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April 08, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Head Coach Kyle Brumett recently sat down with the voices of the Yellow Jackets Sports Network, Jim Funderburg and Jim Bellamy, to review the 2009-2010 campaign for the DC men’s basketball team. The Jackets posted a 23-6 record, won the Heartland Conference Tournament and participated in the NCAA National Tournament.
April 01, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Yet another postseason honor was recently awarded to Defiance College’s Nick Sales, as DIII News selected the forward as an Honorable Mention All-American in their latest publication.
March 24, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its winter honorees for the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team. Defiance College placed two student-athletes on the list to raise its 2009-2010 total to 17 entering the spring seasons.
March 22, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Nick Sales was recently honored with a pair of All-Midwest Region accolades, as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year garnered the nods from D3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
March 16, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College Men's Basketball HCAC Championship Nike t-shirts are now on sale in the athletic department. The cost for the shirt is $16 and the fundraiser will go to support the DC men's basketball program. Please contact Michelle Trubey at 419-783-2342 to purchase yours. Orders will be taken up until March 19th at noon.
March 10, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2010 All-Sportsmanship Team for the winter seasons. The award is part of the league-wide initiative to promote good sportsmanship.
March 05, 2010
WOOSTER, Ohio – Defiance College saw a six-point lead slip away in the final two minutes of Friday’s NCAA National Tournament game with No. 8 UW-Whitewater on the campus of Wooster. The Warhawks ended the game on a 10-0 spurt to hand DC a crushing, 75-71 defeat.
March 04, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – One week after topping Anderson, 70-65, to win the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, the Defiance College men’s basketball team is eyeing its fourth trip into the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Tournament.
March 03, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2010 All-HCAC honors on Tuesday, with DC’s Nick Sales earning Player-of-the-Year honors and Mike Floyd, Anthony Brown and Logan Wolfrum also being named as All-HCAC selections.
March 01, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Just two days after winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and punching its ticket to the NCAA Division III National Tournament, Defiance learned of its opening round draw on Monday morning.
February 28, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – March Madness will officially begin for the DC men’s basketball team on Monday morning, as the field for the 2010 NCAA Division III National Tournament will be announced at 10:00 am. DC students, faculty and staff are invited to Schomburg Auditorium to watch the webcast with the team.
February 27, 2010
ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College won the 26th conference championship in program history with a 70-65 win at Anderson on Saturday night and claimed the HCAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III National Tournament.
February 26, 2010
ANDERSON, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team defeated the second-seeded Hanover Panthers, 72-59, on Friday night in the HCAC Semifinals to earn the right to play for the HCAC Tournament Championship for the third time in the last four seasons.
February 25, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Just two days after topping the sixth-seeded Franklin Grizzlies by a 92-78 count to run its season-high win streak to six, the Defiance College men’s basketball team is hoping to ride that hot streak into the final weekend of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Tournament.
February 25, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Nick Sales has been named as one of five student-athletes from around the nation to earn a spot on the www.D3hoops.com Week 12 Team of the Week. Sales joins Logan Wolfrum as the second Yellow Jacket to receive the honor this season.
February 24, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College men’s basketball team ran past a gutsy performance from the sixth-seeded Franklin Grizzlies on Tuesday night, advancing to the HCAC Semifinals for the fourth-straight year with a 92-78 victory inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
February 22, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team will look to advance to its fourth Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Semifinal in the last four years when it hosts Franklin on Tuesday at 8:00 pm. All fans are encouraged to wear white as a show of support for the Yellow Jackets.
February 20, 2010
FRANKLIN, Ind. – For just the second time since making the transition to the NCAA Division III ranks in 1991-1992 and the 15th time in school history, the Defiance College men’s basketball program reached the 20-win plateau in a single-season by scoring a 73-60 win at Franklin on Saturday.
February 17, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Nick Sales turned in a vintage effort in Wednesday’s Senior Night victory over rival Bluffton University, as the senior forward logged his 25th collegiate double-double to lead Defiance to the 70-60 win, while improving the Yellow Jackets to 123-61 all-time against the Beavers on the planks.
February 16, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – On the eve of hosting a ‘Black Out’ against Bluffton on Wednesday night, Defiance College netted eight points in the latest national poll released by www.D3hoops.com. It marked the sixth time this season that DC has earned votes in the national poll.
