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MWC
W - L |
Overall
W - L |
| Lawrence *#$ |
16-0 |
25-1 |
| Carroll * |
14-2 |
21-5 |
| Grinnell * |
10-6 |
14-9 |
| Knox * |
9-7 |
12-12 |
| Beloit |
7-9 |
11-12 |
| Ripon |
6-10 |
7-15 |
| St. Norbert |
5-11 |
7-16 |
| Lake Forest |
5-11 |
7-16 |
| Illinois College |
4-12 |
8-15 |
| Monmouth |
4-12 |
8-13 |
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| $ MWC Tournament Champion |
| # MWC Champion |
| * Qualified for MWC Tournament |
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| Men's Winner: Chris Braier, Lawrence |
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| Award Ceremony Video - Photo Gallery |
| John Tharp Introduction Speech (wmp) |
| Chris Braier Acceptance Speech (wmp) |
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| Chris Braier Ceremony Highlight Video |
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| Friday, March 10 - THIRD ROUND |
| #11 Illinois Wesleyan 71, at #1 Lawrence 68 |
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| Saturday, March 4 - SECOND ROUND |
| at #1 Lawrence 63, #24 St. Thomas 59 |
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| Friday, March 3 - FIRST ROUND |
| #11 Illinois Wesleyan 81, #17 Carroll 68 |
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| JOCTRAC Tournament Stats |
| Friday, February 24 |
| No. 2 Carroll 153, No. 3 Grinnell 127 |
| at No. 1 Lawrence 88, No. 4 Knox 62 |
| Tournament Championship |
| Saturday, February 25 |
| at No. 1 Lawrence 68, No.2 Carroll 62 |
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| MWC Tournament (Video-Men) |
| Grinnell at Lawrence (Video-Men) |
| Lake Forest at Ripon (Video-Men/Women) |
| LU Coach John Tharp on D3hoops.com Hoopsville Radio Show (Audio) |
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| FINAL 2005-06 |
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| March 8, 2006 |
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| February 27, 2006 |
March 2 Notes |
| February 20, 2006 |
Tourney Preview |
| February 13, 2006 |
Feb. 17 Notes |
| February 6, 2006 |
Feb. 10 Notes |
| January 30, 2006 |
Feb. 3 Notes |
| January 23, 2006 |
Jan. 26 Notes |
| January 16, 2006 |
Jan. 19 Notes |
| January 10, 2006 |
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| January 3rd, 2006 |
Jan. 5 Notes |
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Dec. 22 Notes |
| December 12, 2005 |
Dec. 15 Notes |
| December 5, 2005 |
Dec. 8 Notes |
| November 28, 2005 |
Dec. 1 Notes |
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| 2005-06 All-Conference Release |
| MWC Tournament Preview (2-22-06) |
| Web Streaming Preview (1/12/06) |
| Web Streaming Release (12-7-05) |
| Preseason Coaches Poll (11-10-05) |
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| Feb. 18 |
| at No. 2 Lawrence 67, St. Norbert 52 |
| at Knox 77, Illinois College 75 |
| at Lake Forest 110, Grinnell 93 |
| No. 14 Carroll 79, at Beloit 76 |
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| Feb. 15 - MWC Recap |
| at Grinnell 102, Knox 83 |
| at Illinois College 67, Monmouth 61 (OT) |
| at Beloit 80, Ripon 70 |
| No. 2 Lawrence 64, at No. 14 Carroll 63 |
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| Feb. 11 - MWC Recap |
| Grinnell 100, at Illinois College 89 |
| at St. Norbert 77, Beloit 63 |
| No. 22 Carroll 94, at Ripon 87 |
| at Monmouth 69, Lake Forest 63 |
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| Feb. 8 - MWC Recap |
| at Knox 69, Monmouth 65 |
| at No. 2 Lawrence 87, Beloit 63 |
| at Lake Forest 77, Illinois College 54 |
| at St. Norbert 73, Ripon 64 |
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| Feb. 4 - MWC Recap |
| at #23 Carroll 103, Knox 55 |
| at Beloit 120, Grinnell 112 |
| at #3 Lawrence 85, Illinois College 52 |
| at St. Norbert 71, Lake Forest 68 (OT) |
