2002-03 DePauw Men's Basketball Archive

3/3/03
Ringger named SCAC Player of the Year; Bettis also a first team choice
DePauw senior Joe Ringger was a unanimous pick for Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year voting by the league's coaches. Senior Jeremy Bettis was runner-up in the voting and also earned first team honors. COMPLETE RELEASE (pdf document)

2/28/03
DePauw falls to Centre in SCAC semifinal
The Tigers dropped an 88-74 decision to Centre in the semifinal of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship. STORY WITH STATS

2/27/03
Tigers advance to SCAC semifinal with win over Rhodes
Joe Ringger and Jeremy Bettis each posted double-doubles and Wes Thornhill established a career-best scoring mark to lead top-seed DePauw to a 74-64 win over Rhodes in the first game of the inaugural Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship | Full story with stats

2/23/03
Tigers outscore Pirates 8-0 in final 2:46 to win SCAC regular season title
The Tigers gained their first lead on Joe Ringger's bucket with 48 seconds left and held on for a 67-63 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win at Southwestern. The Tigers outscored Southwestern 8-0 over the last 2:46 and 14-3 over the final 5:50 to capture their second consecutive SCAC title. DePauw has earned the number one seed and will play Rhodes College at 1 p.m. in the first round of the SCAC tournament on Thursday at Christian Brothers in Memphis. Game Story

2/21/03
Tigers fall at Trinity, still hold one-game lead
The Tigers saw their seven-game win streak come to an end in a 76-60 loss at Trinity. Joe Ringger led the Tigers with 22 points, while Jeremy Bettis had 19 and a career-high 16 points. DePauw still holds a one-game lead in the SCAC. Box score

2/14/03
DePauw earns share of SCAC regular season crown
With Millsaps' 60-51 win over Trinity, DePauw has clinched at least a share of their second consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference regular season

2/13/03
Tigers win seventh straight; Fenlon becomes winningest coach
Jeremy Bettis posted a double-double with 18 points and a career-high equaling 14 rebounds to lead DePauw to a 63-52 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference win at Rose-Hulman. The victory was the 183rd in coach Bill Fenlon's 11-year DePauw career and broke the record of 182 wins held by Elmer McCall (1958-78). FULL STORY WITH STATS

2/9/03
Tigers roll to sixth straight win
DePauw improved to 15-6 overall and stayed in first in the SCAC race at 10-1 with a 98-63 win over visiting Hendrix. The win was the Tigers' sixth straight and 12th in the last 13 contests. FULL STORY WITH STATS

2/7/03
DePauw wins fifth straight and 11th of last 12
Jeremy Bettis scored 20 and grabbed nine rebounds, while Joe Ringger posted his 11th double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead DePauw to a 101-81 SCAC win over Rhodes. FULL STORY WITH

2/2/03
Tigers hold on to stay in first in SCAC with 71-65 win
The Tigers improved to 13-6 overall and remained in first place in the SCAC at 8-1 with a 71-65 win at  Millsaps. The victory extended DePauw's SCAC road win streak to eight straight and was their 10th in the last 11 games this season. Jeremy Bettis led the Tigers with 19 and became the 20th player in school history to score 1,000 career points. Full story

1/31/03
Tigers stay in first with 78-68 win at Oglethorpe
Joe Ringger posted his ninth double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds as DePauw remained in first in the SCAC with a 78-68 win at Oglethorpe. Joey Hanger and Jeremy Bettis each scored 13, while Alex Stewart added 11. Box score

1/27/03
Ringger named SCAC Player of the Week
Senior center Joe Ringger has earned SCAC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season after his performances in conference wins over Sewanee and Centre. More

1/26/03
Tigers take over first in SCAC with 76-61 win
Seniors Joe Ringger and Jeremy Bettis each posted double-doubles as DePauw defeated visiting Centre 76-61 to take over sole possession of first place in the SCAC. Bettis equaled a career high with 25 points while hauling down 10 boards. Ringger equaled a season best with 15 rebounds and scored 21. Story with stats

1/24/03
Tigers beat Sewanee, 86-67; stay in first in SCAC
DePauw shot 54 percent for the game and held visiting Sewanee to just 39 percent on the way to an 86-67 win. Joe Ringger led DePauw with 17 points followed by Alex Stewart with 16 and Jon Owens with 14. Story

1/19/03
Pirates shoot down Tigers, 90-86
Visiting Southwestern shot 71 percent from the floor in the first half and just under 60 percent for the game and handed DePauw its first SCAC loss, 90-86. More details to follow. Story with stats

1/17/03
Tigers roll to 77-51 win over Trinity
The Tigers stayed perfect in SCAC play at 4-0 with a 77-51 win over Trinity as four Tigers scored in double figures led by Joe Ringger with 22. Ringger added 10 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double. Story with stats

1/15/03
Ringger earns second straight SCAC Player of the Week honor
Senior center Joe Ringger has earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after averaging 18 points and 12 rebounds in

1/11/03
Tigers defeat Rose-Hulman, 83-50
Five Tigers scored in double figures to lead DePauw to an 83-50 win over vistiting Rose-Hulman. Joe Ringger scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in just 19 minutes for his fourth straight double-double. Jeremy Bettis also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Story with stats

1/8/03
Tigers win fourth straight with nine-point win at Earlham
Joe Ringger posted his third straight double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead DePauw to its fourth straight win-a 62-53 victory at Earlham. Wes Thornhill scored 13 and Jeremy Bettis added 12 for the 7-5 Tigers. Nathan Stoops led four Earlham double-figure scorers with 14. The Tigers outrebounded the Quakers 38-27. Story with stats

1/7/03
Ringger named SCAC co-Player of the Week
Senior Joe Ringger was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference co-Player of the Week along with Trinity's Jason Morris for games from December 23-January 5. In four games, Ringger averaged 18.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in just under 22 minutes per game. He posted back-to-back double-doubles in SCAC weekend wins at Rhodes and Hendrix and equaled his career high with 27 points against Rhodes. The honor is the third of his career

1/5/03
Tigers complete SCAC weekend sweep with 73-56 win at Hendrix
Jeremy Bettis paced the Tigers with 21, while Jon Owens and Joe Ringger each added 10 in a 73-56 SCAC win at Hendrix. Ringger posted a double-double with 11 boards as the Tigers held a 49-31 advantage on the boards. Story with stats

1/3/03
Tigers open SCAC play with 97-68 win at Rhodes
DePauw evened its record at 5-5 with a 97-68 victory at Rhodes in the first SCAC action. Joe Ringger equaled a career high with 27 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds in the win. Story with stats

12/29/02
DePauw beats Western Connecticut by 15
The Tigers improved to 4-5 on the season with an 85-70 win over Western Connecticut in their final game at the adidas D3 Desert Shootout in Las Vegas. Joe Ringger scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Jeremy Bettis added 22 points. Matt Kleymeyer scored 10 in the win as well. The Tigers shot 55 percent from the floor for the game including 62 percent in the second half. Box score

12/28/02
Tigers drop opening game at D3 Desert Shootout
The Tigers led by as many as 11 early in the second half after trailing much of the first half, but Loras rallied with 56 second-half points to take an 80-69 win over DePauw at the adidas D3 Desert Shootout in Las Vegas. The Tigers now face the loser of the Western Connecticut game at 3:30 p.m. PST on Sunday. The game can be heard live on WGRE (91.5 FM). DePauw-Loras box

12/19/02
Albion tops Tigers, 82-64
Host Albion scored the first 16 points of the second half to push a 15-point halftime lead to 31 and deliver the knockout blow to the Tigers. The Britons improved to 7-2 with an 82-64 victory over 3-4 DePauw. Story with box score

12/17/02
Tigers fall to Grace by six
Jeremy Bettis and Alex Stewart each scored 20 with Stewart's establishing a career high, but Grace came away with a 64-58 win at the Neal Fieldhouse. Matt Abernethy led Grace with 21 including 17 in the second half. Corey Smith followed with 19, while Daniel Bucher dished out four assists and recorded seven steals. Story with box score

12/17/02
Bettis named SCAC Player of the Week
After leading the Tigers to two weekend wins and the Franklin Goaltenders-Bankers Classic championship, senior forward Jeremy Bettis has earned Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors. Bettis totaled 45 points and 22 rebounds and was the tournament MVP. That included a career-high 14 rebounds against IU-Southeast on Friday

12/14/02
DePauw wins third straight to capture Franklin tournament: Bettis named MVP
The Tigers knocked off Franklin by a 68-59 score in the title game of the Franklin Goaltenders-Bankers Classic. Jeremy Bettis was named the tournament MVP, while Joe Ringger and Jon Owens also earned all-tournament honors. Story with stats

12/13/02
Tigers advance to tourney title game with 90-77 win
Jeremy Bettis equaled a career high with 25 points and established a new career mark with 14 rebounds to lead DePauw to a 90-77 win over Indiana-Southeast in the first game of the Franklin Goaltenders-Bankers Classic. Jon Owens added 16 points, five assists and three steals, while Alex Stewart scored a career-high 13 and Joe Ringger added 12. Cole Sinclair paced the 6-8 Grenadiers with 20 points. The 2-2 Tigers advance to play Franklin in the championship game at 3 p.m., Saturday. Box score

12/4/02
Tigers top Little Giants 73-62
Jon Owens scored a career-high 22 points to lead DePauw to its first win of the season-a 73-62 win over visiting Wabash. Story with stats

11/23/02
DePauw falls to Lakers in consolation game
Jeremy Bettis scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Tigers, but Purdue-Calumet beat DePauw 62-46 in the consolation game of the Wabash Tipoff Tournament. DePauw fell behind, 7-0 in the first 6:22, but rallied to take as much as a six-point lead in the first half. The Tigers trailed just 39-38 eight minutes into the second half, but the Lakers gradually pulled away and led by as many as 18. The Tigers shot just 33 percent from the field and only 27 percent in the second half.

11/22/02
Tigers drop season opener to Illinois Wesleyan
The 14th-ranked Tigers fell behind by as many as 22 in the first half before rallying to within eight on two occasions in the second half, but fell in the season opener to Illinois Wesleyan, 77-64. The Tigers now face Purdue-Calumet in the consolation game of the Wabash Tipoff Tournament at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Joe Ringger posted a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Jeremy Bettis added 20 and Jon Owens equaled a career-high with 13. John Camardella led five Titans in double figures with 19 points and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Box score | PRE-GAME NOTES (pdf)

Tigers ranked 14th in D3hoops.com preseason poll
In a preseason Division III poll conducted by D3hoops.com, the Tigers are ranked 14th in the nation. DePauw picked up a total of 255 points in the poll. Washington (Mo.) whom the Tigers defeated in last year's round of 16, was the preseason number-one selection.

2002-03 SCAC Preseason Poll

DePauw is the preseason pick to repeat in SCAC coaches' poll
With three starters and nine letterman returning from last year's 24-4 squad that advanced to the Division III quarterfinals, the Tigers are the coaches' pick to repeat as Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champions. DePauw, 16-2 in SCAC play last year, received seven of the 10 first-place votes and totaled 97 of a possible 100 points. Trinity picked up the other three first-place tallies and 93 points. Rose-Hulman was third with 69 points followed by Centre with 66 and Southwestern with 62. Full release  (Adobe Acrobat required)