So far in this space, we’ve covered former Division III basketball players who have carved out careers in the basketball world as coaches or executives. Today, we wanted to highlight another group of D3 hoopers who either hold or have held day jobs in the NBA’s orbit - the sportswriters.
Oberlin, Ohio - The Oberlin College men's basketball team turned in a thrilling 75-68 win over the Denison University Big Red on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio - The Oberlin College men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought 71-68 win over the visiting College of Wooster Fighting Scots who came into Philips Gym just outside the Top 25 in the country and in first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference.
The victory was significant for the Yeomen as it marked the first time Oberlin has prevailed against Wooster since February 6, 1988 as they snapped a 60-game losing streak against the longtime national powerhouse.
Oberlin College Associate Vice President for Athletics Advancement and Delta Lodge Director of Athletics & Physical Education Natalie Winkelfoos announced the appointment of Shiva (SHE-vah) Senthil as the school's head men's basketball coach.
Greencastle, IN – The fifth-seeded Oberlin College men's basketball team earned a 75-63 victory over the fourth-seeded DePauw University Tigers on Tuesday night at Neal Fieldhouse in the NCAC Tournament Quarterfinals.
The victory marked the Yeomen's first conference tournament win since 1992 when they beat Allegheny 88-73 in the quarterfinals.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 23rd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College men's basketball team erased a 16-point deficit in five minutes as they rallied all the way back to knockoff the visiting Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops, 89-80, in overtime on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
There are always a few teams that start the season and make everyone turn their heads. It results in a lot of information for fans, voters, and others. Leaving us all feeling stuffed. On Sunday's Hoopsville, our appetizer to Thanksgiving Day is a healthy serving of "you've got to be kidding me!" Catch up On Demand or listen to the podcast.
Meadville, PA – The Oberlin College Yeomen and Allegheny College Gators needed 55 minutes of action to determine a winner and in the end it was the visiting Yeomen who left town with a 95-94 triple-overtime victory on Wednesday night at Mullens Arena.
Junior Joshua Friedkin hit an off-balance one-footed jumper from the far elbow with 2.3 seconds to go to put the Yeomen out in front by two, 95-93. However, after the play the Yeomen were whistled for a technical foul for players leaving the bench area. Thankfully, Billy Urso split the charity tosses – missing the first. The Gators still had life though as they drew up a beautifully designed in-bounds play that appeared to give Brian Roberts a chance at a potential game-winning 3-pointer but Christian Fioretti came flying in from behind to reject his shot and secure the win for Oberlin.
No more than five points separated the two foes throughout the three extra frames. It appeared that the Gators were going to escape in the second overtime as the Yeomen trailed by two in the closing seconds with Eli Silverman-Lloyd's rushed 3-point attempt being well off the mark but Jordan Armstrong was there to corral the miss and lay it back in at the buzzer to keep the Yeomen alive.
In the first overtime, a strong finish inside by Friedkin tied the game at 74 with 15 ticks still to expire and the Gators had a great chance to win it as Lamar Todd slithered his way through the paint only to see his would-be game-winning layup roll off the rim.
Friedkin scored 14 of his team-high 25 points in the overtime periods, going 5-of-7 from the floor and 2-of-2 at the free throw line. All five Yeomen starters played over 40 minutes and finished in double figures. Silverman-Lloyd and Andre Campbell each added 19 points with the latter of the pair adding 10 rebounds as well. Armstrong posted 13 points and Fioretti chipped in 11 points to accompany his career-high tying 10-assist effort for his first double-double of the year.
Oberlin faced an eight-point halftime deficit but battled back to tie it at 43 on one of five Friedkin triple-hits with 13:41 left to play in the second half. No more than four points would separate the two foes the rest of regulation but Oberlin never once took the lead despite tying the game eight more times in the half. The most import squaring of the match came on acrobatic driving layup from Fioretti with 38 ticks left. Oberlin would then fend off three Allegheny chances to send the game to overtime tied at 66.
The Yeomen struggled to connect in the first half, hitting on just nine of 36 shots in the session but still managed to stay within striking distance. The Gators built up a 19-9 lead midway through the frame but a personal 5-0 response from Fioretti cut the deficit in half with 9:35 left to play.
The Gators answered right back with a 14-4 burst of their own to balloon the lead out to 15, 33-18, at the 4:44 mark. However, the Oberlin defense would buckle down and hold Allegheny scoreless the rest of the way while closing the stanza with seven straight points, five of which came courtesy of Armstrong.
