This past season, the Biola men’s basketball team opened the court to 10 new players, making up over half the team. And while their record did not reflect their best abilities, the players came together as a team and learned valuable lessons that will be utilized in the seasons to come. Head basketball...

As the time on the scoreboard ran out, Biola’s basketball teams closed a chapter, not only of the 2025-26 season, but of the long-lasting rivalry against Azusa Pacific University (APU). Saturday, Feb. 28 was the last time APU basketball would set foot in Chase Gymnasium after announcing their transition...

He was once the player on the court and has now been a beloved coach for nearly five decades. Someone who has seen the team through many players, thousands of games, handfuls of championships and who truly represents the love of the game, but ultimately his love for our university.  Head basketball...

Going into the Spring semester, there are plenty of unknowns. While you are aware of classes you’re taking and the professors you have, the unknowns make themselves just as apparent. The task of finding your group, a friend to grab lunch with or just someone to sit beside while completing the seemingly...

The Biola-Azusa Pacific University (APU) rivalry has lasted for decades, making it notable in the NCAA Division. Each Biola student going into a game against APU knows that it will be the one with the most school spirit, the highest stakes and energy unlike any other Biola game.  Many aren’t certain...

If you have tuned into Biola Athletics over the past few years, you have heard the voice of Jeff Woolson.  Hailing from Carlsbad, California, Woolson found a love for sports playing baseball at his junior college. Baseball is where it all started. Listening to legends like Vin Scully, a sports announcer...

When was the last time you took a risk and pushed yourself out of your comfort zone? For Facundo Aranda, a sophomore business management international student from Argentina, that moment came when he left behind everything he knew to pursue a dream: playing basketball at the collegiate level. Adapting...

Excitement is in the air as Biola’s basketball 2-time all-conference player business senior Daniel Esparza scored his career high of 39 points on Jan. 25, against Hawaii Pacific University. The cheers are captured for this special moment as cinema media arts freshman Ricky Esparza is courtside, capturing...

Excitement is filling the air, with expectations running high. One can almost hear the cheers of the crowd from the Red Sea in Chase Gymnasium. Biolans witness firsthand the squeaks of shoes on the hardwood and the swoosh of the net. That’s right: basketball season is among us. After last season’s...

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...