BELTON — Over the course of his head coaching debut on Sunday afternoon, Sam Patterson reminded his players of a simple truth: scoring runs are part of every game, but it’s the response to those runs that dictates the result.
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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.
UMHB men’s basketball alum Eli Beard commits to Division I Drexel University
PHILADELPHIA — Eli Beard, a two-time D3hoops.com All-Region honoree with UMHB men’s basketball, is heading to the Division I ranks for his final year in college, set to play the upcoming season at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The news was announced by Drexel in a post on X on Thursday afternoon.
UMHB men’s basketball to play in 2025 D3hoops.com Classic in Las Vegas
UMHB men’s basketball’s first non-conference schedule under Sam Patterson will include a trip west to Las Vegas for the 15th annual D3hoops.com Classic in late December.
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.
The Clif Carroll era in Belton came to an abrupt conclusion, but his impact on the program won’t be soon forgotten
BELTON — Shortly after Friday’s 97-89 win over LeTourneau in the American Southwest Conference Tournament semifinal round, Clif Carroll and Eli Beard sat side by side in a press conference, the star guard who had just put up a tournament-record 44 points and the head coach who had relentlessly recruited him through high school and a pair of junior college stops.
Recap: UMHB men’s basketball falls to Hardin-Simmons in ASC Tournament final
MARSHALL, Texas — Try as they might, the shots wouldn’t fall for Mary Hardin-Baylor through the second half on Saturday afternoon.
Beard’s record-breaking 44-point performance sends UMHB men’s basketball to Saturday’s ASC title game
MARSHALL, Texas — Eli Beard had no intention of letting The Cru come up short on Friday afternoon, not after suffering back-to-back losses by a combined three points less than week prior.
“The togetherness has been unbelievable”: In emotion-filled performance, UMHB men’s basketball storms back with comeback bid in 90-88 loss to Howard Payne
BELTON — The first seven minutes played out at a frenetic pace, Howard Payne’s up-tempo, run-and-gun, fourth-in-the-nation offense clashing with Mary Hardin-Baylor’s speed and athleticism.
UMHB men’s basketball goes toe-to-toe with first-place Hardin-Simmons, Falls in 72-71 loss
BELTON — There were chances to win it in the end, which, for a UMHB team whose struggles have been very noticeable in recent weeks, was all anyone could really ask for. Especially considering the opponent on the opposite bench came to Belton with an unblemished 7-0 ASC record in tow.