Photo provided by Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – With the offseason of Illinois Wesleyan basketball upon us, it’s time to take a look at what next years team will look like now that the dust of this previous season has settled. “It’s gonna be an interesting offseason,” said Head Coach Ron Rose. “We relied on Matt (Leritz), Pete (Lambesis) and Cory (Noe) so we had a 7-10 man rotation. So, […]
Image courtesy Kodiak Creative NORMAL, Ill. – With March Madness in the books with an 81-75 loss against Wabash, so wraps up the 2021-22 season for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans. “When you end with a disappointing loss it’s easy to be disappointed in your season,” said Head Coach Ron Rose. “I think that’s the natural reaction immediately after the game. But the reality is that we had a really great […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- After the final game of the season ending in a victory on the road against Augustana with a final score of 70-64, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans will prepare for their first CCIW tournament game against North Central. This season provides a unique historic opportunity for the Titans. No IWU team has ever won the CCIW conference title in the regular season, and […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – In their second meet of the season against the North Central Cardinals, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans prevailed to complete the sweep at home with a final score of 78-65. “It was a great win for our team, for our program,” said Head Coach Ron Rose. “To be able to secure a conference championship outright on our home court was really a wonderful […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After two tough back-to-back losses, the Illinois Wesleyan Men’s Basketball team managed to find their defensive groove, getting back in the win column against North Park with a final score of 73-49. “With our team, it’s all about effort,” said Head Coach Ron Rose. “We’ve had a defensive mentality the entire year… this team has five guys that are out there playing […]
Image courtesy of Kodiak Creative BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – After a back and forth nail biter, the Illinois Wesleyan Titans pulled through and prevailed against the North Park Vikings with a final score of 63-58. “It was kind of a different game in the sense that it was low scoring but that’s kind of how games go late in the season,” said guard Peter Lambesis. “It was a solid win and […]
Image courtesy of Illinois Wesleyan Athletics BLOOMINGTON Ill.- The Illinois Wesleyan Basketball program has high expectations for the 2021-2022 Season. The Titans enter the new season with a number four rank in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. As their season was cut short last year due to COVID-19, the Wesleyan team made a statement with a record of eight and one. NCAA division three basketball did not hold […]
