The biggest shot of Brennan Smith’s college career—a shot that basketball players dream of making—turned into a nightmare. Waynesburg University was playing a crucial game at Chatham nearly two years ago. The Yellow Jackets were fighting for a conference playoff berth. The team trailed by two points in the game’s final seconds, and Smith hit … Continue reading
This year marks the first season the Thomas More Saints aren’t in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. However, this hasn’t stopped the Waynesburg men’s basketball team from finding a way to play the Saints. “I think as a conference, at least on the men’s [basketball] side, we miss them because the conference isn’t as good without … Continue reading
The Waynesburg University men’s basketball team is getting ready to start its 2018-19 season by traveling to Hamburg, New York, for the 9th Annual Hilbert College Hawks Against Hunger Tip-Off Tournament. Head coach Mark Christner said he is excited to see how his team will begin the season as it strives to compete in the … Continue reading
As the Waynesburg men’s basketball team prepares for the upcoming season, head coach Mark Christner has been preaching one consistent message at each practice early on in the new season. “I want us to be the hardest working team on the court,” said Christner. “I want us to bring positive energy, trust each other and … Continue reading
Gregory Bean has experienced two dynamics of teams in his 13 years of coaching basketball prior to arriving at Waynesburg University, but his two previous stints at the high school and collegiate level ended in the same result: winning. Bean was announced as Waynesburg’s men’s basketball new assistant coach Sept. 13, replacing Ben Altmeyer, who … Continue reading
Men’s basketball teams around the Presidents’ Athletic Conference announced their schedules over the last week for the 2018-2019 season, including the Waynesburg University Yellow Jackets. The Jackets will play a 25-game schedule with 16 PAC games. “We always try to have a competitive schedule,” said head coach Mark Christner. “In the last four years, we’ve … Continue reading
As a freshman on the Waynesburg University men’s basketball team, Jon Knab came to practice as a talented, 6’4” wing and his coaches knew it. “I think [Knab] had the elements of being a really talented player and we could see that early on,” said head coach Mark Christner. “His work ethic, his coachability – … Continue reading
Matt Popeck’s college basketball career didn’t get off to a usual start. The men’s team was playing over 2,000 miles away from home. It’s opponent, Whitman, was ranked No. 1 in the country coming into the season, and Popeck, unlike most Division III freshmen, was starting at point guard for his collegiate debut. Although the … Continue reading
Head men’s basketball coach Mark Christner has had some talented and successful players in his eight seasons at Waynesburg University. Over the years, Christner saw the Jackets go from winning just two games the year before his arrival to a Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship game appearance in 2015. Of course, Christner needed proficient players to … Continue reading
For a Waynesburg University men’s basketball team that finished third in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference in 3-point shooting, a rare low-percentage shooting game turned out to be the difference in the team’s playoff loss to Bethany this past Tuesday. For a team that shot 34.5 percent from beyond the arc for the season, it was … Continue reading
