Tech Tidbits: First Place On the Line Thursday Night
From the moment the preseason Great American Conference men’s basketball poll was released, it was evident that Arkansas Tech University and Southeastern Oklahoma State University might be on a collision course this season.
The Wonder...
Tech Tidbits: Harding, UAM Come to Town This Week
Mark Downey is known in the Great American Conference (and, I’m sure, all the other places he has coached) for his intensity. He hates losing on an uncommon level.
So, it was a bit of...
Tech Tidbits: Four-Game Homestand Begins Thursday
Competition humbles and teaches us so we have the opportunity to grow and improve.
Arkansas Tech University’s men’s basketball team received that opportunity on Saturday when Southern Nazarene University defeated the Wonder Boys 78-77 at...
Tech Tidbits: ATU Takes Winning Streaks On The Road
The new calendar year brought with it one significant subtraction and one significant addition to the Arkansas Tech University women’s basketball active roster.
Freshman Pacious McDaniel, who was leading NCAA Division II in scoring (21.8...
Tech Tidbits: Front-Loaded Home Slate Awaits ATU
January will provide the Arkansas Tech University basketball teams with a valuable opportunity to bank some Great American Conference home victories.
The Wonder Boys and the Golden Suns will play six of their eight GAC...
Tech Tidbits: GAC Tourney Title Game Rematch Sunday
After the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys received the 2023 Great American Conference Tournament runner-up trophy last March and their 2022-23 season was officially complete, they didn't immediately return to their locker room.
They remained in...
Tech Tidbits: Response to Adversity Leads to Victory
Tough times generally yield one of two responses: withdrawal or resilience.
Arkansas Tech University’s ClaraGrace Prater chose the latter, and as a result, the Golden Suns escaped with a needed 69-64 victory over Maryville University...
Tech Tidbits: Tuesday Non-Conference Foe No Cupcake
Arkansas Tech University has won four consecutive men’s basketball games and looked very much like a Great American Conference title contender in an 85-50 win over Ouachita Baptist University on Saturday.
But that doesn’t mean...
Tech Tidbits: GAC Basketball Play Begins This Week
The long and winding journey to determine Great American Conference regular season champions in men’s and women’s basketball begins this week.
Arkansas Tech University will play the first of its 22 conference doubleheaders during the...
Tech Tidbits: Suns, UAFS Meet for First Time Tuesday
Despite being separated by a mere 82 miles, Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith have never played a basketball game against one another.
That will change at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21,...