2016-2017 Wentworth Men's Basketball News

Season
Knollmeyer, Kizel Earn Spots on NABC Honors Court
Knollmeyer, Kizel Earn Spots on NABC Honors Court

Rising seniors Sam Knollmeyer and Ben Kizel rack up academic awards as they are honored by the NABC

Winter/Spring Academic All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Teams Announced
Winter/Spring Academic All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Teams Announced

Thirty-four student-athletes earn 35 Academic All-CCC honors across nine sports

Key Second Half Run Lifts Nichols Past Men's Basketball in CCC Semifinals
Key Second Half Run Lifts Nichols Past Men's Basketball in CCC Semifinals

Bison erase a seven-point deficit with an 18-0 run midway through the second half to take an 83-74 win over the Leopards; Jason Ganley matched a season high with 30 points while Dan DeVaux scored 20 points in his final collegiate contest

Men's Basketball Holds Off Gordon to Advance to CCC Semifinals
Men's Basketball Holds Off Gordon to Advance to CCC Semifinals

Leopards earn their seventh semifinal trip in the last eight seasons with an 82-75 win over the Fighting Scots; five players score in double figures, including Jason Ganley who scored 14

Junior Sam Knollmeyer was named the CCC Defensive Player of the Year while classmate Jason Ganley (second team) and senior Dan DeVaux (third team) earned all-conference honors
Knollmeyer Named CCC Defensive Player of the Year; Ganley, DeVaux Earn All-CCC Nods

Junior Sam Knollmeyer earns the league's top defensive player award while junior Jason Ganley (second team), and senior Dan DeVaux (third team) earn all-conference accolades

Azums' Last Second Free Throw Lifts Men's Basketball Past Roger Williams
Azums' Last Second Free Throw Lifts Men's Basketball Past Roger Williams

Freshman Stephen Azums hit a free throw with one second left to snap a 73-all tie and lift the Leopards to a 74-73 win over Roger Williams; Senior Dan DeVaux scored 24 points - all on three pointers

CCC Men's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced
CCC Men's Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced

Leopards earn fifth seed, will travel to fourth-seeded Gordon for a quarterfinal contest on Tuesday night

Men's Basketball Cruises to Win Over Curry
Men's Basketball Cruises to Win Over Curry

Leopards lead nearly wire-to-wire in a 75-54 victory over the Colonels; Dan DeVaux scored 15 points in the win

Gordon Holds off Men's Basketball's Late Charge
Gordon Holds off Men's Basketball's Late Charge

Leopards trim an 11-point deficit to three with just under three minutes left but fall to the Fighting Scots, 70-61; Dan DeVaux scores 15 points

Big Second Half Run Helps Men's Basketball Cruise Past Salve Regina
Big Second Half Run Helps Men's Basketball Cruise Past Salve Regina

Leopards use a 24-1 run in the second half to break open the game in a 73-48 win over the Seahawks; Dan DeVaux and Stephen Azums score 17 points apiece

Men's Basketball Holds Off Western New England for Second Straight Win
Men's Basketball Holds Off Western New England for Second Straight Win

Junior Jason Ganley scores 25 points as the Leopards fend off a late rally by the Golden Bears in a 70-65 win

DeVaux, Azums Help Men's Basketball Snap Losing Streak
DeVaux, Azums Help Men's Basketball Snap Losing Streak

Senior Dan DeVaux (24) and freshman Stephen Azums (17) combine for 41 points as the Leopards snap a two-game losing streak with a 71-47 win over Eastern Nazarene

Endicott Uses Second Half Rally to Defeat Men's Basketball
Endicott Uses Second Half Rally to Defeat Men's Basketball

Gulls use a 15-0 run to come back from a six-point deficit early in the second half and fend off the leopards in a 67-61 win; Dan DeVaux leads all scorers with 21 points

University of New England Stops Men's Basketball's Win Streak
University of New England Stops Men's Basketball's Win Streak

Leopards held to 32 percent shooting for the game in a 72-58 loss; Dan DeVaux scores 14 points for Wentworth

Vartanian Named CCC Rookie of the Week
Vartanian Named CCC Rookie of the Week

Freshman forward Matt Vartanian averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in a 2-0 week for the Leopards

Men's Basketball Tames Bison
Men's Basketball Tames Bison

Leopards hold Nichols 38 points below its season scoring average in 71-55 win, snapping a seven-game series losing streak; Matt Vartanian (21 points, 10 rebounds) paces four players in double figures