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Anthony Pettaway
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    255
  • Hometown:
    Toledo, Ohio
  • Position:
    C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Bowsher
  • Major:
    Business Administration
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    16.8
  • fg %
    55.5
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    77.4
  • reb/g
    9.5
  • a/g
    1.9
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 16
Games started 27 16
Minutes 768 467
Minutes per game 28.4 29.2
FG 182-328 109-191
FG Pct 55.5 57.1
3PT 0-10 0-4
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 89-115 59-76
FT Pct 77.4 77.6
Off rebounds 57 29
Def rebounds 199 116
Total rebounds 256 145
Rebounds per game 9.5 9.1
Personal fouls 65 34
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 50 31
Turnovers 79 44
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.7
Steals 14 7
Blocks 30 22
Points 453 277
Points per game 16.8 17.3
Points per 40 min 23.6 23.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 68-64
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 78-67
Feb 18 Bluffton L, 59-57
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 92-89
Feb 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-68
Feb 27 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-67
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 21 at Albion (Mich.) L, 82-65 1 32 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 8-13 61.5 20
Nov 22 vs. Madonna W, 78-67 1 23 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Nov 25 at Heidelberg L, 92-78 1 22 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 14
Nov 29 vs. Ohio Northern L, 70-67 1 26 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 16
Nov 30 vs. Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-68 1 26 6-7 85.7 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 17
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 103-78 1 21 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) W, 86-72 1 29 9-13 69.2 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 22
Dec 16 Kalamazoo W, 81-55 1 25 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 18 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-65 1 30 8-15 53.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 16
Dec 29 Rockford (Ill.) L, 95-89 1 27 7-11 63.6 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 18
Dec 30 Geneva W, 93-79 1 22 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 81-79 1 28 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 10-11 90.9 18
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 69-58 1 36 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 12-14 85.7 22
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-68 1 30 6-11 54.5 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 13
Jan 14 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-62 1 30 7-11 63.6 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 17
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) W, 80-65 1 18 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 21 at Bluffton W, 71-68 1 29 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 50-47 1 29 7-10 70.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 82-69 1 25 6-17 35.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 15
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 53-48 1 34 9-12 75.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 18
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) W, 64-59 1 32 7-9 77.8 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 16
Feb 11 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 68-64 1 30 8-13 61.5 0-0 - 7-10 70.0 23
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 78-67 1 29 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 20
Feb 18 Bluffton L, 59-57 1 35 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 13
