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Official twitter account of the Fort Hays State Tigers Men's Basketball Program. 3x National Champion. Top 10 All-Time Wins.
Joined December 2013
The Tigers get it done in Manhattan! FHSU defeats Kansas State by 13. It's an exhibition for the Tigers, but they fought hard through the adversity tonight! #DefendTheFort
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BALL GAME! Kaleb Hammeke drains the game winner from the corner as Fort Hays State completes the season sweep of Lincoln. #DefendTheFort
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With the Tiger win in Wichita, head coach Mark Johnson has reached 400 career wins, all at FHSU. Congrats coach! #DefendTheFort
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Jared Vitztum hits Fort Hays State's 10th 3-point field goal of the half! With that shot, Vitztum reaches the 1,000-point milestone for his career. The 22nd FHSU men's player to reach the mark. Congrats Jared!
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With his 5th assist in the game against Lindenwood just before the half, Kyler Kinnamon reached 400 assists in his career at FHSU.
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The Tigers claim their season opener with an 88-78 win over Arkansas Tech! Nyjee Wright leads the Tigers with a career-high 22 points. Nicholson, Peters, and Davis also reach double figures. #DefendTheFort
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Floor just got refinished and cleaned! Can't wait for the guys to be back and get some work done in Gross Memorial! #SoFreshandSoClean
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With his seventh rebound tonight, Jared Vitztum makes FHSU men's basketball history as the first ever player to reach 1,500 points and 900 rebounds in the history of the program! #DefendTheFort
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Men's Basketball would like to welcome the newest Tiger to Fort Hays State: Gilbert Peters (6'6 F) from South Gray High School!!! #RoarTigers
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Tigers would like to welcome Nyjee Wright to Fort Hays State, looking forward to four great years @nyjee23wright
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MIAA CHAMPS! Men's basketball defeats Central Oklahoma 72-71 in the conference title game to clinch its first conference tournament title since 2011. The Tigers now advance to the NCAA DII Championship next weekend - selection show tonight!
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First day of official practice! Can’t wait to get started with this group! 🐯🏀
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Inside the numbers from tonight's win in Manhattan:.Six Tigers in double figures.Vitztum 16p, 11r, 1b, 1s.Hammeke 15p, 5a, 7r.Rock 15p, 5a, 2r.Thompson 14p, 5r, 1a.Jonsson 12p, 1r, 1b, 1s.Peters 10p, 4r, 1a, 2s.#DefendTheFort
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Congratulations to senior Brady Werth who has just hit the 1,000 point milestone! #DefendTheFort
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The guys played 40 minutes of Tiger Basketball tonight, and the result speaks for itself!. More to prove Saturday against Newman at 3:30 p.m. #DefendTheFort
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Tiger fans: Welcome the new addition to our program, Kaleb Hammeke (@kaleb_hammeke5)- G Hutch Trinity HS. #RoarTigers
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ATTENTION TIGER FANS: We are excited to announce the signing of Quinten Rock from Smoky Hill High School (CO)! #RoarTigers
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We are dancing 🐯🕺🏼🐯🕺🏾!.
The 2024 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship bracket is here! . Congratulations to the 64 programs that will compete on the road to Evansville!
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New score board up in Gross Memorial, making the best arena in the country look even better. Got to be excited to play under that next year!
