Close
Seattle Sports
Shows
Team News
Columns
Seattle Sports

Northwest Missouri State hoops on verge of becoming dynasty

FILE - Northwest Missouri State coach Ben McCollum reacts during the team's semifinal against Black Hills State in the NCAA Division II men's college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Evansville, Ind. Ben McCollum was not a popular pick when Northwest Missouri State hired him to lead its men’s basketball program 14 years ago. He was 27 and had never been a head coach. Now, his Bearcats are coming off a third straight Division II national championship and their fourth in the last five NCAA Tournaments. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP, File) FILE - Northwest Missouri's Wes Dreamer (10) is guarded by Flagler's Jaizec Lottie (4) and Tyler Collier (5) during their semifinal game at the NCAA Division II college basketball game in the Men's Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., on Thursday night, March 25, 2021. Northwest Missouri is coming off a record third straight national title and their fourth in the last five NCAA Tournaments. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP, File) FILE - Northwest Missouri's Trevor Hudgins holds up the trophy after the Bearcats defeated Augusta in the championship game of the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament at Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., Saturday, March 26, 2022. Hudgins became the first Northwest Missouri State player in the NBA when he signed with the Houston Rockets over the summer. (Macabe Brown/Evansville Courier & Press via AP, File)
Northwest Missouri State hoops on verge of becoming dynasty