Natalie Bruns of NYU and Tate Ivanyo of Anderson have been named the winners of the 2025 Jostens Trophy, awarded to the top overall student-athlete in Division III basketball.
New York University capped a second consecutive perfect season with a win over Smith in the national championship game. This season's title team rolled to perfection with a pressing defense that often put games out of reach before the first quarter break. Riley Zayas catches up with the Violets in our final Road to Salem story.
NYU All-Americans Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia combined for 41 points, and the defending national champions downed UW-Stout in Thursday's night's national semifinal game. Riley Zayas tells the story from Salem.
Our all-region team is awash in violet and red. New York University dominates the first team selections, including Player of the Year Natalie Bruns, while Montclair State takes home Coach of the Year (Karin Harvey) and Rookie of the Year (Alyssa Craigwell).
Belle Pellecchia's role has changed a few times over her four years at NYU, but one thing that has never wavered is her relentless pursuit of playing defense. That's true whether facing her older brother in the driveway as a kid or now as a point guard for the defending national champs. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Salem feature.
And then there were four. In what seems like the blink of an eye, four rounds are done and four men's and four women's teams are left to battle for two national championships. On Monday's Hoopsville, we take a look back at the Sectionals weekend and ahead to the final fours. Catch up On Demand or podcast - right here!
New York University cruised to victory at Gettysburg and UW-Stout won a thriller in Scranton to complete a weekend in which road teams won all four NCAA Tournament sectionals. The Violets and Blue Devils will be joined by Smith and UW-Oshkosh in next week's national semifinals in Salem, Va.
The New York University women's basketball team was severely tested for the first time all season, but used a second-half run to continue its undefeated season with a 74-53 win over SUNY Geneseo in an NCAA Division III Tournament Sweet 16 match-up on Friday, March 14, in Gettysburg, PA.
The NYU men's basketball and women's basketball teams do all of their conference travel together in the UAA, flying halfway across the country at times for games. Even though they're not both allowed to host at the same time, that bond doesn't wane. Joe Sager has more.
After what seemed like an inevitable run to the 2024 national championship last season, No 1 New York University somehow seems even better this season. Is there anyone who can stop the Violets' march through March madness? That and more in our NCAA Tournament preview.
Hoopsville is ON AIR! The 22nd season of the first show covering DIII basketball is back on air. Monday's show talked with the preseason and current #1 teams. And played up-tempo to catch up with the season. Join us On Demand - right here!
Randolph-Macon enters our poll for the first time in six seasons following its thrilling win over Washington and Lee while Bethel nets its first national ranking in five seasons. Plus, NYU is the unanimous No. 1 in our latest Top 25.
Hundreds of teams. Thousands of games. Thousands of coaches and players. How do you make sense of it all? Here are eight names to know for the upcoming women's basketball season.
Defending champs New York University start the season as the near unanimous preseason favorites. Who follows the Violets in our rankings? How many WIAC teams made the poll? Where does Transylvania land after changing its coach and most of its roster? Find out here.
The Hoopsville Season Finale will feature conversations with both national championship programs along with the Jostens Trophy winners. Plus we recap our favor moments of the NCAA Tournaments. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. NYU's versatile forward Natalie Bruns was selected Player of the Year and Lexy Harris of Washington U. was chosen as Rookie of the Year.
New York University started the Division III women’s basketball season with a star-studded roster that seemed destined for a national title, and the Violets finished the season that way, too. Led by its three All-Americans, NYU defeated Smith, 61-51, and competed a perfect run to the 2024 national championship.
Transylvania’s title defense came to an end thanks to the stellar defense of New York University, as the Violets shut down the Pioneers, 57-42, in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Thursday night.
New York University has been dominant all season and that's reflected in our Region 4 awards. Natalie Bruns is our Player of the Year and Meg Barber our Coach of the Year, plus Gigi Gamble from Kean is the Rookie of the Year.
It's down to the final fours in men's and women's basketball. Hear from the coaches from the only programs remaining for championship glory. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
No. 1 New York University is not just unbeaten, but often untouchable, as the Violets have stormed into the national semifinals. Front and center in this dominant run is All-American Natalie Bruns who burns for two more wins and a national title. Read more about the ultra Violets here.
Transylvania and Smith advanced to their second straight national semifinals with road wins while Wartburg completed an impressive road trip through Rhode Island and New York University rolled at home in Saturday’s sectional finals.
New York University, Transylvania, Rhode Island College, and Webster completed perfect runs to the NCAA Tournament, while Widener and Trine busted someone's bubble by winning their conference tournament title games. Settle in for our longest recap of the season.
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!
It's going to be a battle. The final two weeks of the regular season is here and for most conference the final week of their schedules is now. On a special midday Monday edition of Hoopsville, we check in with teams around DIII trying to finish strong. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here.
Carroll entered the holiday break in conference play with a thrilling victory over No. 9 Millikin while No. 1 New York University surged past No. 16 Tufts and No. 19 Hope continued its dominance over Calvin. Read about it here.
With a few games in the books, our voters had second thoughts on who should be ranked No. 1 and elevated New York University to the top spot ahead of defending champs Transylvania. Plus, Emory rises into the top 20, Amherst returns to the rankings, and Mass-Dartmouth makes its third poll appearance ever. Check out the full list here.
Hoopsville is back... again! Join us as we get back on the air for the second try at our 21st season debut. Hear from the preseason #1 teams. Plus we talk about transfers and "COVID year." And a Hall of Famer joins us. Hoopsville hits the air LIVE at 7:00 PM ET right here!
Which do you prefer, a defending national champion that returns all but one of its key players or a star-studded challenger with three All-Americans, including last year's national Player of the Year? Our voters took the former in a split decision. Check out the full women's preseason Top 25 poll here.
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Stellar Smith forward Morgan Morrison was selected Player of the Year and Mary Schleusner of Washington and Lee was chosen as Rookie of the Year.
Bruns, Ivanyo named 2025 Jostens winners
March 26, 2025Natalie Bruns of NYU and Tate Ivanyo of Anderson have been named the winners of the 2025 Jostens Trophy, awarded to the top overall student-athlete in Division III basketball.