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TIGERS WIN! Fort Hays State beats Missouri Southern in the MIAA quarterfinal, winning 71-55! Jared Vitztum with a huge 24p, 16r double-double. 14 each from Hammeke and Wright. All eight Tigers to play scored. #DefendTheFort
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1st Official Day of Practice! Best maintenance crew in the business getting the court ready! #DefendtheFort
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FINAL!. Tigers outlast the Lions in the battle in Joplin. Kaleb Hammeke with a new career-high 32 pts. Jared Vitztum matches him with a massive double-double of 32 pts, 15 rebounds. Alvin Thompson adds 19 pts. Back at it Sat. in Pittsburg #DefendTheFort
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Plan accordingly. The Tigers are only 1 day away from playing #3 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse! We hope to see you there! For those unable to make it, the game can be streamed nationwide on ESPN Plus. #RoarTigers
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The Tigers hang on in overtime in Wichita. FHSU notches its first regular season W with a 6-point win over the Jets. #DefendTheFort
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TIGERS WIN! Fort Hays State wraps up the semester with a 96-55 win over Avila University. Perry Carroll finished 7-for-7 from the floor, leading the way with 17 points alongside Jake Hutchings. #DefendTheFort
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🖊️🐯🏀.New Tiger alert!. Excited to welcome Geoff Hamperian to the Tiger family!. #DefendTheFort
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Kaleb Hammeke enters the dunk competition as well. It's an afternoon full of entertainment. #DefendTheFort
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Kaleb Hammeke for 3! Tigers by 19! About 9 minutes to go in the game at K-State.
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Because one angle wasn't enough, here's three looks at Alvin Thompson's thunderous slam from last night!. Be there tomorrow when the Tigers create more highlights against Rogers State beginning at 4 p.m. 📹 @TigerMediaNet . #DefendTheFort #MIAAmb
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TIGERS WIN! Fort Hays state rallies from 13 down to force overtime before beating the Hornets, 78-76! Kaleb Hammeke with the game winner before the Tiger defense sealed the game on the final possession! FHSU now 6-0 overall and 2-0 in MIAA play. #DefendTheFort
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With our first game one week away, we wanted to introduce you to the 2018-2019 Tigers! #MeetTheTigers
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Big Gilbert Peters repping 435 lbs two times. getting ready for max week next week!
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With 12 points currently in tonight’s match up against Emporia State, Kaleb Hammeke takes the school record as the All Time Program Leader in Points.
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Tigers Win in overtime! Kaleb Hammeke puts up an astonishing 36 points to lead all scorers and Gabe Pieschl records a double double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. #defendthefort
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What a game! Tigers knock off the No. 25 Ranked Lions 89-84 inside Gross Memorial Coliseum! FHSU improves to 17-10 overall and 11-7 in MIAA play. Get back here Saturday as they host Pitt State in the final regular season contest! #DefendTheFort #miaamb
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Proud of the fight in this year’s group. Back-back top 3 finishes in the best D2 league in America. Back-back 20+ win seasons (23-6 and 21-9). 32 MIAA wins in 2 seasons. Unfortunately in D2, that doesn’t translate to a post-season appearance. We will keep pushing.#DefendtheFort.
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Brady Werth with a huge 2nd half to finish with 25 points. Aaron Nicholson delivers in the clutch with a late layup to lift the Tigers to victory at Pitt State! #DefendTheFort
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Home Opener Tonight!!! Come out to Gross Memorial Coliseum to watch the Tigers take on Central Christian @ 7:00 #RoarTigers
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Brady Werth nets 27 points in the Tiger home opener as FHSU defeats Colorado Mines 75-71. Fort Hays State returns to the court on Sunday Nov. 18 for a 4 p.m. meeting as they host UC-Colorado Springs. #DefendTheFort
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TIGERS WIN! Fort Hays State beats Washburn by 10 in Topeka to move to 5-0 on the year and open conference play 1-0! #DefendTheFort
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The veteran earns his second-consecutive First Team All-MIAA selection!
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TIGERS WIN! The Tigers put on a shooting clinic in the second half, drilling 70 percent from the floor and 67 percent from deep to knock off Emporia State on the road! #DefendTheFort #MIAAmb
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By hitting a pair of free throws late in the first half, Jared Vitztum passed the 1,500-point mark in his career, becoming the 5th player in program history to reach the milestone. He finished with 12 points in the game. Congrats Jared! #DefendTheFort
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Tigers storm past Lincoln in Jefferson City by 38. Kaleb Hammeke led the Tigers with 17 points, followed by Nyjee Wright and Jared Vitztum with 15 each.
