Pacific Lutheran men's basketball news

  • Relationships key to Lutes' resurgence
    February 18, 2022
    Every game day, usually around lunch time, Jordan Thomas and Chad Murray sit down to have a chat.The Pacific Lutheran University men's basketball star and the team's head coach meet in Murray's office to talk about anything and everything.
  • Dominating second half puts Lutes in NWC lead
    February 11, 2022
    The Pacific Lutheran University men's basketball team put the clamps on Whitworth University in the second half, holding the Pirates to just 22 second-half points and emerged victorious 64-48 inside a packed Olson Gymnasium.
  • Team of the Week
    February 22, 2021
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll celebrates its 24th season, honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • 2017 D3hoops.com Classic pairings announced
    June 09, 2017
    The ninth edition of our annual tournament in Las Vegas features the defending women's national champs, a men's Final Four team, a multiple-time national champion and 12 more teams. Here's the full set of pairings.
  • PLU picks new men's coach
    March 30, 2017
    Pacific Lutheran named Chad Murray, who coached at Cornell and played at Chapman, as its new head men's basketball coach. He replaces Steve Dickerson who retired at the end of last season.
  • Murray Named Head Men's Basketball Coach
    March 30, 2017
    Chad Murray will take the reins of the PLU men's basketball program after serving past eight seasons as head coach at Cornell College in Iowa.
  • Team of the Week
    January 09, 2017
    D3hoops.com's weekly honor roll returns for its 20th season honoring the best players at each position for the past week. It's the D3hoops.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware.
  • Thursday: So much for style points
    February 25, 2016
    Kendall Parker scored 36 points for Mary Washington while UW-Oshkosh scored 38 points total. But both teams advanced through the semifinals of their tournaments. On the men's side Pacific Lutheran upset Whitman, John Carroll streaked past Mount Union and there's a Cinderella in the Skyline Conference.
  • Schilling's Monster Game Lifts PLU Past Bruins
    February 15, 2013
    PARKLAND - Cameron Schilling put together one of the most complete games of his outstanding career on Friday night, tallying 29 points and 14 rebounds in lifting Pacific Lutheran past George Fox, 84-72, in Northwest Conference men's basketball action in Olson Auditorium.
  • Schilling Surpasses 1,000 Points But Lutes Fall to Boxers
    February 09, 2013
    FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Pacific Lutheran led by 13 points with eight minutes to go Saturday night but couldn't hold the lead and eventually lost in overtime to the Pacific Boxers, 68-62, at Stoller Center.
  • PLU Shoots Lights Out in 72-55 Win Over Willamette
    February 08, 2013
    SALEM, Ore. - Shooting 55 percent overall from the field, including 6-for-9 from three-point range, Pacific Lutheran built a big lead early and cruised past Willamette, 72-55, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played Friday night in Cone Field House.
  • Lutes Make Plays Down the Stretch to Beat Linfield
    February 01, 2013
    PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran scored 11 of the game's final 14 points to beat Linfield, 62-54, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played Friday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Lutes Fall to Loggers in Northwest Conference Rematch
    January 29, 2013
    Puget Sound returned the favor to Pacific Lutheran, coming into Olson Auditorium on Tuesday night and beating the Lutes, 76-60, in Northwest Conference men's basketball action.
  • Lutes Drop Heart Breaker to No. 4-Ranked Whitworth
    January 26, 2013
    PARKLAND - A long-distance prayer from Pacific Lutheran's Cameron Schilling in the form of a three-pointer from just inside the halfcourt line was not answered and No. 4-ranked Whitworth escaped Olson Auditorium on Saturday night with a hard-fought 71-68 Northwest Conference men's basketball victory.
  • Poor Foul Shooting Doesn't Stop PLU From Beating Whitman
    January 25, 2013
    PARKLAND - Despite shooting just 18-for-35 from the free throw line, Pacific Lutheran picked up a much-needed 74-68 victory over Whitman in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played Friday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • PLU Rallies From Big Deficit, But Bruins Prevail in the End
    January 19, 2013
    NEWBERG, Ore. - Cameron Schilling scored 19 points for Pacific Lutheran but his potential game-tying three-point attempt was blocked from behind and the host George Fox Bruins escaped Wheeler Sports Center on Saturday with a 66-61 Northwest Conference men's basketball win.
