W&J'S DRAKELEY AWARDED NCAA POSTGRAD SCHOLARSHIP (5/3/2010)
Washington and Jefferson senior basketball player Matt Drakeley was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship today, a $7,500 scholarship that promotes and encourages postgraduate education by rewarding the association's most accomplished student-athletes. The biochemistry major boasts a 3.98 GPA and is one of 58 student-athletes (29 male, 29 female) from all NCAA divisions to earn the scholarship for the winter season. Drakeley is the third W&J student in the past four years to receive the scholarship, joining baseball player Sam Mann (2007) and women's soccer player Megan Ferderber (2009). Drakeley wrapped up his basketball career with the most victories (60) by a W&J basketball player in school history; he averaged 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the 2009-10 basketball campaign.

DRAKELEY NAMED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (4/15/10)
Senior men's basketball standout Matt Drakeley  of Washington & Jefferson College has been named PAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Month for April 2010.

CHRISTNER NAMED MEN'S COACH AT WAYNESBURG (4/9/10)
Mark Christner has been hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at Waynesburg University. He replaces Frank Ferraro, who resigned after leading the Yellow Jacket program for seven years. Christner comes to Waynesburg from a very successful Calvin program. During his eight years (2002-2010) as an assistant men’s coach and head men’s junior varsity coach, Christner helped lead the Knights to four berths in the NCAA Division III national tournament. During his time on the bench, Calvin posted an impressive 158-73 record and won three Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) regular season titles.

PAC HOOPSTERS HONORED BY WEBSITE (3/24/10)
Two PAC basketball players were selected for All-America teams by Small College Hoops.com's D-III News today. Grove City senior Andy O'Keefe was named Honorable Mention All-American, while Thiel freshman Blair Rozenblad was named to the All-Freshman Team.

NABC HONORS GROVE CITY'S O'KEEFE, LAMIE (3/18/10)
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) honored Grove City College head men's basketball coach Steve Lamie and senior center Andy O'Keefe in recognition of their respective efforts during the 2009-10 season. Lamie earned Great Lakes Co-Coach of the Year while O'Keefe is a First Team All-Great Lakes honoree.

O'KEEFE, MURRAY NAMED ECAC ALL-STARS (3/17/10)
The PAC has placed four conference basketball standouts on the 2009-10 ECAC Division III South All-Star teams for men's basketball and women's basketball. On the men's side, 2010 PAC MVP Andy O'Keefe was a first team honoree, while Westminster senior F Ryne Murray was a second team selection.

MCKEEHAN TABBED PAC SAAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE (3/17/10)
Grove City's Michelle Peck and Thomas More's Daniel McKeehan were named PAC Scholar-Athletes of the Month for March by the conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Peck, a molecular biology major with a 3.74 GPA, is a senior member of the Wolverine soccer and golf teams. McKeehan, a business administration/economics major with a 4.0 GPA, is a senior member of the Saint basketball team.

FOUR NAMED D3HOOPS.COM ALL-REGION (3/16/10)
Seven PAC basketball standouts (four men, three women) have been named to the 2010 NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Teams by the D3Hoops.com website. On the men's side, 2010 PAC MVP Andy O'Keefe of Grove City joins fellow seniors Daniel McKeehan of Thomas More and Joe Testa of Bethany on the second team, while Thiel freshman Blair Rozenblad was a third team honoree and was also tabbed as the Region Freshman of the Year.

GENEVA WINS NCCAA REGIONAL, BETHANY FALLS (3/6/10)
It was a mixed day for PAC basketball teams in postseason action on Saturday, March 6. In ECAC men's action, Bethany narrowly dropped a 67-65 decision to Penn State-Behrend in a semifinal matchup at Catholic University in Washington, DC, to close the season at 19-9 overall. However, the Geneva men captured the 2010 NCCAA East Regional title by virtue of an 81-74 home victory over D-II Nyack. The GTs now advance to the NCCAA National Tournament, to be held March 18-20 in Oakland City, Ind., against an opponent TBA.

