February 27, 2010
BROWN LEADS PIRATES IN ALL-SCAC VOTING
JACKSON, Miss. - Jonathan Brown, a junior forward from Houston, Texas, as named to the All-SCAC Second Team for the 2009-2010 season. Brown was the earned the highest honors for Southwestern and joins senior Travis Barber, Zach Bergstrom and junior Nick Caputo in the report who were Honorable Mention selections.
February 26, 2010
SECOND HALF RUN FALLS SHORT AS PIRATES DROP OUT OF TOURNEY
JACKSON, Miss. – The Pirate men’s basketball team ran out of time in the second half as their comeback from 20 points down fell short as they were knocked out of the SCAC tournament by DePauw 67-60.
February 22, 2010
PIRATES SET SIGHTS ON SCAC TOURNAMENT, FACE DEPAUW IN FIRST ROUND
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern men's basketball team has earned a bid to the SCAC tournament after finishing 16-9 overall and 9-7 in the SCAC. The Pirates will enter the tournament as the third seed in the West and face DePauw University, the number two seed in the East, on Friday at 8:00 pm in Jackson, Miss.
February 19, 2010
SHOOTING WOES CONTINUE AS PIRATES FALL TO TRINITY
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern’s men’s basketball team was unable to shake a cold shooting spell as they fell to Trinity University 49-58 in their final home game of the season, the second lowest point total the Pirates have had all year. With the loss Southwestern falls to 16-9 on the year and 9-7 overall. Despite losing the Pirates remain in second place in the West.
February 14, 2010
PIRATES DROP LAST CONFERENCE ROAD GAME TO AUSTIN COLLEGE
SHERMAN, Texas - In a game to get one step closer to the #1 seed in the West at the SCAC conference tournament the Pirate men's basketball team fell to Austin College 76-64 in Sherman Sunday afternoon. Southwestern sits alone in second place in the conference at 16-8 overall and 9-6 in the conference while Austin College moves further ahead in first place at 18-5 on the year and 11-3 in the SCAC.
February 13, 2010
FREE THROW DIFFERENTIAL SINKS PIRATES IN COLORADO
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Pirates shot just eight free throws in the entire game while the Tigers had 29 attempts from the charity stripe as SU fell 81-67 in SCAC action on Friday night. The loss drops Southwestern to second place in the West at 16-7 overall and 9-5 in the SCAC.
February 6, 2010
PIRATES DEFEND HOME COURT AGAINST HENDRIX UPSET BID
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Junior Jonathan Brown's low post jumper gave Southwestern the lead with five ticks left on the clock and proved to be the game winner as the Pirates defeated Hendrix College 60-58 in SCAC action on Saturday night in the Robertson Center. SU improves to 16-6 on the year and 9-4 in the conference while Hendrix falls to 6-13 overall and 3-10 in the SCAC.
February 5, 2010
SU TURNS UP DEFENSIVE PRESSURE TO DEFEAT MILLSAPS 53-39
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern University held Millsaps College to their lowest point total of the season, 39 points, as they cruised to their 15th win of the season, 53-39, to secure a spot in the SCAC tournament at the end of the month. SU moves to 15-6 overall and 7-4 in the conference while the Majors fall to 9-11 overall and 5-7 in SCAC action.
January 30, 2010
PIRATES FALL TO BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN IN BATTLE OF FIRST PLACE TEAMS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern shot just 54.5% from the free throw line as they lost 59-67 to Birmingham-Southern in a clash of the SCAC titans. The Pirates fall to 14-6 overall and 7-4 in the SCAC and out of first place momentarily to Austin College who has yet to play their second game of the weekend. Birmingham Southern remains at the top of the East with an 8-3 conference record and 16-3 overall.
