Ryan Hicks

25 Ryan Hicks

Height:

6-6
Weight:

190
Year:

Sr
Hometown:

Port Clinton, Ohio
High School:

Port Clinton
Position:

F
Major:

Business Administration

gp

26
pts/g

17.1
fg %

51.4
3pt %

27.3
ft %

79.4
reb/g

5.9
a/g

2.4

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Bio

Senior (2013-14): D3Hoops.com Third Team All-Midwest Region ... First Team All-HCAC ... HCAC All-Tournament Team ... 46th Member of DC's 1,000-Point Club (Feb. 1) ... Purple and Gold All-Tournament Team ... W&L Tip-Off All-Tournament Team (MVP) ... Played in 26 games with 26 starts … Averaged 34.5 minutes per game with 897 minutes played … Made 445 points on the year, averaging 17.1 points per game … Shot 171-of-333 (.514) from the field ... Shot 3-of-11 (.273) from 3-point range ... Shot 100-of-126 (.794) from the free throw line ... Collected 154 rebounds (5.9 per game) ... 26 offensive rebounds ... 128 defensive rebounds ... Had 14 blocks ... Made 22 steals ... Recorded 63 assists.

Junior (2012-13): Played in 27 games with 25 starts…Averaged 30.5 minutes per game with 824 minutes played…Made 338 points on the year, averaging 12.5 points per game…Shot 135-of-244 (.553) from the field...Shot 3-of-6 (.500) from 3-point range...Shot 65-of-78 (.833) from the free throw line...Collected 154 rebounds (5.7 per game)...34 offensive rebounds...120 defensive rebounds...Had 30 blocks...Made 23 steals...Recorded 41 assists...Had 69 fouls...Turned the ball over 39 times.

Sopjomore (2011-12): Earned time in 24 games … Started nine games over final 11 games of the season … Responded by hitting 73.0 percent from the floor during that stretch … Paced the Purple and Gold with a 90.9-percent clip from the free throw line … Ended third on the squad with a 52.5-percent rate from the field … Ranked among DC’s top-five with 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per outing … Also ranked fourth on Defiance and 14th in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference with 0.6 blocks per night … Led team in steals and blocks five times … Topped Jackets in rebounding three times … Registered 12 points and nine boards, to go with season-highs of three blocks and 29 minutes played at Anderson on January 25 in first start of season … Reached double figures in scoring four times … Saw 20-plus minutes in 11 outings, helping Jackets go 8-3 in those affairs … Shot 60.4 percent and averaged 5.6 points per game in Defiance victories … Averaged 0.8 blocks per showing in league play … Ended sophomore season ranked fourth on DC’s all-time blocks list with 0.76 per game.

Freshman (2010-11): Played in all 25 games as a freshman … Broke into the starting lineup 17 times … Wasted no time making presence felt with 9.1 points per game through first 10 collegiate contests … Ended the year as DC’s leading block artist and ranked fourth in the HCAC with 23 blocks … Ranked second on DC and eighth among all HCAC performers with 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 offensive boards per game … Also rated among squad’s top-three with 8.3 points per game and 22 steals … Topped Jackets in blocks in 14 games … Led team in thefts nine times and in rebounding four times … Cracked double digits in scoring eight times ... Scored at least six points in 21 games … Netted pair of double-doubles … Was especially tough inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center with 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per outing … Did not shy from the big stage, connecting on 54.5 percent from the floor during the final five minutes of each game … Posted ninth-highest, single-season rate in DC history with 0.92 blocks per night.

Prep: Four-time letterman at Port Clinton High … Played for head coach Troy Diels … Three-time team Most Valuable Player … Three-time First-Team All-Sandusky Bay Conference performer … Earned First-Team All-Ohio honors, after leading Redskins to 26-1 record and a trip to the Ohio State Division II Finals … Voted as Northwest Ohio Player of the Year.

Personal: Born in Sandusky, Ohio ... On January 9, 1992 ... Son of Tim and Lori Hicks … Has one sister; Ashley ... Majoring in business administration.

