Knox men's basketball news

  • Knox hires Green Mountain coach
    April 02, 2019
    Knox named Ben Davis as its new head men's basketball coach. Davis spent last season as the head coach at former Division III member Green Mountain College, which is closing at the end of the semester.
  • Walden resigns as coach at alma mater
    February 19, 2019
    Kevin Walden, a Knox alumnus, led the Prairie Fire out of the Midwest Conference basement, if only temporarily. The team was 1-24 this past season.
  • Knox Falls to Hot Shooting MacMurray
    November 20, 2013
    MacMurray College raced out to a big first half lead on the strength of 77 percent shooting and defeated Knox College 94-69.
  • Knox Offense Clicks in Win Over Principia
    November 16, 2013
    A fast start propelled the Prairie Fire to a 101-91 over Principia College on November 16 in the Bill Merris Tournament at Illinois College.
  • WIU Defeats Knox in Exhibition
    November 05, 2013
    Knox sank 10 shots from 3-point range but Western Illinois used its superior athleticism and size to roll to a 97-54 exhibition win on November 2 at Western Hall.
  • Knox coach leaves for assistant's job
    July 18, 2012
    Rob Purlee, who has coached Knox to nine wins in four seasons, is leaving to take a job on the Otterbein men's basketball staff, leaving the position truly open for the first time in decades.
  • Recently retired Knox coach passes away
    March 15, 2009
    The Knox community has lost a long-time friend and coach, as Tim Heimann, a 1970 graduate of the institution and men's basketball coach for 24 years, died Friday, March 13, at home.