We knew UST would be leaving DIII at the end of '20-'21 academic year, but it is ending like a leaky balloon - just fizzling out. Hear what Ruth Sinn and John Tauer say the last two years since being kicked out of the MIAC have been like. Plus a lot to cover in the Notebook on the first Hoopsville podcast of the off-season. Listen here!
Going from playing in front of 2,500 people to playing in front of 25 didn't put a damper on one of the top rivalries in Division III college basketball when it all came to a conclusion on Wednesday night.
Saturday's Division III men's basketball action, includes one rival snapping another's 22-game winning streak, Randolph-Macon winning its 10th in a row and Wittenberg avenging its only loss of the season. Plus, Bates knocked off Middlebury to clinch a NESCAC playoff spot.
While the basketball season tends to slow down between finals and the holidays, that hasn't slowed down the action and news in Division III. Watch Hoopsville On Demand (or listen to the podcast) as Dave and guests help everyone keep pace to the apparent Holiday Rush this year.
While we may be nearly a month into the season, there is still news from the off-season that is making waves. From coaching changes to a conference earthquake. Watch or listen to Sunday's show On Demand and hear from a new coach and another trying to keep his team focused on the present.
Eight months after beating Nebraska Wesleyan in the NCAA Tournament, St. Thomas did it again on Saturday afternoon. Elsewhere Randolph-Macon continued its mastery of rival Hampden-Sydney and No. 2 UW-Oshkosh stumbled against another CCIW foe.
St. Thomas, which was involuntarily uninvited from the conference in which it was a founding member, has received an invitation to join a Division I conference.
It may be the offseason, but we are still hard at work keeping track of what is going on in Division III basketball. This month, hear from two coaches who made unexpected job changes plus we dive into what is going on in the MIAC. It is the May Edition (in early June) of the Hoopsville Podcast!
After nearly a century, founding member University of St. Thomas will be leaving the MIAC after a coalition of college and university presidents determined they could no longer compete with the Tommies.
By the end of the weekend, there will be eight teams remaining who have a chance at two national titles. But who? Watch Hoopsville On Demand (or listen to the podcast) to hear how some of the teams are preparing for the Sectional Round of the NCAA Tournaments.
Will DeBerg, right, and Anders Nelson first met 12 years ago, when DeBerg was invited to the 6-year-old's birthday party. It's hard to imagine that the other end of this 12-year-challenge has resulted in Nelson as starting point guard for the Tommies. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Fort Wayne feature.
For the 10th consecutive year, Division III men's basketball will not have a repeat champion, as Ryan Lindberg scored 15 points and led a 3-point shooting blitz that lifted No. 13-ranked St. Thomas to Saturday night's stunning 70-58 road upset of No. 1-ranked Nebraska Wesleyan.
No. 3 UW-Oshkosh survived in overtime, while fifth-ranked St. Thomas ended the game on a 13-0 run in men's basketball, and the women's games went according to ranking in Wednesday's Division III basketball action.
Teams who have had unbelievable starts, but have not faltered, are now in the spotlight. The question is no longer "can they keep this up?" But rather, the question is, "how did they get this good?" We ask versions of that question to our guests on Hoopsville. Watch the show On Demand now.
Junior Elijah Hannah scored 11 of his team-high 13 points after halftime and No. 7-ranked St. Thomas rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to edge No. 13-ranked St. John's in overtime, 74-72, on Monday night.
Hoopsville: Tommies Together
June 17, 2021We knew UST would be leaving DIII at the end of '20-'21 academic year, but it is ending like a leaky balloon - just fizzling out. Hear what Ruth Sinn and John Tauer say the last two years since being kicked out of the MIAC have been like. Plus a lot to cover in the Notebook on the first Hoopsville podcast of the off-season. Listen here!
