Whitman Basketball

Whitman College MBB coaches are at the 2026 Final Four in Indianapolis for the D1 Reese’s All-Star Game today. Game will tipoff at 3:30pm est on CBS Sports Network. Prior to the game we saw ‘98 Alumni Tommy Lloyd and the @arizonambb take the floor for practice! #GoBlues #beardown

Congratulations to ‘98 Whitman Basketball alumni Tommy Lloyd and @ArizonaMBB for advancing to the Final 4! #GoBlues

From D3 to Coaching in the D1 Final 4 ⬇️ Two former #d3hoops athletes have coached their teams in to the 2026 MBB Final 4 in Indianapolis - Brad Underwood from @HSUMBB - Tommy Lloyd from @WhitmanMBB Plus, their @ArizonaMBB & @IlliniMBB squads could meet in the Final 👀

Congratulations to Ali Efe Isik, who moved into 7th place on the Whitman all-time scoring list on Saturday. He's the latest in a long line of Whitman bucket-getters, and we will be celebrating him and four other seniors this Saturday, 2/14 against Lewis & Clark #goblues

Congratulations to @aliefe_9 on being named NWC player of the week!!

Lee & Isik Named NWC Basketball Student-Athletes of the Week @PSLoggers @PSwbasketball @WhitmanSports @WhitmanMBB nwcsports.com/news/2026/1/20…

Love this clip with Coach Lamanna talking about Taking ownership and finding the best shot for us! Episode #15 with Coach John Lamanna is out now Link below 🔗 Thank you Coach once again for your time and insights 🤙🏽 #coaching #leadership #coachingwisdom #coachingphilosophy #basketball #basketballneverstops🏀 #hoopstudy

Why is basketball the greatest sport? I’m a football guy myself, but this was a great and compelling answer in argument for basketball from Coach John Lamanna! 🔥🏀 #basketball #coachingphilosophy #coaching #basketballcoach #culture #virtue #viral #hoops

I had the pleasure to interview Coach John Lamanna, who serves as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. He has a great story that will relate with many. The adversity of being winless in his first two seasons as a head coach led him to Adoration at 1:00 AM. Sitting in the pew, in the early hours of morning he began to read a book by Curtis Martin, titled “Boys to Men: The transforming Power of Virtue”. He had a revelation about the concept of virtue and its attainment, which led him to solidifying his foundation and philosophy as a coach. He established what he calls ahis four pillars of the program, which mirrors the Cardinal Virtues of: Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance, and Justice. From winless to sustained excellence Coach Lamanna’s vocation is to develop men of character and build great decision makers. Coach Lamanna was nominated as the coach of the year in 22’ and 23’ when the Blues’ program was crowned the NWC regular season champions. Coach, thank you for your time and insights! Full episode drops on Friday! #coaching #basketball #hoops #whitmancollege #leadership #virtue #breakbeyond #coachingphilosophy #culture

The Top 15 D3 Dining Halls 🍽️ Food has a huge impact on the daily performance of D3 student-athletes, so we set out to rank the best D3 food options in 2025 The ranking drops tomorrow in our newsletter Subscribe to get it first: d3-direct.com Can you guess #1?

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Today's the day! It's time to go #ALLIN for Whitman Basketball! All donations will be matched up to $10,000. Make your impact today! givecampus.com/schools/Whitma…

Huge thank you to all the alumni who came back to Walla Walla last weekend for Whitman College’s Alumni Weekend! It was great being able to see everyone back in Sherwood! #GoBlues

Tip of the 🧢 to Robert Icart of @BTIHoops and John Lamanna of @WhitmanMBB on a great workout yesterday

Here to catch @WhitmanMBB coach John Lamanna at the @BTIHoops workout

@WhitmanMBB @whitmancollege @WhitmanSports Absolutely amazing trip. Shout out to the Bob Carson endowment that makes incredible outdoor trips available to all Whitman students. One of the many reasons Whitman is a transformative college.

The team had a great weekend camping and kayaking at Banks Lake! Huge shoutout to the Whitman College Outdoor Program for organizing our annual trip! #d3hoops #GoBlues

@xaviersantana0 @zaidosman2025 Our final addition to the team is Campbell Horning, also from IMG Academy. He is originally from Boulder, CO. We are excited for all of these additions, and hope you enjoy watching them all throughout their careers here!

@xaviersantana0 @zaidosman2025 is a strong center from IMG Academy in Florida, and is originally from Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Welcome Zaid!

Introducing our incoming class of 2025! We are adding 5 first-years and one transfer, and all bring skill, character, and IQ to the team. @memohimselff comes to us from North Idaho College, and is originally from Ankara, Türkiye