Bantams coach James Cosgrove wanted his players to tone it down, but the Trinity players were set on setting their goal for the season as winning a national championship. They were right, he was wrong. Ryan Scott has more.
Jarrel Okorougo carried Trinity (Conn.) early, and Henry Vetter carried them late, as he scored all 14 of his points in the second half, including the game-winner, to get the Bantams past NYU for the 2025 Division III men's basketball national title.
The NESCAC representative in the Division III men’s basketball national championship game will be wearing blue and yellow, after Trinity held off a late Wesleyan run to defeat its conference foe and archrival 73-69 in Thursday’s first national semifinal.
Just getting to the Final Four is a challenge, let alone doing it two years in a row. The Trinity Bantams have eight guys back who played in last year's national semifinals, and they are hungrier this time around. Joe Sager has more in a Road to Fort Wayne 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!
In the first year of the NCAA Power Index, the power conferences certainly got through, as it will be Wesleyan and Trinity (Conn.) of the NESCAC and NYU and Wash U of the UAA who make the trip to Fort Wayne for the Division III national semifinals.
The Sectionals are here. There will be some great hoops to watch this weekend. What challenges are ahead for teams to clinch their trips to Ft. Wayne and Salem? We talk about their hopes ahead on Thursday's Hoopsville, LIVE, at 7:00 PM ET - right here!
We enter the 2025 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament with perhaps less confidence than ever before. Our Top 25 has first place votes split almost evenly among UW-Platteville, NYU, and Wesleyan and there were all sorts of upsets in conference tournaments. But Ryan Scott makes sense of it in his annual NCAA Tournament preview.
Trinity beat Wesleyan for the NESCAC title and handed a loss to the last unbeaten team in Division III men’s basketball. On the women’s side, Bowdoin will enter the Tournament unblemished and Gettysburg won its fourth straight title.
Illinois Wesleyan will head home for the short holiday break with a win over fellow national title contender UW-Whitewater, while the Trinity (Conn.) men narrowly avoided an upsetting visit to an All-American alum. Read about those games and sample some more in our Turkey Tuesday recap.
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!
Teams hoping for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament got help from the conference tournament favorites who won on Sunday. Swarthmore moved off the bubble and into the Big Dance by beating Johns Hopkins in the Centennial men's final, Trinity (Conn.) avenged its lone loss against Williams, and Mary Schleusner had a performance for the ages in the ODAC women's title game. Read about it all here.
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!
The Hoopsville Marathon is back! For the 10th year, we are on air for many hours celebrating everything that is Division III basketball. Tune in as we talk to plenty of programs, coaches, administrators, and even pundits. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast(s) here!
No. 13 Catholic snapped a six-game losing streak against No. 9 Scranton and No. 5 Case Western Reserve picked up its first conference win by downing No. 4 NYU. Plus, the Emory women and Trinity (Conn.) men kept rolling with conference wins. Read about it here.
HARTFORD, Conn. - First-year forward Jarrel Okorougo (Stoneham, Mass.) had 17 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 80-59 victory over the visiting Eastern Nazarene College Lions in men's basketball action this evening on Ogrodnik Court at Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 14-1 for the first time since 2003-04 with its fifth victory in a row and will visit New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rival Connecticut College on Friday at 7 p.m. Eastern Nazarene falls to 6-8 and will host New England College on Saturday at 2 p.m.
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The visiting Trinity College Bantams improved to 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the NESCAC with their fourth win in a row, 73-58, against the Bowdoin College Polar Bears in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. Trinity will host Eastern Nazarene in its next game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Rookie Henry Vetter (Kenilworth, Ill.) scored 17 points, junior Gilbert Otoo (Burtonsville, Md.) had 15 points, and sophomore forward Sean Macarchuk (Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.) added 12 points for the Bantams. Bowdoin, now 6-8 overall and 0-2 in the league, was led by Afamdi Achufusi with 13 points.
