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2022-2023 News

  • ASC Academic All-Conference Announced   
    August 02, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-119 University of the Ozarks student-athletes have been named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Conference Team by the American Southwest Conference, it was announced by the league office August 2.
  • Eagles Receive Academic Award From NABC
    July 24, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks men's basketball program has been recognized with a Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for the 2022-23 season.
  • Dallas Brose To Take Over Head Athletic Training Duties 
    July 13, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-Dallas Brose will be returning to University of the Ozarks as the head athletic trainer, it was announced by athletic director Jimmy Clark on Wednesday. 
  • Athletic Department Hires Assistant Athletic Trainer And Strength And Conditioning Coach 
    May 23, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark. -- University of the Ozarks has hired Lauren Ford as an assistant athletic trainer and David Beck ‘21 as the strength and conditioning coach, athletics director Jimmy Clark announced Tuesday (May 23).
  • Three To Be Inducted Into Sports Hall of Fame
    May 22, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-Three alumni have been selected to be inducted into the University of the Ozarks Sports Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Friday, September 29, 2023.
  • University of the Ozarks To Join Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Fall ‘24
    May 15, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks has accepted an offer of membership into the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) effective the 2024-25 academic year.
  • 2022-23 Athletes of the Year Announced
    May 02, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-The University of the Ozarks Athletic Department held an Athletic Celebration Award Ceremony Tuesday night where numerous student-athletes were recognized, including the Female and Male Athlete of the Year.
  • Athletic Department Golf Tournament Set For June 5
    April 25, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark-The University of the Ozarks athletic department will hold its second annual four-man scramble golf fundraising tournament Monday, June 5 at the Nutters Chapel Golf Course in Conway.
  • Men’s Basketball Players Receive All-Conference
    February 28, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.- University of the Ozarks men's basketball players Grayson Nix and Josh Ukpe received recognition from the American Southwest Conference (ASC), it was announced today.
  • LeTourneau Men Spoil Eagle Senior Day
    February 18, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark. – LeTourneau went on a 14-0 second half run to spoil the Eagles’ Senior Day and take a 92-80 win Saturday. Grayson Nix hit a pair of free throws at the 6:37 mark of the second half, but LeTourneau scored 14 straight points to take command of the game. Nix was nearly unstoppable in his final game at Ozarks using a variety of drives and shots from long range to score 34 points. He finished 12-of-21 from the field. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field in the game. Dillon Cheater poured in 20 points. Seniors Dillon Cheater, Grayson Nix and Kamren Roelke were honored prior to the game in a Senior Day Celebration Ceremony. Cheater hit over 50 career three-pointers and had over 300 career points. Nix hit he has made 126 career three-pointers and scored over 1,000 points in his collegiate career. Roelke scored over 500 career points and made over 50 career three-pointers at Ozarks.
  • ETBU Men Hit 59 Percent In Win Over Eagles
    February 16, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark. ? East Texas Baptist University built a 43-28 halftime to power their way to a 87-70 win over the Eagles Thursday night. The Tigers shot an impressive 59 percent from the field in the game. From long-range, the Tigers made 10-of-18 (55%). The Eagles hit 16-of-17 from the free throw line and had four players reach double figures in scoring. The Eagles made a run in the second half with Eugene Barnes hitting back-to-back three-pointers to close the gap to 62-49. Grayson Nix later followed with another three-pointer, but the Tigers slowly built a 72-56 advantage with 5:51 remaining in the game. Nix and Kamren Roelke each scored 17 points to lead the Eagles.
  • Mary Hardin-Baylor Men Top Eagles
    February 11, 2023
    Belton, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor outscored the Eagles 44-28 in the second half to take a 90-65 win on Saturday. The Eagles trailed 46-37 in the first half, but the Crusaders opened the second half on a 7-0 run to take control of the game. The Eagles drilled 13 three-pointers in the game. The starting trio of Dillon Cheater, Kamren Roelke and Grayson Nix combined for ten three-pointers. Roelke led the Eagles with 13 points.  