February 13, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Mike Floyd hit all six of his shots in the second half and scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the final period to lead DC to the 83-64 win against Mount St. Joseph on Saturday. The victory was DC’s fourth-straight over the Lions, as the Jackets have swept MSJ in each of the past two years.
February 09, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team has won four of its last five games to climb into third place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings and has garnered votes in the www.D3hoops.com national poll for the fifth time during the 2009-2010 campaign.
February 08, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Logan Wolfrum helped Defiance College clinch a spot in the upcoming Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a pair of victories and has been selected as the HCAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season.
February 06, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College outlasted Transylvania, 71-64, on Saturday inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center to punch its ticket to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with three games left to play in the regular season.
February 03, 2010
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball program defeated Manchester, 70-59, on Wednesday for its third-straight season sweep of the Spartans and its 1,300th all-time win on the hardwood.
January 30, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Three days after defeating the No. 10 team in the nation by 16 points in front of a home crowd, the Defiance College men’s basketball team took its first loss of the year inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center courtesy of a 78-70 defeat to Hanover.
January 27, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Brown led five Yellow Jackets in double figures and fueled a 91-75 upset win over No. 10 Anderson on Wednesday night inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center. The victory moved DC to a perfect 8-0 at home and snapped AU’s school-record, 14-game win streak.
January 27, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – When Defiance welcomes Hanover on Saturday in a clash for second place in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, a greater battle will also be in focus as DC hosts the Suits and Sneakers program in an effort to raise funds and awareness in the ongoing fight against cancer.
January 25, 2010
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College’s Nick Sales netted a pair of 20-point games and recorded his fifth double-double of the season, en route to being named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
January 23, 2010
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Defiance showcased a new-look rotation and Nick Sales paced the squad with a second-straight 20-point outburst to help the Jackets pick up a 61-57 victory at Rose-Hulman on Saturday. The win moved DC into a three-way tie for third in the HCAC standings.
January 20, 2010
BLUFFTON, Ohio – Defiance College dropped to 1-4 on the road this season in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action, while seeing Bluffton snap its 17-game losing streak with a stunning, 91-83, victory over the Jackets inside of Founders Hall on Wednesday evening.
January 19, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team took another step towards gaining a national ranking in the latest www.D3hoops.com poll released on Tuesday. The Jackets garnered seven points in the week-seven poll and have now received votes for three-straight weeks.
January 16, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College poured in at least 90 points for the fourth time this season and improved to 7-0 at home with a lopsided, 99-83, victory over Franklin on Saturday afternoon. The win was DC’s fourth-straight against the Grizzlies in the regular season.
January 12, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Despite suffering a heartbreaking loss on the road the Defiance College men’s basketball team placed in the www.D3hoops.com national poll for the second week in a row and for the third time during the 2009-2010 campaign.
January 09, 2010
CINCINNATI, Ohio – Defiance College used a 20-3 rally midway through the second half to build a 19-point advantage and went on to win, 81-72, at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday. The win was DC’s first road victory in league play in four tries and evened the Jackets at 3-3 in the HCAC.
January 06, 2010
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Kevin Tietje three with 10 seconds left forced the ninth tie of the game but Transylvania’s Tim Tierney lifted a floater high off the glass and in with less than one second left to deliver a crushing, 58-56, defeat to Defiance.
January 05, 2010
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Fresh off of winning consecutive tournament championships and polishing off an undefeated run through its non-conference schedule, the 11-2 Defiance College Yellow Jackets have found themselves receiving votes in the most recent www.D3hoops.com poll for the second time this season.
January 03, 2010
SALEM, Va. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team continued its strong tournament play in 2009-2010, topping Ohio Wesleyan, 64-56, to improve to 6-0 in tournament action and claim the Roanoke Domino’s New Year’s Classic for its third championship of the season.
January 02, 2010
SALEM, Va. – Defiance College nearly let a 21-point lead slip away against Ferrum on Saturday, before securing the 87-85 victory to advance into Sunday’s championship game at the Domino’s New Year’s Classic hosted by Roanoke.
December 30, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College improved to 6-0 at home this season and lit up the scoreboard by eclipsing 80 points for the fifth time in its last six. The hot offensive performance led the Jackets to an 89-75 win against DePauw and their 19th Purple and Gold Tournament Championship in 35 years.
December 29, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College piled up 114 points against OSU-Lima on Tuesday night in the opening round of its 35th-Annual Purple and Gold Financial Tournament and improved to 53-16 all-time in the event with a 114-51 victory against the Barons.
