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Category: St. Thomas

No. 5 North Dakota Battles Past No. 4 St. Thomas in Summit League Quarterfinals

Posted on March 7, 2025 By Madison VanWalleghen

North Dakota won a tough battle against St. Thomas in the quarterfinals on Friday, 80-67. Both teams got off to a hot start, trading baskets back and forth. St. Thomas held an 11-9 lead at the first media timeout. At the end of the first, St. Thomas led 16-15, fueled by nine first-frame points from…

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Articles, North Dakota, St. Thomas, Women's Basketball

Reaching the Summit Players of the Week January 27 to February 2

Posted on February 5, 2025 By Todd Buckingham
Reaching the Summit Players of the Week January 27 to February 2

Senior of the week Marquel Sutton Omaha Photo by Mary Pritchard Sutton wins the Senior of the Week award for the second time this season—this time in a tightly contested race against Dre’ Bullock of South Dakota. Sutton continues to be the straw that stirs the drink for the Mavericks and is pushing for a…

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Denver, Men's Basketball, Omaha, South Dakota, South Dakota State, St. Thomas

Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 30 to January 5

Posted on January 7, 2025 By Todd Buckingham
Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 30 to January 5

Senior of the Week Marquel Sutton Omaha Photo by Mary Pritchard The Senior of the Week award continues to be one of the most competitive this year. With multiple players putting up great performances every week. One of the items that helped the voters put Sutton over the top was Sutton leading the way in…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, Omaha, St. Thomas

Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 16-22

Posted on December 26, 2024 By Todd Buckingham
Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 16-22

Senior of the Week Jamar Brown Kansas City Photo by Ryan Weaver   The Roos seem to have turned things around this season and I don’t think it’s an accident it coincides with Jamar Brown’s return from injury. On his way to the Senior of the Week award, Brown averaged 19.5 points. However, Brown had…

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Denver, Kansas City, Men's Basketball, North Dakota, St. Thomas

Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 3-9

Posted on December 11, 2024 By Todd Buckingham
Reaching the Summit Players of the Week December 3-9

We are a month into the season and have gotten through the bulk of non-division 1 games so after awarding a player of the month for November. Time to start awarding players of the week. Senior of the Week Jacksen Moni North Dakota State Photo Zachary Lucy It seemed to take Moni a bit of…

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Men's Basketball, NDSU, South Dakota, St. Thomas

St. Thomas 90 Green Bay 76

Posted on November 8, 2024 By Sam Goaley

In St. Thomas’s first road trip of the season it took them to a familiar opponent, the Green Bay Phoenix. St. Thomas’s fresh faces, once again, led them to a road victory 90-76 The game started off with a bang as UW-GB’s Anthony Roy led scoring with a slam dunk, and then he almost immediately…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

University of St. Thomas Opening Week Preview

Posted on November 4, 2024 By Sam Goaley

The St. Thomas Tommie’s Men’s Basketball team opens up the season with a week that is best described as crawl (North Central), walk (at Green Bay), run (at Oklahoma State). OPENING NIGHT Tonight their opponent is a perennial opponent, the North Central University Rams. UST has scored over 100 points or more in the last…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

St. Thomas Men’s Basketball Awards Show Recap 2023-24

Posted on March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 By Sam Goaley No Comments on St. Thomas Men’s Basketball Awards Show Recap 2023-24

Well, here it is back for the third year, the St. Thomas Men’s Basketball Awards Show Recap. I will provide the voting below and provide some end of the year commentary on the season. Best Dunk Results Winner-Raheem vs Omaha 62.1% of the vote This was a dominating dunk, not surprised this was the winner…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

SDSU vs St. Thomas-3/11/2024 Preview

Posted on March 11, 2024 By Sam Goaley No Comments on SDSU vs St. Thomas-3/11/2024 Preview

St. Thomas sent NDSU yesterday with a very slow, efficent, and dominant offensive performance. UST and NDSU each had multiple 10+ scoring runs. Their effort was rewarded with the opportunity to face the #1 Seed, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits, and the Summit League Player of the Year, Zeke Mayo. How the other games went:…

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Articles, Men's Basketball, St. Thomas

No. 4 South Dakota holds off No. 5 St. Thomas in Quarterfinal Round

Posted on March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 By Madison VanWalleghen No Comments on No. 4 South Dakota holds off No. 5 St. Thomas in Quarterfinal Round

No. 4 South Dakota fought off a late rally to defeat No. 5 St. Thomas 70-57 in Sunday’s quarterfinal round of the 2024 Summit League Women’s Basketball Championships in Sioux Falls. Walker Demers and Grace Larkins tallied the first points for the Yotes. A few possessions later, Larkins launched and buried a triple, putting USD…

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