Recent games

Date	Opponent	Result

Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 8	Mt. St. Joseph	W, 76-65
Feb 12	Earlham (Ind.)	W, 56-41
Feb 15	at Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 76-58
Feb 19	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 73-46
Feb 22	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 73-71
Feb 28	vs. Hanover (Ind.)	L, 61-54

Season Statistics

	Overall	Conference

	Overall	Conference
Games	26	18
Games started	26	18
Minutes	897	629
Minutes per game	34.5	34.9
FG	171-333	116-226
FG Pct	51.4	51.3
3PT	3-11	3-9
3PT Pct	27.3	33.3
FT	100-126	77-93
FT Pct	79.4	82.8
Off rebounds	26	19
Def rebounds	128	76
Total rebounds	154	95
Rebounds per game	5.9	5.3
Personal fouls	70	44
Disqualifications	3	1
Assists	63	43
Turnovers	51	39
Assist to turnover ratio	1.2	1.1
Steals	22	16
Blocks	14	9
Points	445	312
Points per game	17.1	17.3
Points per 40 min	19.8	19.8

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 15	vs. Southern Virginia	W, 87-47	1	24	4-5	80.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	9
Nov 16	vs. Ferrum	W, 83-79	1	38	12-19	63.2	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	27
Nov 20	at Alma (Mich.)	W, 70-68	1	27	5-12	41.7	0-0	-	0-2	0.0	10
Nov 26	Ohio Northern	W, 70-66	1	38	11-17	64.7	0-1	0.0	5-7	71.4	27
Dec 4	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 67-48	1	33	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	3-4	75.0	5
Dec 7	at Mt. St. Joseph	W, 72-64	1	40	12-15	80.0	0-0	-	15-16	93.8	39
Dec 14	Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 78-50	1	29	5-11	45.5	0-0	-	6-7	85.7	16
Dec 27	at Oakland	L, 87-66	1	31	3-9	33.3	0-0	-	9-10	90.0	15
Dec 29	Albion (Mich.)	W, 50-48	1	40	8-19	42.1	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	18
Dec 30	Ohio Wesleyan	L, 75-62	1	34	6-12	50.0	0-0	-	3-6	50.0	15
Jan 4	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 67-63	1	38	8-13	61.5	1-2	50.0	8-9	88.9	25
Jan 8	Anderson (Ind.)	W, 69-59	1	33	8-12	66.7	0-1	0.0	6-10	60.0	22
Jan 11	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-57	1	38	9-17	52.9	0-0	-	1-3	33.3	19
Jan 15	Bluffton	W, 55-42	1	37	7-13	53.8	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	14
Jan 18	at Franklin (Ind.)	W, 54-52	1	26	4-8	50.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	10
Jan 22	at Earlham (Ind.)	W, 71-55	1	36	11-16	68.8	1-1	100.0	9-10	90.0	32
Jan 25	Hanover (Ind.)	W, 59-51	1	43	5-12	41.7	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	15
Jan 29	at Bluffton	W, 62-53	1	38	3-10	30.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	8
Feb 1	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-54	1	32	7-14	50.0	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	16
Feb 6	at Anderson (Ind.)	W, 68-57	1	40	6-13	46.2	0-0	-	8-8	100.0	20
Feb 8	Mt. St. Joseph	W, 76-65	1	39	8-11	72.7	1-2	50.0	1-1	100.0	18
Feb 12	Earlham (Ind.)	W, 56-41	1	33	1-7	14.3	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	3
Feb 15	at Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 76-58	1	31	10-21	47.6	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	21
Feb 19	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 73-46	1	23	5-13	38.5	0-0	-	2-2	100.0	12
Feb 22	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 73-71	1	40	6-17	35.3	0-1	0.0	5-7	71.4	17
Feb 28	vs. Hanover (Ind.)	L, 61-54	1	36	6-14	42.9	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	12

