2018-19 ODAC Men's Basketball News
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Wasps Tab Thompson as Next Men's Basketball Head Coach
April 29, 2019Ben Thompson was formally introduced as head men's basketball coach at Emory & Henry College by Director of Athletics Anne Crutchfield at a press conference on Bob Johnson Court inside the King Center Monday afternoon. -
V University and ODAC Basketball Partnership Remains Strong in Second Year
April 17, 2019Prior to the 2018-19 Division III basketball seasons, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced a continued partnership with V University virtual campus for supporting cancer research. Following a successful first year of participation, the ODAC men’s and women’s basketball programs built upon the momentum from 2017-18 by conducting events in conjunction with select home games to benefit the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, as well as a few other subsidiaries and causes. Through those events, conference schools generated more than $6,900 of charitable donations in addition to programming efforts to support both organizations.
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Hampden-Sydney Tabs Kimbrough as Basketball Head Coach
April 04, 2019Hampden-Sydney College Director of Athletics Chad Eisele has announced the appointment of Caleb Kimbrough as the College's new men's basketball head coach. The head coach at Huntingdon (Ala.) College since the 2016-17 season, Kimbrough becomes the 19th head coach in the 109-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina native is no stranger to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC), having played four years at Guilford (N.C.) College and coached six years with the Quakers and one year at Washington and Lee University
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Guiflord's Season Ends in NCAA Men's Basketball Quarterfinals
March 09, 2019Adam Fravert had 26 points and nine rebounds in the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh's 82-79 victory over Guilford College in Saturday's NCAA Division III Tournament quarterfinal in the Titans' Kolf Sports Center.
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Randolph-Macon Closes Season with NCAA Third Round Loss to Swarthmore
March 08, 2019Senior Darryl Williams (Columbia, Md./Glenelg Country) scored a career high 23 points and recorded his second double-double with 10 rebounds as the fifth-ranked Randolph-Macon men's basketball team was nipped 58-57 by No. 6 Swarthmore on Friday evening in the sectional semifinals of the 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.
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Quakers Rally Past St. Thomas to NCAA Sectional Final
March 08, 2019Junior Kyler Gregory matched his career high with 25 points in Guilford College's 80-73 victory over the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in a third-round NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game Friday. Gregory scored 17 in the second half to help the Quakers (24-7) overcome a nine-point halftime deficit.
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Quakers Advance to NCAA Sectionals, Travel to St. Thomas (Minn.)
March 02, 2019Kyler Gregory scored a game-high 19 points and Jaylen Gore added 16 in Guilford College's 70-61 win over Wittenberg University Saturday in an NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament second-round game.
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R-MC Tops York in NCAA 2nd Round, Heads to Amherst for Sectional Play
March 02, 2019Sophomore Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) led all players with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists as the Randolph-Macon men's basketball team outscored York (Pa.) 78-60 on Saturday evening in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.
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Career Highs for Bays, Willliams Lead R-MC to NCAA First Round Win
March 01, 2019Senior Darryl Williams (Columbia, Md./Glenelg Country) scored a career-high 22 and junior Corey Bays (Bel Air, Md./CM Wright) matched his career-best with 24 points as the Randolph-Macon men's basketball team defeated Morrisville State, 95-70, on Friday evening in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.
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Guilford Rolls Past Sewanee in NCAA First Round
March 01, 2019Marcus Curry led five Quakers in double-figure scoring in Guilford College's 97-50 win over the University of the South (Sewanee) in Friday's first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament.
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Guilford Joined by Randolph-Macon in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
February 25, 2019For the first time since 2015, multiple squads will represent the ODAC in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament, as announced on www.ncaa.com on Monday afternoon. Guilford College and Randolph-Macon College enter the field of 64 and both will host first and second round action this coming weekend.
