2020-21 Evangel Men's Basketball News
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Big First-Half Run Carries CMU to Win Over Crusaders
January 16, 2021Central Methodist seized control of a tight contest with a 17-0 first-half scoring run and never looked back, handing Evangel a 76-63 setback Saturday afternoon at Puckett Field House. -
200 Student-Athletes Named to Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll
January 15, 2021
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Crusaders Set for Saturday Matchup at Central Methodist
January 15, 2021The Evangel Crusaders will attempt to stop a four-game slide Saturday (Jan. 16) afternoon when they travel to Fayette, Mo., to take on the Central Methodist Eagles in a 4 p.m., Heart of America Athletic Conference contest at Puckett Field House.
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Evangel Men's Basketball Hosts Benedictine Wednesday Evening
January 13, 2021The Evangel Crusaders will attempt to halt a three-game slide Wednesday (Jan. 13) evening when they host the Benedictine Ravens for a 7:30 p.m., Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup at the Ashcroft Center.
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Ravens Bury Crusaders With Early Offensive Onslaught
January 13, 2021Benedictine connected on its first nine field-goal attempts of the game and built a 29-point first-half lead over the Evangel men’s basketball team before cruising to an 87-49 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory Wednesday evening at the Ashcroft Center.
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Crusaders' Saturday Game at Mount Mercy Postponed
January 06, 2021Evangel's upcoming men's basketball contest at Mount Mercy, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 9 in Cedar Rapids, has been postponed. No makeup date for the game has been finalized.
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Crusaders Drop Road Contest at MidAmerica Nazarene
January 06, 2021MidAmerica Nazarene led Evangel from start to finish Wednesday evening, riding a red-hot first-half shooting effort to a 74-62 victory over the Crusaders at the Cook Center.
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Crusaders Open Two-Game Road Trip Wednesday at MNU
January 05, 2021The Evangel Crusaders will look to stop a two-game slide and complete a season sweep of the MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers Wednesday (Jan. 6) evening when the two teams collide in a 7:30 p.m. Heart of America Athletic Conference contest at the Cook Center/Bell Family Arena in Olathe, Kan.
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Crusaders Return to Action Monday Against Oklahoma Wesleyan
January 04, 2021The Evangel Crusaders return from their holiday break with a Monday (Jan. 4) 6 p.m., non-conference contest against the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles at the Ashcroft Center.
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Crusaders' Comeback Bid Falls Short in Home Setback to OKWU
January 04, 2021Despite nearly erasing a 15-point, second-half deficit, the Evangel men’s basketball team dropped a hard-fought 72-67 decision to visiting Oklahoma Wesleyan at the Ashcroft Center Monday evening.
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Evangel Men's Basketball Receiving Votes in Latest Coaches Poll
December 17, 2020The Evangel men's basketball team is receiving votes in the latest regular-season NAIA Coaches Top 25 Poll released on Wednesday.
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Crusaders Set to Host Pride for Tuesday Matinee
December 15, 2020The Evangel Crusaders return to the Ashcroft Center for a Tuesday (Dec. 15) Heart Conference contest against the Clarke Pride before enjoying a three-week holiday break.
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Crusaders Drop First Home Contest to Clarke, 68-62
December 15, 2020Clarke seized control of a back-and-forth Heart of America Athletic Conference contest with a strong defensive effort, edging the Evangel men’s basketball team in a 68-62 decision Tuesday afternoon at the Ashcroft Center.
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Coffman Named Heart Conference Player of the Week
December 14, 2020On the heels of a career-best scoring effort in Evangel’s win over Baker Saturday, junior All-American Cade Coffman has been selected the Heart of America Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office on Monday.
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Coffman's Career-Best 31 Points Lifts Crusaders Past Baker
December 12, 2020Behind a career-high 31 points from Cade Coffman, the Evangel men’s basketball team turned in one of its best offensive performances of the season in an 84-72 road win over Baker Saturday afternoon at the Collins Center.
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Crusaders Look to Rebound Saturday Against Baker
December 11, 2020The Evangel Crusaders will attempt to bounce back from their first Heart of America Athletic Conference setback of the season Saturday (Dec. 12) when they take on the Baker Wildcats in a 4 p.m. contest at the Collins Center in Baldwin City, Kan.
