2019-20 ODAC Men's Basketball News
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ODAC Partnership with V-Foundation and Kay Yow Cancer Fund Remains Strong
April 07, 2020Prior to the 2019-20 Division III basketball seasons, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced a continued partnership with the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for supporting cancer research. For the third consecutive year, the ODAC men’s and women’s basketball programs spearheaded initiatives on their respective campuses in conjunction with select home games. Through those events, conference schools generated $8,900 of charitable donations to support both organizations, as well as a few other subsidiaries and causes. In the first three years of the partnership, more than $22,000 has been raised. -
R-MC's Anthony an All-American Two Times Over
March 27, 2020Randolph-Macon College playmaker Buzz Anthony is an All-American two times over as he leads the ODAC's contingent of postseason men's basketball awards. Anthony was tabbed a Second Team All-American by both D3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
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Yellow Jackets Down Lions, Head to Round of 16
March 07, 2020Junior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) recorded his sixth career double-double with 25 points and 13 assists as the No. 3 Randolph-Macon men's basketball team outlasted TCNJ 85-71 in the second round of the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship on Saturday evening.
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R-MC Tops Wesley in NCAA Men's Basketball Opening Round
March 06, 2020Junior Buzz Anthony (Arnold, Md./Archbishop Spalding) put up 21 points, while freshman Miles Mallory (Beltsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds, as the No. 3 Randolph-Macon men's basketball team downed Wesley 81-69 in the first round of the 2020 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship on Friday evening.
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Randolph-Macon Hosts Opening Rounds in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
March 02, 2020Randolph-Macon College returns to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament field the second time in as many seasons, but this year the Yellow Jackets will be the ODAC's lone representative following an announcement of the 64-team bracket on www.ncaa.com on Monday afternoon.
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Randolp-Macon Completes School Sweep, Wins Men's Basketball Title
March 01, 2020Randolph-Macon College took the lead with 14:09 to play in the first half and never relinquished control as the nationally fifth-ranked and ODAC top-seeded Yellow Jackets posted a 72-57 victory over #16 and second-seeded Virginia Wesleyan University in Salem on Sunday afternoon.
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Three Repeat Major Honors Headline All-ODAC Men's Basketball Awards
February 26, 2020Three of the conference's major awards feature identical individuals from a season ago in the ODAC's announcement of the 2019-20 All-ODAC Men's Basketball awards on Wednesday afternoon. Randolph-Macon College guard Buzz Anthony and Yellow Jackets mentor Josh Merkel repeat as the Kurt Axe Player of the Year and Bob Johnson Coach of the Year, respectively. This is the third season for Merkel as the league's top coach, while Anthony doubles as the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Washington and Lee University forward Curtis Mitchell earned ODAC Defensive Player of the Year recognition for a second straight season. R-MC forward Miles Mallory was tabbed the ODAC Rookie of the Year.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Softball, Tennis
February 24, 2020Today marks the final report for basketball weekly awards with the upcoming ODAC tournaments on tap for this week. Spring sports, meanwhile, are in full effect with student-athletes hitting their stride despite cooler temperatures in the region over the past week. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): Evan Parks (BSB) from Roanoke; Hanna Hull (SBALL) from Virginia Wesleyan; Keegan Woolford (BSB) from Shenandoah; Arielle Eure (SBALL) from Ferrum; Dwyer Neal (WLAX) from Bridgewater; Jason Sarro (MLAX) from RC; Taylor Garcia (WTEN) from Washington and Lee; Grant Sarver (MTEN) from Randolph-Macon; Caleb Jordan (MBB) from RC; and Kelly Williams (WBB) from R-MC.
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ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament | 10-Team Field Determined
February 22, 2020The same logo appears at the top of the ODAC Men's Basketball Tournament field for the third straight season as Randolph-Macon College enters the conference postseason with the #1 billing. The Yellow Jackets are one of six squads to earn a bye thru the first round to the quarterfinals in Salem, Va., with the conference's 10-team format set to begin on campus on Tuesday.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Lacrosse, Tennis
February 17, 2020Spring sports are just about in full swing as the winter season continues to close towards ODAC and NCAA postseason opportunities. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): John Judy (BSB) from Eastern Mennonite, Marta Mikos (WTEN) and Jackson Gazin (BSB) from Washington and Lee, Jorden Davis (MBB) from Guilford, Sydney McKinney (WBB) from Emory & Henry, Sarah Perry (WLAX) from Randolph, and Trammel Robinson (MLAX) from Lynchburg.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Baseball, Basketball, Men's Lacrosse
February 10, 2020Believe it or not, some spring sports have joined the active ranks with first reports for baseball and men's lacrosse joining men's and women's basketball in action today with the continuation of indoor track & field for Tuesday. Those earning weekly honors include (heads, top-bottom, left-right): Kelly Williams (WBB) from Randolph-Macon, Davrion Grier (MBB) from Bridgewater, John Judy (BSB) from Eastern Mennonite, Mike Nickles (BSB) from R-MC, and Jack Hayden (MLAX) from Hampden-Sydney.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
