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• April 14, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers picked up another big signing Friday morning in Tennessee 3A Mr. Basketball Damarien Yates. Yates is a six-foot seven, 210 forward from Fayette-Ware High School in Somerville, Tenn., just outside of Memphis. “He’s obviously a highly rated recruit," VU Hall of Fame Head Coach Todd Franklin said of Yates. “He’s the 3A Player of the Year in Tennessee and has been successful throughout his high school career. What brought us to him, more than anything, is probably his length and his ability to find the ball. He gets about 15 rebounds per game and gets a lot of touches. I’ve always thought that the most translatable part of the game going from high school to college that you almost know, that guy is going to be a good player, is if he’s a good rebounder.”

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• March 31, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team is looking to reload after an impressive run to the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National Tournament in 2023. VU wasted little time putting together the 2023 recruiting class, picking up their first signee of the summer in Henderson County point guard Gerard Thomas. “I am excited to work with Coach Franklin and take my game to the next level,” Thomas said. “I am ready to get to work and add another National Championship banner at VU. When I met with Coach Davis and toured the campus, I knew Vincennes was where I wanted to be.”

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• March 23, 2023

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 15 seed Vincennes University Trailblazers had their season come to an end Thursday afternoon at the hands of No. 7 Northwest Florida State by the final score of 68-55. VU sophomore Shilo Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.) closed out his Trailblazer career in fitting fashion, ending with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double, his sixth of the season and 21st in a Vincennes uniform. Vincennes got off to a slow start out of the gates Thursday and the defending National Champion Raiders pounced on the opportunity.

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• March 21, 2023

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 15 Vincennes University Trailblazers advanced to the NJCAA Division I National Quarterfinals Tuesday night after defeating No. 2 College of Southern Idaho 75-70. VU’s zone defense in the first half caused the Golden Eagles fits as CSI’s shooters went 0-9 in the first half from behind the three-point arc and VU held Southern Idaho to just 19 points in the opening 20 minutes of play. The Trailblazers struck first early at the Hutchinson Sports Arena, with VU quickly jumping out to an early 5-0 lead.

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• March 20, 2023

HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The No. 15 seed Vincennes University Trailblazers began their NJCAA record 37th trip to the NJCAA Division I National Tournament off Monday afternoon with an opening round 70-57 win over No. 18 seed Trinity Valley. The Trailblazers got off to an impressive start on the defensive end, but struggled on the offensive end of the floor early. VU held the Cardinals without a made basket for the first eight and a half minutes of the game Monday, with Trinity Valley only able to get some points at the free throw line early.

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• March 11, 2023

INA, Ill. – The No. 14-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers will be one of many teams looking to receive an At-Large bid to the 2023 NJCAA Division I National Tournament this Sunday after VU fell to No. 2 John A. Logan 73-66 in the Region 24 Championship game Friday night. The Trailblazers got off to a really good start in the first few minutes Friday night, forcing the Volunteers to two turnovers in their first three possessions and capitalizing on the other end to take an early 4-0 lead. John A Logan would get things going offensively and score the next seven points to take the lead.

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• March 09, 2023

INA, Ill. – The No. 14-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers had to rally late Wednesday night when VU squared off against No. 3-seeded Southwestern Illinois College in the semifinals of the Region 24 tournament at Rend Lake College. Vincennes fell behind by as many as nine early in the second half but managed to battle back and pick up the 66-59 victory. The game was close from the tip, with both teams trading baskets in the early stages of the opening half, before the Blue Storm grabbed first control of the game with a 7-0 run to take a 15-8 lead.

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• March 06, 2023

INA, Ill. – The No. 14 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers earned the No. 2 seed in this year’s Region 24/Central District Tournament and began tournament play Monday night with a 79-67 win over Lake Land College. The Trailblazers broke away earlier in the first half, quickly building a 19-8 lead. VU would maintain this double-digit lead throughout the rest of the opening half of play, growing as large as 15 before the Lakers scored the final four points of the half to cut the Vincennes lead down to 39-28 at the break.

