NCAA Division III Men's Basketball
HistoryIn 1973, the NCAA switched from two divisions to a three-division format. The schools that had previously been in the College Division were moved into Division II or III. The first Division III men's basketball tournament was held in 1975 at Albright College in Reading, PA. There were 32 teams in the tournament until 1995, when the field was expanded to 48 teams, with 16 teams receiving first-round byes. |
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| Year | Result |
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| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen 57, Glassboro St. 54 |
| 1976 | Scranton 60, Wittenberg 57 |
| 1977 | Wittenberg 79, Oneonta St. 66 |
| 1978 | North Park (IL) 69, Widener 57 |
| 1979 | North Park (IL) 66, Potsdam St. 62 |
| 1980 | North Park (IL) 83, Upsala 76 |
| 1981 | Potsdam St. 67, Augustana (IL) 65 (OT) |
| 1982 | Wabash 83, Potsdam St. 62 |
| 1983 | Scranton 64, Wittenberg 63 |
| 1984 | Wis.-Whitewater 103, Clark 86 |
| 1985 | North Park (IL) 72, Potsdam St. 71 |
| 1986 | Potsdam St. 76, LeMoyne-Owen 73 |
| 1987 | North Park (IL) 106, Clark 100 |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan 92, Scranton 70 |
| 1989 | Wis.-Whitewater 94, Trenton St. 86 |
| 1990 | Rochester 43, DePauw 42 |
| 1991 | Wis.-Platteville 81, Franklin Marshall 74 |
| 1992 | Calvin (MI) 62, Rochester 49 |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern 71, Augustana (IL) 68 |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley 66, NYU 59 (OT) |
| 1995 | Wis.-Platteville 69, Manchester 55 |
| 1996 | Rowan 100, Hope 93 |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan 89, Neb. Wesleyan 86 |
| 1998 | Wis.-Platteville 69, Hope 56 |
| 1999 | Wis.-Platteville 76, Hampden-Sydney 75 (2 OT) |
| 2000 | Calvin (MI) 79, Wis.-Eau Claire 74 |
| 2001 | Catholic 76, William Paterson 62 |
| 2002 | Otterbein 102, Elizabethtown 83 |
| 2003 | Williams 67, Gustavus Adolphus 65 |
| 2004 | Wis.-Stevens Point 84, Williams 82 |
| 2005 | Wis.-Stevens Point 73, Rochester 49 |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan 59, Wittenberg 56 |
| 2007 | Amherst 80, Virginia Wesleyan 67 |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis 90, Amherst 68 |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis 61, Richard Stockton 52 |
| NOTE: First player listed was named tournament's outstanding player. | |
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| 1975 | Robert Newman, LeMoyne-Owen; Clint Jackson, LeMoyne-Owen; Dan Panaggio, Brockport St.; Bruce Hamming, Augustana (IL); Greg Ackles, Rowan |
| 1976 | Jack Maher, Scranton; Tom Dunn, Wittenberg; Bob Heubner, Wittenberg; Ronnie Wright, Plattsburgh St.; Terry Lawrence, Augustana (IL) |
| 1977 | Rick White, Wittenberg; Phil Smyczek, Hamline; Paul Miernicki, Scranton; Clyde Eberhardt, Wittenberg; Ralph Christian, Oneonta St. |
| 1978 | Michael Harper, North Park; Dennis James, Widener; John Nibert, Albion; Earl Keith, Stony Brook; Tom Florentine, North Park |
| 1979 | Michael Harper, North Park; Don Marsh, Frank. & Marsh.; Derrick Rowland, Potsdam St.; Michael Thomas, North Park; Modzel Greer, North Park |
| 1980 | Michael Thomas, North Park; Ellonya Green, Upsala; Steve Keenan, Upsala; Tyronne Curtis, Wittenberg; Keith French, North Park |
| 1981 | Max Artis, Augustana (IL); Bill Rapier, Augustana (IL); Ed Jachim, Potsdam St.; Derrick Rowland, Potsdam St.; Ron Stewart, Otterbein |
| 1982 | Pete Metzelaars, Wabash; Doug Cornfoot, Cal St. Stanislaus; Rick Davis, Brooklyn; Merlin Nice, Wabash; Leroy Witherspoon, Potsdam St.; Maurice Woods, Potsdam |
| 1983 | Bill Bessoir, Scranton; Mickey Banas, Scranton; Jay Ferguson, Wittenberg; Mark Linde, Wis.-Whitewater; Gerald Holmes, Roanoke |
| 1984 | Andre McKoy, Wis.-Whitewater; Mark Linde, Wis.-Whitewater; James Gist, Upsala; Dan Trant, Clark (Mass.); David Hathaway, DePauw |
| 1985 | Earnest Hubbard, North Park; Justyne Monegain, North Park; Dana Janssen, Neb. Wesleyan; Brendan Mitchell, Potsdam St.; Lou Stevens, Widener |
| 1986 | Roosevelt Bullock, Potsdam St.; Barry Stanton, Potsdam St.; Johnny Mayers, New Jersey City; Michael Neal, LeMoyne-Owen; Dana Janssen, Neb. Wesleyan |
