2014-15 Pirate Men's Basketball News
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Three named to NABC 2014-15 Honors CourtJuly 30, 2015KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three Southwestern men's basketball seniors were part of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announcement today of the 2014-15 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season, with a record number of 1,000 student-athletes from more than 350 colleges and universities.
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Men's Basketball named to 2014-15 NABC Honor CourtJuly 29, 2015KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the third annual Team Academic Excellence Awards, created by the NABC Committee on Academics. These awards, earned by more than 175 colleges and universities, recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2014-15 season.
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99 Pirates named to SCAC Spring Academic Honor RollJune 10, 2015The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll today for the 2015 spring term and 99 Southwestern student-athletes made the list.
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Honorable Mention: Men's basketball sweeps Trinity for first time in SCAC eraJune 03, 2015For the first time since the Southwestern Pirates joined the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, the men's basketball team was victorious in both meetings over conference-rival Trinity.
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Late game turnovers cost Pirates in semifinalFebruary 28, 2015Centenary gained a late lead and hung on tight to defeat Southwestern men’s basketball 87-80 on Saturday night in the SCAC Conference Tournament semifinal.
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Four earn All-SCAC Men’s Basketball honorsFebruary 28, 2015In exclusive voting by the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference head coaches, four Southwestern Pirates were All-SCAC selections for the 2014-15 season.
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Pirates advance to semifinals with double OT thrillerFebruary 27, 2015Southwestern had a huge defensive stand to force the game into overtime and got hot offensively in the second overtime to take an 81-76 win over Schreiner to advance to the semifinals in the SCAC Conference Championship.
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#3 seed Pirates set for post-season rumble in DallasFebruary 23, 2015The 2015 SCAC Men’s Basketball Championship match-ups have been set and the Pirates enter the tournament as the #3 seed, facing #6 Schreiner University on Friday at 7pm.
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Pirates squash Banana Slugs on senior dayFebruary 21, 2015Southwestern closed the regular season in style with a 74-56 win over UC Santa Cruz at home on Saturday. Four seniors played their final home game, including Carson Severson, Blake Scott, Adrian Johnson, Travis Kurtz.
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Stingy second half leads to lossFebruary 20, 2015Southwestern was outscored 43-28 in the second half to fall 75-63 to Texas Lutheran in their final regular season SCAC game Friday night.
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Men’s basketball edged out in ShreveportFebruary 15, 2015The Pirates battled a tough offensive night but were in the game until the end, falling 68-64 to top-ranked Centenary in Shreveport on Sunday.
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Second half rally comes up shortFebruary 13, 2015The Pirates battled back from a second half deficit to pull even with two minutes remaining, but Colorado College closed the game with six straight points to give SU a 65-59 loss on Friday in Colorado Springs.
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Pirates fend off Tigers in SCAC nail biterFebruary 06, 2015Trinity fought back from 11 points down with 3:42 to play to make a game of it, but Southwestern prevailed with a 60-54 win at home on Friday night.
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2015 Southwestern Baseball Media GuideFebruary 04, 2015The alumni are getting their first look at the 2015 Pirates this weekend at the Shirley Miller Alumni game....you can to by checking out the media guide!
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Men’s basketball survives scare against Austin CollegeJanuary 31, 2015The Pirates led the majority of the game and survived a late game rally by the ‘Roos to win 50-48 on Saturday night in Georgetown.
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Pirates edged out by DallasJanuary 30, 2015Southwestern was held to just 33.3% from the field and 14.3% from three point range to fall 67-63 to the University of Dallas at home on Friday night.
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Win over AC pushes SU into secondJanuary 24, 2015Southwestern battled back from an 11 point deficit at halftime to record a 69-64 win over Austin College on Saturday in Sherman. The win is the Pirates' fourth in a row as they improve to 10-6 on the year and 5-2 in conference play.
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Hot shooting Pirates make it three in a rowJanuary 23, 2015Southwestern shot 53.8% from the floor and 46.2% from three point range to win their third straight SCAC conference game, defeating the University of Dallas 87-77 in Irving on Friday night.
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Video Interview: SCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week - Ryan OgdenJanuary 21, 2015SCAC Assistant Commissioner James Hill caught up with Ryan Ogden of @SUPirates after earning #SCACmbb Co-Player of the Week.
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Ogden earns SCAC Co-Player of the Week honorsJanuary 20, 2015RYAN OGDEN OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a sophomore forward from Lafayette, La., has been selected the SCAC Co-Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week for games played through Sunday, January 18th, sharing the award with Kendall Demouchet of Centenary College.
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Pirates post huge win over SchreinerJanuary 17, 2015Southwestern shot an unbelievable 60% from the field and 46.7% from three point range in a 74-54 win over Schreiner University in SCAC action on Saturday.
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Pirates take SCAC rivalry match-up over TrinityJanuary 16, 2015Ryan Ogden posted his second career double-double with game-highs in points, 28, and rebounds, 10, to lead the Pirates to a 74-69 win over Trinity in SCAC basketball in San Antonio on Friday.
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Gents sneak past PiratesJanuary 10, 2015Southwestern led late in the game but were ultimately defeated from the free throw line 72-68 by Centenary College on Saturday.
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Huge defensive effort leads to SCAC winJanuary 09, 2015Southwestern allowed just two points in the first six and a half minutes of the game en route to an 81-68 win over Colorado College on Friday night at the Robertson Center.
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Severson named SCAC Character & Community honoreeJanuary 08, 2015CARSON SEVERSON OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, a senior from Flower Mound, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending January 4, 2015.
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Win streak snapped in SCAC openerJanuary 03, 2015Southwestern controlled most of the game before Texas Lutheran closed the game on a 19-7 run to steal the SCAC opener win.
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Pirates edge out Patriots to extend win streakDecember 31, 2014With a 73-71 win over UT Tyler in Tyler on Wednesday, the Southwestern men’s basketball team pushed their win streak to four and improved to 5-4 on the year.
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Men’s basketball extends win streak to threeDecember 30, 2014Southwestern posted a 79-74 win over LeTourneau University on Tuesday to push their win streak to three and improve to 4-4 on the year.
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Southwestern makes it two in a row with win over PLUDecember 20, 2014The Pirates won their second game in as many days in San Antonio, posting a 53-49 win over Pacific Lutheran on Saturday.
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Wildcats no match for deep PiratesDecember 19, 2014Southwestern’s two leading scorers in an 87-65 victory over SUNYIT in San Antonio on Friday came off the bench as the Pirates improved to 2-4 on the season.