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Guilford Upsets Fifth-Ranked Randolph-Macon for Fourth ODAC Men's Hoops Crown
February 24, 2019Jaylen Gore scored a career- and game-high 22 points in Guilford College's 70-59 upset of top-seeded Randolph-Macon College in Sunday's Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Basketball Tournament final in the Salem Civic Center
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R-MC's Anthony and Merkel Headline All-ODAC Men's Basketball Awards
February 20, 2019Randolph-Macon College point guard Buzz Anthony and mentor Josh Merkel headline the 2019 All-ODAC Men's Basketball awards, as announced by the ODAC on Thursday afternoon. Anthony was selected as the Kurte Axe Memorial Player of the Year, while Merkel was tabbed the Bob Johnson Coach of the Year for a second straight season. Washington and Lee University forward Curtis Mitchell is the first recipient of the ODAC Defensive Player of the Year award. Shenandoah University guard Jaylen Williams picked up ODAC Rookie of the Year laurels. R-MC forward Jon Nowell earned ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete recognition from the league's sports information directors.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 25
February 18, 2019Spring sports are just about at full go with the winter campaigns coming to a close. This is the final report for weekly honors for basketball and indoor track. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Joe Mikalauskas from Roanoke men's basketball, Taylor Casey from Washington and Lee women's basketball, Nathan Sheirburn from Virginia Wesleyan men's lacrosse, Jenn Schwechheimer from Roanoke women's lacrosse, Hanna Hull from VWU softball, Ryan Monson from W&L baseball, Ariana Rolle from VWU softball, Brandon Pond from Lynchburg baseball, Hank Patrick from W&L track, Mara Briggs from RC women's track, Nick Greenberg from W&L track, Jessica Kennedy from RC women's tennis, Brian Peccie from W&L men's golf, and Quinn Harlan from RC track.
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Randolph-Macon Tops ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament Field
February 16, 2019For the second time in as many seasons, Randolph-Macon College tops the field heading into the upcoming ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The Yellow Jackets, ranked fifth in the country by D3hoops.com and #1 in the NCAA South Region rankings, went 15-1 thru their league slate and are riding a 10-game winning streak. Guilford College stands as the #2 seed after posting a 12-4 conference record.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 24
February 11, 2019Several spring sports kicked into action this weekend with the winter campaign postseason quickly drawing near. That is especially true for swimming as programs took the week off of competition to train for the upcoming championships February 15-17. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Sarah Commons from Lynchburg softball, Tom Kellogg from Washington and Lee baseball, Taylor Belknap from LYN softball, Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Miracle Walters from Guilford women's basketball, Jake O'Brien from Hampden-Sydney men's lacrosse, Darian Diaz from Shenandoah men's tennis, Endasia Mitchell from LYN women's track, Joe O'Connor from W&L men's track, Maddie Van Aken from LYN women's track, and Donovan Fiore from W&L men's track, and Chadwick Feeley from W&L baseball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 23
February 04, 2019The swimming regular season is in the books with athletes entering their pre-championship workouts in preparation to post their best times of the season. Basketball and indoor track remains at full go with spring sports just on the horizon. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Caroline Baber from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Dimetri Chambers from Bridgewater men's basketball, Jayla Harris from Virginia Wesleyan women's basketball, Mara Briggs from Roanoke indoor track, Coby Cockrell from VWU indoor track, Calista Ariel and Davonta Womack from BC indoor track, and Danny Lynch from W&L men's swimming.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 22
January 28, 2019Believe it or not, spring sports are just a couple weeks away from being in full gear. Until then, winter sports are providing plenty of headline performances for ODAC fans. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Quinn Harlan from Roanoke track, Jamie Hiegel from Bridgewater track, Jaylyn Lane from Virginia Wesleyan track, Rebecca Harvey from BC basketball, Kyler Gregory from Guilford basketball, Reilly Bird and Ben Tate from RC swimming, and Davonta Womack from BC track.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 21
January 21, 2019ODAC fans were treated to a full week of winter sports with basketball, indoor track and swimming in full swing. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Mara Briggs from Roanoke indoor track, Donovan Fiore from Washington and Lee indoor track, Shamyra Wilkerson from Shenandoah indoor track, Daniel Spencer from Emory & Henry men's basketball, Molly Shephard from Lynchburg women's basketball, Jared Nickodem and Ashley Johnston from W&L swimming, and Coby Cockrell from Virginia Wesleyan indoor track.
