2011-12 Centennial Conference Men's Basketball News Archive

  • Washington College Sweeps CC Sportsmanship Awards
    May 23, 2012
    Washington College's men's and women's basketball teams were named the Centennial Conference Sportsmanship award winners by the CC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Shoremen and Shorewomen will represent the Conference on the NCAA ballot this summer.
  • Landry Kosmalski Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Swarthmore
    May 04, 2012
    Marian Ware Director of Physical Education and Athletics Adam Hertz announced Friday that Landry Kosmalski, an assistant coach at Davidson College, has been named the head men's basketball coach at Swarthmore College.
  • Milligan Named First-Team All-America
    March 16, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall senior guard Georgio Milligan was named to the 2012 NABC Coaches' Division III All-America First Team.
  • MIT Downs Diplomats
    March 10, 2012
    No. 3 MIT defeated No. 9 Franklin & Marshall 69-54 in the NCAA Elite Eight Saturday evening in Lancaster. F&M wrapped up its season with a 28-3 mark while MIT improved to 29-1 and advanced to their first Final Four.
  • Dips Trip No. 2 Amherst
    March 09, 2012
    Georgio Milligan saved his best performance of the season for the biggest game of the year with a season-high 30 points to lead No. 9 Franklin & Marshall to an 80-71 victory over No. 2 Amherst in the NCAA Sweet 16.
  • F&M Hosts Weekend Sectional
    March 04, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall was chosen to host one of four sectional rounds of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament this weekend in Lancaster. The Diplomats will play Amherst in the Sweet 16, while MIT and Staten Island will meet in the other contest.
  • Diplomats Headed to Sweet 16
    March 03, 2012
    Hayk Gyokchyan scored a career-high 34 points to lead No. 9 Franklin & Marshall to an 82-72 victory over Western Connecticut in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Diplomats will face Amherst on Friday in the Sweet 16 at a site and time to be determined.
  • F&M Moves On
    March 02, 2012
    Georgio Milligan scored a game-high 22 points to lead ninth-ranked Franklin & Marshall to a 72-50 victory over local rival York in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
  • Winter All-Sportsmanship Team
    March 01, 2012
    The Centennial Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee established the All-Sportsmanship team in 2007. Each team elected one member from their team who displayed good sportsmanship throughout the season to be a member of the All-Centennial sportsmanship team.
  • A Blast from the Past
    March 01, 2012
    As we get ready for the early rounds of the NCAA Division III basketball tournaments this weekend, I was reminded about one of my favorite columns on Division III sports. I dusted it off to share with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
  • 303 Named to Academic Honor Roll
    February 29, 2012
    303 students have been recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom and on the field of play with the announcement of the 2012 Centennial Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll.
  • War of the Roses for F&M in NCAAs
    February 28, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall will meet local rival York in the first round of the NCAA men's basketball championship on Friday at Mayser Center. War of the Roses? Lancaster is called the Red Rose City, while York is called the White Rose City. Distance between the schools - 26 miles.
  • Men's Basketball Release #14
    February 27, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall senior Georgio Milligan was named the Conference's Player of the Week after leading the Diplomats to the Centennial championship.
  • Long-Time Rivals F&M and Muhlenberg Meet for Men's Title
    February 25, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall goes for history tonight and long-time rival Muhlenberg stands in the way in the Centennial men's basketball final in Lancaster.
  • F&M Three-Peat
    February 25, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall became the first team to win three consecutive Centennial men's basketball championships with a 71-55 victory over Muhlenberg in the final at Mayser Center on Saturday.
  • Muhlenberg's Dynamic Duo
    February 24, 2012
    Alexandra Chili and Spencer Liddic have a lot in common. The Muhlenberg senior basketball players are two of the best in the Centennial Conference and Division III. But, perhaps, more importantly, Chili and Liddic are also stars in the classroom.
  • Going for History
    February 24, 2012
    The Centennial men's basketball tournament is back in familiar surroundings tonight - Franklin & Marshall's Mayser Center hosts the final four for the fourth consecutive season. And the host Diplomats can make history with two wins.
  • F&M, Muhlenberg Advance to Final
    February 24, 2012
    For the first time since 1995, it will be Franklin & Marshall and Muhlenberg in the Conference men's final. The Diplomats rolled past Washington College, 100-69, while the Mules edged Dickinson, 65-62, in Friday's semifinals.
  • A Story of Triumph, Sportsmanship
    February 24, 2012
    Senior day is normally a game players will never forget, but for Bullets guard Cory Weissman it’s a moment that will live on forever. In a contest where head coach George Petrie broke the Gettysburg College all-time win mark at 322, it’s a game that will be noted for one free throw.
  • First-Round Playoff Preview
    February 22, 2012
    The Centennial Conference men's basketball tournament gets underway tonight in Baltimore as Washington College tangles with Johns Hopkins in a first-round game. Here is a preview.
  • Shoremen Outlast Blue Jays to Advance to Semifinals
    February 22, 2012
    Kevin Breslin drained a three-pointer with just under a minute remaining to put Washington College ahead to stay in a 56-53 victory at Johns Hopkins in the first round of the Centennial men's basketball tournament.
  • All-Centennial Men's Basketball Team; Milligan Named Player of the Year
    February 21, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall senior guard Georgio Milligan was named the Player of the Year as the 2012 All-Centennial Conference team was released Tuesday.
  • Men's Tourney Times Set
    February 20, 2012
    The pairings and the start times are set for the men's basketball championship tournament, scheduled for Feb. 22-24-25.
  • Men's Basketball Release #13
    February 20, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall senior guard Georgio Milligan was named the Conference's Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 19.
  • A Hoops Weekend Primer
    February 18, 2012
    It's the final weekend of regular-season basketball in the Conference and the playoff picture is still unclear. Here are the games to watch and the impact each will have on the tourney field.
  • Pairings Set for Tournament
    February 18, 2012
    The final day of the regular season did provide some drama as the seedings were set for next week's Centennial tournament. F&M's Georgio Milligan also set the program's career scoring record.
  • Wednesday's Games to Watch
    February 15, 2012
    For seven basketball teams, tonight's games are about playoff seeding. For eight others, they're about getting into the Conference tournament. It's getting closer to playoff time ... the best time of the hoops season!
  • Wednesday's Men's Hoops Recap
    February 15, 2012
    Muhlenberg secured a Conference playoff berth with a win at Haverford to highlight Wednesday action. Ursinus toppled Washington College on a three-pointer at the buzzer, while McDaniel turned back Swarthmore on late free throws.
  • Men's Basketball Release #12
    February 13, 2012
    Dickinson's Gerry Wixted and Haverford's Ian Goldberg were named the Conference's Co-Players of the Week for the week ending Feb. 11.
  • Saturday's Men's Hoops Recap
    February 11, 2012
    Franklin & Marshall locked up the top seed for the Conference tournament, while Dickinson and Johns Hopkins also secured their spots in the field with victories. And while Muhlenberg moved closer to gaining a spot in the five-team field, Gettysburg's Cory Weissman was the day's top story.
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