4 Mason Roth
Mason Roth
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    155
  • Year:
    Fr
  • Hometown:
    McComb, Ohio
  • High School:
    McComb
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Health & Physical Education
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    10.4
  • fg %
    39.2
  • 3pt %
    35.2
  • ft %
    71.1
  • reb/g
    2.2
  • a/g
    2.8
Bio

Freshman (2011-12): Started 25-of-26 games at the point guard position … Ranked second on squad with 26.7 minutes and 2.8 assists per game … Finished third on DC with 10.4 points, 1.2 makes from beyond the arc and 0.9 steals per contest … Also ranked seventh among all Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference performers with assists and 22nd in scoring … Ended second among all HCAC freshmen in scoring and assists … Topped Jackets in scoring five times and assists 12 times … Netted 27 points against Hanover on January 21 … Piled up nine assists and four thefts to lead DC past Knox in Purple and Gold Tournament on December 29 … Reached double figures in 15 contests,  including each of first six collegiate outings … Shot 54.2 percent from beyond the arc during that stretch to begin career … Logged pair of 20-point efforts … Swiped two-or-more steals seven times … Saw DC go 5-1 in games when he dished out at least five assists … Excelled in non-conference action with 13.0 points per game on a 46.9-percent rate from long distance … Posted a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio in Yellow Jacket victories … Averaged 17.5 points, 8.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game in Purple and Gold Tournament … Named the Purple and Gold Tournament’s Most Valuable Player after helping Defiance claim the 21st tournament title in program history.

Prep: Played four years of varsity hoops at McComb High under the watchful eye of his father and coach Aaron Roth … Led the Red and Black to a 61-9 record as a starter … Ranked second all-time at McComb with 1,269 career points and first with 168 three-point field goals … Three-time First-Team All-Blanchard Valley Conference in basketball, baseball and football … Named BVC Player of the Year on the planks … Selected as Ohio Prep Sports Magazine Division IV Player of the Year … Competed in Division III-Division IV North-South Game …First-Team All-District VIII and All-Northwest Ohio Division IV performer … Named Second-Team All-Ohio in basketball and football.

Personal: Mason Roth ... Born in Sandusky, Ohio ... On March 21, 1993 ... Son of Aaron and Bev Roth ... Has one brother; Max ... Has one sister; Madison ... Majoring in Physical Education and Health.

