Nichols men's basketball news

  • Hoopsville: Final Sprint
    February 20, 2024
    The final week of the regular season has arrived! Conference tournaments are going to have upsets which could pop some bubbles. On Tuesday's Hoopsville, we talk with programs looking to stay ahead while also peaking at what women's teams everyone should be watching. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here!
  • Team of the Week
    January 16, 2024
    D3hoops.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.
  • Team of the Week
    November 13, 2023
    D3hoops.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.
  • Hoopsville: Sweetness!
    March 06, 2023
    In the blink of an eye, we are down to just 16 teams remaining in each of the DIII NCAA Tournaments. Monday we recap a terrific, and wild, tournament weekend. The upsets, the finishes, the battles. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here!
  • CCC, UEC champs pick up first-round wins
    March 03, 2023
    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.
  • Team of the Week
    January 24, 2022
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 25th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, including game-winning shots and big days against Top 10 teams.
  • Team of the Week
    January 10, 2022
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 25th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, with some key performances by teams who had great weeks.
  • PAC back, West best, Bruton sinks Ducks
    March 06, 2020
    Yeshiva got its tournament off and running in front of nobody, Whitworth survived Nate West's 51 points, Nichols won with a shot with 2.2 seconds left, and Grove City gave its conference its first NCAA Tournament win in 18 years. All that and more was part of Friday's first-round action in the 2020 D-III men's basketball NCAA Tournament.
  • Four-Peat! Bison edge Gulls in classic CCC Championship
    February 29, 2020
    Senior DeAnte Bruton scored 26 of his game-high 38 points in the second half as the Nichols College men’s basketball team captured its fourth-consecutive Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship with a 76-75 win at top-seeded Endicott College Saturday afternoon at MacDonald Gymnasium on the campus of Endicott College in Beverly, Mass. 
  • Bison advance to CCC Championship with 88-76 win over Gordon
    February 27, 2020
    Senior captain DeAnte Bruton scored 25 of his game and career-high 40 points in the first half as the Nichols College men’s basketball team downed Gordon College 88-76 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinal action Thursday night at the Nichols Athletic Center in Dudley, Mass.
  • Nichols storms back from 19-point deficit to stun Roger Williams
    February 25, 2020
    Senior DeAnte Bruton scored a career-high 36 points – including the game-winning layup with 1.3 seconds remaining – as the Nichols College men’s basketball team rallied from a 19-point second half deficit to stun Roger Williams University 80-78 Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Men’s Basketball action at the Nichols Athletic Center in Dudley, Mass.
  • Nichols rallies, scores final 20 points to win
    February 11, 2020
    It's been a tough run for the Bison, who have won 20 or more games each of the previous six seasons, but they stampeded to a key conference win on Tuesday night, finishing on a 20-0 run to beat Western New England.
  • Nichols rallied past Bantams
    December 01, 2019
    Junior Matt Morrow collected 17 points and 20 rebounds in No. 6 Nichols College’s 66-58 win at Trinity (CT) College Sunday afternoon in non-conference men’s basketball action at Oosting Gymnasium.
  • Nichols names Army assistant to be new coach
    June 13, 2019
    For the second off season in a row, Nichols men's basketball followed a successful season with a coaching change. The Bison hired Army West Point assistant Brandon Linton to replace Scott Faucher who moved to Division II Assumption College.
  • Dream season ends with loss to Swarthmore in Elite 8
    March 09, 2019
    Junior DeAnte Bruton scored a game-high 22 points in No. 14 Nichols College's 69-65 loss to No. 6 Swarthmore in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Elite Eight Saturday night at LaFrek Gymnasium on the campus of Amherst College.
  • Three hosts knocked off; Whitman eliminated
    March 08, 2019
    Williams sent Whitman packing, Nichols knocked off Amherst, Guilford knocked out St. Thomas and Swarthmore survived in the final minutes against Randolph-Macon in Friday's Division III basketball Sweet 16. Here's the update.
