Category: Men’s Basketball

The 2020-21 UTM men’s basketball team took the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center floor for the first time as the squad’s official practice began this afternoon.           Head coach Anthony Stewart enters his fifth season in charge of the Skyhawk program as he returns five players (including a redshirt transfer) and welcomes in 14 newcomers in 2020-21. UTM’s returning… Continue reading Skyhawk men’s hoops begins official practice in preparation for 2020-21 season

The UTM men’s basketball program added front-court standout La-Quiem Walker out of Kaskaskia College today, head coach Anthony Stewart announced. Walker is a 6-9, 235-pound junior forward from Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the eighth member of the Skyhawks’ 2020-21 signing class, joining junior wing Jaron Williams (College of Central Florida), junior wing Cameron… Continue reading La-Quiem Walker becomes eighth Skyhawk signee in 2020-21 men’s hoops class

Parker Stewart is coming back to UTM after withdrawing his name from the 2020 NBA Draft pool, the standout combo guard announced today. The last three months have been a whirlwind process for Stewart, who originally announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft on March 27. Since the COVID-19 pandemic prevented any prospect from… Continue reading Parker Stewart withdraws from NBA Draft, will return to UTM

Through the end of the 2019-20 academic year, we will be posting a season recap for each UTM athletic program. This edition of the “Skyhawk Season in Review” series features the men’s basketball team. UTM faced a grueling schedule in 2019-20, traveling nearly 13,500 miles and enduring an eight-game road swing that led to a… Continue reading Skyhawk season in review: men’s basketball

UTM head men’s basketball coach Anthony Stewart has announced the signings of Eden Holt and Ksuan Casey to the 2020-21 Skyhawk roster. Holt is a 5-10, 175-pound guard who will have three years of eligibility remaining at UTM while Casey is a 6-9, 275-pound center who will join the Skyhawks as a freshman next season.… Continue reading UTM men’s basketball program inks Eden Holt and Ksuan Casey to national letters of intent

In the midst of the cancellation of all UTM athletic events for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, Skyhawk men’s basketball standout Parker Stewart submitted his paperwork to be an early entrant in the 2020 NBA Draft. Due to rules adopted by the NCAA in 2018, Stewart has the ability to sign with a… Continue reading Stewart declares as early entrant for 2020 NBA draft; remains eligible to return to UTM

It was only fitting that the two seniors sent the UTM out on a winning note in the 2019-20 season finale as the Skyhawks dialed up an 87-78 triumph over Southeast Missouri (SEMO) in Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) men’s basketball action. After an emotional Senior Day ceremony before tipoff, UTM’s Derek Hawthorne, Jr. and Quintin… Continue reading Skyhawk men’s hoops wraps up season with 87-78 OVC victory over Southeast Missouri

Miles Thomas led four UTM men’s basketball players in double figures scoring this evening but the Skyhawks could not find a rhythm in a 78-65 setback at Tennessee Tech. Thomas, who redshirted the 2016-17 season at Tennessee Tech, went off for career-highs of 19 points and seven assists in his return to the Hooper Eblen… Continue reading Skyhawk men’s basketball receives strong front-court play but falls 78-65 at Tennessee Tech