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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Amherst and Wooster are perennial powers that dropped off the national radar after slow starts. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps entered the season highly ranked, then lost seven of its first 10 games. As we head down the stretch toward the NCAA Tournament, all three have played themselves back into the postseason picture. Ryan Scott has the story in Around the Nation.
Celebrating quintessential moments
February 01, 2024What'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.
