SALEM, ORE. -- Sam Walters (Jr., Wing, Tacoma, WA/Stadium HS) from the Willamette University men's basketball team has been named to the 2012-13 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for his academic success as a student-athlete.
SALEM, ORE. -- After enduring a difficult men's basketball schedule in 2012-13, the Willamette University Bearcats have been given the task of replacing a senior class that produced five of the team's top seven scorers this past season. Head Coach Kip Ioane has taken the first step in that succession, announcing the incoming recruiting class of 2013-14.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University men's basketball senior post and team co-captain Sean Dart (Bend, OR/Mountain View HS/Eastern Oregon Univ.) has been named as a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior guard Terrell Malley (Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS), who has excited Bearcats fans by making quick drives to the basket and by swishing 3-point shots for the last four seasons, has been named Honorable Mention All-Northwest Conference for the 2012-13 season. It is the second year in a row that Malley has earned Honorable Mention All-NWC recognition.
SALEM, ORE. -- Senior guard Terrell Malley (Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) scored 31 points in his final basketball game for Willamette University, but nationally ranked Whitworth University placed all five starters in double figures to defeat the Bearcats, 86-67, on Saturday, Feb. 16 at Cone Field House. Whitworth, ranked #12 in the D3hoops.com Top 25, improved to 22-3 overall, 14-2 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University battled with the high-scoring Whitman College men's basketball team on Friday, Feb. 15 at Cone Field House, but the Missionaries hit 24 of 37 free throws and placed four players in double figures to defeat the Bearcats, 82-68. Josh Duckworth provided the Missionaries with 25 points, while hitting 9 of 14 field goals.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College went on a backbreaking 16-3 first half run, then held off every Willamette University attempt to get back in the game, notching a 74-57 victory in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game at the Pamplin Sports Center on Saturday, Feb. 9.
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific Lutheran University shot out to a 29-11 lead in the first 11 minutes and went on to defeat Willamette University, 72-55, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game at Cone Field House on Friday, Feb. 8. The Lutes shot 60.0% in the first half and finished the game at 55.2% (32 of 58).
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University trailed just 36-34 at halftime, but Pacific University broke the game open midway through the second half, pulling away for an 80-60 victory in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game at the Stoller Center on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
SALEM, ORE. -- The University of Puget Sound held a 70-68 advantage entering the final minute, before Dan Cheledinas connected on a 3-pointer and made 4 of 4 free throws to help the Loggers extend their lead in a 78-70 win over Willamette University in Northwest Conference action on Saturday, Feb. 2.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- Sean Atkins of George Fox University earned 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Bruins shot 51.7% from the field in the second half (15 of 29), as GFU defeated visiting Willamette University, 80-74, in Northwest Conference action Friday, Feb. 1.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University senior guard Terrell Malley (Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) has been named Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Student-Athlete of the Week after breaking his career high for scoring twice in four days with 30 points against Linfield College on Jan. 22 and 32 points against Pacific University on Jan. 25.
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific University edged out Willamette University, 97-96, in overtime on Friday, Jan. 25, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game at Cone Field House. The game came down to the final second and almost continued beyond the first overtime.
SALEM, ORE. -- Terrell Malley (Sr., G, Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) of Willamette University scored a career-high 30 points, including a tie-breaking 14-foot jumper with 1:07 remaining, as he helped the Bearcats defeat Linfield College, 68-67, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at Cone Field House.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team set its high scoring mark for conference play this season, but was unable to overcome a second half deficit against Whitman College as the Missionaries defeated the Bearcats 94-87 in Northwest Conference action on Saturday, Jan. 19.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team is set for a big weekend of games on the road, as they travel to Eastern Washington to take on Northwest Conference foes Whitworth University and Whitman College.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- The nationally ranked Whitworth University men's basketball team extended a slim one-point lead with a 15-1 run in the final 4:51 of the first half, as the Pirates took charge in an 88-69 victory over Willamette University on Friday, Jan. 18 at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.
PARKLAND, WASH. -- Willamette University saw a 14-point lead disappear late in the second half, as Pacific Lutheran University tied the game with 3:17 remaining, but the Bearcats regained the lead and held on for a 75-74 road victory over the Lutes on Saturday, Jan. 12.
SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College shot 53.3% from the field in the second half, as the Pioneers surged past Willamette University, 89-78, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Friday, January 11. Willamette led by 48-43 at halftime, but L&C hit 16 of 30 field goals in the second half, including 7 of 11 three-point attempts.
SALEM, ORE. -- Terrell Malley (Sr., G, Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) scored 20 points, while Sean Dart (Sr., Post, Bend, OR/Mountain View HS/Eastern Oregon Univ.) added 14 points and 14 rebounds, leading Willamette University to an 85-74 victory over visiting George Fox University on Saturday, Jan. 5 at Cone Field House.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound built a quick 13-2 lead and remained in front the rest of the way, as the Loggers defeated Willamette University, 75-62, in Northwest Conference men's basketball action on Friday, Jan. 4.
ORANGE, CALIF. -- Led by senior post Sean Dart (Bend, OR/Mountain View HS/Eastern Oregon Univ.), the Willamette University Bearcats rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half to defeat Chapman University, 57-55, in the second round of the Chapman Tournament on Wednesday, Dec. 19.
ORANGE, CALIF. -- Willamette University led 84-83 in overtime, but the University of Redlands scored the next eight points on its way to a 91-86 win over the Bearcats in the first round of the Chapman Tournament on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at the Hutton Sports Center.
SALEM, ORE. -- Elliot Babcock-Krenk (Sr., Wing, Lake Oswego, OR/Lake Oswego HS/Humboldt State Univ.) of Willamette University scored a career-high 26 points and hit 7 of 9 three-points shots, but Saint Martin's University played a strong second half to defeat the Bearcats, 75-61, at Cone Field House on Friday, Dec. 7.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University Courtside Club will host a free Chalk Talk on Friday, Dec. 7 prior to the men's basketball game between the Bearcats and St. Martin's University (Wash.) at Cone Field House. The Chalk Talk will begin at 6:00 p.m. (PST) in the Honors Classroom inside the Sparks Athletic Center.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Elliot Babcock-Krenk (Sr., Wing, Lake Oswego, OR/Lake Oswego HS/Humboldt State) hit a 14-foot jumper with 8.7 seconds left to break an 80-80 tie, and Willamette University went on to defeat Linfield College, 83-80, in the Northwest Conference opener for the Bearcats on Tuesday, Dec. 4.
BILLINGS, MONT. -- Willamette University scored the game's first six points, but Rocky Mountain College responded with an 11-0 run and never looked back, en route to an 83-59 victory over the Bearcats on Saturday, Dec. 1.
BUTTE, MONT. -- Senior guard Terrell Malley (Portland, OR/Roosevelt HS) scored a career-high 28 points for Willamette University, but Adam Gregor tallied 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Montana Institute of Technology to a 78-62 win over the visiting Bearcats on Friday, Nov. 30.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University pulled away from a 34-34 halftime tie by opening the second half with an 18-1 run, as the Bearcats defeated the Fighting Saints of Carroll College (Mont.), 79-71, in the third place game of the Capital City Classic at Corban University. Willamette led 52-35 following its big run and remained in front the rest of the way.
SALEM, ORE. -- Corban University shot 57.4% from the field as the Warriors defeated Willamette University, 86-66, in the first round of the Capital City Classic in men's basketball, on Friday, Nov. 23 at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center. Corban, which competes in NAIA Division II, evened its record at 2-2, while Willamette, which competes in NCAA Division III, fell to 1-2 on the season.