2011-12 News
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Men’s Basketball Places Eight On NABC Honors CourtJuly 13, 2012Wittenberg University’s men’s basketball program placed a national-best eight student-athletes on the 2012 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court in recognition of their athletic and academic accomplishments during the 2011-12 season.
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Tigers Honored By Governor For Postseason PerformanceMay 16, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Two months after reaching an NCAA Tournament Elite 8 for the 10th time in program history, the Wittenberg University men's basketball team was honored by Ohio Governor John Kasich in a ceremony at his residence in Columbus.
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Wittenberg University Student-Athletes Earn Academic HonorsApril 17, 2012Wittenberg University’s Department of Athletics can boast of a variety of outstanding team and individual athletic accomplishments during the 2011-12 school year, in addition to another stellar performance by Tiger student-athletes in the classroom.
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Tiger Basketball Standouts Selected For All-Star ClassicMarch 21, 2012Wittenberg basketball standouts Clayton Black, class of 2012 from Lancaster, Ohio, and Sarah Watson, class of 2012 from Hudson, Ohio, have been selected to participate in the fourth annual Jump25.com/Ohio College All-Star Classic on Saturday, April 14, at Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio.
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Clayton Black Earns First-Team All-Great Lakes RegionMarch 12, 2012Wittenberg University men’s basketball standout Clayton Black, class of 2012 from Lancaster, Ohio, has earned first-team All-Great Lakes Region honors from both d3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Wittenberg Stifled By Illinois Wesleyan In National QuarterfinalsMarch 10, 2012A night after turning a tremendous defensive effort into an NCAA Division III Tournament Round of 16 victory, the Wittenberg Tigers had the tables swiftly turned by Illinois Wesleyan in a 70-49 national quarterfinal loss.
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Tigers Rally Past North Central, Earn Spot In National QuarterfinalsMarch 09, 2012After more than 39 minutes of intense, back-and-forth action, the NCAA Division III Tournament clash between Wittenberg and North Central was decided by a tremendous defensive stand. The Tigers stood strong for more than 30 seconds to secure a 58-55 victory and a spot in the national quarterfinals for the 15th time in program history.
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Game Notes: Tigers In Familiar Territory In NCAA TournamentMarch 06, 2012The Wittenberg Tigers made a trip south last weekend and came away with NCAA Division III Tournament wins over Birmingham-Southern and Carroll (Wisc.) to reach the Round of 16 for the 16th time in school history. Now the Tigers will make trip north to Wooster.
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Tigers March Into NCAA Round Of 16 With Big Win Over CarrollMarch 03, 2012It couldn't have come at a better time. After struggling down the stretch of the 2011-12 season, the Wittenberg men's basketball team put together perhaps its finest performance to date in an 87-70 NCAA Division III Tournament victory over Carroll (Wisc.) in a game played at Transylvania University.
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Tigers Overcome Delays, Birmingham-Southern To AdvanceMarch 02, 2012Wittenberg Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Brown improved to 8-0 in first round NCAA Division III Tournament games as the Tigers overcame a lengthy delay due to inclement weather in the area to defeat Birmingham-Southern, 63-56.
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Game Notes: New Life For Tigers In NCAA TournamentMarch 01, 2012The Wittenberg Tigers got new life on Monday, Feb. 27, when they were selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA Division III Tournament. The bid is Wittenberg's second in a row and national record 26th since the competition was created prior to the 1974-75 season.
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Tigers Selected For 2012 NCAA Division III TournamentFebruary 27, 2012Wittenberg's men's basketball team has earned an at-large berth into the 2012 NCAA Division III Tournament. The Tigers, who finished the 2011-12 regular season with a 21-6 overall record, will face Birmingham-Southern College in the first round at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 2, at Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky.
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NEWS RELEASE: Bill Brown Highlights Tiger 2012 All-NCAC SelectionsFebruary 27, 2012CLEVELAND, Ohio — Head Coach Bill Brown earned his fifth NCAC Coach of the Year award as the Tigers' head man and sixth of his career, while three of his student-athletes earned 2012 All-NCAC awards, led by Clayton Black '12 on the first team for a second straight year.
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Slow Start Dooms Tigers In NCAC Tournament Semifinal Loss To DenisonFebruary 24, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — For the first time since the 1949-50 season, the Denison Big Red celebrated a men's basketball victory on Wittenberg's home floor after pulling off a 66-58 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Tournament semifinal victory.
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GAME NOTES: Up For Grabs; Wittenberg Hosts NCAC Tournament Feb. 24-25February 23, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers captured the 2011-12 North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championship. That accomplishment carries with it home court advantage in the annual NCAC Tournament.
