Former Manhattan High Indian and reigning D2 player of the year Trevor Hudgins told ESPN he's staying at Northwest Missouri and not entering the portal to go D1:
"My coach took a chance on me when not a lot of teams did. He believed in me and that's my reason for going back."
Unfortunate way to end a season that was apart of one of the most dominant stretches in D2 MBB history. That stretch is not over. The last 7 years of
@NWbball
has been of unbelievable quality. Those that have witnessed/been apart of it are lucky.
Head Men's Basketball Coach Ben McCollum would like to announce the hiring of Bryston Williams and Zach Schneider to the position of Assistant Men's Basketball Coach!
#CultureWins
@NWbball
Absolutely unbelievable showing by
@NWMOSTATE
fans and our guys down in KC this weekend..
@NWBearcatMBB
can’t wait to see that same energy in Bearcat Arena this coming weekend for the NCAA DII Tournament!! 👀
Bearcats end the season 31-1 and ranked
#1
overall in
@NCAADII
, while holding the title of defending National Champions for another year.
@ryanwelty12
,
@KirkFinleyy
&
@chee_DOUGH
finish their careers a remarkable 131-6, the best four year stretch in Division II history.
#Family
Carried
@NWBearcatMBB
over the hump and brought the program it’s first National Championship. As consistently elite as it well get. Glad I got to share the court w/ you
@Justin_Pitts20
.
@Justin_Pitts20
made
@NWbball
, our teammates, & I exponentially better + never said a word or tweeted about it. Best of luck JP, it’s just the start!
✅ Leading scorer in NW history
✅3x MIAA MVP + 4x MIAA Champ
✅2017 NABC Player of the Year and National Champion
✅Professional
@Justin_Pitts20
is headed to Germany to join the PS Karlsruhe Lions of Pro A for the 2018-2019 season! Congrats, Justin! 🇩🇪 🏀
“The Data” says that’s two road wins in the MIAA in February, one without the MIAA’s leading scorer. All time road performance by
@MitchMascari22
! Let’s go boys!!
When Ryan Hawkins left the game with 7:15 remaining, he had 43 points, and Lincoln had 41 points as a team. Hawkins went 14-19 fg (including 4-7 on 3's) and 11-12 ft. He added 4 rebs & 3 stls. What a performance!
@NWBearcatMBB
@bearcatsports
@TheMIAA
@NCAADII
There is some great college basketball on TV today and it starts @ 2PM on CBS w/ the
@NCAADII
National Championship.. Check it out to see the HIGH-LEVEL of competition on display that a lot of people miss out on!!