News & Notes NAIA TOURNAMENT NEWS The Marian Knights finished the NAIA Tournament as a member of the Elite Eight.  The Knights defeated Belhaven (MI) 63-46.  The 46 points is a new tournament record for fewest points allowed.  In the second round, Marian defeated Notre Dame (CA) 68-54.  In the 3rd round, Rio Grande (OH) defeated Marian 83-62 to end Marian's tournament run.  Northwestern (IA) won the NAIA Tournament Title. David Porter (Huntington College) was named to the NAIA Division 2 First team All-American Team.  Doug Pardue (Marian College) was named to the 2nd team. Ben Meyer (University of St Francis), was honored on the 3rd team.  Matt Abernethy (Grace College), Jeremy Budreau (Goshen College), Alan Jones (Taylor University),  and Mitch Smith (University of St Francis) were named as Honorable Mention All-Americans. NAIA All-American Team NAIA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athletes NAIA Division 2 Tournament Tournament Brackets All-Conference Team Player of the Year David Porter  Huntington College Co-Newcomer of the Year Matt Abernethy  Grace College Ricky Gooden  Bethel College Co-Coach of the Year Dwight Gingerich  Goshen College John Grimes  Marian College In the recent NAIA Division 2 final rankings,  Marian finished at the 4th ranked time. St Francis stayed at 16th.    Check the latest rankings by clicking here. Check the NAIA National Statistics here.

Upcoming Schedule Composite Schedule/Results Tourney begins Wed 2/21 # 8 Goshen   92 at # 1Marian  99  OT # 7 Grace 87  at # 2 St Francis  83 # 6 Huntington   87  at #3 Bethel  75 #5 Taylor   63  at #4 IN Wesleyan  67 Saturday 2/24/01 #7 Grace 70  at #6 Huntington  75 #4 IN Wesleyan 59  at #1 Marian  76   Tuesday 2/27/01 #6 Huntington 71 at #1 Marian  72