LeTourneau University MBB | NCAA Divison III | ASC I Romans 12:10 l ASC East Champions: 2017 & 2018🏆I ASC Champions: 2020🏆 I NCAA Tournaments: 2018 & 2020
"HOW SWEET IT IS!"
What a play, what a game! Andrew Eberhardt with the BUZZER BEATER for the 81-80 WIN in the HW-80 Rivalry!
Legendary play call by our own Gary Richards! WOW!
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@SportsCenter
@espn
ASC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS!
That has a nice RING to it!
For the 1st time in program history the LeTourneau YellowJackets are ASC Champs!
The 82-79 victory over ETBU earns LETU an automatic bid to the NCAA DIII Tournament (Their 2nd appearance in 3 seasons)
#ASChoops
#d3hoops
THE YELLOWJACKETS ARE GOING DANCING! For the 1st-time in LeTourneau basketball history the YellowJackets (23-4) have earned a spot in the
@NCAADIII
Tournament. LETU will head to Atlanta for their 1st-round matchup this weekend!
#GoingDancing
#LETUALLIN
#d3hoops
#ASChoops
NCAA Round 2:
#6
Emory 83 LETU 82
Thank you YellowJacket Nation for coming on this ride!
Beat a D1✔️
School record 24-5✔️
ASC East Championship✔️
Comeback W from 24 down✔️
Special Senior Night ✔️
NCAA Tournament Win✔️
Family for life...PRICELESS
#Brotherhood
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Thank you LETU for 7 amazing years! God is great! We broke records, had a blast & got that 💍 To the 🐝staff & all players, I love you all! We will miss you so much but the Miller family is off to a new adventure & we know you will do special things! With 💙always-Coach Miller
ASC Coach Of The Year:
James Wallace
Coach Wallace lead the Yellowjacket’s to:
• 22-5 record in 2021-22
• Best start in school history
• 7 All-ASC Honors
• 2 ASC All-Defensive team selections
• ASC Runner-Up
But most importantly, he lead by example.
#FAMILY
#BROTHERHOOD
YELLOWJACKETS WIN! LeTourneau earns their 1st ever NCAA Tournament win 85-77 over Hanover. LETU advances to the round of 32 Saturday. Nate West flirted w/a triple double w/25pts/9reb/8ast
Christian Seidl w/16 pts off the bench.
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#LETUALLIN
#d3hoops
#ASChoops
🎓Congratulations to our only Senior Nate West! Leader, humble, competitor, National Player of the Year, very good student, hard worker, a role model to others and now a LeTourneau University Graduate!🎓
#TheLETUWay
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Welcome back Jeff! Former LETU PG & ASC East Player of the Year Jeff Martin has been added to our
@LETUMBB
staff as an asssitant coach. Jeff is a graduate student at SFA but will be helping the YellowJackets this season. 🐝
HISTORY MAKER ||| Nate West made history AGAIN becoming the first-ever NABC Division III Player of the Year from not only the ASC but the entire South Region
@NABC1927
“I want to thank everyone at LeTourneau for the best time of my life, it has been the most special experience.”
Love this team! Tonight wasn't our night as we lost in the semifinals. We are so thankful to all our fans & everyone at LETU who has supported us on this awesome ride! 23-4. We feel we are deserving of a NCAA bid but it's out of our control.
Thank you YellowJacket Nation!🐝💙🏀
PLAYER OF THE YEAR ||| Congrats to Senior Nate West on being named the
@d3hoops
South Region Player of the Year. West also earned First Team All-Region honors for the 3rd time.
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#TheLETUWay
208 Assists - 830 Points - 124 3FG Made - 3 Triple-Doubles - 67 Pt Game
Welcome Jordan Pride to the YellowJacket Basketball Family!🐝 Deposited & Signed✔️
Former All-District Guard from Houston Strake Jesuit who is transferring from UMHB. A versatile guard who is an excellent defender and a great addition to our program!
#TheLETUWay
CONGRATULATIONS to Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach James Wallace and his bride Courtney on their Marraige today! Beautiful wedding in Longview!
#TheWallaces
#LETUFamily
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Welcome 6’6 forward Brick Fosnight from Houston to the YellowJacket 🏀Family! 13 ppg, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks & 22-6A All-District. Talented and versatile big-man who helped lead Dobie High School to the playoffs. Deposited & Signed✔️
#Brotherhood
#2018Class
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Back-2-Back ASC East Division Champs! Thank you to all the YellowJacket fans for the support this season. Next stop...Alpine to start our battle for the ASC Championship.
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Congrats to Sophomore Nate West & LeTourneau Head Coach Dan Miller on earning
@NABC1927
South District honors! It is the 2nd-consecutive season the YellowJackets have had a player named to the All-South District First Team. (2017-Jeff Martin).
