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Basketball - NAIA DI Men
Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:22 AM - [MBB DI] - Viewed 7 times
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) has been awarded host conference status for the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship.
Having declared participation in NAIA Division I men's and women's basketball in early May, the HAAC receives two automatic berths given to any conference with ten or more member institutions. Host conference status awards the HAAC one additional host berth into the oldest national collegiate tournament in any sport dating back to 1937. The NAIA and HAAC officials will meet to finalize the length of the host berth agreement and determine the HAAC's role in the local organizing committee based on this arrangement in the near future.
Tue, Apr 29, 2008 - [MBB DI] - Viewed 137 times
 Several NAIA basketball players just wrapped up their week at the College Basketball Invitational. It was a great showing for many NAIA players especially Jeff Ferguson of Pikeville College who was named the tournament MVP. Othyus Jeffers from Robert Morris was also named to the all tournament team. See the CBI web site for all the details! Tue, Apr 22, 2008 - [MBB DI] - Viewed 217 times
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 - [MBB DI] - Viewed 236 times
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University has named Tommy Wade its head men’s basketball coach following the resignation of coach Ray Harper.
Wade aided the Stars’ run to three consecutive NAIA Division I championship games and the past two national championships. Wade was associate head coach last season and assistant coach to Harper for the past nine years.
With Wade’s assistance, Harper guided OCU to a 95-17 record, three NAIA national title games, three Sooner Athletic Conference championships and two SAC Tournament titles. The Stars had six all-Americans the past three seasons, including NAIA player of the year Ollie Bailey and two-time NAIA Tournament most valuable player Kameron Gray.
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 - [MBB DI] - Viewed 350 times
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Ray Harper resigned Wednesday as the coach at NAIA Division I champion Oklahoma City University to pursue job opportunities at a major-college basketball program.
Oklahoma City athletic director Jim Abbott confirmed that Harper had resigned and said "he has more than one opportunity to go to another school.''
"What I know is he is resigning as our head coach to kind of further his career,'' Abbott said.
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 - [MBB DI] - Viewed 136 times
WGEM Sports hasconfirmed Western Illinois has cut it's list of candidates to fill the men's basketball head coaching vacancy toa pair of finalists. As wgem.com first reported, former Bradley head coach and current Ball Stateassistant coachJim Molinariwill be in Macomb this week to interviewfor the job.Also scheduled totalk with Western's athletic brass is Oklahoma City (NAIA) head coach and formerKentucky Wesleyan leader Ray Harper. A source also tells WGEM Sports a new head coach should be named by later this week or early next week. WGEM's request to talk with WIU athletic director Tim Van Alstine was not granted. For more on this developing story visit The Sports Stew blog at http://www.wgem.com/Blogs/sports_blog.php
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Basketball - NAIA DII Men
Wed, May 7, 2008 at 5:28 PM - [MBB DII] - Viewed 38 times
 Malone College athletic director and head men's basketball coach Hal Smith will step down as the College's AD but continue on as basketball coach, the College's administration announced today.
Smith, who has served as the College's athletic director for the past 21 years (since 1987), will officially step down as the AD on June 30. He will continue to be the Pioneer's head men's basketball coach, a position he has held for the past 25 years, having arrived at Malone in the summer of 1983.
Under Smith's leadership as athletic director, the number of intercollegiate sports that the College has offered has increased from 14 to 18, as Malone has added softball (1992), football (1993), women's soccer (1997) and women's golf (2000) under his tenure. In the 1989-90 year, Malone athletics earned its highest overall ranking in the NAIA All-Sports Standings with a national runner-up finish.
Fri, Apr 25, 2008 - [MBB DII] - Viewed 159 times
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Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [MBB DII] - Viewed 339 times
 The Victory Sports Network will provide audio updates from the NAIA DII basketball championships.
When available after each game VSN will post an MP3 containing a coaches interview, analysis and a recap of the men's and women's games.
Jason Dannelly provides recaps from the women's action while Barrett Henderson provides the interviews for the men's action. John Thayer also joins VSN for recaps analysis and interviews.
