2023-24 Blackburn College Men's Basketball News
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Blackburn Athletics Highlight the 2023-24 Season with Beaver Awards
May 01, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Athletes hosted the Annual Beaver Awards, a celebration of the teams and student athletes over the past year and saw many student-athletes receive recognition. -
Blackburn Athletics Inducts Inaugural Class into Chi Alpha Sigma
April 10, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Athletics inducted 22 student athletes as part of their inaugural class into the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society on Thursday, April 4.
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Men's Basketball Returns to Postseason Play to Highlight 2023-24 Season
March 06, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men's Basketball saw more wins and a return to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament to highlight the 2023-24 season.
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Darius Duff Named to SLIAC All-Tournament Team
February 26, 2024BELLEVILLE, IL -- Sophomore Darius Duff was named to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after his performance during the Men's Basketball game with Webster University in the SLIAC Tournament last week.
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Strong Start Not Enough
February 21, 2024WEBSTER GROVE, MO – Blackburn College Men’s Basketball visited Webster University for the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Quarterfinals and led at the half, but a strong second half from the Gorloks proved too much to overcome as the Beavers fell to Webster 59-50.
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Izayah Talmadge Named First Team All-SLIAC & All-Defensive Team; Kelsey All-Sportsmanship Team
February 21, 2024BELLEVILLE, IL -- Senior Izayah Talmadge earned St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors as he was named First Team All-SLIAC and was also named to the All-Defensive Team. Senior Zach Kelsey also earned conference recognition as he was selected to the All-Sportsmanship Team.
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Blackburn Heads to Webster for SLIAC Tournament Quarterfinals
February 19, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Men’s Basketball makes a return to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Tuesday night by visiting Webster University. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
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Men's Basketball Hosts Greenville on Senior Day
February 17, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team honored seniors Izayah Talmadge and Zach Kelsey prior to the matchup with Greenville University in a St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup to conclude the regular season, but fell to the Panthers 101-98.
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Blackburn Falls at Fontbonne
February 15, 2024ST. LOUIS, MO – Blackburn College Men’s Basketball visited Fontbonne University Wednesday night in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action but fell to the conference leaders 92-78.
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Men's Basketball Secures Conference Tournament Appearance with 79-75 Victory over Principia
February 12, 2024ELSAH, IL -- The Blackburn College Men's Basketball team defeated Principia College 79-75 Saturday afternoon in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action. The win also secured the team an appearance in the SLIAC Conference Tournament.
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Men's Basketball Falls to Webster
February 08, 2024WEBSTER GROVE, MO -- Blackburn College Men's Basketball visited Webster University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action but fell to the hosts 85-54.
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Beavers Win In Double Overtime
February 03, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – It took two overtimes but the Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team defeated new St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member Lyon College 91-88 in a conference matchup.
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Second Half Comeback Fuels 77-73 Win For Men's Basketball
February 01, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team hosted Missisippi University of Women’s Men’s Basketball team in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action and came back from a 20 point deficit to capture a 77-73 victory.
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Aryanna Harris Receives 2024 MLK Student Leadership Award
January 30, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Women's Basketball senior Aryanna Harris was named the recipient of Blackburn College’s 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Student Leadership Award. Presented annually, this award honors students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and service to the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the College. Harris was announced as the award recipient during Blackburn’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation in January.
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This Week in BC Athletics
January 29, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College athletics hosts four basketball games while the track teams head to the Jim Green Invitational
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Men's Basketball Falls in Heartbreak
January 28, 2024FULTON, MO -- Senior Izayah Talmadge sank two free throws with eight seconds left in the game to tie the score 69-69 at Westminster College Saturday afternoon, but the host Blue Jays were able to hit a layup and a free throw with just one second left to capture a 72-69 win in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.
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Balanced Scoring Lifts Men's Basketball to 66-50 Victory
January 25, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team featured five players in double figures on their way to a 66-50 victory over Spalding University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.
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This Week in BC Athletics
January 22, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL - The basketball teams return to the BeaverDome Thursday for SLIAC action against Spalding, then head to Westminster Saturday.
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Two Reach 20 Points But Men's Basketball Falls at Greenville
January 22, 2024GREENVILLE, IL -- The Blackburn College Men's Basketball team visited Greenville University for St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action but were unable to bring home victory as the Beavers fell to the Panthers 124-110.
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Men's Basketball Unable to Overcome Slow Second Half
January 17, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College Men’s Basketball hosted Fontbonne University in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action but were unable to capture victory as they fell 86-61.
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Men's Basketball Falls in Heartbreaker
January 13, 2024CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College rallied from an eight-point deficit late in the second half to take a 71-70 lead, but Principia College managed to hit a late jumper to help the Panthers defeat Blackburn 72-71 in Saturday’s St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup.
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Beavers Drop SLIAC Contest
January 11, 2024The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team took on the Webster Gorloks at home for their St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game but fell short of the Gorloks 78-70.
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Talmadge's Career High 29 Points Not Enough to Stop Grinnell
December 30, 2023Izayah Talmadge shot 14 of 17 from the field
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Men's Basketball Drops Nonconference Contest with Loras
December 20, 2023CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Basketball hosted Loras College in their final game before break but fell to Loras 77-63 in nonconference action.
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Izayah Talmadge Named SLIAC Player of the Week
December 18, 2023ST. LOUIS, MO – Senior Izayah Talmadge was named the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after scoring a career-high 26 points in the team’s 79-76 victory over SLIAC rival Eureka College Wednesday night.
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Talmadge's Career-High Powers Beavers to 79-76 Victory at Eureka
December 18, 2023EUREKA, IL -- Senior Izayah Talmadge scored a career-high 26 points to help the Blackburn College Men's Basketball Team defeat St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Eureka College 79-76 in conference action Wednesday night.
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Blackburn Captures 82-75 Victory over Westminster
December 09, 2023CARLINVILLE, IL -- Blackburn College Men's Basketball featured five players in double figures as the Beavers defeated Westminster College 82-75 in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon.
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Men's Basketball falls short in SLIAC matchup
December 05, 2023LOUISVILLE, KY- Blackburn College Men's Basketball travels to Spalding but falls short
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Beavers Capture Victory in SLIAC Opener
December 02, 2023CARLINVILLE, IL – The Blackburn College Men’s Basketball team opened St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a 73-62 victory over Eureka College.
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Blackburn Places 13 on SLIAC All-Academic Team
November 22, 2023ST. LOUIS, MO -- Blackburn College saw 13 student-athletes earn St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic Team distinction.
