2016-17 Men's Basketball News
Three Panthers recognized on NABC Honors Court
July 18, 2017
The National Association of Basketball Coaches recognized three Panthers for their work in the classroom on their annual Honors Court list. Juniors Tyler Green, Rob Nelsen and Luke Selway all earned the academic honor.
Men's basketball earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
July 11, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball has earned the Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the association announced on Wednesday. Chapman was one of 213 team across all three Divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA to earn the distinction.
SCIAC recognizes 178 Panthers on All-Academic team, every Chapman team above a 3.0
July 06, 2017
An impressive number of Chapman University student-athletes were again recognized for their work in the classroom. The Panthers placed 178 student-athletes on the SCIAC’s annual All-Academic team, the conference announced on Thursday.
Taylor earns Second Team nod for second time
March 01, 2017
Junior James Taylor earned All-SCIAC honors for the second year in a row. The conference released the All-SCIAC teams on Wednesday with Taylor representing Chapman on the Second Team.
Men's basketball falls on Senior Night
February 21, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball team fell 60-49 to Occidental on Senior Night at the Hutton Sports Center. Seniors James Griffin and Josh Cohan combined for 14 points and 14 rebounds in their final game as Panthers.
Men's basketball wins back and forth battle with Caltech
February 11, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball team came out of a seesaw battle against visiting Caltech with a 64-54 win on Saturday. Sophomore Reed Nakakihara and junior Luke Selway combined for 21 second-half points to lead the late effort.
Taylor posts 18 in loss to Pomona
February 09, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball team fell 62-49 to Pomona-Pitzer Thursday night at the Hutton Sports Center. Junior James Taylor led the Panthers with 18 points.
Men's basketball snaps skid behind big games from Taylor and Nakakihara
January 28, 2017
Junior James Taylor led the Chapman University men’s basketball team to a skid-snapping 70-59 win over Cal Lutheran on Saturday. Taylor lit up the scoreboard with 26 points as the Panthers (8-10, 3-6 SCIAC) led wire-to-wire in the win.
Whittier’s late run brings Chapman to fourth straight loss
January 21, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball team fell 62-59 to Whittier College on Saturday night at the Hutton Sports Center. Freshman Drew Todd finished the game with a career-high 15 points for Chapman.
Cohan has career night in loss to CMS
January 19, 2017
The Chapman University men’s basketball couldn’t recover from an off-shooting night in a 62-44 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Senior Josh Cohan had the best game of his career with career-bests in points and rebounds.
Cohan's late bucket completes comeback win over Redlands
January 07, 2017
Trailing 69-68 with four seconds on the clock, senior Josh Cohan found the basket to lead the Chapman University men’s basketball team to a 70-69 victory over Redlands at the Hutton Sports Center. The Panthers overcame a 15-point deficit in the first half to earn the come-from-behind victory.
Five score in double figures to push men's basketball to win over La Verne
January 05, 2017
Sophomore Reed Nakakihara scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to help the Chapman University men’s basketball pull away for an 81-68 win over La Verne. Five Panthers scored in double figures and Chapman (6-5, 1-1 SCIAC) held La Verne (7-4, 1-1 SCIAC) to just 37 percent shooting.
Taylor's 22 leads men's basketball to win over Husson
December 30, 2016
Junior James Taylor led four players in double digits with 22 points as the Chapman University men’s basketball team defeated visiting Husson 73-65 on Friday. The Panthers (5-5) never trailed to end their nonconference slate on a high note.
Comeback attempt comes up shy against No. 8 Whitworth
December 19, 2016
A double digit deficit was cut to just five points but Whitworth pulled away late as the Chapman University men’s basketball team fell 78-69 to the eighth-ranked Pirates. Junior James Taylor led the Panthers (4-5) with 21 points and six rebounds.
Men's basketball scores in triple digits in win over West Coast Baptist
December 16, 2016
Four players scored in double digits as the Chapman University men’s basketball team defeated West Coast Baptist 100-62 on Friday. The Panthers (4-4) led wire-to-wire in their biggest offensive output of the season.
Men's basketball falls to LIFE Pacific
December 06, 2016
Sophomore Cam Haslam scored 18 points but the Chapman University men’s basketball team fell 74-63 to visiting LIFE Pacific on Tuesday. Three Panthers scored in double digits as Chapman dropped to 2-4 on the season.