McGuire, Ruberg & Tate Make All-OAC Squad
Capital senior Chris McGuire (Springfield/Graham) leads a group of three Crusaders that were selected to the 2001 All-OAC Men's Basketball Team.

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(4) Capital Gives (1) Ohio Northern All it Could Handle
OAC Men's Basketball Tournament
(1) Ohio Northern 71, (4) Capital 64

No. 4 seed Capital gave regular season champion and top-seeded Ohio Northern all it could handle on Friday, but the Polar Bears held off the Crusaders for a 71-64 win in the semifinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. >>FULL STORY

Third Time is a Charm for Capital
OAC Men's Tournament
(4) Capital 87, (5) Otterbein 81
For the third time this season and the second time in the last five days, Capital beat its cross-town rival as they beat Otterbein, 87-81, in the quarterfinals of the Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament.
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Capital Men Begin OAC Tournament Against Familiar Foe 
Capital University's men's basketball team will begin the OAC Tournament on Wednesday against cross-town rival Otterbein at 7:30 p.m. at Bexley High School.  The Crusaders swept the season series, including a 78-71 win this past Saturday.
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Crusaders Finish Regular Season Season Strong
Capital 78, Otterbein 71
Chris McGuire (Springfield/Graham) and Geron Tate (Westerville/South) each scored 19 points in the second half to lead Capital to a 78-71 come from behind Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball win at Otterbein.
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Tate Shows Heidelberg No Love
Capital 80, Heidelberg 65
Geron Tate (Westerville/South) had a game high and career-best 29 points to lead Capital to an 80-65 Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball win over Heidelberg.
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Crusaders Get Stung By Yellow Jackets
Baldwin-Wallace 72, Capital 63
Baldwin-Wallace went on a 16-2 run to start the game and never looked back as they stung the Capital men's basketball team with a 72-63 Ohio Athletic Conference loss on Saturday. >>FULL STORY

Size Does Matter in Capital Win
Capital 76, Wilmington 59
Size did matter for Capital University's men's basketball team on Wednesday as a trio of Crusader post players combined for 43 points and 30 rebounds in a 76-59 Ohio Athletic Conference win at Wilmington College.
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Crusaders Let One Get Away
John Carroll 95, Capital 91
With a combined 56 team fouls and 75 free throws some at St. John Arena may have thought that ESPN Friday Night Fights, in Columbus last night, may have stayed an extra day as John Carroll held on to beat Capital, 95-91, in an Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball game.  >>FULL STORY

Crusaders Can't Stop DuPerow
Marietta 74, Capital 50
For the second time this season, the Capital University men's basketball team could not stop forward Jesse DuPerow as he had 30 points and 20 rebounds to lead Marietta College to a 70-54 Ohio Athletic Conference win in Marietta, Ohio. 
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Capital Gets Second Half Surge to Beat Muskingum
Capital 74, Muskingum 61 
A 12-0 run midway through the second half proved to be the difference as Capital University beat Muskingum College, 74-61, in an Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball game in Columbus on Saturday
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Strong Second Half the Difference for Capital
Capital 69, Mount Union 56
Capital University's men's basketball team opened the second half with a 7-0 run and never looked back as they beat Mount Union College, 69-56, in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest in Alliance, Ohio, on Wednesday. >>FULL STORY

Polar Bears Put Crusaders on Ice
Ohio Northern 97, Capital 61
Ohio Northern University extended its lead in the Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball standings to three games, with a 97-61 win over Capital University in Columbus on Saturday.
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Slow Start Sends Crusaders to Loss
Heidelberg 70, Capital 65
Heidelberg College ran out to a 15-2 lead and never looked back, beating Capital Univeristy, 70-65, in an Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball contest in Tiffin, Ohio on Wednesday.  >>FULL STORY

Clutch Shooting Leads Capital to Win Over 
No. 11 Baldwin-Wallace
Capital 85, No. 11 Baldwin-Wallace 81
Senior Chris McGuire (Springfield/Graham) hit four straight free-throws in the game's final nine seconds to lead Capital University to an 85-81 Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball win over visiting Baldwin-Wallace on Saturday.  >>FULL STORY

Crusaders Dial Long Distance To Down Quakers
Capital 103, Wilmington 70
Capital University's men's basketball team matched a school-record with 12 three-pointers as they blew out Wilmington College, 103-70, in an Ohio Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday.  >>FULL STORY

Robert Curd Has Career-High 22 Points as Capital Shoots Away John Carroll
Capital 88, John Carroll 79
Senior forward Robert Curd (Youngstown/Cardinal Mooney) shot 9-for-10 from the floor as he had a career-high 22 points to lead Capital to an 88-79 win at John Carroll in Ohio Athletic Conference action on Saturday.  >>FULL STORY