GROVE CITY DROPS NCAA OPENER AT WOOSTER (3/5/10)
The PAC champion Grove City College men hung tight with national power Wooster in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament, before falling by a 63-52 score to end the season at 19-9 overall.

BETHANY MEN CAPTURE ECAC OPENER (3/3/10)
The 2010 basketball postseason got off to a great start for the PAC on Wednesday night in the ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournaments. In men's action, #2 seed Bethany edged #7 Neumann 70-68 to advance to the weekend semifinals at top-seeded Catholic University in Washington, DC, where the Bison will face #3 seed Penn State Behrend on Saturday at 7 p.m..

MCKEEHAN NAMED JOSTENS TROPHY FINALIST (3/2/10)
Thomas More College senior men's basketball standout Daniel McKeehan has been selected as one of the 10 finalists for the highly prestigious 2010 Jostens Trophy. The Jostens Trophy is a national award created by the Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia, to honor the most outstanding men's Division III basketball player of the year.  The award takes into account three vital parts: basketball ability, academic prowess and community service. 

2010 ALL-PAC MEN'S HOOPS TEAMS RELEASED (3/2/10)
The 2010 All-PAC Men's Basketball teams have been released. PAC champion Grove City College swept the major awards, as senior C Andy O'Keefe earned PAC Player of the Year honors while veteran Wolverine mentor Steve Lamie was tabbed 2010 PAC Coach of the Year.

GCC HEADS TO WOOSTER FOR NCAA D-III TOURNEY (3/1/10)
The 2010 PAC champion Grove City College men's basketball team will play at the College of Wooster in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament this Friday (March 5) at 8 p.m. The Wolverines (19-8) earned the PAC's automatic bid to the tournament and will face the Scots (23-5), who earned the automatic bid as the champion of the North Coast Athletic Conference. The Grove City-Wooster winner will face the winner of the first round contest between Wisconsin-Whitewater (22-5) and Defiance (23-5) on Saturday.

BETHANY MEN EARN ECAC D-III SOUTH HOOPS BID (3/1/10)
The Bethany College men's basketball team has been selected to participate in the 2010 ECAC Division III South Region Basketball Tournament as the #2 seed. The Bison (18-8) will host #7 Neumann (16-12) on Wednesday at 7 p.m., with the winner advancing to the weekend semifinals/finals at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

GCC MEN CAPTURE 2010 PAC BASKETBALL TITLE (2/27/10)
The 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Tournaments concluded on Saturday, February 27, with the top-seeded Grove City men and Thomas More women capturing league crowns. The Wolverine men captured the seventh PAC men's basketball title in school history and the fourth under head coach Steve Lamie ('99, '03, '07, '10) with a 78-61 victory over second seed Thomas More at the GCC Arena. In women's action, the top-seeded Saints ended the Cinderella run of fourth-seeded Westminster with a 77-67 finals victory in Crestview Hills, Ky. TMC has now won four consecutive PAC crowns under head coach Brian Neal. Both PAC champions will now receive automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Division III Tournaments, with brackets scheduled to be released on Monday (March 1).

PAC TO WEBCAST TOURNAMENT TITLE GAMES (2/27/10)
The 2010 PAC Basketball Championship Tournaments conclude today with the women's and men's championship games at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, both of which can be seen live via video webcast. The tournament  games are produced by campus stations at Bethany, Waynesburg and Westminster as well as cable access television at Thomas More, and all are hosted by TRZ Communications via Teamline. Four first round and four semifinal tournament games are archived and available for viewing at the Teamline site. Here is the remaining PAC Tournament video webcast schedule:

CHAMPIONSHIPS - Saturday, February 27
Women - #4 Westminster at #1 Thomas More - 2 p.m.
Men - #2 Thomas More at #1 Grove City - 7:30 p.m.

