In the 1997-98 season, co-captain Sean McDowell of the Biola basketball team helped lead the Eagles to a 30-7 record in his senior year. The echoes of the basketball bouncing and the squeaks of shoes on the hardwood are no longer distant memories for the former Eagle but are alive and present. Cheering...

Biola women’s basketball played Pepperdine University in their first of two exhibition games, fighting until the very end but losing a close one 50-56. The first quarter opened to a 7-0 lead by the Eagles with four free throws and a 3-pointer from sophomore forward Jessa Thurman. Thurman would hit...

Basketball season came to a close March 3 for senior guard Alex Wright and his teammates against Point Loma in the Pac-West semifinals. For many players, another season would come. For Wright, though, it was the end of his collegiate basketball career.  Wright scored 1,000 career points while placing...

Biola men’s basketball beat the Dominican Penguins 68-64 in a tense game that came down to a showstopping performance in the final minute.  The first half was evenly fought, ending in a 27-27 tie as both teams sized up each other’s defense. Dominican continually went down low in the paint. Their...

Biola visited Azusa Pacific with a lot of momentum as both clubs were coming off of dominant wins against Hawaii Hilo on the road. There were high hopes that the Eagles would take this momentum into their rival’s house, but the Cougars came out triumphant in the end. The men’s game was a very firm...

During the 2021–22 season, the current average salary of a WNBA league player was $102,751. Comparatively, NBA players in the same season clocked in at a cool median salary of $7.3 million dollars. Regardless of how both leagues contain the United States’ top performing athletes in basketball, WNBA...

The men’s and women’s basketball teams both torched the Vulcans at Hawaii Hilo on Wednesday, Jan. 19. The same fire that fueled the men’s 12-6 record drove them to beat Hawaii Hilo 61-54. The women’s team, who has been looking for some momentum on the season, crushed their opponent 61-44, a victory...

Biola’s men’s and women’s basketball teams continued conference play against Chaminade University on Monday. The women’s team picked up a 65-53 win against the Silverswords while the men’s team narrowly lost 72-68 in overtime.  RABE SETS RECORD Eagles redshirt junior forward Jordan Rabe...

Women’s basketball played against Hawaii Pacific University on Jan. 14 in the first of three island games and lost 60-77. The Sharks ferociously defended their home court, took the lead early and kept it. The second quarter was much the same, leaving the Eagles floundering. After the halftime break,...

Biola’s women’s basketball team faced Bethesda University in a non-conference matchup on Monday night in Chase Gymnasium where spectators witnessed a 97-51 lopsided win for the Eagles. Biola’s offensive outburst set a program record for the highest scoring game since joining the NCAA Division II...