When Kirby Dean first took the men’s basketball coaching job at Eastern Mennonite University in 2003, he didn’t spend much time recruiting transfer players. Nine years later, that hasn’t changed.
The difference is that now, transfers are coming to him.
Division III EMU will debut at least two and possibly three transfers this season, including power forw ...More
Eastern Mennonite University held its Athletic Honors Banquet on April 17 in a time of reflecting upon and honoring the journeys of the Royals’ student-athletes. Seniors Andy Richter (Perkasie, PA/Christopher Dock) and Marla Young (Fishersville, VA/Wilson Memorial) won the President’s Awards, the highest athletic award given out by EMU.
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Name: Andrew Thorne
Year: Junior
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Hometown/High School: Front Royal, VA/Skyline
Specs: All-ODAC Third Team (2012). Started all 27 games this year, averagi ...More
Rivalry games always have a little something special about them, and Tuesday night was no exception when Eastern Mennonite hosted rival Bridgewater in an ODAC Tournament First Round game. The Runnin Royals scored the 15 in the game, but trailed at halftime before running away with a 79-65 decision.
Seventh-seeded EMU heads into the ODAC Quarterfinals where they will play second-seeded ...More
Courtesy Daily News Record, Jan. 26, 2011
The student body at Eastern Mennonite University is about 45 percent Mennonite. So as the only Mennonite on the school’s most popular athletic team, it isn’t hard to figure out why Owen Longacre is a fan favorite at Yoder Arena.
“I stand out a little on the team, obviously,” said Longacre, a junior forward ...More
The first half wasn’t so pretty, but the second half was something to write home about, as Eastern Mennonite used a 53-18 second stanza to roll to an 80-49 victory at rival Bridgewater Wednesday night.
Neither team played well to start the game, as there were nearly more fouls than points over the first few minutes. Bridgewater finally broke off a 9-9 tie with an 8-0 run to go up 17- ...More
Despite having a number of players affected by an illness, the Runnin Royals took care of business Monday in a matinee at Frostburg State, running away with an 80-59 non-conference win.
Eastern Mennonite scored first in the game, but made a statement on the defensive end. The men frustrated the Bobcats into a season low 31.7% from the floor and never trailed.
FSU was still withi ...More
Now we know how the new Runnin Royals will look – just as fast and high-pressure as last year. In their first game of 2011-12, the men picked out 17 steals and forced 32 turnovers en route to an 87-61 rout of visiting Shenandoah.
Sophomore Adam Burroughs (Roanoke, VA/Northside) st ...More
Replacing the most successful class in EMU history is no easy task, but that’s exactly what men’s basketball coach Kirby Dean has on his plate for the 2011-12 season.
Last year Eastern Mennonite finished 22-5 with a starting lineup of ...More
Despite losing their entire starting lineup, the Runnin Royals still have enough respect around the country to get a few nods. Or votes, as the case may be.
The Eastern Mennonite men received four votes in the D3hoops.com national poll, which was released today, effectively putting them in a tie for 51st place in the preseason list. EMU lost all five of their senior starters from last ye ...More
