2011-12 Bowdoin Men's Basketball Releases

March 23, 2012
Hanley Named Maine Player of the Year by MMBCWA, O'Connell and Hurley Honored
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Three members of the Bowdoin College men's basketball team have been honored in postseason awards dished out by the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association (MMBCWA) on Friday.

March 13, 2012
Jill Henrikson and Will Hanley Earn Regional Basketball Honors
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin senior basketball players Will Hanley (New Cannan, Conn.) and Jill Henrikson (Bath, Maine) each collected additional postseason honors on Tuesday.

March 5, 2012
Will Hanley Needs Your Vote to Earn Spot in NABC Division III All-Star Game
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin senior men's basketball player Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) has been selected as a nominee to play in the NABC Division III All-Star Game and needs help to earn one of the final spots.

February 29, 2012
Hanley Nets Second Consecutive First Team All-Conference Selection
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College senior men's basketball player Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) has earned his second consecutive First Team All-NESCAC selection in honors announced by the conference.

February 18, 2012
Cardinals Bounce Polar Bears From NESCAC Tournament in Quarterfinals
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Wesleyan University men's basketball team won its first NESCAC Tournament game since 2003 in a 78-59 win over Bowdoin in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament on Saturday afternoon.

February 11, 2012
Men's Basketball Storms Connecticut College in 43-Point Blowout
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team celebrated Senior Day in style by nailing 16 three-pointers in a 95-52 victory over Connecticut College on Saturday at Morrell Gymnasium.

February 10, 2012
Cardinals Pull Away From Polar Bears in Second Half of Men's Basketball Clash
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Wesleyan University men's basketball team tied a school record for single-season wins in a 74-61 victory over Bowdoin on Friday evening.

February 10, 2012
Big Second Half Leads Bowdoin Over Wesleyan in Key NESCAC Victory
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's basketball team dominated the second half of a 70-56 win over Wesleyan on Friday evening at Morrell Gymnasium.

February 7, 2012
Bowdoin Silences Bridgewater State in 25-Point Tuesday Night Victory
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin bench scored 48 points to lead the Polar Bear men's basketball team to a 77-52 non-conference victory over Bridgewater State University on Tuesday evening at Morrell Gymnasium.

February 4, 2012
O'Connell Makes History as Polar Bears Tip 16th-Ranked Williams
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin's Ryan O'Connell scored a game-high 21 points and became the 22nd player in school history to surpass 1,000 career points as the Polar Bears knocked off 16th-ranked Williams in overtime on Saturday, 89-84.

February 3, 2012
Top-Ranked Panthers Hold Off Feisty Polar Bears in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Top-ranked Middlebury held off a late charge by Bowdoin (14-6, 3-4), as the Panthers picked up a 79-76 win over the Polar Bears in Pepin Gym. Middlebury extends its home court streak to 21 games with the victory.

January 31, 2012
Hanley's 23 Points, 20 Rebounds Lead Bowdoin to Road Win at Thomas
WATERVILLE, Maine - Five Polar Bears scored in double digits, led by 22 from Will Hanley, in a 94-83 victory by the Bowdoin College men's basketball team over Thomas on Tuesday evening.

January 28, 2012
Polar Bears Post Biggest Win Over Colby in Men's Hoops Since 2001
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team took command in the second half of a 67-40 win over Colby on Saturday at Morrell Gymnasium.

January 24, 2012
Hanley Records Double-Double as Bowdoin Holds Off Babson For Win
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Will Hanley scored 23 points with 17 rebounds as the Bowdoin College men's basketball team staved off Babson on Tuesday evening, 73-68.

January 21, 2012
Bowdoin Surges Late to Beat Trinity in NESCAC Showdown Saturday
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Andrew Madlinger scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the second half as the Bowdoin College men's basketball team held Trinity to 29% shooting in a 55-43 win on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium.

January 20, 2012
Fourth-Ranked Amherst Pulls Away in Second Half to Beat Polar Bears
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Aaron Toomey and David Waller combined for 45 points to lead the fourth-ranked Amherst College men's basketball team to an 80-66 win at Bowdoin on Friday evening.

January 18, 2012
Late Bowdoin Comeback Stuns Farmington in Wild Wednesday Win
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team rallied from a 14-point deficit in the final nine minutes to defeat the University of Maine-Farmington in a 84-79 win on Wednesday evening at Morrell Gymnasium.