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 92-89 1 32 12-21 57.1 0-0 - 6-6 100.0 30
Feb 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-68 1 33 9-15 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 18
Feb 27 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-67 1 35 10-21 47.6 0-0 - 8-8 100.0 28
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 21 at Albion (Mich.) L, 82-65 1 32 6 5 11 0 5 2 1
Nov 22 vs. Madonna W, 78-67 1 23 6 7 13 1 5 0 0
Nov 25 at Heidelberg L, 92-78 1 22 0 4 4 0 1 1 2
Nov 29 vs. Ohio Northern L, 70-67 1 26 3 8 11 2 2 0 0
Nov 30 vs. Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-68 1 26 3 10 13 2 5 1 1
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 103-78 1 21 0 9 9 2 1 0 2
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) W, 86-72 1 29 5 6 11 1 1 1 1
Dec 16 Kalamazoo W, 81-55 1 25 0 4 4 1 3 0 1
Dec 18 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-65 1 30 0 18 18 6 1 0 0
Dec 29 Rockford (Ill.) L, 95-89 1 27 3 9 12 1 2 1 0
Dec 30 Geneva W, 93-79 1 22 1 4 5 0 1 1 1
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 81-79 1 28 0 4 4 4 3 0 0
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 69-58 1 36 3 6 9 5 4 0 2
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-68 1 30 2 6 8 4 4 0 2
Jan 14 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-62 1 30 2 6 8 3 3 1 3
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) W, 80-65 1 18 0 7 7 1 3 0 1
Jan 21 at Bluffton W, 71-68 1 29 3 5 8 1 5 0 1
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 50-47 1 29 1 6 7 0 3 1 0
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 82-69 1 25 4 12 16 1 2 1 1
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 53-48 1 34 1 7 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) W, 64-59 1 32 1 7 8 0 3 1 1
Feb 11 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 68-64 1 30 3 11 14 2 1 1 0
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 78-67 1 29 0 9 9 1 3 1 2
Feb 18 Bluffton L, 59-57 1 35 3 9 12 2 4 0 3
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 92-89 1 32 1 6 7 3 2 0 3
Feb 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-68 1 33 3 7 10 5 2 0 0
Feb 27 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-67 1 35 3 7 10 1 8 1 2
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 21 at Albion (Mich.) L, 82-65 1 3 - 0.0
Nov 22 vs. Madonna W, 78-67 1 4 - 0.2
Nov 25 at Heidelberg L, 92-78 1 5 1 0.0
Nov 29 vs. Ohio Northern L, 70-67 1 2 0 1.0
Nov 30 vs. Earlham (Ind.) W, 83-68 1 4 - 0.4
Dec 6 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 103-78 1 1 - 2.0
Dec 13 Manchester (Ind.) W, 86-72 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 16 Kalamazoo W, 81-55 1 0 - 0.3
Dec 18 at Ohio Wesleyan W, 80-65 1 4 - 6.0
Dec 29 Rockford (Ill.) L, 95-89 1 2 0 0.5
Dec 30 Geneva W, 93-79 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 3 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 81-79 1 3 - 1.3
Jan 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 69-58 1 1 - 1.3
Jan 10 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 75-68 1 4 - 1.0
Jan 14 Mt. St. Joseph W, 71-62 1 1 - 1.0
Jan 17 Franklin (Ind.) W, 80-65 1 5 1 0.3
Jan 21 at Bluffton W, 71-68 1 3 - 0.2
Jan 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 50-47 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 31 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 82-69 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 4 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 53-48 1 1 - 0.5
Feb 7 Anderson (Ind.) W, 64-59 1 2 - 0.0
Feb 11 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 68-64 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 14 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 78-67 1 2 - 0.3
Feb 18 Bluffton L, 59-57 1 1 - 0.5
Feb 21 at Franklin (Ind.) W, 92-89 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 24 Hanover (Ind.) W, 69-68 1 3 - 2.5