  • Second Half Shooting Woes Spell Defeat for PLU
    January 18, 2013
    PORTLAND, Ore. - Shooting just 20 percent from the field in the second half Saturday night, Pacific Lutheran let a halftime lead slip away in a 71-59 Northwest Conference men's basketball loss to Lewis & Clark at Pamplin Sports Center.
  • PLU's Final Shot Doesn't Fall, Willamette Leaves With Win
    January 12, 2013
    A three-point attempt by Cameron Schilling missed and the visiting Willamette Bearcats escaped Olson Auditorium on Saturday night with a heart-stopping 75-74 Northwest Conference men's basketball win over the Pacific Lutheran Lutes.
  • PLU Can't Put Brakes on Brakebush, Fall to Pacific
    January 11, 2013
    Danny Brakebush went off for 26 points Friday night to lift the visiting Pacific Boxers past Pacific Lutheran, 81-73, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played in Olson Auditorium.
  • Bench Lifts PLU to Big Win Over Linfield
    January 05, 2013
    McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Getting a huge lift from a trio of players coming off of the bench Saturday night in Ted Wilson Gymnasium, Pacific Lutheran defeated Linfield, 75-61, for its second consecutive Northwest Conference men's basketball victory.
  • Go Figure: PLU Gets it Figured Out in Win at Puget Sound
    January 02, 2013
    TACOMA - Pacific Lutheran put together its best half of the season on Wednesday night in beating the Puget Sound Loggers, 78-64, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played in Memorial Fieldhouse.
  • Lutes Let One Slip Away as River Falls Rallies for 57-54 Win
    December 22, 2012
    RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Wisconsin-River Falls scored the final 10 points, including a game-winning three-pointer by Arik Smith at the buzzer, to defeat Pacific Lutheran, 57-54, in a non-conference men's basketball game played Saturday night in Karges Center.
  • Miller's Double-Double Not Enough to Knock Off Auggies
    December 21, 2012
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Freshman center Bryce Miller scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds but it wasn't enough to prevent host Augsburg from defeating Pacific Lutheran, 73-65, in a non-conference men's basketball contest played Friday night at Si Melby Hall.
  • Free Throws Are the Difference as Whitman Tops Lutes
    December 08, 2012
    WALLA WALLA - Whitman converted 19 of its 21 free throw attempts and that proved to be the difference as the Missionaries defeated Pacific Lutheran, 81-68, in a Northwest Conference men's basketball game played Saturday night in Sherwood Center.
  • 20th-Ranked Whitworth Rallies to Beat Lutes, 63-56
    December 07, 2012
    SPOKANE, Wash. – Cameron Schilling poured in 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds but 20th-ranked Whitworth defeated Pacific Lutheran, 63-56, in the Northwest Conference men's basketball opener for both teams on Friday night in the Whitworth Fieldhouse.
  • Earnest Points Lutes to 67-47 Win Over St. Scholastica
    December 03, 2012
    PARKLAND - Playing point guard instead of his normal shooting guard position, Andrew Earnest scored 19 points and contributed four assists to lead Pacific Lutheran to a 67-47 non-conference men's basketball win over St. Scholastica on Monday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Northwest Defense Stifles PLU in Men's Basketball
    November 27, 2012
    PARKLAND - Visiting Northwest University limited Pacific Lutheran to 29 percent shooting for the game in running away from the Lutes, 72-38, in a non-conference men's basketball game played Tuesday night in Olson Auditorium.
  • Mumm is the Word For Eastern Oregon in Win Over PLU
    November 24, 2012
    PARKLAND - Jason Mumm drained a three-point shot with 51 seconds to play, erasing a one-point Pacific Lutheran lead and giving Eastern Oregon a hard-fought 51-48 men's basketball win Saturday night in the closing game of the PLU Thanksgiving Classic held in Olson Auditorium.
  • Strong Second Half Leads to PLU Blowout Victory
    November 23, 2012
    PARKLAND - Pacific Lutheran outscored Evergreen State by 27 points in the second half on the way to a convincing 76-45 men's basketball win at the PLU Thanksgiving Classic played Friday in Olson Auditorium.
  • Lutes Give Valiant Effort But Eventually Succumb to Seattle U.
    November 21, 2012
    SEATTLE - Cameron Schilling had a strong overall performance and Drew Earnest lit up the scoreboard in the final 20 minutes on Wednesday, but their combined 37 points weren't enough as Pacific Lutheran fell to NCAA Division I Seattle University, 58-49, at Key Arena.
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