remaining even with Wisconsin Lutheran
Four players scored in double figures and Benedictine shot 54 percent in the second half to clamp down and improve to 9-0 at home with a win over Illinois Tech, a fifth straight overall, holding on to a first place tie atop the NACC standings
Nick Kosich tallied a career high 20 points and Eric Grygo notched a fifth consecutive double-double as Benedictine won a fourth in a row, holding off a second half surge from Dominican on the road to remain deadlocked atop the NACC standings
A pair of free throws from All-Region senior Eric Grygo with 12.3 seconds remaining helped Benedictine reverse a conference loss with a 66-63 win over Concordia Chicago that saw Benedictine move to 8-0 at home and remain in a tie for first in the NACC
Benedictine rebounded from a tough loss on the road Saturday by improving to 7-0 at home, knocking down 12 three-pointers to topple visiting Rockford and pull into a three-way tie atop the NACC
Benedictine Unable to Escape at St. Norbert
February 22, 2024The madness of March hit early for Benedictine as the men's basketball team fell 83-82 in triple overtime at St. Norbert in one of the widest games of the year in the nation where both teams consistently answered each other.
