By the end of Friday night, only the elite of Division III will remain all hoping to be one of the final four remaining in their brackets. Thursday on Hoopsville, we talk to a number of programs looking to keep their championship goals in place. Tune in LIVE starting at 12:00 PM ET - right 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!
The season is at the end of the backstretch. There is plenty of race left, but being out of position now could mean the race is over. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we chat with programs looking to stay in position and we talk about officiating. Watch On Demand or listen to podcast here!
With the New Year comes not only a change to Hoopsville, but increased concern about COVID. Tonight on the Monday debut of Hoopsville, we talk about cancelations and postponements of lots of games. Plus the latest Top 25 news and teams who are catching our attention. Tune in starting at 7:00 PM ET LIVE!
The top five teams in the first regular season poll won on Wednesday night, headlined by wins for No. 4 UW-Platteville and No. 3 Randolph-Macon. On the women's side, No. 1 Hope dominated its arch rival but two other highly-ranked teams fell to their foes. Get the recap here.
No. 3 Marietta won a back-and-forth battle over Christopher Newport while the top teams in the WIAC thumped their Friday foes. Elsewhere Augustana ended Dubuque's win streak and Salisbury struck a winning blow for D3.
The WIAC basketball seasons ended with UW-Oshkosh celebrating another women's title and UW-Platteville cruising to the men's crown. Elsewhere the Messiah women stayed perfect and the NJAC and SAA women's tournaments tipped off.
Heidelberg handed No. 2 Mount Union its first loss of the season, while the No. 8 John Carroll women remained perfect and the No. 11 UW-Platteville men held off UW-Stevens Point in Friday night's NCAA Division III basketball action.
Washington U.'s Jack Nolan is the D3hoops.com Central Region Player of the Year, while Levi Borchert of UW-Oshkosh is the Central Region Rookie of the Year and the Coach of the Year is Jeff Gard of UW-Platteville.
Buckle your seat belts. The final week of the regular season is here and with it will come chaos in the conference tournaments. Sunday on Hoopsville we look at the races you should keep an eye on and where the upsets are coming. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here:
Springfield's Jake Ross was much better than okay in the Pride's double-overtime victory while Carthage upended No. 8 Elmhurst and No. 12 UW-Platteville stayed atop the WIAC. In women's action No. 10 Wartburg surged and No. 24 Albright stumbled.
Mary Washington handed No. 4 Randolph-Macon its first loss of the season, while No. 25 Springfield edged No. 14 Babson in their NEWMAC opener, No. 9 Platteville rallied at Oshkosh and MacMurray and Greenville combined for 320 points in regulation in Wedbesday's men's action.
It was a good afternoon for the North Coast Athletic Conference women as No. 10 DePauw edged UW-Whitewater and Ohio Wesleyan topped No. 11 Trine. On the men's side, UW-Platteville dumped No. 7 Wash U. and No. 17 Augustana held off Calvin.
Bo Ryan, who won four titles and 353 games at UW-Platteville, will be inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame at the end of this month. We spoke with him about his journey from the Philly suburbs to the coaching record books.
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.
The ninth annual D3hoops.com Classic will light up Las Vegas once again between Christmas and New Year's with 18 games on the slate for the South Point Arena. Who is making the trip and who's playing whom? Here's the list.
Wheaton scoring sensation Aston Francis is the Central Region Player of the Year while Jeff Gard is Coach of the Year for leading the worst-to-first revival at UW-Platteville and Wash U. sixth man Jack Nolan is Rookie of the Year.
Nebraska Wesleyan's Nate Schimonitz scored on a driving layup with 3.1 seconds remaining, lifting the Prairie Wolves to a 79-78 victory over host UW-Platteville Friday in the NCAA III Sweet 16 game on a sold-out Bo Ryan Court.
The last time UW-Platteville played a home NCAA Division III playoff game, Bo Ryan was the coach, not the name on the court. The result, however, for the Pioneers was the same in 2018 as it was in its 1999 national championship run.
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has one of the nation's richest basketball histories, with national champions, All-Americans and future NBA players. Among all that glorious history, however, no team had ever gone from last place one year to first the next. On Saturday night, UW-Platteville put its name in the record books by accomplishing that historic feat.
Most of the teams that were high in Wednesday's first men's regional rankings ended up on the high side of the scoreboard as well, although it was not unanimous. Plus, it was a big night for Aston Francis and an emotional one for JHU. More in the men's wrapup.
The best conference in the country is shaping up to have the most exciting finish as well. The WIAC is deep, competitive, and this year, completely unpredictable. More in Around the Central.
Despite shooting a season-low 38 percent from the floor, the UW-Platteville men’s basketball team came out with a 57-56 victory at UW-La Crosse in the Pioneers’ first road game of the season on Wednesday in Mitchell Hall.
Four of the Pioneer starters scored in double-figures in the UW-Platteville men's basketball team 70-55 victory over Buena Vista on Bo Ryan Court on Saturday.
UW-Platteville’s Jim Stocki was named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Men's Basketball Player of the Week, announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Hoopsville: Elite Effort
March 07, 2024By the end of Friday night, only the elite of Division III will remain all hoping to be one of the final four remaining in their brackets. Thursday on Hoopsville, we talk to a number of programs looking to keep their championship goals in place. Tune in LIVE starting at 12:00 PM ET - right here!