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 15	vs. Southern Virginia	W, 87-47	1	24	1	5	6	1	2	1	1
Nov 16	vs. Ferrum	W, 83-79	1	38	2	7	9	4	2	0	1
Nov 20	at Alma (Mich.)	W, 70-68	1	27	0	5	5	2	1	2	0
Nov 26	Ohio Northern	W, 70-66	1	38	2	9	11	3	1	1	0
Dec 4	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 67-48	1	33	2	8	10	1	3	0	0
Dec 7	at Mt. St. Joseph	W, 72-64	1	40	0	6	6	2	4	1	0
Dec 14	Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 78-50	1	29	3	2	5	1	2	2	1
Dec 27	at Oakland	L, 87-66	1	31	0	7	7	1	1	0	0
Dec 29	Albion (Mich.)	W, 50-48	1	40	0	6	6	4	3	0	2
Dec 30	Ohio Wesleyan	L, 75-62	1	34	2	7	9	5	2	1	1
Jan 4	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 67-63	1	38	1	5	6	4	1	0	0
Jan 8	Anderson (Ind.)	W, 69-59	1	33	0	1	1	2	0	2	2
Jan 11	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-57	1	38	0	2	2	0	2	2	0
Jan 15	Bluffton	W, 55-42	1	37	3	4	7	2	2	2	1
Jan 18	at Franklin (Ind.)	W, 54-52	1	26	0	5	5	2	4	0	0
Jan 22	at Earlham (Ind.)	W, 71-55	1	36	2	7	9	3	3	2	1
Jan 25	Hanover (Ind.)	W, 59-51	1	43	1	7	8	0	4	2	0
Jan 29	at Bluffton	W, 62-53	1	38	0	2	2	4	4	0	0
Feb 1	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-54	1	32	1	1	2	2	2	1	0
Feb 6	at Anderson (Ind.)	W, 68-57	1	40	1	4	5	4	2	1	2
Feb 8	Mt. St. Joseph	W, 76-65	1	39	0	4	4	5	3	0	0
Feb 12	Earlham (Ind.)	W, 56-41	1	33	1	1	2	4	0	0	0
Feb 15	at Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 76-58	1	31	0	4	4	3	2	0	2
Feb 19	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 73-46	1	23	2	6	8	2	0	1	0
Feb 22	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 73-71	1	40	2	7	9	2	1	0	0
Feb 28	vs. Hanover (Ind.)	L, 61-54	1	36	0	6	6	0	0	1	0

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 15	vs. Southern Virginia	W, 87-47	1	1	0	0.5
Nov 16	vs. Ferrum	W, 83-79	1	4	0	2.0
Nov 20	at Alma (Mich.)	W, 70-68	1	4	0	2.0
Nov 26	Ohio Northern	W, 70-66	1	5	1	3.0
Dec 4	at Manchester (Ind.)	W, 67-48	1	3	0	0.3
Dec 7	at Mt. St. Joseph	W, 72-64	1	4	0	0.5
Dec 14	Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 78-50	1	3	0	0.5
Dec 27	at Oakland	L, 87-66	1	3	0	1.0
Dec 29	Albion (Mich.)	W, 50-48	1	2	0	1.3
Dec 30	Ohio Wesleyan	L, 75-62	1	5	1	2.5
Jan 4	at Hanover (Ind.)	L, 67-63	1	4	0	4.0
Jan 8	Anderson (Ind.)	W, 69-59	1	3	0	-
Jan 11	Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-57	1	2	0	0.0
Jan 15	Bluffton	W, 55-42	1	2	0	1.0
Jan 18	at Franklin (Ind.)	W, 54-52	1	3	0	0.5
Jan 22	at Earlham (Ind.)	W, 71-55	1	1	0	1.0
Jan 25	Hanover (Ind.)	W, 59-51	1	2	0	0.0
Jan 29	at Bluffton	W, 62-53	1	3	0	1.0
Feb 1	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 58-54	1	5	1	1.0
Feb 6	at Anderson (Ind.)	W, 68-57	1	2	0	2.0
Feb 8	Mt. St. Joseph	W, 76-65	1	2	0	1.7
Feb 12	Earlham (Ind.)	W, 56-41	1	1	0	-
Feb 15	at Transylvania (Ky.)	W, 76-58	1	2	-	1.5
Feb 19	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 73-46	1	0	0	-
Feb 22	Franklin (Ind.)	W, 73-71	1	2	0	2.0
Feb 28	vs. Hanover (Ind.)	L, 61-54	1	2	0	-