TOP SEEDS ADVANCE TO 2010 PAC TITLE GAME (2/25/10)
Top-seeded Grove City and second-seeded Thomas More each staved off semifinal upset bids Thursday night to advance to the championship game of the 2010 PAC Men's Basketball Tournament. The Wolverines overcame an eight-point second half deficit to edge fifth-seeded Washington & Jefferson 63-59 in one semifinal, while in the other, the defending PAC champion Saints used a huge second half run to rally from a five-point (39-34) halftime deficit and defeat third seed Bethany 88-73. Grove City will host Thomas More at the GCC Arena on Saturday night (Feb. 27) at 7:30 p.m., with the winner capturing the 2010 PAC title and the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament starting next week. Both teams finished 9-3 in PAC regular season play, but Grove City swept both meetings with Thomas More, winning 98-93 in overtime at home and 96-85 in Kentucky.

GENEVA ADVANCES TO NCCAA REGIONAL FINAL (2/24/10)
The Geneva men's basketball team advanced to the finals of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) East Regional Wednesday, as the Golden Tornadoes (15-11) defeated NAIA member Roberts Wesleyan (16-12) in a semifinal matchup at Metheny Fieldhouse. The GTs now advance to the East Regional finals against Nyack on a date TBA, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCCAA National Tournament in Oakland City, Ind. on March 18-20.

PAC TOURNAMENTS GET UNDERWAY TUESDAY (2/23/10)
The 2010 PAC Basketball Championship Tournaments got underway on Tuesday, Feb. 23 with seven first round games. On the men's side, the game of the night was in Greenville, where #5 Washington & Jefferson upended #4 Thiel 80-77 in overtime. In other first round men's action, #3 Bethany overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat #6 Westminster 82-73, while #2 Thomas More had to work to put away a stubborn #7 Waynesburg squad before finally prevailing 84-71. W&J now plays at top-seeded Grove City (which had a first round bye) while Bethany plays at Thomas More in the semifinal round Thursday at 7 p.m.

MCKEEHAN EARNS ESPN NATIONAL HONOR (2/22/10)
Thomas More College senior Daniel McKeehan has been selected as the College Division ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Basketball Player of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He is the first male student-athlete in PAC history to earn Academic All-American of the Year laurels and only the second overall (Jackie Sassaman, Waynesburg, women's soccer, 2005). A double major in Economics and Business Finance, McKeehan has a perfect 4.00 grade point average.  The first Saint in school history to win the award, he has led Thomas More to a 19-6 record and a share of the PAC regular season title. The College Division is made up of 933 schools at the NCAA Division II, III and NAIA levels. The Academic All-America basketball teams were announced on Monday evening during the ESPN "Big Monday" telecast. Grove City senior C Andy O'Keefe joined McKeehan on the teams, with McKeehan earning first team honors and O'Keefe garnering second team recognition.

GENEVA EARNS NCCAA PLAYOFF BID (2/21/10)
The Geneva men's basketball program has been selected to compete in the 2010 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) East Regional Tournament. The Golden Tornadoes (14-11) will host NAIA member Roberts Wesleyan (16-11) in an East Regional semifinal game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. If Geneva wins, they will host Nyack College for the right to compete at the NCCAA National Tournament in Oakland City, Ind., beginning on March 18.

GCC MEN EARN PAC HOOPS TOURNEY TOP SEED (2/20/10)
The PAC has announced the seeds and pairings for the 2010 PAC Men's & Women's Basketball Tournaments, scheduled for this week (February 23-27) at campus sites. The Grove City College men and the Thomas More College women are the top seeds and will have home court advantage throughout their respective tournaments. The 2010 PAC men's & women's basketball tournament champions will each receive automatic bids to the 2010 NCAA Division III playoffs.