#LETUALLIN
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ALL-AMERICAN ||| Nate West becomes the first LeTourneau YellowJacket to be named to the NABC All-America First Team after a standout senior season.
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ASC East POY
S Region POY
28.6 ppg
7.9 rpg
7.2 apg
3 - Triple-Doubles
3 - 45+ pt games
Happy Birthday to Junior Guard Seth Mattson from Kingwood!🎂🎉
4.0 student, excellent basketball player, great teammate, and future doctor! True example of the
#LETUWay
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#Brotherhood
Good luck to 2018 LETU Graduate Justin Eadeh who signed to play with the Orthodox Bethlehem Basketball Team in the Palestinian Basketball Federation. Justin arrived safely yesterday and starts this week. A great way to spend a gap year before Medical School!
#TheLETUWay
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Congrats to Coach Dan Miller on being named
@ASC_sports
East Division Coach of the Year! It's the 2nd consecutive COY honor for Coach Miller after back-2-back 20-win seasons. The YellowJackets set a new school record w/23 wins & averaged an ASC-best 94.9 ppg
#LETUALLIN
#ASChoops
The relationships we form in our LETU 🏀 Program are strong, real & based on love! We win together, we pray together, we form lifelong friendships together! That is why we stand with our black players & alumni in seeking racial equality and justice!
#BeTheChange
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Meet LETU Assistant Coach Zakarius Wells’ brother Joseph Wells. Has Autism but makes every day great! Support
@autismspeaks
to help Joseph & so many more. Tuesday’s game LETU & ETBU Coaches are wearing
@autismspeaks
pins
#ComeAndSupport
#AutismSpeaks
Congrats to junior Nate West on his 2nd consecutive All-ASC Team honor & being named to the ASC East Division 1st Team.
West led the ASC w/ 24.1 PPG & 4.1 3FG made per game.
Nationally, West ranked 4th in 3FG made per game & 12th in scoring average.
#LETUALLIN
#ASChoops
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First GAME of the season ✅
First WIN of the season ✅
First WIN as HEAD COACH ✅✅✅‼️
Congrats to
@james_wallace5
for his first career win as head coach of LETU Men’s Basketball!
#TheBrotherhood
We're headed to the CHAMPIONSHIP!!
Championship game will tip-off at 6 p.m. in Belton vs the winner of UTD and UMHB!
Jackson led LETU with 20pts and 7 rebounds
#FearTheSting
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#Brotherhood
ASC RECORD BREAKER | With his 17th pt today, Nate West became the All-Team Leading Scorer in American Southwest Conference history!
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Along w/1906 pts & counting
@_Nwest_
continues to fill the stat sheet w/his 4th career triple-double Most in
@ASC_sports
history
2020 ASC Champions ||| Last night the team finally received their rings. Fun celebration for a BIG TIME accomplishment. 💎🏆
#ASCChamps
#FearTheBling
#TheLETUWay
Watch the ASC Tournament Recap
ALL-ASC AWARDS 2020 | Congrats to senior Nate West (
@_Nwest_
) on being named: ASC East Division Player of the Year (2-Time)
1st Team All-ASC (3-Time)
1st Team All-East Division (3-Time)
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#d3hoops
27.8 PPG (4th in DIII) | 8 RPG 2.1 SPG (3rd in ASC) | 7.4 APG(1st in DIII)
MARCH MADNESS IS HERE! LeTourneau makes their 1st NCAA Tournament appearance in program history on Friday night at 5:30 PM ET in Atlanta. The YellowJackets (23-4) take on Hanover (22-6) in the 1st round.
#MarchMadness2018
#LETUALLIN
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Watch live:
Welcome 6’3 guard Will Shawn to the YellowJacket 🏀 Family! 16.7 points per game, 6.7 rebounds, 1st Team All-District, District Offensive POY & All-East Texas 1st Team from Sabine High School! Deposited & Signed✔️
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#2018Class
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Congratulations to future MD & Junior guard Seth Mattson. He won the Natural Science Academic Excellence Award today! This award goes to one LETU student out of the physics, chemistry, and biology departments.
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Congrats to sophomore Nate West for being named the
@ASC_sports
East Division Player of the Year! West also earned All-ASC & All-East Division Honors. He averaged 18.4 ppg(6th) 4.6 apg(4th) 5.7 rpg & 1.6 spg(8th). It's the 2nd-consecutive East Divison POY honor for LETU
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Congratulations to All ASC guard & 2018 LETU Graduate Alec Colhoff for becoming the basketball Graduate Assistant at LaGrange College in Georgia!