McGuire's 20 points propel Crusaders to Win
Capital 63, Ohio Dominican 52
Senior forward Chris McGuire (Springfield/Graham) had 16 of his game-high points in the second half to propel Capital University to a 63-52 men's basketball victory at Ohio Dominican on Saturday afternoon.
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Buzzer Beater Hands Crusaders Defeat
Marietta 58, Capital 57
Marietta College forward Jesse DuPerow hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to hand Capital University a 58-57 Ohio Athletic Conference men's basketball defeat on Wednesday night in Columbus. >> FULL STORY

Crusaders Turn Up The Defense in Second Half
Capital 75, Muskingum 57
Down 37-36 at the half, Capital University's men's basketball held Muskingum College to just 20 points in second half to claim a 75-57 Ohio Athletic Conference win in New Concord, Ohio on Saturday.
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Comeback Falls Short as Crusaders Lose First OAC Game of the Season
Ohio Northern 83, Capital 74
Down by as many as 34 points, the Capital University men's basketball team battled back to within single digits with minutes to play, but ran out of time as Ohio Northern held on for an 83-74 win in Ada, Ohio.
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Hot Shooting Men's Basketball Team Downs Mount Union
Capital 74, Mount Union 50
It might have been cold outside but inside the Capital University men's basketball team was on fire as they cruised to a 74-50 Ohio Athletic Conference win over Mount Union on Wednesday night at Bexley High School. >>FULL STORY

Bihn Named OAC Player of the Week
Chuck Bihn (Fort Recovery/Fort Recovery)
was named OAC Player of the Week this week for two "big" performances. Big is a word often heard around the 6-6, 250-pound forward, but this week it was associated with his game as he had 16 points and 18 rebounds against NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky. He followed that with 17 of his game-high 23 points and eight of his game-high 16 rebounds in the second half to rally Capital in its 78-76 overtime win over Otterbein. Bihn has four double-doubles in his first six games and his latest came against reigning conference MVP Jeff Gibbs of Otterbein.

Men's Basketball Upsets Otterbein in Overtime; First Win Against Cardinals Since 1997
Capital 78, Otterbein 76 OT
Geron Tate (pictured) scored all five of his points in overtime including a game-winning layup with 2 seconds left to propel Capital University to an upset win over Otterbein College on Saturday in Columbus. 
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Capital Gives Eastern Kentucky All it Can Handle
Eastern Kentucky 70, Capital 61
Shoot 26 percent from the floor and go a combined 20:00 minutes without a field goal and you might think that the chances of that team winning a game is nearly impossible.

Well the Capital University men’s basketball team almost pulled off mission impossible as they came within nine points of beating NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky, losing 70-61 on Tuesday night.
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Crusaders Fall at Mount St. Joseph
Mount St. Joseph 72, Capital 60
Capital University's men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2000-01 season as the College of Mount St. Joseph erased a double-digit second half deficit to claim a 72-60 win in Cincinnati on Wednesday.

Playing in his hometown, Sophomore Tony Ruberg (Cincinnati/LaSalle) had a career-high 17 points in the losing effort for the Crusaders.

Capital will next travel to Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

Men's Basketball Team Moves to 2-0
Capital 76, Delaware Valley 60
Capital University's men's basketball team moved to 2-0 to begin the 2000-01 season with a 74-60 win over Delaware Valley College (PA) in Fredricksburg, Virginia on Saturday afternoon. >>FULL STORY

Crusaders Hold on to Win Opener
Capital 54, Mary Washington 47
Capital University’s men’s basketball team saw a 14-point second half lead dwindle to just five points but held on to defeat Mary Washington College for a season-opening, 54-47 win in Fredricksburg, Virginia on Friday night. >>Full Story

OAC Preseason Basketball Polls Released
Preseason polls from both media and coaches were released at the annual Ohio Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day on Wednesday in Columbus.  

The Crusader men were picked eighth by the coaches and ninth by the media.  Capital returns just two starters and only five letterwinners from a 7-18 squad a season ago.

"We (Capital) are rebuilding and have a lot of new faces and many questions heading into this season," stated head coach Damon Goodwin.  "This is the best Division III league in the nation and we know we will have to battle every night for everything."

The Crusaders begin the 2000-01 season in Fredricksburg, Virginia at Mary Washington College next Friday.

OAC Men's Basketball Preseason Polls
Coaches Poll
1.  Otterbein        78 (7)
2.  Muskingum        61
3.  Baldwin-Wallace  60
4.  Marietta         54
5.  John Carroll     53 (2)
6.  Ohio Northern    46 (1)
7.  Mount Union      44
8.  Capital          23
9.  Heidelberg       18
10. Wilmington       13

Media Poll
1.  Otterbein       284 (20)
2.  Baldwin-Wallace 203 ( 2)
3.  Muskingum       200 ( 2)
4.  Ohio Northern   199 ( 4)
5.  Marietta        197 ( 1)
6.  John Carroll    179
7.  Mount Union     178 ( 1)
8.  Heidelberg       85
9.  Capital          66
10. Wilmington       59


* number of first-place votes in parenthesis

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Capital Basketball Featured in Columbus Dispatch
Both Capital University basketball teams are the subject of a feature story in the Columbus Dispatch.
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