  • Bison feeling Elite after win at No. 7 Amherst
    March 08, 2019
    Senior Marcos Echevarria scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as No. 14 Nichols College stunned No. 7 Amherst 62-58 to advance to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament Friday night at LaFrek Gymnasium on the campus of Amherst College.
  • Bison dance into Sweet 16 with win over Rowan
    March 02, 2019
    Sophomore Matt Morrow recorded his 17th double-double of the season with 18 points and 17 rebounds to propel No. 14 Nichols College to the 'Sweet 16' for the first time in program history with an 87-79 win over Rowan University in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at Esbjornson Gymnasium on the campus of Rowan University.
  • Jostens Trophy finalists announced
    March 01, 2019
    The Salem Rotary Club announced the 20 finalists for Division III's premier award recognizing excellence on and off the court. The men's and women's award winner will be introduced on Thursday, March 14.
  • First round means big performances
    March 01, 2019
    Gwynedd Mercy advanced to the second round for the fourth time, Nichols won a nail-biter and Aston Francis scored 42 points, while Dom LeMorta outdid him by three to lead Alfred to a first-round win in its first NCAA Tournament game in a generation. More in the men's first-round wrapup.
  • Bison advance to second round with win over Panthers
    March 01, 2019
    Junior Jerome Cunningham blocked the potential go-ahead basket with 28 seconds remaining to lift the Nichols College men's basketball team to a 74-71 win over Middlebury College in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Friday evening at Esbjornson Gymnasium on the campus of Rowan University.
  • Bison defeat Gordon to win third-straight CCC Championship
    February 23, 2019
    Senior Marcos Echevarria and junior DeAnte Bruton combined to score 63 points and help the Nichols College men's basketball team capture its third-straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship with a 105-90 win over Gordon College Saturday evening at the Hart Center on the campus of the College of the Holy Cross.
  • Bison overcome early deficit to down Golden Bears
    February 21, 2019
    Freshman Jaekwon Spencer came off the bench to record a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Nichols College men's basketball team, which rallied past Western New England 87-79 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Semifinal action Thursday night at the Nichols Athletic Center.
  • Hoopsville: Now or Never
    February 17, 2019
    The time is now. If teams want to be sure to playing in March, the opportunity is before them. The season comes down to this week. Watch a special, extended, edition of Hoopsville On Demand, or listen to the podcast. Bubble talk, surging teams, must-win games. We have it all!
  • Nichols survives Wentworth, 67-64
    February 16, 2019
    Junior DeAnte Bruton scored 10 of his team-high 15 points in the second half as the No. 17 Nichols College men's basketball team rallied late to defeat Wentworth 67-64 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday afternoon at the Nichols Athletic Center.
  • Bison outmuscle Fighting Scots, secure homecourt advantage
    February 13, 2019
    Junior DeAnte Bruton dropped in a team-high 27 points to lift the No. 17 Nichols College men's basketball team to a 107-93 win over Gordon College Wednesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Bennett Center.
  • No. 20 Bison roll past UNE, 83-61
    February 09, 2019
    Senior Marcos Echevarria led five Nichols College student-athletes in double figures with 18 points in an 83-61 win over the University of New England Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action at Harold Alfond Forum.
  • Career night from Echevarria lifts Bison over Hawks
    February 05, 2019
    Senior Marcos Echevarria canned a school-record 11 three-pointers and finished with a career-high 38 points to help the No. 20 Nichols College men's basketball team to a 110-77 win over Roger Williams University Tuesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at the Nichols Athletic Center.
  • Bison down WNE, run win streak to eight
    January 30, 2019
    Junior DeAnte Bruton scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to lift the No. 24 Nichols College men's basketball team to an 82-63 win over Western New England University Wednesday night in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Nichols Athletic Center.
  • Bison sail past Seahawks
    January 26, 2019
    Sophomore Matt Morrow recorded a double-double with 28 points and 13 rebounds in Nichols College's 95-76 win at Salve Regina University Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action at Rogers Recreation Center.
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