BAY CITY, Mich. Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Commissioner Dell Robinson announced a scheduling change for 2010-11 basketball season, as mens games will lead all Conference doubleheaders with womens games to follow. Traditionally, the order has been reversed.
BAY CITY, Mich. Dell Robinson, Commissioner of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), announced the hiring of Rob Doss for the position of Supervisor of Womens Basketball Officials, and Bill Ek for the position of Supervisor of Mens Basketball Officials. Both Doss and Ek will begin their duties with the GLIAC immediately.
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Citing his contagious passion and proven success, Northern Michigan University Athletic Director Ken Godfrey named Doug Lewis Jr. as Northern Michigan Universitys mens head basketball coach Friday (May 7).
MIDLAND, Mich. - The Northwood University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the hiring of Jeff Rekeweg as Men's Basketball Head Coach.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the recipients of the Winter 2010 GLIAC Commissioners Awards. The awards, sponsored by Meijer, Incorporated, are presented after the Fall,Winter, and Spring athletic seasons to six male and six female student-athletes that excel both in the classroom and on the fields of play.
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Dean Ellis, coach of the Northern Michigan University mens basketball team for the past 24 years, has resigned, according to NMU Athletic Director Ken Godfrey.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Tyler Evans sat inside the MassMutual Center Thursday night watching the action at the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
The former University of Findlay standout was in town to present the game ball before tip-off of a national semifinal featuring Bentley and 2009 national runner-up Cal Poly Pomona. He also did a halftime interview with CBS.
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - Ferris State University junior forward/center Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills) received his most prestigious recognition to date by being named today (March 22) to the 2009-10 State Farm® Coaches' All-America Team.
OWENSBORO, Ky. - Grand Valley State and Saint Joseph's played an instant classic in the Midwest Region semifinals on Sunday night (Mar. 14), with the Pumas prevailing by a 78-76 score in overtime. Saint Joseph's tied the score at 66-66 with a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to the extra session, where the Pumas scored on a layup with 1.3 seconds left to pull off the thrilling victory and advance to the Midwest Regional championship game.
Owensboro, Ky. - Grand Valley State used a stellar defensive performance on Saturday night (Mar. 13) in the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament to defeat Findlay, 68-56, and advance to the Midwest Regional semifinals.
ASHLAND, Ohio - Senior guard Jamar Smith of Southern Indiana is the 2009-2010 Daktronics Midwest Regional Mens Basketball player of the year. Smith is one of four Great Lakes Valley Conference players on this years Midwest Region First Team.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Two Teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) received bids to the NCAA D-II Men's Basketball Midwest Region Tournament. GLIAC Champion University of Findlay earned the Region's No. 4 seed, while Grand Valley State University claimed the No. 5 seed. Midwest Region Tournament action gets underway on Saturday, Mar. 13 in Owensboro, Ky.
INDIANAPOLIS - The University of Findlay and Grand Valley State University each received bids to the 2010 NCAA Division II Midwest Region Men's Basketball Tournament it was announced tonight on NCAA.com.
FINDLAY, Ohio - The University of Findlay defeated Hillsdale College, 79-66, in the championship game of the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday (Mar. 6) at the Croy Gymnasium on the UF campus.
FINDLAY, Ohio - The University of Findlay and Hillsdale College will meet in the championship game of the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball Tournament on Saturday (Mar. 6) at 7:00 p.m. at the Croy Gymnasium on the UF campus.
BAY CITY, Mich. -- Junior forward Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills) of Ferris State University has been selected as the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) mens basketball Player of the Year. Rookie guard Chris Webb (Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill) of Saginaw Valley State University was chosen as Freshman of the Year, while SVSU head coach Frankie Smith earned GLIAC Coach of the Year honors. All three were selected by the GLIAC mens basketball coaches in conjunction with all-conference balloting.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Top-seeded University of Findlay will host the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball Final Four after the Oilers defeated Ashland University, 100-90, in tournament quarterfinal action on Tuesday.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Michigan Technological University sophomore forward Mike Hojnacki (Milwaukee, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower) and Wayne State University junior guard Bryan Smothers (Pontiac, Mich./Northern) have been chosen as the GLIAC Men's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week," respectively, as announced by the league office.
BAY CITY, Mich. - The University of Findlay men's basketball team claimed the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championship outright with a thrilling 72-71 overtime victory at Tiffin University on Saturday. The Oilers took the crown by posting the league's best conference record of 17-5 (21-6 overall) and will take the No. 1 seed into the GLIAC Tournament which gets underway this Tuesday (Mar. 2).
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee has released this week's Division II men's basketball regional rankings. The top 10 teams in the Midwest region are listed below. The regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 3, 2010. Selections will take place via a Web cast selection show on NCAA.com, Sunday, March 7.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Grand ValleyState University freshman point guard Breland Hogan (Taylor, Mich./Kennedy) and University of Findlay junior guard Nathan Hyde (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) have been chosen as the GLIAC Men's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week," respectively, as announced by the league office.
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee has released this week's Division II men's basketball regional rankings. The top 10 teams in the Midwest region are listed below. The regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 3, 2010. Selections will take place via a Web cast selection show on NCAA.com, Sunday, March 7.
Hillsdale, Mich. - For the third year in a row, the Hillsdale College mens and womens basketball teams will do their part to help support breast cancer
research through the WBCAs Pink Zone program. The Charger teams will join the program at their regular season home fi nale Saturday, Feb. 20 when they host the basketball teams from Michigan Tech University. The womens game tips off at 1 p.m., with the mens game to follow at 3 p.m.
FINDLAY, Ohio - The University of Findlay athletic department will participate in Pink Wave, an event sponsored by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in conjunction with the Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Pink Zone, on Thursday, February 18 at the Oilers mens and womens basketball games against Michigan Technological University.
MIDLAND, Mich. - This Saturday, February 20, the Northwood University basketball teams are sponsoring Pink Zone Day to raise breast cancer awareness. The Timberwolves are taking on Ashland in a pair of key GLIAC matchups in the Bennett Center.
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University Athletics Department, in conjuction with the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's (GLIAC) "Pink Wave" initiative to help wipeout breast cancer, will be hosting a pair of Breast Cancer Awareness events on Thursday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 20.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Northern Michigan University senior guard Marc Renelique (Montreal, Quebec/Chicago State) and University of Findlay junior guard Nathan Hyde (Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton) have been chosen as the GLIAC Men's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week," respectively, as announced by the league office.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ferris State University junior forward Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids, Mich./Ottawa Hills) and Northwood University senior forward Lionel Sullivan (Detroit, Mich./Monroe C.C.) have been chosen as the GLIAC Men's Basketball North and South Division "Players of the Week," respectively, as announced by the league office.
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Mens Basketball Committee has released this weeks Division II mens basketball regional rankings. The top 10 teams in each region are listed below for each of the eight regions. The regional rankings will be released weekly on Wednesdays through March 3, 2010. Selections will take place via a Web-cast selection show on NCAA.com, Sunday, March 7.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The University of Findlay mens basketball team rose four places to No. 19 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) NCAA Division II poll, which was released on Tuesday, Feb. 2.