2019-20 Muskingum Men's Basketball News
Nine Muskingum Student-Athletes earned the Greg Riggar Dedicated to Sport Award. Senior softball outfielder Jennifer Schrader, senior women's soccer midfielder Elena Kozelek, senior wrestler Cody Jenkins, senior men's basketball center Colton Kashner, senior football linebacker Quinton Gabbard, senior football linebacker Caleb Gaiters, senior men's lacrosse midfielder Thomas McCauley, senior men's lacrosse attacker Nick Klinefelter, senior baseball pitcher Mark Rest were all honored with the Greg Riggar Dedicated to Sport Award.
Coach Jim Burson '63 ended his 38-year tenure at Muskingum as the program’s all-time winningest men's basketball coach with 542 career wins, which ranked second all-time in the Ohio Athletic Conference and 19th all-time in NCAA Division III history.
#WinsDay features the Muskingum men's basketball team's big victory over Ohio Athletic Conference foe John Carroll on Saturday, December 14 at the Anne C. Steele Center. The Muskies shot a combined 30-of-64 (.484) from the floor and 12-of-25 (.480) from the three-point line en route to an 85-79 win.
The Muskingum men's basketball program has announced that the 2020 Roundball Skills camp is cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The camp is scheduled to return in June 2021.
The Ohio Athletic Conference has named five Muskingum student-athletes to the winter sports Academic All-OAC Honor Roll.
Muskingum men's basketball junior guard Marcus Dempsey has been named D3hoops.com First-Team Great Lakes All-Region and Division III Second Team Great Lakes All-Region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).The D3hoops.com players were nominated by the Sports Information Directors at the various schools. The National Association of Basketball Coaches recognizes the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in the division.
Muskingum basketball junior guard Marcus Dempsey has been named Division III Academic First-Team All-America and Team Member of the Year for NCAA Division III Men's Basketball by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Muskingum men's basketball junior guard Marcus Dempsey was named First Team All-Ohio Athletic Conference.
The Muskingum men's basketball fell in its season finale on Senior Day against Ohio Northern, 93-79.
Muskingum junior guard Marcus Dempsey has been named Division III Academic First Team All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The list recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom for NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA.
The Muskingum men's basketball team fell to #16 Marietta in Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday night, 102-82.
The Muskingum men's basketball team stumbled against Otterbein in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, 88-68.
The Muskingum men's bastketball team slipped in a close battle to Wilmington in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night, 79-74.
The Muskingum men's basketball team fell in a tough battle in OAC play against Heidelberg Saturday evening, 78-69.
The Muskingum men's basketball team fell to #14 Mount Union in an OAC battle on Wednesday night, 85-63.
Behind a total team effort, the Muskingum men's basketball team best Baldwin Wallace in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday afternoon in the Anne C. Steele Center, 83-73.
