2014-15 Men's Basketball News

Season
DC Has 31 Athletes Named to Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society
DC Has 31 Athletes Named to Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its inaugural group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

12 Winter Student-Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC
12 Winter Student-Athletes Named Academic All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Defiance College winter athletic teams had 12 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list.

Edwards and Schomaeker Named D3hoops.com All-Region
Edwards and Schomaeker Named D3hoops.com All-Region

DEFiANCE, OHIO -- Defiance College senior men's basketball players Bernard Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Warren Cousino) and Travis Schomaeker (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) have been named D3hoops.com All-Great Lakes Region for their efforts this season. Edwards was tabbed a first-team pick and Shomaker was a second-team honoree.

NABC names Edwards to All-Star Game
NABC names Edwards to All-Star Game

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) placed Bernard Edwards on its 2015 Reese’s Division III College All-Star Game Roster.

Men's Hoops Season Ends With Loss to No. 24 St. Olaf
Men's Hoops Season Ends With Loss to No. 24 St. Olaf

WHITEWATER, WISC. -- The Defiance College men's basketball season came to a close with a 68-63 loss to No. 24 nationally-ranked St. Olaf (Minn.) College in a second round game of the NCAA Division III National Tournament in Whitewater, Wisc.

Yellow Jackets Upset No. 2 UW-Whitewater in NCAA Tournament
Yellow Jackets Upset No. 2 UW-Whitewater in NCAA Tournament

WHITEWATER, WISC. -- The Defiance College men's basketball team began the 2015 NCAA Division III National Tournament with a first-round upset of No. 2 nationally-ranked, and defending national champion, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 83-71, at Kachel Gymnasium in Whitewater, Wisc.

Inside The Hive - Bernard Edwards
Inside The Hive - Bernard Edwards

DEFIANCE, OHIO - Inside the Hive's Alicia Kalik talks with men's basketball player Bernard Edwards about the season and the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Schomaeker Named Jostens Trophy Finalist
Schomaeker Named Jostens Trophy Finalist

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College men's basketball player and senior guard Travis Schomaeker (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) has been announced as one of the ten finalists for the Jostens Trophy.

Four Yellow Jackets Named All-HCAC
Four Yellow Jackets Named All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Two days after capturing a berth to the NCAA tournament for winning the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, Defiance College placed four players on All-HCAC Teams.

Men's Hoops Dominates Bluffton to Capture HCAC Title
Men's Hoops Dominates Bluffton to Capture HCAC Title

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Four players scored in double figures led by senior forward Bernard Edwards' (Detroit, Mich./Warren Cousino) 25 points as the Defiance College men's basketball team captured its third Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship with a 78-55 win against Bluffton University at the Karl H. Weaner Center.

Yellow Jackets Beat Hanover (Ind.) to Advance to HCAC Title Game
Yellow Jackets Beat Hanover (Ind.) to Advance to HCAC Title Game

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The duo of senior guard Mason Roth (McComb) and senior forward Bernard Edwards (Detroit, Mich./Warren Cousino) both scored a game-high 18 points as the Defiance College men's basketball team defeated Hanover (Ind.) College in a semifinal game of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament at the Karl H. Weaner Center.

Schomaeker Named Capital One Academic All-American
Schomaeker Named Capital One Academic All-American

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Senior Defiance College men's basketball player Travis Schomaeker (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf) continues to add to his list of awards this season, both on the court and off, and has been tabbed a first-team Capital One Academic All-American as voted on by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Schomaeker named HCAC Player of the Week
Schomaeker named HCAC Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. – After his big week on the court, Travis Schomaeker has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week.

Defiance Downs Franklin (Ind.); Jackets to Host HCAC Tourney
Defiance Downs Franklin (Ind.); Jackets to Host HCAC Tourney

FRANKLIN, IND. -- Junior forward Wade Wooley (Wauseon) recorded his second career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds as the Defiance College men's basketball team posted a convincing 89-58 win against Franklin (Ind.) College in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and regular-season finale in Franklin, Ind.

Men's Basketball Beats Manchester (Ind.)
Men's Basketball Beats Manchester (Ind.)

NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. -- The Defiance College men's basketball team trailed by three points at the half, but outscored Manchester (Ind.) University, 50-42, in the second half to beat the Spartans, 86-81, in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game in North Manchester, Ind.

Men's Basketball Rolls Past Transylvania (Ky.)
Men's Basketball Rolls Past Transylvania (Ky.)

DEFIANCE, OHIO -- Despite a cold and blustery winter afternoon, the Defiance College men's basketball team kept their hot streak going as the Yellow Jackets won their fifth game in their last six contests with a 97-58 thumping of Transylvania (Ky.) University in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play at the Karl H. Weaner Center.