https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/MBB_D3hoops After earning MASCAC All-Conference honors, Fitchburg State's Jalen Jackson and Westfield's State Kenney Rogers Jr. earned d3hoops.com All-Region accolades. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/MBB_D3hoops https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/26_MBB_All-Conference Westfield State’s Kenney Rogers Jr. repeats as the 2025-26 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while Worcester State’s Johnny Annan is Defensive Player of the Year. The duo headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the eight coaches around the conference prior to the MASCAC Tournament. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/26_MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/26_MBB_Champ Worcester State University freshman Joe Okla scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Worcester State to the 2026 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship with a 73-71 win over host Westfield State in the title game at the Woodward Center on Sunday afternoon. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/releases/26_MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/D3hoops-NABC_Honors After claiming the MASCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors, Kenneth Rogers Jr. of Westfield State and Brandon Goris of Worcester State claim postseason accolades from d3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Wed, 19 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/D3hoops-NABC_Honors https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/25_MBB_All-C Westfield State’s Kenneth Rogers Jr. and Worcester State’s Brandon Goris are the 2024-25 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while the Owls’ Eric Johnson is Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/25_MBB_All-C https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/25_MBB_Champ Senior forward Eric Johnson delivered a double-double with an 18-point, 10-rebound performance to lead the top-seeded Westfield State Owls to the 2025 MASCAC Conference Championship title with a convincing 93-63 victory over the second-seeded Salem State Vikings on Saturday afternoon from the Woodward Center in Westfield, Mass. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/releases/25_MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/Nkrumah_All-American After an outstanding season that saw him repeat as the MASCAC Player of the Year and lead the Lancers to back-to-back regular season and tournament titles, Aaron Nkrumah added All-American to his list of career honors. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/Nkrumah_All-American https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/MBB_All-Conference Junior Aaron Nkrumah of Worcester State and senior Brendon Hamilton of Westfield State are the 2023-24 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/MBB_Champ On the back of MASCAC Tournament MVP Ryan Rubenskas, the Worcester State Lancers won their second straight MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament title with a 80-79 overtime victory over Bridgewater State. Sat, 24 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2023-24/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/MBB_All-Conference Sophomore Aaron Nkrumah of Worcester State and graduate student Emerson Halbleib of Bridgewater State are the 2022-23 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/MBB_Champ Brissette Court was lit up Sunday afternoon as the Worcester State Lancers and the Westfield Owls clashed in the 2023 MASCAC Men's Basketball Championship. Tournament MVP graduate student Erik Bjorn grabbed 24 rebounds to lead Worcester State to their first MASCAC Championship since 1994. Sun, 26 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2022-23/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/MBB_All-Conference Graduate guard Sean Bryan of Salem State and junior forward Brendon Hamilton of Westfield State are the 2021-22 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/MBB_Champ Tournament MVP Brendon Hamilton grabbed 26 rebounds and scored 16 points, leading Westfield State men's basketball to an 80-66 win over Worcester State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference title game on Saturday afternoon at the Woodward Center. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/MBB_All-Conference Senior forward Hakeem Animashaun of Salem State is the 2019-20 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/MBB_Champ Westfield State got 30 points and 12 rebounds from tournament MVP Jauch Green, Jr. (Hartford, Conn./Cromwell) as he helped led the Owls to the 2020 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference title with hard-earned 81-77 win over Worcester State in the championship game at the Woodward. Center on Saturday afternoon. Sat, 29 Feb 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019AllMASCAC Sean Bryan from Salem State headlined the 2018-19 MASCAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team as he was named the MASCAC Player of the Year in a vote conducted by the league's head coaches. Wed, 27 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019AllMASCAC https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019MBBChampSSU The top-seeded Salem State Vikings defeated No. 2 seed Westfield State, 66-57, to earn the 2019 MASCAC Men's Basketball Championship. The Vikings earn the conference's AQ into the NCAA Tournament. Sat, 23 Feb 2019 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/2019MBBChampSSU https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/MBB_All-Conference Senior Shaquan Murray of Salem State is the 2017-18 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 28 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/MBB_Champ The Bridgewater State University men's basketball team captured the 2018 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament championship as the second-seeded Bears downed #4 Fitchburg State University, 77-72, in the conference title game on Saturday afternoon at the Tinsley Center. Sat, 24 Feb 2018 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/MBB_All-C Senior Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State is the 2016-17 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/MBB_All-C https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/MBB_Champ_Game Marcus Faison's double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds and Shaquan Murray's career-high 31 points spearheaded Salem State's drive to the Vikings' 17th Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament Championship as Salem State stopped Worcester State 100-82 on Saturday afternoon at Twohig Gymnasium. Faison earned MASCAC Tournament MVP as the senior recorded his 16th double-double of the season to help Salem State earn their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2012. Sat, 25 Feb 2017 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/MBB_Champ_Game https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/MBB_Champ The top-seeded Fitchburg State men's basketball team held off #2 Salem State, 82-78, to capture the 2016 Massachusetts State Athletic Collegiate Conference (MASCAC) Championship played on Saturday afternoon at the Parkinson Gymnasium in the Rec Center. The Falcons earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament which begins on Thursday, March 3rd. Sat, 27 Feb 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/MBB_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/MBB_All-Conference Junior Jaleel Bell of Fitchburg State is the 2015-16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and headlines the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/MBB_Championship Tournament MVP Grant Cooper scored 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading Westfield State to a 78-69 win over Bridgewater State in the 2015 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball title game. Sat, 28 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/MBB_Championship https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/MBB_All-Conference Senior Michael Lofton of Bridgewater State is the 2014-15 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and heads the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2014-15/releases/MBB_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/MBB_Championship Michael Lofton scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and earned tournament Most Valuable Player honors, as the number two seeded Bears of Bridgewater State upended the number one seed Vikings of Salem State, 83–73 to claim the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday at Twohig Gymnasium. With the victory the Bears earn their sixth MASCAC Tournament post-season championship, which includes an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sat, 01 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/MBB_Championship https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/All-Conference Senior Dane Jobst of Worcester State is the 2013-14 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and leads the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference. Wed, 26 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/13-14ChampPreview The Salem State Vikings have earned the top seed in the 2013-14 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament which begins on Tuesday, February 25 with the quarterfinals, then the semifinals on Thursday, February 27 and commences with the championship on Saturday, March 1. Sat, 22 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/13-14ChampPreview https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/MASCAC_Championship_Summary Fifth-seeded Fitchburg State captured its first-ever Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball tournament title on Saturday afternoon with an 80-72 victory over second-seeded MCLA in the 2013 championship game played at the Amsler Sports Center in North Adams, Mass. Sat, 23 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/MASCAC_Championship_Summary https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/MASCAC_All-Conference_Release Westfield State University senior guard Lee Vazquez has been named as the 2012-13 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and heads the league’s all-conference squad in a vote taken of the conference’s seven coaches Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/MASCAC_All-Conference_Release