https://www.thegnac.com en-us https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AskewECACAllStar NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 27, 2012) – Albertus Magnus men's basketball standout Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) has been named to the ECAC Division III New England All-Star First Team. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AskewECACAllStar https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/OliverAwardFinalist NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 23, 2012) – Fifth-year head coach Mitch Oliver of the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been named one of the 10 finalists for the 2012 Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year award. The Glenn Robinson Award is presented annually to the top Division III men’s basketball coach in the nation. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/OliverAwardFinalist https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Albertus20thD3hoops NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 19, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been chosen as the 20th team in the nation in the final D3hoops.com Top-25 Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Albertus20thD3hoops https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/RayAskewAllDistrict NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 13, 2012) – Albertus Magnus men’s basketball senior Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division III All-District Northeast First Team and D3hoops.com All-Northeast Region First Team for his efforts during the 2011-12 season. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/RayAskewAllDistrict https://www.thegnac.com/honors/honorsredesign/AllConference2012/MensBasketball2012AllConference Congratulations to the 2011-2012 Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference and Sportsmanship Teams! Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/honors/honorsredesign/AllConference2012/MensBasketball2012AllConference https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MBBFalconsNCAA NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 27, 2012) – The No. 15 Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team will travel to Middlebury, Vt. to take on Saint Joseph’s College Long Island in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. The Falcons’ tournament opener will take place on Friday, March 2 at 5:30p.m. at Middlebury College. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MBBFalconsNCAA https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusMBBChamps2012 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 25, 2012) – Four players for the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team scored in double figures as the Falcons won their third Great Northeast Athletic Conference title by defeating Anna Maria 88-54 on Saturday afternoon in the league’s title game. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusMBBChamps2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/SeanBertanza2-22-2012 Newton, MA - Junior guard Sean Bertanza became the 11th player in the history of the men's basketball program to score 1,000 career points in the men's basketball victory over Norwich University on February 18th. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/SeanBertanza2-22-2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusMBB18-0 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 18, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team earned their program-record 24th win on Saturday afternoon with a 75-62 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action. With the victory, the Falcons improve to a perfect 18-0 in the league as they are the only team in GNAC men’s basketball history to finish undefeated in regular-season conference play. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusMBB18-0 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MBB2012Tournament The 2011-2012 GNAC Men's Basketball Playoff pairings are now available. The Albertus Magnus Falcons are seeded first after an outstanding undefeated conference record of 18-0 and 24-1 overall. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MBB2012Tournament https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AskewECAC NEW HAVEN, Conn. (February 14, 2012) – Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Player of the Week as announced by the ECAC office on Tuesday afternoon. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AskewECAC https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/EmersonVSRivier NASHUA, NH – Nathan Firn lit it up for 16 points Tuesday night to keep the Emerson Men's Basketball Team in it to win it as the Lions shot 50% on the game and 82% from the free throw line to take a nailbiter away from GNAC rival, Rivier 69-64. The win places Emerson at 6-18 overall and 6-12 in the conference while Rivier drops to 4-18 overall and 2-14 in the GNAC. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/EmersonVSRivier https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/FalconsVSJWU PROVIDENC, R.I. (February 14, 2012) – With an 87-73 win over Johnson & Wales on Tuesday night, the No. 20 Albertus Magnus men’ basketball team has improved its overall record to 23-1 on the year, tying the program’s record in single season wins. Their 18th-straight victory also moves the Falcons to a perfect 17-0 in conference play with one regular-season game remaining on their schedule. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/FalconsVSJWU https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusRanked12th The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been ranked 12th in the Northeast according to the first Division III Regional rankings of the season, which were released on Wednesday evening. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusRanked12th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/Geel1000th STANDISH, ME – Senior center Ashley Geel (St. George, Maine) is the latest Saint Joseph's women's basketball player to reach the 1,000-point plateau in her collegiate career. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/Geel1000th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/IsiahBenjamin1000 Saturday, February 4, 2012 (Newton, Massachusetts) - Mount Ida College men's basketball senior guard Isiah Benjamin (Windsor, CT/The Masters School) became the ninth player in the history of the program to eclipse the 1,000 point career threshold Saturday afternoon in an 83-75 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) overtime loss to hosting Lasell College. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/IsiahBenjamin1000 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MtIdavsEmerson2-7-12 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 (Newton, Massachusetts) - All five starters for the Mount Ida College men’s basketball team notched double figures in points en route to a 75-71 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory over visiting Emerson College Tuesday evening in Newton, Massachusetts. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MtIdavsEmerson2-7-12 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/albertustop25 For the first-time ever in program history, the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team has been ranked in theD3hoops.com Top-25 Poll as announced Monday evening. The Falcons break into the top-25 in the 24th spot after receiving votes in the previous two weekly polls. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/albertustop25 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/LionsVsSuffolk2-4-2012 BOSTON, Mass. - In an electric rematch between the visiting Suffolk University Rams and Emerson College, the Lions netted their second victory over the cross-Common rival with a 74-64 win Saturday afternoon. With the W, EC moves to 4-17 on the year, and 4-10 in the GNAC while Suffolk falls to 8-14 and 5-10 in the conference. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/LionsVsSuffolk2-4-2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/ClickAMC1000th PAXTON, Mass. (01.28.12) – Junior guard Anthony Click (Springfield, Mass.) had a team high 20 points en route to becoming the 20th player in Anna Maria history to surpass the 1,000 points plateau but the AMCATS fell to Lasell College 60-55 in Great Northeast Athletic Conference action at The Fuller Activities Center on Saturday afternoon. With the win the Lasers improve to 8-11 (7-5 GNAC) the loss drops Anna Maria to 7-11 (5-6 GNAC). Click hit the milestone mark when he drained a jumper from the right side with 14:06 left in the second half. Click scored his 20 points on 8-for14 shooting from the field, he also grabbed 10 boards, dished out 3 assists had 4 blocks and two steals before fouling out with two minutes to play in the game. AMC senior Brad Peterson (North Kingstown, RI) contributed with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocks. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/ClickAMC1000th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Askew2000pts NEW HAVEN, Conn. (January 28, 2012) – Senior Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team scored 31 points in Saturday’s Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest to become the program’s second-ever 2,000-point scorer. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Askew2000pts https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/MonksVSRams1-28-12 STANDISH, ME – Saint Joseph’s (13-6, 7-0 GNAC) held off Suffolk University (13-6, 6-2 GNAC), 73-60, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball contest at the Harold Alfond Center on Saturday afternoon. Monks sophomore forward Lindsay Moore (Barrington, N.H.) netted a game-high 22 points and pulled down six rebounds in the weighty conference win. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/wbkb/2011-12/releases/MonksVSRams1-28-12 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MtIda1-24-12 Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (Newton, Massachusetts) - Mount Ida College men's basketball senior Keith Jones (Boston, MA/Lake Brantley (FL)/Mass. Bay C.C.) sunk the go-ahead bucket undoing a 59-59 stalemate with seconds remaining closing out a 61-59 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) victory over visiting Emmanuel College Tuesday evening in dramatic fashion. The Mustangs led for almost the entire contest up by a game-high 16 points early in the second half until surrendering the lead in the final ticks but eventually sneaking away with their third league victory of the year. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MtIda1-24-12 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/JamahlJackson1000th Emmanuel Head Coach Jamahl Jackson earned his 100th career win on Saturday afternoon, when he led the Saints Men's Basketball Team to a 64-48 win over cross-town rival Emerson College. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/JamahlJackson1000th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MattPepdjonovic1000th Boston, MA -- Suffolk University junior Matt Pepdjonovic (Quincy, Mass.) scored his 1,000th career point on Tuesday evening becoming the 26th player in Men's Basketball program history to reach the milestone. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/MattPepdjonovic1000th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Duke1000th BOSTON, Mass. – On January, 7, 2012, Emmanuel College senior Isaiah Duke (Albany, N.Y.) became just the sixth player in the program’s 11-year history to reach the 1,000 point milestone, scoring nine points against Saint Joseph’s College (ME) to achieve the feat. The guard became the first player to net 1,000 points for the program since Mack Spellman (2009) joined the 1,000 point club on Jan. 21, 2008. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/Duke1000th https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/FalconsEdgeEmerson1-14-2012 BOSTON, Mass. (January 14, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team edged Emerson 57-53 on Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play. Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) led the Falcons with 15 points, while Arshad Jackson (Hartford, Conn.) added 14 points in 37 minutes of work. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/FalconsEdgeEmerson1-14-2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/JWUbeatsEmerson1-11-2012 The JWU men's basketball team defeated Emerson, 59-56 in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference contest at the Brown-Plofker Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/JWUbeatsEmerson1-11-2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/RayAskew1-11-2012 NASHUA, N.H. (January 10, 2012) – Senior Ray Askew (Hamden, Conn.) of the Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team pulled down six rebounds in Tuesday night’s game to become the Great Northeast Athletic Conference all-time leader in rebounds with 1,004. Askew also becomes only the second player in league history to earn over 1,000 rebounds. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/RayAskew1-11-2012 https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusSuffolkMBB2012 BOSTON, Mass. (January 7, 2012) – The Albertus Magnus men’s basketball team battled from a 10-point halftime deficit to take an 89-77 victory over Suffolk on Saturday afternoon in Great Northeast Athletic Conference play. Darius Watson (New Britain, Conn.) scored 33 points on 13-of-23 shooting to lead the Falcons to their fourth-straight victory. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.thegnac.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/AlbertusSuffolkMBB2012