Why WashU?
🎓Top 15 University
🏀37 Consecutive Winning Seasons
🏆2008 & 2009 National Champions
🏀26 NCAA Tournaments
🏆16 UAA Titles in 34 Years
🏅47 All-Americans
🐻D1 Facilities
✈️D1 Travel Experience
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Excited to share that 22’ grad Jack Nolan has been selected for the G League Draft Pool this Saturday!
@jnols22
is now eligible to be assigned at any point during the season. Congrats Jack!!
#OneFist
Why WashU?
🎓Top 20 University
🏀36 Consecutive Winning Seasons
🏆2008 & 2009 National Champions
🏀25 NCAA Tournaments
🏆16 UAA Titles in 33 Years
🏅46 All-Americans
🐻D1 Facilities
✈️D1 Travel Experience
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40+ WashU Basketball alumni from coast 2 coast convened in Chicago this weekend for golf, brotherhood and raising money for the Hardy Scholarship Fund. Special thanks to Nick Burt ‘15 for organizing such a special event!
#TheBearsFamily
#HardyStrong
This. A true “championship” day for
@jhardy_32
and Charlie Jacob. Both graduating from Olin B-school in 3.5 years and high academic honors. Congrats fellas!!
#ScholarChampions
Today is an extremely special day where we get to celebrate the graduation of these five young men below. Words cannot describe the impact each of you have had on our program, on this campus, & in our community! Congratulations!
#onefist
🐻🏀🎓
Big things coming in 2021 for our four juniors who have secured internships this summer with some of the top companies in the world!
Fired up for Kam Mack who will be spending his summer in New York City as a Corporate Strategy & Development Analyst at BlackRock. 🐻🏀🌎🎓
Meet the Class of 2026
🐻
#4
Yogi Oliff🐻
📍Skokie, IL
🎓Niles North High School
📚Favorite Book: The Kite Runner
🎥Favorite Movie: Coach Carter
📺Favorite TV Show: The Last Dance
⚾️Favorite Team: Chicago Cubs
⛹️♂️ Favorite Athlete: Kobe Bryant
With move in day fast approaching, it’s time to introduce the new members of our basketball family! Keep an eye out in the days ahead for more on our new 🐻’s!
We had an incredible journey with this group of resilient and selfless young men! They understand the secret to basketball, isn’t about basketball at all. So many experiences collected and growth realized along the way!
#25Strong
#OneFist
Happy Birthday to our relentless leader! No better present for him than the guys back on campus this weekend & ready to kick off another year.
#onefist
Congrats to Jack Nolan who was recently named to 3⃣ separate All-American teams, in addition to being selected for the D3 College All Star Game. Well deserved
@jnols22
!
🐻NABC - 2nd Team All-American
🐻D3 Hoops - 3rd Team All-American
🐻CoSIDA - 2nd Team Academic All-American
Will be great to see
@BBallBears
roaming the sideline again this Saturday coaching the Division III College All-Star Game! Even better with two WashU 🐻's on the roster in
@jnols22
&
@jhardy_32
!
Fired up to watch 2020 alum DeVaughn Rucker
@druc03
play in the TBT this summer as a member of
@WeAreD3TBT
! Couldn't ask for a better guy to represent WashU and D3 Hoops!
Special day to celebrate our senior
@Hank_hunter31
on his graduation from
@WUSTLbusiness
in 3.5 years! Has a great job lined up in the financial tech industry but has some unfinished “business” on the hardwood. Congrats Hank!
Our final 2020 grad is Matt Nester.
In his 4 years he shot 39.4% from 3 (122-310) with a career 217/94 assist/TO ratio, & was named 2nd team All-UAA his Jr. year.
Matt will be getting clinical experience next year before attending Medical School in 2021. 🐻🏀🎓
Incredible weekend for the WashU Basketball Family as 45 alumni and coaches from coast to coast met in Chicago to golf and raise money for the
@hardystrongnfp
!
