Steve Jenkins elected to Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame

Evangel University men’s basketball head coach Steve Jenkins will be inducted into the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in a ceremony on April 27, 2013.

Jenkins completed his 31st season as Evangel’s head coach last season. He is 13 wins shy of 600 career victories and, nine games into next season, will work his 1,000th game as head coach with the Crusaders.

Jenkins guided Evangel to the NAIA-II National Championship in 2002, and has won the Heart of America Conference championship six times.

His teams have appeared in 11 NAIA national tournaments including the last four. He was the NAIA-II National Coach of the Year in 2002 following his team’s 35-1 season and national championship.

In the past, Jenkins served as head coach of the baseball program. He leads all baseball coaches in career winning percentage.

He is also currently the head coach of the men’s golf program, which is the reigning conference champion. He has been named men’s golf coach of the year twice by the Heart of America Conference.

Jenkins is a 1974 graduate of Evangel University with degrees in Psychology and Physical Education. He earned a master’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1978.

In 2006, Jenkins was inducted into the Evangel Athletics Hall of Fame and entered the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame in its 2011 class.

The induction ceremony is scheduled during a banquet at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield.

Coach Jenkins led the men’s basketball team to their sixth Heart of America conference tournament championship this season

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Women's basketball team to host second round WBI game Saturday

The Phoenix will take on McNeese State in Alumni Gym March 23 at 2 p.m.

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The fourth-seeded Elon women’s basketball team will host eighth-seeded McNeese State in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational on Saturday, March 23, at 2 p.m. in Alumni Gym.

The Phoenix defeated fifth-seeded Eastern Kentucky, 68-61, on Wednesday, while the Cowgirls knocked of the one-seeded Mercer, 82-70, in Macon, Ga., on Thursday.

Tickets for Saturday’s game can be purchased through the Elon Ticket Office at elonphoenix.com or over the phone at 336-278-6750.

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by Dan Anderson, Staff Last Updated - 3/22/2013

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Phoenix women host WBI basketball tourney March 20

Elon's women's hoops team makes its second appearance in NCAA Div. I post-season play with a game against Eastern Kentucky.

Kelsey Evans drives to the basket in SoCon Tournament play against Davidson.

After an impressive 18-13 season that included program-best 14-6 record in the Southern Conference and an appearance in the conference tournament semifinals, the Elon women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to play in the 2013 Women’s Basketball Invitational.

Fourth-seeded Elon will host fifth-seeded Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the WBI on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Alumni Gym. If the Phoenix advances, the quarterfinals will take place on March 23 or 24.

This marks Elon’s second appearance in the WBI after making its first Division I post-season appearance in the tournament in 2011. Elon was given a No. 3 seed and a first-round home matchup against sixth-seeded USC Upstate. The maroon and gold claimed a 103-72 win over the Spartans before falling to eventual WBI champion UAB in the quarterfinals.

The WBI is a 16-team, single elimination tournament that was created in 2010 to address additional post-season opportunities for women’s college teams who did not make the NCAA tournament field. The WBI tournament bracket is an East/West format with each side seeded 1-8. The semifinals, or third round, will be played March 27/28 with the 2013 WBI Championship game set for March 30 or 31.

Tickets for Wednesday’s game can be purchased through the Elon Ticket Office at elonphoenix.com or over the phone at 336-278-6750.

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by Dan Anderson, Staff Last Updated - 3/19/2013

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Keep up with the Phoenix during the SoCon basketball tourneys

Show your Elon pride as the Phoenix basketball teams compete in the 2013 Southern Conference Basketball Championships March 8-11 in Asheville, N.C.

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Whether you plan to support the Elon men's and women's basketball teams during the SoCon tournaments by watching the games at home or coming to Asheville, N.C., we have you covered.

Saturday, March 9

Kick off your tournament with The Phoenix Club and Elon Alumni Association at Scully's Bar & Grille (13 Walnut Street, Asheville) at 4 p.m.At 6 p.m., the North Division Champion men’s team play their first game at U.S. Cellular Center (87 Haywood Street, Asheville), facing off against the winner of No. 7 Chattanooga / No. 10 UNC-G game.At 6:45 p.m., the women’s team enter their first contest at UNC-Asheville’s Kimmel Arena, playing the winner of the No. 6 Samford / No. 11 Wofford game.

Details for other pre-game socials will be released as tournament outcomes are determined.

To purchase tickets, contact the Elon Ticket Office at (336) 278-6750. Tickets are $18 per single session for general admission, plus a $3 processing fee per order. There is no limit to the number of tickets you may order.

ESPN3 will cover the men’s opening round on Friday, as well as Saturday’s quarterfinals and Sunday’s semifinals. Monday’s championship game will tip off at 7 p.m. and be aired on ESPN2.

Coverage of the women’s semifinals on Sunday and the championship game on Monday at 3 p.m. will air on ESPN3.

For more information, visit the Southern Conference page. Brackets for the men's tournament and the women's tournament provide more information on game times, media coverage and game locations.

You can also keep up with the Phoenix teams by checking the Elon Alumni Association Facebook page and Twitter feed. Don't forget to stay in touch on Twitter and Instagram by using the #elonphoenix hashtag.

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by Megan McClure, Staff Last Updated - 3/5/2013

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Evangel University men’s basketball set to host postseason contest; ladies on road

Brackets have been set for the 2013 Heart of America Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments.

The Evangel men earned the No. 1 seed and host No. 8 Peru State at 7 p.m. February 28 in the Ashcroft Center. The Crusaders earned home court advantage throughout the tournament by winning the regular season title.

Other first round pairings include No. 4 Central Methodist hosting No. 5 Benedictine, No. 3 MidAmerica Nazarene hosting No. 6 Baker, and No. 2 Culver-Stockton hosting No. 7 Avila.

Evangel has won the postseason tournament five times, and has an overall record of 28-14 in the HAAC Tournament.

Following the conclusion of the postseason tournament March 5, Evangel will await selections and seeding for the 2013 NAIA Division I National Tournament. The selection show is set for March 6 at 7:15 p.m. and will be unveiled on the NAIA’s Facebook page.

The No. 7 seed Lady Crusaders begin their postseason on the road with a visit to No. 2 Benedictine February 28 at 7 p.m. This will be the third meeting between the schools this season. 

Check back here for updates throughout postseason play. 

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Evangel Consolidation Update

Evangel University is pleased to anticipate its consolidation with the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and Central Bible College beginning with the fall 2013 semester, pending approval of accrediting bodies. For information on the consolidation progress, please visit http://ag.org/top/consolidation/

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Evangel University men’s basketball team now ranked 11th nationally in NAIA-I poll

The 13th-place ranking is the highest-ever for the men's basketball team.

The Evangel University men’s basketball team rose two places in the NAIA-I national poll released Tuesday January 15, and are now ranked No. 11 nationally. Evangel is 13-4 and 6-1 in the Heart of America conference. Last week, the Crusaders went 2-0 with an 80-58 win over Avila and a 76-66 win at 24th ranked Culver-Stockton.

The No. 11 ranking is the highest Evangel has been ranked in NAIA-I since they moved to division I in 2008-09. See a complete list of the NAIA-I top 25. 

The Crusaders take on 25th ranked MidAmerica Nazarene on Thursday, January 17, in their next game. The two teams are tied for first place in the HAAC with 6-1 league records. Game time is 7:30 p.m. in Olathe, Kansas.

Evangel Consolidation Update

Evangel University is pleased to anticipate its consolidation with the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and Central Bible College beginning with the fall 2013 semester, pending approval of accrediting bodies. For information on the consolidation progress, please visit http://ag.org/top/consolidation/

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