https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com en-us https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/manderson Fitchburg State University has named Titus Manderson as the 12th head coach in the history of the men's basketball program this afternoon. The announcement was made by Sue Lauder, Director of Athletics at the University. Thu, 22 Aug 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/releases/manderson https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/shell Fitchburg State men’s basketball coach Derek Shell recently announced that he will be stepping down as the Falcons mentor after a successful seven-year career with the University. Thu, 04 Jul 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/shell https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_first_round The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team battled the Yellow Jackets of the University of Rochester this evening, falling 91-86 in first round action of the 2013 NCAA Division III men’s basketball championships. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_first_round https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_screening The Fitchburg State Athletic Department, Recreation Services Department and Information Technology have teamed together to bring a LIVE screening of 2013 NCAA Division III men’s basketball championships to the Recreation Center this Saturday at 8 p.m. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_screening https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_preview The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team collected the program’s first NCAA berth this past weekend, defeating the Trailblazers of MCLA, 80-72 on Saturday afternoon. The Falcons now enter first round action of the NCAA Division III men’s basketball championships and are set to square off against The University of Rochester on Saturday, March 2nd. Game time will be announced. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/ncaa_preview https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/MASCAC/2012-13/bkb_all_conference The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s basketball teams each named one player to the 2012-13 MASCAC All-Conference teams as announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/MASCAC/2012-13/bkb_all_conference https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mascac_semifinals Fifth-seeded Fitchburg State University visited top-seeded Westfield State University this evening and stunned the Owls, posting a 68-61 victory in semifinal round action of the 2012-13 MASCAC men’s basketball tournament. Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mascac_semifinals https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mascac_quarterfinal Fifth-seeded Fitchburg State University used a 17 point, 14 rebound effort from senior Zach Valliere (Douglas, Mass./Douglas) as the Falcons held off fourth-seeded Bridgewater State University, 63-60 in quarterfinal round action of the 2012-13 MASCAC men’s basketball tournament. Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mascac_quarterfinal https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/westfield_state__2 A balanced offensive attack and a relentless defense powered the Westfield State University men’s basketball team to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season championship with an 81-67 victory over Fitchburg State University this afternoon. Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/westfield_state__2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/salem_state_2 The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team hosted the Vikings of Salem State, falling 79-75 in a key MASCAC match-up this evening at the Recreation Center Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/salem_state_2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mcla_2 The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team clinched its fifth MASCAC victory of the year after downing the Trailblazers of MCLA this evening, 65-57 at the Recreation Center. Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mcla_2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/worcester_state_2 The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team clinched its third straight MASCAC victory after defeating the Lancers of Worcester State University, 64-58 this evening on the road. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/worcester_state_2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/framingham_state_2 Senior center Zach Valliere (Douglas, Mass.) racked up a double double with game-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Fitchburg State University men’s basketball team to a 71-65 victory over the Framingham State University Rams in MASCAC action at Framingham’s Athletic Center. Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/framingham_state_2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/bridgewater_state_2 Junior Mike Ingram-Rubin (Boston, Mass./Bedford) netted the game-winning basket as time expired to lift the Fitchburg State men’s basketball team to a 74-72 MASCAC victory over Bridgewater State University this afternoon. Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/bridgewater_state_2 https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/newbury The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column this evening after defeating the Nighthawks of Newbury College, 75-70 in non-conference action. Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/newbury https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/westfield_state The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team was in action this evening, falling to MASCAC foe Westfield State University, 82-55 at the Recreation Center. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/westfield_state https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mcla The MCLA Trailblazers remained unbeaten in the MASCAC this afternoon, rallying past Fitchburg State, 66-60 in men’s basketball action. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mcla https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/salem_state Tavon Wynder’s (Boston, MA) three-pointer with 2.3 seconds left completed a 26-point comeback, as Salem State stunned Fitchburg State 100-97 Thursday evening at the O'Keefe Center. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/salem_state https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/worcester_state The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team suffered a tough conference setback this evening, falling to Worcester State University, 71-68 in MASCAC action at the Recreation Center. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/worcester_state https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/framingham_state The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team collected its first conference victory of the year, defeating Framingham State University, 71-65 in overtime MASCAC action this afternoon. Sat, 12 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/framingham_state https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/fisher The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team used finished 20-of-28 from the charity stripe as the Falcons held off Fisher College, 86-83 at Fectau-Leargy Gym on Wednesday night. Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/fisher https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/bridgewater_state The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team fell to Bridgewater State, 84-77 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at the recreation center. Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/bridgewater_state https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/anna_maria The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team used a 41 point second half to register its sixth victory of the year, defeating Anna Maria College, 79-64 in non-conference action this evening. Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/anna_maria https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/daniel_webster The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team registered its fifth victory of the season, defeating Daniel Webster College, 61-54 in non-conference action this evening. Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/daniel_webster https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/wpi Freshman Aaron Davis’ (Marshfield, Mass./Brooks School) three-pointer as time expired proved to be the difference maker as the Engineers of WPI rallied past Fitchburg State University, 78-75 in non-conference men’s basketball action this afternoon. Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/wpi https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mount_ida Senior Zach Valliere (Douglas, Mass./Douglas) turned in a double-double effort of 22 points and 17 rebounds as the Fitchburg State men’s basketball team held off Mount Ida, 86-80 in non-conference action this evening. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/mount_ida https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/becker Junior guard Tyler Roberson (Irvington, N.J.) and sophomore guard Lee Brockett (Waterbury, Conn.) each scored 19 points and junior guard Mike Russell (East Hampton, N.Y.) hit the go-ahead free throw with 4.8 seconds remaining as host Becker College escaped with a 68-67 win over visiting Fitchburg State University in non-conference men's basketball action this evening. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/becker https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/nichols The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team fell just short this evening as the Falcons suffered an 84-81 setback to the visiting Bison of Nichols College at the Fitchburg State Recreation Center. Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/nichols https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/umass_boston The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team pulled off a thrilling victory this evening, improving to 3-0 on the season with a 76-73 overtime win over the visiting Beacons of UMass Boston. Tue, 20 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/umass_boston https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/suny_cobleskill The Fitchburg State men’s basketball team captured the 2012-13 New England College Tip-Off Championship this afternoon after downing SUNY Cobleskill, 108-98 in non-conference action. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.fitchburgfalcons.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/suny_cobleskill