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2010-11	25	26.2	3.4-7.1	0.0-0.0	1.5-2.1	8.3
2011-12	24	18.3	2.2-4.1	0.0-0.1	0.8-0.9	5.2
2012-13	27	30.5	5.0-9.0	0.1-0.2	2.4-2.9	12.5
2013-14	26	34.5	6.6-12.8	0.1-0.4	3.8-4.8	17.1
Total	102	27.6	4.3-8.4	0.1-0.2	2.2-2.7	10.9

Career Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2010-11	25	17	655	85-177	48.0	0-1	0.0	38-53	71.7	208
2011-12	24	9	440	52-99	52.5	0-2	0.0	20-22	90.9	124
2012-13	27	25	824	135-244	55.3	3-6	50.0	65-78	83.3	338
2013-14	26	26	897	171-333	51.4	3-11	27.3	100-126	79.4	445
Total	102	77	2816	443-853	51.9	6-20	30.0	223-279	79.9	1115

Career Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
2010-11	25	655	26.2	5.2-10.8	0.0-0.1	0.0	2.3-3.2	12.7
2011-12	24	440	18.3	4.7-9.0	0.0-0.2	0.0	1.8-2.0	11.3
2012-13	27	824	30.5	6.6-11.8	0.1-0.3	50.0	3.2-3.8	16.4
2013-14	26	897	34.5	7.6-14.8	0.1-0.5	27.3	4.5-5.6	19.8
Total	102	2816	27.6	6.3-12.1	0.1-0.3	30.0	3.2-4.0	15.8

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
2010-11	25	1.9	3.5	5.4	0.8	1.4	0.9	0.9
2011-12	24	0.5	2.0	2.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6
2012-13	27	1.3	4.4	5.7	1.5	1.4	0.9	1.1
2013-14	26	1.0	4.9	5.9	2.4	2.0	0.8	0.5
Total	102	1.2	3.8	5.0	1.3	1.4	0.8	0.8

Career Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2010-11	25	17	48	87	135	20	34	22	23
2011-12	24	9	13	49	62	13	15	11	14
2012-13	27	25	34	120	154	41	38	23	30
2013-14	26	26	26	128	154	63	51	22	14
Total	102	77	121	384	505	137	138	78	81

Career Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2010-11	25	2.9	5.3	8.2	1.2	2.1	1.3	1.4
2011-12	24	1.2	4.5	5.6	1.2	1.4	1.0	1.3
2012-13	27	1.7	5.8	7.5	2.0	1.8	1.1	1.5
2013-14	26	1.2	5.7	6.9	2.8	2.3	1.0	0.6
Total	102	1.7	5.5	7.2	1.9	2.0	1.1	1.2

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg

	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	26	34.5	6.6-12.8	0.1-0.4	3.8-4.8	17.1
Conference	18	34.9	6.4-12.6	0.2-0.5	4.3-5.2	17.3
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	12	35.6	6.6-13.4	0.1-0.6	3.1-4.5	16.3
Away	11	33.8	6.4-12.2	0.2-0.3	5.4-6.0	18.3
Neutral	3	32.7	7.3-12.7	0.0-0.3	1.3-2.0	16.0
Result
Wins	20	34.4	6.6-12.7	0.1-0.4	3.9-4.8	17.1
Losses	6	34.8	6.5-13.2	0.2-0.5	3.8-5.0	17.0
Month
November	4	31.8	8.0-13.2	0.0-0.2	2.2-3.8	18.3
December	6	34.5	5.8-11.5	0.0-0.0	6.3-7.5	18.0
January	8	36.1	6.9-12.6	0.2-0.6	4.1-5.4	18.1
February	8	34.3	6.1-13.8	0.1-0.6	2.5-2.9	14.9

