Tony Hall and Kaley Shipman November 2021

Tech Tidbits: ATU Basketball Opens GAC Play Thursday

Something clicked for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team at halftime of its game at Stephens Arena in San Angelo, Texas, on Saturday. After six up-and-down quarters to begin their Thanksgiving trip to the...
Ashlei Lopez and Cejay Mann 2021

Tech Tidbits: Downey Emphasizes Maturity

Arkansas Tech University’s men’s basketball team has played three games in the last two weeks that came down to one possession in the final minute. The Wonder Boys (3-4 overall, 1-1 Great American Conference) lost...
Czar Perry and Adam Dworsky

Tech Tidbits: Point Guards Take Center Stage

Arkansas Tech University's basketball return from the holiday break will be highlighted by one of the top point guard match-ups of the NCAA Division II regular season. ATU’s Czar Perry and Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s...
Jayana Sanders 12-2-2021

Tech Tidbits: Grateful for the Opportunity to Play

I haven't met many people who want to win as much as Arkansas Tech University head women's basketball coach Dave Wilbers does, but the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on...
B.J. Johnson 12-2-2021

Tech Tidbits: A Look Around GAC Basketball

With approximately one-third of the 2021-22 Great American Conference basketball schedule in the books, a few truths have emerged. Nationally 17th-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma State University (14-2 overall, 8-0 GAC) has separated itself as the best...
Tori Lasker and Cejay Mann 2021-22

Tech Tidbits: ATU Teams Head West to Oklahoma

Arkansas Tech University is poised to make its move upward in the Great American Conference women’s basketball standings. ATU (9-7 overall, 6-6 GAC) steadied itself by winning 2-of-3 home games last week after a challenging...
Coach Downey and Coach Wilbers January 2022

Tech Tidbits: Coaches Pick Right Moments to Fight On

There's a time and a place each season when a coach must use emotion to motivate his or her team in a critical moment. For Arkansas Tech University head basketball coaches Dave Wilbers and Mark...
Tori Lasker and Nikki Metcalfe February 2022

Tech Tidbits: Golden Suns Advance to GAC Tournament

I was making my way through a pleasant fall afternoon last October when my tasks took me to Tucker Coliseum. Dave Wilbers, Arkansas Tech University head women’s basketball coach since 2007, stood on the arena...
Golden Suns Huddle 3-5-2022

Tech Tidbits: Suns, SWOSU Meet in GAC Final

New location. Same result. Arkansas Tech University is in the women's basketball championship game at the Great American Conference Tournament. The Golden Suns (16-12) will face nationally 16th-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma State University (28-4) with...
Leon Anderson and Jamie Sorrells

Alumnus Honors Mentor With Gift for Leon’s Lounge

Arkansas Tech University alumnus Jamie Sorrells of Russellville has provided the lead gift in a fund-raising project to establish a space named Leon's Lounge inside the football facility at the Hull Physical Education Building. The...