Men's Basketball

March 31, 2008
Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Report For Contests Through March 30, 2008

Bentley's Lew Finnegan was named to the All-Tournament Team at the Elite Eight after averaging 18 points, six rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal. Finnegan shot 48 percent overall, made five of nine three-pointers and converted seven of eight free throws.

March 28, 2008
The Republican: 'Kudos For AIC'

Let's hear a rousing cheer for dear old American International College, without which we would not have athletes from Alaska, Alabama and points elsewhere performing at the MassMutual Center this week.

March 27, 2008
Bentley College: 'Winona State Out-Battles Bentley to Earn 3rd Straight Trip to National Championship Game, 86-75'

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The two winningest programs in men’s college basketball over the last two seasons, Bentley and Winona State, battled in the NCAA Division II national semifinals Thursday night before a crowd of 4,019 at the MassMutual Center, and in the end, Winona State had punched its ticket for a third straight trip to the title game and handed the Falcons their only loss of the season.

March 26, 2008
Bentley College: 'Fritsch Earns All-America Honors from NABC & Basketball Times'

Bentley senior forward Nate Fritsch (Durham, N.C./Woodberry Forest), who has led the Falcons to a 33-0 record and a return trip to the NCAA Elite Eight, has been named to the 2008 State Farm Division II All-America Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

March 26, 2008
Boston Globe: 'Bentley Seeking Finishing Touch'

While the Red Sox have gone global, the Bentley College men's basketball team is trying to go national - and doing so by merely traveling across the state.

March 26, 2008
Daily News Tribune: 'Elite Company: Bentley Plays in NCAA Quarters Tonight'

The Bentley College men's basketball team has waited 369 days for another shot at the Elite Eight. Tonight, the Falcons finally get that chance.

March 26, 2008
The Republican: 'Players, Patients Benefit From Visit'

An undefeated team with playing basketball and winning a national championship on its mind was mesmerized yesterday morning by a 16-month-old named Jonathan as well as a couple other new friends they made.

March 26, 2008
Times Daily, Ala. :'Basketball is in His Blood'

Maybe there's a good reason why Nate Fritsch is the No. 1 player on the No. 1 team in Division II. Maybe it starts with where he's from. Probably shouldn't surprise you that Bentley's 6-foot-6 star forward is not from the Northeast.

March 19, 2008
Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Report For Contests Through March 18, 2008

Bentley's Nate Fritsch was named the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Northeast Regional after averaging 16.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and four assists for the champion Falcons. Fritsch shot 53 percent from three (9-17) and 79 percent from the line (11-14), and played 89 minutes in the tournament without a turnover. He scored 17 points against both Bryant and Assumption, and 16 versus Merrimack.

March 18, 2008
Bentley College: 'Unbeaten Bentley Earns 2nd Straight Trip to Elite Eight, 88-72'

Pick an adjective. Remarkable. Incredible. Crazy. All of those apply to what the Bentley men’s basketball team achieved with an 88-72 win over Assumption College in the 2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Championship game Tuesday night before a standing room only crowd of more than 3,200 at the Dana Center.

March 14, 2008
The Princeton Packet: 'Hun Hoops Grad Excels in Division II'

What looked like some misfortune five years ago for Bentley College men’s basketball Jay Lawson turned out to be one of the more fortunate things to happen to the program.

March 13, 2008
2008 Daktronics NCAA Divion II Men's Basketball Northeast All-Region Teams Announced

The 2007-08 Daktronics NCAA Division II men’s basketball All-Northeast Region squad has a decidedly different look to it with eight new players from a year ago, including four sophomores.

March 13, 2008
The Eagle-Tribune: 'Merrimack's Duncan Goes From High School Benchwarmer To College All-Star;

Merrimack College's Darren Duncan has dished off a league-best 7.1 assists and scored 17.4 points per game this winter. So the 5-10 guard must have been unstoppable in high school?

March 12, 2008
Bentley Earns Top Seed In NCAA Division II Men's Northeast Regional

The 2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional will be broadcast live on NE10.TV by Penn Atlantic. Log onto www.NE10.TV to access the free webcast.

March 12, 2008
The Troy Record: 'Homegrown Talent Key to CSR Success'

Saint Rose head coach Brian Beaury has built the men’s basketball team into one of the elite programs in all of Division II. He has never had a losing season during his 22 years at the school and got his team to the NCAA tournament 11 times.

March 10, 2008
Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Report For Contests Through March 9, 2008

Bentley's Jason Westrol helped undefeated Bentley repeat as Northeast-10 tournament champions, averaging 17.7 points, six rebounds, five assists and 2.7 steals while shooting 55 percent from the field and 89 percent from the line. Westrol scored 20 points in a first-round overtime win over Le Moyne, and had 23 points (6-9 FG, 11-11 FT) in the championship game against Assumption.

March 8, 2008
Bentley College: Career-Bests by Westrol & Dowling Propel #1 Bentley to 30-0 & NE-10 Crown

Undefeated Northeast-10 Conference playoff champions for the second straight year. Incredible! Sophomore guard Jason Westrol scored 23 points, matching his career-best, and freshman guard Tom Dowling came off the bench to produce a career-best 20 points, along with eight rebounds, as Bentley ran its record to 30-0 with a 93-77 win over third-seeded Assumption College in the championship game of the NE-10 men’s basketball championships.

March 7, 2008
Boston Globe: 'Soaring With Falcons'

With each victory in Bentley's 28-0 season, the pressure to remain perfect has increased. "With each win," said Yusuf Abdul-Ali, "the games become harder because teams are going to bring it even harder."

March 6, 2008
Saint Rose’s Steve Dagostino Named Player of the Year

The College of Saint Rose’s Steve Dagostino (Schenectady, N.Y.) was named the 2007-2008 Northeast-10 Men’s Basketball Player of the Year.

March 6, 2008
Boston Globe: 'Gore Played the Waiting Game and Came Up a Winner'

Michael Gore sat on the bench his first two seasons with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell men's basketball team. He was frustrated, and wondered whether he would see any playing time. But he was also patient, and attentive, while waiting for his opportunity to make a contribution.

March 3, 2008
The Republican: 'Bentley Begins Title Quest'

The Bentley College men's basketball team was focused on a return trip to the NCAA Division II tournament after last year's spectacular run to the Elite Eight in Springfield. The Falcons just didn't expect to be perfect in that pursuit.

March 3, 2008
Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Report For Contests Through March 2, 2008

UMass Lowell's Mike Gore posted averages of 23.5 points and five rebounds while shooting .667 from the field in a 1-1 week. Gore dropped 23 points (10-14 FGs) in a 61-60 loss to Saint Rose in the regular season finale. He then followed with 24 points and six rebounds (10-16 FGs) in the upset win over Merrimack in the NE-10 Tournament first round.

March 2, 2008
Boston Globe: 'The Feeling At Bentley Is Unbeatable'

Yes, they're very good, but no one remains undefeated without a little love from the Hoop God. "The guy from Franklin Pierce had a wide-open layup to win the game," shudders guard Lew Finnegan. "I don't know how he missed it."

February 28, 2008
Bentley Claims Top Seed In Upcoming Men's Basketball Tournament

The Falcons of Bentley College secured the top seed in the 2007-2008 Northeast-10 Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Spalding.

February 25, 2008
Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Weekly Report For Contests Through February 25, 2008

Southern New Hampshire's Sam Carey averaged 30.5 points and nine rebounds per game while shooting .639 (23-36) from the floor in two games last week. Carey registered 32 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a setback to Le Moyne, then recorded a double-double (29 pts, 10 reb) at Assumption.