2022-23 Men's Basketball News
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Men's basketball falls at Eureka in SLIAC tourney first round matchup
February 22, 2023The men's basketball season concluded on Wednesday night in the first round of the SLIAC tournament with an 89-71 loss to Eureka. The Panthers wrapped up their season with a record of 7-19. Greenville had a five game SLIAC home winning streak during the season that pulled them into a tournament position after starting 1-14, and they went 6-4 in their last 10 SLIAC regular season games. -
Men's basketball suffers 135-96 defeat at Fontbonne
February 18, 2023The men's basketball team was unable to get on track in Saturday's 135–96 loss to Fontbonne in the final regular season contest for both teams.
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Men's basketball falls 92-80 at Spalding
February 15, 2023The men's basketball team competed at Spalding on Wednesday night and lost 92-80 in a tough road matchup. Travis Dickey ended as the leading scorer for the Panthers with 18 points.
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Men's basketball honors seniors with SLIAC tournament clinching 117-88 win
February 11, 2023The men's basketball team dominated Saturday's game against Blackburn, winning by a 117-88 final score, and clinched a position in the SLIAC tournament that will begin Feb. 22. Prior to Saturday's game, the program honored head coach George Barber on the occasion of his 300th career win and then recognized seniors Samuel Barber, Grant McCullough, Vangelis Dermisis, Jarred Johnson, and Keishun Thomas as part of senior day activities.
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Head men's basketball coach George Barber collects 300th career win
February 09, 2023With Wednesday night's win over Westminster, Greenville University head men's basketball coach George Barber earned his 300th career win. Barber's tenure at Greenville has featured creativity that has led to success noted on the national stage.
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Men's basketball keeps home winning streak alive against Westminster
February 08, 2023The men's basketball team ran their home winning streak to four with a a 118-103 victory against Westminster on Wednesday night in H.J. Long Gymnasium. The Panthers led 58-45 at halftime and pushed their lead to 21 points in the second half before settling for the 15 point win.
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Men's basketball drops SLIAC contest at Principia
February 04, 2023The men's basketball team traveled to first place Principia on Saturday and was defeated 102-67 to snap their three game winning streak.
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Men's basketball captures win over first place Webster
February 01, 2023The men's basketball team extended their winning streak to three games with a 86-84 win over first place Webster in H.J. Long Gymnasium on Wednesday night. In their last five conference games, the Panthers are 4-1, and they sit in fourth place overall, tied with Eureka and Spalding for the final three conference tournament positions.
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Men's basketball wins second consecutive game, pulls into fourth place in SLIAC standings
January 28, 2023The men's basketball team evened their season series with Eureka by taking a 124-116 decision on Saturday in H.J. Long Gymnasium. With the win, Greenville holds a four way tie for fourth place in the SLIAC standings.
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Men's basketball captures second win in three games with victory over Spalding
January 26, 2023The men's basketball team captured their second win in three games with a 111-91 win against Spalding in front of their home audience on Thursday night. The Panthers, who lead all NCAA schools with 103.5 points per game, increased their nation-leading scoring average in the win.
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Men's basketball falls 100-92 at Blackburn
January 21, 2023The men's basketball team dropped their contest with Blackburn 100-92 on Saturday. Jarred Johnson scored 19 points for the Panthers, and Keishun Thomas had 17.
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Men's basketball captures 25 point win at Westminster
January 18, 2023The men's basketball team continued their improvement that started on Saturday and collected an impressive 109-84 win at Westminster on Wednesday night. Coming off the heels of an overtime loss to Fontbone, the Panthers put together a complete game and outscored Westminster in each half of Wednesday night's contest.
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Men's basketball falls 115-90 at Webster
January 11, 2023The men's basketball team dropped a 115-90 decision at Webster on Wednesday night. Keishun Thomas finished the game as GU's top scorer, posting 17 points.
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Men's basketball topped by Principia 94-91
January 07, 2023The men's basketball team suffered a disappointing 94-91 loss to Principia in H.J. Long Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. The GU Panthers led Principia's Panthers 57-41 at halftime but were outscored 53-34 in the second half.
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Men's basketball falls in SLIAC opener at Eureka
January 04, 2023The men's basketball team dropped a 103-92 decision at Eureka on Wednesday night. Donato Pakak provided a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Panthers.
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Men's basketball drops 132-106 non-conference game versus Carthage
December 31, 2022The men's basketball team hosted Carthage in their final non-conference contest of the 2022-23 season and were set back 132-106 in H.J. Long Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Keishun Thomas finished the game with a game-high 33 points for the Panthers.
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Men's basketball falls at home to Wisconsin-Whitewater
December 17, 2022A four-time NCAA Division III national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater men's basketball team visited H.J. Long Gymnasium for a game on Saturday and came out on a top with a 120-94 win over the Panthers. Greenville's top scorer was Jarred Johnson with 20 points. He made 9-of-15 shots from the floor, including 1-of-4 three pointers and 1-of-2 free throws.
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Men's basketball defeats Covenant in OT for first win of season
December 10, 2022It took overtime, but the men's basketball team secured their first win of the 2022-23 campaign with a 108-103 decision against Covenant. Jarred Johnson ended as GU's top scorer with 25 points.
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Men's basketball drops 155-127 contest at Lakeland
December 01, 2022The men's basketball team made the six and a half hour trip to Lakeland in Wisconsin and suffered a 155-127 defeat at the hands of the Muskies. The Panthers kept their position as the top scoring team in the NCAA Division III and were led by Travis Dickey with 25 points and a group of five other players that surpassed double-digit scoring efforts.
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Men's basketball drops 151-99 decision at Nebraska Wesleyan
November 26, 2022The men's basketball team received 17 points from Travis Dickey in their 151-99 loss against their weekend host Nebraska Wesleyan in the final game of the two-day Snyder Classic on Saturday evening. Dickey converted five three-pointers and two free throws in the game.
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Men's basketball upended by Buena Vista at Nebraska Wesleyan
November 25, 2022The men's basketball team opened the Snyder Classic at Nebraska Wesleyan with a 137-106 loss to Buena Vista from Iowa. The Panthers were led in scoring by six players who reached double figures.
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Men's basketball defeated 127-105 at Dominican
November 22, 2022The men's basketball team competed on the road for the first time in the 2022-23 season and played Dominican where they were topped 127-105 by the Stars. The Panthers received 34 points after Dominican turnovers and 21 second chance points, but it was not enough to offset Dominican's 72.4 percent shooting percentage that included a 6-of-13 mark of close to 50 percent behind the the three-point line.
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Men's basketball falls by two against MUW
November 19, 2022A driving layup from Shon Wright with one second left in the game lifted MUW to a 129-127 victory over the GU men's basketball team at H.J. Long Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. The heartbreaking defeat came after the Panthers eliminated a five point MUW lead with 30 seconds to play.
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Men's basketball drops 147-126 decision against UW-Stout
November 18, 2022The men's basketball team performed admirably against Wisconsin-Stout on Friday night, but the Blue Devils pulled away over the last 12 and a half minutes of the game to hand the Panthers a 147-126 setback.
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Men's basketball drops game against Millikin
November 15, 2022The men's basketball team continued the start of their season with their second game of a four-game homestand, and they were defeated 120-84 by Millikin on Tuesday night in H.J. Long Gymnasium.
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Men's basketball drops 120-92 decision to Loras
November 11, 2022The men's basketball team opened their season with a 120-92 loss to Loras on Friday in H.J. Long Gymnasium.
