Hobart men's basketball news
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Thompson ’13 adds Harter to coaching staff
June 01, 2026Hobart Basketball Head Coach Stefan Thompson '13 announced the addition of DJ Harter to his staff as an assistant coach. A native of Holland Patent, Harter joins the Statesmen after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Cortland. -
Hobart tops RIT for Thompson’s 100th career win
January 10, 2026The Hobart basketball team completed a Liberty League weekend sweep with an 81-74 victory over Rochester Institute of Technology this afternoon, giving Statesmen Head Coach Stefan Thompson '13 his 100th career coaching win. Hobart earned its 10th win of the season with a gritty second half comeback after trailing by as many as 10 points in the first half.
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Team of the Week
December 15, 2025D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates season No. 29, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Hobart hands Rochester 1st loss 97-88
November 25, 2025
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Hoopsville: Midseason Grind
January 18, 2024There comes a time in any season when the grind of the overall season and conference play can take it's toll. On Thursday's Hoopsville, we talk to programs pushing through challenging parts of their seasons to keep the magic alive. Watch On Demand or listen to the podcast here!
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Team of the Week
December 04, 2023D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 27th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.
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Team of the Week
January 23, 2023D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
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Team of the Week
January 16, 2023D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 26th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
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Meshanic’s buzzer-beater lifts Hobart to victory
January 14, 2023SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—Hobart College senior Jackson Meshanic made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Statesmen to a 77-74 Liberty League victory at Union College this afternoon.
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Upsets served up by Naz, Profs and Hobart
November 22, 2022The last full day of Division III basketball before the Thanksgiving break brought upset wins by Nazareth, Rowan and Hobart on the men’s side and a victory for the Trinity women that could shape the future postseason picture.
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Late rally lifts Hobart over Union 80-76
January 15, 2022The Hobart College basketball team scored the final eight points of the game to pull out an 80-76 Liberty League win over visiting Union College in Bristol Gym this afternoon. Jackson Meshanic led the Statesmen to victory with game-highs of 34 points and 10 rebounds.
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Statesmen make record-breaking return to court
November 06, 2021The Hobart basketball team broke the program record for points in a game in their triumphant return to the court this afternoon. The Statesmen put six players in double digits on the way to a 121-89 win at Keuka this afternoon.
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Thompson on NABC 30 under 30 Team
June 02, 2020The National Association of Basketball Coaches recognized Hobart College Head Coach Stefan Thompson '13 as one of the top young coaches in the collegiate game. The 29-year-old was named to the NABC Under Armour 30 Under 30 Team today.
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Fredonia hires assistant from Hobart
April 28, 2020Sean Smiley, an assistant men's basketball coach at Hobart, will be the new head men's basketball coach at Fredonia.
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Hoopsville: Wild Weekend
March 08, 2020Upsets, close games, and closed gyms. We seemed to have it all in the opening weekend of the NCAA DIII tournaments. Sunday night on Hoopsville, we take a look back at a wild weekend, but we also look at how next weekend is already causing problems. Tune in starting at 7:00 pm ET here.
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Calhoun has St. Joe's on a new level
March 04, 2020Jim Calhoun got UConn to the NCAA Tournament 18 times, and in his second season with St. Joseph (Conn.), the Blue Jays are dancing. Calhoun talks about the challenges of this tourney, his team, and his Hobart opponent, in a Road to Atlanta feature by Joe Sager.
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Lescoe breaks 3-point mark on Senior Day
February 22, 2020In his final regular season game in Bristol Gym, Hobart senior Tucker Lescoe went off. The program's career 3-point record holder added to his legacy in a big way, sinking a game record 12 3-pointers as Hobart College defeated Skidmore College 93-67 in Liberty League men's basketball action.
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Team of the Week
January 27, 2020D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 23rd season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
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Hobart names Thompson head coach
June 05, 2019Stefan Thompson, who was an All-American guard and assistant coach at Hobart, will be the Statesmen's next head men's basketball coach.
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Thompson ’13 picked to lead Hobart basketball
June 05, 2019GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart College Interim Director of Athletics Brian Miller named Stefan Thompson '13 the head coach of the Statesmen basketball program. He will be the 20th man to lead the program since its inception in 1901.
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Conn College turns to Sweeney
May 09, 2019Connecticut College hired Hobart head coach Tim Sweeney to lead its men's basketball program back to relevance in the NESCAC. The Camels are winless in the conference since 2017.
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Men's top 25 poll released
February 05, 2018Marietta's consecutive streak of Top 25 appearances ends and one of its conference rivals returns to the poll. Plus two schools who exited the poll in Week 2 return and Eastern Connecticut has its first Top 10 appearance in the history of our poll. Get the full list here.
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Whichever way the wind blows
January 17, 2018Hobart's Luke Ruddy spent his summer studying weather patterns in Montana. Upon his return to campus, he had to adapt to a new role for the Statesmen, a role that he has embraced. More in Around the East.
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Men's Top 25 poll released
November 27, 2017A chaotic start to the season results in a very different looking Top 25 compared to the preseason poll. Nine teams exit the rankings and are replaced by mainstays, like Whitworth, Amherst and Wooster. How far did the defending champs fall? How many NESCAC teams are ranked? Find out here.
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Tuesday: MIT have something special
November 22, 2017MIT continued its promising season with a win at No. 6 Tufts and Hobart toppled another ranked foe. On the women's side UW-Whitewater edged Illinois Wesleyan and Roger Williams topped Mass-Dartmouth.
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Getting off on the right foot
November 15, 2017Opening night for the new season featured big wins for Hobart and St. Norbert and a successful start to Babson's title defense. On the women's side the ODAC scored two upsets over ranked CAC opponents and Muhlenberg won the battle of Lehigh Valley.
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Thompson ’13 joins Hobart coaching staff
May 31, 2017Hobart College basketball All-American Stefan Thompson '13 will return to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2017-18 season, Head Coach Tim Sweeney announced today. Thompson, who spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach at Wilkes University, replaces Mark Linebaugh who joined the coaching staff at Rice University.
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Wednesday: Upstate upstarts
February 22, 2017Union outlasted St. Lawrence in double overtime and Hobart upset Skidmore to oust the top two seeds in the Liberty League tournament. Elsewhere Moravian knocked Susquehanna into the at-large pool and two sixth seeds advanced on the women's side.
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Friday: Down to the wire
February 12, 2016The incredibly-close race for the Liberty League's four playoff spots stayed that way after Friday night's results, including Rochester Tech topping St. Lawrence. Meanwhile the George Fox women secured home court for the NWC playoffs and the New York University men pulled closer to first in the UAA. That and more in tonight's wrap.
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Three-mendous effort carries Hobart past Rochester
November 17, 2015GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart College flirted with a school record for 3-point success in an 87-70 victory over the University of Rochester in non-conference men's basketball action tonight. The Statesmen made 17 triples on the night, one off the school record set in 2009.