| at Ripon 102, Monmouth 99 |
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| Feb. 3 - MWC Recap |
| Monmouth 62, at Beloit 60 |
| at Carroll 67, Lake Forest 55 |
| Grinnell 124, at Ripon 110 |
| at St. Norbert 65, Illinois College 47 |
| at Lawrence 70, Knox 46 |
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| Jan. 31 - MWC Recap |
| at #23 Carroll 73, St. Norbert 51 |
| at Grinnell 123, Monmouth 113 |
| at Knox 62, Lake Forest 60 |
| #3 Lawrence 73, at Ripon 70 |
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| Jan. 28 - MWC Recap |
| #25 Carroll 79, at Illinois College 60 |
| at Monmouth 71, St. Norbert 58 |
| Beloit 73, at Knox 69 |
| #3 Lawrence 98, at Grinnell 79 |
| Ripon 82, at Lake Forest 54 |
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| Jan. 27 - MWC Recap |
| #25 Carroll 150, at Grinnell 138 |
| Ripon 85, at Illinois College 60 |
| at Knox 70, St. Norbert 63 (OT) |
| Beloit 60, at Lake Forest 57 |
| #3 Lawrence 75, at Monmouth 68 |
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| Jan. 24 - MWC Recap |
| at Monmouth 70, Illinois College 60 |
| at Beloit 63, St. Norbert 58 |
| at Knox 114, Grinnell 113 |
| at #25 Carroll 87, Ripon 62 |
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| Jan. 21 - MWC Recap |
| #5 Lawrence 79, at St. Norbert 68 |
| at Grinnell 94, Lake Forest 86 |
| Knox 76, at Illinois College 63 |
| at Carroll 79, Beloit 74 |
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| Jan. 18 - MWC Recap |
| at Ripon 74, Beloit 59 |
| at #5 Lawrence 86, Carroll 81 |
| Knox 80, at Monmouth 79 (OT) |
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| Jan. 17 - MWC Recap |
| at Illinois College 57, Lake Forest 55 |
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| Jan. 14 - MWC Recap |
| Illinois College 69, at Beloit 68 |
| at Carroll 89, Monmouth 77 |
| Grinnell 115, at St. Norbert 112 |
| Knox 91, at Ripon 79 |
| at Lawrence 78, Lake Forest 57 |
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| Jan. 13 - MWC Recap |
| at Carroll 94, Illinois College 62 |
| at #6 Lawrence 125, Grinnell 110 |
| Lake Forest 71, at Ripon 60 |
| at Beloit 72, Knox 60 |
| at St. Norbert 67, Monmouth 62 |
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| Jan. 10 - MWC Recap |
| at Ripon 65, St. Norbert 53 |
| Grinnell 128, at Monmouth 125 (OT) |
| Knox 59, at Lake Forest 55 |
| #6 Lawrence 65, at Beloit 61 |
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| Jan. 7 - MWC Recap |
| Carroll 74, at St. Norbert 64 |
| at Grinnell 133, Illinois College 105 |
| at #7 Lawrence 83, Ripon 75 |
| at Lake Forest 84, Monmouth 77 (OT) |
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| Dec. 3 - MWC Recap |
| Beloit 86, at Monmouth 75 |
| Carroll 76, at Lake Forest 71 |
| at Grinnell 110, Ripon 104 |
| at Illinois College 69, St. Norbert 65 |
| #15 Lawrence 71, at Knox 60 |
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| Dec. 2 - MWC Recap |
| at Grinnell 133, Beloit 105 |
| Carroll 85, at Knox 58 |
| #15 Lawrence 82, at Illinois College 58 |
| at Lake Forest 66, St. Norbert 49 |
| Ripon 90, at Monmouth 83 |
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| Feb. 12 |
| MacMurray 72, Knox 68 |
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| Jan. 5 - MWC Recap |
| at Knox 67, Concordia (IL) 44. |
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| Jan. 4 - MWC Recap |
| at Carthage135, Grinnell 123 |
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| Dec. 31 - MWC Recap |
| Cal Tech Tournament |
| Rivier 71, Illinois College 67 |
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| Dec. 30 - MWC Recap |
| Land of Magic Classic (Daytona Beach, Fla.) |
| Carroll 96, Nichols 63 |
| Vanguard University Holiday Tournament (at Costa Mesa, Calif.) |
| Beloit 62, Goucher 44 |
| #8 Lawrence 64, at Vanguard 59 |
