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Where Do We Go From Here?

This season, college basketball will tip off under a new set of rules. But the real work of change off the court is just beginning.
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Why I love Basketball

In this moment between reforming college basketball and figuring out what it needs next, we turned to decorated coaches, top leaders and iconic figures to ask what the game means to them.
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Pep bands’ greatest hits from the soundtrack of college basketball

Without the accompaniment of a pep band to give the cacophony a cadence, the experience wouldn’t be complete.
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How do you land a big event? Tips from the organizers of the next DIII Men’s Basketball Championship

With just one exception, Division III men’s basketball champions have been crowned in Salem, Virginia, for more than two decades, but that tradition ends this spring.
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Special Olympics Spotlight Winner - October 2018

After 620 total votes W&J SAAC teams with Special Olympics to host basketball tournament won the October Special Olympics Spotlight Poll by gathering 93 percent (581) of the total votes! The Presidents will receive $500 to use for its next Special Olympics event.

To submit a story for consideration, please email d3specialolympics@ncaa.org.

Diversity Spotlight Initiative – October 2018

The University of Wisconsin Superior is the recipient of the October Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative. The institution created an inaugural Student-Athlete Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The committee’s goals include being an advocate for equity and inclusion values and educating others on the meaning of diversity and inclusion. Click here for more information and a photo gallery.

The Diversity Spotlight Initiative recognizes and promotes outstanding diversity related projects, programming and initiatives that are occurring on Division III campuses and in conference offices. All selected recipients receive $500 toward their next diversity initiative.

To submit a story for consideration, please email lmccleary@ncaa.org.