SALEM, ORE. -- Incoming Willamette University freshman men's basketball player Nathan Sherfey (G/W, Chehalis, WA/W.F. West HS) has received the 2014 Male AAU High School Sullivan Award presented by the Amateur Athletic Union. The prestigious award is named after James Sullivan, the founder of the AAU, and recognizes leadership, character and sportsmanship.
SALEM, ORE. -- After the departure of a four-player senior class that featured the 'Cats leading scorer and best three-point shooter throughout the 2013-14 season, the Willamette University men's basketball team has some big shoes to fill.
SALEM, ORE. -- Rivalry games between basketball teams offer the chance for athletes to play at their best and lead their teammates to an emotional win. Such was the case when Joseph Jackson (Jr., Wing, Hillsboro, OR/Hillsboro HS) and Brandon Luedtke (So., F, Meridian, ID/Mt. View HS) played great at Willamette University defeated archrival Linfield College, 78-70 on Jan. 10, 2014.
SALEM, ORE. -- While the Willamette University men's basketball team won't officially begin play until November, the Bearcats are staying busy this offseason with an eight-day trip to Costa Rica.
NEWBERG, ORE. -- A.J. Grant scored 22 points and went 4 for 5 on three-point attempts to lead George Fox University to an 86-78 win over Willamette University in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Wheeler Sports Center. The Bruins concluded the season with a 16-9 record, including 9-7 in the NWC.
SALEM, ORE. -- Arvid Isaksen broke a 71-71 tie on a layup with 1:21 remaining in overtime, and Seth Anderson sank a jump shot with 38 seconds left, as Pacific Lutheran University defeated Willamette University, 77-71, at Cone Field House on Friday, Feb. 21.
McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Willamette University rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to get within a single point against Linfield College, but the Wildcats held off the Bearcats for a 70-63 win in Northwest Conference action on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
SALEM, ORE. -- The University of Puget Sound escaped Cone Field House with a 67-63 win on Saturday, Feb. 15 after Willamette University rallied from a 10-point deficit with 6:46 left. Willamette held a two-point lead with just under a minute remaining and the game was tied with only a few seconds on the clock.
SALEM, ORE. -- Quentin Sims recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, as Lewis & Clark College downed Willamette University, 68-54, in Northwest Conference men's basketball action at Cone Field House on Feb. 14. The Pioneers outscored the Bearcats 20-4 in second-chance points.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Northwest Conference men's basketball game scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8 between Willamette University and Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., has been canceled due to heavy snowfall in the Willamette Valley.
FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Brandon Luedtke (So., Meridian, ID/Mt. View HS) scored a game-high 25 points and connected on 10 of 13 field goals for Willamette University, but Pacific University hit 11 of 24 three-pointers to defeat the visiting Bearcats, 77-71, in a Northwest Conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Willamette University got 24 points and 14 rebounds from Brandon Luedtke (So., F, Meridian, ID/Mt. View HS), but Whitman College made an early lead stand up, defeating the Bearcats 88-78 in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 1.
SPOKANE, WASH. -- Christian Jurlina scored a career-high 29 points off the bench to lead Whitworth University to an 87-58 victory over Willamette University on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Jurlina scored 20 points in the first half, as the Pirates took a 36-28 lead.
PARKLAND, WASH. -- Pacific Lutheran University shot 12 of 20 (60.0%) from behind the three-point line, and rode that scorching hot three-point shooting to a 76-56 win over Willamette University in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 25.
SALEM, ORE. -- George Fox University hit three 3-point baskets within a 30-second span late in the game, helping the Bruins rally from a 10-point deficit in the final 2:35 for a 96-93 win over Willamette University, in Northwest Conference men's basketball action on Friday, Jan. 25. The Bruins made the trio of 3-point shots between 1:25 remaining and 55 seconds left.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College held Willamette University to just 21.7% shooting in the first half, then broke the game open after halftime, defeating the Bearcats 68-50 in a Northwest Conference game on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Pamplin Sports Center.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The University of Puget Sound Loggers held Willamette University to 35.4% field goal shooting (17 of 48) to defeat the Bearcats, 64-45, in a Northwest Conference game on Friday, Jan. 17 at Memorial Fieldhouse. The Bearcats hit just 3 of 13 three-pointers (23.1%) and 8 of 15 free throws (53.35).
SALEM, ORE. -- Joseph Jackson (Jr., Wing, Hillsboro, OR/Hillsboro HS) hit 6 of 7 three-point shots and scored a career-high 19 points to lead Willamette University to a 78-70 win over archrival Linfield College in Northwest Conference men's basketball action on Friday, Jan. 10. Willamette shot 55.6% for the game (25 of 45), while Linfield shot 45.8% (22 of 48).
SALEM, ORE. -- During a defensive game in which both teams shot less than 40%, Daniel Zitani from Pacific University managed to score 25 points to lead the Boxers to a 56-48 victory over Willamette University at Cone Field House on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Zitani hit 10 of 18 field goals, including one 3-pointer, and made 4 of 5 free throws.
SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University went on a 25-0 run early in the second half and Willamette University was unable to recover, as the Pirates defeated the Bearcats 64-53 at Cone Field House on Saturday, Jan. 4. Willamette led 31-23 at halftime and took a 10-point lead with the first basket of the second half, but went the next 9:15 without scoring.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University led by three points at halftime and built a 46-32 lead with 16:05 remaining, but Whitman College rallied to defeat the Bearcats, 65-59, in the Northwest Conference opener for both teams on Friday, Jan. 3 at Cone Field House.
SALEM, ORE. -- Concordia University (Ore.) rallied from a 45-39 halftime deficit and held a seven-point lead with 1:29 remaining in the game, before holding on for an 86-83 victory over Willamette University on Monday, December 30 at Cone Field House.
SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University held a 33-29 lead at halftime and pulled away in the final 10 minutes of the game for a 79-57 victory over the University of California-Santa Cruz on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Cone Field House.
THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. -- California Lutheran University built a 12-point halftime advantage, but saw its lead reduced to a single point with 1:35 remaining before the Kingsmen scored six of the final eight points to defeat Willamette University, 64-59, at Gilbert Arena on Saturday, Dec. 21.
REDLANDS, CALIF. -- Willamette University led early, but the University of Redlands used excellent three-point shooting and a 24-5 first half run to pull away from the Bearcats for an 89-75 victory on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Currier Gym.
MONMOUTH, ORE. -- Willamette University men's basketball players Brandon Luedtke (So., F, Meridian, ID/Mt. View HS) and Avery Manu (Sr., Wing, Pocatello, ID/Highland HS) have been named to the All-Tournament Team at the Capital City Classic, hosted by Western Oregon University from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Saturday, Nov. 30.
MONMOUTH, ORE. -- Willamette University took charge in the second half of its match-up against crosstown rival Corban University on Friday, Nov. 29, as the Bearcats shot 70.8% from the field in the final 20 minutes and rolled to a 78-54 victory over the Warriors at the Capital City Classic. WU placed four players in double figures, led by Alex Brown (Jr., F, Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas HS) with 14 points.
MONMOUTH, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team will battle with two of its closest non-conference rivals this week when the Bearcats take on Western Oregon University and Corban University in the Capital City Classic.
MONMOUTH, ORE. -- Western Oregon University surged out to a big early lead and used that advantage to keep Willamette University at bay, as the Wolves defeated the Bearcats, 88-77, in the first game of the Capital City Classic on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at the WOU Physical Education Building.