Kirby Dean
Royal Men Ranked In National Poll For First Time Ever
For the first time in school history, Eastern Mennonite has cracked the top 25 of a national poll in men’s basketball. The Runnin Royals have already set the mark for best start in school history, and this week took the No. 24 spot in the D3hoops.com national ranking. Read more… ...More
Dean Stays, EMU Prospers
By Mike Barber, Daily News-Record Kirby Dean, EMU men’s basketball head coach Kirby Dean was ready to walk away four years ago. He talked to his w ...More
Men’s Basketball Now 9-1 Overall
After a 21-day layoff, the Runnin Royals were itching to get back on the floor. With the victory, the Runnin Royals improve to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Read more… ...More
Athletics: midnight madness – for real
By Mike Barber, Daily News-Record First Team All-ODAC George Johnson the high-flying Runnin’ Royals open their season with a gam ...More
EMU Lands Eli
By Mike Barber, Daily News-Record Eli Crawford knows what you might be thinking. Yes, he took a year off from college basketball, but that doesn’t mean he’s been lying on his couch, dogging Cheetos and pizza, and packing on the pounds. "I’ve been keeping myself basketball-ready," Crawford said Thursday after officially paying his deposit and ...More
Broadway’s Holloran leaves VMI football for EMU hoops
By Mike Barber, Daily News-Record A year ago, Kirby Dean fell in love with Luke Holloran’s basketball abilities. But Holloran spurned Dean’s overtures to play Division I-AA football at Virginia Military Institute. Now, the two are going to give it a go. Holloran, a former Broadway High School star, said Thursday he is transferring to Eastern Mennoni ...More