2022-2023 Recap ‼️
1st regular season title since 2010-11 ✅
1st winning season since 2010-11✅
Led conference in PPG (78.7), TO Margin (4.92), Fewest TO (10.9), A/TO ratio (1.25), SPG (9.25), FTA (17.85)✅
5 sophomores avg 13-16ppg✅
No seniors 👀
#SpartanPride
Proud of our past, motivated for our future! 2022-2023 championship rings arrived today! Thankful for the
@ManchesterUniv
alumni who made this possible for our guys!
#SpartanPride
#HCAC
🏆⚫️🟡🏀
Final.
Manchester 102
Berea 78
Great TEAM win for our 5th win of the season!
Smith 52pts, 11-18 3FG (2 points off the Manchester record)
Sawyer 26pts, 18reb, 12asst, 5stls
#TripleDoubleAlert
Hampton +22
A lot of guys in a stance guarding tonight!
#SpartanPride
The HCAC announced Manchester Senior Guard Zach Sawyer (
@zsawyer5
) - Columbus,OH as the 2024 Player of the Year! The Spartans’ first winner since Jordan Moss in 2011
Sawyer led the HCAC in rpg (9.8), apg (5.4), & spg (2.3) while averaging 19.8ppg on .479 FG%
#SpartanPride
Our program doesn’t need anymore motivation to attack the 2021-2022 basketball season… However, we are very excited to welcome the arrival of our new UA Home Uniforms today 🔥🔥🔥
#SpartanPride
⚫️🟡🏀
#ProtectThePERC
📈📈📈
For the first time since the 2000-2001 season Manchester wins at Hanover!!!
Great TEAM W!
Sawyer 21pts, 5stls
Columbus 17pts, 4stls, 3asst
Willoughby 17pts, 3asst
Hampton 8pts, 11reb
Lynas GAME WINNER
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 84
Anderson 82
STATEMENT WIN to improve to 5-2 in HCAC play!!!!!
Mendenhall 19pts, 7reb
Sawyer 17pts, 18assts
Smith 15pts, 8reb
Shewmaker 10pts &GAME WINNER
A willoughby 8pts
L Willoughby 7pts
#SpartanPRIDE
Absolute THRILLER of a road W! It took 2OT in Lexington to improve to 8-3 in HCAC play for the first win at Transy since 2016! Both teams battled and we found a way!
Sawyer 34pts, 12reb, 5asst
Willoughby 31pts
Lynas 27pts
GREAT TEAM WIN!!!
#SpartanPride
GREAT Prospect Camp on campus today - The sold out camp did not disappoint! Loads of talent & future college basketball players in attendance
#SpartanPride
Great TEAM win to kick the season off with GREAT home town crowd support‼️ 1-0
Smith 20 pts 4-8 3FG
L Willoughby 18 pts 5 reb
A Willoughby 8pts 8reb +22
Sawyer 9 pts 8 reb +15
Mendenhall 8 pts
Hampton +22
#SpartanPride
Special delivery to kick off the month of August for the Spartans! Practice gear has arrived and we are ANXIOUSLY awaiting our team to arrive to campus at the end of this month!
#SpartanPride
#DoTheWork
⚫️🟡🏀
‘Tis the Season ⚫️🟡🏀
First two practices knocked out in the last 11 hours! A lot of encouraging things heading into practice
#3
for this team!
#SpartanPride
#ChooseElite
Big Road W to improve to 8-3 in HCAC play!
Congratulations to Junior G Bryant Smith (
@smithbryant03
) for becoming the 32nd 1,000 point scorer in Manchester 🏀 history!
Smith 22pts
Sawyer 13pts, 10reb
L Willoughby 12pts
Hampton 7pts
Shewmaker 6pts
Mendenhall 5pts
#⚫️🟡Pride
BIG day for our program hosting 30 high school players on campus for our Fall 2023 prospect camp! A lot of future basketball players in attendance today! Spartans got better today
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 67
MSJ 62
Great TEAM win against a tough conference opponent on the road to make us 1-0 in HCAC play!