| Wittenberg Tournament |
| St. Norbert 70, Olivet (MI) 63 |
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| Dec. 29 - MWC Recap |
| Land of Magic Classic (Daytona Beach, Fla.) |
| Carroll 80, McDaniel 58 |
| Cal Tech Tournament |
| Illinois College 69, Cornell 65 |
| Vanguard University Holiday Tournament (at Costa Mesa, Calif.) |
| at Vanguard 82, Beloit 68 |
| #8 Lawrence 92, Goucher 39 |
| Wittenberg Tournament |
| #3 Wittenberg 60, St. Norbert 36 |
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| Dec. 19 - MWC Recap |
| at #13 Augustana 64, Lake Forest 45 |
| at #12 UW-Stout 59, St. Norbert 58 |
| Hoop N Surf Classic |
| North Central 80, Ripon 64 |
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| Dec. 18 - MWC Recap |
| Masters 77, Ripon 73 |
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| Dec. 17 - MWC Recap |
| #25 UW-Oshkosh 70, at Carroll 69 |
| #1 Illinois Wesleyan 85, at Illinois College 57 |
| at Loyola (IL) 87, Lake Forest 72 |
| Northern Michigan 75, at St. Norbert 60 |
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| Dec. 13 - MWC Recap |
| Millikin 58, at Illinois College 55 |
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| Dec. 11 - MWC Recap |
| #9 Lawrence 78, at Carthage 65 |
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| Dec. 10 - MWC Recap |
| at Beloit 86, Aurora 79 |
| at Grinnell 137, Grand View 110 |
| Franklin College Tournament |
| Clarke 77, Knox 72 |
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| Dec. 9 - MWC Recap |
| Franklin College Tournament |
| at Franklin 85, Knox 64 |
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| Dec. 8 - MWC Recap |
| at Carroll 71, Concordia (WI) 69 |
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| Dec. 7 - MWC Recap |
| at Carthage 72, Beloit 69 (OT) |
| #15 Wartburg 111, at Grinnell 97 |
| at Monmouth 87, Aurora 80 |
| #14 UW-Oshkosh 57, at St. Norbert 52 |
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| Dec. 6 - MWC Recap |
| Lake Forest 66, at North Park 63 |
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| Dec. 5 - MWC Recap |
| Carroll 82, at Carthage 74 |
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Grinnell’s John Grotberg was named to the DIII News All- Freshman Basketball Team after finishing second in NCAA Division III in scoring during his first collegiate season. The 6-2 guard averaged 31.4 points per game and was also second in the country in made three-pointers per game (5.2). Grotberg averaged three rebounds per game, recorded 48 steals and handed out 70 assists while leading the Pioneers to 14 victories and a berth in the MWC Tournament in 2005-06. |
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 Lawrence senior Chris Braier (below right) and Vikings head men’s basketball coach John Tharp (below left) were honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, as the NABC released its All-Region and All-American teams for the 2005-06 season.
The NABC named Braier its Player of the Year  in the Midwest Region, while Tharp received Midwest Region Coach of the Year accolades. Braier, who also received first team All-Region and All-American honors from the NABC, was the only MWC player represented on the NABC’s All-Region and All-American teams.
 The awards continue to pile up for Braier, a 6-4 forward who led Lawrence in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (12.2 rpg), assists (111), double-doubles (14) and was second on his team in steals (50) this season. Braier was the recipient of the Josten’s Trophy, a national NCAA Division III award recognizing a men’s and women’s basketball player for their contributions on and off the court, last week. He was also the MWC Player of the Year, a D3hoops.com All-American, an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and an Academic All-Conference pick this season.