  • Concordia Men Top Eagles
    February 09, 2023
    Austin, Texas – Concordia University Texas used a 51-38 halftime lead to take a 96-84 win over the Eagles Thursday night in Texas. Both teams shot 46 percent from the field and the two teams combined for 23 three-pointers. With the Eagles leading 21-19 in the first half, Concordia went on a 16-0 run over four minutes to take momentum. That allowed Concordia to go into halftime with a double-digit lead. The Eagles countered with a 10-0 run to open the second half to close the gap to 51-48. But Concordia recovered and was able to eventually gain a 74-61 advantage with eight minutes remaining. 
  • Hardin-Simmons Takes Second Half From Eagles
    February 06, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.- Hardin-Simmons outscored the Eagles 58-30 in the second half to break a halftime tie and finish with a 95-67 win Monday night. The Cowboys hit 54 percent from the field, while the Eagles hit 23 percent in the second half. The Cowboys drilled seven second half three-pointers to help the cause. After the game was tied 37-37 at halftime, the Eagles held a 46-43 lead at the 16:23 mark of the second half. But Hardin-Simmons went on a 15-2 run after that to take control of the game. Josh Ukpe led the Eagles with 22 points.
  • Eagles Hit 64 Percent In Home Win
    February 04, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-The Eagles hit a red-hot 64 percent from the field in the game and held off McMurry late to take a 112-102 win over the Warhawks Saturday. The two teams combined for 140 shots in the uptempo game. The Eagles went 42-of-65 from the field, including 13-of-30 from the three-point line. The Eagles led 58-51 at halftime and never lost the lead in the second half. Josh Ukpe’s three-pointer at the 10:19 mark increased the advantage to 83-69. McMurry made a run to close the deficit to three points with less than six minutes to play and two points with 2:17 left. However, the Eagles answered each run. Leading 98-96, Grayson Nix drilled a three-pointer to start a 7-0 run. Ukpe led the Eagles with 31 points and nine rebounds. Kamren Roelke had 19 points and 11 assists.
  • Thursday's Basketball Game Pushed To Monday
    February 01, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.—The University of the Ozarks women’s and men’s basketball game against Hardin-Simmons University has been moved to Monday, February 6 due to inclement weather.
  • Comets Edge Eagles In ASC Game
    January 28, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-In a game that saw a combined 66 three-point attempts, the Eagles came close to taking down UT Dallas, but the Comets were able to hit a couple of clutch shots late to steal away a 73-69 win Saturday. With the score tied 66-66 with about three minutes remaining in the game, the Comets hit a three-pointer and then kept the Eagles off the board until Kamren Roelke completed a three-point play with 29 seconds left. The Comets hit a pair of clutch free throws to make it 73-69 with 19 seconds remaining. The Eagles dug deep against the much bigger Comet lineup pulling down 39 rebounds. The Comets held a 41-35 halftime lead. Josh Ukpe led the Eagles with 23 points, hitting four three-pointers. 
  • Eagles Fall Short Against Sul Ross State
    January 21, 2023
    Alpine, Texas-With the score tied 70-70 with four minutes in the game, Sul Ross State University went on a 13-8 run to secure a 83-78 win over the Eagles Saturday in conference play. The Lobos led 43-38 at halftime. The Eagles had a strong game shooting, hitting 50 percent from the field and 83 percent from the free throw line. The Eagles hit 14-of-28 from the three-point line. Josh Ukpe made four three-pointers, while Dillon Cheater, Tim Eldridge and Grayson Nix all hit three from beyond the arc. Eldridge?s jump shot with 10:10 remaining in the game put the Eagles in front 58-56, but the lead didn?t last long. The two teams battled back and forth and the Eagles would tie the game once more, but the Lobos reeled off 13 points in the final four minutes. Eldridge led the Eagles with 27 points.   