The Yeomen shot 38.9 percent (35-of-90) in the game, which included just an 8-of-33 (24.2%) showing from beyond the arc. Oberlin did make up for it at the free throw line, cashing in 17 of the 20 freebies they hoisted for an 85 percent success rate.
The victory ran the Yeomen's record to 12-10 on the year and 8-7 in the NCAC, tying the school record for most league wins in a season, which happened in the 1991-92 campaign.
Oberlin will conclude the home portion of its regular-season schedule on Saturday afternoon against the Hiram College Terriers. Tip-time is set for 3 p.m.
The Oberlin College men's basketball team earned a thrilling 88-84 overtime road win at Ohio Wesleyan University on Monday night at Branch Rickey Arena, marking the Yeomen's first win over OWU since 1999.
Gambier, Ohio - The sharp-shooting Oberlin College men's basketball team earned a wire-to-wire road win at Kenyon College on Wednesday night, securing a 76-59 victory over the Lords at Tomisch Arena.
Members of the Ohio Athletic Conference and North Coast Athletic Conference are teaming up this week to raise funds and raise cancer awareness during Suits and Sneakers Week to honor Capital men’s basketball coach Damon Goodwin.
Oberlin, Ohio – Reining NCAC Player of the Week Jack Poyle and junior classmate Nathan Cohen combined for 48 points to lead the Oberlin College men's basketball team to a 102-94 victory over Muskingum on Tuesday night at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio – Behind career-high efforts from Nathan Cohen and Matt Walker, the Oberlin College men's basketball team earned a 75-67 win over the visiting Wabash College Little Giants on Saturday afternoon at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College men's basketball team erased a 10-point second-half deficit to stun the DePauw University Tigers 67-63 on Saturday afternoon at Philips Gym.
Opening day for the Division III basketball season was an eventful one. Three of last year's men's semifinalists lost, Wooster handled Cabrini at home and the Randolph-Macon women got a big performance from their back court. Get the recap from Saturday's action.
Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College men's basketball team started the season in grand fashion, defeating Wittenberg University for the first since 1979 by earning a 65-63 victory on Saturday afternoon at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio – Senior Emmanuel Lewis made an acrobatic layup with 11 seconds left to play, and the Yeomen created two turnovers in the closing moments to get past the 23rd-ranked Tigers of DePauw University, 62-60, on Saturday afternoon at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio – Senior Andrew Fox was sent off in style as the Oberlin College men’s basketball team outlasted the Hiram Terriers, 59-50, on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
Greencastle, IN – With defenders draped all over him, freshman Randy Ollie found a way to muscle-up the game-winning layup to propel the Oberlin College men’s basketball team to a thrilling, 51-49, victory over DePauw University on Saturday afternoon.
Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College men’s basketball team put forth one of its best all-around efforts of the season to upend the visiting Gators of Allegheny College, 67-59, on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio – It wasn’t the prettiest game, but in the end the Oberlin College men’s basketball team found a way to upend the visiting Wolverines of Grove City College, 57-55, on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio - Andrew Fox hit a go-ahead three (Watch) with 1:39 remaining as the Oberlin College men’s basketball team fended off a late comeback attempt from Denison University to earn a 52-51 victory on Monday night at Philips Gym.
Oberlin, Ohio - Josh Merritt surpassed the 1,000-point plateau, and senior classmate Danny Enright provided the game-winning bucket as the Oberlin College men’s basketball team upended the visiting Gators of Allegheny College, 63-62, on Wednesday night at Philips Gym.
Meadville, Pa. – Rookie Emmanuel Lewis hit four free throws in the closing seconds and five players scored in double figures as the Oberlin College men's basketball team snapped a 19-game losing streak by defeating Allegheny College 72-68 in overtime on Thursday night.
Oberlin, Ohio – Sophomore Andrew Fox scored a career-high 24 points and senior Pat Bernhard also added a career-best 19 to lift the Oberlin College men’s basketball team to a thrilling 78-72 win over Westminster College on Monday night.
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April 08, 2024So far in this space, we’ve covered former Division III basketball players who have carved out careers in the basketball world as coaches or executives. Today, we wanted to highlight another group of D3 hoopers who either hold or have held day jobs in the NBA’s orbit - the sportswriters.