HARTFORD, Conn. - The host Bantams captured the 2022 Trinity College Men's Basketball Holiday Invitational title with a 68-65 victory over the Farmingdale State College Rams on Ogrodnik Court in Oosting Gymnasium this afternoon. Trinity, which downed the Framingham State Rams in the first round yesterday, improves to 11-1 for the first time since 2006-07, while Farmingdale State is now 8-4 with today's loss and a 78-65 win against the Endicott College Gulls in the first round. In the consolation game, the Gulls defeated Framingham State, 85-65. Drew Brown represented Endicott, now 7-3, on the all-tournament team and Bryan Thompson made it for the 3-10 Framingham State Rams. Nick Hurowitz scored 24 points and nine rebounds and made the all-tournament team for Farmingdale State, while senior captains C.J. Redd (Peekskill, N.Y.) and Dana Smith (Providence, R.I.) represented the champion Bantams. Trinity will open New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play on Friday, January 6 at 7 p.m. on the road against Colby College.
HARTFORD, Conn. - Senior captain C.J. Redd (Peekskill, N.Y.) had 19 points and five rebounds to lead the visiting Trinity College Bantams to a 70-43 win over the Manhattanville College Valiants in the finals of the A.J. Buchanan Men's Basketball Classic this evening at Kennedy Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 3-0, winning the title with today's win and an 86-75 victory over Gwynedd Mercy in the semifinals last night. Redd, who scored 25 points on Friday, was named the tournament MVP. The Bantams return home to host Eastern Connecticut on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Hartford, Conn. - Senior guard Joe Bell (Manchester, N.H.) scored 23 points, making nine of 14 shots from the field, and added seven rebounds to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 100-82 victory over the visiting Middlebury College Panthers in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Basketball Quarterfinals this afternoon on Ogrodnik Court in Oosting Gymnasium.
Clinton, N.Y. - The visiting Trinity College Bantams closed the 2019-20 regular season with a 90-71 loss against the Hamilton College Continentals in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this afternoon.
Hartford, Conn. –Junior Brennan Morris (East Hempstead, N.H.) scored a game-high 20 points to lead the visiting Tufts University Jumbos to an 88-58 win over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference men’s basketball action this evening at Oosting Gymnasium.
Hartford, Conn. –Junior Colin Donovan (Westborough, Mass.) scored a game-high 18 points with seven assists to lead the Trinity College Bantams to a 73-60 win over the Williams College Ephs in New England Small College Athletic Conference men’s basketball action Saturday afternoon at Oosting Gymnasium.
Hartford, Conn. – Senior co-captain Kyle Padmore (Milton, Mass.) and junior Colin Donovan (Westborough, Mass.) scored 20 points apiece to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 82-76 win over the visiting Middlebury College Panthers in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this evening at Oosting Gymnasium.
Johns Hopkins and St. John's rallied to win, while Ripon got the best of its archrival in Saturday's Division III men's basketball action. That, plus a buzzer-beater which was not waved off.
Hartford, Conn. – Junior Colin Donovan (Westborough, Mass.) had 13 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 107-73 win over the visiting Pine Manor College Gators in men's basketball action this evening at Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 11-6 and snaps a two-game losing skid, while the Gators fall to 4-15.
Hartford, Conn. – Junior guard Antone Walker (Philadelphia, Pa.) had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the visiting Wesleyan University Cardinals to an 83-69 win over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this evening at Oosting Gymnasium.
Waterville, Maine – The Colby College Mules caught fire from long range in the second half to surge past the visiting Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this afternoon.
Brunswick, Maine – In a game that featured 48 personal fouls and 66 free throw attempts, the Trinity College men's basketball team pulled away from Bowdoin late in an 84-70 victory on Friday night. The Bantams improve to 10-4 with their sixth-consecutive win in their New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opener.
Hartford, Conn. – Junior Colin Donovan (Westborough, Mass.) scored a game-high 18 points and senior co-captain Kyle Padmore (Milton, Mass.) added 14 points and 11 assists to lead the Trinity College Bantams to an 87-76 win over the visiting Anna Maria College Amcats in men's basketball action this afternoon at Oosting Gymnasium.
Trinity's goal: National championship
March 22, 2025Bantams coach James Cosgrove wanted his players to tone it down, but the Trinity players were set on setting their goal for the season as winning a national championship. They were right, he was wrong. Ryan Scott has more.
