This weekend four teams in each bracket will earn the honor of being one of the NCAA tournament's final four teams. And 24 others will face the pain of almost making it. NBA head coaches Will Hardy and Chris Finch know all about those uneven awards, but there's something else that they cherish from their D3 days.
The difference between still playing and the season being over is razor thin. On Monday's Hoopsville, we talk to the coaches and student-athletes enjoying the sweet success that is the second round of NCAA Tournaments. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast!
Most fans on this site recognize that Duncan Robinson's road to the NBA began as the 2014 Division III National Rookie of the Year. But they may not remember the inauspicious start to his college career at Williams. Robinson shares that story as part of Ben Kaplan's series of quintessential D3 moments.
D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
The last unbeaten Division III men's basketball team of the season is unbeaten no longer, as Nate Karren hit a three-pointer with two seconds left to lift Williams past No. 4 Trinity (Conn.) on Friday night.
What's your quintessential Division III basketball moment? Since you're on this website, there's a good chance you have one as a player, coach, alum or fan. Over the next couple weeks, author and former Amherst basketball player Ben Kaplan will share stories about what makes this level of basketball so special.
The top spot in the national rankings remains up for grabs after No. 11 Guilford dropped No. 2 Hampden-Sydney and Wilmington stunned No. 4 Mount Union on Saturday afternoon. Elsewhere, No. 15 Williams rallied past Little Three rival Wesleyan and Coast Guard sank Merchant Marine.
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.
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.
Williams College alum Will Hardy, who was a senior on the Ephs' 2010 national finalist team, is the sixth Division III alum who is currently an NBA head coach.
It's a NESCAC sweep, as Wesleyan reps our Player of the Year, Williams our Coach of the Year and Middlebury our Rookie of the Year for Region 1 in '22.
To get to the final four, there are two more games to get through. Who will survive the second weekend of the D-III Tournaments? On tonight's Hoopsville, we talk to coaches and student-athletes as they prepare for the Rounds of 16 and 8. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here.
The second semester of the hoops season is off to a sluggish start. Many teams are having to postpone or cancel games while others seem to be dodging the omnicron variant. Who is still playing? What big games are there to be had? What's next? Tune in to Hoopsville starting at 7:00 PM ET.
Jake Rhode hit a half-court buzzer beater to lift No. 7 Elmhurst over No. 5 Wheaton (Ill.) while No. 3 Randolph-Macon and No. 10 UW-Oshkosh won road games over Top 25 opponents. Williams slowed down its Little 3 rival and Brandeis needed three-plus halves of basketball to beat Tufts. Read about it here.
Williams sent Whitman packing, Nichols knocked off Amherst, Guilford knocked out St. Thomas and Swarthmore survived in the final minutes against Randolph-Macon in Friday's Division III basketball Sweet 16. Here's the update.
The NESCAC will have a trio moving on, while the CCIW and ODAC have two teams apiece advancing to the Division III men's basketball Sweet 16. More in the second-round tournament recap.
Whether it is Mother Nature or the schedule, there always seems to be a stormy patch or two for teams this time of the season. How they deal with travel or schedule changes and how to handle the sudden surprise of a tougher-than-expected opponent. Find out more about it all on Hoopsville - watch On Demand or listen to the podcast.
Forward Thomas Bonacum recorded a 33-point, 13-rebound double-double to lead the Roadrunners to the Sweet 16. In a thunderous Chandler Gymnasium, the Ephs rallied from a second-half deficit to take a 59-58 lead with 3:24 left, but the Roadrunners scored eight straight points in the final minutes to clinch the game.
Ryan Scott has taken you Around the Nation throughout the season and now he's ready to take you on to the Road to Salem, one last time. Our annual preview gets you ready for the 2018 NCAA Tournament with predictions on who will advance through each pod this weekend.
UW-Stevens Point beat rival UW-Whitewater on the road to tighten its grip on first place in the WIAC while Williams and Swarthmore survived scares from their archrivals. Elsewhere the OAC remains chaotic, Wittenberg kept rolling and MIT started a big week on the wrong foot.
With nearly everyone back from last season's national semifinalist team, Whitman is the clear choice as the No. 1 team in our preseason poll. Where did defending champions Babson and the other two national semifinalists land? Find out here.
Haverford hired LaFayette associate head coach Patrick Doherty as its new head men's basketball coach. Doherty also spent time as an assistant at Williams and TCNJ.
Sewanee selected assistant coach Michael Hedgepeth as its new head men's basketball coach, replacing Bradley Pierson who resigned after one season. Hedgepeth was previously an assistant at Williams College.
Hoopsville is once again in Salem for the Division III Men's Basketball Championship Weekend. Dave is joined by many as they preview (and breaking down) the semifinals games on Friday. Tune in starting at 3:00 PM ET leading up to the first game.
Uneven awards of almost making it
March 08, 2024This weekend four teams in each bracket will earn the honor of being one of the NCAA tournament's final four teams. And 24 others will face the pain of almost making it. NBA head coaches Will Hardy and Chris Finch know all about those uneven awards, but there's something else that they cherish from their D3 days.
