Category: Men’s Basketball

 Ajani Kennedy capped off a career-high scoring night with a step-back three-pointer just before time expired that sent the UTM men’s basketball team home a winner, 76-75 over Austin Peay.           The Skyhawks (7-11, 5-9 Ohio Valley Conference) played arguably their best game of the season against the league’s preseason favorite. UTM hit nine 3-pointers in the opening… Continue reading Kennedy’s buzzer-beating game-winner triggers UTM men’s basketball to 76-75 triumph over Austin Peay

After a first half that saw the Skyhawks (6-11, 4-9 OVC) and Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (2-18, 2-11 OVC) combine for 81 points, both squads were held to under 30 points as the Skyhawks edged out a slim 66-64 win over their Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) opponent. Senior forward Jaron Williams led the offense with… Continue reading Strong defensive performance pushes men’s hoops past Tennessee Tech, 66-64

Playing its third game in the last five days, the UTM men’s basketball team ran out of gas today as the Skyhawks fell by a 76-60 margin to SIUE.           Freshman Anthony Thomas posted 22 of his career-best 24 points in the second half today for UTM, eclipsing his previous game-high of 21 set at Belmont on Jan. 9.… Continue reading UTM men’s basketball winning streak snapped with 76-60 setback to SIUE

Playing its third game in the last five days, the UTM men’s basketball team ran out of gas today as the Skyhawks fell by a 76-60 margin to SIUE.           Freshman Anthony Thomas posted 22 of his career-best 24 points in the second half today for UTM, eclipsing his previous game-high of 21 set at Belmont on Jan. 9.… Continue reading UTM men’s basketball winning streak snapped with 76-69 setback to SIUE

A stingy defensive unit was on full display this evening as UTM downed Eastern Illinois, 51-41, in an Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) men’s basketball matchup.           The 41 points allowed tonight are the fewest by any Skyhawk team against a NCAA Division I opponent in school history. The last time a UTM squad allowed fewer points was… Continue reading Historical defensive performance leads UTM men’s basketball to second straight win, 51-41 over Eastern Illinois

The UTM men’s basketball team had its fair share of heroes during tonight’s 69-66 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) triumph over Southeast Missouri.           In a game that featured 14 lead changes and 11 ties, Jaron Williams poured in a career-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and Ajani Kennedy scored all 13 of his season-high points in the second half for the… Continue reading Total team effort propels Skyhawk men’s hoops past Southeast Missouri, 69-66

As a result of previous postponements around the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), the UTM men’s basketball games on Thursday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 20 have now switched opponents.           The Skyhawks will now take on Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 18 at 8 p.m., followed by a Feb. 20 matchup against Morehead State at 4 p.m. Both… Continue reading OVC announces flipped schedule for UTM men’s basketball home games on February 18-20

The UTM men’s basketball team struggled offensively this afternoon at Morehead State, falling to the Ohio Valley Conference’s (OVC) best defensive squad in a 76-44 setback.           It was an off night all around for the Skyhawks (3-9, 1-7 OVC), who shot 29.8 percent from the floor and 21.1 percent from three-point range. UTM – who entered… Continue reading Skyhawk men’s hoops comes up short at Morehead State, 76-44

Cameron Holden, a junior forward on the UTM men’s basketball team, made a bid at school history this evening but the Skyhawks fell by a 113-73 margin at Eastern Kentucky.           Holden ended his night with team-highs of 20 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and two steals – nearly becoming only the fifth UTM player to amass… Continue reading Holden flirts with triple-double but Skyhawk men’s hoops suffers 113-73 setback at Eastern Kentucky

Even at age 36, former UTM men’s basketball superstar Lester Hudson is still getting buckets.           Hudson, who stormed onto the national scene as a Skyhawk in 2007, passed his former Washington Wizards teammate Yi Jianlian for the most points in Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) history after another spectacular performance today. The Memphis, Tennessee native poured in… Continue reading UTM legend Lester Hudson becomes all-time leading scorer in Chinese Basketball Association history