FOUR FROM PAC NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT (2/4/10)
Four PAC basketball standouts from four different conference schools have been selected to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District Basketball teams, released today by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Of the four honorees, three were first team selections who will now advance to the national College Division Academic All-America ballot. In men's basketball, Washington & Jefferson senior G Matt Drakeley and Grove City senior C Andy O'Keefe were both first team honorees in District II, while Thomas More senior F Daniel McKeehan was tabbed to the first team in District IV. The trio was joined by Bethany senior F Joe Testa, who earned second team recognition in District II.

THOMAS MORE RANKED IN REGIONAL NCAA POLL (2/4/10)
The NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee has ranked Thomas More No. 6 in the Great Lakes region in the committee's first 2010 regional poll. The rankings are compiled by the committee then used to determine the field and seeding for the 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship. Following a nail-biter against Geneva Wednesday night, the Saints are 15-5 overall and 6-2 in the PAC.

GCC'S O'KEEFE EARNS ECAC WEEKLY HONOR (1/27/10)
Grove City College senior men's basketball player Andy O'Keefe  has earned Division III South Player of the Week honors from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). O'Keefe, a 6-foot-7 center, earned PAC and ECAC Player of the Week honors after averaging 27.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in two Grove City victories last week.

TMC'S ROGERS GUESTS ON "HOOPSVILLE" (1/21/10)
Thomas More College men's basketball coach Jeff Rogers was a guest on "Hoopsville," the weekly show covering Division III basketball produced by the D3Hoops.com website. The show originally aired on Thursday, January 21. An archived version of the show can be listened to here. (Rogers interview starts at 30-minute mark)

THOMAS MORE-WAYNESBURG GAMES CHANGED (1/6/10)
Due to weather concerns forecasted for the Greater Cincinnati and Western Pennsylvania areas this weekend, the PAC basketball double-header between Thomas More and Waynesburg this Saturday has been moved from Crestview Hills, Ky., to Waynesburg, Pa. The women's game will tip off at 1 p.m., followed by the men's game at 3 p.m. Additionally, the two teams will face each other again Feb. 10 at Thomas More; women will play at 4:30 p.m. and men will play at 6:30 p.m.

DIDONATO HONORED BY PAC SAAC (12/15/09)
The PAC announced today Grove City College football/basketball standout Andrew DiDonato and Thomas More volleyball standout Brandi Corbello have been named December's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Scholar-Athletes of the Month.

MURRAY NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN (11/9/09)
Westminster College 6-4 senior men's basketball forward Ryne Murray continues to collect preseason recognition on All-America teams, as D3Hoops.com named Murray to its 2009-10 preseason men's basketball All-America team as a third-team selection. In addition to his D3Hoops.com preseason All-America nod, Murray has also been listed as a preseason All-American in the The Sporting News' College Basketball Magazine.

TMC MEN PICKED FIRST IN PAC HOOPS POLL (10/28/09)
The Thomas More College men's basketball team was picked to capture the 2009-10 championship in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), according to the preseason poll released following the 2009-10 PAC Basketball Media Day conference call. Voters in the poll included conference head coaches, sports information directors, and members of the media participating in the media day conference call. Information on all 19 PAC basketball programs can be found at the 2009-10 PAC Basketball Preview page.

WC's ZACKAL WINS COSIDA WRITING AWARD (10/26/09)
Justin Zackal, who has served as Westminster College sports information director since 2006, took top honors in the 2009 College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA) Fred Stabley Sr. writing contest. Zackal's "Through the Looking Glass," a profile of Westminster basketball player and 2009 graduate Bobby Glass, earned CoSIDA's national "Story of the Year" award. The contest drew 316 entries from all NCAA divisions.

BILL EK NAMED PAC SUPERVISOR OF OFFICIALS
The PAC has named Bill Ek Supervisor of Men's Basketball Officiating, effectively immediately. Ek has 20 years of collegiate basketball coaching experience and also serves as supervisor of men's basketball officials for the Division III Ohio Athletic Conference and the NAIA American Mideast Conference, as well as the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference and the Ohio Regional Campuses.

