As conference play heats up, four men's teams are tied atop the NCAC standings. But that's not as hotly contested as the HCAC, which has five teams tied for the lead entering play on Jan. 6. More in Around the Great Lakes.
The craziest year in recent Division III men's basketball history put up an opening round of the NCAA Tournament to match, as Northwestern got its first NCAA Tournament win with a dagger at the buzzer vs. No. 3 St. Thomas, Defiance dominated the final 10 minutes to knock out the defending champ and No. 5 St. Norbert went down in 3 OT.
Ten Division III men's basketball players and 10 women's players are in line for the Jostens Trophy, awarded to the top overall student-athlete in Division III men's and women's basketball.
UW-Whitewater got its first win of the season at Hope while Christopher Newport edged Randolph-Macon in a thriller. Plus the Western New England women made a monster comeback against Springfield.
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Senior forward Bernard Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Warren Cousino) netted the go-ahead bucket with three seconds to go as the Defiance College men's basketball team upset No. 18 nationally-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) College, 67-65, in a non-conference game at the Karl H. Weaner Center.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Ryan Hicks led the Yellow Jackets on his senior day and pushed Defiance past Franklin 73-71 to secure a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the HCAC Tournament next week with a 73-46 win over Manchester Wednesday night.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets defeated Earlham College Wednesday night 56-41 to give head coach Kyle Brumett his 100th career victory at the helm of the Purple and Gold.
ANDERSON, Ind. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets pulled away late to defeat Anderson University 68-57 Thursday night to close a three-game stretch on the road.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Ryan Hicks surpassed the 1000-career point milestone Saturday afternoon as the Defiance College Yellow Jackets fell to Rose-Hulman in a battle of first-place teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets closed out the first half of the conference season Wednesday night with a 71-55 victory on the road over Earlham College.
FRANKLIN, Ind. – Mason Roth hit a jumper as time expired to push the Defiance College Yellow Jackets past Franklin College Saturday afternoon 54-52 in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference thriller.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Men's Basketball team picked up a 69-59 victory over Anderson University Wednesday night to snap the Yellow Jackets' (9-3, 4-1 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference) two-game losing skid and keep DC undefeated at home in conference play.
Hoopsville returned to Sunday nights as Dave McHugh talked to No. 8 WPI, NO. 18 CNU and Defiance on the men's side and No. 8 Tufts and No. 13 Emory on the women's side. Watch it On Demand!
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College Men’s Basketball team fell short in a comeback effort Saturday afternoon, falling to Hanover 67-63 at Collier Arena.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College men's basketball team fell 75-62 to Ohio Wesleyan Monday night in the Purple and Gold Financial Tournament championship game inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Mason Roth made a pair of free throws with .7 seconds remaining to push the Defiance Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball team past Albion College 50-48 in the Purple and Gold Tournament semifinals on Sunday night. With the win, the Yellow Jackets (8-1) advance to play Ohio Wesleyan (8-2) in the finals Monday night at 7 p.m.
ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets suffered their first loss of the season Friday night at the hands of Division I Oakland University, falling to the Golden Grizzlies 87-66 at the O’rena.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Even though it was cold outside and the snow was falling, Defiance (7-0, 3-0 HCAC) continued its hot start to the season with a dominating 78-50 win over Transylvania University (2-5, 1-2 HCAC). With the win, DC tied the best start in 40 years.
CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball team remained undefeated this season as senior Ryan Hicks scored 39 points to lead Defiance (6-0, 2-0 HCAC) past Mount St. Joseph Saturday afternoon 72-64.
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets marked the best start in 40 years Wednesday night with a 67-48 victory over Manchester University to open up conference play as Bernard Edwards scored 31 points and seven three pointers in a career night.
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College matched its best start to a season in the Kyle Brumett era Tuesday night with a 70-66 victory over Ohio Northern in front of a near-capacity crowd inside the Karl H. Weaner Center.
ALMA, Mich. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets put together a second half comeback to defeat Alma College 70-68 Wednesday night at Art Smith Arena. The Yellow Jackets (3-0) overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half to down the Scots (0-3) in their home opener.
LEXINGTON, Va. - Defiance College picked up an early season tournament championship with an 83-79 victory over Ferrum College Saturday afternoon to win the Washington and Lee Season Tip-Off Tournament.