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!
No. 12 Tufts improved to 10-0 with a thrilling victory at No. 5 Keene State while Widener rolled over No. 15 Swarthmore in the Philadelphia suburbs. Elsewhere, both ranked OAC teams won nailbiters and Shenandoah reached double-digit wins. Read about the day in Division III men's basketball action here.
The DIII hoops season is already a month into schedules, but have we learned anything from the first bulk of games? Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat two programs that have gotten a solid foothold on the season. Plus hear from some of pundits on the men's side of the sport. Watch the show LIVE starting at 7:00 PM ET right here.
KEENE, NH (March 3, 2023) -- The Tufts University men's basketball team used an 11-0 run early in the second half to pull away from Widener University, earning a 78-66 NCAA Tournament First Round victory in play from Spaulding Gym at Keene State University.
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Tufts put up a jumbo-sized second half, outscoring homestanding Williams 40-19 on the way to a 71-50 win, handing the Ephs their second consecutive loss in a Friday night NESCAC game.
No. 4 CNU survived a challenge from Salisbury, No. 5 UW-Platteville sustained another defeat, LaGrange outlasted No. 11 Maryville, Tufts took it to No. 12 Williams, No. 15 Yeshiva lost again and Plymouth State knocked off No. 25 Mass-Dartmouth at the buzzer.
Some teams came out of the COVID season with big plans, but found them derailed early. For DeSales, Dubuque, Millikin and Tufts, the first month of the season sent them back to the drawing board. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.
The day the NESCAC announced that it was not holding a conference schedule for winter sports, Tufts men's coach Bob Sheldon made his retirement official, as of the end of the year.
Sophomore Carson Cohen sunk two game-winning free throws with five seconds left and the No. 20 Tufts men's basketball team overcame a 20-point first half deficit to pick up a 74-72 win over Western Connecticut State.
Bowdoin ended Tufts' hope's for a perfect season with a win in the NESCAC finals and Austin popped a bubble by beating Trinity for the SCAC crown. On the men's side, the top seed won the NESCAC and the bottom seed won the NEWMAC.
Wooster lost for the third time in four games, John Carroll rallied from a halftime deficit and Swarthmore survived an upset challenge on the road. All that and Tufts handed Colby its first loss of 2019-20 in Saturday's Division III men's basketball action.
There’s a lot on the line when Tufts University and Babson College play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament “Sweet 16” on Friday night. It’s a situation that makes both schools’ coaching staffs a little uneasy.
The No. 13 Tufts men’s basketball used a strong second half to pick up an 81-63 win over Hamilton in NESCAC Quarterfinal action in Cousens Gym on Saturday afternoon. Junior Vincent Pace finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists and senior tri-captain Tarik Smith added 17 points for the Jumbos in the win.
Injuries strike without warning and throw a wrench into even the best made plans. Some teams are dealing with injuries to key players now and others did so earlierthis season. How do you rally a team forward while respecting the fallen teammate? Ryan Scott explores in our final ATN of the season.
There is just a month left in the Division III basketball regular season. Who will emerge from some great conference races? Who can continue to ride their magical seasons? Who are putting their conferences in the rear view mirror? Hoopsville tries to answer those questions and more. Watch or listen to the show On Demand.
With six different players in double digits and a career-high 20 points from junior Thomas Lapham the No. 4 Tufts men’s basketball team picked up a 113-74 win over visiting Newbury College in Cousens Gym Thursday night. The Jumbos have now scored 100 plus in back-to-back games.
Junior Everett Dayton tallied a career-high 25 points and added a career-high eight assists to lead the No. 4 Tufts men’s basketball team to a 100-83 win over Connecticut College on Saturday afternoon in Cousens Gym. Classmate Vincent Pace added 20 points and five rebounds on the day.
The No. 4 Tufts basketball team held off a second half rally from visiting No. 24 Wesleyan to pick up a 77-73 win in Cousens Gym on Friday night. The Jumbos got 16 points and seven rebounds off the bench from junior KJ Garrett in the win.
Jalen Harris caught fire in overtime and the Gothic Knights defeated Ramapo in Saturday's only matchup between ranked teams. Elsewhere the WIAC and NESCAC races have clear front runners while the Centennial chase got tighter.
Behind a career high 19 points from junior KJ Garrett and the first career double-double for freshman Eric Savage, the No. 6 Tufts men’s basketball team moved to 4-0 in NESCAC play with a 94-81 win over Hamilton in Cousens Gym on Saturday afternoon.
Wooster advanced to the Elite Eight once again, while Alma advanced for the first time in program history. Plus Amherst and Tufts set up a high stakes rubber match and Benedictine stays perfect. That and more in the sectional semifinal recap.
Behind career-highs in points from senior tri-captain Stephen Haladyna and junior Tarik Smith the No. 20 Tufts men's basketball team blew past No. 12 Johnson and Wales, 101-85, in an NCAA Tournament Third Round game at Cousens Gym on Friday night. Haladyna finished with 30 points while Smith helped the Jumbos with 25 points in the win.
It may sound cliché, but Tufts men’s basketball coach Bob Sheldon claims ‘team chemistry’ is the reason the Jumbos are two wins away from advancing to the Salem Civic Center. More in a Road to Salem feature by Matthew Noonan.
Survive and advance! Pretty much sums up one of the craziest opening weekends to the D3 championship tournaments in recent history. Sunday night on Hoopsville Dave McHugh recapped it all, talked to coaches who survived, and looked ahead to the next weekend. You watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand here:
Behind a double-double and a career-high 24 points from senior tri-captain Stephen Haladyna the No. 20 Tufts men's basketball team edged visiting Southern Vermont, 78-76, during NCAA Tournament First Round action in Cousens Gym on Friday night. The Jumbos advance to play Skidmore in the Second Round on Saturday at 7 pm in Cousens Gym.
The Tufts Men's Basketball team clinched a home game in the NESCAC Quarterfinals with a 77-73 victory at Williams College on Friday night. Paired with a Wesleyan loss this evening, the Jumbos can finish no lower than fourth in the league.
Tufts built a 21-point lead in the first half and then held off a second-half surge by #11 Amherst to take an 84-73 NESCAC men's basketball victory Saturday afternoon at Cousens Gym.
Senior Shay Ajayi scored 26 points with 16 rebounds as visiting Trinity College earned an 88-76 victory at Tufts in NESCAC men's basketball action Friday night.
Hoopsville: Elite Effort
March 07, 2024By 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!