Sawyer 28pts, 6reb, 5stls
Lynas 22pts, 11reb
Smith 7pts
Hampton 2stls, 2blks
#SpartanPride
Final.
HCAC Quarterfinals
Manchester 76
Franklin 73
Spartans advance to the Semis at Anderson Friday night at 7:00pm‼️
Sawyer 17pts, 9asst, 4stls, 1TO
L Willoughby 17pts, 8-8 FT’s
Hampton 12pts, 10reb
Shewmaker 12pts
Smith 7pts, 6reb
Mendenhall 6pts
A Willoughby 5pts
Congratulations to JR Guard Bryant Smith (
@smithbryant03
) - West Lafayette, IN) for being voted 2024 HCAC All-Conference First Team!
Smith led the HCAC in scoring (21.1ppg) & 3FGM per game (3.38). His 3FGM per game also ranks 3RD in all of NCAA D3 Men’s Basketball this season!
GREAT TEAM WIN to protect the PERC and complete the sweep of Franklin to improve to 9-3 in HCAC play!
Sawyer 18pts, 7reb, 6asst, 5stls
Willoughby 17pts
Smith 15pts
Lynas 10pts, 5asst
Columbus 5asst (+19)
Mendenhall (+14)
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 91
Transy 83
The Spartans move to 11-5 in HCAC play and today’s big road win is Head Coach Nate Conley’s 50th win on the MU sideline!
Sawyer 25pts, 9reb, 5asst
L Willoughby 24pts, 5-8 3FG
Smith 22pts
Mendenhall 8pts, 8reb
Shewmaker 7pts
Hampton 7reb, 3bs
Final.
Manchester 87
Defiance 67
Sawyer 31pts, 8reb, 5asst, 5stls
L Willoughby 16pts, 5reb
Smith 15pts
Shewmaker +24
Mendenhall 5pts, 5reb
Great TEAM win to improve to 4-1 in HCAC play!
#SpartanPride
We’re backkk! Tough being away from
@ManchesterUniv
for 40 days but these guys were excited to be back home in the PERC! This group put in HARD WORK over their time away and continue to improve
“It is what it is. But it will be what you make it.” - Pat Summit
#SpartanPride
That makes 4 in a row to make us 4-0 to start
@HCACDIII
this season!!!!
Willoughby 22pts
Lynas 20pts, 6-7 3FG
Columbus 12pts, 5asst
Sawyer 10pts, 10reb, +20
Smith 10pts
#SpartanPride
HUGE WIN against a REALLY good Hope team to make it 5 in a row heading into Christmas Break! This TEAM is rollin’!!!
Willoughby 17pts
Lynas 17pts, 5 asst, 6reb
Smith 14pts
Columbus 13pts
Sawyer 12pts
Incredible effort defensively from Mendenhall & Hampton
#SpartanPride
BIG HOME W to complete the sweep over Hanover and honor our senior student assistant coach
@CoachDarvoni
‼️‼️
Columbus 17pts
Lynas 17pts
Willoughby 17pts
Smith 13pts
Sawyer 6reb, 6pts
Mendenhall GAME WINNER!!
GREAT TEAM WIN!
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 80
Bluffton 64
Great TEAM effort to improve to 2-0 in HCAC play!
Smith 26pts, 7reb, +22
Lynas 22pts, 8reb, 5asst
Mendenhall 12pts, 7reb
Sawyer 12pts, 8reb, +21
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 68
Franklin 65
Smith 24 pts
Sawyer 17pts, 13reb, 4asst, 4stls
L. Willoughby 10 pts
A. Willoughby 8 pts
Shewmaker 6pts, 5reb
Spartans improve to 3-1 in HCAC play!!!
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 85
Bluffton 80
Gritty road win against a hot team to improve to 10-3 in HCAC play!
