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• March 11, 2024

INA, Ill. – The No. 4-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers opened their postseason play Monday afternoon at the 2024 Region 24/Central District Tournament hosted by Rend Lake College. The Blazers earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament after winning the 2023-24 Region 24 regular season championship and began tournament play against the No. 9 seed Lincoln Trail Statesmen. Vincennes jumped out on the Statesmen early and were able to lead the entire way as the Blazers picked up the 80-54 victory and advance to Wednesday night’s semi-finals.

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• March 03, 2024

MT. CARMEL, Ill. – The No. 5-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers appear to be rounding into form as of late and Saturday night’s 78-51 victory at Wabash Valley College was no exception. The Trailblazers jumped on the host Warriors early with the help of a 16-1 scoring run and were able to cruise through the second half to pick up the 27-point victory. VU got off to a fast start Saturday night at Wabash Valley, working the ball inside and finding open outside shots to put together a 16-1 scoring run to jump out to a big 20-6 lead over the Warriors early in the first half.

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• February 21, 2024

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers were looking for a bounce back win in a big way Wednesday night after falling in overtime on the road last Saturday and falling to No. 8 in this week’s NJCAA Division I National Rankings. The Trailblazers came out looking to make a statement against the Southwestern Illinois College Blue Storm inside the Physical Education Complex and were able to come away with a very strong wire-to-wire 88-57 win. Vincennes got off to a quick start Wednesday night, jumping out to a 9-2 lead early in the game.

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• February 07, 2024

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers climbed back into the top-five in this week’s NJCAA Division I National rankings, moving up one spot to No. 5. The Blazers looked to be off to a quick start Wednesday night when VU hosted Shawnee Community College from Ullin, Illinois, but quickly fell behind after going cold offensively late in the first half. Trailing by as many as 11 in the second half, the Trailblazers battled their way back to pick up a 67-62 victory over the Saints.

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• January 24, 2024

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers slid five spots in this week’s NJCAA Division I National Rankings after falling at Olney Central Saturday night to No. 8 this week. The Trailblazers got their first opportunity to bounce back and hopefully resume their climb up the polls Wednesday night against Region 24 rival Lincoln Trail College from Robinson, Ill. After a slow start the Blazers rode a big 54-point second half to pull away late to claim the 88-55 victory over the Statesmen.

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• January 18, 2024

BELLEVILLE, Ill. – The Vincennes University Trailblazers continued to climb in the National Rankings this week, moving up one spot to No. 3 in this week’s NJCAA Division I rankings. The Blazers faced a tough defensive battle Wednesday night in their first test with this new ranking against Southwestern Illinois College. The Blazers fell behind early but were able to battle back and pick up the 69-61 victory over the Blue Storm.

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• January 06, 2024

CHICAGO, Ill. – The No. 6 Vincennes University Trailblazers tipped off the 2024 portion of their schedule Saturday afternoon by hitting the road to take on Malcolm X College in Chicago. The Blazers had to shake off some of the rust early but were able to pull away late and pick up the 100-76 victory over the Hawks. Vincennes got off to a slow start in their first game since the Holiday break, with Malcolm X grabbing an early four-point lead and the Blazers playing from behind for the first 10 minutes of the game.

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• November 25, 2023

MOBERLY, Mo. – The No. 5-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced another tough test Saturday night, closing out the 2023 Moberly Area Community College Thanksgiving Classic against host and No. 12-ranked Moberly Area. The Trailblazers led throughout most of the game but found themselves in a back-and-forth battle in the second half before pulling away at the end to pick up the 76-67 victory over the Greyhounds. Vincennes got off to a running start over the host Greyhounds Saturday night, scoring the first seven points of the game and later building a 23-9 lead midway through the first half of play.

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• November 24, 2023

MOBERLY, Mo. – The No. 5-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers faced their first game away from the Physical Education Complex this season and were able to come away with a 78-69 victory over State Fair Community College at the Moberly Area C.C. Thanksgiving Classic. Vincennes got off to a slow start Friday afternoon, turning the ball over four times in the first four minutes of the game and found themselves facing a 16-12 deficit midway through the first half. VU would score five unanswered to grab the lead back at 19-18, one of 11 lead changes during the opening half of play.

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• November 16, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 5 ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers hosted the middle game of their three-game home stand this week as VU hosted Malcolm X College from Chicago, Ill. in the Physical Education Complex Thursday night. The Trailblazers defeated the Hawks 91-57 behind 29 big points by freshman Lebron Thomas (Bishopville, S.C.), including 18 points in the first half. Vincennes got off to a good start Thursday against Malcolm X, jumping out to an early 9-4 lead, before the Hawks came back to cut the VU lead down to one after converting a four-point play.

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• November 04, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Vincennes University Trailblazers connected on 12 three-pointers Saturday night at the Physical Education Complex in route to a 65-52 victory over Columbia State Community College in the final game of the 2023 Kiwanis Classic. The Trailblazers got off to a slow start in a very defense-heavy first half, with VU able to grab an 8-5 lead before later fully breaking away with a 9-0 scoring run to take a 25-14 advantage. Columbia State would answer back before the end of the first half however, using a quick 5-0 run to cut the VU lead back down to six, before sophomore Kent King (Washington, D.C.) closed out the first half with a steal and a buzzer beating three to give the Blazers a 31-22 lead heading into the locker room.

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• November 03, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The Vincennes University men’s basketball team started off the 2023-24 season Friday night at the Physical Education Complex as the No. 6-ranked team in the country and more than lived up to that billing after defeating Schoolcraft College 86-45. The Blazers set the tone early in the season opener, scoring the first seven points of the game and quickly building a 23-9 lead midway through the first half. Vincennes would continue to build on this big lead with an 11-0 scoring run to take a 36-13 advantage, before adding on more before the end of the first half to head into the locker room holding a 42-17 lead over the visiting Ocelots.

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• July 06, 2023

VINCENNES, Ind. – The 2023 Vincennes University men’s basketball recruiting class added two more big names over this past week, first with the signing of six-foot-nine Vilhelm Bodingh from Sweden and six-foot-three point guard Thierry Tshibola from Quebec City in Canada. Swedish big man Vilhelm Bodingh signed with Vincennes University over the long weekend, adding more size to the VU frontcourt, standing six-foot-nine and 215 pounds. Bodingh is originally from Akersberga, Sweden, where he played last year for the Swedish U18 National Team that won the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship, Division B title.