2007-08 Men's Basketball News

  • Dee Vick Returns to Lead Hoops Tigers
    June 16, 2008
    What better person to become Hampden-Sydney's next head basketball coach than one of her very own.
  • Emory & Henry Names Russo Head Men's Hoops Coach
    April 15, 2008
    Paul Russo has been appointed to serve as Emory & Henry College's head basketball coach on a permanent basis after serving since November as the interim head coach.
  • Guilford Strong an All-American Two-Times Over
    March 24, 2008
    Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight D3hoops.com First Team All-America award over the weekend. The teams were announced over the Internet prior to the webcast of Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball title game.
  • ODAC Rosters Set for Senior Challenge
    March 12, 2008
    For the third consecutive year, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) and the USA South Athletic Conference will be bringing extra exciting basketball to the region. The ODAC/USA South Senior Basketball Challenge is set for this Sunday, March 16, at the Everett Gymnasium on the campus of N.C. Wesleyan College. The women’s contest is set for 1:00 p.m. with the men’s match-up following at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $3 and can be purchased at the game.
  • Three ODAC Schools Prepare for NCAA Basketball
    March 04, 2008
    Three ODAC schools are in preparation for play in this season's NCAA Division III Basketball Tournaments. Both Guilford College and Bridgewater College earned automatic qualifiers into the national tourneys after winning the ODAC men's and women's championships, respectively. The Virginia Wesleyan College men picked up an at-large bid in a vote by the men's basketball committee.
  • Quakers Win First MBB Title in Overtime
    March 02, 2008
    It took an extra five minutes to decide the 2008 ODAC Men’s Basketball Tournament champion, but Guilford College made amends for giving up a late lead in regulation with a 91-80 win over Virginia Wesleyan College to win the program’s first conference men’s hoops crown.
  • GC’s Strong, W&L’s Hutchinson Head Men’s Hoops Awards
    February 28, 2008
    Guilford College’s Ben Strong earned his second Kurt Axe Memorial ODAC Player of the Year award in a vote of the conference’s coaches, adding this season’s honor to the one her earned for the 2007 campaign. Washington and Lee University head coach Adam Hutchinson took home the ODAC Coach of the Year honor, and Randolph-Macon College forward Jordan Brown picked up the league’s Rookie of the Year accolade. Hampden-Sydney College guard Drew Prehmus earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.
  • ODAC Basketball Tournament Seeds Set
    February 24, 2008
    The 2008 ODAC Basketball Tournament seeds are set with a pair of newcomers holding the top ranks. Guilford College earns top billing on the men’s side after churning out a 16-2 conference record, 21-4 overall. Virginia Wesleyan College has given itself its best chance at winning its first ODAC women’s basketball championship, entering as the top seed following a 17-3 league mark, 20-5 overall.
  • Roanoke and Hampden-Sydney Face off in Saturday’s ODAC Video Webcast
    January 26, 2008
    The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) video webcast is set for its third men's basketball game this weekend. Roanoke College travels to Hampden-Sydney College on Saturday afternoon for an ODACshowdown. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m. in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia.
  • E&H Pays Tribute to Inspirational Coach Bob Johnson
    January 21, 2008
    A large crowd packed the King Athletic Center gymnasium Saturday to pay tribute to Bob Johnson, long-serving and highly successful head coach of the Emory & Henry men’s basketball team.
  • GC, HSC Tilt Opens ODAC Basketball Videocast Schedule
    January 01, 2008
    Tipping-off the ODAC’s schedule of broadcasts will be the first of two highly anticipated men’s basketball matchups between Hampden-Sydney College and Guilford College on Wednesday, January 9, at Guilford. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
  • Emory & Henry’s Bob Johnson Retires from Coaching
    November 15, 2007
    Effective immediately, Associate Head Coach Paul Russo (E&H class of 2003) will assume the duties of Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Emory & Henry College. This transition has occurred because Coach Bob Johnson has stepped away from this position as he confronts a battle with cancer. Bob Johnson, who has coached basketball at Emory & Henry for 27 years, will retain his duties as athletic director. He expects to spend large portions of the upcoming basketball season in Houston, Texas, where he will receive treatment for cancer of the kidney.
  • Guilford Tops Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
    November 01, 2007
    Guilford College earned five place votes and 93 total tallies on the way to earning the #1 spot in the 2007 ODAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. Virginia Wesleyan College picked up three top nods and 88 total votes, while Hampden-Sydney College rounds out a tight top three with 83 votes and a pair of first place selections.
  • Goodman Named to Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
    October 16, 2007
    The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently released its 2007-08 NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) roster and Washington and Lee junior guard Isaiah Goodman (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) was selected to represent the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) on the committee.
  • ODAC Releases 2007-08 Men & Women’s Hoops Schedules
    October 10, 2007
    The college basketball seasons are quickly approaching as the fall sports campaigns come to a close. To help you prepare for all the action, the ODAC has released the 2007-08 Men and Women’s Basketball Composite Schedules.
  • GC’s Kirby to Retire as Athletic Director
    Guilford College men’s basketball coach Tom Palombo will add interim athletic director to his responsibilities Aug. 31 upon the retirement of Marion Kirby. Kirby, who spent just over five years as the Quakers’ athletic director, announced his retirement to the school’s coaching staff Thursday afternoon.