Sawyer 31pts, 10reb, 7asst
Smith 28pts, 5-9 3’s, 4stls
L Willoughby 8pts, 7reb, 4asst
Mendenhall 8pts
Shewmaker 6pts, 2-3 3’s
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 73
Earlham 56
Spartans with the TEAM road win to improve to 6-2 in HCAC play!
Smith 26pts, 6-10 3FG
Sawyer 18pts, 12reb, 4asst, 4stls
Mendenhall 7pts,
A Willoughby 7pts
Davis 6pts
Shewmaker 5pts
#SpartanPride
Spartans protect home court to complete the sweep over Earlham to improve to 7-3 in HCAC play!
Smith 35pts, 5-9 3FG, 12-14FT
Sawyer 20pts, 9reb,
Willoughby 14pts, 9reb
Columbus 9pts, 6asst, 3stls
Hampton +16
Great TEAM W!
#SpartanPride
GREAT TEAM WIN & we protect the PERC with a great defensive effort over a tough MSJ squad to improve to 11-3 in HCAC play!
Columbus 14pts, 4-5 3FG
Elliott 11pts
Smith 11pts
Willoughby 10pts, 6asst, 3stls
Hampton 9pts, 7reb
#SpartanPride
Merry Christmas from the Manchester University Men’s Basketball Program to you and yours! On the court action returning very soon! Enjoy your holidays!
🚨🚨SENIOR DAY⚫️🟡🏀
BIG HCAC match up today at 2pm & a BIG recognition for our lone senior and student assistant coach
@CoachDarvoni
!!!
We can’t thank you enough for the impact you’ve had on our players, our program, & our campus the last four years!
#SpartansForLife
🐐
Final.
Manchester 75
MSJ 71
Gritty TEAM win to improve to 7-3 in HCAC play!
Smith 35pts, 8-8 FT’s
Sawyer 15pts, 14rebs
Hampton 8pts
Shewmaker 7pts
Wallace +16
Mendenhall FT’s to 🧊
#SpartanPride
Manchester Prospect Camp on Sunday September 4th from 12-5pm! A great opportunity to learn more about
@ManchesterUniv
resources, opportunities, and a chance to compete on the basketball court!
#SpartanPride
⚫️🟡🏀
Great TEAM win heading into Thanksgiving for these guys!
Smith 14 pts 4 3FGM
Sawyer 13 pts, 6 asst, 5 reb
Lynas 9 pts
Wallace 9 pts
A Willoughby 7 pts
Hampton 7 pts
#SpartanPride
Great comeback win against a tremendous program and coach to make it 6 in a row!
Lynas 23pts, 4-6 3FG
Smith 22pts, 6-8 3FG
Columbus 12pts, 4asst
Sawyer 9pts, 6reb
Smokey Ballenger Championship Game tomorrow at 2:00pm
#SpartanPride
Spartans pick up the Big Road W to improve to 6-3 through the first half of conference play!
Sawyer 23pts, 8-10, 2-2, 5-5
Smith 17pts
Lynas 9pts, 7reb, 6asst (+25)
#SpartanPride
Starting your week off right with a Manchester Monday alumni spotlight on 2020 graduate Keiton Hall (
@_Keits_
) who will start as an Audit Associate at RSM in the Atlanta, GA office starting in October
#SpartanPride
Hey Spartans! Meet our assistant coach,
@20Ricj
! He's done great things this season so far, and we can't wait to see what big things he has in store!
@MUSpartans
Congratulations to Sophomore Brandon Christlieb (
@BrandonChristl4
) on being named 2nd Team All-HCAC. Christlieb’s 18ppg was 4th best in the league this season and added 5.2rpg as well. Check out highlights from his career high 29-point performance against Anderson
#SpartanPride
🔥 Player Spotlight 🔥
Bryant Smith (
@smithbryant03
)
Sophomore
West Lafayette, IN
Harrison HS
2nd-Team HCAC
15.8ppg
3.2rpg
41% 3FG
81% FT
#SpartanPride
22-23 highlights 👇
Had some DUDES on campus today for Session One of Prospect Camp! A lot of future college basketball players in the PERC today. Already anxiously awaiting Session Two‼️
#SpartanPride
Spartans with the big road win to make it 3 HCAC wins in 6 days!
