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Loyola New Orleans wins NAIA title
Loyola of New Orleans, a team without a home gymnasium for much of the season, has a new banner to hang in the rafters of its renovated arena. The No. 1 overall seed Wolf Pack blew past second-seeded Talladega (Alabama) 71-56 and claimed the 84th NAIA men’s basketball championship on Tuesday night in a meeting…
Read MoreShawnee State Captures First NAIA National Title in Men’s Basketball Program History
In a battle from start to finish, Shawnee State (Ohio) came away with the national title at the historic Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday night. The Bears shot just shy of 40 percent from three-point range in a 74-68 win in the 83rd Annual NAIA Men’s Basketball National Championship. Shawnee State went back and forth with Lewis-Clark…
Read MoreBluefield College players suspended for kneeling during the national anthem
Bluefield College forfeited a men’s basketball game on Thursday after the NAIA school suspended multiple players for kneeling during the national anthems before games over the past two months. School president David Olive revealed that he had told the team’s players to stop kneeling before games. When the players refused, Olive made the decision to…
Read MoreDesmond Kennedy starts his pro career in Argentina.
Desmond Kennedy (190 cm, G) will start his professional basketball career in Argentina. He has reached an agreement with Ciclista Juninense (Liga A). A player from the NAIA ranks rarely gets a professional contract overseas, but Kennedy made it happen. Last season he played for Texas A&M University-Texarkana, where he averaged 19.7 ppg and 4…
Read MoreNAIA Division 1 Statistical Team Leaders
The 2016-17 season is now in the record books, and Texas Wesleyan walked away with the NAIA Division 1 championship. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were the best in particular…
Read MoreNAIA Division 1 All-America
Court Side Newspaper is proud to bring you the 2016/2017 season NAIA Division 1 All-America Team. The selection process is based only on the advanced statistic of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s positive accomplishments, subtracts…
Read MoreNAIA Division 2 All-America
Court Side Newspaper is proud to bring you the 2016/2017 season NAIA Division 2 All-America Team. We base our selection process only on the advanced statistic of Player Efficiency Rating (PER). This is a one-number measure of a player’s per-minute (and per possession) productivity. It is an overall efficiency statistic that sums up a player’s…
Read MoreNAIA Division 2 Statistical Team Leaders
The 2016-17 NAIA Division 2 season is now in the record books, and Union College walked away with the NAIA Division 2 championship. On their way to the top, they bested many teams, which in their own right, are worth mentioning for their noteworthy accomplishments. There are other winners. Teams that broke records and were…
Read MoreUnion College bags first NAIA II title
The Union College Bulldogs have a lot to be excited about right now. The school has just made history by capturing its first-ever NAIA Division II national championship. They defeated Cornerstone (Michigan) in the finals, 72-69. Union 72 Cornerstone 69 They capped off a stellar run this season, finishing 35-3, and were a force to…
Read MoreSecond Half Rally Carries SOU Past Evergreen
Southern Oregon shot 64 percent in the second half to rally from a halftime deficit and defeat The Evergreen State College, 91-79, in a Cascade Collegiate Conference men’s basketball game played Saturday night in CRC Gymnasium. The Raiders (10-3 overall, 3-0), ranked No. 10 in the latest NAIA Division II Top 25 poll, outscored the…
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