SACHS NAMED NEW BETHANY HEAD COACH
Andrews Sachs has been named the new head men’s basketball coach at Bethany. Sachs replaces Mike Summey, who stepped down in early June to become the director of basketball operations at the University of Miami (Fla.). Sachs has served as Ralph Willard’s assistant at Division I Holy Cross for the past five seasons. During that span, the Crusaders appeared in four Patriot League Championship games, averaged over 20 wins per year, won two regular season titles in 2005 and 2007 and won the Patriot League Tournament in 2007 to receive an NCAA Tournament bid.

BC'S SUMMEY TAKES POSITION AT D-I MIAMI (FL)
Bethany College men’s basketball coach Mike Summey has been named the Director of Men’s Basketball Operations at the University of Miami (Fla.). A national search has begun for Summey’s successor.

ROGERS PROMOTED TO LEAD THOMAS MORE
Jeff Rogers, an assistant coach with the Thomas More College men's basketball program the past two seasons, was promoted to lead the Saint program as head coach on April 23. He replaces John Ellenwood, who resigned after three seasons at TMC to take the head coaching position at Division II Ashland University. The Louisville, Kentucky native was instrumental in leading the Saints to their first-ever PAC men's basketball title in 2008-09. A 1989 graduate of Western Kentucky, Rogers previously spent 10 years as a high school head coach, compiling a record of 201-84. He also held basketball positions with Division I programs at the University of Kentucky and UMKC after beginning his career as an intern with USA Basketball.

PAC TRIO EARNS ECAC SOUTH RECOGNITION
Three PAC men's basketball standouts were honored with selection to the ECAC Division III South Basketball All-Stars on April 2. Junior F Ryne Murray of Westminster, the 2009 PAC Player of the Year, was joined by W&J senior C Josip Lucic-Jozak on the second team. In addition, Bethany freshman G Lance Beckwith was tabbed as Rookie of the Year.

ELLENWOOD RESIGNS AS THOMAS MORE COACH
John Ellenwood, who was named 2009 PAC Men's Basketball Coach of the Year after leading Thomas More to its first-ever PAC title, has resigned his position with Thomas More to take the head coaching position at NCAA Division II Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. Ellenwood was 33-48 in three years leading the Saint program, including a 19-9 mark and an NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2008-09. A national search for his replacement has begun, according to TMC athletic director Terry Connor.

THREE PAC CAGERS HONORED BY D3HOOPS.COM
Three PAC basketball players have been named to the 2009 All-Great Lakes Region Men's Basketball teams by D3Hoops.com. The three men's honorees were led by Westminster junior F Ryne Murray, as the 2009 PAC Player of the Year was a first team selection. W&J senior center Josip Lucic-Jozak and Grove City junior C Andy O'Keefe were tabbed to the second and third teams, respectively.

W&J MEN CAPTURE ECAC D-III SOUTH TITLE
Seniors Josip Lucic-Jozak and Wahab Owolabi both racked up double-doubles of 21 points and 10 rebounds in their final collegiate game to lead sixth-seeded Washington  & Jefferson to a 79-67 victory over top-seeded Cabrini in the championship game of the ECAC Division III South Men's Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 8. The Presidents (20-10) became just the second team in school history to win 20 games in a season.

W&J CAGERS ADVANCE TO ECAC TITLE GAME
The Washington & Jefferson men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the 2009 ECAC Division III South Region Tournament on Saturday, March 7. The Presidents, seeded sixth in the eight-team, single-elimination tournament, posted their second consecutive upset win by upending second-seeded Catholic University 57-41. The game was tied 21-21 at the half, but the Presidents outscored CU 36-20 in the final 20 minutes to advance. W&J will now play top seed and host Cabrini tomorrow (Sunday, March 8) at 2 p.m. for the ECAC crown.