Feb 27 vs. Franklin (Ind.) L, 73-67 1 2 - 0.1
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2008-09 27 28.4 6.7-12.1 0.0-0.4 3.3-4.3 16.8
Total 27 28.4 6.7-12.1 0.0-0.4 3.3-4.3 16.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2008-09 27 27 768 182-328 55.5 0-10 0.0 89-115 77.4 453
Total 27 27 768 182-328 55.5 0-10 0.0 89-115 77.4 453
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2008-09 27 768 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 27 768 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2008-09 27 2.1 7.4 9.5 1.9 2.9 0.5 1.1
Total 27 2.1 7.4 9.5 1.9 2.9 0.5 1.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2008-09 27 27 57 199 256 50 79 14 30
Total 27 27 57 199 256 50 79 14 30
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2008-09 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 28.4 6.7-12.1 0.0-0.4 3.3-4.3 16.8
Conference 16 29.2 6.8-11.9 0.0-0.2 3.7-4.8 17.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 28.1 6.6-11.0 0.0-0.3 2.7-3.5 15.8
Away 11 29.2 6.9-13.2 0.0-0.5 3.9-5.1 17.7
Neutral 4 27.5 6.8-12.8 0.0-0.0 3.5-4.2 17.0
Result
Wins 18 27.7 6.7-11.9 0.0-0.2 3.1-3.9 16.4
Losses 9 29.9 6.9-12.7 0.0-0.7 3.8-4.9 17.6
Month
November 5 25.8 5.8-10.8 0.0-0.6 3.2-5.0 14.8
December 6 25.7 6.5-11.5 0.0-0.8 2.0-2.3 15.0
January 8 28.1 5.5-10.5 0.0-0.0 4.4-5.1 15.4
February 8 32.5 8.8-15.1 0.0-0.2 3.2-4.4 20.8
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 27 768 182-328 55.5 0-10 0.0 89-115 77.4 453
Conference 16 16 467 109-191 57.1 0-4 0.0 59-76 77.6 277
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 12 337 79-132 59.8 0-4 0.0 32-42 76.2 190
Away 11 11 321 76-145 52.4 0-6 0.0 43-56 76.8 195
Neutral 4 4 110 27-51 52.9 0-0 - 14-17 82.4 68
Result
Wins 18 18 499 120-214 56.1 0-4 0.0 55-71 77.5 295
Losses 9 9 269 62-114 54.4 0-6 0.0 34-44 77.3 158
Month
November 5 5 129 29-54 53.7 0-3 0.0 16-25 64.0 74
December 6 6 154 39-69 56.5 0-5 0.0 12-14 85.7 90
January 8 8 225 44-84 52.4 0-0 - 35-41 85.4 123
February 8 8 260 70-121 57.9 0-2 0.0 26-35 74.3 166
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 768 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 16 467 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 337 28.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 11 321 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 110 27.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 499 27.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 269 29.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 129 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 6 154 25.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 225 28.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 8 260 32.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 2.1 7.4 9.5 1.9 2.9 0.5 1.1
Conference 16 1.8 7.3 9.1 1.9 2.8 0.4 1.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.6 6.5 8.1 1.6 2.6 0.6 1.1
Away 11 2.1 8.1 10.2 2.3 2.5 0.5 1.3
Neutral 4 3.8 8.0 11.8 1.5 5.0 0.5 0.8
Result
Wins 18 2.0 7.8 9.8 1.9 2.7 0.5 1.1
Losses 9 2.3 6.6 8.9 1.7 3.4 0.6 1.1
Month
November 5 3.6 6.8 10.4 1.0 3.6 0.8 0.8
December 6 1.5 8.3 9.8 1.8 1.5 0.5 0.8
January 8 1.9 6.5 8.4 2.4 3.4 0.4 1.3
February 8 1.9 7.9 9.8 1.9 3.1 0.5 1.4
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 27 57 199 256 50 79 14 30
Conference 16 16 29 116 145 31 44 7 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 12 19 78 97 19 31 7 13
Away 11 11 23 89 112 25 28 5 14
Neutral 4 4 15 32 47 6 20 2 3
Result
Wins 18 18 36 140 176 35 48 9 20
Losses 9 9 21 59 80 15 31 5 10
Month
November 5 5 18 34 52 5 18 4 4
December 6 6 9 50 59 11 9 3 5
January 8 8 15 52 67 19 27 3 10
February 8 8 15 63 78 15 25 4 11
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
NABC Tabs Pettaway as Second-Team All-Midwest District
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  • March 23, 2009
NABC Tabs Pettaway as Second-Team All-Midwest District

