Feb. 19 - Grinnell 97, Lake Forest 85
Feb. 19 - Carroll 58, Lawrence 54
Feb. 19 - Ripon 70, Beloit 58
Feb. 19 - Monmouth 77, Knox 65
Feb. 16 - Ripon 72, St. Norbert 67
Feb. 16 - Lake Forest 72, Illinois C. 64 (OT)
Feb. 16 - Grinnell 94, Knox 67
Feb. 16 - Carroll 84, Beloit 72
Feb. 12 - Grinnell 114, Illinois C. 108
Feb. 12 - Lawrence 72, St. Norbert 48
Feb. 12 - Ripon 82, Carroll 80
Feb. 12 - Lake Forest 78, Monmouth 61
Feb. 9 - Lake Forest 66, Knox 59
Feb. 9 - Lawrence 81, Beloit 69
Feb. 9 - Carroll 75, St. Norbert 64
Feb. 9 - Monmouth 87, Illinois C. 84
Feb. 5 - Carroll 97, Knox 90 (OT)
Feb. 5 - Lake Forest 61, St. Norbert 60
Feb. 5 - Monmouth 76, Ripon 75
Feb. 5 - Lawrence 81, Illinois C. 72 (OT)
Feb. 4 - Knox 74, Lawrence 68
Feb. 4 - Ripon 112, Grinnell 102
Feb. 4 - Monmouth 85, Beloit 67
Feb. 4 - Lake Forest 63, Carroll 55
Feb. 4 - Illinois C. 72, St. Norbert 62
Feb. 3 - Beloit 86, Grinnell 85
Feb. 1 - Lawrence 81, Ripon 69
Feb. 1 - St. Norbert 77, Beloit 59
Feb. 1 - Grinnell 127, Monmouth 110
Feb. 1 - Illinois C. 66, Knox 47
Jan. 29 - Monmouth 90, St. Norbert 83 (OT)
Jan. 29 - Carroll 91, Illinois C. 68
Jan. 29 - Knox 69, Beloit 67
Jan. 29 - Ripon 59, Lake Forest 51
Jan. 29 - Lawrence 104, Grinnell 88
Jan. 28 - Lawrence 70, Monmouth 60
Jan. 28 - Beloit 68, Lake Forest 64
Jan. 28 - Ripon 75, Illinois C. 60
Jan. 28 - Knox 79, St. Norbert 76
Jan. 28 - Carroll 133, Grinnell 111
Jan. 22 - St. Norbert 130, Grinnell 121
Jan. 22 - Illinois C. 84, Beloit 75
Jan. 22 - Monmouth 87, Carroll 78
Jan. 22 - Knox 81, Ripon 75
Jan. 22 - Lawrence 70, Lake Forest 51
Jan. 21 - Lawrence 112, Grinnell 85
Jan. 21 - Lake Forest 80, Ripon 75
Jan. 21 - Knox 68, Beloit 58
Jan. 21 - Monmouth 74, St. Norbert 68
Jan. 21 - Illinois C. 70, Carroll 67
Jan. 18 - Lawrence 80, Carroll 72
Jan. 15 - Beloit 88, Monmouth 86 (OT)
Jan. 15 - Carroll 77, Lake Forest 63
Jan. 15 - Lawrence 85, Knox 77
Jan. 15 - Ripon 129, Grinnell 106
Jan. 15 - Illinois C. 63, St. Norbert 61
Jan. 14 - Carroll 88, Knox 66
Jan. 14 - St. Norbert 71, Lake Forest 51
Jan. 14 - Ripon 102, Monmouth 75
Jan. 14 - Beloit 118, Grinnell 116
Jan. 14 - Lawrence 72, Illinois C. 60
Jan. 11 - St. Norbert 84, Lawrence 76
Jan. 11 - Carroll 79, Ripon 73
Jan. 11 - Knox 73, Illinois C. 70
Jan. 11 - Monmouth 116, Grinnell 109
Jan. 8 - Lawrence 68, Beloit 63
Jan. 8 - Knox 77, Monmouth 58
Jan. 8 - Carroll 78, St. Norbert 67
Jan. 8 - Lake Forest 106, Grinnell 99
Jan. 6 - Lake Forest 78, Illinois C. 57
Jan. 6 - Knox 100, Grinnell 86
Jan. 5 - Beloit 60, Carroll 59
Jan. 4 - Ripon 75, St. Norbert 64
Dec. 11 - Grinnell 126, Illinois C. 114
Dec. 8 - Ripon 65, Beloit 58
Dec. 8 - Monmouth 76, Illinois C. 68
Dec. 7 - Lake Forest 61, Knox 59
Dec. 4 - Lake Forest 78, Monmouth 72
Dec. 4 - Ripon 72, Lawrence 70 (OT)
Dec. 4 - St. Norbert 69, Beloit 64