Tharp continued to build on his winning tradition at Lawrence this year, as the Vikings head coach led his squad to a 25-1 record in his twelfth season at the helm. Lawrence reached the Sweet 16, achieved a No. 1 national ranking, won its third straight MWC Championship and captured a third consecutive MWC Tournament title under Tharp’s watch in 2005-06. The former Beloit basketball player holds a record of 191-98 at Lawrence and has reached at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons.
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 The announcement of the 2005-06 D3hoops.com Men’s & Women’s Basketball All-American Teams featured three Midwest Conference student-athletes receiving All-American accolades. Lawrence’s Chris Braier and Beloit’s Josh Hinz became the second and third players, respectively, in MWC history to become two-time D3hoops.com All-Americans, while the selection of Carroll’s Crystal Hoewisch ended a four-year hiatus for MWC women.
Braier (right), a 6-4 senior forward, was a third-team All-American selection after guiding the Vikings to a 25-1 record, a third consecutive MWC Championship, a third straight MWC Tournament title and the No.1 ranking in the country for the final two weeks of the regular-season. Braier led Lawrence in scoring (15.4 ppg), rebounding (12.2 rpg), assists (111), double-doubles (14) and was second on his team in steals (50). The 2005-06 MWC Player of the Year was a fourth-team All-American pick in 2004-05.
Hinz (left), a 6-6 senior forward who was a member of the All-American fourth team last season, ranked second in the conference in scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (11.8 rpg) this year en route to an Honorable Mention All-American selection. The a three-time All-MWC first-team selection also posted a league-best 15 double-doubles this year.
Hoewisch (right) became the third women’s player in MWC history to be selected as a D3hoops.com All-American, as the  sophomore guard landed on the Honorable Mention team. Hoewisch paced the Lady Pioneers to their first MWC Championship in school history and a first round NCAA Tournament victory over Calvin in 2005-06. The first team All-MWC pick led her team in scoring (15.9 ppg), assists (102) and steals (49) this season.
Complete lists of past MWC All-Americans are available on the Men’s & Women’s Basketball homepages.
D3hoops.com All-American Teams - MEN |
| Past Men's D3hoops.com All-Americans (team) |
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Chris Braier, Lawrence (3rd) |
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Josh Hinz, Beloit (HM) |
| 2004-05 |
Tommy Becker, Ripon (HM) |
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Chris Braier, Lawrence (4th) |
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Josh Hinz, Beloit (4th) |
| 2003-04 |
Steve Wood, Grinnell (3rd) |
| 2002-03 |
Steve Wood, Grinnelll (HM) |
| 2001-02 |
Nate Hoffman, St. Norbert (3rd) |
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A number of Midwest Conference men’s and women’s basketball players and coaches were honored when D3hoops.com released its 2005-06 All-Region Teams and award winners. Lawrence senior forward Chris Braier (right - 15.4 ppg, 12.2 rpg) and Beloit senior forward Josh Hinz (left - 21.3 ppg, 11.8 rpg) were both first teamers on the men’s Midwest Region team, while Ripon senior center Karalynn Dehn (below right - 18.3 ppg, 10.0 rpg) earned first-team honors on the women’s Central Region squad. Carroll women’s head coach Kris Jacobsen was named the Central Region Coach of the Year, while Lawrence’s John Tharp shared the men’s Coach of the Year honors in the Midwest Region with  Transylvania’s Brian Lane.
Carroll junior guard Nate Drury (18.8 ppg, 124 ast) was the lone MWC pick on the men’s second team, while Grinnell guard John Grotberg’s (31.4 ppg, 70 ast) third-team selection made him the only freshman to be honored in the Midwest Region.
MWC women filled half of the ten slots remaining on the Central Region’s second and third teams. Lawrence senior guard Claire Getzoff (14.5 ppg, 88 ast) and Carroll sophomore guard Crystal Hoewisch (15.9 ppg, 102 ast) were both second-team picks, while Grinnell sophomore guard Hannah Wolf (17.2 ppg), Carroll senior forward Krista Rode (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and St. Norbert junior center Bianca White (14.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg) were third-team selections.
