North Park men's basketball news

  • Moore and five more get Hall call
    April 27, 2026
    Former Wooster head coach Steve Moore and five former Division III players will be inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this fall. Other inductees include Wabash's Pete Metzelaars, North Park's Michael Thomas, and Otterbein's Jeff Gibbs.
  • Tuesday: Cardinals end game on 27-0 run
    February 24, 2026
    The Cardinals of St. Mary's (Minn.) came into the fourth quarter down by 20 and won, while North Park's men outlasted Wheaton (Ill.), Augsburg won on a freshman's pair of free throws in the closing seconds and more as Tuesday night provided some thrills in Division III basketball conference tournament action.
  • Team of the Week
    February 16, 2026
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Hoopsville: Halfway There
    January 08, 2026
    It is roughly the halfway mark of the 2025-26 season. Teams are focused on conference play, including UAA which starts theirs this weekend. Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat with programs who are well above expectations midway into the season and find out what's working so well. Watch On Demand and listen to podcast right here!
  • Team of the Week
    December 15, 2025
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Team of the Week
    December 01, 2025
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
  • Saturday: Seeing red, feeling blue
    November 29, 2025
    UW-Stout dropped No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan and Farmingdale State stopped No. 11 Wesleyan, while North Park won a thriller in thrilling fashion in Saturday’s Division III men’s basketball action. In women's action, Calvin and Illinois Wesleyan used great D to pick up big Ws.
  • November 29, 2025
    Vanlandingham's career high and Vance's buzzer beater vault Vikings to win over Stevens Point
  • The lasting legacy of Dan McCarrell
    October 19, 2025
    This month Dan McCarrell will enter the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame as the architect of the greatest dynasty in Division III men's basketball history. While winning three straight national titles at North Park and almost 600 games across two Divisions is remarkable, McCarrell's greatest legacy lies in the relationships he made along the way. Gordon Mann has the story.
  • SCB Hall of Fame announces '25 class
    June 01, 2025
    The Small College Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2025 induction class will include two Division III national players of the year and the only men’s basketball coach to win three straight Division III national championships. Click here for the full list of inductees.
  • No. 1 Emory capsized at CNU
    January 04, 2025
    The first poll of the New Year will have a new No. 1 after No. 18 Christopher Newport toppled top-ranked Emory on Saturday afternoon. Elsewhere, Babson tripped No. 3 Trinity (Conn.) in double overtime, North Park picked up a heady win at Carthage, and Wooster continued its rivalry roll.
  • Vikings ground No. 25 Anderson with 72-64 home win
    November 26, 2024
  • North Park writing a new chapter
    March 08, 2023
    Everyone should know that North Park has won five Division III men's basketball national titles, but the last word from the Vikings on that front was ... a while ago. Sean Smith's squad is intent on adding to the record book. Joe Sager has more in a Road to Fort Wayne feature.
  • Vikings End Regular Season in Rock Island with 20th Win
    February 18, 2023
  • It All Comes Down to Saturday - Vikings Defend Home Court Against Titans
    February 15, 2023
  • Vikings Emerge Victorious in Wild 2OT Thriller vs. Elmhurst
    February 11, 2023
  • Hoopsville: Time is Ticking
    February 09, 2023
    Like a game clock, time is running out on the 2023 season. Hear from teams positioning themselves not only for conference glory, but hopefully some madness in March as well. Tune in to a special midday edition of Hoopsville On Demand or via the podcast - right here!
  • NPU Men's Basketball Secures Important Road Win in Kenosha
    February 08, 2023
  • Vikings’ Second Half Surge Secures Win vs. Carroll
    January 28, 2023
    North Park stays tied with Wheaton to lead the CCIW standings
  • Wednesday recap: On second thought
    January 25, 2023
    After losing to No. 3 Mount Union back in December, No. 8 John Carroll beat the Purple Raiders and seized first place in the OAC. Elsewhere, Wooster took over first place in the NCAC, North Park earned a share of first in the CCIW, and the Hope women rolled over Trine in Wednesday night's Division III basketball action.
  • Vikings Keep Rolling with Win Over #7 Wheaton
    January 25, 2023
    North Park and Wheaton now tied at the top with an 8-2 league record
  • Vikings Pull Away Late in Win vs. North Central
    January 21, 2023
  • Vikings Topple Titans at the Shirk
    January 18, 2023
    First NPU win in Bloomington since Dec. 7, 2016
  • Pumphrey’s Clutch Performance Leads Vikings Past Pioneers
    January 14, 2023
    15 steals for the Vikings, nine between Pumphrey and Jackson
  • We Are D3 falls in TBT opener
    July 22, 2022
    A team of Division III all-stars was not able to shock the top seed in the Wichita bracket of The Basketball Tournament, as We Are D3 was eliminated 83-52 on Friday night.
  • Slyder resigns as North Park head coach
    March 02, 2022
    North Park men's basketball coach Tom Slyder has resigned from his role after 10 seasons with the Vikings.
  • Going pro: 10 from D3 who starred
    January 11, 2022
    It seems that nobody embodies that old NCAA slogan, that most of us go pro in something other than sports, than NCAA Division III. But even then, there are dozens of people who played Division III basketball, went pro, and had successful careers. Ryan Scott whittles it down to the 10 best.
  • Saturday: Send 'em off in style
    February 27, 2021
    Freshman Mike Osborne was the hero on North Park's Senior Day as the Vikings stunned No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan. Elsewhere Trine finished a perfect regular season, Bethel roughed up No. 5 St. John's, and the top-ranked Hope women had an unusual starting lineup on its Senior Day. Get the recap here.
  • North Park centerpiece enters Hall of Fame
    July 28, 2019
    Coming out of a high school for future Catholic priests, Michael Harper became the unlikely centerpiece of a college basketball dynasty. The three-time national champion at North Park will enter the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame this fall.
  • Men: Little Giants score big win
    December 08, 2018
    Wabash stayed perfect with a thrilling win over No. 15 Wooster while both groups of Vikings beat ranked foes in CCIW action. Meanwhile Williams and UW-Whitewater hung on for Ws and TCNJ tripped Montclair.
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