• Podcast: Pros Pipeline & D3hoops
    May 17, 2024
    As the NBA Playoffs push towards Conference Finals, we look at the influence DIII has on the league - it's more than many realize. Plus we get a bit of a state of the sport, go through important news and notes, and jump on the ever spinning Coaches Carousel. All on the latest episode of the Hoopsville Podcast - right here!
  • Celebrating quintessential moments
    February 01, 2024
    What's your quintessential Division III basketball moment? Since you're on this website, there's a good chance you have one as a player, coach, alum or fan. Over the next couple weeks, author and former Amherst basketball player Ben Kaplan will share stories about what makes this level of basketball so special.
  • Season Premiere - Part Deux
    November 20, 2023
    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!
  • ATN: Toomey ready to lead
    May 17, 2023
    Three years ago, Aaron Toomey was passed over for the head coaching job at Amherst College. He returns to New England to lead the University of Hartford's men's program as it moves from D1 to D3. We spoke with the Hawks' new coach about his journey, why he believes D3 is the right place for UHart, and his advice for others looking for a new head coaching job.
  • Toomey to lead UHart
    April 24, 2023
    The University of Hartford selected three-time All-American Aaron Toomey as the head coach who will lead their men's basketball program into Division III.
  • Hixon first D3 lifer named to Hall of Fame
    April 01, 2023
    Dave Hixon, winner of 826 games at Amherst, two Division III men's basketball national titles and the 2007 D3hoops.com men's basketball Coach of the Year, is the first person who spent their career primarily in D-III to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
  • Hoopsville: Final Days
    February 23, 2023
    Time is running out on the regular season. Conference Tournaments are in full swing and in a matter of days only 128 teams will remain for a chance at two national championships. And we cover it all. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we talked to those battling to still be playing next week and talk of Hall of Fame. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast.
  • Amherst hands No. 3 Williams first loss of season
    January 06, 2023
    Ryker Vance converted an and-one with 6.9 seconds to play to lift the Amherst College men's basketball team to a 53-51 win over archrival Williams
  • 8th Annual Marathon
    February 03, 2022
    The Hoopsville Marathon is back! For the 8th year, we are on air for many hours (at least nine this season) celebrating everything that is Division III basketball. Hoopsville hits the air with plenty of coaches, administrators, student-athletes, and friends. Watch the show on demand.
  • All-Decade team: Filling the gap
    January 06, 2021
    When we decided to change the timing of our All-Decade teams, we knew we were leaving some talented and decorated Division III student-athletes out. But we do not forget, even 12-13 years later, the best of the seniors who graduated in 2008 and 2009. It's our All-Gap team.
  • Hoopsville: Coronavirus Impact
    December 18, 2020
    The Coronavirus has had Division III on a roller coaster for more than nine months. Now, schools are trying to find ways to change how the ride impacts athletics. Hear how different schools are dealing with the impact differently. Also how the D3sports Network has been affected significantly on the latest Hoopsville podcast.
  • Amherst names new men's coach
    June 10, 2020
    Marlon Sears, a former Montclair State head coach and assistant coach at multiple Ivy League schools, is getting the call to replace longtime coach Dave Hixon at Amherst.
  • Hoopsville: May Podcast (Part 2)
    May 15, 2020
    In the first part of this month's Hoopsville Podcast, Dave chatted with some of the great coaches who have retired. In this second part, hear from the D3hoops.com 'gang' as they talk about those who have retired and those who always stand as some of the best to coach in the division. Plus, Dave chats with Eric Bridgeland on his change of coaching scenery.
  • Hoopsville: May Podcast (Part 1)
    May 12, 2020
    Coaches responsible for more than 4,000 wins have retired from Division III basketball this offseason. On the first of what will be a two-part podcast this month, Dave chats with some of the great coaches who decided to hang it up. Plus, catch up on some of the news in this month's Hoopsville Notebook. Listen to the podcast here.
  • It's official: Hixon done at Amherst
    April 13, 2020
    David Hixon took a sabbatical this past season after 42 seasons of coaching men's basketball at his alma mater, Amherst. And he has decided not to return, meaning the three winningest active coaches in Division III men's basketball have all announced their retirement in 2019-20.