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• February 28, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No.14-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the 2022-23 regular season Tuesday night with an 80-70 sophomore night win over Olney Central College. The night began with the Trailblazer basketball team honoring and celebrating their six graduating sophomores. Five players; Tasos Cook (Columbus, Ohio), Trenton Johnson (South Bend, Ind.), Devawn White (Montreal, Quebec), Caleb Johnson (N. Preston, Nova Scotia) and Shilo Jackson (Indianapolis, Ind.) as well as graduating two-year basketball manager Luke Weiss (Vincennes, Ind.). The five sophomore players made up the starting lineup for Vincennes and really did a bulk of the damage Tuesday night.

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• February 25, 2023

MT. CARMEL, Ill. – The No. 10-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers basketball team suffered a setback Saturday afternoon falling at Wabash Valley College 82-77. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start Saturday afternoon with Wabash Valley riding the wave of the ‘Sophomore Night’ crowd to an early 12-4 lead. VU was able to bounce back and take their first lead of the game at 20-18 midway through the first half of play.

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• February 22, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 10-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced a tough, 40-minute physical battle Wednesday night against Southwestern Illinois College at the P.E. Complex and came away with the 65-62 win. SWIC received votes for the NJCAA Top-25 this week but were unable to crack the list and wasted little time showing why many believe they should be in the Top-25 this week. This game was a back-and-forth battle from the start, with neither team really able to break lose in the early going.

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• February 15, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 12-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers are beginning to round into postseason shape as the 2022-23 regular season is quickly winding down, with the Trailblazers picking up another strong 86-60 win over Lincoln Trail Wednesday night. Vincennes set the tone early Wednesday night, quickly jumping out to a 17-6 lead before extending their lead to 30-11 midway through the first half of play. The Statesmen looked to answer back, but were only able to cut the margin down to 16 as VU rode into the halftime break holding a 43-25 lead.

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• February 11, 2023

MATTOON, Ill. – The No. 9-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers bounced back in a big way after Wednesday’s defeat, going on the road at Lake Land College and coming away with the 97-69 victory. VU broke free first midway through the first half Saturday with a 10-0 scoring run to take a 27-13 lead over the host Lakers. The Trailblazers lead would grow to as many as 20 in the first half as VU headed into the halftime break with a 49-30 advantage.

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• February 08, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 9 Vincennes University Trailblazers faced their toughest test this season Wednesday night at the P.E. Complex in No.  4 John A. Logan. VU battled all night and had the game tied with under seven minutes to go before the Volunteers pulled away late to pick up the 78-68 win over Vincennes. This game lived up to the standard of a top-10 NJCAA showcase, with the two Region 24 squads trading baskets throughout.

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• February 03, 2023

ULLIN, Ill. – The No. 12-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers picked up a big Region 24 road win Thursday night after heading to Shawnee Community College and coming away with the 84-65 win. The Trailblazers wasted little time grabbing control of this Region 24 showdown, scoring the first 16 points of the game and building a 27-8 lead midway through the first half. Shawnee would answer back on their home floor however, cutting the VU lead down to single digits before halftime as the Blazers headed into the locker room leading 37-30 at the break.

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• January 27, 2023

GODFREY, Ill. – The No. 12-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hit the road to Godfrey for the ‘Battle of the Blazers’ against Lewis & Clark Community College a day later than originally scheduled and battled to come away with the 71-63 Region 24 road win. The two teams traded baskets early Thursday night with the two teams remaining even on the scoreboard through the first part of the opening half of play. VU was the first to break away after an 8-0 scoring run gave the Blue and Gold a 22-16 advantage.

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• January 21, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the weekend strong after picking up their second consecutive 84-61 Region home win Saturday afternoon. The Trailblazers battled Kaskaskia College from Centralia, Ill and managed to jump on the Blue Devils early and pull away late to pick up the wire-to-wire 23-point victory. The game began back and forth with VU sophomore Tasos Cook (Columbus, Ohio) scoring the first seven points for the Blazers before helping VU use a 13-3 scoring run to take an early 20-9 lead over the Blue Devils.

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• January 18, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers looked to bounce back in a big way after Monday night’s loss at Southwestern Illinois and came away with a big 23-point win over Wabash Valley College 84-61. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start on the home floor as the Warriors quickly jumped out to a 6-0 lead. VU would answer back however and battled Wabash Valley until VU used a 12-0 scoring run to take a 29-20 lead late in the first half.