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Top-Seeded Tigers Rally Past Kenyon Into NCAC Tournament SemisFebruary 21, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Perhaps surprised to find themselves trailing by seven points early in the second half, the Wittenberg Tigers awoke just in time to secure a 73-61 NCAC Tournament quarterfinal victory over Kenyon. The top-seeded Tigers, ranked 17th nationally, improved to 21-5 overall after winning the NCAC regular season championship with a 14-2 record.
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Tigers Wrap Up Regular Season By Pulling Away From HiramFebruary 18, 2012Senior Recognition Day is an annual event in the Wittenberg men's basketball program. Rarely, however, has the team had more seniors on the roster than it could fit into the starting line-up on that occasion.
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Tigers Beat DePauw, Clinch Outright NCAC ChampionshipFebruary 15, 2012The Wittenberg Tigers have made a habit of struggling to put games away, but all that matters is the end result. In their second-to-last 2011-12 regular season game, the visiting Tigers held on for a 56-55 victory DePauw to secure their first outright North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship since 2004.
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Win Over Wooster Clinches Share Of NCAC TitleFebruary 11, 2012The Wittenberg/Wooster men's basketball rivalry almost always delivers. The latest installment was no exception, as the host Tigers survived a regulation buzzer-beater to pull out a 68-62 overtime victory over the Scots.
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GAME NOTES: The Big One; North Coast's Most Heated Rivalry ReturnsFebruary 10, 2012SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The Wittenberg Tigers, ranked 22nd nationally and second in the Great Lakes Region, take on their most bitter rival, Wooster, ranked 13th nationally and third in the region. The two teams square off for the second time in the 2011-12 season, and as usual, a NCAC championship is on the line.
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Tigers Go Cold In Loss At WabashFebruary 08, 2012Life on the road in one of the top conferences in all of NCAA Division III in the 2011-12 season can be cruel. For just the second time in the 2011-12 season, the Wittenberg Tigers found that to be true in a 55-49 loss at Wabash.
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Ticket Information Released For Wittenberg-Wooster Feb. 11February 06, 2012The Wittenberg University Tigers and the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, two of the most successful men's basketball programs in NCAA Division III history, will renew their spirited North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rivalry at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in Wittenberg's Pam Evans Smith Arena. Once again, tickets are in demand.
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Tigers Hold Off Allegheny To Keep Top SpotFebruary 04, 2012The Wittenberg men's basketball team maintained its firm grip on first place in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) with a 79-72 victory over visiting Allegheny. That doesn't mean it was easy.
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Tigers Rally Past Ohio Wesleyan To Maintain Grip On First PlaceFebruary 01, 2012It took nearly 20 minutes, but the Wittenberg Tigers finally roared to life. Senior Josh McKee (New Carlisle, Ohio/Tecumseh) drained three straight three-pointers in the closing moments of the first half, setting the stage for a dominating second half that resulted in a 66-58 victory over Ohio Wesleyan.
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Tigers Hold Off Pesky Oberlin, 68-56January 28, 2012All 10 Wittenberg players who saw action found their way into both the rebounding and scoring column as the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)-leading Tigers topped Oberlin, 68-56.
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Tigers Maintain Top Spot In NCAC With Narrow Win Over DePauwJanuary 25, 2012As the first-place showdown between Wittenberg and DePauw headed into the final four minutes, Tiger senior Michael Cooper (Springfield, Ohio/South) had hit one shot from the field and his team was just 4-of-13 from the free throw line.
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Tigers See Win Streak Snapped At HiramJanuary 21, 2012For the fourth straight year, the Wittenberg men's basketball team couldn't find the range in a game hosted by the Hiram Terriers as the Tigers saw their eight-game winning streak snapped in a 65-51 loss.
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Tigers Take Two-Game Lead In NCAC With Big Win Over WabashJanuary 18, 2012A 17-4 run over the final eight minutes of the first half staked Wittenberg to a 12-point halftime lead, and the Tigers kept the defensive pressure on from there en route to a 61-43 victory over visiting Wabash.
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Men's Basketball Celebrates 100 Years, Announces Fundraising InitiativeJanuary 16, 2012Dan Russ, class of 2006, vividly remembers the wave of emotion that overwhelmed him immediately following the Wittenberg men's basketball team's last-second loss to Virginia Wesleyan in the 2006 NCAA Division III Tournament championship game. He also remembers what Head Coach Bill Brown said to him next.
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Tigers Hold Off Denison To Remain Unbeaten In Conference PlayJanuary 14, 2012The Wittenberg men's basketball team parlayed a commanding 41-24 rebounding advantage into a hard-fought 67-58 victory over visiting North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Denison.