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Junior Griffin Pils jumps into the arms of fellow student Frankie Kalble while celebrating seconds after the game ended. Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Men's basketball victory over DePauw

March 7, 2015

On March 7, the men's basketball team was victorious in their first NCAA match up 68-66 against DePauw.

Members of the mens basketball team pose with their trophy after winning the CCIW tournament with head coach Grey Giovanine.
Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Men's basketball receives first round bye in in NCAA tournament

March 2, 2015

The Augustana men’s basketball team, after winning the CCIW tournament on Feb. 28, has received the no. 1 seed and the first round bye in in the NCAA Division III national tournament. The Vikings will...

Men's basketball crowned CCIW tournament champions

March 1, 2015

The Augustana men's basketball team defeated the Illinois Wesleyan Titans in a 78-74 victory at home on Saturday to claim the CCIW tournament title. In previous matches, the Titans and the Vikings split...

Men's basketball wins over Millikin

February 15, 2015

Coach Giovanine's basketball team wins their last home match of regular season play over Millikin University with a score of 73-65. Tonight's game was also senior night with the Vikings graduating five...

Men's basketball wins at Illinois Wesleyan

February 12, 2015

The first time the two teams met Illinois Wesleyan University stole a win from the Vikings at the Carver Center with a score of 89-84 on Jan. 21. This loss was the Vikings' first in a 10 game winning streak. Coach...

Men's basketball falls in rankings

February 11, 2015

The Augustana men's basketball team has fallen in the rankings from no. 6 last week to no.11 this week. Coach Grey Giovanine's squad over the last couple of weeks has accumulated losses to North Park...

Junior Tayvian Johnson fights for the ball during tipoff against IWU last month. The Vikings have lost two of their last four were looking to beat North Central.
Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Team hopes to snag a win: Basketball prepares for Carthage match

February 6, 2015

The men’s basketball team doesn’t want previous games to affect their preparation for the upcoming home game against Carthage College on Feb. 7. While the men’s basketball team beat Carthage 73-42...

Hoepfner shoots a free throw against Illinois Wesleyan.
Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Down, but not out: Hoepfner back after concussion

January 29, 2015

Senior Nic Hoepfner of the Augustana Men’s Basketball team has been striving to return to his starting center position following a concussion injury last month. Hoepfner recalled that Augustana’s...

Vikings win in overtime against Elmhurst

January 29, 2015

Augustana men's basketball defeat 16th ranked Elmhurst in overtime with a score of 77-73. The Vikings fell behind the Bluejays early in overtime but battled back with the help of junior Jawan Straughter...

Giovanine gets 300th victory as a Viking

January 26, 2015

Men's  head basketball coach Grey Giovanine received his 300th win on Jan 24. in Decatur, IL, with a win over Millikin 71-68. To take the win, junior Ben Ryan scored a total of 16 points, while junior...

Guard Hunter Hill charges forward with the ball during the Wesleyan game on Wednesday.
Photo by Hoang Nguyen.

Augie loses to Illinois Wesleyan at home

January 22, 2015

  The number 1 ranked division three basketball team in the nation, the Augustana Vikings, took their first hit at home, losing 84-89 to the unranked Illinois Wesleyan. "We've won 10 in a row,...

Men's basketball defeats North Central

January 15, 2015

The Vikings beat the number nine ranked team North Central College with a 75-64 win on the road to move to 14-1 overall. With this win, Giovanine's squad leads the CCIW with a record of 4-0 in conference...

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