ODAC Men's Basketball News Archive

Emory & Henry College has hired David Willson as Head Men's Basketball Coach, Director of Athletics Myra Sims announced Wednesday afternoon at a press conference. Willson becomes the fifth coach to lead the Wasps during the Old Dominion Athletic Conference era (since 1976-77).

Former Roanoke College standout Frankie Allen '67 was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame at the 42nd Annual Induction Banquet at the Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel & Waterfront Conference Center on April 27. He joins more than 350 athletes, coaches, administrators, educators and journalists who have made a major impact on the world of sports in the state of the Virginia.

In conjunction with its 100 Years of Basketball Celebration, the Roanoke College athletic department has announced the 100 Years of Basketball All-Century Team on Friday, March 22nd. The All-Century team ranges from the Pre-Modern Era through the 2012-13 season, and was voted on by both a panel of judges and an online poll.

The NABC and D3hoops.com recently announced their All-Region and All-America teams, of which the ODAC was well-represented. Virginia Wesleyan sophomore guard D.J. Woodmore earned an All-America nod from each outlet, heading a group of five ODAC men’s basketball players and coaches that were honored.

Chris Teasley (pictured) scored 21 of his game-high 27 points after halftime, including seven in overtime, as the Marlins battled back-and-forth with Whitworth University in securing a spot in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals with a 74-71 victory on Friday night in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

Virginia Wesleyan led by as many as 19 points, but was forced to withstand a strong comeback attempt from St. Mary's as the Marlins advanced to the sectional round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament with a 70-57 triumph over the Seahawks. VWC, ranked sixth by D3hoops.com, will face #7 Whitworth College (Wash.) at a location to be determined.

Five student-athletes from Old Dominion Athletic Conference member schools earned a 2011 ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award during the winter athletic schedule. Farm Bureau Insurance is the proud presenter of each award for the ODAC's 22 sponsored sports.

Randolph College head coach Clay Nunley (pictured) turned his first ODAC Coach of the Year Award into the NABC South Region top coaching honor. He heads a list of postseason accolades for ODAC men's hoops, including a pair of All-America honors for EMU's Todd Phillips and a national Rookie of the Year award for VWC's D.J. Woodmore.

The NABC announced rosters today for the Reese’s® Division III College All-Star game, which will played as part of the 2011 NCAA® Division III men’s basketball championships, March 19, at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Va. The senior all-star players were nominated by coaches and selected by a panel of coaches representing each region in Division III.

Six student-athletes from Old Dominion Athletic Conference member schools earned a 2010 ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete Award during the winter athletic schedule. Farm Bureau Insurance is the proud presenter of each award for the ODAC's 22 sponsored sports.

Guilford's Tyler Sanborn increased his list of postseason honors to that of a full catalog over the past week as the 2010 ODAC Player of the Year headlines a group of nine ODAC men’s basketball student-athletes and coaches that have earned a total of 23 different accolades. The recognition stems from the NABC, D3hoops.com and Men’s DIII News.

Guilford and Randolph-Macon comprised half of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Final Four in Salem on Friday, but neither was able to pull out a win in their respective semifinal contests. The Quakers fell to Williams while the Yellow Jackets lost to UW-Stevens Point.

Nathan Davis, who is a 1997 graduate of Randolph-Macon and has 11 years of experience coaching at the Division I level, is returning to his alma mater as the Yellow Jackets new Head Men’s Basketball Coach.

The ODAC split the ODAC-USA South Senior All-Star Basketball Games last weekend at Hampden-Sydney College, marking the third straight year the teams had each won a contest. The ODAC women evened their record at 2-2 while the ODAC men suffered their first loss in four tries.

Guilford College had four players in double figures as the Quakers won the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Consolation game, defeating Franklin & Marshall College, 79-67. The Quakers (26-6) wrapped up their best campaign since 1972-73 with a national third place finish.

What better person to become Hampden-Sydney's next head basketball coach than one of her very own.

Paul Russo has been appointed to serve as Emory & Henry College's head basketball coach on a permanent basis after serving since November as the interim head coach.

Guilford College senior Ben Strong (Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill) won his second straight D3hoops.com First Team All-America award over the weekend. The teams were announced over the Internet prior to the webcast of Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball title game.

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named Guilford College's Ben Strong as its NCAA Division III Co-Player of the Year Thursday. Teammate Jordan Snipes earned NABC Second Team All-South Region honors.

Emory & Henry’s Lance Reasbeck hit seven three pointers to account for all 21 of his points to lead the ODAC men to victory over their counterparts from the USA South, 108-99, in the second annual ODAC/USA South Senior Men’s Basketball Challenge. The ODAC adds this victory at Roanoke College to its triumph at Averett last season.

Guilford's Ben Strong continues to garner some impressive postseason press, with this latest honor the most notable. Already honored with the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) and South Region top play honors, Strong was selected as the D3hoops.com National Player of the Year during championship weekend.