February 03, 2020Basketball is the solo focus of this report before the ODAC swimming championships and the start of some spring sports this weekend. Those earning weekly awards in basketball are William Brueggeman and Erin Hughes from Washington and Lee.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 27, 2020The regular season for swimming is all but concluded with the championship just two weeks away. While the ODAC swimmers start their tapers, the league's basketball teams are gearing up for their stretch run as teams vie for seeding for the conference tournament at the end of February. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): Erin Hughes and William Brueggeman from Washington and Lee basketball, Kevin Bennett from Lynchburg men's swimming, and Olivia Anson from Emory & Henry women's swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 20, 2020Believe it or not, we're just a few short weeks away from the ODAC Swimming Championships. League swimmers are on the stretch runs of their league slates as they prepare to taper for the conference event. Basketball, meanwhile, is roughly halfway thru its league season with plenty of movement remaining in the ODAC tables. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): T.C. Thacker from Lynchburg men's basketball, Ahlia Moone from Bridgewater women's basketball, and Maggie Cooke and Victor Kontopanos from Randolph-Macon swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
January 13, 2020The winter campaign is back in full-go mode with indoor track & field and swimming joining basketball over the past week. The four awards for indoor track and indoor field athletes will be announced on Tuesday, with this report focusing on basketball and swimming. Those earning weekly awards in basketball and swimming include (headshots, left-to-right, top-to-bottom): Whitney Hopson from Roanoke women's basketball, DJ Hill from Eastern Mennonite men's basketball, and Emily Hageboeck and Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
January 06, 2020The first weekly report of the 2020 calendar year covers all basketball games spanning the past two weeks following a brief hiatus over the holidays. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Kelly Williams and Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon College.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 23, 2019This marks the final ODAC weekly report of the 2019 calendar year with the league taking a break from reporting next week and resuming on the first Monday in January. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Whitney Hopson from Roanoke and Kevin Dennin from Washington and Lee.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 16, 2019With the end-of-year holiday season approaching, basketball will be the lone ODAC sport in action with the calendar turn on the horizon. Those earning weekly honors in women's and men's basketball are Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry and Jake Hahn from Hampden-Sydney.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Indoor Track & Field, Swimming
December 09, 2019The winter season is in full swing for a week between the holiday seasons with indoor track & field opening its season and joining basketball and swimming for this weekly report. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor field, men's and women's indoor track, and men's and women's swimming are Miles Mallory from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Peyton Murphy from Sweet Briar swimming, Zach Stephan from Hampden-Sydney swimming, Kayla Surles from Hollins basketball, Julian Douglas and Sammi Woods from Lynchburg track & field (field athletes), Jaylyn lane from Virginia Wesleyan track & field (track athlete), and Alex Shadkhoo from Lynchburg track & field (track athlete).
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball
December 02, 2019Thanksgiving week may have limited the number of sports in action to basketball and the amount of games in play, but that certainly didn't keep ODAC athletes from lighting up the scoreboard. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball are Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry and Christopher Chaney from Shenandoah.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 25, 2019The holiday season is fast approaching, but don't tell ODAC athletes a lull in play is looming as they continue to post several impressive outings. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Buzz Anthony from Randolph-Macon men's basketball, Sydney McKinney from Emory & Henry women's basketball, and Emily Hageboeck and Patrick Sullivan from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 18, 2019Several outstanding performances highlighted a strong week of competition in ODAC winter sports as the regular slates continue to progress towards the holiday season. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Peyton Williams from Emory & Henry women's basketball, Tharon Suggs from Lynchburg men's basketball, and Danny Lynch and Caroline Baber from Washington and Lee swimming.
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ODAC Continues Partnership with V Foundation and Kay Yow Cancer Fund
November 13, 2019The Old Dominion Athletic Conference is proud to continue its association with the V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund for the third consecutive year. As has been done for the two previous seasons, each of the basketball-sponsoring member institutions will highlight a game associated with the V Foundation, Play4Kay, or an associated focus for one of its home games. The ODAC looks to build upon the momentum of the previous two years.
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ODAC Athletes of the Week | Basketball, Swimming
November 11, 2019Basketball joins swimming as the sports in regular competition now the ODAC fall tournaments are complete. Those earning weekly honors in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming include (headshots; from top and left-right) Tim Fisher from Virginia Wesleyan men's basketball, Megan Horn from Washington and Lee women's basketball, and Alyssa Reed and Parker Hayungs from Lynchburg swimming.
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ODAC Men's Basketball Poll | Quakers Headline Annual Coaches' Survey
October 24, 2019A few things jump out at you when reviewing the 2019-20 ODAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll. The most telling observation? It is anybody's guess how this season will shake out. Just five points separate the top-three teams from each and three ties dot one of the most varied men's hoops surveys in recent memory. Defending champion Guilford College tops the chart with 136 points powered by six first place votes from the league's head coaches. Virginia Wesleyan University and Randolph-Macon College are locked in second with 131 markers each. The Marlins secured four top nods, while the Yellow Jackets corralled the remaining three. Roanoke College stands alone in fourth with 107 tallies, but yet another tie rounds out the top-six as the University of Lynchburg and Washington and Lee University each earned 97 points.
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Eagles Tab Enright as Men's Basketball Head Coach
October 01, 2019After a one-year absence, Steve Enright will return to Bridgewater College to take over as head coach of the Eagles' men's basketball program.
