2010-11 Men's Basketball News Archive

Avant Named to NABC 2010-11 Honors Court
Avant Named to NABC 2010-11 Honors Court

July 12, 2011

Elms College men's basketball player Arsenio Avant (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) was recently named to the 2010-11 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court as announced by the organization on Monday.

Silva Selected to Participate in 2011 NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence Program
Silva Selected to Participate in 2011 NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence Program

May 12, 2011

Elms College head men’s basketball coach Ed Silva was recently selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence (ACE) Program which is administered by the NCAA Student Athlete Affairs department in partnership with the Black Coaches& Administrators (BCA). The program will take place beginning Sunday, June 5-8 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Silva Selected To Serve on NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee
Silva Selected To Serve on NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee

April 05, 2011

Elms College head men’s basketball coach Ed Silva has recently been selected to serve on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee for a term of four years beginning on Sept. 1, 2011 until Sept. 1, 2015.

No. 17 Rochester Eliminates Men’s Basketball From NCAA Division III Championship With 81-70 Win
No. 17 Rochester Eliminates Men’s Basketball From NCAA Division III Championship With 81-70 Win

March 04, 2011

Elms College senior guard Cecil Avant (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) scored a team-high 17 points, but No. 17 University of Rochester used a game-high 25-point effort from John DiBartolomeo (Westport, Conn.) to post an 81-70 win and advance to Saturday’s second round game of the 2011 NCAA Division III Championship at Ben Light Gymnasium on the campus of Ithaca College.

Men's Basketball Set For NCAA Division III Championship Showdown With No. 17 Rochester
Men's Basketball Set For NCAA Division III Championship Showdown With No. 17 Rochester

March 02, 2011

The Elms College men's basketball team will square off against the University of Rochester on Friday, March 4 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m. on the campus of Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y.

Men’s Basketball To Face University Of Rochester In NCAA Division III Championship First Round
Men’s Basketball To Face University Of Rochester In NCAA Division III Championship First Round

February 28, 2011

The NCAA announced brackets for its upcoming NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship on Monday afternoon, and Elms College has earned the New England Collegiate Conference’s (NECC) first-ever automatic qualifier to return to the dance for the sixth time in seven years.

NECC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced
NECC Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams Announced

February 28, 2011

The Elms College men’s basketball team had three players selected to the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) all-conference teams as announced by the league office on Monday.

Men's Basketball Knocks Off Becker College, 79-65 To Win NECC Championship
Men's Basketball Knocks Off Becker College, 79-65 To Win NECC Championship

February 26, 2011

Elms College senior forward Edgar Martinez (Springfield, Mass.) poured in a game-high 25 points and was named the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament most valuable player as the second-seeded Blazers posted a 79-65 victory over No. 1 Becker College (23-4 overall) to earn the league’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday afternoon at Becker College.

Follow The Blazers On Live Stats
Follow The Blazers On Live Stats

February 25, 2011

Follow the second-seeded Elms College men's basketball team against No. 3 Southern Vermont College in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament semifinal action on Friday, Feb. 25.

Men’s Basketball Advances To NECC Championship Game With 88-73 Win Over Southern Vermont
Men’s Basketball Advances To NECC Championship Game With 88-73 Win Over Southern Vermont

February 25, 2011

Elms College senior forward Edgar Martinez (Springfield, Mass.) netted a team-high 21 points to help lift the second-seed Blazers to an 88-73 win over No. 3 Southern Vermont College and advance to its seventh straight conference championship game in Friday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament semifinal game on the campus of Becker College.

NECC Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced
NECC Basketball Tournament Pairings Announced

February 20, 2011

The Elms College men’s and women’s basketball pairings for the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament were announced by the conference office on Sunday.

Men’s Basketball Downs Wheelock College, 82-65
Men’s Basketball Downs Wheelock College, 82-65

February 19, 2011

Elms College senior forwards Edgar Martinez (Springfield, Mass.) and Juan Alverio (Toa Baja, Puerto Rico) each poured in a team-high 15 points to help pace the Blazers to an 82-65 victory over Wheelock College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference men’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Gonzalez’s Six Three-Pointers Lift Men’s Basketball To 94-69 Win Over Southern Vermont College
Gonzalez’s Six Three-Pointers Lift Men’s Basketball To 94-69 Win Over Southern Vermont College

February 15, 2011

Elms College junior guard Daniel Gonzalez (East Windsor, Conn.) hit on 6 of 11 from beyond the arc and netted a game-high 25 points to help the Blazers orchestrate a 94-69 victory over Southern Vermont College in Tuesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Men’s Basketball Soars Past Daniel Webster College, 87-69
Men’s Basketball Soars Past Daniel Webster College, 87-69

February 10, 2011

Elms College junior guard Daniel Gonzalez (East Windsor, Conn.) netted a game-high 19 points off the bench to pace the Blazers to an 87-69 victory over Daniel Webster College in Thursday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball contest in Nashua, N.H.

Becker College Tops Men’s Basketball, 81-74
Becker College Tops Men’s Basketball, 81-74

February 08, 2011

Elms College senior forward Edgar Martinez (Springfield, Mass.) netted a team-high 19 points and hauled in a game-best 14 rebounds, but Becker College’s Trae Jacobs (Lexington Park, Md.) led all scorers with 20 points and Rajai Leggett (New Haven, Conn.) registered his 1,000th-career point and finished with 19 to help lift the Hawks to a hard-fought 81-74 win in Tuesday evening’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.

Accurate Second-Half Shooting Lifts Men’s Basketball Past Newbury College, 84-73
Accurate Second-Half Shooting Lifts Men’s Basketball Past Newbury College, 84-73

February 05, 2011

Elms College senior guard Cecil Avant (Southwest Ranches, Fla.) netted five three-pointers in the second half and scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Blazers to an 84-73 victory over Newbury College in Saturday afternoon’s New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men’s basketball game at Picknelly Arena.