2016-17 Men's Basketball News
Bridgewater State University junior guard Rocky DeAndrade and senior forward Greg Romanko have been named to the 2016-2017 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Courts which recognizes men’s basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.
A total of 799 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Spring 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Check out this montage of the winter championships from indoor track and field, basketball and men's ice hockey.
A total of 438 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Winter 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
Fitchburg State senior guard Jaleel Bell was named to the D3 Hoops Men's Basketball All-Northeast Region Third Team, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Northeast second team as well as the Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) First Team as announced by the various offices.
29 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Winter Sportsmanship Team.
Fitchburg State senior guard Jaleel Bell was named to the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) DIII New England Region First Team, while Fitchburg State men's basketball coach Titus Manderson earned ECAC DIII NE Coach of the Year honors as announced by the conference office on Thursday morning.
Following the end of the winter regular season, Worcester State maintains their lead in the second round of the 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.
Senior Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State is the 2016-17 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.
Marcus Faison of Salem State and Cal Howes of Worcester State earn the MASCAC Men's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week accolades after competing in the championship game Saturday.
Salem State will face Tufts in the opening round of the 2017 NCAA Division III Tournament at St. John Fisher College on Friday, March 3. Game time and ticket information will be announced later this week.
Marcus Faison's double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds and Shaquan Murray's career-high 31 points spearheaded Salem State's drive to the Vikings' 17th Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament Championship as Salem State stopped Worcester State 100-82 on Saturday afternoon at Twohig Gymnasium. Faison earned MASCAC Tournament MVP as the senior recorded his 16th double-double of the season to help Salem State earn their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2012.
After thrilling semifinal victories on Thursday night, second seed Salem State and fifth seed Worcester State advance to the MASCAC Men's Basketball Championship game on Saturday.
After winning their respective quarterfinal contests on Tuesday, the Bridgewater State Bears and Worcester State Lancers are moving on to the MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament semifinals which will be played on Thursday.
Marcus Collins of Westfield State and Rayshon Ward of Bridgewater State take home the MASCAC Men's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week accolades.
The Fitchburg State Falcons earned the top seed in the 2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament which starts on Tuesday, February 21 with the quarterfinal round.
