2018-19 Berry Men's Basketball News
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Hirsh Named to Google Cloud Academic All-District Team
February 21, 2019ROME, Ga. — Berry College's Elijah Hirsh has been selected to the Google Cloud Academic All-District team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), becoming the first in program history to earn the distinction. -
Vikings Basketball Set to Open SAA Tournament Tomorrow Night
February 21, 2019ROME, Ga. — Closing out historic seasons, both the women and men’s basketball teams prep to open SAA Tournament competition on Friday night.
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Men's Basketball Closes Regular Season With 65-59 Win Over Petrels
February 17, 2019ATLANTA — The Berry College men's basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a 65-59 victory over Oglethorpe University on Saturday night, improving Berry's record to 18-6 and 11-3 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play.
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Men's Basketball Drops Slugfest at Centre 57-55
February 10, 2019DANVILLE, Ky. — The Berry College men's basketball team dropped a narrow 57-55 decision at Centre College this afternoon, officially locking Berry in as the No. 2 seed in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) tournament.
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Men's Basketball Earns 69-63 Win at Sewanee, Snapping Tigers' Streak
February 08, 2019SEWANEE, Tenn. — The Berry men’s basketball team snapped Sewanee’s 18-game home winning streak, one of the longest in NCAA DIII, on Friday night in a 69-63 victory over the Tigers. Four Vikings scored double-digits in the contest, led by Elijah Hirsh with 22 points.
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Men's Basketball Cruises to 72-59 Senior Day Victory Over BSC
February 03, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team cruised to a 72-59 senior day victory over Birmingham-Southern on Sunday afternoon, pushing Berry's record to 16-5 overall and 9-2 in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA).
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Men's Basketball Cruises to Fourth Straight, Tops Majors 65-52
February 01, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team cruised to a 65-52 win over the Millsaps College Majors on Friday night, improving their record to 15-5 and 8-2 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play.
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Men's Basketball Survives Slow Start, Outlasts Hendrix 53-44
January 25, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team overcame a slow start to defeat the Hendrix College Warriors 53-44 on Friday night, improving to 13-5 overall and 6-2 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play.
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Berry Athletics Aims to Break Attendance Record at Friday's Basketball Games
January 23, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's and women's basketball teams will attempt to break each team's attendance record in the Cage Center on Friday night, the Berry Athletics Department announced on Wednesday.
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Bounce Back Win Sets Single-Season Men's Basketball Wins Record
January 20, 2019MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three Vikings scored double-digits as the Berry College men's basketball team earned a 77-65 victory over Rhodes College on Sunday afternoon, improving to 12-5 overall and 5-2 in league play. The win total set a program record for wins in a single-season in Berry's NCAA Division III era.
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Hirsh Scores Career-High, Men's Basketball Tripped Up at Hendrix on Friday
January 19, 2019CONWAY, Ark. — Elijah Hirsh scored a career-high 33 points, but the Vikings’ offense went cold in the second half as the Hendrix College Warriors claimed a tight 66-63 win on Friday night.
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Hirsh Earns Pair of National Accolades from D3hoops.com & USBWA
January 15, 2019ROME, Ga. — The honors continued to roll in for Elijah Hirsh of the Berry College men's basketball team on Tuesday, as the senior earned his first career D3hoops.com Team of the Week and U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Week honors.
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Hirsh Wins Second SAA Player of the Week Honor
January 14, 2019ATLANTA — Berry College's Elijah Hirsh claimed his second Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Player of the Week honor of the season, the league office announced on Monday.
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Three-Point Onslaught Leads Men's Basketball Past Colonels in Historic Win
January 13, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team drained 14 three-pointers in the team's first ever regular-season victory over the Centre College Colonels on Sunday afternoon, claiming first place in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) with a 77-68 final score.
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Men's Basketball Snaps Tigers' Win Streak in 69-64 Overtime Tilt
January 11, 2019ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team pulled out a 69-64 overtime victory over the Sewanee Tigers on Friday night, snapping a six-game winning streak by the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) opponent. With the win, Berry improves to 10-4 overall and holds sole possession of second place in the SAA with a 3-1 conference record.
