Men's Basketball

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2007-08 Men's Basketball team

Third Row: Jason Ellis, Greg Stegeman, Jake Alexander, Logan Sullivan, Kyley Newth, Brett Hoskins, Terrell Turner
Second Row:
Miroslav Lukic, Sean Dooley, Head Coach Bob Burchard, Moynica Tapia, Joe Flanner
Front Row: Trae Hall, Christian Lewis, Mikel Fields, Mike Aguirre, Lee Sattler

Cougar Basketball headlines

Friday, May 02, 2008
Cougars add two for next season

Columbia, Mo. — Columbia College men's basketball coach Bob Burchard announced today that he has signed two players to national letters of intent to play basketball for Columbia College beginnin...

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hall and Oswald named to All-American teams

Columbia, Mo. – Two Columbia College basketball players have been named to the 2008 NAIA Division I Men's and Women's Basketball All-American Team. Both Rachel Oswald and Trae Hall pulled in th...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Azusa Pacific defeats Columbia in opening round of NAIA National Tournament

Kansas City, Mo. - The Columbia Cougar basketball team failed to advance to the round of 16 in the NAIA National Tournament today falling to the Cougars from Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the o...

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Cougars to face Azusa Pacific in the first round of NAIA National Tournament

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team will play Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University in the first round of the NAIA Division I Men's National Basketball Tournament, according to the o...

Saturday, March 08, 2008
Cougars fall short in tournament title game

Lebanon, Ill. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team was unable to dethrone the top seed in the American Midwest Conference (AMC) postseason tournament championship tonight, falling to the ...

Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Cougars move into AMC championship, move to No. 15 in Top 25 Poll

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team defeated the University of Illinois-Springfield for the third time this season tonight in the semifinal round of the American Midwest Conferen...

Saturday, March 01, 2008
Cougars move into semifinals of AMC Tournament, Burchard collects win No. 500

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team notched its 24th win of the season tonight, defeating Missouri Baptist University 71-54 in the quarterfinal round of the American Midwest Conf...

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Cougars climb to No. 14 in top 25 poll

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team continued its rise up the NAIA Division I Top 25 Rating today, moving from No. 20 to No. 14 in this week's poll. The Cougars, who are 23-7 on ...

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Cougars fall to McKendree

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar basketball team recorded its third American Midwest Conference (AMC) loss of the season tonight, falling to McKendree (Ill.) University 73-70. With tonight's...

Saturday, February 23, 2008
Cougars get second win of the season over William Woods

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team picked up its eleventh American Midwest Conference (AMC) win of the season today, defeating the Owls from William Woods University 66-64...

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Basketball Cougars leap to No. 20 in latest NAIA top 25 rating

Columbia, Mo. - The Columbia Cougar men's basketball squad jumped to No. 20 in the latest NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Rating, released today by the national office. The Cougars moved up three spo...

Saturday, February 16, 2008
Cougars even the score with Hannibal

Hannibal, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team avenged one of their conference losses today when they defeated Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) College 70-54. With the win the Cougars move to...

Thursday, February 14, 2008
Cougars knock off UIS

Columbia, Mo. – In front of great crowd at the Southwell Complex the Columbia Cougar men's basketball team defeated the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS) 75-60. The win improves Columbia...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cougars climb up in top 25 poll, claim No. 23

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia Cougar men's basketball team climbed up the NAIA Top 25 poll this week with a No. 23 ranking after being No. 25 last week. The poll was released earlier today by th...