2015-16 Men's Basketball Headlines
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SVC Athletics Announces Winter 2016-17 Schedules
September 15, 2016On Thursday, Southern Vermont College released its men’s and women’s basketball schedules for the 2016-17 winter seasons. -
Men's Basketball's Coach Engelstad Appears on ESPN2, Participates in Second-straight The Basketball Tournament
July 31, 2016For many coaches through the varying levels of athletics—from the pros down to youth leagues—there never really is an “offseason.” For Southern Vermont College head men’s basketball coach Dan Engelstad, this was exemplified by his second straight summer of participation in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) which saw him make another appearance on the ESPN network as his 2016 squad made a run into the Super 16.
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12 SVC Student-Athletes Earn 2016 NECC Spring Academic All-Conference Honors
June 02, 2016The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced on Thursday its 2016 Spring Academic All-Conference Team with 12 of its members hailing from Southern Vermont College’s winter or spring squads.
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SVC Men's Teams Win College's First-ever NECC Champions Cup
May 25, 2016Southern Vermont College needs to make room on its trophy wall for a new honor as the men’s Mountaineer teams claimed the 2015-16 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Men’s Champions Cup as announced by the league on Tuesday, the first-ever such accolade in SVC history.
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NCAA Tournament a Family Affair for SVC Men's Basketball
March 09, 2016For many athletic squads, from junior levels to the pros, teams identify themselves as a ‘family.’ This classification is certainly the case of the Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team, a crew of self-proclaimed “WRECKAGE” that bonded well as it formed into the dominate force on the court that it proved to be by winning the 2016 New England Collegiate Conference Championship and moving on to play under the bright lights in the NCAA Division III tournament.
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Men's Basketball Edged 78-76 at Tufts in NCAA Nail Biter
March 04, 2016A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III men’s basketball first-round playoff game came down to the final seconds Saturday night, Tufts University coming out on top by a 78-76 margin over Southern Vermont College at its Cousen’s Gym.
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Hall Gathers Final NECC Men's Basketball Player of the Week Nod
March 01, 2016The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced its final batch of weekly award winners for the 2015-16 basketball seasons with Southern Vermont College senior Casey Hall (Albany, N.Y.) taking claim to the Men’s Basketball Player of the Week honor for the period ending February 28, 2016.
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Men's Hoops Boston Bound to Dance at Tufts in NCAA Tournament
February 29, 2016The brackets for the 2016 National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) Division III Men’s Basketball Championship were announced Monday afternoon, revealing that Southern Vermont College will be heading to Medford, Mass. in the outskirts of Boston to take on the hosting Tufts University Jumbos on Friday, March 4 for a first-round matchup.
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Coach Engelstad Talks Tournament on D3hoops.com's Hoopsville
February 29, 2016Men's basketball's Coach Engelstad discusses the regular season and the upcoming NCAA tournament on D3hoops.com's Hoopsville talk show.
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Hamlet Selected to All-NECC First Team, Hall Picks up Second Team Honor as Engelstad Voted as Coach of the Year
February 28, 2016On Monday, the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced its yearly award winners for the 2015-16 men’s basketball season with Southern Vermont College seniors DeShawn Hamlet (Hartford, Conn.) and Casey Hall (Albany, N.Y.) collecting All-NECC accolades while SVC head coach Dan Engelstad was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
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Top-seeded Men's Basketball Claims 2016 NECC Championship with 74-72 Defeat of No. 3 Becker
February 27, 2016Southern Vermont College is the 2016 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball champion as the top-seeded Mountaineers defeated No. 3 Becker College 74-72 Saturday night in the tournament final played at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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No. 1 Men's Basketball Sinks Fifth-seeded Regis 73-68 in NECC Semifinals, to Face Becker in Tournament Championship
February 26, 2016The top-seed Southern Vermont College Mountaineers are headed back to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball championship for the second straight year, matching up against No. 3 Becker College for the right to advance to the NCAA Regional Tournament on Saturday.
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Men's Basketball Ranked 10th in NCAA DIII Northeast for Third Straight Week
February 24, 2016For the third straight week, the Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team has been ranked 10th in the NCAA Division III Northeast regional ranking.
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Dan Engelstad Named HoopDirt.com DIII Coach of the Week
February 22, 2016Following the final games of the 2015-16 regular season, Southern Vermont College third-year head coach Dan Engelstad was selected as the HoopDirt.com Division III Coach of the Week for Week 14.
