Tag: Gustavus men’s basketball

  • Men’s Basketball Travels To Macalester Saturday

    Men’s Basketball Travels To Macalester Saturday

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team is set for its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road game as it travels to Macalester for a 3 p.m. tipoff Saturday. The Gusties enter the contest with a 1-2 overall record and 1-0 mark in the MIAC, while the Scots are 4-2 overall and 0-1 in the league. Gustavus…

  • Second Half Surge Pushes Men’s Basketball Past Concordia In MIAC Opener

    Second Half Surge Pushes Men’s Basketball Past Concordia In MIAC Opener

    An 18-1 run midway through the second half provided more than enough of an advantage for the Gustavus men’s basketball team Wednesday night in its home and Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener against Concordia as the Gusties cruised to a 92-75 victory at Gus Young Court. The victory is the first for the Gusties early…

  • Men’s Basketball Hosts Home Opener Tonight Against Concordia

    Men’s Basketball Hosts Home Opener Tonight Against Concordia

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team hosts its home and Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at 7:45 p.m. tonight against Concordia College. The Gusties enter the contest with a 0-2 overall record, while the Cobbers are 2-2 overall. Gustavus most recently lost 90-78 at Simpson College on Saturday, while Concordia defeated St. Scholastica 80-64 Saturday.

  • Men’s Basketball Falls 90-78 At Simpson

    Men’s Basketball Falls 90-78 At Simpson

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team was unable to slow down Simpson’s late second half surge Saturday, dropping a 90-78 decision to fall to 0-2 overall. The Gusties came within six points of the lead midway through the second half, but the Storm were able increase their lead to double digits and held on to a…

  • Men’s Basketball Travels To Simpson Saturday

    Men’s Basketball Travels To Simpson Saturday

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team is set for its second straight non-conference road game to start the 2016-17 season as it faces Simpson College at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Gusties enter the game 0-1 after an 81-60 loss at Buena Vista last Friday, while the Storm are 2-1 overall after most recently losing 67-59 to…

  • Men’s Basketball Drops Season Opener 81-60 At Buena Vista

    Men’s Basketball Drops Season Opener 81-60 At Buena Vista

    The Gustavus men’s basketball team opened its season Friday with an 81-60 non-conference loss at Buena Vista University. The Gusties kept the score close for most of the second half, but an 11-point run by the Beavers in the final three minutes sealed the victory for the home team.

  • New-Look Men’s Basketball Squad Tips Off Season Friday

    New-Look Men’s Basketball Squad Tips Off Season Friday

    Head Coach Mark Hanson is in his 27th season at the helm of the Gustavus men’s basketball team and his squad is looking to improve on an eighth place finish in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference a year ago when it went 9-11 in the league. Last season’s team posted a 12-13 overall record, although…

  • Tyler Jakes And Chris Narum Invited To NCAA’s Career In Sports Forum

    Tyler Jakes And Chris Narum Invited To NCAA’s Career In Sports Forum

    For the seventh year, the NCAA is inviting more than 200 current student-athletes and NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipients, with an interest in working within the sports industry, to the Career in Sports Forum in Indianapolis. A committee from within the NCAA membership selected two student-athletes from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference to attend, both of…

  • Gary Cooper Named Men’s Basketball All-Conference

    Gary Cooper Named Men’s Basketball All-Conference

    The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its men’s basketball awards Tuesday and Gustavus received one All-Conference performer and two Honorable Mentions. Gary Cooper (Sr., Detroit, Mich.) was named to the All-Conference Team, while Chris Narum (Sr., Eagan, Minn.) and Brody Ziegler (Sr., Mankato, Minn.) are Honorable Mention.

  • Men’s Basketball Ends Season On A High Note, Defeats Carleton 67-58

    Men’s Basketball Ends Season On A High Note, Defeats Carleton 67-58

    With its playoff hopes dashed and only pride and respect to play for, the Gustavus men’s basketball team went out on a high note, defeating Carleton 67-58 on Saturday, sending its six seniors off with a victory in their final game wearing the Black and Gold. The Gusties cap the season with a 12-13 overall…