2014-15 AMCC Men's Basketball News

• Men's Basketball
• February 27, 2015

#2 Medaille College and #4 Hilbert College will meet for the AMCC men's basketball championship on Saturday.

• Men's Basketball
• February 26, 2015

Penn State Behrend head men's basketball coach Dave Niland will be featured on Hoopsville tonight to discuss the success this year for the Lions and the upcoming AMCC Tournament.

• Men's Basketball
• February 25, 2015

After first round playoff action, Hilbert College and Pitt-Greensburg will advance to the AMCC Men's Basketball Tournament semi-final games to be played Friday evening at Penn St. Behrend.

• Men's Basketball
• February 22, 2015

Thomas became the 11th player in Mount Aloysius history to reach the 1,000 point mark for his career during the Mounties game at Pitt-Bradford. Thomas needed 15 points entering the game to reach the coveted plateau, and scored 20 points in the first half alone. He moved up to sixth place on the Mount Aloysius all-time career rebounding list, and took a charge in the Pitt-Bradford game to set a new Mount Aloysius record for charges taken during a season (20). For the week, Thomas averaged 24.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game.

• Men's Basketball
• February 21, 2015

The AMCC men's basketball tournament will be underway Tuesday when #3 Pitt-Greensburg hosts #6 D'Youville College and when #5 Pitt-Bradford travels to #4 Hilbert College.

• Men's Basketball
• February 16, 2015

This week's men's basketball Game of the Week features a rematch of last year's championship game, where Penn St. Behrend defeated Hilbert College 66-51.

• Men's Basketball
• February 15, 2015

Owens scored 31 points in a 99-83 comeback win for the Hawks at Pitt Greensburg. Both teams are battling for one of the top seeds in the AMCC tournament and the Hawks avenged a January 17 double OT loss to the Bobcats. For the week, Owens averaged 21.5 points, seven rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game. He ranks fifth in the AMCC in scoring with 16.0 ppg.

• Community Service News 2014-15
• February 10, 2015

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Allstate Insurance Company today announced the 10 men’s basketball student-athletes from across the country named to the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team.

• Men's Basketball
• February 10, 2015

This week's AMCC Men's Basketball Game of the Week features the top two teams in the conference, the Penn St. Behrend Lions (19-2, 13-1 AMCC) and the Medaille College Mavericks (15-5, 12-2 AMCC).

• Men's Basketball
• February 08, 2015

Coleman averaged 25.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 3.5 apg in a 2-0 week for the Mavs. Coleman shot 57.1% from the field and was perfect 14-14 from the free throw line. Coleman put up 28 points in a win against D'Youville and then followed that up with a game high 22 points in a pivotal matchup with Pitt-Greensburg to take sole possession of second place in the AMCC. Coleman has led the AMCC in scoring all season and is currently averaging 21.1 ppg.

• Men's Basketball
• February 05, 2015

The Mount Aloysius Mounties enter Saturday's matchup with the D'Youville Spartans in a battle for the final playoff spot for the upcoming AMCC playoffs.

• Men's Basketball
• February 01, 2015

Thomas averaged 17 points per game on 67% (14-21) shooting, 50% (2-4) from three, and 100% from the free throw line. Thomas would also average nine rebounds and 3 assists per game, while adding 3 blocks and 2 steals to his totals. Thomas stands in fifth place in the AMCC in field goal percentage with 54.5.

• Men's Basketball
• January 28, 2015

The match up of these two AMCC squads always has a little extra spark as they vie for bragging rights in the University of Pittsburgh family.

• Men's Basketball
• January 27, 2015

Penn St. Behrend forward Zane Hackett was named the ECAC South Co-Player of the Week for the week ending January 25, 2015.

• Men's Basketball
• January 26, 2015

Hackett led the Lions to three wins this past week starting with 19 points on Monday against Hilbert making 9-of-10 shots. He also grabbed nine rebounds in that game. Against D'Youville on Wednesday He scored 22 points with six rebounds. Finally on Saturday he had another 19 point outing with four blocks. For the week, Hackett averaged 20 ppg on 70.6 percent shooting from the field and took in 6.3 rpg.

• Men's Basketball
• January 17, 2015

Penn St. Behrend Head Coach Dave Niland tabbed his 400th career victory Saturday as the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team routed Mt. Aloysius, 75-66.

• Men's Basketball
• January 17, 2015

Reed averaged 18 points per game, 13.5 rebounds per game and seven blocks per game. Against Pitt-Bradford, Reed scored 17 points and pulled in 17 rebounds along with rejecting seven shots, missing his second triple-double of the season by just a few blocks. In the team's win over Penn St. Altoona Saturday, Reed again recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds and once again added seven blocks.