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	26	26	897	171-333	51.4	3-11	27.3	100-126	79.4	445
Conference	18	18	629	116-226	51.3	3-9	33.3	77-93	82.8	312
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	12	12	427	79-161	49.1	1-7	14.3	37-54	68.5	196
Away	11	11	372	70-134	52.2	2-3	66.7	59-66	89.4	201
Neutral	3	3	98	22-38	57.9	0-1	0.0	4-6	66.7	48
Result
Wins	20	20	688	132-254	52.0	2-8	25.0	77-96	80.2	343
Losses	6	6	209	39-79	49.4	1-3	33.3	23-30	76.7	102
Month
November	4	4	127	32-53	60.4	0-1	0.0	9-15	60.0	73
December	6	6	207	35-69	50.7	0-0	-	38-45	84.4	108
January	8	8	289	55-101	54.5	2-5	40.0	33-43	76.7	145
February	8	8	274	49-110	44.5	1-5	20.0	20-23	87.0	119

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40

	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	26	897	34.5	7.6-14.8	0.1-0.5	27.3	4.5-5.6	19.8
Conference	18	629	34.9	7.4-14.4	0.2-0.6	33.3	4.9-5.9	19.8
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	12	427	35.6	7.4-15.1	0.1-0.7	14.3	3.5-5.1	18.4
Away	11	372	33.8	7.5-14.4	0.2-0.3	66.7	6.3-7.1	21.6
Neutral	3	98	32.7	9.0-15.5	0.0-0.4	0.0	1.6-2.4	19.6
Result
Wins	20	688	34.4	7.7-14.8	0.1-0.5	25.0	4.5-5.6	19.9
Losses	6	209	34.8	7.5-15.1	0.2-0.6	33.3	4.4-5.7	19.5
Month
November	4	127	31.8	10.1-16.7	0.0-0.3	0.0	2.8-4.7	23.0
December	6	207	34.5	6.8-13.3	0.0-0.0	-	7.3-8.7	20.9
January	8	289	36.1	7.6-14.0	0.3-0.7	40.0	4.6-6.0	20.1
February	8	274	34.3	7.2-16.1	0.1-0.7	20.0	2.9-3.4	17.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g

	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	26	1.0	4.9	5.9	2.4	2.0	0.8	0.5
Conference	18	1.1	4.2	5.3	2.4	2.2	0.9	0.5
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	1.3	4.7	6.0	2.5	1.7	1.1	0.6
Away	11	0.6	4.9	5.5	2.5	2.5	0.6	0.5
Neutral	3	1.0	6.0	7.0	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.7
Result
Wins	20	1.1	5.0	6.1	2.5	2.1	0.8	0.7
Losses	6	0.7	4.7	5.3	2.0	1.3	0.8	0.2
Month
November	4	1.3	6.5	7.8	2.5	1.5	1.0	0.5
December	6	1.2	6.0	7.2	2.3	2.5	0.7	0.7
January	8	0.9	4.1	5.0	2.1	2.5	1.3	0.5
February	8	0.9	4.1	5.0	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk

	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	26	26	26	128	154	63	51	22	14
Conference	18	18	19	76	95	43	39	16	9
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	12	16	56	72	30	20	13	7
Away	11	11	7	54	61	28	27	7	5
Neutral	3	3	3	18	21	5	4	2	2
Result
Wins	20	20	22	100	122	51	43	17	13
Losses	6	6	4	28	32	12	8	5	1
Month
November	4	4	5	26	31	10	6	4	2
December	6	6	7	36	43	14	15	4	4
January	8	8	7	33	40	17	20	10	4
February	8	8	7	33	40	22	10	4	4

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40

	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	26	1.2	5.7	6.9	2.8	2.3	1.0	0.6
Conference	18	1.2	4.8	6.0	2.7	2.5	1.0	0.6
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	12	1.5	5.2	6.7	2.8	1.9	1.2	0.7
Away	11	0.8	5.8	6.6	3.0	2.9	0.8	0.5
Neutral	3	1.2	7.3	8.6	2.0	1.6	0.8	0.8
Result
Wins	20	1.3	5.8	7.1	3.0	2.5	1.0	0.8
Losses	6	0.8	5.4	6.1	2.3	1.5	1.0	0.2
Month
November	4	1.6	8.2	9.8	3.1	1.9	1.3	0.6
December	6	1.4	7.0	8.3	2.7	2.9	0.8	0.8
January	8	1.0	4.6	5.5	2.4	2.8	1.4	0.6
February	8	1.0	4.8	5.8	3.2	1.5	0.6	0.6

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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Article
March 19, 2014

Hicks named to D3Hoops.com All-Region team

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College’s Ryan Hicks has added another accolade to his legacy for the Purple and Gold after being named to the 2014 D3Hoops.com All-Region team.

