Hodzic to be inducted into asun Hall of Fame

A Lipscomb basketball icon has been selected for induction into the asun Conference Hall of Fame. Adnan Hodzic (’11), who played for the men’s basketball team from 2007-2011, will be inducted with the Class of 2022 at a ceremony this spring.

Hodzic is one of the best basketball players in Lipscomb history, averaging 16.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and shooting 58.6 percent from the floor during his four seasons with the Bisons. Hodzic started 105 of his 121 games played racking up 2,002 points and 840 rebounds for his career to rank 9th all-time in the asun in scoring and 12th in rebounding. He stands as the second-leading scorer and rebounder in Lipscomb’s Division I era.

One of only 11 players in league history to earn three All-Conference First Team selections, Hodzic claimed asun Player of the Year honors in 2009 along with Honorable Mention Associated Press AllAmerica and NABC All-District 3 first team after leading Lipscomb to its first-ever asun Regular Season Championship. He averaged 22.7 points and 9.1 rebounds that season while also being named Second Team Mid-Major All-American by CollegeHoops and the asun MVP by CollegeInsider.

Former Bison, major leaguer Caleb Joseph returns to Bison bench

Caleb Joseph (’08) has been added to the baseball coaching staff as the director of player development. A Lipscomb baseball alumnus, Joseph returns to Lipscomb to offer experience from his storied collegiate career and his time playing in the pros.

Following his standout performance for Lipscomb, Joseph was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 7th round (No. 206)—the highest drafted catcher in program history. Joseph has spent time with the Baltimore Orioles, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Toronto Blue Jays.

While in the majors, Joseph logged 1,263 at-bats over 425 games across seven seasons. He had four seasons with 20+ runs and four seasons with 50+ hits. He has totaled 58 home runs with 16 in 2015 at the plate for Baltimore.

During his time at Lipscomb, Joseph put together an incredible career both behind the plate and at bat for the Bisons. The Franklin, Tennessee, native holds six single-season program records as well as the program record for career slugging percentage at .537. Career-wise, Joseph ranks among the top five in these program records— slugging (1st – .537), total bases (3rd – 329), batting average (4th – .323) and rbi (4th – 131).

For his efforts on the field for the Bisons, Joseph was the first Lipscomb player to be selected to abca/Rawlings South Region First Team (2008). He is a two-time selection for the asun AllConference First Team (2007 and 2008), a 2008 selection to the asun All-Tournament team and the 2008 asun Tournament mvp

Men’s soccer achieves a season of firsts

The men’s soccer team had a stellar season this past fall, winning the asun Conference by defeating Central Arkansas in November, earning them a return trip to the ncaa national tournament. They spent 11 weeks in the top 25 rankings of the United Soccer Coaches National Poll, reaching a high of No. 10 in October and marking the highest-ever ranking by a Lipscomb team.

The Bisons swept the postseason asun All-Conference superlative awards and landed at 11 on All-Conference teams. Congratulations to Jelldrik Dallman, asun Player of the Year; Noah Gulden, asun Defensive Player of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year; Michael Sibley, asun Goalkeeper of the Year; Nick Dang, asun Freshman of the Year; and Charles Morrow, who earned asun Coach of the Year honors for the third time in his career.

Thanks to the team’s outstanding performance this season, Lipscomb earned the No. 9 seed in the ncaa tournament and a first-round bye. The Bisons hosted the winner of the Louisville-Western Michigan match in the second round of the ncaa tournament on Nov. 20. This is the first time in university history that Lipscomb has hosted an ncaa tournament round in any sport.