Apprentice School wins third national championship in men’s basketball-Mar 13, 2024
The Newport News Apprentice School won the National Small College men’s basketball tournament championship for the third time in school history on Wednesday, beating Lyon College of Arkansas 73-68 at Virginia State University in Petersburg. Donovan Means (6'3''-G) led the Builders (25-5) with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists. He was joined in double figures by teammates Avin Hawkins (6'4''-G) (15 points), Adrion Wall (6'3''-G) (15 points) and Kareema Smith (2005) (10 points), while Isaiah Jones (6'9''-F) grabbed 11 rebounds. Frank Toney (6'0''-PG) led Lyon (18-9) with 25 points. The Builders led 33-30 at halftime and never trailed following a 3-pointer by Wall that put them back in front at 51-49 with 10:54 to play. The Builders led by only a point with 6:55 to play, when tournament MVP Means scored six consecutive points — four on a pair of layups and two more at the free-throw line — to give them control at 65-58. “I’m thankful for us to have gotten this because it’s been a 21-year gap since the last one,†Builders coach Evan Kee said, noting that the school’s most recent men’s national title came in 2003. “It’s a huge testament to the season we had. “The key was our defense. We kept their point guard from getting in their half-court offense and then we made some shots.†Courtesy of: pilotonline.com
USCAA Division I All-Americans Awards 2024-Mar 19, 2024
All-Tournament MVP: Donovan Means (6'3''-G) of Apprentice Player of the Year: Armonee Felder (5'9''-PG) of B&S Buffalo Student-Athlete of the Year: Eli Mackey (G) of SE Illinois JC Coach of the Year: Samuel Swinford of SE Illinois JC
Penn-State Wilkes-Barre repeats as USCAA Men's Division II National Champion-Mar 14, 2024
Defending USCAA National Champion Penn State Wilkes-Barre outscored Cincinnati-Clermont 49-37 in the second half to rally from a four-point deficit and claim its second straight USCAA Men’s Division II National Championship with an 83-79 win on Wednesday evening at Virginia State University. Penn State Wilkes-Barre opened the second half on a 14-6 run to tie the game at 48-all on a pair of Teequan Holley (6'7''-F-2000) free throws with 15:03 left. The Cougars followed that with a 12-1 run to lead 60-49 on a Dae-Shawn Wright layup at the 10:21 mark. The Mountain Lions methodically clawed back into the contest and took their first lead on a Jedidiah Ashton (6'6''-F) layup with 4:02 on the clock for a 70-69 lead. That run was part of an 11-2 burst to put Wilkes-Barre up 77-71 1:52 left on a pair of Jalen Willis (6'3''-G) free throws. From there, Wilkes-Barre made enough free throws to keep Cincinnati-Clermont from making a major threat. The Cougars opened the game jumping out to an 8-2 lead early on a pair of Jackson Gregory free throws with 16:28 left. Penn State Wilkes-Barre trailed the entire first half, trimming the deficit to one on three occasions. The last of those being on an Anton Berga (6'2''-G) free throw at the 7:53 mark for a 23-22 deficit. The Cougars held as much as a nine-point lead and took an eight-point advantage into halftime on a Wright jumper with 23 seconds left for a 42-34 lead. Willis topped Penn State Wilkes-Barre with 20 points off the bench, while Berga added 18 and Holley chipped in with 17. Dalton Kramer had 25 points for Cincinnati-Clermont, while Kenyon Gardner (6'6''-F) added 22 with 10 boards and David Froedge chipped in with 11.
USCAA Division II All-Americans Awards 2024-Mar 19, 2024
All-Tournament MVP: Jalen Willis (6'3''-G) of PS Wilkes Barre Player of the Year: Jaylon Calvin (5'10''-G) of Vermont Tech Student-Athlete of the Year: John Paul Vander Woude (G) of Christendom Coach of the Year: Steve Ellis of Cinc.-Clermont
Crown College Takes the Crown in the 2024 DII Men's Basketball National Championship-Mar 19, 2024
Minneapolis, MN: The Crown College Polars captured their first-ever Division II Men's Basketball National Championship behind a heroic late and-one bucket from Cade Carroll (6'5''-F) against rival and No. 3 North Central University. The National Championship served as the fourth time the two sides have met this season with Crown winning 75-72. After a slow offensive start, Crown would take a 35-29 lead into the half behind a team high 12 points from Carter Behne (6'0''-PG). Crown would keep the lead for all but a few minutes of the second half, as Tyrus Buckner (6'7''-F) had an answer for every North Central run ending the game with a team high 30 points and nine rebounds. It was Cade Carroll that would put the Rams away though with his and-one bucket in the final minute. The No. 1 seeded Polars opened the tournament with a dominant first round 87-69 victory over No. 8 Kansas Christian College. Crown would get out to a 20 point halftime edge and hold the lead throughout behind the offensive performance of Cade Carroll who finished the game with a 31 point, 17 rebound double-double. In the semifinal, Crown overcame a 1-11 start to the game and a halftime deficit to down No. 4 Spurgeon College 86-72. Carroll continued his dominance with a Crown program record 45 points on 16-26 shooting to advance to the championship game. "Pistol" Pete Maravich Award winner Tyrus Buckner added 10 points and nine rebounds in the win. With his career performance over the weekend, Crown's Cade Carroll was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. See a complete list of awards, including All-Tournament Team, All-Americans, Scholar-Athletes, and more here.
Courtesy of thenccaa.org
All-NCCAA Division II Awards 2024-Mar 19, 2024
All-Tournament MVP: Cade Carroll (6'5''-F) of Crown Player of the Year: Jude Warren (6'1''-G) of Spurgeon Pete Maravich Award: Tyrus Buckner (6'7''-F) of Crown Coach of the Year: Burton Uwarow of Bob Jones
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