March 19, 2014

Article
March 04, 2014

Four Yellow Jackets named to All-HCAC teams

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Four Defiance College Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball players have been recognized by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches and have been named to one of four All-HCAC honors.

March 04, 2014

Article
March 03, 2014

Ryan Hicks named to HCAC All-Tournament Team

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Defiance College Men's Basketball senior Ryan Hicks was named to the 2014 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after his performance in the semi-final round.

March 03, 2014

Article
February 28, 2014

Yellow Jackets fall in HCAC Semifinals to Hanover 61-54

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball team suffered a setback in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Semifinals Friday night, falling to Hanover College 61-54.

February 28, 2014

Article
February 22, 2014

DC earns share of HCAC title with 73-71 win over Franklin

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Ryan Hicks led the Yellow Jackets on his senior day and pushed Defiance past Franklin 73-71 to secure a share of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship.

February 22, 2014

Article
February 19, 2014

DC cruises to 73-46 win over Manchester, secure No. 2 seed

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets secured the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye in the HCAC Tournament next week with a 73-46 win over Manchester Wednesday night.

February 19, 2014

Article
February 15, 2014

Yellow Jackets earn season sweep with 76-58 win over Transy

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets picked up their first win at Transylvania and earned their first sweep of the Pioneers in six seasons with a 76-58 victory Saturday afternoon.

February 15, 2014

Article
February 12, 2014

Defiance tops Earlham 56-41 for Brumett's 100th win at DC

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets defeated Earlham College Wednesday night 56-41 to give head coach Kyle Brumett his 100th career victory at the helm of the Purple and Gold.

February 12, 2014

Article
February 07, 2014

Inside the Hive - Ryan Hicks

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Inside the Hive's Alyssa Turton talks with men's basketball player Ryan Hicks.

February 07, 2014

Article
February 06, 2014

Yellow Jackets grab 68-57 victory at Anderson

ANDERSON, Ind. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets pulled away late to defeat Anderson University 68-57 Thursday night to close a three-game stretch on the road.

February 06, 2014

Article
February 01, 2014

Hicks reaches 1000 career points in Defiance loss at Rose

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Ryan Hicks surpassed the 1000-career point milestone Saturday afternoon as the Defiance College Yellow Jackets fell to Rose-Hulman 58-54 in a battle of first-place teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.

February 01, 2014

Article
January 29, 2014

Yellow Jackets sweep the Beavers for first time in six seasons

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets rode a hot start to a 62-53 victory over Bluffton Wednesday night, marking the first time that either team has swept the regular season series since Defiance did it in 2007-08.

January 29, 2014

Article
January 25, 2014

Defiance tops Hanover 59-51 in OT thriller

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets topped Hanover College 59-51 in an overtime thriller Saturday afternoon in the Weaner Center.

January 25, 2014

Article
January 22, 2014

Hicks leads Yellow Jackets to 71-55 victory over Earlham

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets closed out the first half of the conference season Wednesday night with a 71-55 victory on the road over Earlham College.

January 22, 2014

Article
January 18, 2014

Roth hits jumper at buzzer to lead DC past Franklin 54-52

FRANKLIN, Ind. – Mason Roth hit a jumper as time expired to push the Defiance College Yellow Jackets past Franklin College Saturday afternoon 54-52 in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference thriller.

January 18, 2014

Article
January 15, 2014

Yellow Jackets cruise to 55-42 victory over rival Bluffton

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets defeated arch rival Bluffton University Wednesday night in front of a packed house, knocking off the Beavers 55-42 with an all-around effort.

January 15, 2014

Article
January 11, 2014

Yellow Jackets lose heart breaker to Rose Hulman 58-57

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Men’s Basketball team fell to Rose-Hulman Saturday afternoon 58-57 in a heart-breaking loss in the final seconds.

