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A basketball player in a white-and-purple uniform labeled “violets” runs across the court with the ball as a basketball player in a blue uniform labeled “TUFTS” attempts to block him from the right.

In the Huddle: Spencer Freedman on NYU men’s basketball

WSN spoke with the six-foot guard about NYU’s historic men’s basketball season, and putting Division III basketball on the map with his crafty playmaking and elite shooting.
Logan Holland, Contributing Writer March 14, 2024

Leading the Violets in a magical season, second-year graduate student Spencer Freedman sat down with WSN to talk about the keys to his success on the court. The NYU men’s basketball...

A man in a white N.Y.U. basketball jersey makes a layup with a basketball while playing against players wearing blue jerseys.

Men’s basketball finishes strong season with tough loss

The Violets end their 2023-24 campaign in nail-biting loss to Tufts University.
Liam Restivo, Contributing Writer March 4, 2024

The NYU men’s basketball team finished one of its best regular seasons in recent years this Saturday, after a 62-65 loss to Tufts University.  The Violets ended the season...

A man in a white and purple jersey and shorts jumping up toward a basket with a basketball in hand. Another player in a navy blue and gold jersey and shorts puts up his arm in an attempt to deflect him. Other players in similar jerseys surround them on the basketball court as they play in front of a crowd.

What’s going on with NYU men’s basketball?

As the Violets began conference play, the losses started piling up. Can they bounce back?
Pablo Ocariz, Staff Writer January 31, 2023

The NYU men’s basketball team went into conference play with a perfect 11-0 record. They had one of the top 10 offenses in the country, and were top five by point differential....

With the abrupt end to their athletic season, NYU athletes find creative ways to remain active at home. (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)

NYU Athletes Discuss Their Quarantine Routines

In this article, NYU Athletes talk free time without sports and dealing with training setbacks.
Kevin Ryu, Staff Writer April 13, 2020

CAS senior and captain of the women’s golf team Arisa Kimura did not expect to spend her second semester attending middle-of-the-night classes, watching television (her current...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

A Reflection on Lost Endings

Following cancellations and postponements in sports and everything else, the perfect ending has been taken away from so many athletes, coaches and fans alike. All that we’re left with are questions of ‘What if?’
Bela Kirpalani, Editor-at-Large March 30, 2020

I realized that I spent my last spring break of college in the exact way I had spent every spring break before that: playing a lot of FIFA 20, watching reruns of classic games...

Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge

Men’s Volleyball Climbs to Division III Number One

A recap of everything NYU Athletics from Feb. 24 to March 1.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor March 2, 2020

Men’s Volleyball The men’s volleyball team was ranked first in Division III on Tuesday, Feb. 25. However, NYU finished the week with a 1-1 record. On Wednesday, Feb. 26,...

The NYU men's basketball team official welcomes 11-Year-Old Isaiah Mitchell to the team on Team IMPACT's “Draft Day” Ceremony. Mitchell has brought positive energy to the team and inspired them to work even harder. (Staff Photo by Arvind Sriram)

NYU Men’s Basketball Officially Signs 11-Year-Old Isaiah Mitchell

After courageously battling leukemia, 11-year-old Isaiah Mitchell joins NYU Men’s Basketball team through Team IMPACT’s “Draft Day” ceremony.
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor February 24, 2020

On Monday, Feb. 17, the NYU men’s basketball team officially drafted 11-year-old Brooklyn native Isaiah Mitchell to join the Violets, per agreement with Team IMPACT, “a national...

Jay Williams and Kevin Connors, ESPN college basketball commentators, wait to go live. A new ranking system for college basketball has been adopted in an effort to improve accuracy. (via osan.af.mil)

Introducing the New NCAA Evaluation Tool Ranking System

In an effort to improve the accuracy of the rankings of D1 men's basketball teams, the NCAA adopted a new ranking system for this season
Zach Han, Sports Editor December 3, 2018
Big changes are coming to the ranking of college basketball teams.
Brandeis University’s former men’s basketball head coach Brian Meehan.

Brandeis Coach Fired For Racist Comments

Warner Radliff, Deputy Sports Editor April 16, 2018
Brandeis head men's basketball coach is fired over history of racist comments.
SPS freshman Catherine Gould scored seven points in 13 minutes for the women’s basketball team on Feb. 4 in a match against Case Western University.

Weekly Sports Update: Jan. 27 to Feb. 2

Maddie Howard, Sports Editor February 5, 2018
An update on the weekend results for NYU Athletics
UConn basketball head coach Kevin Ollie.

UConn Men’s Basketball Undergoes NCAA Investigation

Warner Radliff, Contributing Writer February 5, 2018
The University of Connecticut Men's basketball team is under investigation for alleged NCAA violations.
LS Sophomore Honore Collins won three events for the women’s swim team at West Chester University on Jan. 20.

Weekly Sports Update: Jan. 19 to Jan. 21

Maddie Howard, Sports Editor January 22, 2018
An update on this weekend's results in NYU Athletics.