2005-06 D3hoops.com All-Region Teams
Men's Midwest - Women's Central |
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Lawrence senior forward Chris Braier was named the 2006  winner of the prestigious Josten’s Trophy. The Josten’s Trophy is presented each year by the Salem Rotary Club to a men’s and women’s Division III basketball player who showcases basketball ability, academic ability and community service. A national selection committee made up of former college coaches, athletes, college administrators and selected media members vote on the award winners. Randolph-Macon College’s Megan Silva was the women's recipient. Both winners will be honored and receive their trophies on Thursday, March 16 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem , Va.
Braier, who is a three-time Academic All-Conference pick and a 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, is the ninth player to receive the men’s award and the first-ever from a Midwest Conference school. Braier ranks in the Top 5 in the country in rebounding (12.4 rpg) and also currently leads his team in scoring (15.5 ppg), assists (103 and double-doubles (14) en route to earning MWC Player of the Year honors in 2005-06. The four-time All-MWC first-team selection has led Lawrence to a 25-0 record, the No. 1 ranking in the country, a third straight MWC Tournament title and a third consecutive MWC Championship this season.
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Days after being named the Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Lawrence senior forward Chris Braier was honored for his actions off the court. Braier was selected to the ESPN The Magazine/COSIDA Academic All-American third team in the college division. Braier has led the Vikings to a 24-0 record, a third straight MWC Championship, a third consecutive MWC Tournament title and the No. 1 ranking in the country in 2005-06. A Biology Major who is a two-time Academic All-Conference pick, Braier ranks fifth in country in rebounding (12.4 rpg) and also leads his team in scoring (15.7 ppg) assists (98) and double-doubles (13). |
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| Lawrence senior forward Chris Braier (right) was named the Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Vikings head coach John Tharp took home MWC Coach of the Year honors as the 2005-06 All-Conference Teams were announced. Lawrence and Carroll each had two first-team selections, while the Pioneers led all teams with four total All-MWC picks. Lawrence landed three players, while Grinnell, Knox and Ripon followed with two selections apiece.
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The Lawrence men’s basketball team made history when the Vikings became the first team in Midwest Conference history to win three consecutive MWC tournament titles Saturday (Feb. 25) afternoon in Appleton, Wis. The top-seeded Vikings, who are also the nation’s No. 1 team, improved to 24-0 ov erall after defeating the tourney’s second seed and the nation’s No. 15 team Carroll 68-62. Lawrence fell behind 22-9 early in the first half and went into halftime trailing 36-28. John Tharp's squad took the lead for the first time in the game at the 9:04 mark on a Chris Braier free throw that followed a pair of Ryan Kroeger three-pointers on back-to-back possessions. The sea-saw scoring in the second half culminated with Lawrence taking a 60-53 lead with under three minutes remaining. The Vikings hit 8-10 free throws from that point to hold on for the tourney title.
The 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament field will be announced on Sunday, February 26, with complete brackets and first round games being released on Monday (Feb. 27) morning. NCAA Tournament information will be available on the MWC homepage, NCAAsports.com and D3hoops.com. |
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| Friday, February 24 |
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No. 2 Carroll 153, vs. No. 3 Grinnell 127 |
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at No. 1 Lawrence 88, No. 4 Knox 62 |
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| MWC Tournament Championship |
| Saturday, February 25 |
| at No. 1 Lawrence 68, No.2 Carroll 62 |
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| Lawrence ’s Chris Braier and Ripon’s Karalyn Dehn were honored when the Jostens Trophy Committee released the names of its 10 men’s and women’s finalists for this year’s Jostens Trophy. The Jostens Trophy is awarded to a “NCAA Division III student-athlete who shows excellence in the classroom, on the playing floor and in the community.”  Braier (right), an All-American senior forward, leads his team in scoring (15.5 ppg), rebounding (12.5 rpg), assists (91) and steals (44). He currently ranks fifth in NCAA DIII in rebounding and is on the verge of his fourth consecutive conference rebounding crown. The two-time MWC Academic All-Conference pick has guided Lawrence to a 22-0 overall mark, the No. 1 ranking in the nation and a third consecutive MWC title in 2005-06.
