2016-17 Seawolves Basketball News

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SMCC Sends Five To NCAA Division III Programs
SMCC Sends Five To NCAA Division III Programs

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— Five student-athletes of the Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) class of 2016-17 have found new homes in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III athletics. Hannah Fields (Shapleigh, Maine), Vanese Barnes (Jay, Maine), Hannah Heald (Union, Maine), Chase Soares (Falmouth, Mass.), and John Morgan (Sanford, Maine) will continue their playing careers and pursue bachelor degrees at the next level beginning this fall.

23 SMCC Student-Athletes Earn YSCC All-Academic Honors
23 SMCC Student-Athletes Earn YSCC All-Academic Honors

(YSCC) -- The Yankee Small College Conference is proud to announce the 2016 - 2017 All Academic Teams.

Coach Richards Published In Small College Basketball's Coaches Corner
Coach Richards Published In Small College Basketball's Coaches Corner

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine-- Matt Richards, Director of Athletics and Head Men's Basketball Coach at Southern Maine Community College, was published in the most recent edition of Small College Basketball's Coaches Corner with an article titled "Team Culture Wins The Locker Room."

Spring semester student-athletes achieve 2.79 GPA.
SMCC Student-Athletes Achieve 2.79 GPA

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) student-athletes achieved an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.79 spanning this 2017 spring semester.

SMCC Honors Student-Athletes With Awards Banquet
SMCC Honors Student-Athletes With Awards Banquet

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) Athletics Department held its annual awards banquet on Tuesday, May 9 in celebration of its student-athletes and their many successes throughout the 2016-17 academic year and athletic seasons.

SMCC Welcomes Maine High School All-Stars
SMCC Welcomes Maine High School All-Stars

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) was the site of competition to both the Southwestern Maine Activities Association (SMAA) and Western Maine Conference (WMC) Girl’s and Boy’s Senior All-Star Games this week.

Ryan Cloutier: Student-Athlete Spotlight
Ryan Cloutier: Student-Athlete Spotlight

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine— Ryan Cloutier is Southern Maine Community College’s student-athlete spotlight of March. Cloutier recently completed his first season as a member of the men’s basketball team under Head Coach Matt Richards—a team that was crowned Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) champions, and awarded an automatic bid to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) National Tournament.

Left to right: Vanese Barnes, Jennifer Conrad, and John Morgan.
Barnes, Conrad, and Morgan Receive National Recognition

FARMINGTON, Pa.— Three Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) student-athletes were honored at the 2017 United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) national basketball awards banquet at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Captain John Morgan.
Soares Sets USCAA Record In Season Finale

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – The #5 Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team rounded out its 2016-17 season in a 103-84 loss to the #8 Vikings from Villa Maria College in a United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) consolation game on Friday, Mar. 3.

Sophomore Chase Soares delivering a free-throw.
Greater Allegheny Spoils SeaWolves' Run

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – The #5 Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team concluded its United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) championship run suffering defeat to #4 Penn State University Greater Allegheny 81-51 inside the Maltho Gymnasium on Thursday, Mar. 2.

PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball DII Quarter-Final Game
PREVIEW: Men’s Basketball DII Quarter-Final Game

UNIONTOWN, Pa. – The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team returns to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Tournament after a one-year hiatus. The SeaWolves received an automatic bid and the fifth seed after winning the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) tournament. SMCC will match up with #4 Penn State University Greater Allegheny on Thursday, Mar. 2 in the quarter-final round inside the Maltho Gymnasium on the campus of Penn State University Fayette. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.

SMCC Basketball Programs Earn Bids To National Tournament
SMCC Basketball Programs Earn Bids To National Tournament

UNIONTOWN, Pa.—The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s and women’s basketball programs will attend the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) Division II National Basketball Tournament in Uniontown, Pa. from February 28- March 4.

SeaWolves Win YSCC Championship
SeaWolves Win YSCC Championship

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine- The #2-seeded Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team defeated #1 New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) 85-74 on Sunday, Feb. 19 to bring home its first Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) title since 2008.

Sophomore Chase Soares.
Soares’ Nine Three-Pointers Sends SeaWolves To YSCC Title Game

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine- The #2-seeded Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team defeated in-state rival #3 Central Maine Community College (CMCC) 84-74 in the semi-final round of the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Elite Eight Tournament on Saturday, Feb.18.

Morgan Lands Player of the Year, SeaWolves Honored at YSCC Banquet
Morgan Lands Player of the Year, SeaWolves Honored at YSCC Banquet

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (YSCC) -- The Yankee Small College Conference met in South Portland Friday to hand out year end awards.

First-year Jean Medard Zulu swishes the deep two-pointer.
SeaWolves Topple UMA Despite Bragg's Monster Effort

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine- The #2-ranked Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men’s basketball team defeated the #7 Moose of the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) 101-67 in the quarter-final game of the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) Elite Eight Tournament.