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Division 2

Insights on D2 For You - with Laughs Courtesy of Paul Nardizzi
3/12/2025 Hi Folks, Selection Sunday is approaching for Division 2 Men's hoop. Since I've been writing about this division all season...
Paul Nardizzi

Marietta Men's Update (Facts and Funny) by Mark Hoover
1/23/2025 The Marietta College Pioneer men’s basketball team has hit a rough patch, having lost 3 of their last 5 in OAC play. Lead by...
Mark Hoover

Nova Southeastern Basketball - Updates And More by Ally Montgomery
1/5/2025 Nova Southeastern men’s team secured a win against Eckard with a final score of 113-74. Nova had 7 players score in the double...
Ally Montgomery


Domination Rankings "All Divisions" - 1/24-12/24
12/30/2024 - DOMINATION RANKINGS - All Divisions Combined Real Rankings, Real Jokes, Really TOP 25 - (AMOV = Average Margin Of Victory)...
Dave Barend


D2 Men's Update: 10 Reasons to Root for Slippery Rock
On March 15, 2015: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” sat atop the Billboard 100 for the 10th consecutive week. The Karl-Anthony...
Patrick Engels


Montrell Jacobs has the Power of Confidence at Kentucky State
Montrell Jacobs looked down the court at the open basket. Without thinking, he let loose a three — his shot since he was a child. With...
Elijah Moore


University of Mary's Carly Kottsick Can
The sign read: “Garage Sale.” With just two dollars in their pockets - granted by their parents - 4-year-old Carly Kottsick and her older...
Patrick Engels


D2 Women's Early Season Update - Teams Surging and Emerging
Through the first month of the 2022-23 season, Division-II powerhouses such as Grand Valley State, Ashland and Union have jumped out to...
Patrick Engels


D2 Men's Update - A GNAC Preview
The Great Northwest Athletic Conference is always highly competitive. For example, last season every team had at least five conference...
Nick Pantages


D2 Women's Update: CIAA Preview
Shocking conference tournament upsets. Emotional championship wins. Legendary player performances. Name it, and the 2021-22 Central...
Patrick Engels


Kendra Parra is a Compassionate Competitor for MSU Denver
Board games. Trampoline football. Basketball. Name the activity, and Kendra Parra will seek to dominate you. It makes Kendra, Kendra. “I...
Patrick Engels


CBT's Men's D2 Update - A Team To Watch In Each Region
The 2022-2023 season is almost here, but before the season begins we take a look at one of the best teams from every region going into...
Elijah Moore


D2 Women's Update: Future Looks Bright For Sunshine State Conference
While the state of Florida may be known for its sandy white beaches and blazing sun, its Division II women’s basketball teams should not...
Patrick Engels


Katelyn Andres Brings Resiliency To Felician U.
It's November 30, 2012. Twelve-year-old Katelyn Andres lays sound asleep on the living room sofa in her North Bergen, New Jersey home...
Patrick Engels


HBCU D2 Men's Teams To Watch Next Season
The 2021-2022 men’s college basketball season is in the past. There's a lot to look forward to before the next season tips off. HBCU...
Elijah Moore


D2 Women's Update - A Way Too Early Top 10 And More
From the opening tip-off in November to the cutting of the nets in March, the 2021-22 Division-II women’s basketball season gifted fans...
Patrick Engels


Allen U's Resilient Jayda Jackson
Growing up as a tall and athletic child in Atlanta, Jayda Jackson experienced what may seem like an ideal childhood. But her early adult...
Patrick Engels


APU's Nate Kleppe: Done And Not Done
It was over. That is what Nate Kleppe thought after he played his final high school game. Yes, he still had the All-State Game to look...
Timothy LaDuca


D2 Women's Tournament Recap
In the weeks ahead, we will discuss the transfer portal, roster overhauls, and which teams are in the best shape heading into the fall....
Patrick Engels


ART U's Deang Deang - Leaning Into The Legacy
For Deang Deang, a graduate student at Division II Academy of Art University, leaving a legacy is everything. His begins thousands of...
Timothy LaDuca


November in Augusta
The clock strikes 8 a.m. in Augusta, Georgia. November Morton, a senior shooting guard for the Augusta Jaguars, just wrapped up another...
Patrick Engels


D2 Men's Update - Great 8 who were not in the Tourney
The Division II men’s basketball national tournament is wrapping up in Evansville, Ind. to decide the National Championship. There were...
Timothy LaDuca


CBT's D2 Women's Update
In the words of the great Jon Rothstein, “This is March.” This month, fans will be treated to four thrilling weeks of buzzer-beaters,...
Patrick Engels


CBT's D2 MEN's Late Season Update
Fantasy football draft day, the Super Bowl, and the first round of regional rankings … those three events are the best times of the year,...
Timothy LaDuca


Brooke Rodgers Brings her Best at ART U.
In less than two years at the Academy of Art University, Brooke Rodgers has already built the sort of reputation around campus that many...
Patrick Engels


Stineman Right on Time at D'Youville
Sometimes, you meet the right person at the wrong time. The stars don’t exactly align. Chris Stineman, a sophomore at Division-II...
Timothy LaDuca


CBT's D2 Women's Update- The GNAC
College basketball players are glad February is the shortest month, because it means March Madness will be here soon. We are just one...
Patrick Engels


Ryan Weiss: A Hardworking Hardrocker
Since stepping foot on campus at South Dakota Mines in 2017, Ryan Weiss has been making history. The redshirt senior guard has climbed...
Patrick Engels


D2 Men's Update: Then There Were Three
Even though teams across the Division II landscape are navigating through postponements and cancellations due to COVID-19, there still is...
Timothy LaDuca


Wesley Booker: Mayor Of Monticello
Wesley Booker’s first day of school at Lyon College was a bit different than he expected: he walked into the admissions office and...
Timothy LaDuca


CBT's D2-Women's Update
As the calendar turns to 2022, the Division II Women’s basketball season is heating up. Conference play is in full swing, which means...
Patrick Engels


Bentley's Kari Brekke Cares
Back in her junior year of high school, Kari Brekke finished up a difficult morning practice to prepare for a playoff game later that...
Patrick Engels


For Converse, Sanders Sets Standard
A quick Google search for “Converse men’s basketball,” shows the first result as a sale for Converse basketball sneakers. Do some extra...
Timothy LaDuca


In Search of Staying Power: Hot Starts in Division II
The 2021-22 Division II men’s basketball season is underway and it is, of course, already time to overreact. Fans, teams, schools, and...
Timothy LaDuca


After Strange Season, a Strange D2 Poll
In the world of college basketball, it usually is all about, “what have you done for me lately?” For example, Northwest Missouri State is...
Timothy LaDuca

Orediggers Looking For Big Prize
Whenever she has any available free time between classes, there is a good chance Denali Pinto is doing schoolwork. As a 4.0 student in...
Anne Delaney


Tyler Bilinsky Makes Impact Beyond the Stat Sheet
Tyler Bilinsky’s high school basketball career didn’t have him tracking as a future NCAA Tournament star, but college was on his mind. As...
Timothy LaDuca


Lubbock Christian: No. 1 on court and in classroom
One dollar tacos. Netflix. Good grades. A phony fire alarm and winning national titles. Welcome to "this is the life" of the Lubbock...
Anne Delaney
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