https://www.wubearcats.com en-us https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/31_MBK_Gibbs_NABC_Honors_Court.html SALEM, Ore. -- Robbie Gibbs (Sr., Wing, Aptos, CA/St. Francis Central Coast Catholic HS) from the Willamette University men's basketball team has been named to the 2014-15 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for his academic success as a student-athlete. Fri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/31_MBK_Gibbs_NABC_Honors_Court.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/30_MBK_NABC_Team_Academic.html SALEM, Ore. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team has received the Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the 2014-15 season. More than 175 colleges and universities throughout the NCAA and the NAIA qualified for the award. Thu, 30 Jul 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/30_MBK_NABC_Team_Academic.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/26_MBK_Recruiting_Class_2015-16.html SALEM, ORE. -- Looking to build off a successful Northwest Conference season that led to an NWC Tournament berth this past spring, Willamette University men's basketball Head Coach Kip Ioane has announced the 2015-16 recruiting class for the Bearcats. A total of eight freshmen will be joining the Bearcats this fall. Fri, 26 Jun 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/26_MBK_Recruiting_Class_2015-16.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/16_MBK_All_West_Region.html SALEM, ORE. -- Brandon Mon, 16 Mar 2015 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/16_MBK_All_West_Region.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/26_MBK_Whitworth_NWC_Semifinal.html SALEM, ORE. -- Whitworth University ended the game with a 23-8 run, as the Pirates held off a comeback effort by Willamette University and defeated the Bearcats, 89-64, in a Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament semifinal on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Whitworth Fieldhouse. Willamette trailed by just 10 points with 7:45 remaining. Thu, 26 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/26_MBK_Whitworth_NWC_Semifinal.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_All_NWC.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University junior forward Brandon Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_All_NWC.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_Whitworth_NWC_Semifinal_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University and Whitworth University will meet in the semifinal round of the 2015 Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 26 at Whitworth Fieldhouse in Spokane, Wash. Game time for the postseason match-up is set for 7 p.m. (PST). Tue, 24 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_Whitworth_NWC_Semifinal_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/21_MBK_Pacific.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University clinched the fourth and final Northwest Conference Tournament berth in men's basketball on the final day of the regular season, as the Bearcats outlasted Pacific University, 70-63, at Cone Field House on Saturday, Feb. 21. Brandon Luedtke (Jr., F, Meridian, ID/Mt. View HS) topped Willamette with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Sat, 21 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/21_MBK_Pacific.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20_MBK_Linfield.html McMINNVILLE, ORE. -- Ryan Potter scored a game-high 22 points including the game-tying basket with 26.9 seconds left in regulation, and Linfield College outlasted Willamette University, 84-79 in overtime, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Friday, Feb. 20. The Wildcats outscored the Bearcats 19-14 in overtime. Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/20_MBK_Linfield.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/19_MBK_Linfield_Pacific_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University is involved in the race for the Northwest Conference Tournament in men's basketball as the regular season comes to a close this weekend. The Bearcats will complete their regular season schedule with key games against archrival Linfield College and Pacific University. Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/19_MBK_Linfield_Pacific_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran.html SALEM, ORE. -- Bridger Harlington (Jr., Wing, Lake Tapps, WA/Auburn Riverside HS) scored 15 points and Kyle McNally (Sr., F, Salem, OR/Sprague HS) hauled down a career-high 15 rebounds, as Willamette University held off Pacific Lutheran University, 64-55, in a Northwest Conference game on Friday, Feb. 13 at Cone Field House. Fri, 13 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/12_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team will play at home on Friday, Feb. 13 when the Bearcats host Pacific Lutheran University at Cone Field House. Game time for the Northwest Conference match-up is scheduled for 8 p.m. (PST). Thu, 12 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/12_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/10_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark.html SALEM, ORE. -- Lewis & Clark College held Willamette to 20.8% field goal shooting, including just 15.2% in the first half, as the Pioneers downed the Bearcats, 67-39, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game at Cone Field House on Tuesday, Feb. 10. L&C owned a 37-15 lead at halftime. The Pioneers improved to 13-9 overall, including 8-5 in the NWC. Willamette fell to 8-14 overall, 6-7 in the NWC. Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/10_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/09_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- After winning games against George Fox University and University of Puget Sound this past weekend, the Willamette University men's basketball team has moved into a tie for fourth place in the Northwest Conference standings. The Bearcats will take on the third place team, Lewis & Clark College, on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Cone Field House. Mon, 09 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/09_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/07_MBK_Puget_Sound.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University held a 14-point lead with 6:54 remaining, but had to fend off a rally by the visiting University of Puget Sound before defeating the Loggers 60-58 in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 7. Puget Sound never caught the Bearcats, but had a chance to win the game on a last-second 3-point attempt. Sat, 07 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/07_MBK_Puget_Sound.