Hardin-Simmons guard Paris Kiser corrals our Player of the Year Award for Region 10 while the Tiger twosome of Anahit Aladzhanyan at Occidental and Jamie Ruede at Trinity (Texas) get the Coach and Rookie of the Year awards.
By the end of Friday night, only the elite of Division III will remain all hoping to be one of the final four remaining in their brackets. Thursday on Hoopsville, we talk to a number of programs looking to keep their championship goals in place. Tune in LIVE starting at 12:00 PM ET - right here!
“I remember leaving that game thinking, ‘She would fit so well in what we do and how we want to play.’ ” And it turned out, Hardin-Simmons coach Kendra Whitehead was correct -- Anna Fanelli has been a great fit for the Cowgirls. Riley Zayas has more.
The regular season and conference playoffs are complete, so this is our final Top 25 ranking until after the national title game. Who made the biggest jump in our poll ahead of the Big Dance? Find out here.
No. 16 Hardin-Simmons earned hosting rights for next weekend's ASC tournament with a dramatic win over No. 24 Mary Hardin-Baylor while the top spot in the Empire 8 playoffs will come down to math after Nazareth topped St. John Fisher. Plus, Alma scratched a 23-year itch against Hope in Saturday's NCAA D-III women's basketball action.
Believe it or not, for most teams the midseason point as arrived. So where are the minds of some of the top teams in the nation and their regions? On Monday's Hoopsville, we chatted with several coaches while also getting a pulse on things in the men's Top 25. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here!
Like a game clock, time is running out on the 2023 season. Hear from teams positioning themselves not only for conference glory, but hopefully some madness in March as well. Tune in to a special midday edition of Hoopsville On Demand or via the podcast - right here!
No. 15 Ithaca held off Skidmore to stay in first place in the Liberty League while No. 8 Hardin-Simmons all but ended the race for first in the ASC. Elsewhere, the OAC and Landmark each had one ranked team rally to victory and another fall short on the road. Read about it in our recap Saturday's women's recap.
The Elizabethtown Blue Jays enter our rankings for the first time since 2001, and the Millikin Big Blue returns to the rankings by dominating the CCIW. Plus, Hope floats up two spots and Hardin-Simmons strides into the Top 10.
Brooklyn is still top dog in the CUNYAC and UW-Eau Claire seized the WIAC’s automatic bid in Friday night's conference tournament action. Elsewhere Wittenberg busted a bubble, Anja Smith saved Augsburg and the ASC had two thrillers in its semifinals.
No. 6 Wheaton (Ill.) picked up its sixth win of the season in the closing minute while No. 1 Randolph-Macon improved to 6-0 in dominating fashion. On the women's side, No. 14 Hardin-Simmons won its sixth game in thriller and Principia won its first game in a long time. Get the full recap here.
No. 20 Christopher Newport and No. 14 Hardin-Simmons came up big late to beat Trinity (Texas) and Gettysburg. Elsewhere Bethany Lutheran picked up a big win over No. 17 UW-Oshkosh and No. 16 Amherst appeared to be in mid-season form after a long layoff. Get the women's recap here.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 24th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
Transylvania snatched victory from the jaws of defeat more than once in the final minute while Trine and the East Texas Baptist women kept trucking along. Plus HSU and UMHB split their rivalry games on Thursday night.
Trying to play college basketball during a pandemic isn't easy. We chat with coaches who have found games for their programs. Hear the challenges and steps each are taking to play. This is the first of three podcasts tackling the Coronavirus Pandemic in Division III.
The Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls rallied past No. 13 Mary Hardin-Baylor and into first place in their half of the ASC while No. 12 Loras quieted the Storm and No. 16 Scranton avenged its earlier loss to Elizabethtown. Read that and more in our recap.
Hardin-Simmons upped its winning streak to six games by upsetting No. 6 Mary Hardin-Baylor 61-59. Elsewhere Catholic dropped Scranton, New Paltz swept Geneseo and UW-Whitewater continued its resurgence.
This is the month that a lot of college students return home for the summer, and some coaches are also coming back home. Dagan Nelson has returned to NYU where he was once an assistant and Kendra Hassell has moved back to Hardin-Simmons where she was an All-American player. We spoke to both on this month's podcast.
Kendra Hassell, a member of the Hardin-Simmons athletics Hall of Fame and a two-time D3hoops.com first team All-America selection, is returning to HSU as women's basketball head coach.
Hardin-Simmons' head women's basketball coach Melanie Chonko has resigned her position effective immediately. Chonko recently completed her fifth season at the helm of her alma mater.
Two-time D3hoops.com All-America selection Kendra (Anderson) Hassell has been named head coach at UT-Tyler, a conference rival of Hardin-Simmons, her alma mater.
Hardin-Simmons’ women’s basketball team shot 64 percent in the second half and the three seniors combined for 51 points in an 81-76 win over Howard Payne in American Southwest Conference action at the Mabee Complex on Saturday afternoon.
Hardin-Simmons' women's basketball team shot a season-best 53.8 percent and rolled over Sul Ross State 81-53 in American Southwest Conference action at the Mabee Complex on Thursday night.