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!
The shortened conference seasons concluded with titles for John Carroll, Hope, Scranton and Rhode Island College. Elsewhere St. Thomas finished its Division III tenure with a W.
At a time when most headlines describe what has been lost, we could all use something to celebrate. Here's our second ever All-Decade team honoring the greatest Division III women's basketball players over the past 10 years. Men will follow later in the year.
Texas-Dallas, UW-Oshkosh and St. Thomas all came into the season with expectations but have struggled to meet them, Ryan Scott writes. When the bar is set high and early-season losses happen, then what?
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.
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.
Of the thousands of players in Division III women's basketball, these are the 25 we picked as the best in the country. Thomas More's Madison Temple was selected Player of the Year and Gabby Timmer of Calvin Rookie of the Year.
Bowdoin showed off its depth and defense in a 71-60 victory over St. Thomas that sends the Polar Bears to the national title game for the second straight season. Game recap from Adam Turer.
Defense never has an off night. St. Thomas knows this, and that's why the Tommies made an even greater commitment to the defensive side of the ball after last year's early playoff exit. Brian Lester has more in a Road to Salem feature.
There is a plethora of potent post players in the West, and Hannah Spaulding of St. Thomas leads the pack as our West Region Player of the Year. Pomona-Pitzer's Jill Pace and Carly Leong grab the Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards respectively.
A record(s) shattering performance on the men's side highlights the weekend. Home teams, barely, holding their own highlights the women's weekend. Sunday night on Hoopsville, Dave and guests recap the weekend and look ahead at the Championship Weekends. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
Strong fourth quarters sent Scranton and Thomas More to the Final Four on Saturday night, while Bowdoin and St. Thomas punched their tickets to Salem with ease.
Scranton rallied past Christopher Newport and into the sectional finals in dramatic fashion while St. Thomas eliminated defending champions Amherst in overtime. Elsewhere Wartburg, Tufts and Wash U. won with defense and Ithaca edged DeSales.
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.
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.
St. Thomas, DeSales and Wheaton (Ill.) ensured that they will stay home for their conference playoffs while Mary Hardin-Baylor guaranteed that everyone in the ASC will come to their place for that tournament. Get Saturday's full recap here.
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!