January 29, 2010
STINGY DEFENSE LIFTS PIRATES TO RUNAWAY VICTORY
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern held the usually sharp-shooting Rhodes College Lynx to just 22 second half points and 22.8% shooting for the game to take the 63-46 SCAC victory Saturday evening. With the win the Pirates remain in first place in the West and are just one game shy of securing a berth in the postseason.
January 23, 2010
PIRATES EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN CENTRE BARNSTORMER 70-69
DANVILLE, Ky. – The Southwestern men’s basketball team pulled out all the stops against a tough Centre College team and left with the 70-69 victory in a crucial SCAC match-up. The Pirates remain in first place in the West with a 13-5 overall record and 6-3 SCAC record for the 2009-10 season. Centre falls to 10-6 overall and 6-3 in the conference with the loss.
January 22, 2010
PIRATES' COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AT DEPAUW
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw led by as many as 21 in the second half, but had to survive a Southwestern rally that found the Pirates within four with 3:56 remaining. The Tigers claimed the 68-61 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over the visiting Pirates to improve to 13-4 overall and 6-2 in the conference while the Pirates fall to 12-5 overall and 5-3 in the SCAC.
January 16, 2010
PIRATES DOWN OGLETHORPE IN NAIL BITER; REMAIN AT TOP OF WEST
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern’s men’s basketball game against Oglethorpe University lived up to the expectations as SU came away with the 60-57 victory that went down to the wire. The Pirates remain at the top of the west with a 12-4 overall record and 5-2 in the SCAC while Oglethorpe falls to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the conference.
January 15, 2010
PIRATES SURVIVE SEWANEE SCARE
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern hung onto the lead and made free throws down the stretch to seize the 64-56 victory over Sewanee in SCAC men’s basketball action on Friday night. The win improves SU to 11-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference while the Tigers fall to 3-11 on the year and remain winless at 0-6 in SCAC action.
January 14, 2010
COACH RALEIGH TO BE A GUEST ON NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THURSDAY NIGHT
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Head Coach Bill Raleigh will be featured as a guest on the nationally broadcast Hoopsville through D3hoops.com. The program runs from 7-9 pm EST and is available at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hoopsville!
January 10, 2010
PIRATES DOMINATE BOARDS AND RETURN TO WINNING WAYS
CONWAY, Ark. – Southwestern out-rebounded Hendrix College 42-33 and pulled down 12 offensive rebounds to defeat the Warriors 74-66 in SCAC conference action on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates improve to 10-4 on the year and 3-2 in the conference while Hendrix falls to 4-7 overall and 1-4 in the SCAC.
January 8, 2010
FREE THROWS AND REBOUNDS DIFFERENCE MAKER IN PIRATE LOSS TO MILLSAPS
JACKSON, Miss. – Southwestern University’s men’s basketball team was out-rebounded by 14, 40-26, and attempted six fewer free throws than the Major’s made as the Pirates fell 69-59 to Millsaps College on Friday evening.
January 3, 2010
SIX PIRATES FINISH IN DOUBLE DIGITS TO HAND AUSTIN COLLEGE FIRST CONFERENCE LOSS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern shot out of the gate off the opening tip and never looked back as the men’s basketball team handed Austin College their first SCAC conference loss of the season, 78-63, on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates improve to 8-3 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
January 2, 2010
POOR SHOOTING LEADS TO PIRATES' FIRST CONFERENCE LOSS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern shot just 23.6% from the floor and 23.8% from beyond the arc on Saturday afternoon and narrowly dropped their first SCAC game of the year 52-47 to Colorado College.
December 29, 2009
WIN STREAK SNAPPED BY ILLINOIS WESLEYAN
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Pirates hit a cold shooting day and dropped their second game of the season, 91-76 to a hot Illinois Wesleyan team. Southwestern shot just 36% from three point range for the game while IWU was 59% from long range including a perfect 6-6 in the second half.