Day One Recaps and Interviews
(Right Click and "Save Target As" for best streaming. 19:33 in length)
Day Two Recaps and Interviews
(Right Click and "Save Target As" for best streaming. 25:00 in length)
Day Three Recaps and Interviews
Coverage of the NAIA tournament made possible by AmericInn of Sioux City, VSNWEAR.COM, Mutual of Omaha and MyHomeNow.com. Tue, Mar 18, 2008 - [MBB DII] - Viewed 319 times
 Kansas City, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its 2008 Division II Men's Basketball All-Americans and Ryan Fiegi (Oregon Tech), a 6-7 senior from Medford, Ore. earned NAIA Player-of-the-Year honors. Fiegi averaged nearly 20 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists this season for the Hustlin' Owls. The senior has helped lead Oregon Tech to the championship game at the 2008 NAIA D-II National Tournament. |
Basketball - NAIA DI Women
Wed, Mar 26, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 151 times
Jackson, Tenn. - History was not on its side, but second-seeded Vanguard (Calif.) University became the NAIA's first-ever Division I Women's Basketball National Champion from the state of California, defeating sixth-seeded Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University, 72-59, in Tuesday's national title game.
"The first thing I thought about when we won tonight was how many phone calls I got today from all of our past players, even the players we brought out for our program's first national tournament (in 1998)," said Vanguard head coach Russ Davis, the 2008 NAIA Coach of the Year. "This win was special for all the players who had been here before and last year's seniors, because they built this program up to the point where we could get to this point where we could win a national championship."
Mon, Mar 24, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 126 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - The No. 2 seeded Vanguard (Calif.) University Lions advanced to play in their first NAIA National Title game after a 74-72 win over No. 1 seed, and previously unbeaten Union (Tenn.) University. Vanguard's Melissa Cook recorded the game-winner on a driving lay-up six seconds left to break a 72-72 tie.
Vanguard's appearance in the title game also marks the first time a team from the state of California has ever played for an NAIA title.
Vanguard opened the game with six straight points on back-to-back three pointers from Lauren Gregory. Union responded with three straight field goals to tie the game at 6-6. However, Vanguard controlled the lead for the remainder of the half. The Lions stretched the lead to up to 10 points on three different occasions, with the latest coming 34-24 with 8:09 left in the first half. Union rallied to cut the Vanguard lead down to five points, 40-35, but failed to score on three straight possessions with a chance to get closer. Vanguard went back up by seven points, but a three pointer from Union's Jessica Graves with 17 seconds left in the half got Union to within four points at the half, 42-38.
Mon, Mar 24, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 93 times
 "Before the season I said this might be our most talented team," said Trevecca Nazarene head coach Gary Van Atta. "Not many people believed me and maybe not even the team. They do now because this team has worked hard and overcome some tough losses against good teams early in the season. We have played our best defense of the season this week and it has made a difference."
Two sets of back-to-back three-pointers helped lift the Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene to the victory. Freshman forward K.C. Van Atta and sophomore guard Christian Gibson hit from long distance on consecutive possessions, part of a 16-0 run that spanned less than four minutes to give the Trojans a 26-10 lead with 9:42 to play. Freed-Hardeman battle back to within seven points at halftime, trailing just 36-29 at the break, and the Lady Lions scored the first two baskets of the second half to cut the lead to 36-33 with 17:22 to play in the game.
Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 104 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - The Union (Tenn.) University Lady Bulldogs, the No. 1 overall seed in the 28th Annual NAIA DI Women's Basketball National Championships, remained perfect on the season with an 82-57 win over No. 3 seed Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College. The win for Union advances them to their fourth straight semifinal round and ninth semifinal in program history.
Union has now won 16 of their last 17 national tournament games over the past four seasons, and has done so at a clip of 18.4 points per game. In this year's tournament, the 35-0 Union Lady Bulldogs have won their three games by 23.7 points per game.
Union scored first in the game to take a 2-0 lead on a basket from sophomore Kaitlin Dudley. Lewis-Clark State quickly answered with four straight points to take a 4-2 lead. That lead proved to be short-lived as Union posted a 7-0 run to go up 9-4 with 16:21 left in the first half. The Warriors of Lewis-Clark State cut the Union lead down to one point mid-way through the first half, but the Lady Bulldogs never relinquished the lead. With 5:21 left in the first half, Union's Dudley completed a three-point-play to put Union up by double figures for the first time in the game. This play was in the midst of a 23-4 run that helped the Union lead balloon to 20 points, 34-14 with 2:57 left in the half. Lewis-Clark State tried to remain close as 7-0 run to close the half put Union's halftime lead at 34-21.
Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 98 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University went on a 15-0 run early in the second half, turning what had been a seven-point halftime deficit into a double-digit lead, clinching the Lady Lions' second Final Four appearance in the program's history with a 76-70 victory over Lubbock Christian (Texas) at the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship.
The win was the 600th career victory for Freed-Hardeman head coach Dale Neal, who has led the Lady Lions to 366 wins in his 14 seasons with the program. He coached 11 seasons prior to joining Freed-Hardeman for the 1994-95 season. He has led the program to 12 consecutive NAIA Tournament appearances, which represents Freed-Hardeman's entire national tournament history.
Sophomore forward Jana Cross scored a game-high 27 points, including 19 in Freed-Hardeman's 51-point second half. Cross had seven points, including her first three-pointer of the season, in the 15-point spurt that gave her team a 46-36 lead with 12:37 remaining in the game and turned the game in favor of the Lady Lions for good.
Sat, Mar 22, 2008 - [WBB DI] - Viewed 87 times
JACKSON, Tenn. - Second-seeded Vanguard (Calif.) University held fourth-seeded Carroll (Mont.) College without a field goal for an eight-minute stretch, sending the Lions to their third straight semifinals appearance at the 28th Annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Championship. |
Basketball - NAIA DII Women
Fri, Apr 25, 2008 - [WBB DII] - Viewed 90 times
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Fri, Apr 4, 2008 - [WBB DII] - Viewed 146 times
Thu, Mar 20, 2008 - [WBB DII] - Viewed 90 times
The Victory Sports Network will provide audio updates from the NAIA DII basketball championships.
When available after each game VSN will post an MP3 containing a coaches interview, analysis and a recap of the men's and women's games.
Jason Dannelly provides recaps from the women's action while Barrett Henderson provides the interviews for the men's action. John Thayer also joins VSN for recaps analysis and interviews.
Day One Recaps and Interviews
(Right Click and "Save Target As" for best streaming. 19:33 in length)
Day Two Recaps and Interviews
(Right Click and "Save Target As" for best streaming. 25:00 in length)
Day Three Recaps and Interviews
Day Four Recaps and Interviews
Coverage of the NAIA tournament made possible by AmericInn of Sioux City, VSNWEAR.COM, Mutual of Omaha and MyHomeNow.com. Tue, Mar 18, 2008 - [WBB DII] - Viewed 153 times
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 SIOUX CITY, Iowa. - Northwestern (Iowa) used a strong second half to earn a hard fought 82-75 victory over the College of the Ozarks (Mo.) in the finals of the17th annual NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship at the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena in Sioux City, Iowa.
Northwestern (35-2) trailed 68-62 with 7:11 remaining in the second half before the Red Raiders used a 15 to two run over a two minute stretch of the second half to take a 77-73 lead with just 2:38 remaining. Senior guard Debbie Remmerde powered the Northwestern offense with 8 points during the stretch, making 6-of-6 free throws.
Ozarks (35-2) was powered on by senior guard Janessa DeMuth who broke the record for most steals in a tournament with 16 in five games. DeMuth powered the Bobcat offense in the first half with six takeaways and 20 points before being held in check by the Red Raider offense in the second half. She managed only four points and two steals in the second frame.
Remmerde led all scorers with 41 points falling just one point short of the all-time, NAIA all-divisions career scoring mark. Remmerde made 11-of-21 field goal attempts, while also making 14-of-14 free throw attempts to lead the Red Raiders. For her efforts Remmerde was named the NAIA Div. II Player of the Year, as well as the tournament MVP.
Seniors Amy Larson and Mandy Carr also contributed for Northwestern with 15 and 12 points respectively.
Ozarks was led offensively by DeMuth who finished with 23 points, while Kayli Combs added 23 points for the Bobcats.
This is Northwestern's second NAIA Div. II National Championship; they won it in 2002 defeating College of Idaho, 77-50. For Ozarks this is the third straight season finishing as the runner up.
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