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!
In a Hoopsville exclusive, the D-III national committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand here!
NEWARK, NJ – Booty Butler’s jumper with :02 remaining gave Rowan a 69-67 win over Rutgers-Newark in NJAC men’s basketball action and extended the Profs’ winning streak to seven. Rowan improves to 19-5 and a conference-best 13-4.
Demetrius Poles, who helped Rowan win the 1996 Division III national championship and then coached the Profs' women to two conference crowns, passed away on Saturday night. The two-time NJAC Coach of the Year was 50 years old.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Eric Brennan has been named the interim head men's basketball coach at Rowan University after serving as an assistant coach with the Profs for the past five years, it was announced today by director of athletics Dr. John Giannini.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Andrew Seager scored 23 points and Marcellus Ross had 18 as Rowan defeated Utica, 83-72, to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. The Profs will face Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday, March 10 in the sectional round at Mount Union with a game time of 4:45 p.m.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Ja'Zere Noel had a game-high 29 points as Rowan held off Cal Lutheran, 83-77, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship held at Esby Gym. The win advances the Profs to the second round on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Utica, which scored a 72-60 win over Babson.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Ja'Zere Noel had a game-high 29 points as Rowan held off Cal Lutheran, 83-77, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship held at Esby Gym. The win advances the Profs to the second round on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. against Utica, which scored a 72-60 win over Babson.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Marcellus Ross scored a game-high 24 points as top-seeded Rowan defeated second-seeded Stockton, 103-88, to win the 2023 NJAC Men's Basketball Championship in front of a sold-out crowd at Esby Gym. It is the Profs' second title since 2019 and the 12th all-time in the program's history. With the win, Rowan (22-5) earns the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Marcellus Ross scored 22 points and Ja'Zere Noel added 20 as top-seeded Rowan defeated sixth-seeded TCNJ, 96-83, in the semifinals of the NJAC Men's Basketball Championship at Esby Gym. The Profs (21-5) will play for the conference title, and the league's automatic NCAA bid, when they host Stockton on Friday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
In a Hoopsville exclusive, the DIII National Committees reveal the Top 16 Seeds if the tournaments started this week (based on Week 2 rankings). Find out who are the top teams in the rankings and who made the cut. Also hear from the committee chairs and our experts have their thoughts. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
Three weeks left in the regular season and the first Regional Rankings are coming. We chat with teams positioning themselves to hopefully play in March. And we get everyone ready for the first rankings of the season. Watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcast - right here.
UNION, NJ – Marcellus Ross scored a season-high 27 points, hitting six three-pointers, and Josh Wright hit a late three-pointer, to lead #25 Rowan to a 95-88 win at Kean to remain unbeaten in conference play at 15-0. Rowan improves to 19-3 on the season and extends its winning streak to 11 games.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Andrew Seager and Ja'Zere Noel scored 19 points apiece as #25 Rowan (18-3) rolled to a 101-86 win over Rutgers-Camden, winning its 10th in a row and remaining unbeaten in the NJAC (14-0). It was Rowan's first test as a ranked team, as this week, the Profs earned the program's first appearance in the D3Hoops.com Top 25 since November of 2001.
MAHWAH, NJ – Rowan led from the opening tip and by double-digits for most of the game as it picked up a 97-66 win over Ramapo, in NJAC men’s basketball action. Marcellus Ross and Ja’Zere Ross had 17 points apiece to lead the Profs to their ninth straight win, as they improve to 17-3 and a perfect 13-0 in conference play.
GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan men's basketball put together a strong second half to defeat TCNJ, 83-65, at Esby Gym, while extending its winning streak to eight and improving to 12-0 in the NJAC. Ja'Zere Noel had 20 points, Josh Wright scored 17 and Marcellus Ross added 13 to lead the 16-3 Profs.
Rowan rolled to its 10th conference win in as many outings, Western Connecticut rallied from 20 down against its cross-state rival, and Williams blocked a shot in the closing seconds to avenge an earlier loss to archrival Amherst. More in Wednesday's men's recap.
GLASSBORO, NJ - Josh Wright scored 19 points, Connor Dickerson had 18 and Damian Smith tallied 17 to lead the Rowan men's basketball team to an 87-70 win over Kean (13-1; 6-1), handing the visiting Cougars their first loss of the season and giving the Profs (11-3; 7-0 NJAC) sole possession of first place in the conference as the league's only undefeated team in NJAC play.
GLASSBORO, NJ -- Rowan powered its way past Salisbury, 106-92, on Saturday for its eighth-straight win. Andrew Seager tied a personal-best in scoring as he paced six players in double figures with a game-high 27 points. Ja'Zere Noel bucketed 24 points as the Profs led from start to finish to improve to 8-2 on the year.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Ja'Zere Noel had 25 points and Josh Wright scored 19 off the bench as Rowan broke open the game in the second half en route to a 103-84 win over Cabrini in non-league men's basketball action at Esby Gym. The Profs have now won five in a row and improve to 5-2.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan will look to take home its second conference title in the last three seasons played when the #2 seed Profs take on #1 seed Stockton in the 2022 NJAC Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday, February 26. Tip-off at The Sports Center in Galloway, NJ, is 6 p.m.
Believe it or not, the D-III hoops season has reached the final week of the regular season. Most teams are competing in conference tournaments to try and claim automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. It is do or done time. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
GLASSBORO, NJ -- Rowan had six players hit double digits and the team shot over 51% in the second half to help best The College of New Jersey, 101-79, Wednesday evening at Esbjornson Gymnasium in a New Jersey Athletic Conference matchup.
UW-La Crosse and Stockton beat the clocks and their opponents on Wednesday night while Rowan and Marymount didn't use their shot clocks much at all. On the women's side, the Bombers dropped No. 12 Scranton and No. 3 Trine rallied past Benedictine.
GLASSBORO, NJ – Arian Azemi scored 41 points and tied the school record for three-pointers in a game by making nine in the first half, as Rowan (3-0) defeated Marymount, 119-108, in men's basketball action. A large and enthusiastic crowd marked the return of the Profs to Esby Gym for the first time since February 19, 2019, as the pandemic canceled the 2020-21 season.
It was an NJAC kind of year in the Atlantic Region, which Sam Toney taking home individual honors. The Coach of the Year award stayed in the conference as well, while the Rookie of the Year was in the Skyline.
Milestones, upsets, underdogs, under the radar, and giving back ... that's what's on tap. Join Dave and guests as they recap another terrific week in D-III basketball. Hear from some of the teams many didn't expect to be talking about. Also, hear about how some teams are giving back on this national holiday. Watch the show On Demand.
MAHWAH, NJ – The Rowan University men’s basketball team ended the regular season with an 82-75 loss at Ramapo College in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night.
GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University men’s basketball team trailed just once in an 89-67 victory over visiting Rutgers-Newark in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Saturday.
GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University men’s basketball team topped Kean University, 71-69 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night.
Hoopsville: Final Sprint
February 20, 2024The 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!