  • Eagles Fall In Triple Overtime
    January 19, 2023
    Brownwood, Texas-Howard Payne University held off the Eagles in the final overtime as the YellowJackets recorded a wild 118-115 win Thursday night in Texas. The game remained close throughout the night as the teams went into halftime notched up at 46-46. With just seconds to go at the end of regulation, Josh Ukpe scored on a layup to push the game into overtime. After a back and forth battle in overtime, Howard Payne would send the game into a second overtime after scoring with seconds left. In the third overtime, Howard Payne held a 114-110 lead with 1:29 remaining, but the Eagles would cut it to 117-115 on Ukpe’s three-pointer. The Eagles would get the ball back with only seconds left but couldn’t convert. Tylan Jackson and Ukpe recorded double-doubles for the Eagles. Jackson had 29 points and 12 rebounds while Ukpe had 26 points and 11 rebounds. A combined 77 free throws were shot in the game. The Eagles shot over 50 percent for the game.
  • Eagles Drop ETBU Road Game
    January 14, 2023
    Marshall, Texas-East Texas Baptist University scored 22 points off turnovers to claim a 87-62 win over the Eagles Saturday in conference play. The Tigers held a 46-21 lead at halftime and never let the Eagles back into the game in the second half. The Tigers led the entire game. The Eagles had three players reach double figures in scoring with Ukpe leading the way with 15 points. Tylan Jackson added 14 points and Grayson Nix had ten. 
  • Eagles Fall Short Against LeTourneau
    January 12, 2023
    Longview, Texas-The Eagles scored first but wouldn’t hold the lead again as LeTourneau University built a 51-31 halftime lead en route to a 85-68 win Thursday in conference play. LeTourneau hit 52 percent from the floor on the night, while the Eagles made 37 percent. The Eagles outscored LeTourneau 37-34 in the second half, but the deficit was too big to overcome. Grayson Nix led the Eagles with 17 points.
  • Concordia Scores Over 100 Points In Win
    January 07, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark.-Concordia University Texas used their fast paced offense and harassing defense to take a 101-85 win over the Eagles Saturday in conference play. Concordia built a 57-48 halftime lead and never really let the Eagles back into the contest in the second half. Concordia hit over 50 percent in the game and had 43 shot attempts in the first half alone. Josh Ukpe led the Eagles with 28 points behind 11-of-22 shooting from the field. Grayson Nix added 19 points while Tylan Jackson had 17.
  • Mary Hardin-Baylor Scores 101 Points In Win Over Eagles
    January 05, 2023
    Clarksville, Ark. – After holding a 52-47 halftime lead, Mary Hardin-Baylor scored 49 second half points to upend the Eagles 101-80 Thursday in conference play. The Eagles hung around early in the second half, but Mary Hardin-Baylor slowly built a double-digit lead to make a comeback difficult for the Eagles. With ten minutes remaining, the Crusaders held an 18-point lead. The Eagles had trouble slowing down All-American Josiah Johnson, who scored 36 points in the game. Tim Eldridge led the Eagles with 15 points.
  • Warriors Slip Past Eagles 83-80
    December 30, 2022
    Conway, Ark. – The Eagles let go of a two-point lead with 15 seconds left as Hendrix College came back to earn a 83-80 victory Friday night. The Eagles held a 80-78 advantage after Stephfan Tabe drilled a three-pointer with 34 seconds remaining. But the Warriors answered with a three-point shot to pull ahead 81-80. The Eagles missed on their next possession and fouled Hendrix. The Warriors made both free throws with two seconds remaining. A desperation shot from the Eagles at the end of the game went unfounded. Kamren Roelke led the Eagles with 17 points.