Dec. 30 - St. Norbert 79, Washington and Jefferson 60
Dec. 30 - Westmont 52, Lawrence 46
Dec. 30 - UW-Whitewater 111, Carroll 84
Dec. 29 - Transylvania (KY) 68, St. Norbert 50
Dec. 29 - Lawrence 71, Lewis and Clark 40
Dec. 27 - UW-Whitewater 72, Beloit 55
Dec. 22 - Lake Forest 78, Adrian 69
Dec. 22 - Ripon 72, Simpson 64
Dec. 22 - UW-Oshkosh 77, Carroll 71
Dec. 21 - Ripon 74, Hanover 62
Dec. 21 - Beloit 79, Carthage 60
Dec. 20 - UW-Stout 79, St. Norbert 75
Dec. 19 - Western Illinois 81, Illinois C. 64
Dec. 18 - Illinois Wesleyan 93, Beloit 53
Dec. 18 - Lawrence 52, UW-Oshkosh 46
Dec. 18 - Carroll 82, Elmhurst 58
Dec. 18 - Maryville 86, Monmouth 53
Dec. 18 - Northern Michigan 69, St. Norbert 67
Dec. 17 - Carroll 90, Buffalo State 54
Dec. 16 - Illinois C. 98, MacMurray 89
Dec. 11 - Ripon 86, Augustana 76
Dec. 11 - St. Norbert 62, Univ. of Chicago 48
Dec. 10 - Knox 80, Florida Christian 52
Dec. 9 - Knox 83, Southeastern 76
Dec. 9 - Carroll 81, Carthage 76
Dec. 7 - Grinnell 115, Grandview 111
Dec. 4 - Carroll 79, Concordia (WI) 68
Dec. 4 - Grinnell 127, Martin Luther 85
Dec. 4 - Knox 100, MacMurray 69
Dec. 4 - Benedictine 67, Illinois C. 57
Dec. 3 - Illinois C. 78, Principia 58
Dec. 2 - Clarke 71, Knox 63
Dec. 1 - Monmouth 75, Webster 63

The Grinnell men’s basketball team will put its high-scoring offensive attack on display at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, the first minute that teams are allowed to hold practice according to NCAA rules, in Darby Gym to open the program’s 103rd season of play.

As part of the Midnight Madness festivities, the Pioneer men’s hoops squad will hold an intra-squad scrimmage, fan participation contests and also give away hundreds of prizes. 

The Pioneers last held a Midnight Madness in 1996, when they went on to win the MWC championship.

For the second consecutive season, the Lawrence University Men's Basketball team gets to go head-to-head with one of the nation's top teams. Lawrence will take on the University of Wisconsin in an exhibition game on Monday, Nov. 14, at 7:00 p.m. at the Kohl Center in Madison.

This is the second consecutive season the Vikings have an exhibition game against a Division I opponent. Lawrence lost 89-55 to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, who went on to the play in the Sweet 16, in an exhibition game on Nov. 10, 2004.

The Ripon College men's basketball team will be participating in the Hoop N Surf Basketball Classic in Honolulu, Hi. Friday through Wednesday, December 16-21. The tournament is made up of programs from the NCAA Division III and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

The Red Hawks finished the 2004-05 season with an overall record of 18-7, including two victories at the Adidas D3 Shootout in Las Vegas, Nev.

Other teams currently signed up for the tournament include: Mt. Marty College (Yankton, S.D.), North Central (Naperville, Ill.), The Master's College (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Viterbo University (La Crosse, Wis.).

Pat Juckem, the associate head men's basketball coach at Lawrence University, has been named the head men's basketball coach at Coe College, it was announced Thursday morning.

Juckem, a 1995 Lawrence graduate, had served on the Vikings' coaching staff for the past six seasons. He was a key player in Lawrence's run over that period that saw the Vikings win two Midwest Conference championships and be ranked as high as fourth in the nation.

Click here for the Coe College Press Release

Senior Tommy Becker of Ripon and juniors Chris Braier of Lawrence and Beloit's Josh Hinz were named to the d3hoops.com All-American Teams. Braier and Hinz were named to the fourth team while Becker was named honorable mention.

