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Ognacevic rounds out season with two tournaments, one ring and one Big Ten opportunity
Before the 2024-25 men’s basketball season started, if you’d asked senior forward Jacob Ognacevic what his goals were, he’d tell you three things: win the ASUN, make it to the NCAA Tournament and pursue undeniability. Now, at the end of the season, Ognacevic has done all three and then some. An ASUN Championship victory has been something the Wisconsin native has been aiming for throughout his four year tenure at Lipscomb. With the close of the 2024-25 basketball season, he was finally able to secure that ring. Not only that, but the Bisons made their way to the NCAA Tournament, playing against the Iowa State Cyclones in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Meanwhile,…
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Will Pruitt talks NCAA Tournament, future, team
Men’s basketball senior guard Will Pruitt has seen a lot during his time playing at Lipscomb University, but he’s stuck with the team through it all. This year, he wound up with the opportunity to play on an NBA court during the first round of the NCAA Tournament, after bringing home the ASUN Championship for Lipscomb. Herd Media’s Micah Barkley sat down with Pruitt in the Herd Media News studio to talk about what it was like to play at the NCAA Tournament, as well as what he sees for both his future and the team’s. Pruitt was optimistic about both, and called Lipscomb “a forty year decision, not just…
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Lipscomb announces new MBB Head Coach Kevin Carroll
Lipscomb Athletic Director Philip Hutcheson announced this morning that Lipscomb had found their new men’s basketball head coach, in former Trevecca Nazarene University Head Coach Kevin Carroll. With former Lipscomb Head Coach Lennie Acuff’s decision to accept the head coaching position at Samford University and return to Alabama, Lipscomb began a search for a new head coach for their men’s basketball team. Over the past week, Hutcheson met with dozens of candidates from coaching levels around the country to find the best fit for the team. Carroll coached under Acuff for four years as one of his assistant coaches, so not only is he known for transforming basketball programs, but…
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All smiles for March Madness – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team took on the Iowa State Cyclones this month in March Madness. Though the No. 14 Bisons fell to the No. 3 Cyclones, the team was all smiles, as they got to take part in something most kids dream about – playing in the big dance. Under the lights of the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Bisons warmed up with a shoot around on the floor of the NBA Bucks’ home stadium. Everyone on the team was smiling and joking with one another as they prepared for the biggest game of the postseason. It had been a fantastic regular season for the Bisons – the team…
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The Bisons at the Big Dance – a photo gallery
The No. 14 Lipscomb Bisons took on the No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones on Thursday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Though the Bisons fell to the Cyclones 55-82, appearing in March Madness is always memorable. Herd Media Sports Photographer Micah Barkley traveled on a bus with the Lippy Lunatics to cover the game. The Lunatics rented two Gray Line buses, and almost 100 students – Lunatics and Pep Band – made their way to Milwaukee. It was a 25-and-a-half-hour “day” for the students, leaving at 1 a.m. on Friday morning and returning to campus at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. These are some of the shots from the Bisons’ second…
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14-seeded Bisons to face No. 3 Iowa State in NCAA tourney on Friday
The Lipscomb Bisons, who one week earlier had clinched the ASUN Tournament championship in Allen Arena, learned Sunday that they will play Iowa State on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team returned to Allen Arena to view CBS’s Selection Sunday show and were surrounded by hundreds of students, family members and other fans filling every seat in the sections set up for the watch party. The 14-seeded Bisons will play the No. 3 Cyclones in Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The tip-off will be at 12:30 p.m. Two Bisons — ASUN Player of the Year Jacob Ognacevic and Grant Asman — hail from Wisconsin. “Grant and…
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Bisons win ASUN tourney semifinal against Queens 81-75
The Lipscomb men's basketball team responded well to the crowd's energy in their ASUN semifinals game against Queens. Despite a rough start, the Bisons brought home the win, 81-75.
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Basketball takes on Central Arkansas twice and dominates – a photo gallery
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team faced off against the Central Arkansas Bears twice in the past week. Their first game, on Wednesday, saw them beat the Bears 78-60 to become the ASUN regular season champions. Then in their second game, on Monday, they triumphed over the bears 84-66 to move forward in the ASUN Tournament bracket. There were some key moments in both games, some of which happened not once, but twice – such as Lipscomb senior forward Jacob Ognacevic dunking on UCA. Herd Media Sports Photographer Micah Barkley captured those moments. Both games against the Bears were fast-paced, with the Bisons pulling ahead early. Though the Bears briefly regained some…
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Lipscomb men’s basketball beats UNA to tie for first in ASUN standings
Lipscomb men’s basketball faced off against the University of North Alabama in a high-stakes game on Thursday night. The winner would determine the ASUN standings, as UNA was first with 12-3 and Lipscomb was tied for second with 11-4. If Lipscomb beat the UNA Lions, they would advance to tied for first in the ASUN standings. And beat them they did, finishing out the game 75-63 over the Lions. “We said there’s three things when you play them,” said head coach Lennie Acuff. “The paint, the glass and the free throw line.” “They live in the paint like you saw at the end and they start driving that ball. I…
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Bisons march back from 6-run deficit to win in extras
Lipscomb baseball had their first midweek game of the season, against Evansville, on February 18. It was a rollercoaster that eventually ended on a high, as the Bisons staged a thrilling comeback in the bottom of the ninth, to win 11-10 in extra innings. The Bisons started off strong, leading the Aces 3-1 by the end of the second inning. Energy was high in the dugout as the Bisons held their lead until the sixth inning. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Tanner Lyne started for the Bisons and had two 1-2-3 innings, facing off against just three batters in the third and fourth innings. The Aces managed to rally in the…
