Basketball
Women's Basketball | Tufts hosts Misericordia in first-ever NCAA tournament game at Cousens Gym
March 1Tonight, for the first time ever, March Madness will hit Medford.
Men's Basketball | Anderson, Ferris earn NESCAC honors
February 29Junior tri-captain forward Scott Anderson was named to the All-NESCAC second team and freshman guard Ben Ferris earned NESCAC Rookie of the Year for the men's basketball team, which finished the season at 16-9 overall following a conference quarterfinals loss to Bates.
Women's Basketball | Kornegay defends Jumbos' five-year streak
February 29Following in the Tufts tradition, senior guard Tiffany Kornegay was named the 2011-2012 NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year, the fifth straight season a Tufts women's basketball player has been given the honor. Kornegay and senior co-captain forward Kate Barnosky also made the All-NESCAC second team, and coach Carla Berube was named NESCAC Coach of the Year.
Women's Basketball | Locked down: top-notch defense carries Jumbos to NCAA tournament
February 29Before the start of the season, the women's basketball focused on a word: stifling.
Women's Basketball | March Madness coming to Cousens
February 27This weekend, for the first time ever, there will be NCAA tournament basketball played at Tufts. The women's team received an at−large bid yesterday, marking the program's fourth NCAA berth in the past five years. The Jumbos have already had a sparkling season, reaching the NESCAC tournament finals and compiling a record of 21−6 overall and 8−2 in the conference.
Women's Basketball | Jumbos look to spoil Camels' tourney debut
February 16The women's basketball team will host Conn. College tomorrow afternoon in the first round of the NESCAC tournament. The Jumbos finished the regular season with records of 19−5 overall and 8−2 in conference, earning the second seed in the tournament and the home−court advantage through at least the semifinals.
Men's Basketball | After unsettling losses, Jumbos move on to NESCACs
February 14Following consecutive losses to Hamilton and Clark teams Tufts was expected to handle easily, the men's basketball team will have little margin for error if it wants to stay in the hunt for an NCAA tournament at−large bid. The Jumbos, seeded fourth in the NESCAC tournament, face the fifth−seeded Bates Bobcats this Saturday in a must−win matchup in the conference quarterfinals.
Men's Basketball | Amherst, Middlebury lead pack of tournament hopefuls
February 14The men's basketball team will kick off its NESCAC Tournament bid on Saturday when, for the first time since 2006, Tufts will have the honor of hosting the quarterfinals as the No. 4 seed. No. 1 Amherst, No. 2 Middlebury and No. 3 Wesleyan will also welcome opponents to their home courts as the favorites to advance to next weekend. The fourth through eighth seeds have almost identical split conference records, meaning some close games are likely to ensue — including in Cousens Gym when the Jumbos welcome the No. 5 Bates Bobcats.
Men's Basketball | Linsanity spreads to Hamilton as Jumbos are upset by Continentals
February 12The men's basketball team went to Hamilton Friday night knowing that a win would mean a chance to hold the No. 3 seed in the NESCAC, a remarkable achievement for a team that finished last in the conference just two seasons ago. But the Jumbos came up short against a Hamilton team that needed the win even more urgently than they did.
Women's Basketball | Jumbos look to lock up No. 2 seed at Hamilton tonight
February 9Coming off a 48-31 loss against No. 1 Amherst last Saturday, the women's basketball team would like nothing more than to get back on the court and reaffirm its elite status in the NESCAC.
Men's Basketball | Tufts takes on Hamilton for first time in 12 years
February 9Next weekend, the men's basketball team will be doing something it has not done in a long time. Six years to be exact. On Feb. 18, the Jumbos will host the NESCAC quarterfinals in Cousens Gymnasium for the first time since 2006.
Men's Basketball | Jumbos ride Ferris wheel to victory over Corsairs
February 1Freshman guard Ben Ferris was almost the goat on Tuesday. With 0.2 seconds left in regulation and Tufts leading 74−73, he was called for a loose−ball foul. But UMass Dartmouth made just one of two at the line, giving Ferris another chance and sending the game to overtime.
Men's Basketball | A big rebound for men's basketball
November 29The Jumbos put their season back on track with a comfortable 87−75 win over Lesley University on the road Tuesday night, putting last Tuesday's heartbreaking home−opener — when visiting Regis overcame a second half double−digit Tufts lead to win 80−77 in double−overtime despite 35 points from Jumbos senior forward Alex Orchowski — in the rear−view mirror. The win puts Tufts at 3−1 on the season, the best start the program has had since 2001.
Men's Basketball | Picking up where they left off
November 14The men's basketball season kicks off on Friday and undeniably bears the highest expectations of any in recent history. After three years in the NESCAC cellar, Tufts broke out last season with a 13−12 record and the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. And, though graduation left two massive leadership voids with the departure of Matt Galvin (A '11) and Sam Mason (E '11), the two combined for just 4.5 points per game last season.
Women's Basketball | Jumbos look to avenge loss against Williams
February 17As the NESCAC quarterfinals approach, the women's basketball team is looking ahead to its matchup in the 4 vs. 5 game with No. 22 Williams. Unfortunately, that means looking back over and over again at the game film of a heartbreaking overtime loss to the Ephs earlier in the year that came on a simply miraculous tip−in just before the buzzer.
Men's Basketball | Jumbos take second in New England Big Four Challenge after staging near comeback
December 6The men's basketball team showed some newfound resilience this weekend at the second annual New England Big Four Challenge held at Babson College.
Women's Basketball | Rematch with Bowdoin on slate for first round of NESCACs
February 18The women's basketball team will enter the NESCAC tournament with a spot in the NCAA tournament on the line. After dropping their last two conference games, the nationally ranked No. 20 Jumbos are far from being guaranteed a spot in the NCAA and need a strong showing to seal up their place.
