• Saturday women: Playoffs come into focus
    February 10, 2024
    No. 12 Bowdoin seized first place in the upcoming NESCAC tournament with a lopsided win over Amherst while Willamette clinched the NWC's top seed by sweeping Puget Sound. Elsewhere, No. 6 Hope won another MIAA crown, No. 21 Smith cleared its final major hurdle in the NEWMAC, and No. 16 Hardin-Simmons got help in the ASC. Read about it here.
  • 10th Annual Marathon
    February 02, 2024
    The Hoopsville Marathon is back! For the 10th year, we are on air for many hours celebrating everything that is Division III basketball. Tune in as we talk to plenty of programs, coaches, administrators, and even pundits. Watch the show On Demand or listen to the podcast(s) here!
  • D3hoops.com Classic: Who's coming to Vegas?
    October 16, 2018
    The ninth annual D3hoops.com Classic will light up Las Vegas once again between Christmas and New Year's with 18 games on the slate for the South Point Arena. Who is making the trip and who's playing whom? Here's the list.
  • D3hoops.com 2018 women's All-West Region team
    March 12, 2018
    Wartburg point guard Katie Sommer leads our West Region team as Player of the Year. Willamette's Peg Swadener takes home Coach of the Year honors and Emma Godfrey of Pomona-Pitzer is Rookie of the Year.
  • Thursday: Blues, Blazers bounced
    February 22, 2018
    Willamette beat Whitman for the second time in a week, this time knocking the Blues out of the NWC tournament while Gustavus Adolphus ousted St. Benedict in the MIAC. On the men's side Ohio Northern sent Marietta to the pool of at-large hopefuls.
  • Shooting to win with winners who shoot
    December 07, 2016
    When Peg Swadener took over a 1-24 Willamette program, she knew what kind of players she wanted to recruit. Now, her team's style and culture is translating to wins. More in Around the West.
  • DeLong Scores 25 Points, Kalugin Adds 20, as WU Defeats Concordia, 84-70
    November 20, 2013
    Willamette shot 58.3% from the field, including 9 of 18 from 3-point range, and junior point guard Jojo Delong barely missed a triple-double with 25 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
  • Portland State assistant makes short move
    June 12, 2012
    Willamette has hired Peg Swadener as the Bearcats' next women's basketball coach after the program went 1-24 this past season, 8-65 over the past three seasons.
  • Willamette Slips Past Pacific on 3-Pointer by Wilson at the Buzzer
    February 05, 2011
    Sophomore guard Sophie Wilson sank a 33-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Willamette to a 58-57 victory over Pacific.
  • Willamette Defeats Pacific Lutheran, 73-69
    January 22, 2011
    Alex Zennan scored 20 points to lead Willamette to its first NWC victory of the season, a 73-69 win over Pacific Lutheran.
  • Linfield Pulls Away from Bearcats, 95-58
    January 08, 2011
    Linfield College shot 52.5% from the field on its way to a 95-58 victory over Willamette University.
  • Taking, getting a chance
    January 20, 2005
    It was four years ago that Larry Welton thought that the persistent annoyance that was aching his left knee was “growing pains.” This was someone, who after all, sprouted 12 inches during his sophomore year of high school and Welton thought his bones were still adjusting. He would learn soon that it was a much more serious problem.