2015-16 Men's Basketball News
Three Worcester State University athletic teams paired up with the Elm Park Ministries Camp during the week of Aug. 8-12 to teach their respective sports to the Worcester youth.
A total of 854 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Spring 2016 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Director of Athletics Laura Mooney has announced that Derek Shell has been hired to lead the men's basketball program following a national search. Shell succeeds interim head coach Anthony Skiffington, and will start in his new role August 1.
375 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Winter 2016 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State and Marcus Faison of Salem State have been named to the D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region Team as announced by the organization yesterday.
29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2016 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
The Fitchburg State men's basketball team defeated the Cardinals of SUNY Plattsburgh, 84-81 in opening round action of the 2016 NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championships this evening at Memorial Hall.
Five Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference student-athletes have been recognized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference with weekly accolades in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track and field.
Following the completion of the winter regular season, Westfield State retains the lead in the 2015-16 Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.
MASCAC Tournament MVP Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State is the MASCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week and Alex Santos of Worcester State is the Rookie of the Week.
After winning the MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Title Saturday, the Fitchburg State Falcons will face Plattsburgh State in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament after earning the MASCAC's automatic qualifier.
The top-seeded Fitchburg State men's basketball team held off #2 Salem State, 82-78, to capture the 2016 Massachusetts State Athletic Collegiate Conference (MASCAC) Championship played on Saturday afternoon at the Parkinson Gymnasium in the Rec Center. The Falcons earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament which begins on Thursday, March 3rd.
After winning their semifinal games on Thursday night, Fitchburg State and Salem State will face off in the MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship on Saturday.
Junior Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State is the 2015-16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference.
The Bridgewater State Bears and Westfield State Owls are moving on to the semifinal round of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament after winning their respective quarterfinal matchups Tuesday evening.
Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State and Alex Santos of Worcester State are the final MASCAC Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week of the regular season.
