Nichols rallied from a big deficit to knock off Rochester, Lancaster Bible gave the United East a first-round win for the third Tournament in a row, and the program that Jim Calhoun built finally got a D-III NCAA Tournament victory. The UAA, which had five teams selected to the tournament, lost its first three of the night but rallied to win its last two.
Andrew Wingreen, who spent a year as an assistant at Rockford and several as an assistant at Bob Jones, will be Lancaster Bible's new men's basketball coach after its second coaching change in three years.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 21st season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
After a close-but-no-cigar in last year's bracket, and the threat of getting left out even at 26-1, Lancaster Bible is in the NCAA Tournament and finds itself matched up with Division III royalty right out of the gate.
Middlebury completed its run through the NESCAC tournament, earning itself a bid and busting someone else's hopes for an at-large bid, as did St. Olaf in the MIAC. Lancaster Bible ensured we won't find out if a 26-1 will really miss the tournament while the NCAA women's tournament will be a little Sluggish.
Thursday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh gave you the insight you need to know how the NCAA Tournament brackets are already taking shape. Dave talked to many coaches around the country who are looking to lock up automatic bids, securing at-large opportunities, or knowingly playing for the postseason lives. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast here:
Lancaster Bible is one of just four men's teams still undefeated this season. The Chargers are in the midst of their third straight impressive regular season, but the past two ended in conference tournament disappointment. More in Around the East.
There continue to be incredible stories around Division III as we get further into conference schedules. Surprising teams leading conferences, programs finding success with alums at the helm, and national headlines but not for the obvious reasons. Thursday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talked to those still proving people wrong.
Shortly before Glenn Robinson got his 900th win at F&M, the head coach of the other D3 school across town got his 10th. Zach Filzen's Lancaster Bible squad is undefeated including an eye-popping win over F&M. Learn more about the last unranked, unbeaten team in Division III.
CCC, UEC champs pick up first-round wins
March 03, 2023Nichols rallied from a big deficit to knock off Rochester, Lancaster Bible gave the United East a first-round win for the third Tournament in a row, and the program that Jim Calhoun built finally got a D-III NCAA Tournament victory. The UAA, which had five teams selected to the tournament, lost its first three of the night but rallied to win its last two.
