2021-22 Men's Basketball News

Men’s hoops earns academic award, five named to NABC Honors Court
Men’s hoops earns academic award, five named to NABC Honors Court

July 19, 2022

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the Simpson College men’s basketball team as a recipient of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards on Tuesday. In addition, five players were named to the NABC Honors Court.

Fourteen student-athletes land on A-R-C All-Academic Team
Fourteen student-athletes land on A-R-C All-Academic Team

March 21, 2022

Fourteen Simpson student-athletes competing in winter sports earned a spot on the 2021-22 American Rivers Conference All-Academic Team, as announced by the league on Thursday.

Chris Honz / Tajen Ross (photo by Vicki Born)
Simpson duo named honorable mention all-conference

March 03, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball duo of Chris Honz and Tajen Ross both landed on the All-American Rivers Conference Honorable Mention team, as announced by the league on Thursday.

Senior Rhett Darland (photo by Vicki Born)
Dutch shoot past Storm in season finale

February 19, 2022

The Simpson College men's basketball team fell 89-73 to Central on Saturday afternoon as both teams took the floor for the final time in 2021-22.

Junior Tajen Ross
Storm come up short in home finale

February 16, 2022

Nebraska Wesleyan rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat the Simpson College men’s basketball team 75-66 in its home finale on Wednesday night.

L to R - Christian French, Deontei Johnson, Trenton White, Chris Honz, Rhett Darland, Head Coach Brad Bjorkgren (photo by Morgan Flynn)
Simpson falls to Dubuque on Senior Day

February 12, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball team played a close first half with the league-leading Spartans, but a big second-half surge by Dubuque gave the visitors a 90-68 win on Saturday.

Senior Chris Honz
Storm unable to slow Beaver offense

February 09, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball team had their second-highest scoring output of the season but couldn’t slow the Beavers on the other end of the court as Buena Vista earned a 106-81 win over the Storm on Wednesday.

Junior Andrew Curran
Trio of scorers guide Simpson to 75-61 win over Luther

February 05, 2022

Andrew Curran and Tajen Ross reached 20 points, Chris Honz tallied 18, and the Simpson College men’s basketball team snapped a 13-game losing skid with a 75-61 win over Luther inside Cowles Fieldhouse.

Sophomore Lincoln Swanson
Men’s basketball drops low-scoring affair to Luther

January 31, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball team took the court for the fifth time in 10 days and dropped a low-scoring affair to Luther, 54-48.

Junior Andrew Curran
Storm unable to dig out of early hole

January 29, 2022

The Simpson College men's basketball team was unable to crawl out of an early hole and fell 81-67 to the second-place team in American Rivers Conference standings on Saturday.

Senior Deontei Johnson
Duhawks defeat Storm in A-R-C action

January 26, 2022

Aided by a big night from one of the American Rivers Conference's top scorers, Loras defeated the Simpson College men's basketball team 81-68 on Wednesday evening inside Cowles Fieldhouse.

Junior Buck Eagleburger
Prairie Wolves Survive Storm Comeback

January 24, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball team mounted a late comeback and nearly overcame a double-digit deficit, but the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves were able to hold on down the stretch to hand the Storm a 77-73 loss on Monday night.

Freshman Jack Hutchinson
Coe evens season series with Simpson

January 22, 2022

The Simpson College men’s basketball team aimed for a season sweep of the Coe Kohawks on Saturday afternoon but fell short in an 84-62 loss inside Cowles Fieldhouse.

Senior Deontei Johnson
Storm men suffer home setback

January 19, 2022

In a tightly-contested game that was tied on nine occasions and saw five lead changes, the Simpson College men’s basketball team fell 75-66 to Central.

Basketball programs release schedule updates
Basketball programs release schedule updates

January 17, 2022

The Simpson College women’s basketball team will no longer host the Dutch on Wednesday, Jan. 19 as Central has postponed the contest for health and safety reasons. The men's team will still host Central and has announced a new date for their game with Nebraska Wesleyan.

Senior Chris Honz
Storm drop road contest to Dubuque

January 15, 2022

The Simpson College men's basketball team returned to action for the first time in 10 days and came up short in a 69-48 road contest to Dubuque on Saturday evening.