<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://athletics.houghton.edu/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Houghton University Athletics</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Houghton University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://athletics.houghton.edu/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>26 Highlanders Honored by NCCAA after Winter Seasons</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/3/30/mens-basketball-26-highlanders-honored-by-nccaa-after-winter-seasons.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/3/30/mens-basketball-26-highlanders-honored-by-nccaa-after-winter-seasons.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball, Track and Field, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="NCCAA Scholar Athletes" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/4/NCCAA_2025_Scholars_-_2_8640823.png" /><br /><br />HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Twenty-six Houghton 2025-26 winter sport student-athletes have been recognized by the National Christian College Athletic Association for their performance in the classroom.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/4/NCCAA_2025_Scholars_-_2_8640823.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/4/NCCAA_2025_Scholars_-_2_8640823.png"><media:title>NCCAA Scholar Athletes</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/4/NCCAA_2025_Scholars_-_2_8640823.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 10:07:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8572</s:story_id></item><item><title>Bellamy Named Second Team All-Empire 8</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/26/mens-basketball-bellamy-named-second-team-all-empire-8.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/26/mens-basketball-bellamy-named-second-team-all-empire-8.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Bellamy All E8" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/26/MBB_All-E8_2_9341693.png" /><br /><br />HOUGHTON, N.Y. — Houghton University men's basketball standout Lou Bellamy has been named to the Empire 8 All-Conference Second Team for the 2025-26 season, the Empire 8 Conference announced today.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/MBB_All-E8_2_9341693.png" /><media:content url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/MBB_All-E8_2_9341693.png"><media:title>Bellamy All E8</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/26/MBB_All-E8_2_9341693.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:04:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8532</s:story_id></item><item><title>Saxons Rally Late to Upend Highlanders in Season Finale</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/17/mens-basketball-saxons-rally-late-to-upend-highlanders-in-season-finale.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/17/mens-basketball-saxons-rally-late-to-upend-highlanders-in-season-finale.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lou Bellamy" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/17/Men_s_Basketball_2025-26_vs_Alfred_-_Website_Header__2_.jpg" /><br /><br />ALFRED, NY— After leading the entire second half, and by as many as 11 points with less than 15 minutes to play, the Houghton Highlanders watched the Alfred Saxons take the lead for good with 44 seconds left on the clock to eventually secure their first conference win of the 2025-26 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail 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Comeback</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/14/mens-basketball-gators-survive-furious-houghton-comeback.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/14/mens-basketball-gators-survive-furious-houghton-comeback.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tyson Clark" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Men_s_Basketball_2025-26_vs_Alfred_-_Website_Header.jpg" /><br /><br />HOUGHTON, NY – After trailing by 14 points with less than nine minutes to play, the Houghton Highlanders came within a knocking off the Russell Sage Gators in the waning seconds, but ultimately came away empty-handed, 90-92.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Men_s_Basketball_2025-26_vs_Alfred_-_Website_Header.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Men_s_Basketball_2025-26_vs_Alfred_-_Website_Header.jpg"><media:title>Tyson Clark</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Men_s_Basketball_2025-26_vs_Alfred_-_Website_Header.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 22:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>4</s:sport_id><s:story_id>8515</s:story_id></item><item><title>Highlanders Go Cold in Second Half, Fall to Hawks</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/13/mens-basketball-highlanders-go-cold-in-second-half-fall-to-hawks.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/13/mens-basketball-highlanders-go-cold-in-second-half-fall-to-hawks.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Donovan Loudermill" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg" /><br /><br />HOUGHTON, NY – The Houghton Highlanders went ice cold in the second half, while the Hartwick Hawks surged offensively to defeat the Highlanders, 80-56.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg"><media:title>Donovan Loudermill</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Utica</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/7/mens-basketball-highlanders-cannot-overcome-first-half-deficit-fall-to-utica.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/2/7/mens-basketball-highlanders-cannot-overcome-first-half-deficit-fall-to-utica.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lou Bellamy" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/MBB_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__2__ArZrk.jpg" /><br /><br />UTICA, NY – Despite a combined 53 points from Lou Bellamy and Tyson Clark, the Houghton Highlanders could not climb out of a first half hole, falling to the Utica Pioneers for the second time this season, 86-76.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/MBB_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__2__ArZrk.jpg" 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src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg" /><br /><br />UTICA, NY – The SUNY Poly Wildcats continued to show why they have the top-ranked defense in the Empire 8, as they defeated the Houghton Highlanders, 77-54.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg" /><media:content url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/6/Men_s_Basketball_vs._Alfred_State_-_Website_Header__10__u3Jkj.jpg"><media:title>Donovan Loudermill</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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Win</title><link>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-highlanders-fend-off-furious-keuka-comeback-hang-on-for-win.aspx</link><guid>https://athletics.houghton.edu/news/2026/1/30/mens-basketball-highlanders-fend-off-furious-keuka-comeback-hang-on-for-win.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Zach Sisson" src="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/1/16/MBB_vs._Utica_-_Website_Header.jpg" /><br /><br />KEUKA PARK, NY— Clutch free throws by Emmanouil Manolopoulos and Tyson Clark in the closing seconds kept the Houghton Highlanders playoff chances alive, as the pulled out another thrilling victory at the hands of the Keuka Wolves on Friday night, 76-73.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://athletics.houghton.edu/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/1/16/MBB_vs._Utica_-_Website_Header.jpg" 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