Willoughby 23pts, 6 reb, 4 asst
Smith 18 pts, 4 asst
Columbus 11pts, 8reb, 6asst, 6stl
Great TEAM effort!
#SpartanPride
#3
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Final.
• Manchester MBB achieved a team GPA of 3.14 for the 2023 Fall Semester‼️
• 14 of 21 team members carried a 3.0+
• 7 team members carried a 3.7+
#SpartanPride
📚⚫️🟡🏀
Congratulations to Junior Guard Logan Willoughby (
@lwilloughby30
) - Greenwood, IN on being named 2024 HCAC All-Conference Honorable Mention!
Willoughby averaged 13.4ppg, 3.8rpg, 2.1apg
Willoughby missed 9 games this season due to injury & is avg 17.1ppg in the month of Feb
MU led the
@HCACDIII
in 3FGA shooting 668 (26+ a game).
“not shooting when you’re open is worse for the offense than shooting contested shots”
Check out the following individual shooting performances:
@_Keits_
(8-12) 👌
@MWestman20
(7-10) 👌
@Jared11andis
(6-12) 👌
⚫️🟡🔥
🚨Manchester Prospect Camp🚨
6 weeks from today - April 30th!
8 incoming 2023’s attended this same camp 👀👀
Reserve your spot today! This opportunity is limited to the first 60 participants & we sold out our last session!
#SpartanPride
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Really good road W finding a way to complete the sweep over Defiance!!
Lynas 27pts, 9-11 FT
Smith 17pts, 7-8 FT
Willoughby 10pts, 6-6 FT
Mendenhall 12pts, 8reb
Columbus 9pts, 8reb
Hampton 7reb
GREAT TEAM W!!
#SpartanPride
With last night's 23-point effort, senior guard Adrian Johnson moves into 5th place in Manchester Men's Basketball all-time scoring. He now has 1,687 total points, passing Brandenburg ('78-'82) who has 1,686.
CONGRATULATIONS,
@AGJohnson_1
!!!
GREAT TEAM W to complete the sweep over Bluffton!
Sawyer 23pts, 12-12 FT, 4asst, 3stl
Lynas 13pts
Smith 12pts
Columbus 10pts
Willoughby 9pts, 5asst, 2stls
Elliott 7pts, 5reb
#SpartanPride
Good Monday morning all you cool cats and kittens! Take a look back at some highlights from MU’s 61-51 win over Hanover College for the Spartans first win over the Panthers since January 2015
#SpartanPride
Final.
Manchester 73
Anderson 75
The season ends with a 16-11 record & brought home a 3rd-place HCAC finish to our campus
Smith 17pts, 4-8 3’s
Sawyer 16pts, 9reb, 6asst
L Willoughby 15pts
Hampton 9pts, 15reb
Mendenhall 9pts
Shewmaker 7pts
We’ll be back!
#SpartanPride
🚨🚨SENIOR DAY⚫️🟡🏀
BIG HCAC matchup at home today at 3pm & a BIG recognition to our senior class: Coy Hampton, Carson Huber, Mitch Mendenhall, Zach Sawyer, & asst Dylan Nicley!
THANK YOU seniors for the impact you’ve had on our campus, community, & program!
#SpartansForLife
Final.
Manchester 86
Anderson 96
Spartans finish the season 15-10 (12-6) for a 3rd place tie in the HCAC standings
We will host Franklin this Sunday at 4:00pm in the PERC
L Willoughby 31pts, 5-8 3’s, 7asst
Smith 19pts
Sawyer 14pts, 10reb, 6asst
Hampton 7pts, 13reb