  • Cowboys Handle Eagles
    December 17, 2022
    Abilene, Texas ? Hardin-Simmons scored 56 points in the first half en route to a 110-78 win over the Eagles Saturday in Texas. The Cowboys shot off 40 three-point attempts in the contest, hitting 18 for 45 percent. The Cowboys went 42-of-82 (51%) from the field and hit 88 percent from the free throw line. The Eagles also had a strong shooting day, hitting 46 percent from the field, 43 percent from the three-point line and 85 percent from the free throw line. The Eagles trailed just 28-27 with eight minutes left in the first half before Hardin-Simmons finished out the half on a 28-12 run to establish momentum. Grayson Nix led the Eagles with 19 points.  
  • Eagles Suffer ASC Road Loss In Abilene
    December 15, 2022
    Abilene, Texas – The Eagles hung around late in the game and even were tied with 7:38 left only to have McMurry take a 86-77 win Thursday night in conference play. The Eagles trailed 41-33 at halftime and never got much momentum until midway through the second half. The Eagles rallied on a 16-2 run to tie the game, 59-59, with 7:38 minutes left. But McMurry responded with a quick 8-0 run to hold the lead for good. The Eagles shot better from the field than McMurry (46% to 42%). The Eagles also hit 86 percent from the free throw line. Tylan Jackson led the Eagles with 16 points. 
  • Eagles Suffer First ASC Loss
    December 07, 2022
    Richardson, Texas – The Eagles and Texas Dallas battled back and forth the entire game only to have the Comets take a 79-69 win in conference play on Wednesday night. After trailing 37-28 at halftime, the Eagles climbed back into the game. Josh Ukpe hit a three and then scored on a layup. Stephfan Tabe added a bucket to pull the Eagles within 48-45. The Eagles continued to hang around and eventually take a narrow 57-56 lead with 9:48 left. But the Comets answered with a 9-0 run over the next four minutes to establish a ten-point advantage. Tylan Jackson led the way with 24 points for the Eagles.
  • Eagles Move To 7-1 On The Season
    December 03, 2022
    Clarksville, Ark. – The Eagles improved to 7-1 and 2-0 in conference play with a 74-63 win over Howard Payne University Saturday afternoon. The Eagles did have to overcome a 38-30 halftime deficit. The Eagles outscored Howard Payne 44-25 in the second half. Howard Payne led by 11 points before the Eagles eventually made a run. The Eagles reeled off a 10-3 run ending with a Dillon Cheater three-pointer at the 10:45 mark to close the gap to 49-45. A pair of free throw from Sephfan Tabe put the Eagles ahead for good with 6:37 left in the game. The Eagles outrebounded Howard Payne 50-38 in the game. Grayson Nix led the team with 17 points. Josh Ukpe had 16, Cheater added 13 and Kamren Roelke finished with 11. Tylan Jackson pulled down ten rebounds. 
  • Eagles Hit Over 50 Percent To Open ASC Play With Win
    December 01, 2022
    Clarksville, Ark. – The Eagles hit over 50 percent from the field to secure a 81-78 win against Sul Ross State University to open conference play. The Eagles used balanced scoring and an outstanding shooting night to upend the Lobos. Four of the Eagles’ starters reached double figures in scoring and another scored double figures off the bench. Tylan Jackson led the way with 17 points. In the game, the Eagles made 31-of-56 (55%) from the floor, including 12-of-26 (46%) from the three-point line. The Eagles led 43-35 at halftime and then never let go of the lead in the second half. The Lobos did cut it to 52-51 at the 12:42 mark of the second half and again trailed by one point just under one minute later, but the Eagles bounced back to keep the lead. Jackson poured in 12 points in the first half.
  • Men's Basketball Improves To 5-1
    November 26, 2022
    Clarksville, Ark. - Four players reached double figures in scoring as the Eagles defeated Austin College 89-71 Saturday to improve to 5-1 on the season. The Eagles held a seven-point halftime advantage and then continued to build upon that lead in the second half. A Grayson Nix three-pointer at the midway point of the second half increased the Eagles’ lead to 72-56. From there, the Kangaroos never got back into the game. Nix and Josh Ukpe had 15 points, while Tim Eldridge had 13 and Tylan Jackson added 10 points. 
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