Hobart and William Smith Colleges - basketball

Statesmen choose Neer to lead

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart Director of Athletics Mike Hanna '68 announced today that Mike Neer, the former University of Rochester head coach with 563 career victories to his credit, will end a one-year retirement to return to the hardwood as the head coach of the Statesmen. He replaces Izzi Metz '98, who resigned earlier this month to accept the director of basketball operations job at Boston College...

Top-Seeded Statesmen Host Tournament

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

After posting a 19-6 overall record and tying for the Liberty League regular season title with an 11-3 mark, the Hobart basketball team earned home court advantage for the 2011 Liberty League Tournament. The tournament will take place in Bristol Gym this weekend, Feb. 25-26. The Statesmen need one more victory to tie the school record for wins in a season, and their 11-3 conference...

Top Heron Athletes Honored

Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Heron Society and the William Smith Department of Athletics honored the top student-athletes of 2008-09 at the annual Heron Awards Banquet this evening. Swimmer Lynn Cutter was presented with the Winn-Seeley Award for being an outstanding senior athlete and for her achievements in service, leadership, athletics, and academics, while senior soccer defender Ali Art was honored wit...

Statesmen cagers earn 1st conference win

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart basketball team used suffocating defensive pressure in the first half to pull away from Vassar and held off a charge by the Brewers early in the second frame on the way to a 68-53 Liberty League victory. The Statesmen snapped a five-game slide to improve to 4-10, 1-2 in the conference, while Vassar falls to 5-8, 0-2.Hobart limited the visitors to just 18.5 percent shootin...

William Smith honors top athletes of 2007-08

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Heron Society and the William Smith Department of Athletics honored the top student-athletes of 2007-08 at the annual Heron Awards Banquet this evening. Taking home top honors was senior soccer forward Laura Burnett-Kurie (Oyster River/Durham, N.H.), and senior basketball guard Marisa Vespa (Immaculate Heart/Watertown, N.Y.). Burnett-Kurie was awarded the Winn-Seeley Award as an...