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• January 16, 2023

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The No. 9 Vincennes University Trailblazers fell for the second time this season on the road in a Region 24 showdown, this time to Southwestern Illinois in Belleville Monday night 59-50. The Trailblazers got going early against the host Blue Storm, opening a 17-8 lead to begin the game. SWIC would respond on their home floor to cut the VU lead down to one late in the first half, before the Blazers closed out the first half of play scoring five of the final six points to take a 31-26 lead into the halftime break.

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• January 12, 2023

ROBINSON, Ill. – The No. 9-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers picked up another tough Region 24 road win Wednesday night after defeating Lincoln Trail College 83-69 in Robinson. The Trailblazers found themselves in a typical Region 24 defensive battle early at Lincoln Trail, with VU striking first with a 7-0 run to take a 19-10 lead midway through the first half. The Statesmen would respond to cut the VU lead down to four, where it would hold for the rest of the first half as Vincennes headed into the halftime break holding a 33-29 advantage over host Lincoln Trail.

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• January 07, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – Vincennes University sophomore Caleb Johnson (N. Preston, Nova Scotia) recorded his second double-double in his Trailblazer career Saturday night as the Blazers won 116-64 over Harry S. Truman College. Johnson’s 25 points and 12 rebounds were good enough to match his 27-point, 10-rebound double-double earlier this season against the Falcons in Chicago. The Trailblazers’ 116 points Saturday night is the most by a VU team against an NJCAA Division I opponent since Jan. 30, 2019, when VU scored 122 at Southeastern Illinois.

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• December 20, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out the first half of their season and head into the Holiday break on a high note after picking up an 80-60 win over Southwest Tennessee Community College. The Trailblazers set the tone early in the final game before the Holiday break, jumping out to a quick 21-6 lead over the Saluqis. Vincennes would grab their largest lead of the first half at 16 points before Southwest Tennessee looked to rally back into the game.

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• December 17, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers looked to get back on track Saturday afternoon at the P.E. Complex with another Region 24 matchup, this time against Lake Land College. Vincennes found themselves in a back-and-forth battle all game before coming away with a five-point 80-75 victory over the Lakers. The back-and-forth game began early with the two teams trading baskets before the Lakers struck first with an 8-0 scoring run to take a 25-16 lead.

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• December 15, 2022

CARTERVILLE, Ill. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers fell for the first time this season Wednesday night on the road in an NJCAA Division I matchup with No. 8 John A. Logan College 80-64. The traveling Trailblazers got off to a quick start Wednesday night, scoring eight of the first 10 points of the game. The Volunteers wasted little time answering back, evening the score at 10-10 and building a 31-19 lead in the first half of play.

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• December 10, 2022

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers overcame some early struggles Saturday afternoon against Harry S. Truman College before pulling away late in the second half to pick up the 94-60 victory at Richard J. Daley College. Vincennes looked to set the tone early, jumping out to an early 14-8 lead, before extending to their largest lead of the half at 28-17. Harry S. Truman battled back to cut the deficit to five before VU closed out the first half on a 4-0 run to take a nine-point lead into the locker room, 34-25.

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• December 07, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team stayed at No. 6 in this week’s NJCAA Division I polls and continued their winning streak Wednesday night at the P.E. Complex after winning 70-52 over Region 24 opponent Shawnee Community College. The Trailblazers looked to set the tone early and quickly jumped out to a seven-point lead in the first half. The Saints would rally back to even the game before VU secured all momentum with a 10-0 scoring run.

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• November 30, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers checked in this week as the No. 6 team in the country and got their first chance to defend this new ranking Wednesday at the Physical Education Complex. Vincennes came out on top in the first meeting of the ‘Battle of the Blazers’ winning over the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers 90-59. VU grabbed the first momentum swing of the opening half with a 13-3 scoring run to give Vincennes a 21-10 lead.