 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 18
Games started 25 17
Minutes 695 490
Minutes per game 26.7 27.2
FG 87-222 55-152
FG Pct 39.2 36.2
3PT 32-91 17-59
3PT Pct 35.2 28.8
FT 64-90 39-53
FT Pct 71.1 73.6
Off rebounds 11 9
Def rebounds 45 28
Total rebounds 56 37
Rebounds per game 2.2 2.1
Personal fouls 47 32
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 72 42
Turnovers 56 34
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.2
Steals 23 10
Blocks 1 0
Points 270 166
Points per game 10.4 9.2
Points per 40 min 15.5 13.6
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 20 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 13
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 26 4-8 50.0 2-5 40.0 4-9 44.4 14
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 20 4-11 36.4 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 27 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 5-6 83.3 15
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 23 6-11 54.5 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 15
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 1 23 5-10 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-5 20.0 13
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 17 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 5
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 20 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 10
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 1 23 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 4-6 66.7 8
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 36 5-10 50.0 2-5 40.0 3-3 100.0 15
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 31 6-13 46.2 3-6 50.0 5-6 83.3 20
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 33 5-16 31.3 0-4 0.0 5-6 83.3 15
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 19 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 29 2-8 25.0 0-3 0.0 2-3 66.7 6
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 1 22 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 7
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 1 29 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 5
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 1 35 8-14 57.1 3-6 50.0 8-9 88.9 27
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 25 3-13 23.1 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 1 32 1-5 20.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 1 25 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 5
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 1 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 1 37 5-9 55.6 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 14
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 32 3-11 27.3 2-4 50.0 4-4 100.0 12
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 1 37 2-12 16.7 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 - 37 5-11 45.5 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 1 25 1-3 33.3 1-1 100.0 3-5 60.0 6
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 20 0 1 1 5 3 2 0
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 26 0 5 5 2 5 2 0
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 20 0 2 2 1 2 1 1
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 27 0 2 2 2 4 2 0
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 23 0 2 2 0 4 0 0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 1 23 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 17 0 0 0 2 3 0 0
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 20 1 1 2 2 2 1 0
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 1 23 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 36 1 4 5 9 1 4 0
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 31 0 1 1 7 2 1 0
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 33 0 4 4 5 0 2 0
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 19 1 2 3 2 5 0 0
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 29 2 1 3 3 3 0 0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 1 22 1 2 3 3 1 0 0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 1 29 0 2 2 5 2 1 0
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 1 35 0 3 3 1 3 0 0
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 25 1 0 1 3 1 1 0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 1 32 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 1 25 2 2 4 1 0 1 0
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 1 12 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 1 37 0 5 5 6 1 0 0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 32 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 1 37 0 3 3 2 2 2 0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 - 37 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 1 25 0 1 1 2 3 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 at Kalamazoo W, 91-69 1 3 0 1.7
Nov 18 at Wooster L, 91-67 1 2 0 0.4
Nov 19 vs. Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-78 1 5 1 0.5
Nov 22 Ohio Northern W, 83-80 1 1 0 0.5
Nov 30 Anderson (Ind.) L, 70-69 1 3 0 0.0
Dec 3 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 87-70 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 10 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 0 0 0.7
Dec 14 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 70-64 1 0 0 1.0
Dec 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 83-68 1 1 0 -
Dec 29 Knox W, 81-77 1 1 0 9.0
Dec 30 Lakeland W, 88-87 1 2 0 3.5
Jan 4 at Bluffton L, 73-67 1 3 0 -
Jan 7 Transylvania (Ky.) W, 74-64 1 1 0 0.4
Jan 11 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 81-67 1 2 0 1.0
Jan 14 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 75-64 1 3 0 3.0
Jan 18 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-65 1 0 0 2.5
Jan 21 Hanover (Ind.) L, 67-62 1 2 0 0.3
Jan 25 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 82-72 1 3 0 3.0
Jan 28 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-62 1 2 0 0.3
Feb 1 Manchester (Ind.) W, 57-56 1 1 0 -
Feb 4 Mt. St. Joseph W, 66-64 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 8 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 57-52 1 2 0 6.0
Feb 11 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 62-59 1 3 - -
Feb 15 Bluffton W, 55-53 1 1 0 1.0
Feb 18 Franklin (Ind.) W, 70-68 - 1 0 3.0
Feb 24 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 76-67 1 1 - 0.7
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2011-12 26 26.7 3.3-8.5 1.2-3.5 2.5-3.5 10.4
2012-13 27 24.0 2.9-6.0 0.6-2.1 1.5-2.0 8.0
2013-14 26 25.9 3.0-6.2 0.9-2.3 2.2-2.7 9.0
2014-15 28 30.4 4.2-8.3 1.4-3.2 2.9-3.7 12.8
Total 107 26.8 3.4-7.3 1.0-2.8 2.3-3.0 10.1

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2011-12 26 25 695 87-222 39.2 32-91 35.2 64-90 71.1 270
2012-13 27 27 648 79-162 48.8 17-57 29.8 40-53 75.5 215
2013-14 26 26 674 77-162 47.5 23-59 39.0 57-69 82.6 234
2014-15 28 27 850 118-232 50.9 40-91 44.0 82-104 78.8 358
Total 107 105 2867 361-778 46.4 112-298 37.6 243-316 76.9 1077

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2011-12 26 695 26.7 5.0-12.8 1.8-5.2 35.2 3.7-5.2 15.5
2012-13 27 648 24.0 4.9-10.0 1.0-3.5 29.8 2.5-3.3 13.3
2013-14 26 674 25.9 4.6-9.6 1.4-3.5 39.0 3.4-4.1 13.9
2014-15 28 850 30.4 5.6-10.9 1.9-4.3 44.0 3.9-4.9 16.8
Total 107 2867 26.8 5.0-10.9 1.6-4.2 37.6 3.4-4.4 15.0

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2011-12 26 0.4 1.7 2.2 2.8 2.2 0.9 0.0
2012-13 27 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.8 1.3 1.1 0.1
2013-14 26 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 1.5 1.1 0.1
2014-15 28 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.1 1.4 1.5 0.1
Total 107 0.7 2.5 3.2 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2011-12 26 25 11 45 56 72 56 23 1
2012-13 27 27 22 48 70 48 34 30 4
2013-14 26 26 18 72 90 76 38 29 3
2014-15 28 27 21 101 122 88 40 42 4
Total 107 105 72 266 338 284 168 124 12

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2011-12 26 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.1 3.2 1.3 0.1
2012-13 27 1.4 3.0 4.3 3.0 2.1 1.9 0.2
2013-14 26 1.1 4.3 5.3 4.5 2.3 1.7 0.2
2014-15 28 1.0 4.8 5.7 4.1 1.9 2.0 0.2
Total 107 1.0 3.7 4.7 4.0 2.3 1.7 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 26.7 3.3-8.5 1.2-3.5 2.5-3.5 10.4
Conference 18 27.2 3.1-8.4 0.9-3.3 2.2-2.9 9.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 12 27.8 3.7-8.8 1.3-3.8 2.7-3.6 11.3
Away 12 26.3 3.2-8.5 1.1-3.4 2.3-3.3 9.8
Neutral 2 22.5 2.5-7.0 1.5-2.0 2.0-3.5 8.5
Result            
Wins 13 28.0 3.1-7.9 1.2-3.5 2.5-3.1 9.8
Losses 13 25.5 3.6-9.2 1.3-3.5 2.5-3.8 11.0
Month            
November 5 23.2 4.4-9.2 2.2-4.2 2.6-4.2 13.6
December 6 25.0 4.0-8.8 1.3-3.5 2.5-3.8 11.8
January 8 28.0 3.0-8.8 0.9-3.6 2.8-3.6 9.6
February 7 29.3 2.4-7.6 0.9-2.9 2.0-2.4 7.7

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 25 695 87-222 39.2 32-91 35.2 64-90 71.1 270
Conference 18 17 490 55-152 36.2 17-59 28.8 39-53 73.6 166
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 12 11 334 44-106 41.5 16-46 34.8 32-43 74.4 136
Away 12 12 316 38-102 37.3 13-41 31.7 28-40 70.0 117
Neutral 2 2 45 5-14 35.7 3-4 75.0 4-7 57.1 17
Result                    
Wins 13 12 364 40-103 38.8 15-45 33.3 32-40 80.0 127
Losses 13 13 331 47-119 39.5 17-46 37.0 32-50 64.0 143
Month                    
November 5 5 116 22-46 47.8 11-21 52.4 13-21 61.9 68
December 6 6 150 24-53 45.3 8-21 38.1 15-23 65.2 71
January 8 8 224 24-70 34.3 7-29 24.1 22-29 75.9 77
February 7 6 205 17-53 32.1 6-20 30.0 14-17 82.4 54

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 695 26.7 5.0-12.8 1.8-5.2 35.2 3.7-5.2 15.5
Conference 18 490 27.2 4.5-12.4 1.4-4.8 28.8 3.2-4.3 13.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 12 334 27.8 5.3-12.7 1.9-5.5 34.8 3.8-5.1 16.3
Away 12 316 26.3 4.8-12.9 1.6-5.2 31.7 3.5-5.1 14.8
Neutral 2 45 22.5 4.4-12.4 2.7-3.6 75.0 3.6-6.2 15.1
Result                
Wins 13 364 28.0 4.4-11.3 1.6-4.9 33.3 3.5-4.4 14.0
Losses 13 331 25.5 5.7-14.4 2.1-5.6 37.0 3.9-6.0 17.3
Month                
November 5 116 23.2 7.6-15.9 3.8-7.2 52.4 4.5-7.2 23.4
December 6 150 25.0 6.4-14.1 2.1-5.6 38.1 4.0-6.1 18.9
January 8 224 28.0 4.3-12.5 1.2-5.2 24.1 3.9-5.2 13.8
February 7 205 29.3 3.3-10.3 1.2-3.9 30.0 2.7-3.3 10.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 0.4 1.7 2.2 2.8 2.2 0.9 0.0
Conference 18 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.3 1.9 0.6 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.9 2.4 1.1 0.0
Away 12 0.6 1.7 2.3 2.8 1.8 0.8 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.5 0.5
Result                
Wins 13 0.5 1.9 2.4 3.5 1.8 1.2 0.0
Losses 13 0.4 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.5 0.6 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.0 3.6 1.4 0.2
December 6 0.5 1.2 1.7 4.0 1.8 1.0 0.0
January 8 0.6 1.8 2.4 2.9 2.3 0.6 0.0
February 7 0.4 1.7 2.1 2.1 1.3 0.7 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 25 11 45 56 72 56 23 1
Conference 18 17 9 28 37 42 34 10 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 12 11 4 22 26 35 29 13 0
Away 12 12 7 20 27 34 22 9 0
Neutral 2 2 0 3 3 3 5 1 1
Result                  
Wins 13 12 6 25 31 46 24 15 0
Losses 13 13 5 20 25 26 32 8 1
Month                  
November 5 5 0 12 12 10 18 7 1
December 6 6 3 7 10 24 11 6 0
January 8 8 5 14 19 23 18 5 0
February 7 6 3 12 15 15 9 5 0

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 0.6 2.6 3.2 4.1 3.2 1.3 0.1
Conference 18 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 0.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 12 0.5 2.6 3.1 4.2 3.5 1.6 0.0
Away 12 0.9 2.5 3.4 4.3 2.8 1.1 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 2.7 2.7 2.7 4.4 0.9 0.9
Result                
Wins 13 0.7 2.7 3.4 5.1 2.6 1.6 0.0
Losses 13 0.6 2.4 3.0 3.1 3.9 1.0 0.1
Month                
November 5 0.0 4.1 4.1 3.4 6.2 2.4 0.3
December 6 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.4 2.9 1.6 0.0
January 8 0.9 2.5 3.4 4.1 3.2 0.9 0.0
February 7 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.0 0.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
DC Punches Postseason Ticket with Brumett’s 100th Win
DC Punches Postseason Ticket with Brumett’s 100th Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – DC’s honored its five-man senior class prior to the start of Saturday’s must-win game against Franklin and then completed its late-season charge into the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament with a sixth-straight win, topping the Grizzlies by a 70-68 margin.

Brown Pushes Jackets Past Bluffton for Fifth-Straight Win
Brown Pushes Jackets Past Bluffton for Fifth-Straight Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Brown logged his 11th career 20-point game, ending with a game-high 22 points to lead Defiance to a 55-53 win over Bluffton inside a packed Karl H. Weaner Community Center on Wednesday evening.

DC Rides Blistering Start to Key Road Victory at Rose-Hulman
DC Rides Blistering Start to Key Road Victory at Rose-Hulman

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Defiance led for all 40 minutes of play on Saturday and extended its longest winning streak of the season to four-straight games with a 62-59 win at Rose-Hulman.

Jackets Get Road Victory for Third-Straight Triumph
Jackets Get Road Victory for Third-Straight Triumph

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s basketball team edged Earlham by a 57-52 margin on Wednesday night on the road. The win gave the Jackets their first three-game winning streak of the season and moved DC within a single win of sixth place in the HCAC standings with three contests remaining.

Roth Nets 27 as Jackets Fall Short to Hanover
Roth Nets 27 as Jackets Fall Short to Hanover

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance opened the second half on a 21-11 run to claim a 44-41 lead but an ensuing 11-0 stretch for Hanover during the next 6:07 of action put the Panthers back in front and helped to spoil a 27-point outburst from Mason Roth in the 67-62 Yellow Jacket loss.

