Lynx finish great season with 3rd in nation

[March 23, 2009]  The Lincoln College men's basketball team competed in the NJCAA Division II national tournament in Danville last week, finishing third in the nation. The Lynx ended the year 27-10 and 13-3 in the conference.

"I would like to thank all of you for your support of our team throughout the year," said Lincoln College coach Kirk Whiteman. "It was a year that far exceeded expectations, and the coaching staff is very proud of the team's accomplishments."

Scores of the tournament are below. Stats and recap of each game can be viewed at http://www.njcaa.org/.

• Wednesday night:
  Lincoln 75, Morton 63

• Thursday night:
  Lincoln 73, Cecil (Md.) 63

• Friday night:
  Kirkwood (Iowa) 76, Lincoln 58

• Saturday night, third-place game:
  Lincoln 65, Phoenix (Ariz.) 61

Darius Adams and Brandon Farmer were named to the all-tournament team.

Other postseason awards for the team:

All-region

• Player of the year: Darius Adams

• Brandon Farmer

• Honorable mention: Bryce Davis, Chris Ware

• Coach of the year: Kirk Whiteman

All-conference

• First team: Darius Adams, player of the year

• Third team: Brandon Farmer, Bryce Davis, Chris Ware

• Coach of the year: Kirk Whiteman

• Conference champs: Lincoln College

[Text from file received from Kirk Whiteman, Lincoln College]