Men's Basketball

Recent News Updates

March 5, 2008
Men's Basketball: Sullivan Named to All-NCAC Squad
Denison University junior point guard Pat Sullivan was named to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference honorable mention team on Wednesday. Sullivan led the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg and finished third in the NCAC in assists, averaging 3.5 apg.

February 23, 2008
Men's Basketball: Senior day upset bid falls short
Aaron Brock scored 21 points and Andrew Zimmer added 20 as Wabash College held off the Denison Big Red on senior day at Livingston Gymnasium, 86-75.

February 22, 2008
Women's Basketball: Big Red plan to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Denison University Women's Basketball would like to invite girls in grades 1-6 to join them in celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Saturday, February 23 at Livingston Gymnasium. Come and support the Denison team in their game against the Allegheny College Gators.

February 20, 2008
Men's Basketball: DU completes season sweep of Earlham
Chris Eberst scored 21 points off seven 3-point field goals as the Denison Big Red held off Earlham College for a 69-61 victory in the second half of an North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader on Wednesday night from Livingston Gymnasium

February 16, 2008
Men's Basketball: Late Run Sends Hiram Past Big Red Men
Hiram College scored 10 unanswered points in just under two minutes midway through the second half en route to a 89-81 comeback win over the Denison Big Red on Saturday afternoon at Price Gymnasium.

February 13, 2008
Men's Basketball: #14 Wooster keeps feisty Big Red at bay
The Big Red went toe-to-toe with 14th ranked Wooster on Wednesday eventually falling to the Fighting Scots 82-64 in a hard-fought contest from Livingston Gymnasium.

February 11, 2008
Men's Basketball: Elder Named NCAC Athlete of the Week
Denison senior post Brian Elder was named the North Coast Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week after helping the Big Red to a 1-1 week that was highlighted by a 78-74 victory over Oberlin College.

February 9, 2008
Men's Basketball: Balanced effort results in victory over Oberlin
Five players scored in double figures and the Denison Big Red withstood a furious comeback attempt by Oberlin College, eventually holding on for a 78-74 victory on Saturday afternoon at Livingston Gymnasium.

February 6, 2008
Men's Basketball: Kenyon Defeats Big Red
Three players scored in double-figures and Bryan Yelvington scored 14 points and had 13 rebounds as he led Kenyon College past Denison University 73-53 on Wednesday night at the Kenyon Athletic Center.

February 2, 2008
Men's Basketball: Gators, Raftis Too Much For Big Red
George Raftis scored 19 points and pulled down 17 rebounds as Allegheny rolled past Denison 83-54 on Saturday afternoon in Granville.

January 30, 2008
Men's Basketball: Big Red Breaks Through With Win Over Earlham
On Wednesday night in Richmond, Ind. Denison defeated Earlham College 55-49 thanks to a clutch 21-for-23 shooting performance from the free throw line.

January 26, 2008
Men's Basketball: Big Red Falls to Wabash
Four players scored in double figures and paced by Andrew Zimmer's 15 points, Wabash College defeated Denison 66-47 in Crawfordsville.

January 23, 2008
Men's Basketball: Wooster Streaks Past DU
The College of Wooster came out of the gates hot, drilling nine first half 3-pointers which resulted in a 97-57 victory for the Fighting Scots on Wednesday night at Timken Gymnasium.

January 19, 2008
Men's Basketball: Hiram's hot hands bury Big Red
Led by point guard Mike Staley's 18 points, the Hiram College Terriers shot 55 percent from the field to run past the Denison Big Red, 78-55.

January 16, 2008
Men's Basketball: Stout Defense Leads Lords Past Denison
The iron may have been a bit unkind to both the Denison Big Red and the Kenyon Lords on Wednesday night but there was little shortage of defense at Livingston Gymnasium this evening. The Lords tenaciously guarded the Big Red for 40 minutes and held off a strong push by the home team, eventually prevailing 60-47.

January 14, 2008
Men's Basketball: Wednesday's Denison-Kenyon Clash to air on Columbus Sports Network
Wednesday night's North Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball match-up between Denison University and Kenyon College is scheduled to be broadcast by the Columbus Sports Network (CSN) on tape-delay at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night with two replays airing on Thursday (Jan. 17) at 9:30 a.m. and at 8 p.m.

January 9, 2008
Men's Basketball: Oberlin squeaks out win over Big Red
Denison fought back from a 14-point second half deficit, trimming Oberlin's lead to as few as three points with under a minute to play but the Yeomen managed to hold of the Big Red for a 75-70 victory at Philips Gym.

January 5, 2008
Men's Basketball: Second half OWU run quells Big Red upset bid
The Big Red took a one-point lead into the locker room at halftime but a 12-4 Ohio Wesleyan run early in the second half combined with an 8-0 burst in the closing minutes of play helped held off Denison for a 83-70 victory at Branch Rickey Arena.

January 2, 2008
Men's Basketball: Rough start sinks Big Red versus Wittenberg
After a rocky first half which saw the Big Red go 9-for-31 from the field they trailed the visiting Wittenberg Tigers by 17 at the intermission.  In the second half Denison shrugged off the poor shooting performance and ...more

December 30, 2007
Men's Basketball: John Jay College Edges DU Men
The Big Red battled back from a 10 point second half deficit, tying the game on two occasions, but down the stretch John Jay College managed to stave off the feisty Denison men for a 73-69 win in the consolation game of the NYU H ...more