Simpson men's basketball news

  • Bjorkgren steps down at Simpson
    March 18, 2024
    Brad Bjorkgren, a 1983 grad of Simpson, won 103 games there in nine seasons.
  • Wednesday men: Coming down to the wire
    February 19, 2020
    Simpson took down conference rival Nebraska Wesleyan to remain in the hunt, Jake Ross surpassed another milestone, North Central came back from six down with 14h seconds left and Eastern Connecticut's long run in the Little East is over as a result of Wednesday's Division III men's basketball games.
  • Storm ride fast start to 94-69 win at Luther
    December 03, 2018
    Conor Riordan scored 17 points, Adam Reiter had 15 and 12 rebounds and the Simpson men's basketball team threatened the school-record for 3-point shooting in a 94-69 win at Luther on Monday.
  • Simpson stuns No. 10 Wis.-Platteville
    November 20, 2018
    Conor Riordan scored 26 points and Adam Reiter poured in a career-high 21 as the Storm knocked off No. 10 Wis.-Platteville 97-86 on Tuesday.
  • Team of the Week
    November 19, 2018
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 22nd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • Simpson dominates Hope to win North Park Tournament
    November 17, 2018
    Conor Riordan scored 20 points, a dominating defense set the tone early, and the Simpson men's basketball team routed Hope 73-55 on Saturday to win the North Park Tournament.
  • Riordan scores 18, Simpson pulls away from North Park
    November 16, 2018
    Conor Riordan scored 18 points, and a big second-half run propelled the Simpson men's basketball team to a 75-68 win over host North Park in the first round of the North Park Tournament on Friday.
  • Rajewski, Stumbo lead Simpson to comeback win at Westminster
    November 13, 2018
    Ben Rajewski scored a career-high 19 points, Tyler Stumbo hit a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Simpson men's basketball team beat Westminster 92-86 on Tuesday.
  • Simpson drops instant-classic despite Riordan's 35
    November 10, 2018
    Conor Riordan scored a game-high 35 points—including the game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation—but his heroics weren't enough as the Simpson men's basketball team lost to Bethany Lutheran in overtime, 103-100 in the season-opener Saturday.
  • Resetting the West
    January 04, 2017
    The holiday season is over and conference play is in full swing. Nathan Ford resets the West Region conferences to prepare you for an exciting finish to the 2016-17 season.
  • Team of the Week
    December 05, 2016
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • Hoopsville: Conference Turn
    January 28, 2016
    We have arrived at the time in the season when many conferences start heading into the second half of round-robin play. Thursday night on Hoopsville, Dave McHugh talks to some of the teams who are leading their conferences after the first half of play and looking to keep up their momentum. You can watch or listen to Hoopsville On Demand here:
  • NWU gives up NAIA status, will join IIAC
    July 20, 2015
    Nebraska Wesleyan, the lone remaining dual member of the NAIA and NCAA Division III, is giving up its NAIA affiliation effective July 2016 and joining the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference that fall.
  • Simpson men's coach out
    March 02, 2015
    After leading the Simpson men's basketball team for the past five seasons, Charles Zanders has resigned as head coach, athletic director Brian Niemuth announced Monday.
  • Simpson falls to Dubuque 71-63 in IIAC Tournament
    February 19, 2013
    Chris Frazier scored 15 points to lift Dubuque to a 71-63 win over the Simpson men's basketball team in the first round of the Iowa Conference Tournament on Tuesday night.
  • Simpson beat Central, sneaks into IIAC Tourney
    February 16, 2013
    Elijah Knox scored a career-high 30 points and the Simpson men's basketball team qualified for the Iowa Conference Tournament in the last game of the regular season by beating Central 73-69 on Saturday.
  • Storm can't complete comeback, lose to Loras 74-56
    February 09, 2013
    Alex Cline had 10 points and nine rebounds and Loras held a significant advantage on the boards in beating the Simpson men's basketball team 74-56 on Saturday evening.
  • Swain buzzer-beat goes for naught, Storm lose in OT
    February 02, 2013
    Charles Swain forced the extra frame with a 3-pointer as time expired but Michael Crocker and Tyler Wedemeier combined for 12 of Luther's 21 points in overtime as the conference front-runners held on for a 93-86 win on Saturday.
  • Buena Vista foils Storm upset bid in OT
    January 30, 2013
    Michael Kaufmann hit the game-winner with two seconds left in overtime and Wes Nordquist stole the ensuing inbound pass, helping Buena Vista escape, 76-74 over the Simpson men's basketball team on Wednesday night.
  • Hot shooting leads Wartburg past Simpson
    January 12, 2013
    Eddie Diemer scored 16 points, Drew Crawford had 14 and Wartburg beat the Simpson men's basketball team 69-54 on Saturday.
  • Slow start hampers Storm in loss
    January 09, 2013
    Tyler Wedemeier scored a game-high 22 points, controlled the paint on the defensive end and Luther held on for a 59-53 men’s basketball win over Simpson on Wednesday.
  • Simpson fends off AIB for 61-52 win
    December 15, 2012
    Austin Hennings scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures and the Simpson men's basketball team beat AIB 61-52 on Saturday afternoon.
  • North Central defense too much for Storm
    December 08, 2012
    Landon Gamble scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds and No. 4 North Central beat Simpson 65-46 on Saturday night.
  • Storm bench comes up big in comeback win
    December 04, 2012
    Elijah Knox scored 19 points and handed out eight assists, Logan Hamm sparked the bench in the second half and Simpson came back from 16 down to beat Graceland 82-71 on Tuesday night.
  • Storm pull away from AIB, snap skid
    December 02, 2012
    INDIANOLA, Iowa – Charles Swain scored 18 points, Austin Hennings posted a double-double and the Simpson men's basketball team pulled away from AIB down the stretch for a 65-50 win on Sunday.
  • Simpson can't hold on against Washington (Mo.)
    November 24, 2012
    LINCOLN, Neb. – Austin Hennings led four players in double figures but the Simpson men's basketball team couldn't hold on to an eight-point, second-half lead in a 71-66 loss to No. 21 Washington (Mo.) at Nebraska Wesleyan's Snyder Classic on Saturday.
  • Storm lose overtime heartbreaker
    November 23, 2012
    LINCOLN, Neb. – Drew Bentley forced overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer but Jonah Bradley won it with a go-ahead 3 with .04 seconds left as Nebraska Wesleyan beat the Simpson men's basketball team 78-77 at Nebraska Wesleyan's Snyder Classic on Friday.
  • Simpson comeback falls short against Grand View
    November 20, 2012
    DES MOINES, Iowa – Kody Ingle scored a game-high 23 points and Grand View held off a second-half comeback by the Simpson men's basketball team in a 58-46 win on Tuesday.
  • Storm fall to UW-Stout in tournament championship
    November 17, 2012
    ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – Chris Hortman scored 21 points to lead three players in double figures and UW-Stout beat Simpson 79-49 in the championship game of the Perkins Tip-Off Tournament hosted by Bethel on Saturday night.
  • Swain, Bentley pace Storm to season-opening win
    November 16, 2012
    ARDEN HILLS, Minn. – Charles Swain scored 20 points, Drew Bentley made five 3-pointers and Simpson used a big run in the second half to beat Bethel 81-60 going away in the first round of the Perkins Tip-Off Tournament on Friday.
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