Program History
Begun in 1966, the Babson men's basketball program enjoyed immediate success, going 22-3 in just its third season. The team then re-emerged as a regional power in the mid-1980s, making three appearances in the ECAC Tournament between 1983 and 1987, before exploding onto the national scene in the early 1990s. During that decade, the Beavers recorded three conference championships, five 20-win seasons, and seven postseason berths, including NCAA Tournament appearances in 1992, 1995, and 1996. Babson also registered a 100-80 victory over Division I Harvard in 1991-1992, helping the Beavers reach a top-five national ranking for the first time in program history.
In 2000-2001, the Beavers once again rose to regional prominence by going 18-11, gaining an ECAC Tournament appearance and earning NEBCA Most Improved Team honors. Babson then re-established itself as a national power the following season, going 25-5 overall, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in team history, and posting the nation's top-ranked defense. The following year, the Beavers went 26-4 to set a new program record for single-season wins while also claiming the team's first-ever ECAC New England Championship. The team's incredible run continued into the 2003-2004 season, which saw Babson go 22-8, win the NEWMAC Championship, and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
April 9, 2008 - NEBCA Announces Division III Senior Men's Basketball All-Star Teams
March 6, 2008 - McDonald Named First Team All-NEWMAC
March 1, 2008 - Men's Basketball Falls Just Short In 60-59 Semifinal Loss At WPI
February 27, 2008 - Men's Basketball Advances To NEWMAC Semifinals With 76-69 Win Over Springfield
February 23, 2008 - Men's Basketball Falls To WPI, 65-49, In Regular Season Finale
February 20, 2008 - Babson Posts Key NEWMAC Victory Over Springfield, 57-51
February 18, 2008 - Etten Named NEWMAC Player of the Week
February 16, 2008 - Struggling Offense Dooms Men's Hoops At Coast Guard
February 13, 2008 - Men's Hoops Surges Past MIT, 75-62
February 9, 2008 - Etten Helps Men's Hoops Fend Off Wheaton, 77-73
February 6, 2008 - Torrid Shooting Lifts Bowdoin Over Men's Basketball, 71-57
February 2, 2008 - Men's Hoops Rallies From 20 Down But Falls To Clark, 59-55
January 30, 2008 - Men's Hoops Uses Long-Range Shooting To Outgun Coast Guard, 78-70
January 26, 2008 - Springfield Denies Men's Basketball, 61-53
January 23, 2008 - Men's Hoops Stifles WPI, 53-36, In Showdown Of NEWMAC Rivals
January 16, 2008 - Wheaton Denies Men's Hoops, 69-64
January 12, 2008 - Brennan Collects Career Win #200 As Men's Hoops Pulls Away From MIT, 75-63
January 9, 2008 - Clark Rallies To Knock Off Men's Hoops In NEWMAC Opener, 60-52
January 5, 2008 - #4 Amherst Escapes With 60-55 Win Over Men's Basketball
December 30, 2007 - Men's Basketball Resumes Play With 73-69 Loss at U. of Chicago
December 7, 2007 - Tufts Triumphs Over Men's Basketball, 88-71
December 4, 2007 - Men's Basketball Holds On To Defeat Lasell, 68-66
December 1, 2007 - Men's Basketball Loses Valiant Effort Against #8 Washington University At Lopata Classic
November 30, 2007 - Men's Hoops Ends Slide With 60-47 Win Over Claremont At Lopata Classic
November 28, 2007 - Men's Basketball's Rally Falls Short Against No. 7 Brandeis
November 25, 2007 - Unbeaten Trinity Proves Too Strong For Men's Basketball, 82-75
November 20, 2007 - Men's Basketball Suffers First-Ever Loss To Emerson, 89-76
November 17, 2007 - Connecticut College Fends Off St. Lawrence, 70-67, To Claim BIT/Irving Oil Championship
November 16, 2007 - Connecticut College Topples Babson, 52-50, BIT/Irving Oil Semifinals
October 12, 2007 - Babson Athletics Promotes Two Assistant Coaches
February 27, 2007 - NEWMAC Announces Postseason Awards
February 21, 2007 - #7 Coast Guard Stuns #2 Babson, 70-66, In NEWMAC Quarterfinals
February 17, 2007 - Springfield Knocks Off Men's Hoops, 70-67
February 15, 2007 - Men's Basketball Pulls Out Miracle Win Over Coast Guard, 62-61
February 11, 2007 - Men's Basketball Outguns Clark, 73-63
February 8, 2007 - Men's Hoops Tackles Wheaton, 82-72
February 4, 2007 - Men's Hoops Stuns #15 WPI, 79-69
February 2, 2007 - Bowdoin Topples Men's Basketball, 69-60
February 1, 2007 - Men's Basketball Notches Hard-Fought Win Over Tufts, 84-76
January 27, 2007 - Men's Hoops Tackles Coast Guard, 74-62
January 24, 2007 - Men's Hoops Stumbles In Second Half, Falls To Springfield
January 23, 2007 - Etten Powers Men's Hoops Past MIT, 72-59
January 23, 2007 - Men's Basketball Outguns Clark On The Road, 74-65
January 11, 2007 - Men's Hoops Falls Just Short Of #23 WPI, 59-53
January 10, 2007 - Men's Basketball Knocks Off MIT On The Road, 56-47
January 8, 2007 - Defense Helps Men's Hoops Top Wheaton, 75-67
January 4, 2007 - Third-Ranked Amherst Defeats Men's Basketball, 89-70
December 30, 2006 - Men's Basketball Salvages Split With Victory Over Sewanee
December 30, 2006 - Bridgewater State Tops Men's Hoops In California
December 14, 2006 - Etten, Reserves Lead Men's Hoops To 75-73 Win Over Lasell
December 3, 2006 - Men's Hoops Defeats Norwich To Win Hockenbury Classic Championship
December 3, 2006 - Men's Hoops Downs Newbury, 69-52, In Norwich Tourney Semis
December 3, 2006 - Brandeis Pulls Away From Men's Hoops, 76-66
December 3, 2006 - Trinity Tips Men's Basketball, 71-68
December 3, 2006 - Men's Basketball Shoots, Rebounds Way To 83-70 Victory Over Emerson
December 3, 2006 - Etten Leads Men's Hoops To Consolation Win Over Vassar
December 3, 2006 - Men's Basketball Drops Opener To Colby, 78-75, In BIT/Irving Oil Semifinals