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Palombo's 400th Men's Basketball Win Highlights Night of Milestones for Guilford
January 20, 2019Two Guilford College individual milestones were reached on Saturday afternoon in the Quakers men's basketball win over visiting Bridgewater College, 78-55. Head coach Tom Palombo highlighted the result with his 400th career men's basketball victory and his 300th triumph holding the Quakers' reins. Senior forward Marcus Curry added to the effort by eclipsing 1,000 points for his career.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 20
January 14, 2019Indoor track and swimming tried to return to the active ranks this past week, but the weather across the region allowed for just a few events over the weekend. Still, the events that were conducted gave ODAC fans plenty about which to cheer. Those earning weekly honors include (pictured, top-to-bottom left-to-right): Maggie Seybold from Washington and Lee indoor track, Nick Greenburg and Alexa Castellana from W&L indoor track, Miracle Walters from Guilford women's basketball, Josh Freund from Roanoke men's basketball, Ali MacQueen and Danny Lynch from W&L swimming, and Joe O'Connor from W&L indoor track
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 19
January 07, 2019Men's and women's basketball remained the only sports in action thru the first week of the new year, but that didn't mean the performances didn't keep ODAC fans on the edges of their seats. Those earning weekly honors are Jayla Harris from Virginia Wesleyan women's basketball and Connor Schroeder from Lynchburg men's basketball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 18
December 31, 2018Competition is always a bit sporadic during the holiday season with student-athletes taking the opportunity to spend time with family and friends. ODAC teams have still been busy over the past two weeks with 23 of the 26 total men's and women's basketball squads competing in 46 overall games since December 17. Those earning ODAC "weekly" honors covering the past 14 days of competition are Roy McMillan from Washington and Lee men's basketball and Taylor Blevins from Emory & Henry women's basketball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 16
December 17, 2018Finals week and preparation for holiday breaks left ODAC fans with just a handful of men's and women's basketball games to enjoy. The games that were played saw ODAC teams win 14-of-18 non-conference games between the two sports. This week's ODAC Players of the Week are Sammy Thomas from Eastern Mennonite men's basketball and Briana Moore from Bridgewater women's basketball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 15
December 10, 2018A combination of gearing down some for the holidays and hefty winter storm over the weekend left us one sport shy in this week's report, but those that did compete put together some stellar performances. Those earning ODAC weekly honors included (pictured from left and top): Maria Vinson from Roanoke women's swimming, Austin Wrighten from Lynchburg men's basketball, Kelly Williams from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, Shamyra Wilkerson from Shenandoah track, Curtis Dudley and Jaylyn Lane from Virginia Wesleyan track, and Jason White from SU track.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 14
December 03, 2018Indoor track opened its schedule with several events this weekend, doubling the amount of weekly honors for this report. Those earning ODAC weekly honors included (pictured from left and top): DJ Petty from Randolph men's track, Maddie Van Aken from Lynchburg women's track, Grant Amoateng from Eastern Mennonite men's track, Austin Wrighten from Lynchburg men's basketball, Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball, Danny Lynch and Emily Hageboeck from W&L swimming, and Kaitlyn Johnson from Lynchburg women's track.
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ODAC Continues Partnership with V University Cancer Fundraising Collaboration
November 28, 2018The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is proud to continue its association with the V University virtual campus supporting cancer research thru the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Events supporting the initiative are scheduled for each basketball-sponsoring member institution.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 13
November 26, 2018Thanksgiving Week left us with just men's and women's basketball in action. Those earning ODAC weekly honors are Kelsey Wisner from Randolph-Macon women's basketball and Justin Dula from Randolph men's basketball.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 12
November 19, 2018Men's and women's swimming and men's and women's hoops continued their regular seasons with fall sports now fully complete thru their regular slates. Those earning ODAC weekly honors include (pictured from top-left): Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee men's swimming, Kelly Williams from Randolph-Macon women's basketball, Daniel Spencer from Emory & Henry men's basketball, and Emily Hageboeck from W&L women's swimming.
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ODAC Players of the Week - Week 11
November 12, 2018Men's and women's basketball opened their seasons over the past week, joining men's and women's swimming and football in this week's list of weekly accolades. Those earning ODAC weekly honors include (pictured from top-left): Caroline Baber from Washington and Lee women's swimming, Kevin Whalen from Bridgewater men's swimming, Hunter Taylor from Emory & Henry football, Madison Baum from BC women's basketball, Anthony Williams from Randolph-Macon football, and Buzz Anthony from R-MC men's basketball.