January 11, 2014

Article
January 04, 2014

Defiance's comeback bid falls short with 67-63 defeat at Hanover

HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College Men’s Basketball team fell short in a comeback effort Saturday afternoon, falling to Hanover 67-63 at Collier Arena.

January 04, 2014

Article
December 30, 2013

Yellow Jackets fall in P&G Tournament Final 75-62 to OWU

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College men's basketball team fell 75-62 to Ohio Wesleyan Monday night in the Purple and Gold Financial Tournament championship game inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.

December 30, 2013

Article
December 29, 2013

Defiance wins in P&G Tournament opener against Albion 50-48

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Mason Roth made a pair of free throws with .7 seconds remaining to push the Defiance Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball team past Albion College 50-48 in the Purple and Gold Tournament semifinals on Sunday night.

December 29, 2013

Article
December 27, 2013

Yellow Jackets fall to DI Oakland 87-66 for first loss

ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Defiance College Yellow Jackets suffered their first loss of the season Friday night at the hands of Division I Oakland University, falling to the Golden Grizzlies 87-66 at the O’rena.

December 27, 2013

Article
December 14, 2013

DC matches best start in 40 years with 78-50 win over Transy

DEFIANCE, Ohio – Even though it was cold outside and the snow was falling, Defiance (7-0, 3-0 HCAC) continued its hot start to the season with a dominating 78-50 win over Transylvania (2-5, 1-2 HCAC).

December 14, 2013

Article
December 07, 2013

Hicks' 39 points leads DC past MSJ 72-64 to improve to 6-0

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The Yellow Jackets Men's Basketball team remained undefeated this season as senior Ryan Hicks scored 39 points to lead Defiance (6-0, 2-0 HCAC) past Mount St. Joseph Saturday afternoon 72-64.

December 07, 2013

Article
December 04, 2013

Edwards' career night leads DC to 5-0 start via 67-48 win over MU

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets marked the best start in 40 years Wednesday night with a 67-48 victory over Manchester University to open up conference play as Bernard Edwards scored 31 points and seven three pointers in a career night.

December 04, 2013

Article
November 26, 2013

Defiance opens home schedule with 70-66 win over ONU

DEFIANCE, Ohio - Defiance College matched its best start to a season in the Kyle Brumett era Tuesday night with a 70-66 victory over Ohio Northern in front of a near-capacity crowd inside the Karl H. Weaner Center.

November 26, 2013

Article
November 20, 2013

DC storms back in come from behind 70-68 victory at Alma

ALMA, Mich. - The Defiance College Yellow Jackets put together a second half comeback to defeat Alma College 70-68 Wednesday night at Art Smith Arena.

November 20, 2013

Article
November 18, 2013

Hicks named HCAC Player of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Defiance College senior forward Ryan Hicks (Port Clinton, Ohio/H.S.) led the Yellow Jackets to the Washington & Lee Season Tip-Off Tournament title over the weekend and has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week.

November 18, 2013

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November 16, 2013

DC wins W&L Tip-Off Tournament with 83-79 victory

LEXINGTON, Va. - Defiance College picked up an early season tournament championship with an 83-79 victory over Ferrum College Saturday afternoon to win the Washington and Lee Season Tip-Off Tournament.

November 16, 2013

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November 15, 2013

Basketball opens season with 87-47 victory over SVU

LEXINGTON, Va. - The Defiance College Men's Basketball team opened up its 2013-14 campaign in a big way Friday night, defeating Southern Virginia University 87-47 to advance to the championship game of the Washington and Lee Season Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday.

November 15, 2013

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November 14, 2013

DC set to open 13-14 campaign vs So. Virginia at W&L Tip-Off

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College Yellow Jacket Men’s Basketball team will begin the 2013-14 campaign Friday evening with its season opener in the Washington and Lee Tip-Off Tournament.

November 14, 2013

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October 30, 2013

Yellow Jackets picked third in HCAC preseason poll

GREENWOOD, Ind. - The Defiance College Men's Basketball team was selected third by the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches in the 2013-14 preseason poll that was announced Wednesday afternoon.

October 30, 2013

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