• #TIGERSWIN | ETBU Wins 2023 ASC Championship
    February 25, 2023
  • Saturday: A pair of Thunder shockers
    December 10, 2022
    The Trine Thunder upset No. 3 UW-La Crosse on the road while Elmhurst rallied late to beat the Wheaton Thunder in a Saturday night thriller. Elsewhere, ETBU zapped No. 24 Mary Hardin-Baylor and No. 7 Rochester surged past Wooster in Saturday's Division III men's basketball action.
  • ETBU Leads Entire Game Upsetting #24 UMHB
    December 10, 2022
    MARSHALL, Texas – Leading from start to finish over #24 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, East Texas Baptist University shocked the Crusaders, 72-64, to stay perfect in the American Southwest Conference. ETBU is now 7-1 on the year and 4-0 in the ASC. It is the second time in a year that ETBU has upset nationally ranked UMHB winning last year in Marshall, 81-72, when the Cru was ranked 17th.
  • #9 ETBU Holds Off #10 HSU in Top 10 Match Up
    December 04, 2021
  • ETBU goes through coaching change
    March 23, 2020
    Brandon Curran heeds a calling, while Chris Lovell comes into the program to take over the men's basketball program at East Texas Baptist.
  • @ETBU_MBSK Stays Perfect in ASC Play Upending UTD
    January 09, 2020
    MARSHALL, Texas – Coming from behind again this season posting a 26-6 run midway through the second half, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team erased 15-point first-half deficit over the University of Texas Dallas to stay undefeated in the American Southwest Conference East Division, 83-74. This is the first win in seven games against the Comets dating back to 2016 and puts ETBU at 10-2 and in first place in the ASC East at 3-0
  • @ETBU_MBSK Hot Shooting Holts Howard Payne
    December 10, 2018
    MARSHALL, Texas – Riding the momentum of a sharp shooting first half, the East Texas Baptist University men’s basketball team notched a dominant 92-71 victory over Howard Payne University in American Southwest Conference play on Monday night. ETBU improves to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the ASC East Division.
  • Two sets of Tigers turning it up
    January 24, 2018
    Something fun is unfolding at East Texas Baptist, where the men's team is on the verge of matching last year's win total and the women's team has blown last year's mark away.
  • ATN: Passing the baton
    November 16, 2016
    A new season brings a new voice to our Around the Nation column, and coaching changes to some schools that haven't had one in decades. Ryan Scott spoke with the new coaches at East Texas Baptist, Pomona-Pitzer, Roanoke, Rowan and Stockton about their managing the transition.
  • ETBU chooses Curran as next coach
    March 14, 2016
    Brandon Curran has been a coach at the NJCAA, Division I and Division II levels of college basketball and now he's a head coach in Division III. East Texas Baptist named him to replace long-time head coach Bert West.
  • Hoopsville: Bitter Blizzard
    January 24, 2016
    Sunday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talked to programs who are storming the competition right now. Whether in the midst of long winning streaks or dominating their conference, these programs are making the turn at five weeks to go in pretty good shape. You can watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand now:
  • ETBU Opens ASC Play Taking HSU, 90-75
    December 05, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas – A second half surge by the East Texas Baptist University offense of 57 points put them past Hardin-Simmons University, 90-75, in their American Southwest Conference opener. With the win, ETBU moves their home winning streak to 24 games dating back to the 2013-14 season.
  • ETBU Runs Home Winning Streak to 23-Games
    December 03, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas – Playing in its home opener, the East Texas Baptist University men’s basketball team shot a season-high 51.7 percent from the floor en route to a 105-91 victory over McMurry (Texas) University. The win advances ETBU’s record to 4-1, and moves their win streak at home to 23 games.
  • ODAC sets up rematch; Babson survives
    March 13, 2015
    All four host schools advance, while we'll have a rematch of the ODAC final in the Elite Eight. Northwestern's run came to an end, while Trinity pulled past Bates and Babson survived a last-second shot attempt.
  • ETBU Advances to Elite Eight Using Strong Defensive Effort
    March 13, 2015
    STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Showing the dominating play of a team effort, East Texas Baptist University held the University of Northwestern-St. Paul to just 30 percent shooting from the floor taking the Sweet 16 game, 70-46. ETBU now moves to their first-ever appearance in the Elite 8 on Saturday night.
  • ETBU Moves Onto First-Ever Sweet 16 Appearance
    March 07, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas – Pulling together their team concept in the second half and sticking together, the East Texas Baptist University men’s basketball team (25-5) continued their magical season advancing to the Sweet 16 with an 80-75 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (22-7). It was the 22nd straight win for ETBU in Ornelas Gym as they finish the year at home a perfect 18-0. ETBU moves on to their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III National Tournament Sweet 16.
  • ETBU Wins First-Ever NCAA Tournament Game
    March 06, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas—In their first NCAA Tournament game, the East Texas Baptist University men’s basketball team put on quite a show as they defeated Hendrix 79-59 on their home court. After leading by only five at half, ETBU broke out with a 44 point second half en route to their 21st straight win at home and improve to 24-5 overall Dylan Augustine led ETBU with 19 points and made two three pointers. He was joined in double figures by Junior Mitchell with 11 and Ahnre Gray with 10. Justin Felicia led the team with 12 rebounds. Luke Vance score 25 to lead Hendrix and tied for the team lead with three rebounds.