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NECC Announces 2016 Basketball Tournament Brackets with SVC Men Set to Host as No. 1, Women's Side Taking Fifth Seed
February 20, 2016The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced Saturday evening its seeding and brackets for the 2016 men’s and women’s basketball postseason tournaments with the Southern Vermont College men’s and women’s teams both claiming a spot in their respective fields for the second straight year.
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Men's Basketball Caps Undefeated NECC Regular Season with 110-57 Senior Day Home Win Over Daniel Webster
February 20, 2016A balanced scoring attack saw the Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team drain a team record 20 three-pointers Saturday afternoon as SVC wrapped up its regular season schedule with a 110-57 win over Daniel Webster College in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) action at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball Stays Perfect in NECC Play with Hard-fought 93-84 Home Win Over Elms
February 18, 2016The visiting Elms College Blazers gave a valiant effort in an attempt to snap Southern Vermont College’s 32-game New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) regular season winning streak, but the hosting Mountaineers showed why they’re atop the league standings as SVC closed out a 93-84 win Thursday night at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball Holds Firm at No. 10 on Latest NCAA DIII Northeast Ranking
February 17, 2016The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced its second batch of Division III regional rankings for the 2015-16 season on Wednesday with Southern Vermont College’s men’s basketball team keeping its claim to the 10th spot in the Northeast listing.
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Hot Three-point Shooting Leads Men's Basketball to Claim Regular Season Title, No. 1 Playoff Seed with 107-58 Win at Wheelock
February 13, 2016The game was never in doubt Saturday afternoon as Southern Vermont College went into Winsor Court and defeated Wheelock College 107-58 to capture the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) regular season championship for the second straight year.
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Men's Basketball Clinches First Round Playoff Bye with 64-51 Win Over Becker
February 11, 2016The Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team held the visiting Becker College Hawks without a score through the final 5:42 of action Thursday night to pull away for a 64-51 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) victory at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball 10th in First NCAA DIII Northeast Regional Ranking
February 10, 2016The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced the 2015-16 season’s first regional rankings for Division III men’s basketball on Wednesday with Southern Vermont College sitting at 10th on the Northeast listing.
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Men's Basketball Captures 97-72 Win at Mitchell for Season Sweep
February 06, 2016Southern Vermont College paid a visit to Mitchell College Saturday afternoon, walking out with a 97-72 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball win on solid shooting from the floor.
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Men's Basketball Runs Past Newbury for 88-59 Road Win
February 02, 2016A huge first-half run paved the way for the Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team to capture an 88-59 New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) win over Newbury College Tuesday night at Hellenic College.
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Men's Basketball Downs Lesley 83-56 to Secure Playoff Berth
January 30, 2016The Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team will add a 26th game to its season schedule as the Mountaineers secured a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) playoff berth with an 83-56 home win over Lesley University Saturday afternoon at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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SVC, Lesley Basketball Teaming Up Saturday for ACS's Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend
January 26, 2016On Saturday, the Southern Vermont College basketball teams will join forces with the visiting Lesley University squads to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Weekend to support the ACS.
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Men's Basketball Closes Out 76-64 Win at Regis for Season Sweep
January 23, 2016For the third time in five days, the Southern Vermont College men’s basketball team travelled to Massachusetts for a tough New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) contest with Saturday’s game seeing the visiting Mountaineers down Regis College 76-64 at Higgins Court.
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Men's Basketball Outlasts Elms for 87-83 Road Victory
January 21, 2016Southern Vermont College took a first half lead that it would hold until the final horn Thursday night as the visiting Mountaineers topped Elms College 87-83 in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball play at Picknelly Arena.
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Men's Basketball Extends NECC Streak with 75-72 Win at Becker
January 19, 2016Southern Vermont College held off a late Becker College push Tuesday night to top the hosting Hawks 75-72 in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball action at Leicester Gymnasium.
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First Half Surge Leads to 102-61 Men's Hoops Win Over Wheelock
January 16, 2016A 21-2 run in the latter portion of the first half paved the way for Southern Vermont College to down Wheelock College 102-61 Saturday afternoon in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball action at the Mountaineer Athletic Center.
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Men's Basketball Pulls Away for 90-71 NECC Win at Daniel Webster
January 14, 2016After a strong close to the first half, Southern Vermont College pulled away in the second to win 90-71 Thursday night in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball action at Daniel Webster College.