January 17, 2012
Tuesday's Men's Basketball Game Postponed Due to Weather
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Due to the anticipation of poor travel conditions in central Maine this evening, the men's basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night between Bowdoin and the University of Maine-Farmington has been postponed to Wednesday evening.

January 14, 2012
Bates' Long-Range Shooting Sinks Bowdoin in Lewiston
LEWISTON, Maine - The Bates College men's basketball team hit 12 three-pointers en route to an 80-61 win over Bowdoin in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.

January 13, 2012
Bowdoin Win Streak Comes to an End in Friday Night Loss at Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. - The Tufts University men's basketball team snapped Bowdoin's six-game win streak in a 82-70 win on Friday evening at Cousens Gymnasium.

January 10, 2012
Hanley Named Maine State Men's Basketball Player of the Week
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College men's basketball senior Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) has been named Co-Player of the Week by the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association.

January 6, 2012
Bowdoin Continues To Roll, Earns Sixth Straight Win By Beating Hamilton
CLINTON, N.Y. - Will Hanley scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Bowdoin College men's basketball team to a 74-61 win over Hamilton College in a NESCAC game at Hamilton's Margaret Bundy Scott Field House on Jan. 6.

January 3, 2012
Polar Bears Ring In New Year With Resounding Win Over Plymouth State
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Andrew Madlinger scored a career-high 24 points, including six three-pointers, to pace the Bowdoin men's basketball team to a 88-66 victory over Plymouth State on Tuesday evening.

December 13, 2011
Hanley Named Maine Player of the Week, Watch Highlights From Bates Game Here
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin senior Will Hanley (New Canaan, Conn.) has been named the Maine Men's Basketball Coaches and Writers Association Player of the Week.

December 11, 2011
Bowdoin Ends First Semester With Convincing Victory Over Bates
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team closed out its first semester in style, earning a 69-48 victory over rival Bates at Morrell Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon.

December 9, 2011
Hanley Dominates as Polar Bears Crush Colby in Waterville
WATERVILLE, Maine - Will Hanley finished with game-highs of 29 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists as the Bowdoin College men's basketball team opened up a 47-32 halftime lead on the way to an 84-68 win over Colby in non-conference play Friday night at Whitmore-Mitchell Court at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

December 5, 2011
Bowdoin Dominates First Half, Cruises to Victory at Maine Maritime
CASTINE, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team scored the first 15 points of the game and were never challenged in a 72-44 non-conference win over Maine Maritime Academy on Monday evening.

December 3, 2011
Hot Shooting Leads Bowdoin to Non-Conference Win Over Presque Isle
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team shot 60.9% from the field in a 69-66 win over Maine-Presque Isle on Saturday afternoon at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears rebound from a pair of close losses to improve to 4-2 this season while the Owls fall to 2-3.

November 29, 2011
Late Bowdoin Rally Falls Short in Road Loss at Southern Maine
GORHAM, Maine - Despite a season-high 32 points and 18 rebounds from Will Hanley, the Bowdoin College men's basketball team came up just short in an 80-79 loss at Southern Maine on Tuesday night.

November 27, 2011
Bowdoin Uses Balanced Attack, Hot Shooting To Ground Eagles
BANGOR, Maine - Six Bowdoin players saw double figures as the Polar Bear men's basketball team took an easy 95-54 non-conference win at Husson on Sunday afternoon.

November 22, 2011
St. Joseph's Holds Off Late Rally by Bowdoin in Battle of Unbeatens
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Zach O'Brien and Chris Petzy combined for 55 points to lead the St. Joseph's men's basketball team to a 70-68 win over Bowdoin on Tuesday evening at Morrell Gymnasium.

November 21, 2011
Hanley Named NESCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Week
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin senior forward Will Hanley has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

November 19, 2011
Hanley Named MVP as Bowdoin Opens Season With Hampton Inn Classic Title
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team won the 2011 Hampton Inn Classic over host UMass-Dartmouth on Saturday, 66-61. The Polar Bears improve to 2-0 this season with the victory.

November 18, 2011
Bowdoin Too Much For Farmington in Hampton Inn Classic Opener
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team defeated the University of Maine-Farmington, 72-38, in the first game of the 2011 Hampton Inn Classic at the Tripp Athletic Center at UMass Dartmouth Friday night.

November 17, 2011
2011-12 Bowdoin Men's Basketball Preview
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team opens its 2011-12 season at the UMass-Darmouth Tip Off Tournament this weekend.

August 30, 2011
Men's Basketball To Host Fall Clinic on October 23
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team will host a fall basketball clinic on Sunday, October 23 at Morrell Gymnasium.