  • ETBU Wins First Ever ASC Tournament Championship
    February 28, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas—History happened on Saturday night as East Texas Baptist University won their 20th straight game in Ornelas Gym clinching their first-ever American Southwest Conference Tournament Championship, 82-71, over Concordia University-Texas. ETBU now receives their first-ever automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament and has won 13 of their last 14 games with 23 wins overall.
  • ETBU Advances to First-Ever ASC Championship Game
    February 27, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas—After Ornelas Gym was so loud the entire game the final six seconds were the quietest before an eruption as Howard Payne University’s (15-12) last second three-point attempt fell short as East Texas Baptist University advances to their first-ever championship game, 75-73. HPU was down nine with 1:16 remaining before storming back to get within two with nine seconds to play before missing their potential game winning three-pointer.
  • ETBU's Advances to ASC Semi-Finals with Stifling 2nd Half Defense
    February 26, 2015
    MARSHALL, Texas—Top seeded East Texas Baptist University put together a strong second half advancing to their second-ever semi-final game in program history with a 67-52 win over the University of the Ozarks in the American Southwest Conference tournament. ETBU had only a nine-point lead at the half, 24-15, before putting up 43 points and 50 percent in the second half.
  • Hoopsville: Time Running Out
    February 15, 2015
    There are just two weeks left to go in the regular season, so is best positioned and who could make a run? Tonight on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to Baruch and UMass Dartmouth women's teams along with East Texas Baptist and Buena Vista men's squads. Plus we get a Central Region report from D3hoops.com writer Josh Smith. Watch the show On Demand now!
  • ETBU Falls Short in Louisiana
    February 14, 2013
    PINEVILLE, La. – Starting off strong in the first half and taking an eight point lead, 18-6, East Texas Baptist University (9-15/5-12) let a Louisiana College run swing momentum to the Wildcats as they fell in American Southwest Conference East Division play, 84-75. Louisiana College went on a 21-7 run over seven and half minutes in the first half to take a 29-23 lead that led to the victory.
  • UTD Slips Away with Win on the Road at ETBU
    February 02, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – Shooting in the second half was the difference for East Texas Baptist University (9-12/5-10) as the University of Texas-Dallas barely walked away from Ornelas Gym with the victory, 75-69. ETBU’s hot hand of 61 percent shooting in the first half for one-point lead at the half slipped to 35 percent in the second half as Texas-Dallas found the bucket enough times to slip by the Tigers. UTD remains in first place in the American Southwest Conference East Division as ETBU’s hopes for the post-season are slowly fading away.
  • Last Nine Minutes is Difference in Game as ETBU Finishes on 24-4 Run Over Ozarks
    January 31, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – A close game turned into a blowout in the final eight minutes of the game as East Texas Baptist University went on a 25-5 run to take the American Southwest Conference East Division game, 97-78, over the University of the Ozarks (6-14/3-11). The win is the second in a row for ETBU as they improve to 9-11 and 5-9 in the ASC East keeping their post-season hopes alive.
  • Team Effort Leads ETBU Past LC
    January 26, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – Leading from start to finish, East Texas Baptist University shot 54 percent from the floor as picking up an American Southwest Conference East win in Ornelas Gym over Louisiana College (5-10/5-8), 85-78. ETBU made 46 percent of their three-point shots and a season best 83 percent from the foul line (25-of-30).
  • MC Buzzes Past ETBU in Last 10 Minutes of Game for ASC Win
    January 24, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – Despite only turning the ball over only 13 times, Mississippi College netted 21 points off of the East Texas Baptist University (7-11/3-9) mistakes pushing forward to take the game away from the Tigers, 82-70. ETBU had as large as a five-point lead in the second half but could not over come MC six three-pointers (66 percent) and 56 percent shooting from the floor.
  • LeTourneau Wins Game on Free Throw Shooting Dropping ETBU
    January 17, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – It came down to free throws as the difference in the game for East Texas Baptist University shooting only 57 percent missing eight overall as they fell to LeTourneau University (7-9/6-4), 64-58. LeTourneau missed just two free throws (86 percernt) and ETBU went only 11-of-19 in the loss as they fell to 7-10 and 3-8 in the ASC East.
  • ETBU Upsets Texas-Tyler in Double-Overtime as 5 Players Score in Double Figures
    January 15, 2013
    MARSHALL, Texas – It was twice the fun in Ornelas Gymnasium for East Texas Baptist University earning an upset win, 84-82, in double overtime against the University of Texas-Tyler (11-5/6-4) as two players recorded double-doubles and five players finished with double figures. Texas-Tyler was just a half-game out of first place heading into tonight’s game and needed a win to propel them into a first-place tie with Texas-Dallas but now are a game back at 6-4 in the ASC East. This is the second time in two weeks that ETBU has upset one of the top teams in the ASC in Ornelas Gym.
  • Ozarks' Hot Shooting Sinks ETBU in Arkansas
    January 12, 2013
    CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – East Texas Baptist University had a hard time shutting down a hot-shooting University of the Ozarks team as they fell on the road in American Southwest Conference East play, 81-65. Ozarks shot 55 percent overall but mad 75 percent of the shots in the second half from the floor. ETBU falls to 6-9 overall and 2-7 in the ASC East.
  • Joseph's Career-High Not Enough vs. UTD in ASC East Opener
    January 10, 2013
    RICHARDSON, Texas – With the game tied at 15 in the first half East Texas Baptist University (6-8/2-6) scored only one point over five minutes at the University of Texas-Dallas (10-4/6-3) put 16 points on the board for a 15-point advantage taking control of the game. Texas-Dallas went onto to take the American Southwest Conference East game, 79-49.