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Team of the Week
February 03, 2025D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week. -
Van Gorp breaks school record, Curren hits a game winning shot in men's basketball win
February 01, 2025Bradley Curren (sophomore, Harlan) made a layup with 1.4 seconds left and Joshua Van Gorp (5th-year, Pella, Pella Christian HS) broke his own school record with 55 points to give Central men's basketball team a 75-73 win over Coe College Saturday.
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Team of the Week
December 02, 2024D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 28, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Team of the Week
January 29, 2024D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Team of the Week
November 13, 2023D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Team of the Week
December 05, 2022D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
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Bethany Lutheran rallies past Central in overtime
November 06, 2021PELLA ,Iowa—A spirited comeback was undone by mistakes down the stretch as the Central College men's basketball team dropped its season opener to Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) 77-67 in overtime.
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Moody, Jones combine for 43 in Central loss
February 16, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Central College got 43 points from guards Jaden Moody and Shimar Jones but couldn’t put the brakes on sharpshooting Loras College in a season-ending 111-80 men’s basketball loss Saturday.
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Flinn, Moody drop 24 but Central men's comeback stymied
February 13, 2019INDIANOLA, Iowa—Guards Jaden Moody, Adam Flinn and Jamel McKnight combined for 69 points but Central College couldn’t overcome its first-half defensive struggles and saw its men’s basketball comeback attempt stymied at Simpson College, 93-87 Wednesday night.
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Central keeps league tourney hopes alive
February 09, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Keeping its American Rivers tournament hopes alive, the Central College men’s basketball team put five players in double figures and held off a Luther College 3-point barrage in a 94-90 win Saturday.
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Monster Buena Vista run topples Central
February 06, 2019STORM LAKE, Iowa—After surging to a 13-point first-half lead, the Central College men's basketball team was staggered by a devasting 35-2 Buena Vista University run in a deflating 108-78 road loss Wednesday night.
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Dubuque dodges defeat
February 02, 2019DUBUQUE, Iowa--A desperation three-quarter court heave by Central College guard Jaden Moody provoked a few gasps in the crowd as it rimmed out and the University of Dubuque dodged the Central College men's basketball team 75-72 at Dubuque Saturday.
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No. 2 Nebraska Wesleyan uses 17-0 run to outshoot Central
January 30, 2019PELLA, Iowa—No. 2-ranked Nebraska Wesleyan University ran off 17 unanswered points and outscored the Central College men's basketball team 95-70 Wednesday night.
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Central's Moody hits career-high 31 in road loss
January 26, 2019WAVERLY, Iowa—Guard Jaden Moody pumped in a career-high 31 points but a late 5-minute scoring drought spoiled the Central College men’s basketball chances to steal a road win Saturday.
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Central comeback forces overtime but Coe men prevail
January 23, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Surging from a 12-point second-half deficit, the Central College men’s basketball team forced overtime before finally dropping an 88-81 American Rivers contest to Coe College Wednesday night.
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Second-half rally fizzles for Central men at Loras
January 19, 2019DUBUQUE, Iowa—A spirited second-half rally fizzled for a shorthanded and undersized Central College men's basketball team in a 106-91 loss at Loras College Saturday.
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January 16, 2019PELLA, Iowa—After seeing a late lead melt away in the final minute and with a short bench growing even shorter, the Central College men's basketball team got another clutch bucket from guard Jamel McKnight and an 87-84 comeback victory over Simpson College Wednesday night.
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Central wins on McKnight jumper after trailing by 12
January 12, 2019DECORAH, Iowa—Guard Jamel McKnight's step-back jumper with 3 seconds left capped a furious second-half comeback for an 83-81 Central College men's basketball victory at Luther College Saturday.
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Moody double-double lifts Central men past Buena Vista
January 09, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Resorting to a guard-dominated lineup, the Central College men's basketball team used torrid second-half shooting to overtake Buena Vista University 77-73 Wednesday night.
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Moody hits 24 but Central men falter
January 05, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Guard Jaden Moody had a career-high 24 points but the young Central College men's basketball team was outshot by Wartburg College 102-85 Saturday.
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58-point second half carries Dubuque men past Central
January 02, 2019PELLA, Iowa—Showing the effects of a two-week layoff, the Central College men's basketball team surrendered 58 second-half points and was outscored by the University of Dubuque 93-74 Wednesday night.
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Bethany Lutheran outshoots Central men
December 18, 2018MANKATO, Minn.—Some offensive struggles combined with sizzling Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) shooting spelled an 89-70 loss for the Central College men's basketball team
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Central men cruise to non-conference win
December 13, 2018PELLA, Iowa—Playing on short rest after a week of final exams, the Central College men's basketball team coasted past Faith Baptist Bible College Thursday.
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First-half Central dry spell lifts Wis.-Platteville
December 08, 2018PLATTEVILLE, Wis.—A tenacious closing effort couldn't overcome a late first-half dry spell as the Central College men's basketball team was outmuscled by traditional NCAA Division III men's basketball contender Wis.-Platteville 94-77 Saturday.
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Flinn hits career-high 23 as Central men notch league road win
December 05, 2018CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Guard Adam Flinn rained in a career-high 23 points and forward Jaden Moody returned from injury to add 21 as the Central College men’s basketball team surprised Coe College on the road, 87-73 Wednesday.
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McKnight's 26 propels Central men past Wis.-La Crosse
December 01, 2018PELLA, Iowa—Guard Jamel McKnight erupted for a season-high 26 points and seven assists as torrid shooting propelled the Central College men's basketball team past the University of Wis.-La Crosse 89-77 Saturday.
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Wood hits 32 as short-handed Central pushes No. 1 Nebraska Wesleyan
November 28, 2018LINCOLN, Neb.—Forward Seth Wood (junior, Branson, Mo.) rained in a career-high 32 points and the Central College men’s basketball team put some heat on No. 1-ranked Nebraska Wesleyan before tumbling 91-83.
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Central gives up 7-point lead in men's road loss
November 24, 2018ST. PETER, Minn.—Central College enjoyed a seven-point lead but host Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) took control in the second half for an 81-75 men's basketball victory Saturday.
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Central 2-point strategy foils Grinnell in record-setting win
November 20, 2018PELLA, Iowa--It was the ultimate of contrasting 3-point men's basketball records as Grinnell College tied an NCAA Division III mark with 89 3-point shot attempts, but Central College set a school record of its own by not taking one all night and prevailed 105-96.
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Hoping 2018 starts where 2017 ended
January 03, 2018Many of us focus on what we can do differently when the calendar changes from one year to another. Some teams, like Central, Hamline and Augsburg, hope that 2018 picks up where 2017 left off. Nathan Ford explains in Around the West.
