2000-01 News

  • Ryan Taylor Named Second Team All-America by National Association of Basketball Coaches
    March 24, 2001
    Wittenberg University's Ryan Taylor has been named a 2001 second-team All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. It is the first such national recognition for Taylor, who led the Tigers to the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship and to the sectional semifinals of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament earlier this month.
  • Roundup: Wittenberg Basketball Season Draws to a Close
    March 12, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers followed a winning formula all season. That formula was a combination of hustle and hard work as the Tigers outrebounded each of their first 27 opponents in 2000-01, held their foes to low shooting percentages from the field and used their depth to wear down other teams in the second half.
  • Wittenberg Falls In NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen
    March 10, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers followed a formula for winning all season. First, the Tigers outrebounded their opponents every time on the floor. Second, the Tigers held their foes to poor shooting from the field. And third, the Tigers usually wore down the opposition with a deep, big bench that closed out games extremely well.
  • Wittenberg ambushes Maryville to advance to Sweet 16
    March 03, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers, the all-time winningest NCAA Division III men's basketball program in regular and post-season play, did it again on Saturday night, closing out a game Maryville College squad by a score of 71-51 in a second round tournament game to advance to the Sweet 16.
  • Roundup: Wittenberg Basketball Going to NCAA Division III Tournament
    February 28, 2001
    Wittenberg University's men's basketball team has received its first bid to the NCAA Division III tournament since 1997. The Tigers, the North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champions, will host a second-round game at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 3 at the HPER Center, They will face the winner of Thursday's first-round game between MacMurray (Ill.) and Maryville (Tenn.).
  • Tigers lose title game in heart-breaking fashion to rival Wooster
    February 24, 2001
    In a game that looked nothing like its two predecessors, the College of Wooster Fighting Scots and the Wittenberg University Tigers brawled for 40 minutes before the second-seeded Scots came away with an emotional 59-56 victory over the top-seeded and host Tigers.
  • Tiger men advance, Women fall in conference semis
    February 23, 2001
    The Wittenberg Tiger men's basketball team overcame a valiant effort by the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops and 37% game shooting average to advance to the championship game of the NCAC tournament for the first time since 1997.
  • Roundup: Wittenberg Breaks Tie for Number One
    February 19, 2001
    Wittenberg used a stunning second half to defeat No. 1 ranked Wooster, 94-80, Saturday night. The win extended the Tigers' winning streak to 13 straight games and clinched their first North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship since 1997 and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which starts Tuesday, Feb. 20.
  • Wittenberg Men claim conference championship with win over No. 1 ranked Wooster
    February 17, 2001
    On Saturday, the Wittenberg University Tigers made it a clean sweep over the College of Wooster Fighting Scots as both the men and women extended late-season winning streaks and improved their positioning for the upcoming North Coast Athletic Conference tournaments.
  • Tigers pull out conference victories on both fronts
    February 14, 2001
    The Tiger men came away from Earlham with a decisive 90-63 victory over the Quakers. Earlham had the Tigers on the ropes in the first half, but Wittenberg was able to pull away after the intermission.
  • Roundup: Eleven Game Winning Streak Keeps Tigers Tied for First
    February 12, 2001
    Wittenberg takes an 11-game winning streak on the road this week for the final two games of the regular season. The Tigers, tied for first in the NCAC with Wooster, travel to Earlham on Wednesday then head to Wooster on Saturday.
  • Wittenberg men struggle past Allegheny
    February 10, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team faced a must-win situation on Saturday, and emerged from the day's battle with a much-deserved victory.
  • Tiger men break records to extend win streak to 10
    February 07, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team enjoyed a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory on Wednesday at the HPER Center, crushing the visiting Wabash College Little Giants 97-73.
  • Roundup: Wittenberg Tigers Tied for Top Third Week Running
    February 05, 2001
    Wittenberg recorded a pair of wins to maintain its share of first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference last week. The Tigers defeated visiting Earlham, 81-65, on Wednesday, Jan. 31 and then struggled before scoring an 85-81 win in overtime at Hiram on Saturday, Feb. 3.
  • Wittenberg men survive road scare
    February 03, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team survived a scare on Saturday night, outlasting the Hiram Terriers 85-81 in overtime.
  • Roundup: Tigers Still Tied for Top
    January 31, 2001
    Wittenberg picked up a pair of wins last week and remains tied for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference with Wooster.
  • Tiger Men Down Quakers
    January 31, 2001
    The Wittenberg men's basketball team racked up their tenth conference win of the season, defeating the Earlham Quakers 81-65.
  • Wittenberg Picks Up Victory Over Oberlin
    January 27, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team walloped the visiting Oberlin College Yeomen, 85-50, on Saturday in a busy day at the HPER Center.
  • Roundup: Tigers Tied for Top
    January 24, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers moved into a tie for first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference with a pair of wins last week.
  • Wittenberg Men Continue To Roll
    January 24, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team stretched its mid-season win streak to six by defeating the host Denison University Big Red, 87-72, in Granville, Ohio Wednesday night.
  • Tigers Over Scots In Key Conference Win
    January 20, 2001
    The Tiger men's basketball team recorded a decisive conference win over the Fighting Scots of the College of Wooster Saturday night, 90-83.
  • Tigers Over Wabash 66-51
    January 17, 2001
    The Wittenberg Men's Basketball team posted a big NCAC win over Wabash with a 66-51 over Wabash.
  • Roundup: Wittenberg Basketball Settles into a Winning Pace
    January 14, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers may have finally found the range. At least Head Coach Bill Brown hopes so.
  • Wittenberg Tops Kenyon In Saturday NCAC Action
    January 13, 2001
    The Wittenberg men's team ambushed the Kenyon Lords almost from the outset, moving out from a 5-5 tie early in the game to win convincingly, 92-47.
  • Wittenberg men topple Big Red going away
    January 10, 2001
  • Wittenberg Men Avenge Early-Season Loss
    January 06, 2001
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team exacted a measure of revenge on Saturday, taking down a young, athletic outfit from Ohio Wesleyan University by an 87-79 margin.
  • Tigers fall in final non-conference road game
    January 03, 2001
    The Wittenberg University Tigers carried a four-game win streak into Wednesday's game at Otterbein College, but the momentum was stopped by the Ohio Athletic Conference favorites in a 74-69 defeat.
  • Tigers Take Home Kiwanis Title Over Hanover
    December 30, 2000
    The host Wittenberg University Tigers used a 13-5 burst to close the game and stave off a stern challenge from the Hanover College Panthers, winning the championship game of the 2000 Kiwanis-Wittenberg Men's Basketball Holiday Classic 57-45.
  • Wittenberg Handles Beloit In Opening Round Of Kiwanis Classic
    December 29, 2000
    The host Wittenberg University Tigers opened defense of their Kiwanis-Wittenberg Men's Basketball Holiday Classic with a strong 20-point first round victory over the Beloit College Buccaneers.
  • Wittenberg men's basketball team wins second straight NCAC match-up
    December 12, 2000
    The Wittenberg University men's basketball team travelled through the snow and cold and came out red-hot on Sunday, defeating the Allegheny College Gators by an 84-54 count.
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