ABILENE — The goal was put in place 170 days before it was achieved.
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Seniors lift UMHB men’s basketball to ASC co-regular season championship in 98-91 win over Howard Payne
BELTON — Elijah Lawrence and his UMHB teammates came into Saturday’s regular season finale not knowing whether or not they would get another chance to play in front of their home crowd this season.
UMHB men’s basketball ascends to nation-leading rebounding average, Ranks No. 1 amongst all NCAA divisions
BELTON — When head coach Sam Patterson describes the identity of his team, a handful of charateristics are repeatedly brought up. Toughness. Grit. Effort-driven. And perhaps that identity hasn’t been showcased any more prominently through this season’s first 16 games than in the rebounding department, where UMHB has outrebounded 11 of its opponents and tallied 60-plus boards four different times.
UMHB men’s basketball takes down Centenary, claiming its third straight win
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana — The opportunity presented by Friday night’s non-conference clash inside Centenary’s Gold Dome was not lost on the UMHB men’s basketball team. Quite the opposite. In fact, it was a talking point for the Crusaders as they hit the road five days after handing Concordia (TX) its first defeat in a 96-82 win.
In up-tempo matchup, UMHB men’s basketball earns key road win over undefeated Concordia
AUSTIN — Concordia’s push came with just under seven minutes left on Sunday afternoon. The Tornados, 6-0 to start the 2025-26 campaign, trailed by 13 with 6:45 to go. But with an up-tempo style that can flip a game in an instant, and playing in front of a home crowd, there was little doubt they would eventually make a charge at UMHB’s double-digit lead.
UMHB men’s basketball’s remarkable comeback bid comes up narrowly short in loss at St. Thomas
HOUSTON, Texas — There were a multitude of reasons as to why the challenge UMHB men’s basketball faced on Saturday evening was particularly immense.
Stinson’s stellar performance helps lift UMHB Men’s Basketball to 83-62 win over Centenary
BELTON — With roughly 10 minutes left in Tuesday night’s clash between UMHB and Centenary (La.), Cam Stinson caught a pass a few feet in front of the Crusader bench.
Patterson earns first win as UMHB’s head coach in offensive outburst against Belhaven
BELTON — Sam Patterson earned his first career win as a head coach on the same day that the UMHB men’s basketball team tied the mark for the second-most points in a single game, as The Cru began a two-game homestand with a 117-80 victory over Belhaven.
5 things that stand out from UMHB men’s basketball’s newly-released 2025-26 schedule
BELTON — The 2025-26 schedule for head coach Sam Patterson’s first season leading the UMHB men’s basketball program was released on Tuesday, with the regular season slate highlighted by numerous in-state non-conference matchups and an East Coast duel against the 2023 national champions.
Former Baylor, Oral Roberts assistant Sam Patterson announced as UMHB men’s basketball’s head coach
BELTON — Sam Patterson is returning to Central Texas.
A former Baylor assistant and a Baylor alum, Patterson has been tabbed to lead UMHB men’s basketball as the program’s next head coach, per an announcement from UMHB on Monday afternoon.