University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball News http://www.ucumberlands.edu http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1462 2008-07-18 Former University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball player, Christian Simmons will be continuing his professional Basketball career overseas with BBC Bayreuth, a German based team in the ProA league of the European Basketball Circuit. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1463 2008-07-18 With a loaded Mid-South Conference schedule and a dynamite non-conference schedule, the 2008-2009 edition of the University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball Patriots have arguably one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The boys in Maroon and White will entertain NAIA powers Georgetown, Campbellsville, and Mountain State, all of which are coming off of Final Four appearances. "We have a very difficult schedule again this year," said Head Coach Don Butcher. "We have 6 regular season games with final four teams from last year." http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1453 2008-07-02 The University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball team recently wrapped up their annual Big Man/Guard play camp. The camp, which has been conducted for over twenty-five years, included young men from the ages of 13 to18. Participants included athletes as far west as Paducah, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1447 2008-06-23 The University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball program hosted their 16th annual youth camp on June 16th through June 20th. Patriots' men's basketball coach Don Butcher concluded his 7th year of the camp with another successful week. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1434 2008-06-10 The University of the Cumberlands Men's Basketball program is holding its annual team camp from June 8th-11th on the Cumberlands campus. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1306 2008-03-26 The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its Division I All-American Award recipients today. Junior forward, Luke Fitzgerald (Cleveland, OH), of the University of the Cumberlands Patriot Men's Basketball Team received third team honors. This honor comes after Fitzgerald helped to lead his team to achieve a second place Mid-South Conference finish in both regular season action and tournament play as well as a second round berth in the NAIA National Championship. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1299 2008-03-25 Luke Fitzgerald, in only his junior year at the University of the Cumberlands, has accomplished yet another milestone in his collegiate career. Along with his honors as the NAIA Player of the Week earlier in the season and named to the First Team All-Conference, Fitzgerald pushed himself to a career 506 rebounds in the second round of the NAIA Tournament. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1300 2008-03-25 In order to be successful, great athletes must develop a work ethic that is superior and unique compared to their competitors. However, it is great individuals that allow that work ethic to carry over into their daily lives and incorporate it into everything else they do. University of the Cumberlands (UC) men's basketball standout Dustin Fothergill (Somerset, KY) is a perfect example of one of these athletes that works just as hard to better the life of others as he does to succeed as a Patriot on the hardwood. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1292 2008-03-21 Lee University (Tenn.) scored the first 11 points of the game but needed a second-half rally to post an 84-72 victory Friday against the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) in the second round of the 2008 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship at Municipal Auditorium. http://www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/sportsrelease/release.php?rk=1286 2008-03-20 In 2000, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics launched a program to recognize athletes who have shown five core character values: respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership, and sportsmanship. Each year since then, the teams participating in the NAIA Tournament have selected a team member who they feel is truly a Champion of Character. This year, the University of the Cumberlands Patriots Men's Basketball Team's Dustin Fothergill (Somerset, KY) was named one of the 2008 Champions of Character Award Winners.