OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Calvin’s trip through its first NCAA III Tournament since 2017 came to an end in the first round Friday night, but not without sending an upset scare against another nationally-ranked foe.
Pat Coleman hosted the annual Selection Sunday episode chatting with a coach from the NPI Top 8 in men's and women's, an upset conference tournament winner in men's and women's, plus Grinnell on the show for the first time in more than a decade. Plus Ryan Scott revealed his mock men's and women's brackets. Catch up On Demand!
Three sets of Knights upset top-seeded favorites on the road and claimed automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament, while the Knights of Wartburg and Southern Virginia completed their sweep through conference play and into the Big Dance. Plus, three teams punched their first ever ticket to the Big Dance.
ANGOLA, Ind. – The streak is over for the Calvin women’s basketball team and with it is an opportunity to play for an MIAA Tournament Championship title and a bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
GRAND RAPIDS - The Calvin women's basketball team battled top-ranked Hope College to the end, but fell 62-56 in the MIAA-opener on Wednesday night at Van Noord Arena.
For the first time ever, the Top 25 is a Slugfest. UC Santa Cruz makes its debut in our rankings while Calvin and Rochester also surge into the poll, thanks to their great starts.
Calvin started its bruising three-game stretch with a win at No. 4 UW-Whitewater while No. 5 Trinity (Texas) completed a rare home-and-home sweep of No. 18 Hardin-Simmons and Ohio Northern topped. No. 8 Trine. On the men’s side, No. 3 UW-Oshkosh easily won the clash of the Titans. Get the recap here.
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.
RICHARDSON, Tx. – The Calvin women's basketball team picked a huge road win over No. 8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire on the campus of University of Texas-Dallas with a score of 61-49 on Wednesday afternoon.
At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.
After coaching the Waynesburg men for seven seasons, Mark Christner is returning to his alma mater to become the Knights' new head women's basketball coach.
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Thomas More's Madison Temple was selected Player of the Year and Gabby Timmer of Calvin Rookie of the Year.
Here's hoping Thomas More's Madison Temple has a big trophy case because she's going to take home a lot of them. She's our Great Lakes Player of the Year, her coach Jeff Hans is Coach of the Year and Gabby Timmer of Calvin is Rookie of the Year.
Chuck Winkelman, who has coached the Calvin women's basketball team since the fall of 2016, is out with nine games to on the conference slate as the school mentions the lack of fit with the program.
Championship weekend got off to a stellar start as Ramapo beat New Jersey City University in the NJAC title game with a half-court buzzer beater. In other early finals the Staten Island women won the CUNYAC and Calvin bounced Hope from the MIAA tournament.
What used to be teams off to good starts are now teams having good seasons as conference races take shape. On Thursday's show, Dave chatted with several coaches whose teams are at the top of their conferences, plus win 787 for Wooster's Steve Moore. Dave even hits the road. You can watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand.
Calvin selected Millsaps head coach Chuck Winkelman to fill the head coaching vacancy created when John Ross stepped down. Winkelman has a .698 winning percentage after 15 seasons at Hendrix and Millsaps.
Calvin denied Hope an undefeated regular season while UW-River Falls beat Oshkosh in the WIAC's de facto title game. Meanwhile the NJAC playoffs started with a thriller and Marymount finished the wild CAC season on top. That and more in the women's wrap.
ADRIAN, Mich. - The 24th-ranked Calvin women's basketball team used a torrid three-point shooting attack in the first half to propel itself to an 89-67 win at Adrian Saturday afternoon.
OLIVET, Mich. - A pair of free throws with six-tenths of a second remaining in overtime by sophomore Bre Luurtsema lifted the nationally-ranked Calvin women's basketball team to a 79-77 overtime victory at Olivet Saturday afternoon.
BEXLEY, Oh. - Calvin came up short in the championship game of the Mariott/Columbus Airport Holiday Tournament Saturday afternoon, falling to host Capital 79-70 in overtime.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A blistering three-point attack propelled the nationally-ranked Calvin women's basketball team to a 95-71 conference victory over Albion Saturday afternoon at Van Noord Arena.
The Calvin women's basketball team improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the MIAA with a 91-45 victory over visiting Saint Mary's College on Saturday afternoon at Van Noord Arena.
Calvin Toppled by Titans in Division III NCAA Tournament First Round
March 08, 2025OSHKOSH, Wisc. – Calvin’s trip through its first NCAA III Tournament since 2017 came to an end in the first round Friday night, but not without sending an upset scare against another nationally-ranked foe.