| 1987 | Michael Starks, North Park; Mike Barach, North Park; Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg; Kermit Sharp, Clark (Mass.); Donald Ellison, Richard Stockton |
| 1988 | Scott Tedder, Ohio Wesleyan; Lee Rowlinson, Ohio Wesleyan; J. P. Andrejko, Scranton; Charlie Burt, Neb. Wesleyan; Tim McGraw, Hartwick |
| 1989 | Greg Grant, Col. of New Jersey; Danny Johnson, Centre; Jeff Bowers, Southern Me.; Ricky Spicer, Wis.-Whitewater; Elbert Gordon, Wis.-Whitewater; Jeff Seifriz, Wis.-Whitewater |
| 1990 | Chris Fite, Rochester; Brett Crist, DePauw; Chris Brandt, Washington (Md.); Brett Hecko, DePauw; Steve Honderd, Calvin |
| 1991 | Shawn Frison, Wis.-Platteville; James Bradley, Otterbein; Robby Jeter, Wis.-Platteville; Will Lasky, Frank. & Marsh.; David Wilding, Frank. & Marsh. |
| 1992 | Steve Honderd, Calvin; Matt Harrison, Calvin; Mike LeFebre, Calvin; Chris Fite, Rochester; Kyle Meeker, Rochester |
| 1993 | Kirk Anderson, Augustana (IL); Mark Gooden, Ohio Northern; Aaron Madry, Ohio Northern; Steven Haynes, Mass.-Dartmouth; Keith Wood, Rowan |
| 1994 | Mike Rhoades, Lebanon Valley; Adam Crawford, New York U.; Jonathan Gabriel, New York U.; John Harper, Lebanon Valley; Matt Croci, Wittenberg |
| 1995 | Ernie Peavy, Wis.-Platteville; Brad Knoy, Manchester; Kyle Hupfer, Manchester; Aaron Lancaster, Wis.-Platteville; Charles Grasty, Rowan |
| 1996 | Terrence Stewart, Rowan; Antwan Dasher, Rowan; Joel Holstege, Hope; Duane Bosma, Hope; Chris Simich, Ill. Wesleyan |
| 1997 | Bryan Crabtree, Ill. Wesleyan; Korey Coon, Ill. Wesleyan; Mitch Mosser, Neb. Wesleyan; Damien Hunter, Alvernia; Michael Nogelo, Williams |
| 1998 | Ben Hoffmann, Wis.-Platteville; Andre Dalton, Wis.-Platteville; Joel Holstege, Hope; Michael Nogelo, Williams; Dave Jannuzzi, Wilkes |
| 1999 | Merrill Brunson, Wis.-Platteville; Mike Jones, Wis.-Platteville; T. J. Grimes, Wis.-Platteville; Jeremy Harris, Hampden-Sydney; Horace Jenkins, William Patterson |
| 2000 | Sherm Carstensen, Wis.- Eau Claire; Jeremy Veenstra, Calvin; Aaron Winkle, Calvin; Tishaun Jenkins, Salem State; Alex Kraft, Franklin & Marshall |
| 2001 | Pat Maloney, Catholic; Matt Hilleary, Catholic; Horace Jenkins, Ohio Northern; Chad Bostleman, Ohio Northern; Luke Kasten, Ill. Wesleyan |
| 2002 | Jeff Gibbs, Otterbein; Kevin Shay, Otterbein; Bob Porambo, Elizabethtown; Seth Hauben, Carthage; Jason Wiertel, Carthage |
| 2003 | Benjamin Coffin, Williams; Michael Crotty, Williams; Doug Espinson, Gustavus Adolphus; Bryan Nelson, Wooster; Jeff Monroe, Hampden-Sydney |
| 2004 | Nick Bennett, Stevens Point; Jason Kalsow, Stevens Point; Michael Crotty, Williams; Tucker Kain, Williams; Jerry Angel, John Carroll |
| 2005 | Jason Kalsow, Stevens Point; Nick Bennett, Stevens Point; John Krull, Stevens Point; Seth Hauben, Rochester; Joel Hoekstra, Calvin |
| 2006 | Ton Ton Balenga, Va. Wesleyan; Keelan Amelianovich, Illinois Wesleyan; Dane Borchers, Wittenberg; Dan Russ, Wittenberg; Brandon Adair, Va. Wesleyan |
| 2007 | Andrew Olson, Amherst; Tim McLaughlin, Amherst; Brandon Adair, Va. Wesleyan; Tim Vandervaart, Wooster; Sean Wallis, Washington |
| 2008 | Troy Ruths, Washington; Andrew Olson, Amherst; Van Solkema, Hope; John Noonan of Ursinus; Aaron Thompson, Washington |
Teams with Multiple Championships | |
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Individual Tournament RecordsMost PointsTournament--177, Michael Nogelo, Williams, 1998 (6 games, 29.5 average) One Game--49, Gerald Reece, William Penn vs. North Park, 1981 Scoring Average Tournament--36.3, Greg Grant, Col. of New Jersey, 1988 (109 points in 3 games) Most Field Goals Tournament--68, Greg Grant, Col. of New Jersey, 1989 (5 games) One Game--21, Gerald Reece, William Penn vs. North Park, 1981 Most Three Point Field Goals Tournament--35, Kirk Anderson, Augustana (Ill.), 1993 (6 games) One Game--12, Kirk Anderson, Augustana (Ill.) vs. Wis.-Platteville, 1993 Most Free Throws Tournament--52, Daimen Hunter, Alvernia, 1997 (6 games) One Game--21, Tom Montsma, Calvin vs. Wabash, 1980 Most Rebounds Tournament--67, Willie Parr, LeMoyne-Owen, 1975 (5 games) Most Assists Tournament--62, Ricky Spicer, Wis.-Whitewater, 1989 One Game--20, Matt Nadelhoffer, Wheaton (Ill.) vs. Grinnell, 1996 |
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