BEARCAT SPORTS
Bearcat men’s basketball has cemented its place claiming its third consecutive national championship
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Northwest became the first NCAA Division II men’s basketball program to capture three straight titles when it defeated No. 5-ranked Augusta University, 67-58, March 26 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, in front of a national television audience. “Until you win one, you don’t understand that there are so many things that can go wrong,” Head Coach Ben McCollum ’03, ’05, 22
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said. “We were good enough and tough enough that we didn’t allow anything to go wrong for three straight seasons. We are in the history books forever. It’s so crazy, I can’t even wrap my mind around it.” The dynamic backcourt duo of Trevor Hudgins and Diego Bernard continued their perfect run through NCAA Tournament play with six more postseason wins in 2022. The Hudgins-Bernard combo put together an NCAA Division II record 17 consecutive postseason victories and combined to produce a four-year record of 131-8.