Braier and Becker were also named to the 11-player National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Midwest All-District Team.

Second Round - March 5 at 7:00 pm
UW-Stevens Point 79, Lawrence 45

First Round - March 3
Lawrence 70, Gustavus Adolphus 56

It all seems very familiar for the 2005 Midwest Conference (MWC) Tournament.

Lawrence University is again the conference champion and hosting the event, and two of the other three participants were in Appleton for the tourney last February. Carroll College and Lake Forest College return to the tournament for the second straight year, but the newcomer earning an invitation to this party is a recognizable group in Ripon College, a perennial participant.

The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins first-round action on March 3.

Lawrence, conference champions for the second consecutive season and the top seed, look to repeat as tournament champions as well. Lawrence clinched the title with two games left and earned the right to host before playing the regular-season finale at Carroll.

The Vikings, who advanced farther in the 2004 NCAA Division III Tournament than any team in MWC history, have another balanced squad this season. Lawrence, nationally ranked all season and checking in at No. 15 this week, is led by reigning MWC Player of the Year and All-American Chris Braier. The junior forward leads his team in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (11.5 rpg), steals (33), and blocks (11.).

Lawrence also is strong on the perimeter with senior guard Jason Holinbeck (13.1 ppg) and senior forward Brendan Falls (10.5 ppg). Running the show for the Vikings is standout point guard Dan Evans (9.3 ppg, 3.5 apg). Forward Kyle MacGillis (11.2 ppg) is Lawrence's super sixth man. Lawrence will flex its depth with seniors Brett Sjoberg and Tony Olson, juniors Ben Klekamp and Keven Bradley, and freshmen Ben Rosenblatt and Andy Hurley all playing key reserve roles.

The Vikings face No. 4 seed Carroll, which snapped a five-game losing streak to Lawrence last Saturday. The Pioneers bring a talented group to the tourament. Lawrence defeated the Pioneers 80-72 in Appleton back on Jan. 18.

Carroll, which lost to Lawrence 82-71 in the tournament championship game last season, relies heavily on its starting five. The Pioneers’ starters, which account for more 75.6 percent of their scoring, are paced by senior forward Ben Hickethier at 15.1 points per game. Junior forward Jason Scheper is second in scoring (14.4 ppg) and first in rebounding (6.3 rpg). Sharpshooters Nathan Drury (12.6 ppg) and Paul Toshner (11.3 ppg) are joined by an outstanding point guard in James Johnson (4.7 apg).

No. 2 seed Ripon returns to the tournament after a one-year absence. Ripon won the tournament three straight years from 1998-2000 and again in 2002. The Red Hawks, nationally ranked this week at No. 22, are triggered by standout guard Tom Becker. The senior is averaging 20.9 points per game and 4.5 assists per contest. He also paces the team with 61 steals. Becker is joined in the backcourt by sophomore David McMullen (11.4 ppg) to form an imposing pair on the perimeter.

Sophomore forward Bo Johnson (18.5 ppg) also is most comfortable on the outside and has attempted almost twice as many 3-pointers as anyone else on the team. Ripon’s inside play comes from sophomore center Brian Schmitting (10.9 ppg), who leads the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg) and blocks (17).

No. 3 seed Lake Forest College has one of the top inside duos in the league in junior forward Franklyn Beckford (13.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and senior forward Eric McDonald (12.8 rpg, 5.2 rpg). These two players lead the team in scoring and rebounding and are shooting a combined 57.4 percent from the floor.

The Foresters also can get it done from the outside. Pay too much attention to Beckford and McDonald, and you may quickly find yourself stung by the perimeter shooting of Greg Klos (12.1 ppg) and Dodd Browning (8.0 ppg). (Submitted by Lawrence University Sports Info)

In the annual pre-season poll of all ten MWC men’s basketball coaches, Lawrence was the favorite to finish atop the standings for the 2004-2005 season with nine first place votes. The Vikings will be vying for consecutive league titles after making it to the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 last season.

Carroll had the remaining first place vote and edged out Lake Forest in the voting for second place. While the Pioneers have never won a championship title, the Foresters last won the crown during the 1999-2000 season.

The MWC coaches gave St. Norbert the nod to finish in fourth and qualify for the 2004 MWC Tournament, just ahead of Ripon in fifth. Grinnell and Illinois C. finished sixth and seventh respectively, while Beloit, Monmouth, and Knox rounded out the league predictions.

The regular season winner in the 16-game modified round-robin schedule is declared the conference champion and the tournament winner receives the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Click here for the Poll Results Release.