• Men's Basketball
• January 13, 2015

Penn St. Altoona forward Evan Greening averaged 21.2 points and 8.5 rebounds over four games, including 30 points against Mt. Aloysius and 32 points against Hilbert.

• Men's Basketball
• January 12, 2015

Coleman averaged 18.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, and 3.0 apg in a 3-0 week for the Mavericks. Jammal scored 23 points in only 21 minutes in a 103-52 win over D'Youville. He then followed that up with 17 points in an 82-79 road victory over Pitt-Greensburg, handing UPG their first AMCC loss of the season. Coleman then put up 14 points against La Roche on Sunday, in doing so he broke the Medaille all-time scoring record previously held by James McNeil. Coleman now has over 1,500 career points and is leading the AMCC with 21.2 points per game.

• Men's Basketball
• January 05, 2015

D’Youville senior center Julian Reed turned in a strong week for the Spartans, averaging 15.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg 7.5 ppg in a 1-1 showing vs. non-conference wins. Recording his first triple-double of the season, Reed scored 18 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and denied 10 shots against Houghton College on Tuesday. Reed scored and then sank a free-throw with 10 seconds left to secure the 81-79 victory. Against Hamilton College on Friday, Reed scored 13 points and pulled in 8 rebounds while blocking another 5 shots. Reed is ranked 1st in the league in blocks (3.9), 2nd in scoring (18.0) and 5th in rebounds (8.5).

• Men's Basketball
• December 22, 2014

Thomas recored double-double performances in two of the Bobcats' three games this week. Thomas paced Pitt-Greensburg's scoring after averaging 16.7 points per game on 57% shooting and averaged 9.0 rpg over the three games. Thomas currently ranks fifth in the AMCC in rebounds per game with 8.6.

• Men's Basketball
• December 15, 2014

Heinle helped lead Pitt-Greensburg to a 2-0 week in AMCC play, averaging a team high 17 points per game on 46% shooting. Heinle would also finish 50% (7-14) of his three-point opportunities while averaging 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists over the two wins. The Bobcats had two conference wins on the week, with one on the road. Heinle currently ranks fifth in the AMCC in three-point field goal percentage with 43.9%.

• Community Service News 2014-15
• December 11, 2014

The Pitt-Bradford men’s basketball team is sponsoring its annual Elf Fund Toy Drive beginning on Saturday, December 13.

• Men's Basketball
• December 08, 2014

Stark led the Hilbert Hawks to a 2-0 week first by pouring in a Hilbert record 15 assists against rival Medaille, and then by hitting the game-winning three point shot with three seconds remaining to top Mount Aloysius on the road. For the week, Stark averaged 10 ppg, 11 apg, and 5.5 rpg.

• Men's Basketball
• December 03, 2014

The National Association of Basketball Coaches and Allstate Insurance Company today announced the 158 nominees for the 2015 Allstate NABC Good Works Team®, and among the nominees are Penn State Altoona men's basketball senior forward Joel Redfoot, Hilbert Collge senior guard Trevor Stark, and Pitt Bradford Lady Panther Alicia Kimmel.

• Men's Basketball
• November 30, 2014

DeLisio scored 19 points and added seven assists in a victory over Westminster last Tuesday. He led all scorers with 20 points and also chipped in six assists to go along with three steals against Allegheny. For the week, he averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 assists. DeLisio currently ranks second in the AMCC in assists per game with 5.0 and is third in in scoring with 17.7 ppg.

• Men's Basketball
• November 24, 2014

Charles scored a career-high 19 points against Mount Saint Vincent. Charles shot 6-of-6 from three-point range on the week and averaged 3.5 assists and two steals per game, while shooting 84.5% from the field.

• Men's Basketball
• November 17, 2014

The D'Youville College men's basketball team has created a video to encourage others to take a stand against domestic and dating violence.

• Men's Basketball
• November 17, 2014

Thomas hit the game winning lay-up to lead his team to the Championship Game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. He scored 21 points and had 14 rebounds in Saturday's game and followed that up with 12 points and nine rebounds in the championship game. Thomas was named tournament MVP after averaging a double-double (16.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg) for the tournament.

• Men's Basketball
• November 03, 2014

Penn State Behrend is selected to successfully defend their AMCC title in 2015, according to the AMCC coaches.

• Men's Basketball
• October 08, 2014

Medaille College Athletic Director, Amy M. DeKay, introduced Mike Blaine as the next head coach of the Men's Basketball program.

• Men's Basketball
• September 10, 2014

Former Pitt-Bradford men’s basketball player Brandon McClester was selected by the Rochester RazorSharks in the first round of the 2014 Premier Basketball League Draft on Monday, September 8.