Dehn (left), a two-time MWC Academic All-Conference pick, has  been dominant for the Red Hawks this season. The senior forward leads the conference in scoring (18.0 ppg), field-goal percentage (65.3%), double-doubles (13) and ranks second in rebounds (12.0 rpg). Dehn is also the NCAA DIII national leader in field-goal percentage and will look to guide her team to a third straight MWC Championship at the 2006 MWC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The Josten’s Trophy winner is chosen by a national selection committee that consists of college coaches, former athletes, college administrators and selected members of the media. Both trophies will be presented at the Salem Rotary Club’s weekly meeting on March 16 in the Salem Civic Center .
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The Lawrence men’s basketball team opened the 2005-06 season with an 82-75 overtime victory over then No. 2 UW- Oshkosh on November 22. The victory pushed the Vikings from the “receiving votes” category in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll to the No. 15 ranking in the country and neither the winning or poll climbing has stopped since. On Monday, February 20 John Tharp’s (right) squad became the first MWC team in the seven-season history of the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll to be ranked No. 1 in the country after receiving 22 of the 25 first-place votes. The Vikings capped an undefeated regular-season last week after defeating No. 14 Carroll 64-63 on Wednesday and St. Norbert 67-52 on Saturday to improve to 22-0 overall and 16-0 in conference play. The last MWC team be earn a No. 1 ranking was the 1980-81 Beloit team, who had the nation’s top ranking for five weeks in a now defunct Associated Press Top 25 poll.
The Vikings cracked the Top 10 in week two with a No. 9 ranking and the Top 5 as the fifth-ranked team in week seven before registering the highest ranking ever my by MWC squad in the D3hoops.com poll when they came in at No. 3 in week eight. A complete week-by-week recap of Lawrence’s rankings is available at D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. |
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St. Norbert College athletics director Tim Bald announced on Monday, February 20th that a national search for a new head men’s basketball coach will begin immediately after Paul DeNoble's contract was not  renewed.
DeNoble (right) completed his 17th season as the Green Knights men’s basketball coach this past Saturday in a 67-52 loss to Lawrence University . The Green Knights finished the 2005-06 season with a 7-16 overall record and a 5-11 mark in conference play.
During his tenure, DeNoble compiled a 185-200 overall record and qualified for the MWC Tournament in 1993, 1999 and 2002. St. Norbert played in the 2002 NCAA Division III Tournament and won the MWC title with a 16-0 mark in MWC play that season. DeNoble was also the women’s golf coach in the fall of 2005 after serving as men’s golf coach for 12 seasons. |
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| John Tharp’s (right) No.2 Lawrence squad needed every second to capture its 64-63 victory over No. 14 Carroll on Wednesday (Feb. 15) evening in Waukesha, Wis., as the Vikings Keven Bradley (below left) scored on a runner in the lane as time expired to lift LU’s record to 21-0 overall and 15-0 in Midwest Conference play. The win also gave Lawrence its third consecutive MWC Men’s Basketball Championship and hosting duties for next weekend’s MWC Tournament (Feb. 24-25). LU joins Beloit (1945-51, 1980-83) and Carleton (1927-33) as the only school’s in the 84-year history of MWC men’s basketball to win three consecutive conference crowns.
 Carroll will enter the MWC Tournament as the No. 2 seed regardless of the outcome of its game on Saturday, when the Pioneers travel to Beloit. Lawrence hosts St. Norbert in its regular-season finale Saturday, as LU looks to remain the only remaining unbeaten team in any level of men’s collegiate basketball and become the fourth team in MWC history to finish the regular-season 16-0. The winner of the MWC Tournament earns the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament.
The Lawrence women were unable to hang on to first-place in the conference, as the Lady Pioneers ran away with a 72-49 victory earlier in the night. The win lifts Carroll into a three-way tie with St. Norbert and Lawrence, with all three teams entering the final day of the regular-season with 12-3 marks in league play. Something will have to give when Lawrence faces St. Norbert this Saturday (Feb. 18). Complete women’s tournament scenarios will be available on the MWC website tomorrow. |
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 Wednesday’s game between No. 2 Lawrence and No. 14 Carroll in Waukesha, Wis., will not only be the season’s most imperative in regards to home-court advantage for the MWC Tournament, but it will also be a historical contest in terms of national implications.