Second-Half Spurt Propels DC Men Past Lions
Second-Half Spurt Propels DC Men Past Lions

CINCINNATI – Defiance College scored 14-straight points during a 23-5 run to open the second half and secured a key road victory on Saturday at Mount St. Joseph.

Road Struggles Continue on Hardwood for DC Men
Road Struggles Continue on Hardwood for DC Men

BLUFFTON, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets appeared poised to secure their first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory of the season, but were outscored by a 31-18 margin over the game’s final 12:52 in a 73-67 loss at Bluffton on Wednesday evening.

DC Nets Purple and Gold Tournament Crown with Late Rally
DC Nets Purple and Gold Tournament Crown with Late Rally

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College led throughout the majority of the night but needed a furious rally in the closing moments to hold off an explosive Lakeland College squad to secure the Purple and Gold Financial Tournament championship with a thrilling, 88-87, victory.

Brown Joins 1,000-Point Club to Lead DC in Tourney Opener
Brown Joins 1,000-Point Club to Lead DC in Tourney Opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Anthony Brown became the second Yellow Jacket in two games to join Defiance College’s 1,000-point club, netting 15 points to help Defiance to an 81-77 win over Knox in Thursday’s opening round of the Purple and Gold Financial Tournament.

Wolfrum Eclipses 1,000-Point Barrier in Defiance Loss
Wolfrum Eclipses 1,000-Point Barrier in Defiance Loss

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Logan Wolfrum netted a game-high 23 points and scored his 1,000th career point on a free throw at the 11:07 mark of the second half but could not lift the Yellow Jackets past a hot-shooting Franklin squad in Saturday’s 83-68 road defeat.

Wolfrum Nets 31 in Loss to Rose-Hulman
Wolfrum Nets 31 in Loss to Rose-Hulman

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Logan Wolfrum poured in over 30 points for the fifth time in his career, ending with a season-high 31 on 10-of-18 shooting but it would not be enough to get the Jackets past Rose-Hulman on Saturday, as the visiting Engineers rolled past DC by an 87-70 margin.

Second-Half Struggles Catch Up With Jackets in HCAC Defeat
Second-Half Struggles Catch Up With Jackets in HCAC Defeat

DEFIANCE, Ohio – A blistering start and 12-point halftime lead were squandered on Wednesday night by the Defiance College men’s basketball team, as the Jackets saw Anderson use a last-second shot to complete a second-half comeback in the 70-69 setback.

Jackets Hold Off Ohio Northern for Dramatic Win
Jackets Hold Off Ohio Northern for Dramatic Win

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College saw the visiting Polar Bears of Ohio Northern scramble back from a 42-33 halftime deficit to claim a late lead, but the Jackets got a go-ahead layup from Logan Wolfrum and a game-saving block from Anthony Barnum in the closing moments to secure a thrilling, 83-80, win on Tuesday.

DC Men Fade Late in Loss at No. 9 Wooster
DC Men Fade Late in Loss at No. 9 Wooster

WOOSTER, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s basketball team returned to Wooster’s Timken Gymnasium for the first time since squaring off against No. 8 UW-Whitewater in the opening round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, this time suffering a 91-67 loss to eighth-ranked Wooster on Friday night.

Jackets Blast Kalamazoo, 91-69, to Open 2011-2012 Campaign
Jackets Blast Kalamazoo, 91-69, to Open 2011-2012 Campaign

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Defiance College outscored the Hornets of Kalamazoo by a 49-32 margin in the second half and cruised to a season-opening, 91-69, victory on the road to open the 2011-2012 season on Tuesday evening.

DC Men Poised for Rebound Season on the Hardwood
DC Men Poised for Rebound Season on the Hardwood

DEFIANCE, Ohio - One year after finishing in unfamiliar territory in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings and failing to qualify for the HCAC Tournament, which it won the previous season, the Defiance College men’s basketball program will enter the 2011-2012 campaign poised to erase the haunting memories of seven losses by five points or fewer and fully armed to make the climb back to the top of the league standings.