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Men's Basketball Suffers First SAA Loss at BSC 83-79
January 06, 2019BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Berry College men's basketball team carried a 16 point lead into halftime, but were outscored 47-27 in the second period at Birmingham-Southern to fall to 2-1 in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) on Sunday afternoon.
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Men's Basketball Tops Millsaps 90-84, Remains Unbeaten in SAA
January 04, 2019JACKSON, Miss. — The Berry College men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in Southern Athletic Association (SAA) play and 9-3 overall on Friday night with a 90-84 victory over the Millsaps Majors.
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Men's Basketball Cruises Past Lions 73-57 on Sunday Afternoon
December 30, 2018ROME, Ga. — Quinn Atkinson posted 18 points to lead the Berry College men's basketball team to a convincing 73-57 victory over the Piedmont College Lions on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Berry improves to 8-3.
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Men's Basketball Downed by Guilford 68-58
December 18, 2018ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men’s basketball team lost their third game of the season on Tuesday night, falling to the Guilford College Quakers by a score of 68-58.
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Men's Basketball Edged at Emory on Tuesday Night
December 11, 2018ATLANTA — The Berry College men’s basketball team fell to the streaking Emory University Eagles with a 92-83 final on Tuesday night, dropping to 7-2 on the year.
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Hirsh Named SAA Men's Basketball Player of the Week
December 10, 2018ATLANTA — Berry's Elijah Hirsh has been selected as this week's Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday.
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Hirsh Hits Game-Winner, Men's Basketball Tops Oglethorpe in Double Overtime
December 07, 2018ROME, Ga. — Elijah Hirsh hit a high post jump shot with only seconds remaining to seal the Berry College men’s basketball team’s 82-81 double overtime victory over Oglethorpe University on Friday night.
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Moore Sinks Buzzer Beater, Pushes Vikings Past Ferrum 77-74
December 01, 2018ROME, Ga. — Myles Moore hit a half-court buzzer beater on Saturday afternoon to give the Berry College men's basketball team a 77-74 victory over Ferrum College. The win pushes Berry's record to 6-1 on the year, one of their best starts to a season since joining NCAA Division III.
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Men's Basketball Tops Penn St.-Altoona 69-50 on Sunday
November 25, 2018LAGRANGE, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team rounded up play in the Wingate Classic Sunday night, improving to 5-1 on the year after defeating Penn State Altoona 69-50.
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Men's Basketball Handed First Loss of Year at LaGrange
November 25, 2018LAGRANGE, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team fell to 4-1 on the year after coming up short against LaGrange College in the Wingate Classic Saturday night with an 85-80 final.
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Offensive Attack Leads Men's Basketball to 100-72 Win Over Toccoa Falls
November 20, 2018ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's basketball team improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night after a 100-72 victory over the Toccoa Falls Screaming Eagles. The win improves on the Vikings' best start since joining NCAA Division III.
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Men's Basketball Improves to 3-0 After OT Win Over Royals
November 18, 2018SEWANEE, Tenn. — For the first time in Berry's NCAA Division III era, the Vikings men's basketball team opened the season 3-0 after a 70-65 overtime victory over Johnson University on Saturday night.
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Hirsh Leads Men's Basketball to 68-56 Win Over Brevard
November 17, 2018SEWANEE, Tenn. — The Berry College men’s basketball team earned their second win of the season last night against Brevard College 68-56 in their first game of the Lon Varnell Classic at The University of The South.
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Men's Basketball Rallies for First Win of Season, Tops Hawks 85-79
November 13, 2018ROME, Ga. — Rallying from a 15-point first-half deficit, the Berry College men's basketball team earned an 85-79 victory over the Huntingdon College Hawks to open the 2018-19 season. It was head coach Mitch Cole's first victory on the bench for the Vikings.
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Berry Basketball Set to Begin Season Early Next Week
November 07, 2018ROME, Ga. — The Berry College men's and women's basketball teams are set to begin their 2018-19 seasons at home on Monday and Tuesday of next week. The women's team will open the year against Wesleyan on Monday at 6:00 p.m. in the Cage Center. The men are set to open against Huntingdon on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at home.
