• Hoopsville: Top 16 Seeds
    February 15, 2024
    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!
  • Hoopsville: Routine Surprises
    January 15, 2024
    On any given night in DIII hoops, you are going to be surprised. It's becoming expected. Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat with coaches near the top of their conferences races trying to avoid the surprises. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
  • Kingsmen Defense Forces Beavers into 24 Turnovers in 88-64 Win
    February 09, 2022
    MBB: Alonzo: 21 points, 14 assists, 7 rebounds, 5 steals
  • Kingsmen Hand Stags First SCIAC Loss; Defeat CMS 78-65
    January 12, 2022
    MBB: Alonzo: 14 pts, 9 ast, 6 reb, 6 stl, 1 blk; M. Johnson: 25 points, 6 ast
  • Team D3 gets set to face Boeheim's Army
    July 24, 2019
    Last year, the team of Division III alumni which played in the made-for-TV The Basketball Tournament had a trip to remember, other than the final 18 minutes to forget. This year, a new group of nine players is set to take on one of the top seeds in the tournament.
  • Cal Lutheran turns over both coaches
    July 22, 2019
    Cal Lutheran lost its head men's and women's basketball coaches to other colleges and quickly filled the vacancies with alums coaching at the high school level.
  • CLU goes coast to coast
    May 11, 2017
    Cal Lutheran went all the way to Hackettstown, N.J. to pick its next men's basketball coach. Tim Fusina, who coached at Centenary for four seasons, will lead the Kingsmen next season.
  • Resetting the West
    January 04, 2017
    The holiday season is over and conference play is in full swing. Nathan Ford resets the West Region conferences to prepare you for an exciting finish to the 2016-17 season.
  • Addition and subtraction at Cal Lutheran
    November 29, 2016
    The Kingsmen lost head coach Rich Rider when he retired abruptly just before the season started. They added transfer Wolfgang Wood, and elevated longtime assistant Geoff Dains to interim head coach. It's all added up to a 4-0 start. More in Around the West.
  • Rider calls it a career
    November 16, 2016
    A couple days before Cal Lutheran started the new season, long-time head coach Rich Rider announced he's retiring immediately. Assistant Geoff Dains will take over on an interim basis.
  • Cal Lutheran hands No. 15 Chapman its first loss
    January 29, 2015
    The Kingsmen knocked off a ranked team for the second time this season, and a player making his first career start played a key role.
  • Coming home to Cal Lutheran
    January 15, 2014
    Arik Smith enjoyed playing basketball for two seasons at UW-River Falls. But he felt like there was something missing – his family.
  • Van Klaveren a Finalist for Jostens Trophy
    February 28, 2012
    Aaron Van Klaveren of the Cal Lutheran men's basketball team is one of 10 finalists for the 2012 Jostens Trophy, as announced on Tuesday.
  • Van Klaveren Named to All-SCIAC First Team
    February 27, 2012
    Aaron Van Klaveren was named an All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) Men's Basketball First Team selection on Monday.
  • Kingsmen Cruise to Season Finale Victory
    February 21, 2012
    Cal Lutheran ended the regular season on a high note with a 65-54 victory over Occidental on the road. Aaron Van Klaveren, Xavier Walton and John Wilson each made his final collegiate appearance tonight.
  • Cal Lutheran Continues Reign at Home Over Redlands
    February 18, 2012
    Cal Lutheran men's basketball had never lost a home game to Redlands since joining the SCIAC in 1991 entering Saturday. On CLU's "Senior Night" the Kingsmen pushed that streak to 21 games following a hard fought 65-59 victory.
  • Kingsmen Unable to Knock Off No. 11 CMS
    February 15, 2012
    Cal Lutheran fell 57-46 at home to No. 11 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Wednesday night in conference play. The Kingsmen pulled within two points late in the second half before a 16-3 CMS scoring run sealed the game.
  • Cal Lutheran Battles, Beats Caltech
    February 11, 2012
    The Cal Lutheran Kingsmen earned back-to-back road victories with a 54-49 win over Caltech tonight at Braun Gymnasium in league play.
  • Cal Lutheran Completes Comeback Effort
    February 08, 2012
    Despite spotting its opponent 12 points to start the game on their home court, the Cal Lutheran men's basketball team truly earned a 47-46 road win over Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday night. Aaron Van Klaveren's play in the final seconds secured the team's first road win of the season.
  • Kingsmen Get Back in Win Column Against La Verne
    February 04, 2012
    The Cal Lutheran men's basketball team got back in the win column tonight with a 72-60 conference victory over La Verne at Gilbert Arena before a crowd that included the family after whom the gymnasium is named.
  • Van Klaveren Named to CoSIDA All-Academic District Team
    February 02, 2012
    Aaron Van Klaveren was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) All-District 2011-12 Men’s Basketball Team. He is one of five Division III players to be selected from District 8 which includes eight states and Canada.
  • Cal Lutheran Succumbs to Second Half Scoring Blitz
    February 01, 2012
    The Cal Lutheran defense allowed Whittier to score 57 second half points in Wednesday's 81-46 loss to Whittier. A tie game at halftime turned into the team's most lopsided loss of the season.
  • Early Lead Against Stags Fades
    January 28, 2012
    Facing the top team in the conference and the No. 15 team in the nation, Cal Lutheran opened a 26-22 lead at the intermission but a spark by CMS late in the second half toppled that effort as CLU fell 59-53. Tonight marked the mid-way point of the league schedule for the Kingsmen.
  • Van Klaveren Selected SCIAC Athlete of the Week
    January 25, 2012
    Men’s basketball team member Aaron Van Klaveren was named the conference’s male athlete of the week, announced on Tuesday. The senior scored his 1,000th career point to cap off the team’s second straight league win.
  • Kingsmen Stumble on Road to Bulldogs
    January 25, 2012
    On the road for the first time in over a week, Cal Lutheran stumbled to the University of Redlands by a 72-56 margin in conference play.
  • It pays to stick it out
    January 24, 2012
    There was a time when Xavier Walton didn't think he would last four days at Cal Lutheran, yet alone four years. Instead, his story serves as a great answer to the #whyd3 question.
  • Van Klaveren Reaches Scoring Milestone in Win Over Occidental
    January 21, 2012
    Cal Lutheran senior Aaron Van Klaveren scored the final point during Saturday night's 60-54 home win over Occidental. He became the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 points for his collegiate career, all while securing the Kingsmen their second straight conference victory.
  • Cal Lutheran Controls Momentum in First Conference Win
    January 18, 2012
    Each team seeking its first Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) victory of the season, Cal Lutheran hosted the Beavers from Caltech tonight inside Gilbert Arena. It was the Kingsmen who walked away victorious, winning 64-42 after opening a 39-20 halftime lead.
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