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• November 26, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 8-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers shook off the post-Thanksgiving food coma Saturday night by picking up a big 97-61 win over Volunteer State Community College. The Trailblazers jumped out to a quick advantage, scoring the first seven points of the game. Vincennes would later use a 14-2 scoring run to build a 37-22 lead before closing out the opening half of play heading into the locker room leading 47-31.

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• November 23, 2022

CENTRALIA, Ill. – The No. 8-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened their Region 24 schedule Tuesday night at Kaskaskia College and came away with a 70-56 win behind 19 points and 12 rebounds from VU freshman Michael Osei-Bonsu (Bolingbrook, Ill.). The Trailblazers struck early against the host Blue Devils, jumping out to a 20-11 lead midway through the first half. Vincennes would get their largest lead of the half at 11 before Kaskaskia rallied back to head into the halftime break trailing 32-25.

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• November 19, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 11-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced another tough challenge Saturday night at the P.E. Complex in their third game of the season against a ranked NJCAA Division II opponent, this time No. 16-ranked Danville Area. The Trailblazers bounced back after the Jaguars tied the game late in the second half before VU pulled away at the free throw line to close out the 73-65 win on homecoming night. The No. 11-ranked Trailblazers found themselves in a back-and-forth defensive slugfest early Saturday night, with neither team able to break away.

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• November 16, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team jumped up 12 spots in the latest NJCAA Division I polls this week and were able to defend their new ranking Wednesday night at the P.E. Complex after defeating NJCAA Division II No. 5 Henry Ford College 83-80, for VU’s seventh straight victory to begin the season. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start Wednesday night and trailed early before using an 8-0 scoring run to jump ahead 12-8. VU would grow their lead to nine before Henry Ford rallied back to take the lead back with a 12-0 scoring run.

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• November 12, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 23 Vincennes University Trailblazers closed out a very tough weekend schedule Saturday night on the final day of the McDonald’s Classic at the P.E. Complex, picking up a big 81-57 win over No. 16-ranked Northeast Mississippi. The No. 23 Trailblazers grabbed control of the game early in this NJCAA Top-25 matchup, using a quick 11-0 run to take an early 13-5 lead. Vincennes would expand their lead to 20-8 midway through the first half as the Tigers looked to chip away at the deficit heading into the half but could only cut the margin to 10.

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• November 11, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 23 Vincennes University Trailblazers were on upset alert with 15 minutes to play Friday night on the opening night of the McDonald’s Classic after falling behind 48-32 to NJCAA Division II No. 5-ranked Macomb Community College. The Trailblazers rallied back on the home floor to outscore the Monarchs 34-10 in the final 15 minutes of play as VU came away with the 66-58 win. Vincennes grabbed the momentum early against Macomb, jumping out to a 20-14 lead midway through the first half.

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• November 08, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team jumped into the NJCAA Division I top-25 rankings Monday afternoon, coming in this week as the No. 23 team in the country. The Blazers wasted little time flexing their top-25 muscle with a big 110-55 win over Indiana Elite Prep Tuesday night at the Physical Education Complex. VU led the game wire-to-wire and really broke the game open with a 24-4 scoring run to take a 37-12 lead midway through the first half.

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• November 05, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team picked up their third win of the season Saturday night leading the entire way over Columbia State Community College 76-51 in the final game of the Kiwanis Classic. The Trailblazers wasted little time grabbing the early momentum Saturday night, jumping out to a quick 16-8 lead. Vincennes would extend their lead to 12 before Columbia State hit a late free throw to head into the locker room trailing 36-25.

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• November 04, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team picked up a big win Friday night at the P.E. Complex, defeating Malcolm X Community College 106-57 on the first day of the annual Kiwanis Classic. VU got off to a quick start, grabbing an early four-point lead after sophomore guard Tasos Cook (Columbus, Ohio) scored the first seven points for the Blazers. Malcolm X responded back in the hostile environment to grab the lead at 15-11.

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• November 01, 2022

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazer men’s basketball team opened their 2022-23 campaign Tuesday night and picked up a 79-68 win over Kankakee Community College. The Trailblazers battled the Cavaliers all night and trailed by five points early in the second half before racing back to grab the lead for good with a 17-3 scoring run. Vincennes got off to a slow start in front of the home crowd and found themselves in a battle in the opening half of the season.