Men’s Basketball Head Coach Marcus Kahn
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Marcus Kahn was featured by The Free Lance-Star in an article titled “UMW men’s basketball looks for second-ever Elite Eight appearance.” In the piece, Kahn reflects on the significance of hosting an NCAA Sweet 16 game for the first time in his coaching career.
He highlights the advantage of playing at home, noting the rare opportunity for the Eagles to compete in front of a Fredericksburg crowd at Ron Rosner Arena as they pursue a spot in the Elite Eight. Read more in The Free Lance-Star.
Other media mentions for Kahn include:
University of Mary Washington men’s basketball to compete for national title (WRIC)
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Mary Washington Eagles men’s basketball team is set to compete in its first national championship in program history. Read more in WRIC.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Mary Washington Eagles men’s basketball team is set to compete in its first national championship in program history. Read more in WRIC.
BREAKING: UMW men’s basketball advances to DIII national title game (The Free Lance-Star)
The University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team will be competing for a Division III national title for the first time in school history after a 64-61 win over Trinity (CT) in the national semifinals on Saturday night. Read more in The Free Lance-Star.
Mary Washington finishes off defending champs (D3 Hoops)
FORT WAYNE – Mary Washington is still dancing. The Eagles defeated defending champion Trinity 64-61 in the second semifinal at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum and advance to play Emory in Indianapolis on April 5 for the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament championship. Read more from D3 Hoops.
SPORTS NEWS: And Then There Were Two (FXBG Advance)
Saturday’s national semifinal contest in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was a game of runs. At the end, the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team had one more run than the defending national champion, Trinity (Connecticut). Read more in the FXBG Advance.
Emory clinches first Division III finals appearance, Mary Washington topples defending champs (The Journal Gazette)
Emory will meet Mary Washington, which upended defending champion Trinity, 64-61, on April 5 at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the first national title game for both programs. Read more in The Journal Gazette.
UMW men’s basketball beats UChicago, advances to Final Four (The Free Lance-Star)
For the first time ever, the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball program will be playing in the Final Four. The Eagles took down UChicago in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball tournament, 81-73, on Thursday night in Fort Wayne, Indiana, clinching their first NCAA sectional title in the process. Read more in The Free Lance-Star.
‘Fast’ break: Hammad helps fuel UMW’s Elite Eight run while observing Ramadan (Fredericksburg Free Press)
With a little under 12 minutes remaining in the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball team’s Sweet 16 contest against Wisconsin-La Crosse, junior Hasan Hammad made his way to the bench. Read more in the Fredericksburg Free Press.
UMW men’s basketball looks to continue historic run in Elite Eight (The Free Lance-Star)
No team in the history of the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball program has ever won 27 games in a season … until this winter. Read more in The Free Lance-Star.
UMW men’s basketball reaches 2nd Elite Eight in school history (The Free Lance-Star; Fredericksburg Free Press; FXBG Advance)
What a scene it was inside of Ron Rosner Arena on Saturday night. Fredericksburg turned out to see their local college team, the University of Mary Washington, play in the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball tournament for the third time ever and first time at home in 12 years. Read more in the FXBG Advance.
Chicago on their mind: Perplexed by snub, Robinson propels Eagles to Elite 8 appearance (Fredericksburg Free Press)
Robinson scored 35 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and made some clutch shots in the contest’s final minutes to will the Eagles to a 73-68 victory over UWL in front of a packed Ron Rosner Arena. Read more in the Fredericksburg Free Press.
Mirror image: Eagles facing tall task to go from Sweet to Elite (Fredericksburg Free Press)
When Marcus Kahn watches the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men’s basketball team, it’s almost as if he’s looking in a mirror. Read more in the Fredericksburg Free Press.
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