Men's Basketball Archive 2002-2003

Hunt Earns Daktronics All-Northeast Honors
Hunt Earns Daktronics All-Northeast Honors

March 11, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (March 11, 2003) - Franklin Pierce junior swingman Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) was voted to the Daktronics men’s basketball All-Northeast Region second team by sports information directors throughout the region. The announcement was made today in advance of the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional Tournament in Lowell, Mass.

Hunt Earns NABC All-Northeast Honors
Hunt Earns NABC All-Northeast Honors

March 11, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (March 11, 2003) - Franklin Pierce junior swingman Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) was voted to the men’s basketball Division II All-Northeast Region second team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The announcement was made in advance of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Lakeland, Fla.

Hunt Earns All-Northeast-10 Honors
Hunt Earns All-Northeast-10 Honors

March 04, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (March 4, 2003) - Franklin Pierce junior swingman Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) was voted to the All-Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball second team by the Conference coaches. The awards were announced during last night’s Conference quarterfinals.

2003 NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT #1 UMass Lowell Shoots Past #9 Franklin Pierce, 74-65
2003 NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT #1 UMass Lowell Shoots Past #9 Franklin Pierce, 74-65

March 03, 2003

LOWELL, Mass. (March 3, 2003) - Top-seeded University of Massachusetts Lowell, ranked No. 9 in the most recent NABC/Division II Bulletin Top 25 poll, rebounded from a slow start to post a 74-65 victory over ninth-seeded Franklin Pierce in quarterfinal round action of the 2003 Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball tournament at Costello Gymnasium tonight.

2003 NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT #9 Franklin Pierce Jets Past #8 Bryant, 74-70
2003 NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT #9 Franklin Pierce Jets Past #8 Bryant, 74-70

March 01, 2003

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (March 1, 2003) - Ninth-seeded Franklin Pierce used a 17-2 run midway through the second half to rally from as much as an 11-point deficit early in the stanza to key a 74-70 upset of eighth-seeded Bryant College in first round action of the 2003 Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball tournament at the Bryant Athletics & Recreation Center this afternoon.

AIC Stifles Franklin Pierce, 68-56
AIC Stifles Franklin Pierce, 68-56

February 22, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (February 22, 2003) - American International College used a stifling defensive effort to upset Franklin Pierce, 68-56, in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Sweeps Assumption, 79-73
Franklin Pierce Sweeps Assumption, 79-73

February 19, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (February 19, 2003) - Franklin Pierce never trailed, but had to fend off several serious charges in posting a 79-73 victory over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at Laska Gym tonight.

Franklin Pierce Out-Shoots Bryant, 91-85
Franklin Pierce Out-Shoots Bryant, 91-85

February 15, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (February 15, 2003) - Junior swingman Jimmie Hunt (Utica, N.Y./Mount Ararat (Maine)) missed just one shot all night in scoring a career-high 35 points to lead Franklin Pierce to a 91-85 victory over Bryant College in a Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball shootout at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Merrimack Stuffs Franklin Pierce, 68-59
Merrimack Stuffs Franklin Pierce, 68-59

February 11, 2003

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (February 11, 2003) - In a defensive battle, Merrimack College registered a 68-59 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the Volpe Complex tonight.

Franklin Pierce Dispatches Bentley, 77-65
Franklin Pierce Dispatches Bentley, 77-65

February 08, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (February 8, 2003) - Franklin Pierce jumped out to an early ten-point lead and never trailed again in claiming a 77-65 victory over Bentley College, ranked ninth in the Northeast Region, in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Battles Past Stonehill, 64-51
Franklin Pierce Battles Past Stonehill, 64-51

February 05, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (February 5, 2003) - Franklin Pierce erased a nine-point first half deficit and battled to a 64-51 victory over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.

Stonehill Stuns Franklin Pierce, 53-42
Stonehill Stuns Franklin Pierce, 53-42

February 01, 2003

EASTON, Mass. (February 1, 2003) - Stonehill College locked down Franklin Pierce, 53-42, in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at Merkert Gymnasium this afternoon.

Franklin Pierce Tops Southern New Hampshire, 85-76
Franklin Pierce Tops Southern New Hampshire, 85-76

January 29, 2003

MANCHESTER, N.H. (January 29, 2003) - Franklin Pierce scored a huge win to begin its stretch run with an 85-76 victory over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the SNHU Fieldhouse tonight.

#3 UMass Lowell Staves Off Franklin Pierce, 76-60
#3 UMass Lowell Staves Off Franklin Pierce, 76-60

January 25, 2003

LOWELL, Mass. (January 25, 2003) - University of Massachusetts Lowell, ranked No. 3 in this week's NABC/Division II Bulletin Top 25 poll, used a decisive run midway through the second half in claiming a 76-60 victory over Franklin Pierce in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at Costello Gymnasium this evening.

Franklin Pierce Jets Past AIC, 68-55
Franklin Pierce Jets Past AIC, 68-55

January 23, 2003

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (January 23, 2003) - Franklin Pierce scored the first ten points of the game and never trailed in claiming a 68-55 victory over American International College in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at the Butova Gymnasium tonight.

Franklin Pierce Upsets Assumption, 70-67
Franklin Pierce Upsets Assumption, 70-67

January 20, 2003

RINDGE, N.H. (January 20, 2003) - Franklin Pierce shook off a pair of road losses last week and claimed a 70-67 upset victory over Assumption College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse tonight.