Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Maroon Madness 2012

On October 25, Trinity University kicked off the 2012-13 basketball season with Maroon Madness - our version of the bigger school's "Midnight Madness". Sponsored by TU Cheer and ASR, there was an awesome turnout of students at the event. Lasting about an hour, Maroon Madness had it all - player introductions, dance team routines, shooting/dribble competitions, a costume contest, and of course, a dunk contest to finish it off. Thank you to all who were involved in putting this event together and for those that attended. Maroon Madness was a great way to get Trinity's campus excited for the season ahead!

Monday, October 22, 2012

King of the Court - Fall 2012



Similar to last year, King of the Court took place on the second day of practice, Tuesday, Oct. 16. While excuses of tired legs and fatigue from the first day of practice could have been made, our guys came out and posted the best overall testing scores we have ever had in the KOTC competition. This is a true testament to how hard the group worked over the off-season to put themselves in better physical condition coming into the season. The guys have truly set the tone early for this season and we are extremely excited for the season ahead.

This also proved to be the closest King of the Court we've ever had, with the winner taking the crown by a mere one point. This year's champion is junior forward Zach Lambert. Zach made major gains in every category but one, along with posting near the top on each individual test. Being named King of the Court is a direct result of Zach's dedication to his strength and conditioning routine.

Congratulations Zach!


Monday, October 15, 2012

DIII News Preseason Rankings

With opening week of practices on hand, the first preseason ranking has been released by DIII News. Here is the complete poll, with the Tigers coming in at #22 -

DIII News Men's Preseason Top 25

1. Va. Wesleyan
2. Wis. Whitewater
3. North Central
4. Wooster
5. Cabrini
6. Franklin & Marshall
7. Hope
8. Amherst
9. William Paterson
10. Ill. Wesleyan
11. Wis. Stevens Point
12. East. Connecticut
13. Capital
14. Washington (Mo.)
15. Middlebury
16. MIT
17. St. Thomas
18. Scranton
19. Farmingdale St.
20. St. Mary’s (Md.)
21. Ohio Wesleyan
22. Trinity (Texas)
23. Hartwick
24. Messiah
25. Birmingham-Southern

Others to watch:
R.I. College
Ithaca
Randolph-Macon
Oswego St.
Texas-Dallas
Chris. Newport
Staten Island
Wittenberg
Bethany
Transylvania
Rose-Hulman
St. Norbert
NYU
Coe
Whitworth