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The National Association of Basketball Coaches is the latest to recognize Defiance College’s Anthony Pettaway for his outstanding 2008-2009 campaign, after recently naming the senior center to its Second-Team All-Midwest District Team.

  • March 23, 2009
DC's Pettaway Named Third-Team All-Region
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  • March 19, 2009
DC's Pettaway Named Third-Team All-Region

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Anthony Pettaway was recently named as a Third-Team All-Midwest Region selection as announced by D3Hoops.com. The award was the second year in a row that Pettaway has been named all-region by the website.

  • March 19, 2009
Pettaway Voted as HCAC Male Athlete of the Month
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  • March 04, 2009
Pettaway Voted as HCAC Male Athlete of the Month

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College’s Anthony Pettaway has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Male Athlete of the Month for February, after leading the Jackets to a third-place finish in the league standings and their third-straight appearance in the HCAC Semifinals.

  • March 04, 2009
Jackets Place Four on All-HCAC Squad
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  • March 03, 2009
Jackets Place Four on All-HCAC Squad

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team topped the 17-win plateau for the third-straight season, while also reaching the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals for the third year in a row and has placed four players on the All-HCAC Team.

  • March 03, 2009
Pettaway Earns Spot on HCAC All-Tournament Team
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  • March 02, 2009
Pettaway Earns Spot on HCAC All-Tournament Team

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Anthony Pettaway led Defiance College to its third-straight trip into the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals and was one of seven players selected to the HCAC All-Tournament Team.

  • March 02, 2009
Defiance Falls in HCAC Semifinals
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  • February 27, 2009
Defiance Falls in HCAC Semifinals

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance failed to hit a shot from the floor over the final four minutes and saw Franklin capitalize with a 12-3 run to finish the game and pull out the 73-67 win over the Jackets in the HCAC Semifinal matchup.

  • February 27, 2009
DC Dumps Hanover at the Horn to Advance to HCAC Semifinals
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  • February 24, 2009
DC Dumps Hanover at the Horn to Advance to HCAC Semifinals

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Pettaway buried the game-winning shot on the left wing from 20 feet out as time expired, to lift Defiance to a thrilling, 69-68, win over the sixth-seeded Hanover Panthers on Tuesday night.

  • February 24, 2009
DC Closes Regular Season with 92-89 Win at Franklin
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  • February 21, 2009
DC Closes Regular Season with 92-89 Win at Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Just three days after having its own chance at the HCAC regular season championship taken away with a loss, Defiance ruined Franklin’s hopes of an outright title by handing the Grizzlies a 92-89 defeat.

  • February 21, 2009
Second Half Woes Plague Jackets on Senior Night
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  • February 18, 2009
Second Half Woes Plague Jackets on Senior Night

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Josh Eichar’s layup with four seconds remaining gave Bluffton a two-point lead and Mike Floyd’s desperation three-point heave at the horn missed its mark, leaving Defiance with a disappointing, 59-57, loss to the Beavers on Senior Night.

  • February 18, 2009
HCAC Tabs Pettaway as Men's Basketball Player of the Week
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  • February 16, 2009
HCAC Tabs Pettaway as Men's Basketball Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Anthony Pettaway turned in two more 20-point performances to lead Defiance to a pair of crucial Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victories and has been selected as the league’s player of the week.

  • February 16, 2009
Pettaway Fuels DC Past Engineers with 20-Point Effort
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  • February 14, 2009
Pettaway Fuels DC Past Engineers with 20-Point Effort

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Pettaway continued to recent string of dominance in the paint with a 20-point, nine-rebound, two-block performance on Saturday, as the Yellow Jackets moved to 11-3 in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with a 78-67 win over Rose-Hulman.

  • February 14, 2009
Defiance Pulls Out Road Win Against Lions
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  • February 11, 2009
Defiance Pulls Out Road Win Against Lions

CINCINNATI, Ohio – An old-fashioned three-point play from Nick Sales with 27 ticks left on the clock completed yet another second-half comeback for the Defiance College men’s basketball team and sent the Jackets to a 68-64 road victory at Mount St. Joseph.

  • February 11, 2009
Jackets Hold On for 64-59 Victory Over Anderson
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  • February 07, 2009
Jackets Hold On for 64-59 Victory Over Anderson

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance held off a scrappy Anderson squad for 64-59 victory to remain one game back in the HCAC title hunt. The Jackets weathered several late runs by the Ravens to clinch a spot in the upcoming Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.

  • February 07, 2009
Five-Game Win STreak Comes to End for DC Men
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  • February 04, 2009
Five-Game Win STreak Comes to End for DC Men

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Defiance’s hopes of defending the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference crown took a major hit on Wednesday, as a 53-48 defeat at Transylvania dropped the Jackets two full games out of the HCAC lead with only five games to play.

  • February 04, 2009
Pettaway Joins 1,300-Point Club in Win at Manchester
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  • January 31, 2009
Pettaway Joins 1,300-Point Club in Win at Manchester

N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Anthony Pettaway poured in 15 points to help fuel Defiance’s 82-69 win over Manchester on Saturday and became the 19th player in DC history to eclipse the 1,300-point plateau for a career.

