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Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙒𝙄𝙉 𝙈𝙘𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙇𝙀𝙔 (1976-77). McKinley averaged 5.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in his lone season with the Huskies, #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

The driver of interest in March Madness are the mid-major programs like High Point, Miami (OH), St. Louis, Prairie View A&M, VCU, McNeese, Siena, South Florida, and others. These teams make the tournament special.. they maximize their talent, they play together, have elite chemistry, and they show that toughness and execution can level the playing field against programs with 5–15x the resources, recruiting budgets, and NIL/revenue share money. The mid-majors, their stories and their upsets drive viewership and revenue. They are the reason for the early round interest in the tournament. Why is High Point Coach Flynn Clayman and many others frustrated? It is because the system and selection process treats elite mid-majors like second-class citizens. It should be noted that no one wants to flood the field with potential Cinderellas and dilute the tournament. However, there’s a clear case for a handful more deserving mid-majors earning at-large spots each year. As it stands today, the metrics and criteria create almost no realistic path for 99% of non-power programs unless they win their conference tournament outright. There are mid-major leagues that are strong enough on a given year that their second-best team (or their best team who gets upset in their conference tournament) would win games if they were in the field. How do we get them in the NCAA tournament in the future?

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝐉𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐒𝐄 (2020-22). A 6'1 PG from Queens, Tse averaged 5.7 points and 2.8 rebounds over two seasons in Sharp Gym. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to Jeff Applewhite (1982-83). #TheHistoryofHBUBKB #HBUtoHCU

Greg was an assistant coach under Ron Cottrell from 1994-99, helping the program to its first NAIA National Tournament berths in 1997-98 and 98-99. Our prayers are with his family, friends and loved ones. #DawgsUp

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜 (2011-13). The 6-9 F from Caxias Do Sul, Brazil avg'd 14 & 7 rebs and earned All-Great West honors as senior. Named All-Decade 2010's, Art is still playing professionally in Brazil. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜 (2011-13). The 6-9 F from Caxias Do Sul, Brazil avg'd 14 & 7 rebs and earned All-Great West honors as senior. Named All-Decade 2010's, Art is still playing professionally in Brazil. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗦𝗢𝗡 (2006-07 / 08-09). A 5'8 sharp-shooting G from Dickinson, "𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚-𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚" averaged 5.5 points and 2.1 assists for @HCUHoops, sandwiching two solid seasons around a knee injury. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙍𝙔𝙇 𝙅𝙊𝙉𝙀𝙎 (1981-84). The 6'2 PG from Athens, GA helped Huskies to 1983-84 TAAC title & NCAA Tournament. He averaged 5.8 ppg / 2.3 rebs / 4.8 asts over 3 seasons and ranks 5th in all-time assists. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

With our season coming to a close in the Southland Conference Tournament, I wanted to share a message of appreciation to our students, fans, alumni, family and friends for supporting us this season. We are grateful for you all! Our team fought hard, stayed together, and found some success amid the adversity of a college basketball season. Despite seven scholarship players missing a combined 101 games due to injury, our team never gave in. We won 4 of our final 6 regular-season games to secure a tournament berth and extend our season. As we continue to build something special here at Houston Christian University, we highlight some positives from our season: ✅ Picked 12th in Jeff Goodman’s Southland job rankings and finished tied for 7th. ✅ HCU is one of only 5 Southland teams with back-to-back bids to the SLC Tournament in 2025 & 2026 ✅ Highest home attendance in 7 years ✅ Back-to-back winning seasons at home (first time since 2015-17) ✅ Team GPA of 3.17 ✅ $150k in facility upgrades benefiting both women’s and men’s sports at HCU Our goal is not only to continue exceeding projections, but also to raise expectations as we keep moving the needle. We will continue to work! The best is yet to come. I close with a verse for everyone to reflect on as you go about your days and work with the talents you were blessed with. Continue to pour maximum energy into every task knowing the ultimate reward comes from God. “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” -2 Chronicles 15:7

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝕋𝕐 𝔹𝔸𝕀𝕃𝔼𝕐 (1991 -93). The 5-10 G from Spring was lone holdover when Ron Cottrell restarted program in 1991. 1 of 3 Bailey generations to play for @HCUHoops, averaging 2.4 ppg / 1.7 asts over 2 seasons. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝓖𝓔𝓞𝓡𝓖𝓔 𝓒𝓗𝓡𝓘𝓢𝓣𝓞𝓟𝓗𝓔𝓡 (1985-89). The 6'5, 230 F from Medellín, Colombia averaged 7 ppg / 4.6 rebs for career. He was selected as both team MVP and Defensive PoY during his time with the Huskies. #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB

✅ Exceeding expectations. ✅ Holding steady to the progress we’ve made. ✅ Fighting for more each day. ✅ The best is yet to come. #DawgsUp

🏀 @HCUHoops falls to New Orleans in first round of SLC Tournament #DawgsUp hcuhuskies.com/news/2026/3/8/…

🏀𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀 ... @HCUHoops 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. #DawgsUp

TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE 1😤 Ryan Bartley on the fast break and extends the @HCUHoops lead! 📺ESPN+

𝗞𝗬𝗟𝗜𝗡 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻 ... @HCUHoops 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 1⃣ 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀. #DawgsUp

𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗝𝗢𝗛𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡 with the DIRK stepback ... Followed by a triple in the corner by 3⃣'𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗘𝗟𝗦 ... #DawgsUp 13-10 here in the 1st. @HCUHoops

It's showtime‼️ GAME 1⃣ No. 5 @PrivateersHoops | No. 8 @HCUHoops ⏰ 5PM 📺 ESPN+ @Join_AFReserve

Happy #HCUBKBirthday & #DawgsUp to 𝙈𝙄𝙆𝙀 𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀𝙍 (2012-15). #HBUtoHCU #TheHistoryofHBUBKB