December 23, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team will host Ohio State University-Lima, Adrian and DePauw for the 35th-Annual Purple and Gold Financial Classic on December 29 and 30 inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
December 16, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Nick Sales led a parade of four Yellow Jackets in double figures and posted his third-straight double-double performance to help lead Defiance to a 90-79 victory against Madonna inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center on Wednesday evening.
December 12, 2009
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team suffered its second road loss in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action in as many tries, shooting just 31.0 percent from the floor in a 79-73 loss at Hanover on Saturday.
December 09, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Heath Armstrong erupted for 15 points in the final 3:02 of action on Wednesday night to help Defiance close on a 22-12 surge and pull out a thrilling, 95-82, victory over the No. 42 Manchester Spartans in front of a raucous Karl H. Weaner Community Center crowd.
December 05, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College rebounded from its first loss of the year with an 82-61 blowout of Rose-Hulman inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center on Saturday. The Jackets never trailed, marking the second-straight time that they have led wire-to-wire over Rose Hulman.
December 02, 2009
ANDERSON, Ind. – Nick Sales became the 43rd player in DC history to reach the 1,000-point plateau but it was not enough to get DC past a hot-shooting Anderson team on Wednesday. AU set a school record by shooting 70.4 percent for the game, en route to handing the Jackets an 88-70 setback.
December 02, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team garnered 16 votes on Tuesday in the first regular season D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The 16 votes were the highest for a DC team in the past four years and ranked the Yellow Jackets No. 36 in the nation.
November 25, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Logan Wolfrum has been selected as one of five student-athletes from around the nation to earn a spot on the first D3hoops.com Team of the Week of the 2009-2010 season. Wolfrum had previously been honored as the HCAC Player of the Week.
November 24, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College used a 15-2 spurt late in the second half to turn a 60-54 deficit into a 69-62 lead with 2:38 left in the game and held on for a thrilling, 74-71, win to improve to 4-0 for the first time since opening the 1973-1974 campaign with seven-straight victories.
November 23, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – After storming out of the gates to a 3-0 start and the John Dawson Invitational Championship, the Defiance College men’s basketball team will play its first home game of the season on Tuesday. DC will host Ohio Wesleyan at 7:30 pm inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.
November 23, 2009
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Logan Wolfrum was named the John Dawson Invitational Most Valuable Player and has backed up that honor by being named as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.
November 22, 2009
ADRIAN, Mich. – The DC men’s basketball team survived a late surge from the Adrian Bulldogs to pull out an overtime victory and claim the John Dawson Invitational Championship on Sunday afternoon. Nick Sales and Logan Wolfrum were named All-Tournament, with Wolfrum taking MVP honors.
November 21, 2009
ADRIAN, Mich. – Logan Wolfrum turned in his second clutch performance in as many collegiate outings, pouring in 28 points to lead DC to an 80-67 win against Mount Union on Saturday. The Jackets will play for the John Dawson Invitational Championship on Sunday at 4:00 pm against Adrian.
November 15, 2009
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Defiance began the 2009-2010 campaign on Sunday afternoon without its injured senior point guard, Mike Floyd, and put 79 points on the board behind 11 made three-point shots. The long-range attack led the short-handed Jackets to a 79-62 win at Kalamazoo.
November 13, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio - As the Defiance College men’s basketball team gears up for the 2009-2010 season, it will look to repeat its recent history of success, while also hoping to add a few lines to the resume. Over the past three seasons, the Defiance College Yellow Jackets have become one of the premier programs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and have piled up the accomplishments while doing so.
November 10, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team was recently able to participate in a pair of events that allowed them to impact the communities outside of their own. This fall, the Jackets have participated in the Walk With Sunshine and the Make-A-Difference Day events.
October 28, 2009
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The DC men’s basketball team has become a staple near the top of the HCAC standings in recent years and has been picked by the league’s head coaches to contend for the title once again. DC finished second in the HCAC Preseason Poll and placed four on the HCAC Players-to-Watch list.
August 06, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Former Defiance College standout center, Anthony Pettaway, has recently signed a contract to begin his professional career on the hardwood. The three-time All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference player will take his game overseas to compete for the Dachau Spurs of Germany’s Regionalliga South-East League.
July 08, 2009
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletic family was saddened by the loss of Gerry Boomer on Monday, July 6. Boomer graduated Cum Laude from DC in 1969 and had been an avid supporter and friend to many in the athletic program over the past 40 years.
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