2011-12 Pirate Men's Basketball

June 13, 2012
105 Pirates Earn SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll Honors
SUWANEE, Ga. - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) named 1,037 student-athletes to the 2012 SCAC Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. This year's total is the third-highest for a single period in the history of the award.

April 18, 2012
39 Student-Athletes Receive Senior Watches at Annual Ceremony
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Thanks to the generous donations of parents, alumni and students in the Pirate Crew, Southwestern University's Booster Club, the Athletic Department was able to continue the tradition of awarding watches to senior athletes whom had completed eligibility while at SU. This is the third year for the ceremony.

April 11, 2012
Pirate Anchor Award Winners: Ayers and Cantu
GEORGETOWN, Texas – At the annual Southwestern Student Leadership Banquet, student-athletes Sarah Ayers and Mike Cantu were the deserving recipients of the 2012 Pirate Anchor Award.

March 8, 2012
Cantu and Bartell Named to SCAC All-Sportsmanship Teams
SUWANEE, Ga. – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) today announced its fourth annual Men’s and Women’s Basketball All-Sportsmanship teams. Twelve men’s basketball and twelve women’s basketball student-athletes were selected to the 2011-12 squads including Southwestern's Michael Cantu (pictured, left) and Katelyn Bartell (pictured, right).

February 18, 2012
Pirates Close Season with Win at Dallas; One Game Away From Post Season
IRVING, Texas - The Southwestern men's basketball team closed out their season with a 64-57 win over the University of Dallas Saturday night. They ended at 4-12 in the SCAC and missed the post season tournament by one game.

February 17, 2012
'Roos Second Half Run Defeats Pirates
SHERMAN, Texas - Southwestern took a nine point lead into halftime, but two big runs in the second half by Austin College dashed the Pirates' hopes of making the postseason as they defeated SU 83-73 on Friday night.

February 16, 2012
Texas Lutheran to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced today that Texas Lutheran University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

February 11, 2012
Heart Fuels Pirates' Overtime Win on Senior Night
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern’s men’s basketball team put together a gutsy performance, battling back from seven down late in the second half to defeat Hendrix 79-76 in overtime.

February 10, 2012
Pirates Shine at Home
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern hit their offensive stride on Friday night, shooting over 50% from the floor and nearly 50% from three point range to defeat Colorado College 82-68.

February 4, 2012
Late Game Rally Comes Up Short
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern scored 15 points in the final five minutes of action but their comeback ran out of time as they fell 60-54 to Trinity on Saturday afternoon.

February 1, 2012
Tiger Bench Play Overpowers Pirates
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Southwestern held Trinity's starters to just 21 combined points for the game but the Tigers got help in spades off their bench to defeat the Pirates 70-61.

January 28, 2012
Slow Start Haunts Pirates
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern went eight minutes without a field goal to open the game and could not recover as they fell to Rhodes 59-37 on Saturday night.

January 23, 2012
Schreiner University to Join the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
SUWANEE, Ga. — The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference announced today that Schreiner University has accepted an invitation to join the Conference.

January 21, 2012
Pirates Fall After Epic Comeback
SEWANEE, Tenn. -Southwestern put together a 13-4 second half run cut into Sewanee's lead, but the Tigers made their free throws in the final minute to keep the Pirates from stealing the win.

January 20, 2012
Rebounding Margin Leads to Men's Basketball Loss
DANVILLE, Ky. - The Pirates forced seven more turnovers but were out-rebounded 40-24 on Friday evening as they fell to Centre College 64-49.

January 20, 2012
Rebounding Margin Leads to Men's Basketball Loss
DANVILLE, Ky. - The Pirates forced seven more turnovers but were out-rebounded 40-24 on Friday evening as they fell to Centre College 64-49.

January 14, 2012
Sharp Shooting Petrels Defeat Pirates
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Pirates fought throughout the entire contest but a hot shooting Oglethorpe squad overpowered Southwestern as they fell 77-55 Saturday night.

January 13, 2012
Final Push Leads to Men’s Basketball Loss
GEORGETOWN, Texas - SU played a gutsy game against east leading Birmingham-Southern on Friday night, leading through the better part of the first 30 minutes of the game, but ultimately fell after a strong final push by the Panthers 81-62.

December 23, 2011
Men’s Basketball Drops Three in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Southwestern’s offense was strong in the three contests at the Trinity Invitational this week, but SU was out-rebounded in all three contests as they fell to 1-12 on the year.

December 17, 2011
Big Second Half Launches Pirates to Victory
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern outscored the University of Dallas 44-27 in the second half Saturday night to earn their first win of the season, 63-52.

December 16, 2011
Pirates Fall in Defensive Struggle
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern’s tough defense was on as the Pirates held Austin College to 25 points below their average, but couldn’t get the shots to fall as they dropped their ninth contest of the season Friday night.

December 4, 2011
Woes Continue for Pirates
CONWAY, Ark. - Hendrix shot 50% from three point range to hand Southwestern their eighth loss of the season, 74-63, on Sunday afternoon despite a season-high 31 points from Logan Hurley (pictured).

December 2, 2011
Free Throw Margin Leads to Pirate Loss
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- Free throws were the difference as Southwestern dropped their conference opener Friday night 58-55 to Colorado College. The Tigers had 10 more free throw attempts and made seven more free throws.

November 26, 2011
Men’s Basketball Drops Two in Virginia
ASHLAND, Va. - The Pirate men’s basketball team travelled to Ashland, Virginia for Thanksgiving break and dropped two games over the weekend to fall to 0-6 on the year.

November 19, 2011
Turnovers Plague Pirates in Overtime Loss
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern committed 23 turnovers on Saturday night as they dropped their third game of the season 86-79 to Schreiner in overtime.

November 18, 2011
Icy Start Sinks Pirates in Home Opener
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern shot just 28% from the field in the game and 15.8% from three-point range as they fell to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in their home opener on Friday night. The loss drops the Pirates to 0-2 on the year.

November 15, 2011
SU Athletics to Sponsor Shopping Cart Parade and Food Drive to Benefit The Caring Place
GEORGETOWN, Texas - Southwestern University Athletics, with the support of HEB and Which Wich, is hosting a shopping cart float parade and food drive to support The Caring Place's "Fill 'er Up" 100 Grand Campaign at the men's basketball game Friday night at 7pm.

November 15, 2011
Tough Second Half Leads to Loss in Pirate Opener
ABILENE, Texas - In their season opener the Southwestern men's basketball team was out-scored 58-35 in the second half as they fell to Hardin-Simmons University 91-63 on Tuesday evening.

November 10, 2011
Fresh Start and Versatility Brews Excitement on the Court
GEORGETOWN, Texas - The Southwestern men’s basketball has a lot to be excited about as they open the 2011-12 season. With a roster stacked with young talent Head Coach Bill Raleigh has no shortage of weapons in his arsenal and that versatility will wreak havoc on opponents.

August 25, 2011
Revamped Training Room Offers Better Service to Athletes
Thanks to generous donations and various fundraising events throughout the years the Southwestern University Athletic Department unveiled their newly remodeled athletic training facility this fall. The updates include an expanded treatment area, additional taping/treatment tables, custom paint (with logos still to come), a flat-screen television, new computers and new countertops.