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Vikings Stop Crusaders' Win Streak, 88-71
December 10, 2020Despite wiping out sizable leads in both halves, the Evangel men’s basketball team saw its six-game win streak come to an end with an 88-71 loss to Missouri Valley Thursday evening at the Burns Athletic Center.
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Crusaders Continue Road Swing Thursday at Missouri Valley
December 09, 2020The Evangel Crusaders (6-3, 5-0) will put their six-game win streak on the line when they travel to Marshall, Mo., Thursday (Dec. 10) evening to take on the Missouri Valley College Vikings at the Burns Athletic Center.
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Crusaders Stay Hot With 84-78 Road Win Over Benedictine
December 05, 2020Evangel rode a red-hot second-half shooting performance to an 84-78 victory over Benedictine Saturday afternoon at the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium, extending its perfect start to Heart of America Athletic Conference play with its sixth-consecutive win.
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Crusaders, Ravens Square Off Saturday in Key Heart Contest
December 04, 2020The Evangel Crusaders will put their perfect Heart of America Athletic Conference start and five-game win streak on the line Saturday (Dec. 5) when they open a three-game road swing with a 4 p.m. contest against the Benedictine Ravens at the Ralph Nolan Gymnasium in Atchison, Kan.
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Crusaders Top CMU to Remain Perfect in Heart Conference Play
December 02, 2020The Evangel men's basketball team strengthened its hold on the top spot in the Heart Conference South Division standings with a 79-65 victory over Central Methodist Wednesday evening at the Ashcroft Center.
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Crusaders Look to Extend Win Streak Wednesday Against CMU
December 01, 2020The Evangel Crusaders put their four-game win streak on the line with a Wednesday (Dec. 2) evening home game against the Central Methodist Eagles at the Ashcroft Center.
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Men's Basketball Exhibition at Missouri State Canceled
November 27, 2020SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel men's basketball exhibition game at Missouri State on Friday night has been canceled at the request of Missouri State.
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Evangel Men’s and Women’s Basketball Announces Postponements
November 25, 2020Evangel's upcoming home Heart Conference men's and women's basketball doubleheader with Baker scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, as well the EU women's game with MidAmerica Nazarene slated for Monday, Nov. 30, have been postponed.
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Crusaders Extend Win Streak Behind Second-Half Comeback Against Graceland
November 24, 2020The Evangel men's basketball team wiped out a 10-point deficit thanks to a stingy defense and 30 combined second-half points from Cade Coffman and Josh Pritchett to record its fourth-straight victory with a 70-57 Heart of America Athletic Conference win over Graceland Tuesday night at the Ashcroft Center.
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Crusaders Host Graceland in Heart Conference Action Tuesday
November 23, 2020The Evangel men's basketball team will be looking for its fourth-straight victory Tuesday (Nov. 24) evening when it welcomes Graceland to the Ashcroft Center for a 6 p.m., Heart of America Athletic Conference contest.
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Crusaders Claim Third-Straight Win Behind Salvi's Career Day
November 21, 2020Stephen Salvi’s 23 points led another strong offensive performance by the Evangel men’s basketball team Saturday, as the Crusaders built a double-digit first-half lead and never looked back in an 81-68 victory over Park at the Ashcroft Center.
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Crusaders Look to Stay Hot Saturday Against Park
November 20, 2020The Evangel men's basketball team continues its three-game home stand Saturday (Nov. 21) with a 4 p.m. Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup against Park at the Ashcroft Center.
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Antonov's Career Night Powers Crusaders to Second-Straight Win
November 18, 2020Pavel Antonov’s career-best 22 points and a pair of big offensive runs sparked the Evangel men’s basketball team to an 85-78 Heart of America Athletic Conference victory over MidAmerica Nazarene Wednesday evening at the Ashcroft Center.
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Evangel, Heart Conference Announce Revised Basketball Slate
November 17, 2020Evangel Athletics and the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced updated schedules for the sports of men’s and women’s basketball Monday.
