2018-19 Around the Nation columns

February 18, 2019 The battle is real If there's one thing coaches Grey Giovanine, Mike McGrath and Becky Martin know, it's that you need to get screened for cancer early and often. And when Giovanine, the head men's coach at Augustana, announced his diagnosis recently, a lot of people came to realize the same thing. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

February 12, 2019 Winning by playing at pace Playing old-school basketball, being conservative on both ends of the floor, may have served teams well in the recent past, but the margin of error is getting slimmer, with the new school of thought being to play quick on offense, but slow on defense. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

February 6, 2019 Alumni living up to D-III ideals overseas Wooster alum Spencer Williams and Swarthmore's Zack Yonda are among a dozen D-III alumni developing, discovering and dedicating themselves to learning and serving at-risk youth in Northern Ireland and Ireland. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

January 30, 2019 Growing up around the game The clichés about kids of coaches tend to be true, and while Griffin Kornaker, Jamie Boeheim and Mark Turgeon won't get to play for their dads, they are bringing that experience to their Division III basketball teams. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

January 23, 2019 The old men in D3 When you're 30-plus years old, and have four kids, the last thing you're thinking of is lacing them up and hustling up and down the floor in practice, let alone for 40 minutes in a game. But that's what at least two Division III basketball players are doing this season.

January 11, 2019 Northwest Conference lives on the run Don’t look now, but they’re scoring a lot of points in Oregon and Washington. While Division III and basketball in general is moving towards a faster pace, the NWC seems to be leading the way. Ryan Scott takes a deep dive in what's going on in Around the Nation.

January 8, 2019 Back after a long layoff For Chapman's Cam Haslam, the 2016 D3hoops.com Rookie of the Year, and St. Thomas' Bobbi Brendefur, the road back to the floor has been long -- more than a year, in fact. Ryan Scott finds out about the perseverance it takes to make it back after debilitating injuries in the new Around the Nation.

December 11, 2018 D3's international flavor continues to grow While it's a dream of many Division III basketball student-athletes to play basketball overseas after graduation, there are also many current D-III players who are doing the same. They've come here from Europe, Latin America, Australia and more to go to school and play ball. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

November 29, 2018 Surviving the last-minute change The Salisbury men's basketball team and the women's basketball team at Trine each have had success in recent years. And they each had an unexpected coaching change in October. Ryan Scott checks in to see how they're handling the sudden shift at the top spot.

November 14, 2018 Long road ahead for Thomas More With Thomas More the only national contender without a conference where it can compete for an automatic bid, the Saints had to build a schedule to match. So they'll be playing 22 games by Jan. 7, and somehow only missing two days of class. Ryan Scott has more in Around the Nation.

November 6, 2018 Ready for a new challenge The 2018-19 season brings many new challenges for coaches across Division III basketball. For Pat Juckem, it's leaving a national finalist to follow a legendary coach at Wash U. For his replacement, it's keeping the Oshkosh momentum going. And for Bob Amsberry, it's replacing the best class in Wartburg women's basketball history.