Men's Basketball
- September 30, 2009
Schmitz ’09 Survives Deadly Tsunami in Samoas
Carleton College alum and four-year basketball player Bobby Schmitz ’09 is among the survivors of the powerful earthquake and subsequent tsunami waves that washed ashore on Somoa and American Somoa. The tsunami flattened villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 on and leaving dozens missing on the small Pacific Ocean islands. The toll is expected to rise.
- September 25, 2009
Knights Add Pair to Men's Basketball Staff
While the Carleton College head men’s basketball program has had extremely stable leadership for a quarter-century, this year the Knights welcome some additional fresh faces to the sidelines as Ben Davis and Matt Christensen have joined the coaching staff.
- June 26, 2009
Carleton Mourns Passing of Jinny Thurnblad '48
Carleton athletic department officials were notified late Friday evening of the passing of Jinny (White) Thurnblad '48, the wife of long-time Carleton men's basketball coach Jack Thurnblad '49. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, at the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 30, from 4-8 p.m. at the Benson and Langehough Funeral Home. Visitation will continue Wednesday at the church one hour prior to the funeral. Memorials are preferred to the Jinny Thurnblad Memorial Fund which will be used for the dance program at Carleton College.
- March 23, 2009
Zach Johnson Named to All-America, All-District Teams
Zach Johnson continues to collect honors and awards following his stellar senior season on the hardwood. He was most recently named to the D3hoops.com Division III All-America Second Team. This week he was also voted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) to the Division III All-West District Second Team. Johnson becomes the fifth All-American in 100-year history of Carleton men’s basketball history and first since Gerrick Monroe was a NABC All-America first-team pick following the 1992-93 campaign.
- March 18, 2009
Zach Johnson Named to D3hoops.com All-Region Team
Following a record-setting season, the honors keep pouring in for senior Zach Johnson. Today he was named to the 2009 D3hoops.com All-West Region First Team. He averaged 22.8 points per game, the 12th-highest figure in Division III during the season. Among the 11 players ahead of him on that list, only three had more rebounds and assists.
- March 5, 2009
Johnson, Rosett Tabbed All-MIAC
Senior Zach Johnson and junior Bryan Rosett have been named to the All-MIAC first team, as announced by the conference coaches. Rosett was also voted to the five-player All-Defensive Team while rookie guard Blaise Davis was selected to the All-First Year Team. Johnson is only the third Carleton player named All-MIAC three times or more in his career since the Knights rejoined the MIAC 25 years ago.
