2010-11 SCAC Men's Basketball News
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SCAC announces Spring 2011 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll
June 23, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named a record 1,109 student-athletes to the 2011 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Thursday. This year's total eclipsed last year's previous record of 1,077 student-athletes. -
Major Changes for the SCAC Following 2011-12 Academic Year
June 07, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. – In an expected announcement made today at the annual spring meeting of the league’s Board of Directors, the Presidents of Birmingham-Southern College, Centre College, Hendrix College, Millsaps College, Oglethorpe University, Rhodes College and Sewanee-The University of the South declared their intent to withdraw from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference effective June 30, 2012.
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Chris Graves Named New Birmingham-Southern Men's Basketball Coach
June 06, 2011BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham-Southern College has named Chris Graves as its new Head Men's Basketball Coach, Athletics Director Joe Dean, Jr., announced today. Graves steps into the position after serving as Assistant Coach for three seasons under Mitch Cole, who resigned yesterday to take an Assistant Coach position at a major Division I program.
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Birmingham-Southern Men’s Basketball Coach Mitch Cole Resigns
June 02, 2011BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham-Southern Athletics Director Joe Dean Jr. today announced the resignation of the college’s head men’s basketball coach Mitch Cole to accept an assistant coach position at a major conference NCAA Division I school. Dean said that an announcement of Cole's hiring is expected soon by his new institution.
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Oglethorpe To Retire Basketball Great Todd Ward’s Jersey
May 05, 2011ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oglethorpe athletics department announced on Wednesday that graduating senior Todd Ward, a star on the court for the Stormy Petrels in each of the last four seasons, will have his jersey retired in a pregame ceremony during the 2011-12 campaign.
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Trinity's Cunningham Named Guardian of the Game
April 07, 2011SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Trinity University Tigers head men's basketball Coach Pat Cunningham has been named a Guardian of the Game by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
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Four From SCAC Named To NABC All-District Teams
March 16, 2011KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four men's basketball student-athletes from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III All-District teams the organization announced.
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Cole Selected South Region Coach-of-the-Year; Rose and Ward Named All-Region
March 15, 2011MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Birmingham-Southern College head coach Mitch Cole was selected South Region Coach-of-the-Year by D3hoops.com in an announcement made today. SCAC Player-of-the-Year, Nick Rose of Colorado College, along with Todd Ward of Oglethorpe University were selected as All-South Region Second Team honorees.
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SCAC Announces Third Annual Basketball All-Sportsmanship Teams
March 11, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its third annual Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twelve men’s basketball and twelve women’s basketball student-athletes were selected to the 2010-11 squads.
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Brown's 61-Foot Buzzer Beater Chosen as SCAC Men's Basketball Top Moment
March 10, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - As one of the few Division III conferences that conducted its championship game on Sunday afternoon, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, to some degree, held center stage on February 26 as the Centre College and DePauw University men awaited tip-off of their 2006 conference title match-up.
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DePauw widens lead for sixth consecutive President's Trophy
March 07, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Seeking its sixth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) President's Trophy, DePauw University has widened its lead following the completion of the 2011 winter sports season.
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Centre Falls To Marietta 67-62 In NCAA First Round Action
March 04, 2011MARIETTA, Ohio - Centre College mounted an impressive second-half comeback but could not overcome a 33-20 halftime deficit in dropping a 67-62 decision at 11th-ranked Marietta College in the first round of the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship tournament.
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Centre Travels To Marietta For NCAA First Round Matchup
February 28, 2011DANVILLE, Ky. - Centre College will make its fifth straight trip to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament, traveling to Marietta (Ohio) College for first round play.
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Oglethorpe's Ward Sets SCAC Men's Basketball Career Rebounding Record
February 28, 2011ATLANTA, Ga. - Oglethorpe senior forward Todd Ward of New Milford, Conn. became the all-time leading rebounder in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference history on Saturday night when he corralled his 858th career board in the second half of the Petrels' semifinal loss to Centre.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 14) - Around the SCAC
February 28, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Centre College won its third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship with a 75-63 victory over DePauw University in the championship game. With the win the Colonels earned the SCAC's automatic bid to the 2011 Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
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Centre Wins Third Straight SCAC Men's Basketball Championship
February 27, 2011JACKSON, Miss. - The Centre College Colonels survived a furious DePauw University second half comeback attempt and earned the school's third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship with a 75-63 win over rival DePauw.
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Colorado College's Rose; DePauw's Fenlon Highlight 2010-11 All-SCAC Men's Basketball Honors
February 26, 2011JACKSON, Miss. – In exclusive voting by the head coaches of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), senior guard Nick Rose of Colorado College was selected as SCAC Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year, while DePauw University head coach Bill Fenlon was named the league’s Coach-of-the-Year.
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Centre And DePauw To Clash For SCAC Men's Basketball Championship
February 26, 2011JACKSON, Miss. - The Eastern Division's top two seeds, No. 1 Centre College and No. DePauw University, will meet for the second year in a row in the the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship game and the league's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship.
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Trinity, DePauw, Centre & Oglethorpe Advance To SCAC Men's Basketball Semifinals
February 25, 2011JACKSON, Miss. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Eastern Division advanced three teams to the league semifinals of the SCAC tournament while only one Western Division team made it. Trinity, Oglethorpe, Centre and Oglethorpe will square off for a trip to the championship game on the line on Feb. 26.
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SCAC Men's and Women's Basketball - 2011 Tournament Preview
February 22, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The 2011 SCAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament tips off on Friday, February 25 in Jackson, Mississippi with quarterfinal games being played on the campuses of Belhaven University and Millsaps College.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 13) - Around the SCAC
February 21, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Facing a must-win situation on the road, Hendrix College wrapped up the final berth in the 2011 SCAC tournament with a 76-74 double overtime win over Austin College on Sunday. The fourth-seeded Warriors join top-seed Trinity University, second-seed Colorado College and third-seed Austin College as the four teams to qualify from the SCAC West.
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SCAC Announces 2011 Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket
February 20, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The SCAC office today announced the bracket for the 2011 men's basketball tournament, which will be begin Friday, Feb. 25 in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 12) - Around the SCAC
February 14, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Entering the final week of the regular season there are still a total of three berths in the SCAC tournament remaining between the Eastern and Western Divisions. One spot remains in the East while two spots remain in the West, where four teams are still alive for the final two West berths.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 11) - Around the SCAC
February 07, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The first weekend in February saw three league games to into overtime, of which, two went to double overtime. Hendrix survived a wild double overtime game (105-94) over Southwestern. Austin College took down Colorado College, 93-91 in two extra frames and Oglethorpe survived an upset minded Rhodes squad, 79-79 in overtime.
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SCAC Has Two Named to Capital One Academic All-District® Men's Basketball Teams
February 03, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - Two Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball student-athletes were named to the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-District® men's basketball teams. Hendrix College junior Nick Heathscott and Colorado College senior Brady Ohlsen were both first-team selections.
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Oglethorpe’s Steioff Named to D3hoops.com National Team-of-the-Week
February 01, 2011MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Oglethorpe University junior forward Andrew Steioff has been named to the D3hoops.com men’s basketball Team-of-the-Week for games played from January 24 through January 30.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 10) - Around the SCAC
January 31, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The final week of cross-divisional play saw the East win 10 of 12 games to finish the regular season with a 25-11 record against the West. Colorado College became the firs team from the West to earn a conference tournament bid while DePauw and Oglethorpe joined the field out of the East this week.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 9) - Around the SCAC
January 24, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The second week of cross-division play in the SCAC saw an even split of the 12 scheduled games. The Western Division jumped out in front by winning four of the weekend's six games only to see the Eastern Division close things out by winning four of the final six games during the weekend of Jan. 21-23.
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Men's Basketball Recap (Week 8) - Around the SCAC
January 17, 2011SUWANEE, Ga. - The game of the week was between the Colorado College Tigers and the Birmingham-Southern Panthers on Jan. 16. Trailing by six with 1:48 remaining in regulation, the home-standing Panthers forced overtime and extended their home winning streak to 25 games, dating back to the 2008-09 season.
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Hendrix basketball teams stranded on bus for 14 hours on I-30
January 11, 2011CONWAY, Ark. - When Hendrix’s basketball teams played Trinity on Saturday in San Antonio (normally one of the glamor trips in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference), little did they realize they would bus back seemingly right into an episode of “Gilligan’s Island.”
