2020-21 Roanoke Men's Basketball News
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Roanoke College Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
July 28, 2021The National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) announced their ninth annual Team Academic Excellence Awards on Wednesday afternoon. The Roanoke College men's basketball team was honored by the organization for the 2020-21 season. -
Corser Named To NABC Honors Court
July 27, 2021The National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) announced the 2021 Honors Court on Tuesday afternoon. Roanoke College junior JP Corser was recognized for his excellence in the classroom.
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2020-21 Roanoke College Athletic Department Awards
June 14, 2021The Roanoke College Athletic Department announced their 2020-21 award winners on Monday afternoon. The announcement of the four awards comes after an unprecedented season that would see all sports competing, in condensed schedules, over a three and a half month period due to the pandemic.
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Draper Named All State By VASID
May 03, 2021The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) announced their All State College Division Men's Basketball Teams. Roanoke College sophomore Kasey Draper was named to the first team.
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Trio Of Maroons Honored By ODAC
April 07, 2021The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released their 2021 Men's Basketball Awards this afternoon. Roanoke College would place a pair on the All Conference team as well as the 2021 ODAC Rookie of the Year.
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15th Ranked Maroons Fall To Nations Top Team
March 09, 2021The semifinal round of the 2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament would feature a pair of the top 15 teams in the nation according to the most recent D3hoops.com Poll. Despite having the #5 seed in the ODAC Tournament, Randolph-Macon brought their #1 national ranking into the matchup with 15th ranked Maroons. The Yellow Jackets would enjoy a double-digit advantage a couple different times but each time Roanoke would close the gap. A late maroons rally would fall short as Randolph-Macon held on for the 77-71 win to advance to the finals.
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Roanoke Downs Emory & Henry to Advance to Semifinals
March 05, 2021Roanoke College played host to Emory & Henry in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Basketball Tournament. The Maroons hit four consecutive three-pointers and never looked back as the cruised to a 25-point win over the Wasps.
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Nine Straight For Roanoke
March 02, 2021Roanoke College hosted Southern Virginia in advance of opening the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament this Friday. The Maroons took a double digit advantage just six minutes into the matchup and never looked back as they ran their regular season mark to 9-1 with an 89-66 win.
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Roanoke Rolls In Regular Season Finale
February 27, 2021The Roanoke College men’s basketball team took the court after 10 days since they traveled to Guilford as they hosted Bridgewater College on the final day of the regular season. The Maroons jumped on the Eagles early and never looked back running their Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) mark to a 7-0.
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Late Score Lifts Maroons
February 16, 2021The Roanoke College men’s basketball team traveled to Guilford looking to remain perfect in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) play. The game would be played close throughout with neither team ever going up by double digits. With the score tied at 56-56, a Roanoke hoop with less than a minute to play would give the Maroons the final lead change of the night. RC would make their free throws to hold on for the 60-57 ODAC win.
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A Quartet of Maroons Earn ODAC Athlete of the Week
February 15, 2021After seeing a trio of Roanoke College athletes earn Old Dominion Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors one week ago, the Maroons would see four athletes honored this week by the league. The ODAC release their ODAC Player of the Week awards for the week of February 8-14 and Roanoke swept the men's and women's awards for both basketball and swimming.
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Roanoke Remains Perfect In Conference Play
February 11, 2021The Roanoke College men’s basketball team put their perfect Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) record on the line when they played host to Washington and Lee on Thursday night. The game started with the Generals racing out to a four point lead in the opening two minutes of play. The Maroons would take their first lead less than two minutes later and never trailed on their way to a 10 point win. With the victory, Roanoke ran its ODAC record to 5-0.
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Career Nights Lead Roanoke Over Randolph
February 09, 2021Tuesday night marked the final non-conference matchup of the season for the Roanoke basketball team. The Maroons welcomed Randolph College to the Cregger Center for the first of two games with the WildCats over the next 10 days. Roanoke found themselves down by 10 (19-10) before a big run would give the Maroons a two-point lead, 36-34, at the break. Roanoke broke open a close game in the final ten minutes, 57-47, to pull away for the 21 point win.
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Roanoke Roars To 4-0 Start
February 02, 2021The Maroons welcomed Emory & Henry to the Cregger Center for an early week matchup. The game marked the first of the season for the Wasps while Roanoke looked to get the season off to a 4-0 start in conference play. A 17-2 run late in the first half allowed the Maroons to pull away and cruise to their fourth Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) win in as many tries.
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Nunley Named National Coach Of The Week
February 01, 2021On Monday afternoon, HoopDirt.com announced their Week 10 Coach of the Week honorees. Roanoke College head coach Clay Nunley was named NCAA DIII Coach of the Week.
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Roanoke Gets Last Second Stop
January 30, 2021The Roanoke College men's basketball team faced Shenandoah on Saturday night in a game, originally scheduled to be played in Winchester but was moved to the RC campus due to a venue conflict. After winning on a last second shot against Ferrum on Thursday, the Maroons used a last second stop to preserve a two-point win over the Hornets.
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Last Second Hoop Propels Roanoke
January 28, 2021Prior to the tip with Ferrum College, the Roanoke men’s basketball team took a moment to honor their lone senior, Max Menzel. After the ceremony the Maroons would race out to a nine point edge before a Ferrum rally made it a one point game at the half. Six lead changes and six ties later, a Roanoke hoop with 2.4 seconds to play would allow the Maroons to survive, 49-48.
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Maroons Top Tigers In ODAC Opener
January 23, 2021After opening play for the 20-21 season on Tuesday night, Roanoke College played host to their arch rivals from Hampden-Sydney on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons raced out to a 10-0 start and never trailed taking their Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) opener over the Tigers, 66-55.
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ODAC Picks Maroons 4th in Preseason Poll
January 20, 2021The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released the 2020-21 ODAC Men's Basketball preseason poll on Wednesday afternoon. Roanoke was picked to finish fourth in the poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.
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Roanoke Falls To Greensboro In Home Opener
January 19, 2021The Roanoke College men’s basketball team opened the 2020-21 campaign with a home game against Greensboro College. Nine lead changes and eight ties later, it would be the Pride that came away with the hard fought 67-61 victory.
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ODAC Releases 2020-21 Winter Sport Schedules
November 20, 2020The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released the 2020-21 Winter Sport schedules on Friday afternoon. Men's and women's basketball are slated to begin on January 23rd while the individual sports of swimming and track & field are also addressed. The schedules, as approved by the ODAC President's Council, are subject to change due to various protocols, institutional decisions, and other factors as they pertain to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ODAC Releases Plan For Spring Competition
November 17, 2020The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced their plan for the return to competition for the Spring of 2021. Tuesday afternoon the league office announced that conference play is slotted to begin January 23rd.
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Maroon Basketball Loses Legend
September 07, 2020It is with great sympathy and heavy hearts that Roanoke College mourns the loss of men's basketball legend, Reggie Thomas. Thomas, a 1985 graduate and 2002 inductee into the Roanoke College Hall of Fame, passed early Monday morning surrounded by his mother and friends.
