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EMU Basketball Men Hoping To Catch Another Round Of Lightning

November 7, 2012Last updated November 14, 2012 by James De Boer

EMU men’s basketball Coach Kirby Dean will quickly stop short of directly comparing this year’s team with his 2009-10 team which made the program’s only NCAA Tournament appearance. But it’s

Royals Place 61 Student-Athletes On All-Academic Team

July 31, 2012Last updated August 13, 2012 by James De Boer

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has announced its All-Academic Team for the 2011-12 season, and Eastern Mennonite University saw an increase to 61 student-athletes earning a spot. Last year 53

Hello, Player Calling

May 16, 2012Last updated May 31, 2012 by Paul Montana

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.

EMU Wraps Up Athletic Year With Honors Banquet

May 8, 2012Last updated May 21, 2012 by James De Boer

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

Featured Athlete: Andrew Thorne

February 28, 2012Last updated March 5, 2012 by James De Boer

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, averaging team highs of 13.1 points

Royals Control BC, 79-65, Head To Salem

February 22, 2012Last updated February 27, 2012 by James De Boer

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

The One and Only

January 27, 2012Last updated February 20, 2012 by Mike Barber

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

Royals Dominate Second Half to Control Bridgewater

January 19, 2012Last updated January 27, 2012 by James De Boer

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

EMU Men Run by Frostburg State, 80-59

January 9, 2012Last updated January 16, 2012 by James De Boer

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