  • January 31, 2009
Defiance Prevails in Miller's Return to Weaner Center
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  • January 24, 2009
Defiance Prevails in Miller's Return to Weaner Center

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance picked up its sixth-straight win over Hanover on Saturday to complete its third-straight season sweep over the Panthers on the hardwood. Jon Miller, who orchestrated the previous two DC sweeps from the Jackets’ bench, could not stop it from happening a third time, as the Jackets pulled out a 50-47 win.

  • January 24, 2009
DC Rallies for Thrilling Win at Bluffton
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  • January 21, 2009
DC Rallies for Thrilling Win at Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio – Mike Floyd sank two of his game-high 24 points from the charity stripe to lift DC to its first lead of the second half with just 15 seconds remaining, before a steal and score from Nick Sales at the horn sealed the stirring comeback and gave the Jackets a 71-68 win at Bluffton.

  • January 21, 2009
Defiance Tops Franklin to Grab Share of HCAC Lead
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  • January 17, 2009
Defiance Tops Franklin to Grab Share of HCAC Lead

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Saturday presented Defiance with one of its biggest games of the 2008-2009 campaign and the Jackets responded by bouncing Franklin, 80-65, to climb back atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference at the season’s midway point.

  • January 17, 2009
Defense Fuels Second-Half Rallly for Defiance
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  • January 14, 2009
Defense Fuels Second-Half Rallly for Defiance

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College held Mount St. Joseph to just 26 second-half points and pulled away for the 71-62 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory on Wednesday night. The win moves the Jackets to 4-2 in league play and into a three-way tie for second.

  • January 14, 2009
Turnovers Prove Too Much for Jackets in Road Defeat
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  • January 10, 2009
Turnovers Prove Too Much for Jackets in Road Defeat

ANDERSON, Ind. – In a key conference clash between two of the top teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, Defiance was its own worst enemy. The Jackets turned the ball over 17 times, which led to 22 points for Anderson in the 75-68 win for the Ravens.

  • January 10, 2009
Jackets Clamp Down on Engineers for Road Victory
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  • January 07, 2009
Jackets Clamp Down on Engineers for Road Victory

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team used one of its best defensive performances of the season and rode the post tandem of Anthony Pettaway and Nick Sales to a 69-58 victory at Rose-Hulman on Wednesday.

  • January 07, 2009
DC Lets Early Lead Slip Away in Loss to Transylvania
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  • January 03, 2009
DC Lets Early Lead Slip Away in Loss to Transylvania

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Pettaway became the 23rd player in DC history to crack the 1,200-point barrier for a career and led the Jackets with 18 points on Saturday but it was not enough to hold off a determined Transylvania squad, as DC suffered an 81-79 defeat to the Pioneers.

  • January 03, 2009
Defiance Suffers Disappointing Setback to Rockford
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  • December 29, 2008
Defiance Suffers Disappointing Setback to Rockford

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 34th-Annual Purple and Gold Financial Tournament got off to a rocky start for Defiance on Monday night, as the Yellow Jackets failed to slow a hot-shooting Rockford squad en route to a 95-89 loss.

  • December 29, 2008
Strong Second Half Lifts Jackets to Fourth Straight Win
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  • December 16, 2008
Strong Second Half Lifts Jackets to Fourth Straight Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance used a 44-point effort in the second half to blow open its non-conference affair against Kalamazoo on Tuesday night. DC never trailed in the game and outscored the Hornets by 19 points after the break to secure the 81-55 victory.

  • December 16, 2008
Defiance Dismantles Manchester, 86-72, in Home Opener
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  • December 13, 2008
Defiance Dismantles Manchester, 86-72, in Home Opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team played on its home court for the first time this season and clicked on all cylinders from the opening tip. The Jackets led by as many as 25 midway through the second half, before settling for an 86-72 win over Manchester on Saturday.

  • December 13, 2008
Jackets Rout Hanover to Open HCAC Title Defense
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  • December 06, 2008
Jackets Rout Hanover to Open HCAC Title Defense

HANOVER, Ind. – After opening the 2008-2009 season with five non-conference affairs, the Defiance College men’s basketball team got its first taste of conference play on Saturday and rolled to a 103-78 victory at Hanover.

  • December 06, 2008
Pettaway Named to Community Versus Cancer All-Tourney Team
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  • December 01, 2008
Pettaway Named to Community Versus Cancer All-Tourney Team

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Anthony Pettaway led Defiance to a third-place showing in the Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge and has been named to the All-Tournament Team. Pettaway was one of five players honored from the two-day event.

  • December 01, 2008
Shorthanded Jackets Cruise Past Earlham
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  • November 30, 2008
Shorthanded Jackets Cruise Past Earlham

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – Defiance took the court on Sunday missing three of its top guards but never trailed in an 83-68 victory over Earlham. The victory gave the Yellow Jackets a third-place showing in the 2008 Mike Rokicki Community Versus Cancer Challenge.

  • November 30, 2008
Defiance Comeback Falls Short in Loss to ONU
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  • November 29, 2008
Defiance Comeback Falls Short in Loss to ONU

GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team battled an unbeaten Ohio Northern squad to the horn, before settling for a 70-67 defeat to the Polar Bears in the second game of the Mike Rokick Community Versus Cancer Challenge hosted by DePauw.

  • November 29, 2008
DC Drops High-Scoring Contest at Heidelberg
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  • November 25, 2008
DC Drops High-Scoring Contest at Heidelberg

TIFFIN, Ohio – The Jackets saw four players reach double figures in the scoring column but got beat on the glass and suffered a 92-78 road defeat on Tuesday night, after allowing Heidelberg to hit over 50 percent of its shots from the field.

  • November 25, 2008
Jackets Use Late Rally to Get Past Madonna
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  • November 22, 2008
Jackets Use Late Rally to Get Past Madonna

ALBION, Mich. – Defiance College trailed by one point with under six minutes to play on Saturday, before closing the game on a 13-1 surge to take the 78-67 win over Madonna in the second contest of the Albion College Tip-Off Tournament.

  • November 22, 2008
Albion Shoots Past Defiance, 82-65, in Season Opener
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  • November 21, 2008
Albion Shoots Past Defiance, 82-65, in Season Opener

ALBION, Mich. – The 2008-2009 season got underway on Friday evening for the men’s basketball team. The Jackets headed north to compete in the Albion College Tip-Off Tournament and fell, 82-65, to the host Albion squad in the opening game.

  • November 21, 2008
D3Hoops.com Touts DC's Pettaway as Preseason All-American
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  • November 13, 2008
D3Hoops.com Touts DC's Pettaway as Preseason All-American

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Pettaway’s list of preseason accolades added another on Thursday, with D3hoops.com naming the six-foot, eight-inch center to its Preseason All-America Team. Pettaway was also recently heralded as a Preseason All-American by D-III News and SmallCollegeHoops.com.

  • November 13, 2008
Pettaway Nets Preseason All-American Honor
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  • November 04, 2008
Pettaway Nets Preseason All-American Honor

DEFIANCE, Ohio – For the second time in as many seasons, Defiance College center, Anthony Pettaway, has been heralded as a Preseason All-American by a national media outlet. D-III News and SmallCollegeHoops.com named Pettaway as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Player of the Year and lauded the senior as an Honorable Mention All-American.

  • November 04, 2008
Men's Hoops Picked to Repeat as HCAC Champions
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  • October 29, 2008
Men's Hoops Picked to Repeat as HCAC Champions

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team has been tabbed as the preseason favorite to win its second-straight HCAC regular season title, as announced by the HCAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Wednesday. Defiance was the only team to pick up more than two first-place votes and also placed four players on the HCAC Players-to-Watch list.

  • October 29, 2008