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With 8 1st half rebounds, Jared Vitztum passed 600 for his career. He is the 8th player in FHSU Men's Basketball history to record at least 1,000 points and 600 rebounds.
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Tiger fans: Welcome the new addition to our program, Devin Walker (@Walker_Devin33)- F Ulysses HS. #RoarTigers
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The countdown is officially at 2 days! The Tigers take on #3 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. Make sure to get your tickets today! #RoarTigers
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Five double-doubles.24 games scoring in double figures.16.7 points per game.7.2 rebounds each night.Congratulations Brady Werth for earning first team All-MIAA honors! #DefendTheFort
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Tigers cruise in the 2nd half, moving to 15-3 overall and 10-3 in the MIAA with a 15-point win at Nebraska-Kearney! #DefendTheFort
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Tigers hold off UCO in Edmond! FHSU makes 17 3-pointers, 2 shy of program record. Kaleb Hammeke hits a team-high 6 and leads the way with 20 points. Nyjee Wright hits 3 big-time 3-pointers in the 2nd half to hold off UCO's surge. FHSU's 4th straight win!
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Tigers score the first 5 points of the second half. FHSU out to a 40-29 lead on K-State just over a minute into the 2nd half.
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Tiger fans: Welcome the new addition to our program, Alvin Thompson- G Cloud County CC. #RoarTigers
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Saturday is for the Seniors! The Tigers take on Pittsburg State today in Gross Memorial Coliseum at 4 in their final regular season game. Come help #PackGross and show your support as we honor this great group of seniors! #DefendTheFort
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TIGERS WIN!! FHSU goes on a 5-0 run in the final 1:48 to hold of UNK in the MIAA Season Opener! Brady Werth ties his season-high of 27 points and Devin Davis provides 13 points off the bench for the Tigers! #DefendTheFort #miaamb
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Excited to have Lucas a part of the Tiger Family! He has a bright future ahead of him!! #DefendtheFort.
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That's a W! Fort Hays State squeaks out a close one against Northeastern State!. All-around scoring effort for the Tigers with multiple guys in double-figures. See you back at the Coliseum on Sunday! . #DefendTheFort
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The Tigers outscore the Mules by 14 in the second half and pull out the win! Nyjee Wright led the Tigers with 14 points and Jared Vitztum was close behind with 12 points and led the team with seven boards. #DefendTheFort
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Jared Vitztum joins some elite company today becoming the 6th player in program history with at least 800 rebounds, and just the 3rd to have at least 1,300 points with that accomplishment. #DefendTheFort
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Fort Hays State hands UC-Colorado Springs its first loss of the season. The Tigers, now 3-1 overall, hang on in a tight one, 75-68. All 5 starters score in double figures. #DefendTheFort
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Kaleb Hammeke gives the Tigers the lead! 78-76, 15.4 seconds to go in overtime. #DefendTheFort
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There was never a doubt! We are so fortunate to get to play in the BEST arena with the BEST fans!! #RoarTigers.
The CHAMPION! Congrats to Fort Hays State @fhsuathletics @fhsutigerhoops for winning the T3 DII Arena Bracket! Unbelievable fan support and a fantastic venue to watch basketball!!. Shoutout once more to @DruryMBB for making it to the final. Great arena!!
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The wait is over it's GAMEDAY! We take on #3 Kansas tonight at 7:00 in Allen Fieldhouse. The game can be seen live on ESPN Plus! #RoarTigers
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FHSU moves to 2-0 in early MIAA play following an 86-78 win over Emporia State. Four Tigers score in double-digits, led by Marcus Cooper with 23 points. Fort Hays State is back in action Dec. 17 for a meeting with Bethel at 7:30 p.m. #DefendTheFort #miaamb
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Tigers outscore the RiverHawks 15-9 over the final 4:30 to pick up another big road win in Tahlequah! Jared Vitztum finishes with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Tigers are now 10-1 overall, 5-1 MIAA. #DefendTheFort
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