Let's give a big birthday shoutout to
#DaddyNester
! The 🐻's biggest fan the last four years! Can't wait to have you back stomping and cheering us on to more W's!
No better way to start the school year than rolling in
#HardyStrong
! Have a great year Gavin! Looking forward to celebrating big wins with you in the team room!
#BigG
#BearFamily
Next up in our 2021 internships is senior Justin Hardy, who worked with McKinsey & Company as a Summer Business Analyst back home in Chicago.
#WhyWashU
#onefist
🐻🏀🎓🌎
The final grade is in & it's time to celebrate Jack Nolan & his graduation from WashU in just 3.5 years with a degree in finance! Jack has achieved some incredible accomplishments in his time at WashU, but none more important & impressive than this. Congrats
@jnols_21
! 🎓🎓🎓
Really appreciate this group of distinguished alumni dropping by Showcase camp to share thoughts with our campers. All four were UAA POY and D3 All Americans!
Although he officially graduated in December, another congratulations is in order for
@jnols22
as he was able to participate in yesterday's graduation ceremony! Thank you for the incredible impact you have had on this university and our basketball program Jack! 🐻🏀🎓🏆
Special day for our program as we welcomed Gavin Malcolm to our basketball family! Gavin and his mom joined us for practice and pizza after. Thank you to
@GoTeamIMPACT
for connecting us with Gavin!
#BeTheIMPACT
Meet the Class of 2026
🐻
#32
Will Grudzinski🐻
📍Barrington, IL
🎓Barrington High School
📚Favorite Book: Life of Pi
🎥Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting
📺Favorite TV Show: Squid Game
🏀Favorite Team: Chicago Bulls
⛹️♂️Favorite Athlete: DeMar DeRozan
In honor of what would have been the Division III National Championship game today, a look back at our 2008 & 2009 National Championship Teams here at WashU!
The 2019-20 Bears were one of 16 teams still playing & fighting for the chance to hang another banner.
#LetsGoWashU
Introducing our next incoming freshman, Kolbe Rada from Nebraska!
🏀Averaged 16.1pts/4.3reb SR year
🏀Two time All-State & All-Conference
🏀2019 State Champion
🏀Two year Captain & Four Year Academic All-State
Check out some highlights from our big non-conference win over
#4
ranked Illinois Wesleyan on Sunday! 🐻's now sit at 9-1 on the year with one more on tap before UAA play begins.
#onefist
#GDTBAB
Andrew Jones of
@TexasMBB
and Justin Hardy of
@WashUBasketball
continue to fight and overcome similar battles with illness and will share our Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award.
Today is the day!!! Make sure to tune in tonight at 6pm CST on ESPN to watch our guy DeVaughn Rucker and the
@WeAreD3TBT
team as they compete in the opening round of the TBT! Good luck
@druc03
! 🐻🏀
Why WashU?
🎓Top 15 University
🏀37 Consecutive Winning Seasons
🏆2008 & 2009 National Champions
🏀26 NCAA Tournaments
🏆16 UAA Titles in 34 Years
🏅47 All-Americans
🐻D1 Facilities
✈️D1 Travel Experience
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Congrats to 🐻alum
@swallball
on being named to the 2010-20 All-Decade Team!
🏀2x National Champion
🏀2x All-American
🏀3x All-UAA
🏀4 NCAA Tournaments
🏀2010 UAA Player of the Year
🏀UAA & WashU All-Time Assists Leader
In honor & recognition of our 5⃣ seniors on their graduation day, this week's
#ChampionshipFriday
belongs to the 2019-20🐻's.
This group led WashU to its 16th UAA🏆& advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament before the season was shut down. Thank you Seniors! 🐻🏀🏆
In the coming weeks we will preview our 2020-21 🐻's!
This week we will highlight our incoming Freshman class.
Starting off with Jabari Chiphe from Chicago!
🏀23pts/9reb as a SR - 40% from 3
🏀3 Time Chicago Sun-Times All City
🏀Two Time Captain - Honorable Mention All State