he Wittenberg University men's basketball program is the all-time winningest NCAA Division III program in the country measured by both total number of victories and winning percentage.
The Ohio Heritage Award is bestowed up an individual who exemplifies the true character of the game and to honor previous inductees that have had a significant impact on Ohio after his or her basketball career has ended.
Edwards has picked up his fair-share of hardware for the Tigers this season, as the Perrysburg native was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year on March 1, as well as honorable mention All-NCAC.
Shane Edwards landed on the honorable mention All-NCAC squad, as well as being named the defensive POY. Williams landed on the second team for the third straight year.
The Tigers victory earns the team a tilt with Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday, February 24 at 5:30PM in Delaware in the first of two NCAC Tournament semifinal games.
Shane Edwards, Connor Hartnett, Landon Hormann, Cody Phillippi and Jaelin Edwards stood at half court along with their loved ones for the second to last time inside Pam Evans Smith Arena prior to the NCAC contest.
Wittenberg men’s hoops stayed hot on Wednesday night, as the Tigers were able to defeat the Wabash Little Giants 73-58 for their sixth straight victory.
Wittenberg made it three wins in a row on Wednesday night in Gambier as the Tigers utilized five players scoring in double-figures to cruise past the Lords of Kenyon.
The Tigers finished the job this time around in Granville, as Jaelin Williams made the play of the game, pinning the game winning layup with 1.2 seconds remaining in the game up against the backboard as the Tigers won 71-70.
On Saturday, against a high-powered Wooster offense, the Tigers entered the contest at 4-3 in NCAC play with all three of those losses coming by four points or less.
Wittenberg men's basketball led by 14 at the break on Saturday against the Terriers of Hiram. Cody Phillippi tallied 11 points in the first half to pace the Tigers, but the tune changed in the second half for the red and white.
The Wittenberg University men's and women's basketball teams welcome a field of five visiting teams for the 2016 Charles B. Zimmerman Memorial Classic.
Wittenberg men’s basketball led by 14 at the break on Saturday against the Terriers of Hiram. Cody Phillippi tallied 11 points in the first half to pace the Tigers, but the tune changed in the second half for the red and white.
With under a minute remaining in regulation, senior Jaelin Williams hit a clutch fade-away three pointer in the face of a Denison defender to tie the game up at 63-63, where things would stay heading into overtime.