2016-17 Westminster Men's Basketball News
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Westminster Ends Season With Battle in NCAA Tournament
March 03, 2017Westminster men's basketball ends their season with a tough battle in the NCAA Tournament against Hanover, eventually falling 72-64. -
Men's Basketball Draws Hanover In NCAA First Round
February 27, 2017Westminster men's basketball was selected to face host Hanover in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Blue Jays NCAA Tournament Bound With SLIAC Tournament Win
February 25, 2017Westminster men's basketball advances to the NCAA Tournament with its fifth-ever SLIAC Tournament title in a 128-121 win over Greenville.
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Five Blue Jays Earn Six Conference Awards, Team Sportsmanship Award
February 24, 2017Romo Tabb, Sean O’Brien, Jimmy Villalobos, Carter Wands and Tanner Cochran earned five St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletics Conference awards as voted on by the league’s head coaches. The team also won the Team Sportsmanship award for the fourth year in a row.
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Blue Jays Defeat Webster, Advance to SLIAC Championship
February 24, 2017Westminster men's basketball overcame Webster in the SLIAC semifinal game on 25 points from Tanner Cochran, advancing to the championship Saturday at 7pm.
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Westminster Men's Basketball Ends Regular Season, Prepares for SLIAC Tourney
February 18, 2017Westminster men's basketball ended the regular season with a loss to Principia 72-67, entering the SLIAC tournament ranked third next weekend in Greenville.
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Westminster Men's Basketball Keeps Conference Title Hopes Alive
February 15, 2017Westminster men's basketball remained in the battle for the SLIAC conference title with a win over Eureka, 83-57.
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Blue Jays Overwhelmed By Tigers
February 11, 2017Westminster men's basketball lost a 79-61 game to SLIAC opponent Iowa Wesleyan.
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Blue Jays Clinch SLIAC Tournament Berth
February 08, 2017With their 68-64 win over Blackburn, Westminster men's basketball has clinched a spot in the SLIAC tournament.
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Balanced Attack Leads to Blue Jay Win
February 06, 2017Westminster men's basketball finished the regular home season with a 79-60 win over Eureka while four players scored in double-figures.
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Blue Jays Handle Highlanders on Senior Day
February 04, 2017Westminster men's basketball honored seniors Tanner Gentges, Javier Martin Ortega, and Zach Nelson in the 85-76 win over MacMurray.
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Blue Jays Get Back to Winning Ways Over Spalding
February 01, 2017Westminster men's basketball broke a two-game losing streak with a win against conference opponent Spalding.
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Blue Jays Defeated By Webster
January 28, 2017Westminster men's basketball fell to SLIAC opponent Webster 79-68 behind a game-high 24 points from Jimmy Villalobos.
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O'Brien Adds 42 in Westminster Loss to Greenville
January 25, 2017Sean O'Brien scored a career-high 42 points, adding 20 rebounds, in the 118-113 Westminster loss to SLIAC opponent Greenville.
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Matt Mitchell Earns Win 250 Over Fontbonne
January 21, 2017Westminster Head Coach Matt Mitchell earns win number 250 in the 60-52 conference victory over Fontbonne.
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Tabb's Double-Double Lifts Blue Jays Over Panthers
January 17, 2017Romo Tabb recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to give Westminster its sixth straight win over SLIAC opponent Principia, 67-51.
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Tabb Leads Blue Jays To Fifth Straight Win
January 16, 2017Westminster men's basketball earned an 88-73 win over Kansas Christian behind 30 points and a perfect night from Romo Tabb.
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Saturday Basketball Postponed to Feb. 6
January 12, 2017Due to hazardous weather conditions in the area, the home games scheduled at the Historic Gym Saturday, Jan. 14 have been postponed to Feb. 6.
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Cochran Hits Game-Winner in Final Seconds
January 11, 2017Tanner Cochran scored the game-winning three-pointer with the clock winding down to give the Blue Jays the 91-88 win over Iowa Wesleyan.
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Westminster Men's Basketball Remains Undefeated at Home
January 07, 2017Westminster men's basketball recorded a 72-57 conference win over Blackburn to remain a perfect 5-0 at home and 5-1 in the SLIAC.
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Westminster Men's Basketball Routs MacMurray
January 04, 2017Westminster men's basketball earned its third straight SLIAC win in a 77-52 victory over MacMurray.
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O'Brien Leads Blue Jays Past Shenandoah
December 30, 2016Sean O'Brien scored a game-high 23 points to lead Westminster men's basketball over Shenandoah, 67-52.
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Blue Jays Fall to Marymount in Low Scoring Contest
December 29, 2016Westminster men's basketball dropped a 56-50 game against Marymount in their return from the holiday break.
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O'Brien Leads Blue Jays Over Golden Eagles
December 17, 2016Westminster men's basketball recorded a commanding victory over the Spalding Golden Eagles, 77-57.
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Villalobos Receives SLIAC Player of the Week Nod
December 12, 2016Westminster men's basketball junior guard Jimmy Villalobos was named the SLIAC Player of the Week for his double-double performance in the team's overtime win over Webster.
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Overtime Thriller Results in Westminster Win
December 10, 2016Westminster men's basketball tallied their second conference win of the season with a 98-94 overtime win against Webster.
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Blue Jays Come Up Short Against Greenville
December 03, 2016Despite a 60-point second half, the Blue Jays came up short 117-98 against Greenville.
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Tabb, Blue Jays Dominate in Win Over Fontbonne
November 30, 2016Romo Tabb recorded 26 points in the commanding 94-69 Blue Jay win over SLIAC opponent Fontbonne.
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Villalobos Tallies Career High in Dramatic Loss to NWU
November 26, 2016Jimmy Villalobos scored a career-high 36 points in the Westminster loss to Nebraska Wesleyan, 104-103.
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Westminster Men's Basketball Suffers First Loss to Cornell
November 25, 2016Westminster men's basketball took its first loss to Cornell 76-69 at the Nebraska Wesleyan Snyder Classic.