December 28, 2009
PIRATES POUNCE ON DOMINICAN IN FIRST GAME OF CLASSIC
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Southwestern University men’s basketball team picked up where they left off prior to the holidays with a 79-54 trouncing of Dominican University in the first game of the Holiday Classic held in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. The win improves SU to 8-1 on the season and riding a seven game win streak.
December 20, 2009
PIRATES HOLD OFF SCHREINER UPSET BID
GEORGETOWN, Tex. – The Southwestern men’s basketball team was able to overcome a slow start on Saturday afternoon to hold off Schreiner University 64-59. With the win the Pirates improve to 7-1 on the season while Schreiner falls to 0-9.
December 19, 2009
PIRATES EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN FAST PACED GAME; SCORE SEASON HIGH 96 POINTS
GEORGETOWN, Texas – Southwestern looked as sharp as ever in their first game back after finals using backdoor cuts and fast break layups to defeat an athletic Concordia University squad 96-87 in the second game of the SU/TU Classic on Saturday.
December 15, 2009
IMPACTING YOUTH THROUGH POSITIVE EXAMPLE
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern University men's basketball team knows the special situation they are in to serve as role models to the youth in the community and have been taking advantage of the opportunity by volunteering at Annie Purl Elementary School. The mentees were honored at a recent home game.
December 6, 2009
HOT SHOOTING CONTINUES AS PIRATES BLAST UD 75-59
GEORGETOWN, Texas – A strong all-around team effort saw four Pirates in double-digits and nine players score in Southwestern’s 75-59 win over the University of Dallas Crusaders on Sunday afternoon.
December 4, 2009
PIRATES POUNCE ON TIGERS IN SCAC OPENER, WIN BY 22
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Southwestern men’s basketball team opened their first SCAC conference game against conference rival Trinity with a 15-7 run to cruise to a 78-56 win to improve to 4-1 on the season and 1-0 in the conference.
December 2, 2009
BROWN EARNS SCAC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK HONORS
SUWANEE, Ga. - Junior forward Jonathan Brown of the men's basketball team has been named as the SCAC Player-of-the-Week for his exceptional play against Hardin-Simmons University on Tuesday night.
November 24, 2009
PIRATES ROPE IN COWBOYS
ABILENE, Texas – In a game of streaks the Pirates were able to fend off the Cowboy’s last run to defeat Hardin Simmons University 75-72. Southwestern improves to 3-1 for the season while HSU falls to 0-2.
November 22, 2009
SHARP SHOOTING PIRATES DROP QUAKERS IN CONSOLATION GAME
CHICAGO, Ill. – Three Pirates scored in double-digits led by junior Jonathan Brown’s 24 as Southwestern defeated Earlham College 80-70 in the consolation game of the University of Chicago Tournament.
November 21, 2009
PIRATES NARROWLY DROP OPENING GAME IN CHICAGO 56-50 TO RHIT
CHICAGO, Ill. – A cold shooting night led to the Southwestern men’s basketball team garnering their first loss of the season, falling 56-50 to the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology in the opening round of the University of Chicago Tournament.
November 15, 2009
LATE FREE THROWS LIFT PIRATES PAST CRUSADERS IN OPENING GAME OF SEASON
IRVING, Texas – The Southwestern men’s basketball team escaped unscathed from their opening season match-up with the University of Dallas on Sunday winning 48-46 on late free throws.
October 22, 2009
MEN’S BASKETBALL BEGINS SEASON WITH VISIONS OF A RETURN TRIP TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GEORGETOWN, Texas – What do you do after one of the most successful seasons in years that culminated in Southwestern’s first-ever trip to the SCAC Championship game? Work hard in the off-season and pick up where you left off, which is exactly what the Pirate men’s basketball team has done.
July 14, 2009
COX NAMED AS DR. TEX KASSEN MALE ATHLETE-OF-THE-YEAR FOR 2008-2009
AC Cox, a junior point guard on the men’s basketball team, was named as the Dr. Tex Kassen Male Athlete-of-the-Year on Monday.