The Pioneers rise from No. 22 to No. 14 in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll marks the first time that two MWC teams ranked in the Top 15 in the country will face off head-to-head. The only other time two MWC squads appeared in the Top 15 in the D3hoops.com poll at the same time was for one week during the 2004-05 season, when Lawrence was ranked #10 and Ripon #11.
MWC teams ranked in the Top 25 in the D3hoops.com poll have only played three times in the polls seven-season history. The results…
2003-04 SEASON
at #8 Lawrence 125, #21 Grinnell 111 (Regular-season)
2004-05 SEASON
at #11 Lawrence 81, #20 Ripon 69 (Regular-season)
at #15 Lawrence 82, #22 Ripon 77 (OT) (MWC Tournament Championship Game)
HOSTING RIGHTS
A Lawrence (14-0 MWC) victory on Wednesday secures the MWC Championship and tourney hosting duties for the Vikings. If Carroll (13-1) beats Lawrence and both teams are victorious on the final day of the regular-season (Saturday, Feb. 18), then the teams will be named MWC Co-Champions. All of the possible tiebreakers would also be cancelled out and hosting duties would be decided by a coin flip. If Carroll wins Wednesday and both teams lose Saturday, Lawrence will host the tourney.
FOURTH & FINAL
 Knox (8-6) controls its own fate in its bid for the fourth and final MWC tourney spot. The Prairie Fire’s two remaining contests are at Grinnell on Wednesday and at home against Illinois College on Saturday. A Knox win or a Beloit loss punches Knox’s postseason ticket. Beloit (6-8) remains the long-shot for the league tourney, as the Bucs hold the tiebreaker over Knox, but need home wins over Ripon and No. 14 Carroll coupled with a pair of Knox losses to get in.
THREE SEED
Grinnell (9-5) has already clinched an MWC tourney berth and will secure the No.  3 seed with a home win over Knox or a road win over Lake Forest in either of its final two games of the regular-season. If Knox and Grinnell both finish 9-7, then Knox will be the No. 3 seed, as the Prairie Fire would then hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Pioneers. |
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Two of the five men’s basketball players chosen to the first team of the ESPN The Magazine/COSIDA Academic All-District V Team came from the Midwest Conference, as Lawrence senior Chris Braier and Monmouth senior Chris Hebeler were both honored on the Midwest based regional team.
 Braier (right), who was a D3hoops.com All-American last year, has led Lawrence to a 20-0 record overall and a 14-0 mark in league play this season. The 6-4 forward is sixth in the conference in scoring (15.4 ppg) and ranks fourth in NCAA Division III in rebounding (12.8 rpg). A Biology Major who is a two-time Academic All-Conference pick, Braier is on the verge of leading the MWC in rebounding for the fourth consecutive year.
 Hebeler (left) has been solid all-around player for Monmouth this season, ranking third on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and fourth in rebounds (4.7 rpg), while leading the Scots in assists (72) and steals (21). A three-time Dean’s List recipient, Hebeler hit 12 three-pointers en route to 38 points in a win over Aurora earlier this season. His 12 treys rank third among single-game three-point marks in NCAA DIII in 2005-06.
Braier and Hebeler will now be placed on the national ballot for the ESPN The Magazine/COSIDA Academic All-American Team. Only first team All-District selections are included on the national ballot. |
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 Beloit senior forward Josh Hinz was named to the D3hoops.com National Team of the Week following a week that saw him average 33 points and 22 rebounds over the course of two games. Included in those numbers was a 50-point, 36-rebound performance in Saturday's 120-112 victory over Grinnell. Hinz's 36 rebounds tied the NCAA Division III record for rebounds in a game. He became the third player ever to grab 36 boards in a single contest.
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| Lawrence head coach John Tharp (right) will be featured on the D3hoops.com internet radio show Hoopsville on Tuesday, February 7 around 8 p.m. central time. Tharp has guided the Vikings, who are ranked second in the D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll, to a 19-0 record overall and a 13-0 mark in MWC play. The Vikings are the only undefeated men’s hoops team remaining at any level of collegiate basketball.
Hoopsville is broadcast every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. central and is hosted by Dave McHugh. Listeners have the ability to log on and listen live, as well as email or instant message questions to Coach Tharp via the Hoopsville website.
