• Home
  • News
    • Business
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Legislature
    • Politics / Govt
  • Sports
    • The Bill Pollock Show
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Missourinet

Your source for Missouri News and Sports

You are here: Home / Sports / Washington University, Division III basketball champs

Washington University, Division III basketball champs

March 24, 2008 By admin Leave a Comment

Troy Ruths, tournament MOP Senior Troy Ruths scored 33 points to lead Washington University (St. Louis) to its first NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship with a 90-68 victory over second ranked and defending national champion Amherst College on Saturday in Salem, Virginia. (photo by Joe Angeles, WUSTL Photo Services)

Ruths, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Championship and named the National Player of the Year.  Ruths was 9-of-13 from the field and hit a career-high 15-of-17 from the foul line. Ruths averaged 31.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game at the Final Four, shooting 71.4 percent on 20 of 28 from the field and 88.5 percent from the foul line making 23 of 26 attempts.

Sophomore Aaron Thompson added 19 points and four assists, and joined Ruths on the All-Tournament Team. Thompson averaged 17 points and four assists per game during the two-game stretch.

Washington University head coach Mark Edwards , who improved his overall record to 477-233 in 27 seasons.

Download/Listen: Bill interviews Washington University Head Coach Mark Edwards (5:00 MP3)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Basketball, St. Louis

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.



Tweets by Missourinet

Sports

Numbers and stats on Brady that will make this Chiefs Super Bowl win even sweeter (PODCAST)

Thanks for … [Read More...]

No parade if Chiefs win…picked as early favorites for Super Bowl LV

>>No … [Read More...]

Mizzou men ranked 12th, Dru Smith grabs SEC honor ahead of road game at Auburn

Mizzou … [Read More...]

Budweiser ads will be missing from Super Bowl LV

Anheuser-Bu … [Read More...]

Missouri will be well represented in Super Bowl LV

A former … [Read More...]

More Sports

Tweets by missourisports

Archives

Opinion/Editorials

TwitterFacebook

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC