Academic Standard

Winning back-to-back Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships is a tremendous accomplishment, but what is even more extraordinary is being able to succeed on the court WHILE maintaining the highest academic success in the conference. Yesterday, the SCAC announced the Spring 2013 Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll, which acknowledges student-athletes that achieve a 3.25 or higher semester GPA. This year, Trinity Basketball placed 11 student-athletes on this list (the most for a men's basketball team), while holding an overall team GPA of 3.22 (far above the average male student's GPA at Trinity). We would like to congratulate, AND THANK, the following student-athletes for their dedication to succeeding at the highest level, both on and off the court -

John Boxberger
Jimmy Clark
Jacob Cukjati
Matt Holmes
Robert Kitzinger
John LaVanway
Zach Lambert
Craig Saltarelli
Matt Selling
Joe Shotland
Jonathan Wilt

As a whole, our Athletic Department simply out-performed the rest of the conference, with 141 student-athletes making the honor roll - 32 more than the second highest total. This is a testament to the type of student-athletes we attract here at Trinity. These are highly motivated individuals that are here not just to compete on the court/field, but more importantly, to earn a premier education. If anyone says that college athletics has lost its meaning, we would love to invite them down to San Antonio to experience what it means to be a true student-athlete.

Alumni Day 2013

This past Saturday, January 19, we had a great turnout for the annual Trinity Basketball Alumni Day. With events taking place all day, our alums and family were able to reconnect with one another and catch up on old times.

The first event of the day was the Alumni Game, which matched up the young alums (5 years and under) against the old alums (5+ years). It proved to be a very exciting game, with the "fresh" legs of the young alums coming out victorious by 2 points! Our current Tigers stuck around to watch the old guys in action and some even helped officiate and run the scoreboard. An important aspect of Alumni Day is for our current players to interact with alumni and gain a sense of the Trinity Basketball Family they will always be a part of. This year was particularly special as a majority of the parents from the 2008-09 team also returned to campus. What a special group of friends and family!

After the Alumni Game, we hosted our second annual Alumni Happy Hour at Bombay Bicycle Club. This was an opportunity for all alums and families to catch up over drinks and hors d'oeuvres. A special thanks goes out to Bill, for having the group!

To finish the day, the alums and family headed back over to Sam's Gymnasium to watch our Tigers host SCAC rival Southwestern University. As players, the guys never got to experience the joys of being a "heckling fan", therefore it always seems that when our alumni return to campus, they become the most boisterous! It is always great fun to see the guys in the stands, supporting our guys to victory. (please note the matching fan-attire)

We would like to thank all of the alumni and family that came back to San Antonio. We understand all of your busy schedules and appreciate the time you take to continue to be a part of the Trinity Basketball Family.

Click here to see some pictures from Alumni Day 2013.

Continuing To Excel Off The Court

Fall semester grades are in and Trinity Basketball AGAIN set an all-time high for team semester GPA! The average GPA of 3.441 beats last semester's average (and previous all-time high) 3.360. This is a testament to the hard work and dedication that this group of student-athletes put in and out of the classroom. We most often recognize our players for their athletic accomplishments, but these victories are the ones that should truly be heralded. As coaches, we couldn't be more impressed with the approach these 15 young men take to their education and commend them for the time management and efforts it takes to succeed in both academic and athletic arenas.

Go Tigers!

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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!