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| Days after becoming Beloit 's career leader in points and rebounds, senior forward Josh Hinz padded his career leads with a historic effort during the Bucs 120-112 win over Grinnell on Feb. 4. Hinz recorded 50 points and 36 rebounds in the contest, tying the NCAA Division III single-game rebound record, which was established by Calvin’s Mark Veenstra in 1976 and equaled by Methodist's Clinton Montford in 1989. Hinz's 50 points was the highest tally in Flood Arena history, but the 6-6 All-American fell just short of breaking his own personal scoring mark after a 55-point effort against the Pioneers during the 2003-04 season. |
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| Senior forward Josh Hinz became Beloit’s all-time leader in scoring and rebounding at Knox on Saturday evening. Hinz, who was named a D3hoops.com All-American last year, scored 27 points and grabbed four rebounds in the Bucs 73-69 victory to give him both career marks. The 6-6 Hinz has now netted 1,776 points and 737 rebounds in his career. He surpassed 1951 graduate and 1952 U.S. Olympian Ron Bontemps, whose record of 1,770 points stood for 55 years. Henry Grant, a 2002 grad, held the previous rebound mark with 733 career boards.
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| The Lawrence men’s basketball team is now the only remaining undefeated team in all of college basketball following losses by Division I Duke, Florida and Pittsburgh on Saturday. The Vikings moved to 14-0 overall and 8-0 in MWC play after a 79-68 road victory over St. Norbert Saturday. The Vikings moved up two spots to the No. 3 ranking in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll and received first-place votes on two ballots. The ranking is the highest ever by an MWC team in the D3hoops.com poll and Lawrence is also the first MWC team to receive a first-place vote.
The Vikings, who are two-time defending MWC champs, have won 14 straight games at home and are off to the best start in school history. Their recent status as the nation’s only remaining unbeaten has garnered national attention from ESPN’s College Basketball GameNight and USA Today.
“Since Sunday was a day off for us, it’s ok for our guys to take this moment and enjoy it. It’s pretty neat for our players since they’ve worked so hard to get here,” Lawrence head coach Jon Tharp (pictured) told USA Today in the January 24th edition.
No. 25 Carroll (12-2, 6-1), whose second loss of the season came at Lawrence (86-81) last week, entered the Top 25 for the first time this season in the Jan. 23 poll. Wittenberg (16-1) is the top-ranked team in the D3hoops.com poll with 15 first-place nods, followed by Wooster (16-1), who received eight tallies as the top team in DIII.
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| The Lawrence men’s basketball team, the only undefeated men’s hoops team remaining in NCAA Division III, climbed into the Top 5 in this week’s D3hoops.com Top 25 Poll. The No. 5 Vikings improved to 12-0 overall and 6-0 in MWC play with a trio of wins over Beloit (65-61), Grinnell (125-110) and Lake Forest (78-57) last week. John Tharp’s (pictured) Vikings host Carroll on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in what could be their toughest test to date. The Pioneers enter with an 11-1 overall mark and at 5-0 are the only other team who has yet to lose in MWC action this season. Carroll’s lone loss this year came by one-point to UW-Oshkosh (70-69), a team Lawrence defeated (82-75 OT) in its season-opener. The Pioneers are currently receiving 40 votes in the D3hoops.com poll. |
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A pair of Midwest Conference student-athletes were recently   featured in the January 9th and 16th issues of Sports Illustrated. Lawrence senior forward Chris Braier (right ) was featured in the “Faces in the Crowd” section of the January 9th issue of the publication, commemorating his accomplishment as the first player in MWC basketball history to record 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. Monmouth senior quarterback Mitch Tanney was recognized in the same section of the magazine’s January 16th issue. Tanney, the 2005 MWC   Offensive Player of the Year, set an NCAA Division III record for completion percentage (73.6%) in 2005, leading the Fighting Scots to a 10-0 mark in MWC play and the first NCAA Playoff appearance in school history. |
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| Bloomington (Ill. ) Pantagraph Story On Tanney In SI |
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| Jan. 9 Faces in the Crowd |
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| Jan. 16 Faces in the Crowd |
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