  • Saturday men: RPI extends run to 18
    February 08, 2020
    RPI ran its run to 18 in a row, while No. 3 Randolph-Macon survived in overtime and Amherst got some key pieces back in Saturday's Division III men's basketball action.
  • 7th Annual Hoopsville Marathon
    January 30, 2020
    Time for the annual Hoopsville Marathon! For over TEN hours on Thursday, coaches, administrators, fans and others from around Division III basketball joined Dave on the show. Even the Division III VP and both national committee chairs. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcasts here.
  • D-III: A home for life
    January 26, 2020
    The Division III coaching profession has many members who have spent multiple decades at one institution, and Ryan Scott talks with current and former longtime coaches, plus one who could be both.
  • No. 15 Men’s Basketball Hands No. 3 Middlebury First Loss of the Season
    January 10, 2020
    AMHERST, Mass. – Only up three points heading into the halftime break, No. 15 Amherst College men's basketball rattled off a 13-0 run halfway through the second to top No. 3 Middlebury, 81-69, handing the Panthers their first loss on the season in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play Friday night at LeFrak Gymnasium.
  • #25 Amherst Deals #21 Springfield First Loss of the Season
    December 10, 2019
    AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst College men’s basketball team earned their biggest victory of the year so far on Tuesday night when they defeated #21 Springfield College 76-70, handing the Pride their first loss of the year after a wildly entertaining game at LeFrak Gymnasium.
  • Hixon taking sabbatical from Amherst
    September 16, 2019
    Getting a sabbatical from coaching is fairly rare in college basketball, slightly less so at the Division III level, but David Hixon will be taking this season off, Hoopsville and D3sports.com have learned. More details inside.
  • Hoopsville: Who Survives?
    March 07, 2019
    By the end of the weekend, there will be eight teams remaining who have a chance at two national titles. But who? Watch Hoopsville On Demand (or listen to the podcast) to hear how some of the teams are preparing for the Sectional Round of the NCAA Tournaments.
  • NESCAC advances three to Sweet 16
    March 02, 2019
    The NESCAC will have a trio moving on, while the CCIW and ODAC have two teams apiece advancing to the Division III men's basketball Sweet 16. More in the second-round tournament recap.
  • Sunday: 'Bos depose conference foes
    February 24, 2019
    Tufts defeated top-ranked Bowdoin 75-69 to win the NESCAC championship title while Shenandoah proved that eight was enough in the ODAC. In men's action Guilford toppled Randolph-Macon, Hanover held off Transy and Amherst won the NESCAC.
  • Who's in? Our projected men's bracket
    February 24, 2019
    We picked our projected teams live on Hoopsville tonight. Who do we think gets in? How will the NCAA pair them up? We've got a suggestion here in our projected 2019 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament bracket.
  • Amherst piling up wins
    February 14, 2019
    Amherst has played so many games in the past week and a half that Dave Hixon hasn't had time to run the snowblower. With five games in nine days, though, the wins piled up just as high as the snow. Brian Lester has more.
  • Wednesday men: Amherst wins one for Hixon
    January 16, 2019
    With assistant coach and former star point guard Aaron Toomey running the show, Amherst got a huge win over its archrival. No. 20 Capital saw its winning streak brought to an end while Wittenberg survived in overtime vs. Ohio Wesleyan.
  • Hutchinson back in head coach's seat
    October 19, 2018
    Adam Hutchinson, former head coach at Stevens, Case and W&L, spent a year as an assistant under Dave Hixon at Amherst, his alma mater, and is returning to the head coaching ranks.
  • We are D3 falls in TBT opener
    July 15, 2018
    The Sons of Westwood, composed primarily of UCLA alumni, proved too much to handle down the stretch and the fourth seed advanced past No. 13 seeded We are D3 in The Basketball Tournament.
  • ATN: From the court to the sidelines
    June 23, 2018
    While most of our athletes "go pro in something other than sports," a few make the jump to a professional basketball career. Olivia Lett and Aaron Toomey join us on this month's podcast to talk about their journey from D3 player to pro player to D3 coach.
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