#WeAreProud
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Welcome 6’5 Warren Richardson from Kilgore Junior College & former 1st Team All-District forward for 6A Clear Springs to the YellowJacket 🏀 Family! Adds versatility, veteran experience and extreme athleticism! Deposited & Signed✔️
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#2019Class
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Fun Fact: LETU finished 2nd out of the 52 Texas NCAA Men's Basketball Teams in winning percentage among DI, DII, & DIII Texas Teams.
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Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by HIS power at work within us. - Eph 3:20
The journey has officially begun.
Day 1
YELLOWJACKETS WIN! LeTourneau advances to the
@ASC_sports
Tournament Championship w/a 73-66 victory over host Sul Ross State.
LETU got a huge spark off the bench w/Garrett Beene’s 17 pts(5-6 from 3)
Nate West -23pt 9reb 8ast
Argue -16pt
Matthews -7pt 9reb
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TICKET PUNCHED || The YellowJackets are dancing again!
LeTourneau is back in the NCAA Tournament for the 2nd time in program history after winning their 1st ASC Championship.
LETU (23-5) will head to Dallas for a 1st Round matchup w/Whitworth out of Spokane
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Great LETU Athletic Banquet! Congratulations to our Seniors: Alec & Caylab- 1000 point awards, Cordele- Perseverance Award, Sam- Leadership Award, Justin- Comeback Award & to Sophomore Nate West- LETU Male Athlete of the Year!
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#TheLETUWay
Bench Energy is so important! If you don’t start on your team be engaged, bring enthusiasm, & be ready when called to go in! The support on this team is fun to be a part of!
#Brotherhood
Welcome 6’2 guard Rashard Johnson from Westbury Christian High School in Houston to the YellowJacket 🏀 Family! 12 points per game, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, All-District, 2017 State Champion & A LOT of “Marcus Smart JYD” plays! Deposited & Signed✔️
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#2018Class
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Our God is incredible! We had the opportunity to see Multnomah Falls on our drive today. It was cold but worth it to see the amazing work of our Creator.
#LETUALLIN
“In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.” Psalm 95:4
This is one is special! Congrats to JUSTIN MOORE (
@Justin10Moore
) being recognized as the ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year!
In our extremely biased opinion, you could not find a better young man to be given this honor
LeTourneau took down Northwestern State in a 99-84 exhibition victory on Sunday afternoon in Natchitoches. The YellowJackets were led by
@_Nwest_
who scored 32 points. LETU will open the season at home taking on Austin College at 7 PM on Wednesday Nov 15th
#LETUALLIN
YellowJackets sweep the HWY 80 rivalry!
Eberhardt and Jackson led LETU with 24pts.
Warren Richardson tallied 20pts and 9-10 from the field!
#FearTheSting
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Congratulations to
@UofOAthletics
for the win tonight. Although the season didn’t end the way we wanted we are so proud of our guys! They fought through a lot of adversity but stayed together! 1 of the youngest teams playing & a bright future! Thank you 🐝Nation for the support!
Congratulations to Seth Mattson!🎓 Humble, captain, spiritual leader, 4.0 Student, community service award winner, on his way to Med School, future Doctor and now a LeTourneau University Graduate!
#Brotherhood
#TheLETUWay
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@sethmattson3
Tonight we joined hundreds of coaches on a mission to raise awareness for Autism by supporting
@autismspeaks
&
#autismhoops
. Autism is close to our LETU family as Joseph Roll, brother of Asst. Coach Zakarius Wells, lives w/autism. Please join us & give at
We are proud of the school records & wins but even more proud of the class & character our guys have on and off the court. This is our 3rd
@ASC_sports
Team Sportsmanship Award in the last 4 seasons.
#TheLETUWay
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YELLOWJACKETS WIN! LeTourneau advances w/a 100-74 victory over Howard Payne in the ASC Tournament Quarterfinals. It's the 23rd win of the season for LETU (a new school record) & sets up a LETU-ETBU rubber match in the semifinals. Alec Colhoff paced LETU w/23.
#LETUALLIN
#ASChoops
Congrats to Justin Moore on being named
@ASC_sports
East Division Freshman of the Year! Moore had a breakout rookie campaign, averaging 15.9 ppg & 3.5 apg (Both 11th in the ASC). The Houston native also has a team-high 121 made FTs this season.
#LETUALLIN
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Congratulations to Alec Colhoff!🎓 All-time leader in 3 pointers made, ASC East 1st Team, All Conference, 3.5 GPA and now a LeTourneau University Graduate!
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Great to get a win yesterday but not near as great as this WIN! Our Student-Manager Rasheen Lewis was baptized this morning at Grace Creek Church! 🙌🏽 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
#PraiseGod