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/06_MBK_George_Fox.html NEWBERG, ORE. -- Nico Troplent (Fr., Wing, Los Angeles, CA/Cathedral HS) scored a career-high 22 points and the Bearcats placed five players in double figures, as Willamette University downed George Fox University, 86-76, on Friday, Feb. 6 at the Wheeler Sports Center. Troplent was 7 of 15 from the field and hit three 3-pointers. Fri, 06 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/06_MBK_George_Fox.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/05_MBK_George_Fox_Puget_Sound_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University will play Northwest Conference men's basketball games on consecutive nights when the Bearcats travel to George Fox University on Friday, Feb. 6 and then host University of Puget Sound on Saturday, Feb. 7. Game time against GFU is set for 8 p.m. (PST) in Newberg, Ore. Tipoff against UPS is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Cone Field House. Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/05_MBK_George_Fox_Puget_Sound_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/31_MBK_Whitworth.html SPOKANE, WASH. -- Willamette University battled nationally-ranked Whitworth University throughout their Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 31, but couldn't catch the Pirates, who outscored the Bearcats, 90-83. Whitworth, ranked #21 in the D3hoops.com Top 25, upped its record to 17-2 overall, 10-0 in the NWC. Sat, 31 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/31_MBK_Whitworth.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/30_MBK_Whitman.html WALLA WALLA, WASH. -- Willamette University reduced a 14-point lead with 7:03 remaining to just four points with 1:45 left, but Whitman College held on to defeat the Bearcats, 78-70, at the Sherwood Center on Friday, Jan. 30.  Whitman advanced its record to 13-5 on the season, 7-2 in the Northwest Conference, while Willamette dropped to 6-12 overall, 4-5 in the NWC. Fri, 30 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/30_MBK_Whitman.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/29_MBK_Whitman_Whitworth_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team hits the road this weekend to take on Northwest Conference rivals Whitman College and Whitworth University. The Bearcats will take on Whitman in Walla Walla, Wash., on Friday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. (PST). Willamette will face Whitworth in Spokane, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. Thu, 29 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/29_MBK_Whitman_Whitworth_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/27_MBK_Luedtke_Brandon_Athlete_of_Week.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University junior forward Brandon Tue, 27 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/27_MBK_Luedtke_Brandon_Athlete_of_Week.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_Linfield.html SALEM, ORE. -- Bridger Harlington (Jr., Wing, Lake Tapps, WA/Auburn Riverside HS) scored a career-high 21 points and Talanoa Smith (Sr., G, Pago Pago, American Samoa/Tafuna HS) registered a career-high seven assists, as Willamette University earned a 67-53 win over visiting Linfield College on Saturday, Jan. 24. Sat, 24 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/24_MBK_Linfield.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/23_MBK_Pacific.html FOREST GROVE, ORE. -- Willamette University trailed by 12 points with 12:08 remaining, but the Bearcats scored 18 unanswered points to take a 65-59 lead on their way to a 78-71 win over Pacific University on Friday, Jan. 23. The Bearcats outscored the Boxers, 44-27, in the second half. Fri, 23 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/23_MBK_Pacific.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/22_MBK_Pacific_Linfield_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University will play two Northwest Conference men's basketball games this weekend, starting with a road game at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., on Friday, Jan. 23. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (PST). The Bearcats will host Linfield College on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Cone Field House starting at 6 p.m. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/22_MBK_Pacific_Linfield_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/17_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran.html PARKLAND, WASH. -- Willamette University reduced an 18-point second-half deficit to four points twice in the final 2:14, but Pacific Lutheran University kept the Bearcats from completing the rally, as the Lutes earned a 62-55 victory on Saturday, Jan. 17. Sat, 17 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/17_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/16_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University men's basketball team plays just one game this weekend. The Bearcats will take on Pacific Lutheran University in a Northwest Conference road game on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Parkland, Wash. Game time is set for 6 p.m. (PST). Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/16_MBK_Pacific_Lutheran_Preview.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/15_MBK_Harlington_Feature.html SALEM, ORE. -- Junior wing Bridger Harlington (Lake Tapps, WA/Auburn Riverside HS) has elevated his game and earned increased playing time this season for the Willamette University men's basketball team. He has used his time on the court to great advantage for the Bearcats. He leads the team with 23 three-pointers and has averaged 9.7 points per game. Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/15_MBK_Harlington_Feature.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark.html PORTLAND, ORE. -- Carl Appleton achieved a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Lewis & Clark College defeat Willamette University, 68-59, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Serg Ovchinnikov recorded a game-high 18 points for the Pioneers. Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Luedtke_Brandon_Athlete_of_Week.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University junior forward Brandon Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/13_MBK_Luedtke_Brandon_Athlete_of_Week.html https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/12_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark_Preview.html SALEM, ORE. -- Willamette University won both of its men's basketball games this past weekend, slipping past University of Puget Sound, 84-77 in overtime, on Friday, Jan. 9, and holding off George Fox University, 75-72, on Saturday, Jan. 10. The Bearcats hope to keep momentum rolling when they take on Lewis & Clark College on Tuesday, Jan. 12 in Portland, Ore. Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wubearcats.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/12_MBK_Lewis_and_Clark_Preview.html